Our Family Photo

Our Family Photo

Thursday, October 2, 2008



Yeah Jeffersons blanket is all clean! Waiting for the dryer was so hard!


The best blanket ever. This is Jeffersons loved blanket. He sleeps with it and it even goes to church with us. He loves his blanket. He says he loves the lions on it.


Jefferson loves his blanket. It is a blue blanket that is light blue with lions on it. It was made for me by my grandmother (now passed away) and Jefferson is very attatched to it. He cries and cries when we have to wash it. Today he agreed to let us wash it but then asks every 2 minutes if it is done yet. So I told him that the dryer would buzz when it was dry. So he was waiting outside the dryer so he could get it out when the buzzer went off. Here he is waiting... and waiting...


So yesterday I got a haircut because it was halfway down my back and very damaged. It was only $12 and I got some bangs and layers. Like onions have layers. (a line from the movie Shrek). So I had a lot of length cut off to give me the layers so now i have a hairstyle and not just damaged long hair that is flat. I am happy with it but millie thinks that it is the same. And dave is sad to have so much length gone.

Wednesday, October 1, 2008





My mom influenced me in many ways and a few of those arethe interests that we have in common. Knitting, crocheting, opera andpolitics. Check out the video of Pavarotti singing Nessun Dorma. You canwatch it on this page. A little window will pop up. Just click on the pause sothat it will have a minute to load. It is outstanding.

I have been making our own
tortillas for some time now just
not always consistently. Millie
is a great kitchen helper. She
loves to help cook.
Millie wanted another taco
last night for dinner and we
were out so I said she could
have another one if she was
willing to make some.
Here she is trying
to flip it in the air
like the restraunts
do for pizza.
Karen is taking the pictures.
So I made the dough
and she did the rolling.
Millie is a very confident
girl. I try to say yes to
her as often as I can
because it instills confidence.
Millies finished rolling!

Sunday, September 28, 2008



So this is Jeff at our friends house, she offered to take some pictures for them

to have school pictures. He was too distracted to pay attention. I don't know how

to make the picture bigger, any suggestions?

Friday, September 19, 2008



Jacob is in tackle football and the guys

were in a homecoming "float" throwing candy

He is having the greatest time.



Here is karen from the back, I ran to catch up to the band to get more pictures. I am a band mom.


Here is Karen again playing her flute in the Homecoming parade. The middle school is playing with the high school since it is so small.

Here is karen in her first march on the Homecoming parade. She is really good!

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Bride and Groom Shiloh and Andrew Stradley

Shiloh and Andrew Stradley
Andrew is a smart boy who recieved
a scholarship his first year at school
and a soccer player
that speaks German.
Shiloh has one year left of college.
They are moving back to Utah.

Sisters of the Bride


Mckay, Amber, Shiloh, Me, Chelsea and Liz
Missing are two sisters Georgie and Verity. Also
missing is brother in the army Jeshua.

Bride and Groom with Mckay and Family


McKay Montiero with baby RJ Bride Shiloh
Groom Andrew and Helio Montiero

Mothers of the bride


Susi and bride daughter Shiloh
also Sandra Stradley (who made the wedding
dress!)

Me and Karen



Our 7 little drawfs!
Jax, and Jeff in the back
Left to right; Millie David Me (holding Ruth)
Karen, Jacob, James.
Did I already mention that i made 5 dresses for this event?
Yeah me. :)


The bride Aunt Shiloh and karen

Holding Baby Ruth



Flower girls: All cousins;

Noelia,Eliza, Baby Miriam,Karen,Jax

MIllie toddler Evette, Gabriella

Front Ruth and Lucy

Jeff,Jacob, Millie,James,Karen,Ruth,Jax
This is pictures of aunt shilohs wedding in Nauvoo, Illinois
I made the little girl dresses for my girls. We stayed in a
family suite the night before and it was really fun. They even had a pool