Marley Reads

In this video, Marley Joy is reading excepts from "Go Dog Go" and from "Curious George and the Bunny". Phrases to watch for are "Up the tree, up the tree", "Go Down!", "George is Sad", "Hold a baby bunny!" and many more.

Enjoy

The New Year

The New Year started off quickly with a visit from the Wongs from Arizona. The annual New Year's fondue party was a blast as always, and thus began a new year of experiences for Marley.

Kalei and Allison Wong

Marley sharing her new Chrismas toys with all the kids

The fondue goodness

Kelci Wong...CUTIE!

This is Kalei at about 10:00pm...didn't quite make it to the ball dropping!

The party crew at midnight

Marley's first tennis lesson

The Houghton/Quirk ladies at Luanna's birthday party

Heidi and her friend Allisonne being honored at a School Board meeting for their Counseling work.

The most precious girl in the world

December 2008

The Christmas season was a whirlwind as always, but such a delight. We can't believe this is already Marley's second Christmas. We are blessed to be surrounded by such wonderful family and friends. 

Marley enjoying the goodies at the Martin Family Christmas party

Bodie and Heidi at the Church Worship Team Christmas Party

Marley with her winter hat from the Lu's

Marley and Presley (don't they look like twins?) Heidi and Kathleen

Emma helping Marley with her new toy

Our little reindeer girl

The hit at the Martins...A family Wii!

Christmas morning fun

Marley wanted to wear the clothes she received, ALL at once!

Walking in daddy's shoes...precious!

Nana and Boppa Jim with their Marley mugs

Marley and Mommy at the Houghton Christmas luncheon

Thanksgiving 2008

We had a delightful Thanksgiving at the Quirk house this year. It was filled with family, food and new this year...PUZZLE!!! Heidi got the urge for a family project and it ended up to be a lot of fun (though very addicting!) Everyone pitched in to complete a 1000 piece Thomas Kinkade puzzle in just 3 days. Of course Marley had a ball and was the center of attention with all the cousins. Some highlights of the week...

Heidi, Hailey and Wesley hard at work. Hailey and Wesley were key to the puzzle completion

Friends Matt and Carmen came over and were sucked in as well!

This was Luanna's doll when she was little. Marley loves playing with it too!

Some of the cousins and Luanna

Marley with cousin Laura with whom she loves to play

This is Marley with her favorite toys in the world...ROCKS!

The Ranch

Marley had her first trip to the ranch for the annual pheasant hunting gathering. She loved being out in the beautiful fields and playing with all the rocks. It was a great trip, even though Marley came down with a little cold.

Fall Fun

Marley is having a blast with the new season. She runs almost everywhere she goes and has become quite the talker. I think my favorite new word she says is "balloon" which sounds more like "bluhbluhbluhbluh." She is curious about everything and likes to repeat words you say. She has started "singing" along with her favorite songs and it is so precious. I love how friendly she is; she says "hi" to everything from people to animals to passing cars.

For those of you who didn't know, I started a new job in Duarte USD in mid September and am really enjoying counseling at the Junior High level. Although the commute is long and it is hard being away from Marley full time, the staff is wonderful and I am blessed to be employed in this uncertain economy. Here are some pictures of the season:

Swim lessons!

Marley sleeps with her booty up in the air, but somehow she managed to get her blankee on her back in the middle of the night too!

Pumpkin patch fun

Marley dressed up as a bear for our church Harvest Fair, but she thought it was a dog and went around saying "Arf" all night. I dressed as Marley in onsie pajamas and so she was my teddy bear.

A Rare Treat

Last Saturday, my family got to see Andre Agassi in person playing tennis. This was his first public playing experience this year and it was to help the Bryan Brothers Raise money for their foundation they were launching with this event: The All-Star Tennis Smash. There were current famous tennis players there like James Blake, Robby Ginepri, of course Bob and Mike Bryan, and some celebrites, as well including Jon Lovitz.

But for me, it was all about seeing Andre. He was and is my tennis inspiration so this was a true rare treat to see my tennis hero in a relaxed environment, where I was able to get quite close to enjoy the beauty of his game and get some pictures.

Here are some of my best shots that I edited and had some fun with.

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