I NEED A NAP

OK so here goes, the last month has been crazy, crazy, we moved(new house pics later), Sarah and I went to Colorado, Sarah and Sydney graduated from 6th grade and Kindergarten and I was camp director for our Ward camp. Here are some highlights from the last month...

COLORADO(Four Corners, Mesa Verde, Telluride, Ouray Hot Springs)

Sarah sitting on all 4 states at one time...


Sarahs class at the 4 corners.


Sarah and I in a KEVA

Cliff Palace at Mesa Verde National Park

Telluride, CO

Sarah and I standing on SNOW, we camped out NO HOTELS!!! (very cold)

Ouray Natural Hot Springs


SIXTH GRADE GRADUATION--Can my first born be a 7th grader?

Sarah and her classmates...

The GRIZZLY Bunch

Sarah and Mrs. Laurie



KINDERGARTEN GRADUATION--What more can I say!!!




GIRLS CAMP-- Our theme this year was SURVIVOR...I was the Ward Camp Director and my good friend, Stacie Bean was the Assistant Camp Director, together I think we made a pretty good team and had a successful week.
Tuesday night it was just the YCL's and ME...Good night except we could've done without the wind and rain...


Learning how to use a chainsaw!!!


The First Years Skit

Our Virtue Climb...we unhurled our banner of Virtue...Camp was truly a great experience especially since I got to be there with Sarah...


The AWESOME leaders doing our dance to I'm A SURVIVOR!!!



All of us with the Bishopric in our Survivor shirts--we have a great group of YW in the Lake Mary Ward...WOO HOO

Phooey on Puxatawney Phil!!!

Last week Phil, the groundhog, came out of his hole and predicted 6 more weeks of winter. Well, I think we just got 6 weeks worth just in the last 2 days. It has been snowing non-stop since early Sunday morning. The kids had a snow day yesterday, but I didn't (College stinks). Today we both have snow days. YEAH!! Last night Fred didn't get home from work until after 10:30 pm and we had to shovel over a foot of snow just so he could get the van up the driveway.


I should get the Mother of the Year award for having my children out in the snow at 11:00 pm.



Sydney making a snow body! No angels around here, there is nothing sweet and angelic about this weather.


We measured just over two feet of snow that fell on our table. (Note this table was clear last week)


The one time Fred forgot to cover his bbq. We won't be able to find his cover until it melts.

Overall, I should be grateful for the moisture because this area has been under a severe drought for the last decade, but does it have to come all at once.

I Just got SnowBlowed!

Quick Funny story--I was out shoveling snow, of course I was out shoveling snow, and my nice little old neighbor felt sorry for me and came over to help me. This poor man, he usually retires to Palm Springs in the winter, but they aren't leaving until after Christmas and he is sure getting his money worth for that snowblower. Well I'm trying to get the ice off of my driveway and as I'm scraping ice off, he comes by with his snowblower and forgets to switch the blower and well let's just say I had taken my coat off because I was getting warm and SWOOSH snow all over me. I just had to laugh because I'm trying to find humor in this weather that makes me want to cry.



Our House -- we have a very steep front yard, which makes for a really good sledding hill. The driveway is a Beast to get up when it's covered in snow.



The kids out playing in the snow today!

HaPPy HaLLowEEN!

I have been so crazy lately with school so I haven't been able to blog, but I have an extra hour so I thought I would catch up!!!

Trunk or Treat!! We had a great time on Thurs. Our church held it inside even though it wasn't that cold outside. Sean--pirate, Sydney--Hannah Montana, Sophie--Baby, Sarah--Theodore(from Alvin and the Chipmunks).



Thanks Stacie for the pictures!!(A new one is on my Christmas List!)

On Halloween I always try to do something fun for dinner so this year we had the Pumpkin Pizza from Papa Murphy's. Love the just throw in the oven and it's ready dinner!

Our Pumpkin Pizza (TASTY!!!)

Sean decides he doesn't want to be a pirate anymore, so he decides he wants to be Spiderman! (Whatever!) Stacie and the girls came over and we went Trick or Treating for about 2 hours. I can't believe they lasted that long, the weather was nice, but we had to climb some hills!!!



Spidey in Action!!!



Hannah Montana and Spiderman!! Emi and Sydney in ACTION!!!
By the end of the night I was holding the wig, the microphone, the spidey mask and 2 candy buckets!!



Theodore, Alvin, Simon
(Sarah, Maddie, Emily)

You know when your kids are getting older when they take pillow cases out trick or treating, Sarah had over 8 lbs of candy!!!



Sophie and Sadie as BABIES!!!

Hart Prairie

I already have the title of "Lunch Lady", but this week I became a "Bus Driver". Mountain school takes there kindergarten class up to Hart Prairie up in the Peaks and lets them explore the forest and collect pine cones and the leaves that have changed or are changing color. We had a great time, the kids didn't complain too much about the hike and I'm so glad that I didn't have to take Sean(THANKS Stacie!) or else I would've been carrying him all the way back UP the hike.





BIG NEWS! Sydney says she has a boyfriend(I don't even think she understands the term, but I'll just let her keep thinking that he is a boy and a friend) and his name is Josh! His mother tells me they chase each other at recess so I tried to take their picture, but Sydney got shy!