Uvula

Hey guys, it's Michelle.

Did you hear that this pretty lady got her tonsils out last week? Well she did and she's been a real champ. She's heard horror stories about how it's worse than child birth. Although it hasn't been pleasant, she's pulled through just fine and we're proud of how strong she is. In fact, her recovery went so well that as soon as she woke from the anethesia she was drinking Diet Coke (this isn't a joke).

Not only did she get her tonsils out but she also got her adenoids out, some work done on her sinuses and she had her uvula removed.(Remember that kid from high school with 2 uvulas? Ew)

After the sugery we were talking about how they removed her uvula and sweet, sweet Patrick replied "Why did they do that? You've had 6 kids just fine". Ah, the innocence of youth.

Our Family

This is us.

We make cute babies, see? (and our babies chose cute spouses)





This is all of us.

We jumped on the chance for a family picture when Adamdrea were in town for Andrew's wedding. Allison did such a great job, we can't thank her enough! Didn't she do a great job?

Easter at the Alba's

We had a good Easter this year. It was quiet, we missed Adam and Andrea. Here are some of the highlights.

Nick found the egg with the 10 dollar bill in it.
The Easter Bunny visited!

Michelle and the boys decorated eggs Saturday. Poor Michelle, she always wants to make the eggs cute and puts a lot of effort into it. Her brothers never quite do the same. Zach's egg won the "most creative" award. Her name is "Stacy Sue".

Oh, the mind of a 14 year old boy.

We hope you all had a good Easter.

Happy Halloween!

The Family

Cutler Cousins. Aren't they darling?

Hiram's costume was un-popular at the party. He was a Davis Dart.

Don't you just want to eat him?

Spooky!!

Cute Boys

The boys aren't home from trick-or-treating yet. I'll post pictures of them later. On Monday night we went to Mila's Halloween Party. It was so fun to see all the kids dressed up! She had fun games for the kids. We all had a great time. Thanks Mila!

Tagged?

My cute daughter-in-law "tagged" me. Here goes!

1. My real first name is Vaiola. If you are interested in knowing the story, let me know. I think if I tell it again, my kids will kill me.

2. If I didn't dye my hair, I would be completely gray. Yes, completely, 100 percent, gray.

3. If I had no Diet Coke I think I would die. Seriously.

4. I can't stand to be tickled. If you try, I can guarantee you will be seriously injured (or dead) after the attempt.

5. I have a half brother and sister I have only met twice.

6. I often do weird things in my sleep that I don't remember. I once fell off the bed, onto the floor and broke the night stand. I woke up with a sore hip but no recollection of what happened. Hiram loves this story.

7. I once got a job thinking I would be a waitress at a cute Mexican restaurant, my boss (Hiram's dad) only hired me hoping I would date his son. (Hiram) I was barely 18 and it worked. We were married in less than a year.

8. I grew up with no grandparents or dad, they all died before I turned three.


I tag my cute nieces Sylvia, Vanessa and Cheyenne.

Faces, Food and Fun

Adorable Andrew

Yum....cheeseburger!

Bearded Braden (Michelle took this picture right before she dropped the lens to Hiram's brand new digital SLR camera on the concrete. Oops! Good thing she is Hiram's favorite daughter)

Never-Not-Cute Nick

Brown Steve, also known as Giovanni

Terrible, Tiny Trisha (although tiny, we wouldn't never think Trish was terrible)

Wacky Zachie

We had some unexpected company for dinner this week. These two boys (Braden and Brown Steve) are never expected but we always love their company.

Blast From the Past

We all got a kick out of looking at these old family pictures. Can you spot the picture where Hiram has a mullet? Michelle and Jane have had some pretty timeless hairstyles as well.

Viva Las Vegas!

Bellagio Gardens

Bellagio Fountains

Michelle's New Boyfriend (Sadly, Tobias was nowhere to be found) Hiram looks good with a purse, no?

We had a great time in Las Vegas this weekend. Hiram and Nick were sad that the U lost. Jane and Michelle had a good time shopping and getting lost (Andrea's directions were NO GOOD!) Nick and Zach met Whoopi and annoyed Michelle the whole weekend.

Family Music Time

Jane has recently started piano lessons. She is sounding really good! Andrew came over and was "practicing" for his concert. This is what we call our "Family Music Time". Nick has got some pretty sweet dance moves too.

Silly Faces

We love these moments.

2007 Century Bike Ride

Hiram's Company, IGES, sponsors a charity bike ride every year. It is a fun event for the family. Andrew, Patrick, Trish, Hiram and Zach all rode this year. It was Zach and Trish's first year and they did great.
Andrew made the shirts this year. He designed and made them himself, they turned out really nice!
Jane and Michelle volunteered to drive again this year to make sure the bikers were safe. Jane got tired of waiting for the riders to arrive at our first pit stop and took a little nap. (Last picture on the second row) Luckily, we didn't have any accidents this year.