I had to trim the feed down to under 1 minute in order for it to upload, but I think I got the cutest parts. She was so funny! You can tell I don't normally let her make this big of a mess. At first she's a bit suprised and then it sinks in and she goes wild. It was so fun to see!
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Friday, July 4, 2008
Happy B-Day Isabelle & America!
We all went to Great Grandma's house to celebrate Izzy's birthday and the 4th of July. As you can see from the pictures, we had a blast! Daddy grilled hamburgers & hot dogs & Nanna made a delicious cake which I got to destroy (see above video). Thank you all for making my first birthday a special one!!!
Monday, June 30, 2008
My 1st Birthday!
I am officially 1 year old! Hurray! I have had a fun and exciting year. Mom and Dad say that I was a very good baby right from the start; very mild-mannered, easy-going and happy. I am a people-lover and am much more entertained by watching them instead of silly, old toys. I am very inquisitive and love to investigate everything!!
I started walking at the end of May and am now toddling all over the house. There are lots of interesting places I enjoy getting into...even if I'm not supposed to. Here are a few of my favorite things:
I LOVE to get in my big sister's room and play with her toys. I'm not sure how I did it, butI managed to slip both of my arms into this slinky. I think I look rather cute, don't you?
I really LOVE the bathroom!!! Mostly because it's OFF-LIMITS. Mom and Dad always keep the door shut so whenever I hear it open, I zoooom as fast as I can to sneak in the door. Mmmmm, yum. Personally, I prefer Charmin but Angel Soft is okay, too.
I also LOVE to take baths...especially when I have the whole tub to myself! I find that luke-warm bathwater is quite nice after a snack of t.p. Yummy!
Next, you see one of my other favorite places to play...the fridge. I like to see how much stuff I can get on the floor before Mommy realizes it.
I also love to climb up on the back of my highchair. Although, I haven't yet mastered the ability to get back down, so I just cry for someone to come rescue me. I don't know why...I just enjoy it. As you can see, I have 2 bottom teeth and my top, front teeth are just now poking through. My birthday party is tomorrow and I plan on usung my new teeth to eat lots and lots of cake and ice cream!!! I promise to have Mommy put some cute pics from the party on the blog a.s.a.p. Until then...Friday, June 20, 2008
To A Great Dad...
Happy Father's Day & Birthday!
It's taken me a few days to get these pics scanned in correctly but here they are. Just some of my favorite pics of my Daddy! Dad, as you celebrate these 2 important days, I hope your heart is filled with joy (like mine is) when you think back on all the fun moments we've had. Also, I want to THANK YOU for all the sweet little things that only a Dad can do.
*Thank you for the countless nights that you came into my room to calmly and logically soothe my little-girl fears.
*Thank you for not actually killing any of my boyfriends...and also for making them think that you would! :~)
*Thank you for teaching me how to fish...and also for never teaching me how to clean them.
*Thank you for all the hours spent at a thankless job...and then not receiving enough thanks from me when you got home.
*Thanks for working so hard to earn money for vacations...and then planning the vacations based on your children's enjoyment.
*Thanks for loving me despite of all the times I never said
"thank you".
I love you Daddy!
Sunday, June 1, 2008
My BIG 5 Year Old!
Brooklynn decided she wanted to go to Chuck-E-Cheese for her birthday this year. We all had so much fun, and when I say we ALL had fun, I mean...
...we ALL had fun! I think Amber & Bruce had just as much fun as the kids...and, yes, that is Russ on his knees playing a Bass Fisherman game! I haven't been inside a Chuck-E-Cheese in over 20 years, so it was alot of fun for me, too.
Shnook just loved the Roller-Coaster ride. She screamed like it was the real thing!!
Happy Birthday To You...
Brooklynn got a little excited and blew out the candles before we sang the song, but Aunt Tara came to the rescue and lit the candles again. Good job Brooklynn!! I hope all your wishes come true!!
At Long Last...
Here is the Williams' Christmas present from the Jolley Family...a much needed kitchen update! Lorna picked out gorgeous, custom-made, maple cabinets that have wonderful storage all the way to the ceiling. It is topped off with a new counter top that goes great with the new vinyl flooring that was installed last year. The new counter top extends out a bit into the kitchen creating a fun little "bar" for extra seating as well as giving her more room for all that wonderful food preparation! (Lorna wasn't happy that I took the picture before she washed the dishes so...shhhh. Don't tell her.)
Here is more of those gorgeous new cabinets. The cabinets over by the fridge are actually a "rolling island" that can be moved anywhere it's needed. Cool, huh? Next week they will be installing a bench under the window over by the table. It will be made from the same maple wood and will have even more storage underneath the cushions. Thanks to the Jolley Family for such an awsome gift. The whole Williams family is ecstatic about their new kitchen!
Congratulations Bruce!
Here is Bruce singing the National Anthem with the ensemble group. He's the tall one in back.
2008 Graduating Class of CCCHS!
Bruce Edward Williams III, Salutatorian 2008
"All that work for a little peice of paper?"
Proud Williams family. (Erica was there in spirit)
Thursday, May 29, 2008
I recently ccame across this article that I was really impressed with. NOT to say that our country doesn't have it's share of problems, but I am truly thankful for all the wonderful things about my country that I tend to take for granted. I am thankful for our forefathers (& mothers) and I am thnakful for all who stand to defend the USA...even facing death, pain or great loss. Here's to you... Grandpa Bert for sacrificing so much so that me and my kids enjoy peace and freedom. Here's to you... Josh Daniels for sacrificing precious time with your beautiful wife during her first pregnancy in order to keep the terrorists at bay in their own land instead of ours.
Thank you!
Posted: November 20, 2006
By Craig R. Smith
The other day I was reading Newsweek magazine and came across some poll data I found rather hard to believe. It must be true given the source, right? The same magazine that employs Michael (Qurans in the toilets at Gitmo) Isikoff. Here I promised myself this week I would be nice and I start off in this way. Oh what a mean man I am.
The Newsweek poll alleges that 67 percent of Americans are unhappy with the direction the country is headed and 69 percent of the country is unhappy with the performance of the president. In essence 2/3s of the citizenry just ain't happy and want a change.
So being the knuckle dragger I am, I starting thinking, ''What we are so unhappy about?''
Is it that we have electricity and running water 24 hours a day, 7 days a week? Is our unhappiness the result of having air conditioning in the summer and heating in the winter? Could it be that 95.4 percent of these unhappy folks have a job? Maybe it is the ability to walk into a grocery store at any time and see more food in moments than Darfur has seen in the last year?
-Maybe it is the ability to drive from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean without having to present identification papers as we move through each state?
-Or possibly the hundreds of clean and safe motels we would find along the way that can provide temporary shelter?
-I guess having thousands of restaurants with varying cuisine from around the world is just not good enough.
-Or could it be that when we wreck our car, emergency workers show up and provide services to help all involved.
-Whether you are rich or poor they treat your wounds and even, if necessary, send a helicopter to take you to the hospital.
Perhaps you are one of the 70 percent of Americans who own a home, you may be upset with knowing that in the unfortunate case of having a fire, a group of trained firefighters will appear in moments and use top notch equipment to extinguish the flames thus saving you, your family and your belongings.
-Or if, while at home watching one of your many flat screen TVs, a burglar or prowler intrudes; an officer equipped with a gun and a bullet-proof vest will come to defend you and your family against attack or loss.
-This all in the backdrop of a neighborhood free of bombs or militias raping and pillaging the residents.
-Neighborhoods where 90 percent of teenagers own cell phones and computers.
-How about the complete religious, social and political freedoms we enjoy that are the envy of everyone in the world?
-Maybe that is what has 67 percent of you folks unhappy.
Fact is, we are the largest group of ungrateful, spoiled brats the world has ever seen. No wonder the world loves the U.S. yet has a great disdain for its citizens. They see us for what we are. The most blessed people in the world who do nothing but complain about what we don't have and what we hate about the country instead of thanking the good Lord we live here.
I know, I know. What about the president who took us into war and has no plan to get us out? The president who has a measly 31 percent approval rating? Is this the same president who guided the nation in the dark days after 9/11? The president that cut taxes to bring an economy out of recession? Could this be the same guy who has been called every name in the book for succeeding in keeping all the spoiled brats safe from terrorist attacks? The commander in chief of an all-volunteer army that is out there defending you and me?
Make no mistake about it. The troops in Iraq and Afghanistan have volunteered to serve, and in many cases have died for your freedom. There is currently no draft in this country. They didn't have to go. They are able to refuse to go and end up with either a ''general'' discharge, an ''other than honorable'' discharge or, worst case scenario, a ''dishonorable'' discharge after a few days in the brig.
So why then the flat out discontentment in the minds of 69 percent of Americans? Say what you want but I blame it on the media. If it bleeds it leads and they specialize in bad news. Everybody will watch a car crash with blood and guts. How many will watch kids selling lemonade at the corner? The media knows this and media outlets are for-profit corporations. They offer what sells. Just ask why they are going to allow a murderer like O.J. Simpson to write a book and do a TV special about how he didn't kill his wife but if he did … insane!
Stop buying the negative venom you are fed everyday by the media. Shut off the TV, burn Newsweek, and use the New York Times for the bottom of your bird cage. Then start being grateful for all we have as a country. There is exponentially more good than bad.
I close with one of my favorite quotes from B.C. Forbes in 1953:
''What have Americans to be thankful for? More than any other people on the earth, we enjoy complete religious freedom, political freedom, social freedom. Our liberties are sacredly safeguarded by the Constitution of the United States, 'the most wonderful work ever struck off at a given time by the brain and purpose of man.' Yes, we Americans of today have been bequeathed a noble heritage. Let us pray that we may hand it down unsullied to our children and theirs.''
I suggest this Thanksgiving we sit back and count our blessings for all we have. If we don't, what we have will be taken away. Then we will have to explain to future generations why we squandered such blessing and abundance. If we are not careful this generation will be known as the ''greediest and most ungrateful generation.'' A far cry from the proud Americans of the ''greatest generation'' who left us an untarnished legacy.
Thank you!
Posted: November 20, 2006
By Craig R. Smith
The other day I was reading Newsweek magazine and came across some poll data I found rather hard to believe. It must be true given the source, right? The same magazine that employs Michael (Qurans in the toilets at Gitmo) Isikoff. Here I promised myself this week I would be nice and I start off in this way. Oh what a mean man I am.
The Newsweek poll alleges that 67 percent of Americans are unhappy with the direction the country is headed and 69 percent of the country is unhappy with the performance of the president. In essence 2/3s of the citizenry just ain't happy and want a change.
So being the knuckle dragger I am, I starting thinking, ''What we are so unhappy about?''
Is it that we have electricity and running water 24 hours a day, 7 days a week? Is our unhappiness the result of having air conditioning in the summer and heating in the winter? Could it be that 95.4 percent of these unhappy folks have a job? Maybe it is the ability to walk into a grocery store at any time and see more food in moments than Darfur has seen in the last year?
-Maybe it is the ability to drive from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean without having to present identification papers as we move through each state?
-Or possibly the hundreds of clean and safe motels we would find along the way that can provide temporary shelter?
-I guess having thousands of restaurants with varying cuisine from around the world is just not good enough.
-Or could it be that when we wreck our car, emergency workers show up and provide services to help all involved.
-Whether you are rich or poor they treat your wounds and even, if necessary, send a helicopter to take you to the hospital.
Perhaps you are one of the 70 percent of Americans who own a home, you may be upset with knowing that in the unfortunate case of having a fire, a group of trained firefighters will appear in moments and use top notch equipment to extinguish the flames thus saving you, your family and your belongings.
-Or if, while at home watching one of your many flat screen TVs, a burglar or prowler intrudes; an officer equipped with a gun and a bullet-proof vest will come to defend you and your family against attack or loss.
-This all in the backdrop of a neighborhood free of bombs or militias raping and pillaging the residents.
-Neighborhoods where 90 percent of teenagers own cell phones and computers.
-How about the complete religious, social and political freedoms we enjoy that are the envy of everyone in the world?
-Maybe that is what has 67 percent of you folks unhappy.
Fact is, we are the largest group of ungrateful, spoiled brats the world has ever seen. No wonder the world loves the U.S. yet has a great disdain for its citizens. They see us for what we are. The most blessed people in the world who do nothing but complain about what we don't have and what we hate about the country instead of thanking the good Lord we live here.
I know, I know. What about the president who took us into war and has no plan to get us out? The president who has a measly 31 percent approval rating? Is this the same president who guided the nation in the dark days after 9/11? The president that cut taxes to bring an economy out of recession? Could this be the same guy who has been called every name in the book for succeeding in keeping all the spoiled brats safe from terrorist attacks? The commander in chief of an all-volunteer army that is out there defending you and me?
Make no mistake about it. The troops in Iraq and Afghanistan have volunteered to serve, and in many cases have died for your freedom. There is currently no draft in this country. They didn't have to go. They are able to refuse to go and end up with either a ''general'' discharge, an ''other than honorable'' discharge or, worst case scenario, a ''dishonorable'' discharge after a few days in the brig.
So why then the flat out discontentment in the minds of 69 percent of Americans? Say what you want but I blame it on the media. If it bleeds it leads and they specialize in bad news. Everybody will watch a car crash with blood and guts. How many will watch kids selling lemonade at the corner? The media knows this and media outlets are for-profit corporations. They offer what sells. Just ask why they are going to allow a murderer like O.J. Simpson to write a book and do a TV special about how he didn't kill his wife but if he did … insane!
Stop buying the negative venom you are fed everyday by the media. Shut off the TV, burn Newsweek, and use the New York Times for the bottom of your bird cage. Then start being grateful for all we have as a country. There is exponentially more good than bad.
I close with one of my favorite quotes from B.C. Forbes in 1953:
''What have Americans to be thankful for? More than any other people on the earth, we enjoy complete religious freedom, political freedom, social freedom. Our liberties are sacredly safeguarded by the Constitution of the United States, 'the most wonderful work ever struck off at a given time by the brain and purpose of man.' Yes, we Americans of today have been bequeathed a noble heritage. Let us pray that we may hand it down unsullied to our children and theirs.''
I suggest this Thanksgiving we sit back and count our blessings for all we have. If we don't, what we have will be taken away. Then we will have to explain to future generations why we squandered such blessing and abundance. If we are not careful this generation will be known as the ''greediest and most ungrateful generation.'' A far cry from the proud Americans of the ''greatest generation'' who left us an untarnished legacy.
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Memories...
Maybe it’s the upcoming family reunion…I don’t know…but I’ve found myself waxing nostalgic lately…staying up late browsing through all my scrapbooks and re-living old memories. I truly LOVE my scrapbooks. The memories that the pictures invoke are truly priceless $$$. I love them so much that I even have an “escape plan” for them in the event of a fire. If the fire is on the other side of the house, I will make sure my family is safely outside first, and then I will quickly scoop my scrapbooks into the laundry basket that is always in this room and then proceed outside. I know, I know…PATHETIC isn’t it? I thought I’d take a moment to share a small sample of some of my favorite pictures. In honor of this post, I have changed my music selection to represent certain memories. Mom, Dad, Troy and Grandma and Grandpa in heaven know the significance of the chosen songs. Awe…fun times!!
Me & cousin Teri on the trampoline at Bear Lake.
Troy found me in my favorite hiding place! That is...until I got shut in one time. After that I found a new hiding place!
I call this one "Stud Muffins"!
Since I've exposed Troy to humiliation, I should do the same to me. Looks like someone got carried away with the crimper!!
The "Dynamic Duo" at Graduation. Oh happy day!!!!
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