The Lopez Life

Five Boys

Wanted to share a layout that I created yesterday.  It's a picture from Thanksgiving.  I tweaked the photo a bit to give it a different look.  

 
 
 
I had planned on sharing some cards I had made too, but I never got around to photographing them before the sun went down.  Maybe tomorrow.

I am happy to say that my laptop is working again and our main computer is super fast again.  We just needed a new wireless router.  I hooked it all up after work today. 

I'm trying a new recipe for dinner tonight.  Creamy chicken noodle soup and it's delicious!  I had to taste it to make sure it would be something we'd all eat.  I'll have to post the recipe later.  Right now the three of us are headed to the gym and then home for dinner and if it's not too late, Dave and I want to watch Angels and Demons. 

Another week gone by

This past week has flown by super fast!  Everything about it was fast.  My work days even went fast!  Even though it was a fast week, it was a quite one.  Robert had his winter concert for school.  Here's a picture of the whole group on stage.

Robert and his principal.

 
Dave got stuck in San Diego last night.  Plane trouble again.  He didn't complain.  He got to stay in a really nice hotel and smell the ocean air all night.  Lucky!  So now they are waiting to see if they are flying their plane back or taking a commercial flight.  I hope they take a commercial one. 

I am very excited that I get to be the Guest Creative Team member for January at Scrapbook Doodle.  I get to use this FUN kit. 

LOVE these colors!  I'm very thankful to be given this opportunity. 

Robert only has four more days of school left then he's on Christmas break.  I'm half way done with our shopping.  I got a little done yesterday.  I'll finish it all up this week.  

Next weekend we have a couple of Christmas dinners.  Our annual one with Kylie and her family and then a new one that Robert and a few of his friends are starting.  They made their invites last night (with my help) and they are going to have a dinner and gift exchange.  They will draw their names for the gift exchange tomorrow at school.  

I think that's it for catching up.  I will try to blog more often and not once a week. Today I am scrapping!  So hopefully I'll have something to share later.    

Jamie's Visit

Jamie left yesterday morning and we miss her SOOO much!  We had a great time while she was here.  Here are some photos of the things we did.  Warning!  Heavy photo post ahead!

The night Jamie arrived we went out to dinner with my parents.  I'll save those photos for another time. ;)

On Thursday, Robert went to school for a half day.  Dave had off so the three of us went out to breakfast and did some shopping.

On Friday, we let Robert take the day off from school. Robert, Jamie and I went to the movies to see A Christmas Carol and then went to Cabela's to do some more Christmas shopping.

 

That night Jamie and Robert went for a jog.  It was freezing so they weren't gone very long!

Then we got ready to go to Glendale Glitters and it was even COLDER!!

On Saturday night we went to Wazee World and played lazer tag from 6 to midnight. I didn't play, but I will for sure next time.  The owner let me in to take pictures while they were playing and it is so much fun!!  Way better than the other place we used to go to.  Robert's friends Kylie and Gus went too.  Dave, Jan and I just hung out and played some games we brought. 

Here's Jamie, Kylie, Robert and Gus.

Jamie and Robert playing.

I love this one!

 

Then we celebrated Christmas with Jamie on Sunday.

 

We had my parents over for dinner Sunday night.

 
I love this photo of Jamie and Robert.  These two are so much a like.  They both have this contagious laugh.  And, they both laugh a lot and loud!  It's been quiet here today without Jamie's laughter.  All three of us keep walking around saying, "I miss Jamie!"  Dave and Robert are playing X-Box together while I blog and then we are going to watch "Deck the Halls".  

I'll leave you with a photo of my Pumpkin.  

  

We'll be back soon!

Having a total blast with Jamie!  The first night we all went out to dinner.  My parents joined us. 

Yesterday, Jamie and I shopped all day!  We were so tired we stayed home and watched movies all night.

Today I kept Robert home from school.  He can play hooky from school since his sister is here.  We are going to the movies in a bit and then to Cabela's after.  Tonight the four of us are going to Glendale Glitters. 

I had a few minutes this morning to check in.  I'll post pictures next week.

December 1st

Happy December 1st.  The count down to Christmas is on!!  We are pretty much decorated inside.  The outside lights are up, but I want to put up some fun things in the yard.  Maybe we'll get that done this weekend. 

Tomorrow Jamie gets in at 4:30.  We are so excited to see her.  Especially Robert!  We'll head down to the airport when he gets out of school.  I'm going to take off of work while Jamie is here.  Dave will have a couple of days off too.  I've planned some fun things for us to do while Jamie is here.  Don't know if I'll be blogging much, but I'll try. 

I'll leave you with a picture of our tree. 

 

My cold kitty & a card

I finally took the time to scrap today.  I spent yesterday getting tons of stuff done so I could actually scrap for once.  I got one card and one layout done.  I do have another layout in the works.  I used a kit from Scrapbook Doodle.  I love this kit full of Pink Paislee! 

Here's Sky all bundled up in a blanket with Santa last year.

 
  
  
You can't tell from the photo, but the blue letters are glittery.

Here's the card I made.

 

I am feeling so much better.  The antibiotics did the trick!  I didn't feel as good on Thanksgiving or the day after.  I'm glad I bounced back so fast. 

Well I better get moving and get ready for tomorrow. 

Thanksgiving

Happy belated Thanksgiving.  We had a very nice day.  This was our 4th year that we spent Thanksgiving with my brother-in-laws family.  His sister hosts it each year.  They live in Laveen and have this really nice house on the side of a hill that over looks the whole Phoenix Valley.  Here's the house as you drive up the drive way.  I know you can't really see much from this photo.

 Here's the view we got to look at all day.  Downtown Phoenix.

I didn't snap that many pictures.  I did, however, get our Christmas card photo taken.  Also, I took some of the boys hanging outside.  Robert and Tanner always hike the mountain behind the house.  When they come back the little boys always run down the drive-way to greet them when they get back and walk back with them.  Oh....and that's Indiana Jones in the center of the picture. ;)

Matt and Robert.

Matt running from me.

Dave, Robert and I went back to my sister's house and spent the night.  The men had to work the next day and Susan and I wanted to go shopping.  I wanted to go around 7:00.  Susan wanted to go at 4:00!  So we went around 4:30.  We had fun.  We always do.  I think we laugh more than anything. 

Dave had taken our car to Williams Field airport intending to come back later that day and pick us up and we'd all go home.  Well, turns out, they ended up staying in El Paso and then flying their shift today and then come back tonight.  Susan took me to the airport and we found my car.  Robert and I drove home last night.  Dave will get home tonight and will get a ride half way home and we'll meet him.  The airport is about an hour and 15 minutes from here.  It all worked out. 

Today I am getting everything ready for Jamie's visit.  She'll land at 4:30 Wednesday afternoon.  We can't wait to see her!

    

Some pictures from last night

I can't believe days have gone by again since I last blogged.  I don't know where the time is going.  I have been going to bed a lot earlier than I normally do.  I've been needing more sleep with working out.  Last night I wasn't feeling good again.  I feel like I have a cold/sinus thing going on.  Great!  Just in time for Thanksgiving.  It never fails!  I haven't been sick since March so I guess I was due.  So I am doing nothing more than I have to for now.  Tomorrow I hope to get off early and I'll be spending the rest of the day on the couch resting for Thursday.

Last night was Robert's last baseball game.  After, we all went out for pizza.  Here are some pictures from last night.  I have his stats from the season too, but I'll post them another night.  All I want to do now is sleep. 

 
 
 

Been doing a little of this....

 
and this.......

and this......

 
 

Just one baseball game left.  It's been a fun fall ball season.  All of our games have been at 6:00 pm instead of 8:00.  Last year we froze our butts off at those 8:00 pm games.  This year we've only had about 4 really cold nights.  

I haven't blogged all week.  Just been busy with this and that.  Dave is on his way home right now and we are going to watch a movie and have pizza.  Robert is going to the Centennial High football game with some friends.  Dave and I are hoping we are not getting sick.  My throat feels a little sore and Dave is stuffed up.  Hopefully it's just from being in the cold last night.

I did get something fun in the mail this week.

  
 My super cute buttons arrived from Tessa Ann.  Thanks Tessa!  I love them!  I am going to have to photograph the buttons in their cute packaging. 

Tomorrow morning at 10:10 I am going to see New Moon!  Can't wait!

Half over already

I can't believe November is half over already!  Things have been slowing down for us these past two weeks.  I am enjoying some down time before things start to pick up again.

Dave and I are still taking a walk almost daily at night.  I've gone all week with only one can of soda a day and I am doing great with it.  Thought it would be hard, but it's not.  Going to try every other day this week. 

We have started to decorate for Christmas.  Tonight we are putting up our tree.  I know it seems early, but it really isn't for us.  Jamie is going to be here the first week in December and we are going to have an early Christmas with her while she is here.  

Speaking of Christmas.....wanted to share a card I made.  Going to scrap a little more this afternoon.