New Years of Old

A little montage to show you how, many a New Years have been celebrated by The Chad and I...and then with the kids.

Enjoy!

My first New Years as an adult....in a bar....still underage....and over drinking! Cantcha tell?

Looks like The Chad and his best friend have the same problem....over drinking...ha ha!

Yes the same night....same place...we were playing 3-man with some very good friends. The year we spent New Years in Temecula.

The year WE hosted New Years....and lets say that the clean up is NASTAY when you are hungover!

The year we spent New Years with my brother and sister-in-law....yes that is The Chad....kissing my sister-in-law it's a thing he does.....good times!

Now that is true family....a couple of drunks playing chess....yes....I am drunk with my brother...who was also drunk....playing chess. We rock!

The year we decided to start remodeling the house....at New Years....with Grant....look how little he is! Probably about the twins' age...craziness

That is a fun New Years....water guns!

At least Mom and Dad made it to the ball drop!

Happy New Years, be safe everyone!

See you all next year.

My Star Student

Grant Baby I am so proud of you!

I hope I tell you enough each day how proud I am of you. I am so happy that you are having a WHOLE week in the spotlight as Star Student! You deserve it buddy, way to work hard! Good job on your poster too bud, even if Mom did help a little with the poster of everything that makes you special.

I love you!
Mom

Blog Anniversary Celebration

What a year...I cannot believe I have been blogging a full year with The Five Fish!! I started a year prior to that just posting pictures here and there, maybe some news about what the kids were doing, how my pregnancy with the twins was progressing.

I know!!! I was pregnant with the Squids when I started blogging!! HELLO!!!???
Can you say forever and a day ago?! Not really, but sure seems to be eons ago!

So I want to share a great anniversary and I am asking you....my faithful readers, friends, stalkers, family and of course PR, yes you PR we want you to come swim with the Fish. Let me know of some great and fab ideas! What would make a one year anniversary just super spectacular? A giveaway, some cool reviews, maybe just some super fun stuff like oh say "Guest Blogger" because I would so love a guest blogger. I have a few in mind so if you want to take a day off and come post something fabulous here for the Fishy Anniversary, or maybe say come use my space for a WHOLE WEEK and promote your cool swag send me an email and I would love to hear some super cool ideas and input. Now off to formulate some idears of thy own to share in a belated (that works for late anniversaries right? right?!) anniversary celebration!

P.S. >> I hope everyone had a fantastic holiday!! I saw some of you celebrated at home, on a lake, at a parade, all in all looks and sounds like everyone had a blast and was safe! OH, and my virtual BFF Stesha has some great news about her boy! So go on over and check her out!! I am just so darn happy for her and one of her twins, so stop on over there and show her some comment love.

Funfilled Fourth

The Fourth of July is the ultimate celebration of Freedom and summer fun for the kids. This year while the squids were still not totally old enough to enjoy all the fun and festivities Big G had a blast and a front row seat to some of the best firework shows the East Valley (Phoenix metro) could display!

We discussed traveling to Shnepff Farms as they always have great year round celebrations. I have to say that their corn maze is the best in the fall and all around fun for the kids.

We talked about going to the Offroad Rodeo and watching the mud boggers and fireworks there.

We talked about driving into Fountain Hills to see the fireworks over the worlds tallest fountain.

But we did the poor man's, easy peasy Fourth of July and everyone was all around happy and had a great time. Plus we got a project done too!

We all crawled out onto the roof and got a 360 degree view of all the fireworks on display! We saw Tempe, Mesa, more Mesa, Fountain Hills, what a spectacular sight! Big G was going on and on about how awesome the sight was. To top things all off, the twins got to keep their bed times, so we weren't fighting with them, fighting the droves of people, the traffic, I mean if you count the bulldog, but all in all a great Fourth! We ended the night watching Star Wars Episode Six and had a cold bowl of vanilla ice cream. I mean how much more all American can you get?!

I hope everyone had a safe and happy Fourth of July!
The Fish Family has lots more to share including two more giveaways in store this coming week.
Have a happy and safe holiday weekend.