This ones for Great Grandma Harding

Meet dumpster diver Brookie, she is definitely her great grandma Harding's granddaughter. Dumpster diving runs in her blood, she is doing u proud grandma. For those of you who don't know my grandma and have no idea what this post is about, let me explain. My grandma is an amazing artist, she is a very talented painter and has been involved in teaching art to many children. When I was in high school she was teaching art to some elementary school children and i believe she had to use her own materials and resources. So my grandma would go around town and and get boxes out of the dumpsters to use as canvas' for the kids to paint on. Soon she was know around town as Dumpster Diver Geri and she was very proud of it. For those who don't know my grandma she is quite small she measures in at 4ft 11in (oops sorry grandma I forgot it's 4ft 11 7/16in. But for as small as she is she has a huge presence(and she usually makes her presence known), she is one of the friendliest, funniest, most passionate, honest, thrifty, caring, brave, strong, wise, fun, talented, stubborn, inventive people I know and I hope some day I can be like her. So this is for you grandma. LOVE YOU.

Dallas trip

I surprised Cole with tickets to UFC 103 in Dallas for his birthday. Well at least I think I surprised him, he usually snoops and figures out what his presents are. But I told him that if he figured out what it was I would give it to someone else so.......... I may never know the truth. Anyways, it was lots of fun, we went with some good friends of ours. It was cool to be there at the fights (althought there were a few upsets)and Dallas is gorgeous, i think i could live there. We also went to Dealey Plaza, the Galleria Mall, and this awesome little breakfast place called The Original Pancake House. All in all it was a good trip.



Cole and I at Dealey Plaza, the Building behind us is the old Texas School Book Depository the building President Kennedy was shot from.

Me at Dealey Plaza. The square window all the way to the right and second from the top is the one that the shots were fired from.

The X marks the spot where President Kennedy was hit with the second shot.

The Grassy Knoll

Another picture of the Grassy Knoll( that lady wouldn't get out of the way)

UFC 103 in Dallas

And she's off

Brooke is walking!!!

She took her first steps right before her birthday, but since then has refused to walk. Whenever we would try to get her to walk she would squirm, and kick and bow her back and throw a fit. A few weeks ago she stood up and walked right across the kitchen, but then wouldn't do it again when we tried to get her to. This weekend she just took off walking everywhere, I think we may be in for trouble...


Being Stubborn



First steps

First Birthday

These are just some pics I took of Brooke, just for fun for her first birthday.

Let us eat cake

I made Jordan a spiderman cake. But I did not relize that it is almost impossible to make frosting a true red soooo..... it looked a little pink but still turned out cute.


See what I mean about the pink lol


Sweet little boy


He is growing up way to fast, It seems like just yesterday we brought him home from the hospital.


We gave him Brooke for his birthday presant.


He was so excited

Jordan's Birthday

We took Jordan to the little Zoo in Clovis, NM for his birthday. It was small but we had fun.







Don't feed the Jordy's