Derek Jason Ru and a Spectacular Halloween

Miss Linda's Castle

Jane loves to dance. She always has. Every Sunday (until recently for some reason) she has danced in the aisles during the hymns. She is always dancing around.

For that, and many other reasons....she love's Miss Linda's Castle. You would have to see it to believe it. It is amazing. Miss Linda, as you can see from the pictures is great. Words can't describe.

Jane loves to be with her friends and...and dance. What could be better?

I will tell you, being with your friends, dancing, and doing a Halloween costume fashion show. Life doesn't get much better than this.

Love Visitors

We were so lucky to have my family come out and visit us for October break. It was FREEZING the whole time they were here. But it was still super fun. Good food, gelato, spending time with the San Diego Heap Family, chess with beach bums, pastries, dance parties, tide pools, and just hanging out (what we do best).

Popeye Eggs

Last week we got to have our friends Jeremi and Natalie visit us along with their sweet baby Hallie (in the middle). We had such a great time catching up. Lots of fun on the beach and relaxing/eating at home. We enjoyed Popeye Eggs for breakfast one morning (a family favorite from both Brig's house and my house growing up). Natalie requested the recipe so here it is...sorry it is so late!

Popeye Eggs:

6 Eggs

1 tsp. vanilla

1 cup milk

1/2 tsp. salt

1 cup flour

1/2 cube butter

1/2 cup sugar

Melt butter in an 11x13 inch pan in the oven at 350 degrees. Put the eggs in the blender and blend until bubbly. Add milk, flour, sugar, vanilla, and salt and blend. Remove the melted butter from oven and pour egg mixture in pan on top of butter. Bake in the oven at 400 degrees for 15 minutes.

Sprinkle with powdered sugar. We had cut up strawberries on top as well. Delish.

Sleeping Beauty Underwear

Jane (today as I am helping her put on her sleeping beauty underwear): I should wear these when I go to Disneyland and then hold Sleeping Beauty's hand.

(Picture is from our March 2009 trip to Disneyland)

QT

This weekend we took a QT (that's Quick Trip for all you people who are not from Arizona) to AZ for my nephew Caleb's baby blessing. We drove out Saturday morning and came back Sunday afternoon. A little bit crazy, I know. We were able to squeeze in some shooting in the desert, pony rides, RS broadcast, a birthday party for Stacy, and of course the baby blessing. A whirlwind of a weekend, maybe we will plan to stay a little bit longer next time....

We Heart Laguna Beach

Well, we did it again. No surprise, but we uprooted our family (for the 7th time???) and are now living in Laguna Beach, CA. We are actually right in between Aliso Viejo and Laguna Beach....but our address says Laguna Beach, so I guess we can claim it! We love it here. Brig got a new job, and life is great. We miss our friends in Colorado (so sad....) but are looking forward to our new life here. How can you not love the beach right?? I am a water girl, so I am in heaven here. I can't wait to take surf lessons, and become a beach bum.....I wish.

Why the absence

Hello anyone who might read this blog even though it has been neglected for so long. I just wanted to let you know the reason for the absence. We have been working on this crazy project called: Shoot the Banker. It just launched this week, so we finally have some time to leave the garage. Basically, you can control a robotic paintball gun to shoot at a banker (actor) to get out your recession frustration. Just something fun we wanted to do with a couple of friends. Check it out here if you get a chance. 

New Year for the Whites

Another year has come and gone, and the Whites have once again ousted every family on Earth, nay, the Universe in the most adorable pictures category. I challenge anyone to find a perfecter family. And yes, perfecter is a word because you know what it means. Let’s start with Macy.



I dare you to find a blob of fleshy pink cuteness cuter than Macy. You can’t. She’s half reindeer. Half White family. And half baby. That’s 50% more baby than your average baby. You wish you had a Macy.





And than there’s Jane. She reigned down on Christmas morning riding her enslaved pink unicorn. There’s never been happier dictator on unicorn-back than our little Jane.




And these are my three favorite people in the world, in glorious black and white. In the New Year, us Whites are doing away with color. We don’t need it. Just look at this picture. What color would improve it? Your family may need color photos, but mine is good in color, black and white, sepia tone. We could be outlines. Hand drawn by a 3rd grader. And we’d still use it for next years Christmas card.



Look at the way the sunlight hits them. It’s like angels are chilling outside our window.
Angel 1: Hey, look, it’s Barb and Jane.
Angel 2: Awe! Sweet! Let’s start glowing!
Angel 1: Great idea! It’ll make for killer Christmas pictures!
Angel 2: Bet I can glow brighter than you!
Angel 1: You’re on!

And just for good measure, here’s Macy again. That picture’s worth seeing twice.