Saying goodbye

Just before I left at the airport, the boys pulled this cuteness!

Cousin Jennie

I also got to visit with Travis cousin Jennie and Dave in Bagdad. We went for a walk. Arizona is a really great place!

I have the book!

I am so excited and hi-lighting like crazy! I've finally purchased the actual hardcopy of Trim Healthy Mama. It's making a difference and boosted my motivation to keep to this program. As I've reread the basic meals, I'm realizing I'm eating closer to S helpers very often. But, eh, I'm pregnant (I love being pregnant!) I'm writing little notes by the recipes with the date I actually tried the recipe, (one of my favorite things to do with recipe books.) I think I will start posting pix of THM meals here. But mostly I'd like to see Mom post some pix of her THM meals as I hear they are in love and keeping up with it successfully. Great way to share our recipes. Love you, family!!

Littles!!!

Dad took the older 2 to work today so I decided to do some little kid stuff with Naomi and Tracker. Enter huge messy goo! I found it on Mom's pinterest, least ingredients and easiest/fastest. 2 cups of corn starch, 1 cup water (we added more to get the gooey effect) and food coloring. If you've made gravy with cornstarch you know what this might feel like. When you move it it becomes hard, when it is still it turns to a liquid. The kids did this for almost an hour. I don't think I need to make it again, though.

The next pic is of Tustin earning his bobcat award at our Blue and Gold Banquet on Wed. We have a fun tradition of painting the kid's faces by the parents. So Travis has done Trayton and Tustin now. Love you guys!

Tustin and Dad bobcat trail award

Luz Family Highlights from 2013

Boys being cute

Aaron playing the piano for everyone and singing along. this was on his birthday. He was so cute.

Aaron proud of himself because he peed on the potty for the first time. He didn't officially start his training until this year.

Del Mar Fair with my favorites. Wish Tiff could have been there than it would have been like our own official mini slumber-ette. we got matching bracelets.

Henry and Tim at the grill on the 4th.

After finding out we were expecting our fourth child we got our first van. :) it is awesome

 Our annual 4th of July party. Waiting for the fire works to start. :)

Reunion, need I say more?

Halloween.

Samuel Started gymnastics.

Took the boys to Canterbury garden. Not really a kid place.

Tammy and I are pregnant. Here is our annual Christmas picture in front of my tree. You can't really tell she is pregnant but. she is due a week before me. (do you notice the new stocking on the wall? its say Alexis)

Joe's Baptism

I'm behind on pictures I've promised to put up for people, so it will take several posts to get all of them up.  Here's some from Joseph's baptism a few months ago.  Jacob was really happy to have Rowdy and Dusky come join us for the baptism.  It was great to see them! We are blessed to have several friends here on the island also and two of those families moved here within a month of us.  They were able to be there for the baptism.  One of the things I love about the military is that you gain a military "family" on top of your own family.  Everywhere we go we are blessed to add to that list of great friends.

All of us together

This was actually taken on Christmas Eve at our get together, but it was so cute I had to go ahead and add it. Our friends said that could see Joseph growing up to be a hippy beach bum strumming his Ukulele on the beach all day.

John and Simeon's cute little faces watching everyone behind them as we waited to get started.

Right before they started.  We are so happy to have another of our children baptized!