Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Top Ten Tuesday

These are the Top TEN reasons that I LOVE living near family:

10. Aunt Lala lets us "drop in" whenever we want. And look at what these 3 boys are doing. Cowboys with plastic hangers. I guess that where HY learned this as well:







9. We get to hang out with these kiddos & make lasting memories in a wet pumpkin field! Can't beat that for fun.


8. Built in Babysitters: Lovin'H just loves our Mini-E. And HY can't wait to see Super-K!They are always willing to watch our little ones at a moments notice. Even if it means putting off homework.





7. On Friday we got to go to a Bridal Shower & visit Grandma & Grandpa Great F. I love that Mini-E & HY not only have Great Grandparents but get to see them on a regular basis.

6. Play Dates with Cousins: Today we hoped in the car & visited Aunt Lala & her kiddos. (We had so much fun the last "pop in" that we decided to schedule an appointment for FUN. And that's exactly what these 2 boys had...F-U-N!


I love that I got this picture of Boy-O.
It's rare to find him pleasant for the camera.

5. GRANDAD! Need I say more. We love to visit Grandma J & Grandad Grey up in Midway. This past week we had a blast Carving Pumpkins with him & Aunt CC's kids. Oh the drama.
4. Parties Parties: There's always a party when family is around. We try to celebrate every chance we can. Wether it's dinner on Sundays or Birthdays at the Lodge, we are always up for a PAR-TAY! And that means FOOD! Yum.

3. Lots of Mothers: Here's a classic picture of Aunt CC & HY. He just loves the extra mothering he gets from her. And Nonna can work miracles with HY in church.

2. We get to see Aunt Little S now that she's going to BYU. Which gives Grandma Suz & Grandpa S just one more reason to visit us!



And the #1 Reason I love living near family:





Makes me feel like I'm home.
I have always considered myself an AZ girl.
But home is wherever the family is! (unless they decide to move to Alaska)

13 comments:

Jen said...

Great top 10! It is fun having family near, wish all of mine lived by us, but we will take what we can get!

Susan said...

I'm glad to see you have so much family close by you. Your family is always having so much fun together, loved the carved pumpkin---your kids are going to have some really fun memories.

onehm said...

Fantastic!!!
;o)

Jamie said...

I just love being around my family too:)!!!

amy said...

thanks for the link! i am happy you're planning a trip to italy! i'd love to see the pics. your family is dang darling! glad to hear you are near family even though you're not in az.

Bethie said...

you are soooo cute, I love this post!!!!!!!

Rachel Durazzani said...

Cute post. I love being close to family. Looks like you take full advantage of it. Good for you guys!

Kylie said...

I totally agree!! That's why we are here!

Webb Family said...

It's so great to be by family! My hubby is always trying to get me to move to Utah and I always say not unless you get my family to come too! It looks like it's getting cold up there.

Anonymous said...

Hey Z,
thanks for leaving a note on my blog. Its great to hear from you.
You've got a great blog going on here. I love the photos. You've got a beautiful family

Crazymamaof6 said...

love this top ten! so fun to live near family!

sandra said...

Zoie! It's fun peeking in on your blog every once in a while.. This time I'm actually asking a favor. I'm looking for your sister, Sundee's email address. I'm trying to make a little thank you book for our newly released rs president, and Sundee was one of her couselors, so I would love to get a little note from her... anyway, I thought you would know how I could get a hold of her. Thanks, Sandra Stapley

Julie said...

GREAT top ten! Exactly the reason why I could never leave AZ... my family and Jeremy's is all here!

Of course we wish you were in AZ though! Ü