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We spent New Year's Eve, first at Nan and Van's house.....but I forgot to take pics there...sorry...I'm sure Nan took some and will post to ckaophotography.com

Unfortunately we had to leave there early...but we had to attend the New Year's Eve party at Auntie Alma and John's house....here are the fun family photos.

The popular peace pose....me and Lola (Mom)

Here I am with Dad aka Lolo

Auntie Jocelyn and Tristan.....biting his lip...so cute!

Look at the gap! LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!

Uncle Eddie and Isabel

Lola playing with Gabe

Me and my baby boy!

Lola and Gabe

Derrick upside down on the floor.

Derrick and Isabel

Derrick, Krystal and Diego

Cadence, Isabel, and Tristan

Okay, I've got a long list of New Year resolutions....but one of them is to TRY to take 1 photo each day this year which I will scrapbook. I got the idea from a website..or was it a scrapbooking magazine????? can't remember...but I will attempt this great feat! I thought it would be interesting to see how life progresses from day to day and maybe learn from it. I don't know, if anything, I should be able to just do more scrapbooking...which is another of my resolutions!

The kids have grown so much in 2008 - lots of changes! So, now the family will be able to see them at least weekly in photos!

If you haven't already seen Isabel, she has lost both front teeth......he he.....so CUTE! I keep having to remind her not to hide her teeth when she smiles....cuz I wanna see that toothless grin!

Gabe got 3 VACUUMS this Christmas......(he already had 2...ha ha....)....but we've decided to leave one at Lola's house.....he's screaming a lot now......when he's frustrated. If anyone knows how I can break him of this, that would be great! It's like listening to fingernails scratching on a chalkboard!! MAN! I keep on saying "Quit screaming kid! Calm down!" I hope it's a short phase....I'm not sure how much longer I can stand it.......TERRIBLE TWOS WE HAVE ARRIVED!

Here are the daily photos this past week!

JANUARY 2

January 2nd (friday) : Here's my baby's new smile which I love! I try to come up with some cute word...so I can hear the lisp....but after a few times of saying the word...she'll learn to say it straight...and I have to find another word....he he

Gabe still is into that shoe thing.....where he's got to put on someone elses shoes....especially boots.....here he is modeling the boots we got Bel for Christmas......they are from Pumpkin Patch and she loves them! She got some matching tights and a hat (different prints, of course...cuz identical prints would be a fashion NO NO)!

JANUARY 3

January 3rd (saturday): We shipped the kids off to Tacoma friday!!!! Woooohoooo! Just kidding. Lolo and Lola are in the Philippines, and so we needed some help watching them since it was my weekend on at Walk-In Clinic......Friday night I think I got 2 or 3 hours of sleep! Nothing really bothered me....not sick.....I think I had trouble sleeping because my babies weren't next to me! So, I dragged myself to work....and somehow made it through. I'm just so happy I adore my coworkers....it made it all bearable! Here I am....alone....watching an episode of the Andy Griffith Show. I thought about cleaning the house but decided against it (not too hard to do)...and thought I should enjoy a day of vegging out in front of the TV! I realized, I hardly ever get to sit there and enjoy a show...or movie without hearing "MOMMY!"....I have to say, it was pretty cool! (Notice how I didn't do much...yet I had the most to say this day?)

JANUARY 4

January 4 (sunday): My babies are back! It was so nice coming home and they were there! I was looking forward to it all day long! Here is Gabe-O napping. I fell asleep and he crawled up next to me and this is what I saw.......Luke let him eat a candy cane......mmmmmmhmmmmm....didn't even clean the kids face off.