Joe's FIFTIETH Birthday!!!!!

This is my brother-in-law, Joe, my sister Rosy's
husband. He turned 50 the weekened before Thanksgiving
and we went out to see him and got to spend the night
too! He is so lucky because he has a huge family who
adores him and he is a GREAT father!! (He is bad-ass too,
for as many shots as he did, he was feeling fine the next morning!!)

I love this picture because it has Evonne, Eddie,
Rosy, and Elena in it!! The people who Joe loves
the most!!

Here he is, showing some Love for his woman!!
Go JOE!!!!

Here is all of them again!!

Showing his Mama some Love too!

The little girls of the bunch! Izzy, Saila, and Isa- they
love her and Saila loves them and they were
DANCING!! Go Lady Gaga- hahaha!!

When we were leaving the next day, this tree was
just so beautiful and so I had my cuties pose!

Pretty Saila!

The scenery was so beautiful leaving Brentwood, that
even tho we were still driving, I HAD to take some
picutures of the gorgeous clouds and the big sky!

This is a painted barn we pass on our way.

The clouds were so beautiful that day.....this is a
true example of the kind of days that are my FAVORITE!!

Recent Pictures of us.....

I had a really good day with the kids on this day. We went to
visit the archery range up by the science center and then we
went for a walk in the Redwoods. We even took Shadow to
the dog off-leash park and then we went and got icecream.
Rob met us here from practice.

Leaving the car show! I would have posted the car
pictures but seeing the kids is BETTER!!

They fight and bite and fight, fight, fight...
bite, bite, bite.....but you know what? They
really, really do love each other!

Us

Saila in the Native American outfit made by
paper bags. I was really happy to see that they
are still doing this.

Carving Pumpkins and Halloween!!

Saila chose a white pumpkin this year and carved it
all by herself....almost (Rob just helped with the mouth).

Johnny's pumpkin weighed the most and had the THICKEST
skin!! It took him forever to scoop out the guts.

Rob being super suave with his pumpkin

He chose a skull face template and he DID it!

Saila's finished beauty!

My evilness

Halloween night! Saila was a Dead Cheerleader and
Johnny was a Hobo! She looked sooo cute in her spider
tights and pink hair and he had sooo much fun cutting
up, ripping, and getting dirty some pants and shirt.

My scary mess and Rob's Frank Zappa

The kids are artists!!

The porch

Why don't you look happy in this picture, Johnny?? I guess
it's because Halloween freaks him out still and he was
on edge about going to any "scary" houses.....

The Dead Cheerleader

The (worried) Hobo

Of course Jack was out on Halloween night!!!!!