Moriah

Moriah


Video/PICS of Moriah Grace Hammett

Priceless

Hospital Stay - - - $300 a day

Husband pushing chair next to you so he can hold you while you sleep - - - PRICELESS

Salt

We have seem quite a few movies this summer. Most of them a huge yawn. Salt was the first good popcorn flick of the summer for us. It had good action, a twisting plot, and lots of surprises. Thank you Salt for being a movie I didn't mind paying for.

Slumber Party

What do you do when a new baby is on the way and a family of four is growing to five?
Can you say SLUMBER PARTY? Last night, we had a pajama-rama celebrating the last night before the kids went to Grandma's. We hunkered down in the master bedroom for some snacks, movie, and some cuddles. The kids had a great time. We talked about memories of our family of four and what we wanted to do as a family of five. It was really special and we all slept like a rock.

Rock Star

Sterling bought a special family surprise for us yesterday, Guitar Hero! We had a snack dinner of his famous cheese ball, crackers, and sausages. We each took turns playing the tutorial. We laughed and cheered each other on. Sydney and I enjoyed rocking the guitar with our bodies as much as hitting the right notes. Marshall and Sterling were more concerned with fine tuning their skills. It was so much fun. I know there are many more Guitar Hero Nights in our future! I wonder what Mo will think of that?

Baby Makes 5

Baby Makes 5

Family Portraits presented in video format

The Fourth of July

We got up early and spent the morning (9am-Noon) on Lake Jacomo. Everyone had a great time swimming and relaxing on the pontoon boat. The rain held off and the sun even peaked out here and there. We then spent the rest of the afternoon grilling, and shooting of fireworks. We made shish kabob's for dinner with chicken, steak, shrimp, and veggies. Marshall loved the parachutes and Sydney seemed to prefer the "Happiness" light up kind of fireworks. Our family has a tradition of making fruit kabobs for desert on the 4th and this year we shared that tradition with other members of the family. Once it was dark we walked down to the "official" neighborhood fireworks display. The kids sat on a blanket and commented about which kind was their favorite. It was a long day but the rain held off until the drive home. Many memories were created and everyone had a great time.

Click the tabs below to view a musical slide/video show of our day....

4th of July

Fireworks

Knight and Day - AWFUL

So Shauna and I had a date night last night. Decided to go to see Knight and Day...BIG MISTAKE. Was unfunny, uninspired, and unoriginal. We walked out of the movie after 45 minutes. This movie was given decent reviews and I have NO idea why! YUCK!

Sterling

Twilight : Eclipse Review

Just got home from Twilight - Eclipse. Purchased our tickets yesterday so that we could avoid the lines and see the first show (10am) of the day today. Sydney spent most of the movie munching on popcorn and curled up on my lap. Marshall was deeply concentrated on the story and occasionaly would reach for some corn. Overall it was a good movie. Ratings from the family are as follows...

Marshall: 3.5 stars
Sydney: 4 stars
Shauna: 3 stars
Sterling: 2.5 stars

Family Forever

Family Forever - doesn't that just say it all?

Other things may change but we start and end with family!

Times can be good, bad, hard, quiet, hectic, and etc. But in the end family and love gets me through the day. Nothing is more important. Not money, not the stuff we own, just my family and the love they provide! With family and love comes memories that will last a lifetime.


*The first chinese symbol on top means FAMILY, the bottom means FOREVER*


Sterling

T-Bones Game Wednesday June 23

On June 23 our family went to the T-Bones' Game. It was a 11:05am game and very hot/muggy. We had great seats located about 12 rows behind home plate. Our tickets also came with a parking pass so we got to park about 50 feet from the front gate. Shauna especially enjoyed this as she is getting closer to her due date and mobility (especially in the heat) can be awkward. Marshall and Sydney enjoyed sitting close to the action so they could cheer at the players and hear all the sounds of the game. Sydney has become an expert "peanut sheller". She did manage to look up occasionally from her snack to watch some of the game. Marshall took on the part of the umpire and made it his job to call balls and strikes. Shauna tried to stay cool and keep herself hydrated, while also partaking in the typical baseball fare of peanuts and hot dogs. The T-Bones won and then we headed across the road to do some shopping at the Legends shops.

I think Sydney summed it up best when on the way home she said "Doing things as a family is fun!"

Sterling

Saturday, June 26th our family went to a sneak preview of Despicable Me. We saw it at the Independence Commons AMC. It was in 3-D. Marshall and Sydney love 3-D movies. Sterling and I could do without all the extras. This might be the first sign of getting old. The movie had some really cute parts and both kids were quoting the film for most of the day!