Miss 'Lyza's first dance recital~

Lyza made her first performance debut in her

"Mary Poppins" recital & her dance number was 'SuperCalifragilistic"!

She was front center in the dance number and she was pure talent~

After the performance, she was soo excited about her stage debut!

I think she wanted to dance again & again.

Grandma 'Ranny congradulating the superstar~

Grandma My-Hope hugging the little star-diva~

Daddy brought roses for her first performance which was

really sweet and she loved them~

Mommy and her Dancing Diva~

(I love you so much)

Big Brother Hayden gives his baby sisters dance recital

two big thumbs up!

We love you Elyza Jane.

We are soo proud of you and your amazing stage debut!

You have a natural talent for the stage and we look forward

to seeing many more stage performances in the future~

Love you Superstar!

(Mommy)

Somer Jane

Hayden's 1st Ever T-ball Video highlights~ Go HOT RODS!

Hayden started playing T-ball Fall baseball for the first time this year and I wanted to show some of his game footage. This is his first time playing T-ball since he is only 6yrs. old but for just starting out in September I think he has some real baseball talent!

He loves playing first base!

We plan to continue his baseball career as long as he loves it. Who knows maybe I have a future 'Babe Ruth' on my hands. I can't wait for Spring 2011 baseball to begin and he will start PeeWee League~he is growing up soo fast!

I love you my Lil' SLUGGER and I'm soo very proud of you!

Mommy~ Somer Jane

Hayden's 1st Baseball Fall 2010 Season~

This is 1st official baseball card and who knows maybe

one day in the future this card will be worth $MILLIONS$!

;-) (I hope)

Here are some baseball cupcakes we made for the team on our snack night! He helped me make them and decorate them...Mmm!

Banquet Night getting his 1st Baseball trophy EVER!

Soo proud of his 1st T-Ball season!!

If you ask me he was the MVP and I'm not bragging,

just a very proud mommy! :-)

G-Ma My-Hope proud of her grandson too!


Yay, for Trophy's~
He was soo excited to receive it!

TEAM 'HOT RODS' PIC~

Hayden was really lovin' the sport of baseball and I'm really

excited that he likes a sport I know something about!

Hopefully he will want to continue playing in the future...

Spring 2011 will be here before we know it!

I'm soo proud of you Hayden and all your hardwork!

Love Mom~

Somer Jane

Stop Child Trafficking Now 2010 5K Walk~

I participated in the 'Stop Child Trafficking Now 2010 Walk'

today and I was the 3rd top fundraiser for our city out of 200+ people!

I was soo happy to have had the support for this cause

that I believe in soo much! It was an honor to help make a difference

in children's lives that are living in slavery as we speak!

One of the teams below that walked the 5K holding their signs~

(the black sign was funny... it said:

"Who needs team Edward or team Jacob...

we have team MARLOW!"

(which was the name of their team 'Marlow', I thought it was a creative sign! )

The start of the walk/run of the 5K~

(look for me I'm holding the front sign on the far right end)

See there I am~ walking for the children to end child slavery!
We all must fight this war, its happening in our own backyards~

I want to say THANK-YOU to my supporters that donated to my cause

and fight to help end child trafficking here in the US and world-wide!

Together with your support we have changed the world to be a

little bit better of a place...

It takes one step at a time is all!

I'm using this community awareness event as a stepping stone to

get back into helping the world and others more.

I hope this is the first to a long list of things I plan to make a

difference in our future!

Wish me luck in my helping mankind journey~

I hope I can inspire others to challenge themselves as well to

find an organization or cause to join and make a difference too!

You will feel like a better person for doing so I promise~

Thanks last to God for pushing me to do even a little something to

start making ripple effects on the world!

Be blessed all~

Somer Jane

Disney on Ice 2010 Toy Story 3~

Look...I met Woody and Jessie at Disney on Ice tonight!

hee ;-)

My children and I took Grandma My-Hope to the

Toy Story 3 Disney on Ice show this evening and

boy did the kids have a blast!

They of course had to play the part and dress up for

the grand occassion too!

(Don't my Woody & Jessie look so stinking cute!)

At the beginning of the show the cool army men

parachuted from the top of the arena which was a cool entrance!
You must have COTTON CANDY at Disney on Ice,
it's just tradition!!

Woody and Jessie make their debut on the ice~

The whole Toy Story gang was there and it was super cool how

they made the characters for the Disney on Ice!

OOhhh NOOooo its the EVIL ZORG!!!

(He was shooting fireballs out onto the Ice, which

Hayden thought was awesome but Lyza did not want him

to come back out again! ha ha)

YAY!! It's Buzz LightYear to the rescue!!

(Arriving in style from the air)

I love these guys below!!
(It's the CLAW!!!)

You have been chosen!! ooooohh

A Rodeo Round-Up dance below~

YeeHaw cowboy!

I'm a Barbie Girl....in a Barbie World!!

Gotta love Barbie~

Love at first sight...Barbie and Ken~

Woody escapes the Sunnyside Daycare~

Ohh No its Lotso Bear...the bad bear as Hayden would call him! ;-)

He locked up the Gang...he is a bad ol'bear!

End of the SHOW finale~

'Lyza said can we stay here Mommy, I like this place!

(It was her first show I've ever taken her too & she was loving it)

I think the Potato Heads are soo cute! hee

BUZZ, WOODY, JESSIE, BARBIE & KEN~

Well after Mickey D's, cotton candy, popcorn, funnel cake bites,

and some big salted pretzels too boot...

I think this show is over my friend!! ;-)

But we had a great time~

Can't wait till they come back is what 'Lyza said!

I wonder what the show will be next year myself~

But thank-you Disney on Ice for a great Toy Story 3 performance!

We enjoyed our night out on the town and

had fun watching the talented ice skaters perform!

Till next year~

Thanks a bunch!

Somer Jane

The Best Chili-Bake Recipe~ Yum!

It's Autumn time again!

So to celebrate the chilly breeze in the air,

I wanted to share my favorite chili-bake recipe.

Its perfect for a fall October night.

Here is my recipe for you to enjoy:

1-2 lbs browned hamburger meat

1 mild chili seasoning packet

2 cans diced tomatoes w/sweet onion

diced green peppers

diced onion

1 can undrained dark kidney beans

1 box of Jiffy cornbread

First, pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. After browning meat in large skillet

& draining it. Add chili packet, kidney beans, diced tomatoes,

diced onions & green peppers and mix well in skillet.

In another bowl, follow directions on Jiffy cornbread box

to make the cornbread.

Pour the chili from the skillet into a 13x9 baking dish.

Evenly spread the cornbread mix on top of the chili and bake in the

oven for 20 minutes until cornbread is golden brown.

Top with shredded cheese or sour cream.

Enjoy!

Somer Jane

Our New Baby~ 'McAdoo~

Wonderful True Story that happened today~

This morning I was driving Hayden to Saturday

gymnastics down a back country road that runs alongside

a creek called McAdoo (Mac-A-Doo).

I'm coming around a curve and I see a box turtle right at the

edge of the road fixing to cross and become road-kill.

My Mommy-instinct kicked in and I couldn't allow this poor

lil' turtle to get run over so I pulled the car over and walked

back with my son Hayden to get the turtle out of the road...

luckily not a minute later a car passes us by so I felt like

I saved the poor turtle!

Hayden said, "Mom we should drive up the way and let him out

at the creekbed". I said, 'Hayden you are soo smart lets get him across

the road to the creek where he was trying to go".

We drive just a few yards up the road to where they have

a clearing and you can walk easily to the creekbed.

I pull the car over and turn the engine off and Hayden starts

yelling at me...

"Mom a kitty...Mom theres a kitty!!"

I'm like what?

"No, Hayden we have a turtle in our hands not a kitty, Your not

making sense buddy?"

He says, "No look there, a kitty by our car"

I open the door and hear the frantic Meows of a kitty

but still dont see a kitty only Hayden holding this turtle.

So I watch Hayden walk up to a super small kitty

just curled up in the rocks next to the road.

I have to be honest he was so close to the road I thought he

had been hit by a car and was just laying there.

But he jumped up and starting loving all over

Haydens legs and shoes like it was love at first sight or something.

So Hayden had the turtle in his hands and then the kitty

at his feet and I'm thinking what the heck is going on?

I was first contemplating just keeping the turtle and taking him home

but then I quickly nixed that crazy notion and said nahh.

Now, as we were dropping the turtle off to the creek bed,

we stumble right on a precious baby kitten.

WOW, all in a 10 minute time frame.

So, I'm like, "Hayden lets go walk the turtle to the creek

sweetie and let him go"

Of course as we are walking, the kitten starts running along with us

practically tripping Hayden in the process by running between

his legs while he is holding the turtle.

Soo we let the turtle go in the creek and this kitten is just hanging

out by Haydens feet, meowing away.

I keep looking around waiting for a big momma cat to

come out of the bushes or more kittens to appear.

Nothing was around except Hayden, myself, the creek and of course

the turtle...

So, Hayden is like "Mommy what are we going to do with this kitty?"

I keep looking and listening.

Umm, I can't just leave this poor baby kitten to get run over by

a car or eaten by some bigger animal out here.

"Hayden I guess we will take it home...."

So, here is our newest member of the family that we saved.

Hayden and I named him, 'McAdoo'

after the creek we found him next too all by his lonesome.

'Lyza and I took him to the Vet for a check-up and to see maybe

how old he was. Well he was given a great bill of health and

the Vet says he was only about 4 or 5 weeks old.

Just a baby! Poor thing

I want to say today that God put that turtle in our path
for a reason. He knew I would stop to help it cross the road to the creek.
God knew that we would take the turtle to the creekbed path off the road.
He knew that is where we would find the poor helpless abandoned
kitty that I can't believe was soo close to the road.
I wasn't looking for another pet today.
Wasn't thinking about having anymore family members either! ;-)
But, God intervined and I felt the turtle led us
to save this baby kitten and I couldn't turn away.
So Hayden (above) with his friend Garrett who was visiting us
from out of town this weekend had a blast making the
kitten feel welcomed and loved at his new home.
I will keep you posted in the future about
our new little baby boy~ 'McAdoo

Till then watch out for those turtles in the road!
Somer Jane

Grand Opening of Berry Bear Frozen Yogurt~

Yummy in our Tummy!

We have a new favorite frozen yogurt place to visit!

If you like frozen yogurt then you need to check out Berry Bear~

scroll below to check the place out

Ok don't laugh but I had to take a pic of the cool faucet

in the bathroom at Berry Bear when we went to wash our hands.

I've never seen this and thought this was quite original...

my daughter thought it was cool too!

At Berry Bear you self-serve from various flavors on the wall.

Everything is paid in weight, so you can have as much or little as you want.

You can have taste tests of the flavors to help you decide which

to get and they had some yummy ones too!

Then after you get your frozen yogurt flavor picked out
you can top it with various fruits, candys, cereal, sauces, etc.!
Too many options but I loved the fruit variety they had!

Hayden chose a blueberry yogurt flavor which tasted
like cheesecake was in it...Mmmm!
'Lyza Jane loved the fruit bar and put lots of different
fruits on her PINK strawberry frozen yogurt she picked.
They had a TV that was playing cartoons, so they kids were

in heaven stating we had to come back almost immediately

before they even began eating their frozen yogurt.


Besides all the healthy fruit toppings,

'Lyza Jane also snuck a few gummi bears on top! ;-)

Hayden LOVED his bowl of yumminess!

When you go for the first time you get a business card that

has a stamp incentive on the back....way cool!
Fill it with 9 stamps and your 10th cup is FREE!

Berry Bear just opened next to Walmart in the shopping Plaza.

I can't wait to take the kids back to try more flavors.

You can mix flavors if you want too.

They had a Pineapple and a cheesecake flavor I want to

try one day that sounded scrumptious!

They get new flavors in regularly too so it may be a surprise

everytime you go.

The place was worth a trip for some fro-yo though!

It makes TCBY closing so much better to get over too~

Enjoy your FRO-YO when you go!

Somer Jane