Sunday, January 31, 2010

Some of Our December 2009

December came and flew by- here are some of our random, BUT FUN memories!

Every December Davy & Syd have their traditional GINGERBREAD HOUSE DECORATING!
It's a blast.. look at all of that candy!

Most of December we had a paint brush in our hand if we were not at work.... SOON I will update with "BEFORE & AFTER" pics!
Ellie was a scammer! She tried charging my parents $5 for {their} food - THE GOOD NEWS- She was not charging for {their} water. It was FREE! What a deal.
She was just trying to help us make MONEY for our home!
Lance took Ellie & Noah to their school's "Breakfast w/ Santa"...
When I asked Ellie what she talked to Santa about... (what she asked for, etc) She said "I didn't really say I wanted anything. I just told him that I had been a good girl."
I said we painted lots....
I meant it!
Ellie & her dancing buddies performed their skills for ballet. It was really cute.
Another Cummard tradition: CAROLING around Mesa with family:
Grandma & Grandpa Cummards house is always a stop!
These girls are crazy!
AND CUTE AS CAN BE!

If I wasn't painting, I was (loosing sleep & not excersizing) constantly at my work (USA GYM).. either having meetings, trainings, coaching, helping at b-day parties... BUT we did make time to have some fun at our STAFF PARTY!
(This is me with my awesome boss- Mike Naddour.)
OH, I also spent many hours decorating -FOR OTHERS- for the HOLIDAYS!
Sometimes, I forget that this is really what I went to school for & for the most part... I REALLY LOVE TO DECORATE!
(I made my mom the JOY letters last year, so this was the first year to have them up- I loved them!)
Another favorite tradition- my Grandma Riggs's {birthday and Christmas} PARTY! She gave all the little girls JAMMIES that they hurried & put on! SO CUTE!
Look how cute this MR. & MRS. are! They have their house SO LIT UP & there is a line to come sit with them. They even collect money for a charity while they are sitting outside! They were so sweet!
ANOTHER one of MY favorite Holiday traditions:
PROGRESSIVE DINNER!
Here are a few pics from the Cummards Progressive:


(below is Cheryl sharing a cute lesson/story to all her grandkids)
These are a few reasons that the month flew by-
WE WERE VERY BUSY!

Monday, December 28, 2009

Our Thanksgiving 2009

We spent this year's THANKSGIVING in Pinetop.
We all had a great time!
The kids loved being outside playing...
matching, being together, etc.!
We all thought we were going to freeze... but with the help of Lance- we had fire in no time... and we were VERY WARM! It felt great.

Thanksgiving morning some of us enjoyed having our own TURKEY TROT!
Felt great.. (and now I have not worked out in a month)
While dad & Lance enjoyed a NAP or two!
We all got warm & cozy & shared the small kitchen to make our feast!

Even our new family members got to be there!
Speaking of family members...
my dad & his twin (Dan) still confuse all the little kids.
Who's your Poppy?
None of us had the guts to tell this little guy that he got it wrong:
COZY.. {like I said} as we watched TWILIGHT.... and the next day went & watched NEW MOON.
The next day we also had a "SHOOT-A-THON{g}" as my dad called it & planned it.
Some just enjoyed the junk food... maybe I should've been in that pic!
Of course Lance brought a gun for the kids!
What angels!
And the couple that has "never been so happy in their whole life"
(Sixteen Candles)


Such an attractive familia... HA
I had to include this shot:
Little Sophie got so worn out that she took the stuffed bull from the cabin, put it in the middle of the room & fell asleep. She is so silly & so cute!
I call her POLLY, cause she is my Polly Pocket!
We had such a great trip & we all had so much to be ThaNkFuL for this year!
ESP. adding 4 new family members & soon 5.... check out my sister ALISSE'S blog if you want to know more!
CAN NOT WAIT!

Sunday, December 27, 2009

Hats Off To Our Vets

Hat's off to our Vet's!
That was the theme for the LeBaron/Cummard family float!

For the first time I helped make a float! The kids esp. loved it!
The kids got all ready for the MESA DAY VETERAN'S DAY PARADE in their red, white & blue!
They all looked so cute!






Speaking of cute-
Check out my mother in-law, CHERYL!!! So cute!
We were a huge group!
We all brought so much candy... that kept getting "thrown"... and since throwing anything was against the rules.... We got disqualified from winning anything!
HA HA HA




Did I mention that we all felt like celebs when someone would yell our name from the crowd?... {chuckle chuckle}