The uglyiness contiunes

Before Cole calls a retaliation on me, I'm posting some butes of myself. You must take into consideration it's 1:45 AM and my Ambien is finally kicking in strong. These were taken on the 8th grade graduation trip to Disneyland. Jason just would not smile so I was trying to embarrass him even more by making butt ugly faces. Of course he doesn't care and I came out looking even stupider!

 

 

 

Boy that kids doesn't look like he even belongs to me. I have also decided to whiten my nasty yellow teeth after taking a gander at these pics. I look like a coffee drinker!

Gardner Blooper Pics

I was going thru pictures to blog today and Came across these little gems! I laugh every time I see them and thought I would share.

 

What happens in my den, stays in my den! At least I have a somewhat "modest" husband.

 

From the landmines of our dogs to Erik's foot. I guess the boys better do their job of poop scooping better!

 

My life at all stores. This was taken 2 years ago and they haven't been out since! :) I really love Trevor in the back smiling.

 




Nick and Ryan at WDW in Florida 2 years ago. The sign says "Tigers" so they were play reacting to that. I love this picture!

Erik's Preschool Graduation

My baby is going to kindergarten in August. Jason will be a freshman in high school, Nick in 7th, Trevor in 5th, Ryan in 2nd, and then Erik off half the day. Crap, I'm old!!

  Erik with his diploma.
  Erik and his class singing for us parents. It was very cute. And because most have speech issues like Erik, it was also highly amusing.
  Miss Natalie, Erik's teacher.

Science Projects

This was a month ago but I figured if I publish this blog in a bound book for our family, I need to put this kind of stuff in. Nick did what soil do seeds grow best in. Manure is not good for seeds and having in the house!!
Jason did static electricity and it's effects on the path of water. They both did good jobs but didn't place. I glad school is over!

 

Jon's Birthday Murder Mystery Dinner

Chrissy used Jon's Birthday to put on a fabulous party. She went all out and I wished I had more pictures of the details and of Cole and I. She served us as maid Yvette and a spicy little pregnant maid she was! We had salad, rolls, the best mashed potatoes ever, chicken corton blu, veggies, and pie. Liz and I guessed who was the murderer. It was Shelley in her bad blond wig! It was a great night and everyone played along great. Thank you Mabb's. I think we should do this a least 2 times a year.
 
Leslie as Von Hussy (?)
 The Dennison's
  The Linford's. Chad helped Shelley out a lot in her part.
 

The hostess, Chrissy.

The Butt Cake Story

 

Every so often the Gardner's have really good stories to share and I think this is one of them. On the night of Jason's 8th grade graduation ( pictures later ) Coleman made one. They had just herded out all the 8th graders and parents into a very dark ball field to take pictures and have refreshments. Now when I say dark, I mean almost no lighting out there. Coleman brought his very expensive camera to take some very professional pics of Jason and his friends. Well the stupid camera, or maybe camera man, could not get the flash to work correctly. As it was dark and he was getting frustrated, he sat down on the bleachers to get a better angle. He was flashing away and Erik starts SCREAMING and crying very loudly. As the ever great parent as I am, I ignore him and start taking pics with our little and "reliant" camera.
All of a sudden I realized what Erik is crying about. Coleman is sitting on his cake and Erik is MAD! Cole didn't even feel it and is still sitting on it. After Cole removed his tush, Erik told us he wanted a new piece and didn't want to eat the "butt cake". Not the end of the story. We got him a new piece of cake and he ate it all on the way home and was very happy. That night I went with the 8th graders to Disneyland. Cole called in the morning to tell me Erik threw up all night, most likely because of all the cake he had eaten. Serves Coleman right!

Ryan's 8th Birthday Party.

We been having a lot of Chinese themed parties lately so I talked Ryan into another one. I had all the decorations and games planned so it was easy and he seemed to really like the idea. He had a panda cake, they swam, they did a chopstick relay race with marshmellows, and had their fortunes read. He got a lot of great gifts and the all important homemade quilt from the Hendricksons.
 
 
 
 

What's been going on....

As my good friend Cassie pointed out, I've been neglectful of our blog lately. It is not because I loved the last entry so much, which I do, but because we have been so busy the last two weeks. Here's what I will be blogging about in a few days.

- Ryan turned 8!
- His birthday party.
- His baptism and the lunch afterwards
with 55 people!
- Nick and Trevor students of the month.
- The end of year band concert and all that stuff.
- Making and planting our garden.
- Jason's 8th grade graduation.
- 8th grade graduation party at Disneyland.
- Kelly, Susan, and I chaperoned!
- My upcoming operation tomorrow!!

Happy Mother's Day

I had to take the time to hijack the blog and leave a note expressing my heart felt love for you. Everyday, I am amazed by the loyalty and kindness you show. You've dedicated your life to making our family as strong as it is. You care for our kids and home. From science projects to garden projects, you always seek to make each day better than the last. I admire the kindness and charity in serving others. Our sixteen years of marriage have been then happiest in a lifetime and I eagerly await the many more years ahead. I love you with all my heart.

Coleman



p.s.

To all you Mother's out there, Happy Mother's day from us. Keep being one of the strengths that bond your families together.

Butterfly Exhibit

My parents invited us to go with them to the butterfly gardens at the Desert Botanical Gardens. Thinking my boys would decline, I had a shock when ALL of them were very excited to go. I'm glad that they still delight in things like this. We met the Grandparents early Saturday morning and had a great time.