this is Drake's party! yahoo! fun!
Drake turned 7 this year and all I can do is CRY because next year he will be eight! and Cory laughs because it is still a year away (was but since I'm posting so backtracked it's not that far away and now I'm even more hysterical). 8!? that is so big, can't they stay small and can't I keep them home forever?
Drake is so sweet and this year has been the class clown keeping us laughing and smiling. He is so ready to be good, I am so excited to watch him grow up. He is already reading the scriptures and preparing for big things come next Jan. He tries so hard to be good(and if you know 7 yr old boys, that is really hard) and make good choices. We are so blessed to have this giant spirit be part of our little family, what blessings we are given and I feel so unworthy of them. Happiness, pure and simple is seen everyday in the life of a child. How blessed we are to have such sweet spirits among us daily. Happy birthday Drake.

 

This was our bday dinner for Drake at Chili's for old times sake.

 

 

well it's been months! so much to share....where do we start?
Jan our friends Mike and Becca came to visit us. Hurrah! we went and did many things, one of which was to visit San Antonio's Japanese Tea Garden gardens.

This was a little trip to a friends ranch right outside of San Antonio.
The kids had a blast and we were chased by a herd of cattle who thought we were going to feed them! The other pics are some we snuck while Drake and Alia were asleep. And the blue blanket picture is Maya's new material for her sewing machine that she recieved at Christmas time. So far she has made a blanket and is working with a sweet friend Danielle on making a tote bag...super cute!