Becks is 13 today!

So I have decided to use her nickname at home for her name on the blog. Becks. As in Beckham. Just kidding, it's just easier to call her Becks.

I am so thankful for her being in my life. She is adorable, lovable, ornery, cute, kind, sweet, thoughtful, protective, selfless (for the time being). I know there are so many more words that I can use to describe her, but I'm pretty sure most of you know her. I love her to pieces and don't know what my life would be like without her in it. Here are some pics from her life in the last year, some may have been posted before and some may be from earlier in her life, but I really like them. Enjoy!

Pictures of Christmas...

Here is what Christmas morning looked like are our place. The kids all enjoyed their day. We had an all-out nerf gun war before we headed out to visit three different places. Whew! what a day! Enjoy!

Pictures of Christmas...Eve

Just playin' the catch-up game, Enjoy! These are minute to win it Christmas style games with Stephen's family on Christmas Eve.

Did I ever tell you???

(It was dark but you can still tell who's in the pic!)

Did I ever tell you my girls and I went with my Mom and S.I.L. Anne and her two cuties to see the Nutcracker? Well we did, and it was fabulous! We had so much fun at The Capitol Theater. It was the first time for my girls and I, and we loved it! Here are some pics from our visit.

We had so much fun and even though we loved it, it will be a few years before we go again. Starr has decided that she wants to be a ballerina now, we'll see!?

Our Christmas letter

Hey all! Every other year my mother's family has a non-commercial Christmas. Meaning we all write letters. Usually every family member writes one letter and makes copies for each family member. That's 55 family members. That's over 300 copies for my family alone. We have now downsized to just one letter from each family. That's only 18 copies, Nice! I let Stephen take care of our letter this year with some help from me. I'm going to put it on here so the rest of you can enjoy it. (It has been revised as I try very hard to not put the kids' name's on here.)

Irwin Family Quiz

2010

1. How long has Carla been married?

a) 7 years

b) 10 years

c) 13 years

d) Never Married

2. Who has Carla been married to for the last 13 years?

a) Bart

b) Karen

c) Nathan

d) Stephen

3. How many children do Carla and Stephen have?

a) 1

b) 2

c) 3

d) 5 including Jake Dog

4. What is the name of the Family dog?

a) Fifi

b) Jake

c) Midnight

d) Snowball

5. List Carla and Stephen's 4 Children

a)

b)

c)

d)

6. Which of the following Children play A.Y.S.O. Soccer?

a) Becks

b) Starr

c) Dimples

d) M.C.

7. Which of the following Children play the piano?

a) Becks

b) Starr

c) Dimples

d) M.C.

8. Who ran their leg of the Ogden Marathon in 28 minutes?

a) Carla 7 miles

b) Stephen 3 miles

9. What does Carla list as her occupation on the tax return?

a) House Wife

b) Super Mom

c)Domestic Goddess

d) Kronos, Keeper of all time

10. What do We wish all of you?

a) A Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

b) Health, a long life, and Happiness.

c) That the fleas of a thousand camels will infest your bed.

d) All the above...except c.

We hope you had a great Christmas and I will be posting pics of the kids with their goodies and with the rest of Christmas morning fun.
Have a Great New Year and be safe and healthy!!!

Christmas Tree 2010

So this is our Christmas tree for this year. It's been up for almost two weeks now. I'm amazed that Stephen wanted one up that early in the month, usually we wait until Dimples birthday. The kids all did the ornaments after Stephen and I got the lights up. They did a great job and I really like it. I'm glad it's up, and been up for some time.
The only thing is Dimples has asthma and allergies to, not only our dog, but the tree as well. Stephen realized how bad the allergy was when they went and picked up the tree. Dimples started coughing like nothing else. I realized it a few years ago, but we haven't a) agreed on getting a fake tree, or b) had the money {or saved the money} to buy one yet. I think I'm just going to find one after Christmas and just buy it. I know it will help him later, but for now, it's just Zyrtec and his regular asthma regime.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!

I know, not nearly enough lights, but, at least it has candy canes! ;)

Dimples' birthday

Dimples turned 7 on the 13Th. He is so friggin' cute. I love this kid. We woke up a bit late and had to rush the pancakes for breakfast thing, but they made it to school on time. I went to the school for lunch with Dimples. Of course I forgot my camera, but we had fun. He would look up at me and just smile when I looked back, melt my heart. When he was done with his lunch, he looked at me and asked "Hey mom, you done yet? Can't you eat any faster?" Love this kid. He is such a nice, kind, sweet boy who loves to tease his siblings and friends, and especially his mom and dad. I can't believe my oldest boy is getting older. Where on earth is the time going? Oh, man! I know it won't slow down, I just hope to be able to remember where the time is spent and what we're doing. I also hope to be able to just let things slide a little and enjoy my time with the family. In fact, on Dimple's b-day night, we went to the bowling alley, not realizing it's league night. Oops! guess that's not happening. So Stephen drove us to Toads to play some Laser Tag! You will not believe who did the best. Yep, yours truly. I had the most kills and least hits. Stephen however, was shadowed by Starr and kept dying, poor guy. Dimples had so much fun chasing me and his sisters around, even if he got shot more times by doing that. He got me a couple times, little sneak. He's short enough that you can't see him coming around the corner of the half walls. Funny guy! and of course the camera was left at home again. We had a blast and I can't wait to go again with the family. M.C. even played. He stayed at my side most of the time so I had to perch somewhere. He would shoot me when he was bored and I would shoot him just for the heck of it.

Good times I tell ya, Good Times!

Happy Birthday my cute little Dimples!!! Mom and Pops love you so much!