A baby shower for Two

We had a baby shower for Natalie Paries and Courtney Richardson at P.F. Changs. It was good to be with the girls. I made them hooded towels with monogramed names on them for their babbies. Yup, they are looking ready to pop...lol
Me and Amy Bascom

Softball Galore

I got reeled in to coach Mishonne's softball team this year which was called Kaos, a very fitting name I must say. After putting up with the cooky coach and her drunkard ex husband many parents asked me to finish coaching the team. We had a crazy year ending with the old coach stealing money from me. Ya, it was nuts.
Haley had a ball playing on her team which was called the "Bombshells." Our freind Eric Nicols coached the team.
Logan played in a more competitive baseball league this year and found it challenging but rewarding towards the end.

Haley's Dance Pics

I did my first indoor pics for Haleys dance class. I learned that I need a wide angle lens, but under the circumstances I thought they turned out cute. Haley had fun learning dance from Jessica Storey. The dance was a taught in Jessica's home and it was a small class so Haley got a lot of one on one learning. The dance recital was very cute. They danced to "Footloose" and "Here comes the Sun"

Gonzales Ward Talent Show

Mishonne and the YW put on a talent show with any willing participants to earn money for girl's camp. Mishonne did a silly Mary Had a Little Lamb duet with her friend Kelsie and she wrote a skit for our family to perform. It was funny and in the end she played the piano to beat out Logan. Haley was the daughter being courted by the two "boys" and Loren was the skeptical Dad. Logan also played Star Wars while Alexander Paries did a Jedi routine.

Piano Recital

This was Logan and Haley's first year taking Piano from a teacher other than Loren. They both did very well at their Recital. Mishonne also did great with her "Somewhere in Time". Logan played Star Wars and William Tell March. Haley played Tschaikowsky Concerto.
Pictured with the kids is their piano teach, Ms. Gwen Verbois.

Marks' Family Easter

I always fill the kids Easter baskets with one clothing item, one toy, and a few candies and hide them on Easter Sunday. We also color eggs and I hide those too. Again Aliyah was stoked since she knew there was candy involved.
We had the Mastens over for Easter Dinner. They are like family and we always have a good time with them.

I had fun dressing the kids for Easter. I always love the holidays when I can dress them all up. Mishonne hated pink so we found her a skirt with a bit of pink and a necklace to compromise.


Mishonne asked if I would curl her hair for Easter. Once all the curlers were in she regreted asking. She has a tender head and did not enjoy all the hard curlers tugging at her hair. She looked very grown up....too grown up when it was all done.

Ward Easter Party 2011

The kids had so much fun at the ward Easter Party. It was Aliyah's first realization that eggs can have candy in them. She was pretty impressed.