Lemons family

September 2010

2011-01-24T18:03:00.000-08:00

I love fall weather and all that fall brings.. The kids are back in school and our family is on a short break from wrestling to play football. Ty has been the assistant coach to this group of kids for a few years now and it is a pretty fun bunch of boys. They show alot of heart and dedication. This year was definately not their best season. They had several kids with injuries and only ended up finishing with 13 players there for the last game. Chase broke his thumb while playing too. He was able to play with it wrapped up tight and I was glad because he really loves football.

This picture is after their last game. It was the best one of the year. It had double overtime and we ended up winning. It is good to win but really fun to win those close ones.

After games the kids all look tired. The coach always gives a talking to after each game. I thought they were a little long.

Chase is # 24. He played wide reciever, running back and slot and on defense he played safety. He is a fast runner.

This is the huddle!

Also in september was Raegans Baptism!
It was a grat day and we always draw a big crowd to these important events.
This is Raegan with my Mom and Dad. They were also her CTR 8 teachers.

Our Family!

This is all the kids who came. What a fun time we have when all the family gets together. Afterwards we had a little lunch at our house. We had Taco salad which is easy to put together and good to eat.

August 2010

2011-01-05T22:26:00.001-08:00

Raegans Birthday

Raegan Had a Birthday and she turned 8. Its hard to believe how big she is. I remember her as such a tiny little baby in the NICU.
She enjoys dancing and singing. She loves to play with her friends and likes going to school. She is a good reader and likes recess. I call Raegan my side kick because she likes to go where I am going and she is easy to take along. Very content with most anything. Olivia also takes good care of her and vice versa. She brings some extra sugar and spice to our family. We love her so much.

These are some friends who came to her party

Tea Party

All The Girls got together and had the first annual Tea party at Grandma's. We drank chocolate milk instead though. We got all dressed up and learned a few table manners. It was a very memorable day and one we hope to repeat on a yearly basis.

Road Trip

We took a road trip to Jackson Hole Swimming pool with some of my family! You know we love hanging out with cousins and my kids love to swim so it was a trip worth taking. Here is a few photos from that fun day.

Well I am slowly getting closer to the end of the year. I will try to stay right on top of it for the next few weeks so i can get to January.

July Recap

2010-09-19T16:37:00.000-07:00

Another busy summer month but a super fun one. We had a busy 4Th of July,we attended the Avery Reunion and it was Chase's birthday. Haylie and Olivia were still in softball.

Chase's Birthday was a fun time. I didn't take any pictures but Chase had some of his friends over and they played some minute to win it games. Then they played night games at Grandmas.
This is Chase as a baby. He is so cute and he still has a sweet face. He has really grown up these last few years and I miss him being a loving little boy. He turned 13 and now has a bit of a teenager attitude. It is hard for me to let him grow up and do Jr. High activities. I worry about his grades but so far in 8Th grade he is doing really well. Sports are his main deal and we enjoy going to watch him do his thing. He is definitely the spice in our family and loves to tease his sisters. We love him and are proud of him.

This is Chase as a 13 year old. This is the first day of school.
We also attended the Avery Reunion. It was at Green canyon and this picture of Evan and Emily is the only one I took. I don't know why. We camped there in the campground and we had a camper full. Stacey and Evan stayed with us Friday night and the kids had there first sleep out in a tent. They swam till they were worn out. The second night Morgan and McKenzie stayed with us and we had a movie night, microwave popcorn and all.

The 4Th of July was a fun filled day. Starting off with the parade and finishing with fireworks with a stop at the Riot Zone in between.

At the riot Zone the kids played on the inflatable toys and also took a try at driving the go carts. The adults also had alot of fun on the go carts. If anyone wants their photo of the from there just let me know and I will try to e mail them to you. I think I have some of everyone who rode.

Looks like a lively bunch!

For the parade we went to see Haylie on the Honey bee float. The rode a truck this year. We lucked out and got a good spot. My family really loves spending the 4Th with my extended family. The more the merrier.

Beuty school drop out float in the background. Olivia, Raegan , Mckell and Payton trying to catch candy at the parade.

Having fun with our family!

June Recap

2010-09-12T19:45:00.000-07:00

What a fun and Fast June we had this past summer.
It started off with The Western Regional Wrestling Tournament And then there was Girls camp. Luckily we also had Haylie and Olivia both playing softball which put us going to 1, 2 or even sometime 3 games per day. And to top it all off Haylie was taking Drivers ed.

This is Haylie with her new Driver's permit. I can't believe I have a Child old enough to drive. She is excited though. She will officially be able to drive without her parent on January 6th. I have to admit that I do sometimes wish she could drive alone already. Like for 7 am drill team practice everyday but I have to be patient. My biggest pet peeve now is riding in the passengers seat.

Olivia had such a fun year playing softball. She played in Iona league and also for this Bonneville team that was for IF city. She is a good little catcher and can field almost the best on her team.
Girls Camp was the Last week in June and I thought it was alot of fun. Camp is alot of work to put together but it pays of in the end. Haylie took a non member with us this year (Kaylee) and she fit right in. Our skit was on Hike safety guidelines and all the girls were so funny. We went to Darby again this year and I Love it there. Kaylee ended up accidentally getting into seminary this year and has bee asking Haylie alot of questions about our church. I hope she will continue to be a good example to Kaylee.
Some other highlights included a chocolate fountain in our food cabin (thanks Judy)and riding the big slide.

Westerns was alot of fun also. We take our trailer down to the Holt Arena in Poky and stay the whole week. So we always take a day and go to Ross Park. Family and friends all come along and we have a great time. It is a nice break in the action.

Chase had another good Wrestling season and we are usually glad when it gets over. It seems to get more serious and more intense every year. This year he also went to Indianapolis to the School Boy Duels. Only 2 Kids in each weight from our state were chosen. Our Idaho Boys places 6th in Greco style which is the best we've ever done. We hope he continues to enjoy what he is doing and will work hard to keep getting better.

I hope you enjoyed our June recap stay tuned for July. One of these days I will catch up.

Cuz we're dancing

2010-09-06T22:10:00.000-07:00

This will be the first of many posts I hope. I need to catch up from summer so this one is out of order but it is short so I decided to just do it.

Haylie and the drill team danced at the first football game. They did a good job. We lost the game by a long ways so I actually thought the halftime was the best part. It was fun to see them preform. There is only 10 of them this year so it is kind of a small group but they are close friends and enjoy hanging out with each other. It was a surprisingly warm night so they didn't freeze in these outfits. I can't believe football has started!

Walt Disney World

2010-03-26T22:13:00.000-07:00

What a Blast!!! Here is a sneak peek. More to come but this is all I had time for tonight!

We loved meeting mickey mouse.

This is a gremlin at Hollywood studio's

T-I-GG-ER! Enough Said.

Castle at Magic Kingdom!

Alot of Animals at Animal Kingdom!

My little Honeybee

2010-02-16T22:03:00.000-08:00

Honeybees are now in competition season . They have a couple of good dances that I hope will continue to make a good showing.
We are now going through a lot of make-up and hairspray. They finally got their warm ups and they turned out cute.
I think Haylie is enjoying dancing. She is a good sport and doesn't seem to mind all the drama that goes on in a drill team.
They have preformed at several games and are doing a good job. We are going to the Disney world competition in Florida on March 4th and the whole family is way excited. It is really getting close now and it will be a much needed vacation from winter. Plus it will be our first big family vacation. We usually just call camping our vacation so this is really out of the ordinary for us.
I can't believe Haylie is old enough to be on a high school drill team. I have many fond memories of drill team myself and it doesn't seem like it was that long ago. Where does the time go????

Called to Serve

2010-02-16T21:44:00.000-08:00

Right after Christmas Dave and Patsy Lemons took off to the MTC. This is their 2nd mission and they are now in Chicago Illinois. Even though I miss them already I am grateful for their example and willingness to serve the Lord. They have always been a good example to me and I appreciate their faith and courage to go. We miss you mom and dad I hope the year goes by fast.

Christmas Vacation

2010-01-07T07:32:00.000-08:00

Christmas day was really great. Chase woke up at 6:15 and I tried to talk him into going back to bed but he wouldn't go for it. We looked at what Santa brought and then opened a few gifts from each other. For breakfast we has egg mcmuffins.
Mom, Dad, Jen, Derek, Braxton, Mckell, Greg, Tasha, Payton, and Halle babe all came over to eat and see what we got.
Everyone liked their presents. Later on that evening we had a dinner at moms and enjoyed playing with cousins and hanging out.

On Christmas Eve we had a party at moms also. We had a craft a talent show and opened gifts from our cousins. What more could you ask for.

We had a nice break . The kids were out of school for a week and a couple of days. I always like the break and I also like it when it's time to go back to school. On Christmas eve the kids made a candy bar train and it turned out cute. I am not to big on kids crafts but they are getting old enough now to do most of it on there own with only a little guidance which my sister Jen provided. They really enjoyed making it an a few days after Christmas they enjoyed eating the candy bars.

It must be Christmas!!!

2009-12-14T22:31:00.000-08:00

Well I must say that I really do love Christmas time. We have been very busy and sometimes I wonder if I will actually get everything completed before the big day. So here is some things I Love about Christmas ( In no particular order).
1. Christmas Music: Tonight we went to Haylies Choir Concert and they sang all x-mas music. It was really good.
2. Decorations
3. Treats: Someone brought me some yummy almond Rocha tonight and I love it.
4. Parties: Thursday we went to the Dentist office party and saw a musical play called White Christmas. I really liked it but Ty thought it was Boring. We had Prime Rib for dinner though and he thought that was good.
5. Shopping: Who doesn't love shopping.
6. Spending time with family: I am excited for everyone to get together.
7. Remembering the birth of our Savior and what Christmas is all about.

In December it is also Olivia's Birthday on the 7th so we had a party of little girls. It was pretty fun. We painted a sun catcher and did our nails with decals and everything. Then we had Pizza and cupcakes . Then we opened a few presents and played Christmas bingo.
It was fun but a little noisy with 8 extra girls. Olivia turned 9 this year and she got a DS for her present.
She is growing up fast. When she was born they dressed her in a little red sock to bring her home. She has lots of dark hair and is a special part of our family. Olivia is right on the ball with her school work and her teacher tells me that she keeps her and the class on task. She always wants a friend to play with and is a good big sister to Raegan who is always willing to do what Livy tells her to do.

Chase has been very busy with his first year of Jr. High Wrestling. They just had the conference Tournament which he placed 2nd. He was a little disappointed about losing the championship to Chase Wasia from Blackfoot. He is a good wrestler and Chase Lemons has beat him 3 out of
5 times this year. This is them on the Podium. One where Chase L took 1st and one where Chase W. took 1st. I am glad to see the season come to an end for a few months. It is alot to do every week but I am glad Chase still loves it. He is getting very sound in his ability and just keeps getting better. He has made some good friends and likes to keep busy with it. We are proud of him for being committed to it and for having such a good season.

Chase and Jacom Stacey.

Chase as the Champ!

Chase's team before a home match!

Computer Down! Annoying!!!!

2009-11-16T16:20:00.000-08:00

I know i haven't posted in a while and the reason is because my computer doesn't work. I had to come to Tasha's to borrow hers. I never realized how much I use the computer until it is not accessible. So annoying that i can't get my stuff done. We have been very busy still I can't believe how fast the holidays are coming. I am excited though. I still love Christmas even though I am old. Well I will post more as soon as my computer is back in service.

What's for Dinner?????

2009-10-12T11:13:00.000-07:00

Some of my sisters know that I do a monthy menu in advance so I always know whats for dinner. I started doing this in March and haven't missed a month since then because I have loved knowing whats for dinner everynight before dinner time. My kids even like it. They are always willing to put in an idea of their favorite food. Most of the time they like what we are having(except chase, he usually doesn't like anything but what he picks). So since they requested copies I decided to post it.
This is the menus for this week.
Monday : Shake and Bake pork chops and funeral potatos and corn
Tuesday: Sloppy Joes veggies with ranch
Wednesday: Pork stir fry
Thursday: Taco Salad
Friday: Pizza
Saturday: Chicken enchilada's
I have been getting smarter every month about the menu. Like if you have pork chops on Monday I cook enough to have the meat already cooked for Wednesday's Stir fry. Also when I cook the meat for the Sloppy Joes I will cook enough hamburger for Thursday's Taco Salad. Sometimes we have a date on friday night so I try to make that something the kids can make if I am gone. Also tonights potatos were leftovers from yesturday.
I now take my menu to the grocery store and so we usually have everything we need.
I am sure some of you already have a system and I always like feedback so let me know.
This seriously makes my weeks easier, isn't half the trouble with dinner what to have? I hope this gives you some ideas.

First Day of School: A Monumental Year!

2009-09-28T11:34:00.000-07:00

School is in and this was definitely a year to remember. Haylie started High School, Chase started Junior High, Olivia went to 3rd grade and Raegan went to 1st Grade. Am I getting old or what?

I thought it was bitter sweet. Bitter because of the age thing and that Haylie is officially a teenager, and sweet because it means all my kids are in school all day this year.

For the first couple of weeks I was really enjoying my new found freedom but now it just seems like there is always something filling up my days.

I had this idea of what it would be like before hand, that I would get so much done with time to spare and I could go to do my workout everyday and clean the whole house and visit friends and read, cause when your kids are home who has time to read. I even bought a book so I wouldn't forget. I haven't even picked it up. My workout maybe gets done 3x per week. My whole house is never clean and each day I wonder where all my free time went. I guess I will have to work on a schedule or something. I decided I waste alot of time and I could do better. So if anyone has something that works for them that might work for me, I'm open to suggestions.

Anyway; all the kids are enjoying school and are doing pretty well. Livy of course doesn't have much trouble in school. She also has been asked to play on a little volleyball team in January so I am thinking about it. Raegan like to eat lunch at school and is enjoying being in all day, so that is fun. They are both taking dance lessons and enjoy it alot.

Chase is trying to keep up with 6 classes which is new for him but he likes it. He also has a girl that he likes. Her name is Danielle and it is so funny to see him a bit girl crazy for the first time. He is almost to playoff time of football and wrestling starts in October so he is in my opinion to busy for girls!

Haylie is busy on the Honey Bees. They had a Little girls clinic for a fundraiser and that kept her pretty busy for a few weeks. She had to make-up a little dance (thanks Tasha for helping her) and sell tickets. She has to attend most football games and they will be preforming at the homecoming game this Thursday so that will be fun for them. They have been working really hard so they can do a good job!

The first vacation is already here on Thurs and Fri of this week. Time goes by so fast it is hard to believe we are halfway through the first quarter.

These pics are taken in our entryway outside the first day waiting for the bus. Doesn't everyone look so grown up! We've come a long way since Haylie started school and I cried. I have to admit I wasn't crying this year! Is it bad to say I almost cheered? J/K

Summer Fun!!!!!

2009-08-23T22:54:00.000-07:00

Well since my kids are going back to school in the morning i deiced to finish up with all the stuff we have done this summer(not including that which I already posted). This is things that I wanted to post but if I did it one at a time it probably wouldn't get posted so here it is.

WESTERN REGIONAL WRESTLING

It was really good this year for Chase! You need to place in the top 8 in the state to go so there is alot of good wrestlers there. It lasts a week long with 3 separate tournaments 3 different styles. The first one was the best for Chase he Placed 2nd in folk style only losing the championship match. AWESOME! He also placed 6th in freestyle .

We pull our camper down to Holt Arena and they let you hook up in the parking Lot. It was a fun week in between wrestling days we even got to go to Ross park.

Chase almost has this guy pinned!

4TH OF JULY

We went to the Idaho falls parade this year and Ty's parents met us there. Also Allison and Thomas Jen and Derek and kids and my mom. We all went to watch Haylie in the parade! She is in the Honey Bees and did a really good job in the parade. After that we went to the Lemons reunion and back to my moms for a swim party. It was a fun filled day finishing off with the fireworks (we just watch them fromTy's shop so we can get home fast) then we light our own fireworks at moms. Fun!

Mom and dad Lemons

Raegan and Olivia

Haylie, in the parade

Olivia and Raegan swimming

Next is Chase's Birthday

We went to Rigby Lake for his birthday and he did take 2 friends (Donny and Jacom) but for some reason I only got a picture of him with Haylie and Abbie! He turned 12 this year and he was at scout camp on his birthday so when he got back he wanted to go swimming.

Haylie, Abbie and Chase eating chips

Chase and his buddies at scout camp.

Camping Trip

We decided to go on one more camping trip before summer ended so we went to PinedaleWyoming and stayed on a very nice but cold lake! It was fun our friends Lorin and Nikki Pack have a cabin up there and we stayed at a campground right by there cabin. One day we got totally rained on so instead of playing in the Lake we went to this very nice swimming pool which is inside the High School there. (CRAZY) It was really one of the nicest pools I'd ever been to.

This is Haylie and Megan in the hot tub. It was only for people 14 or older so they thought it was cool that no kids could get in there and splash on them. I also enjoyed that part.

This is Chase and Donny by the submarine. They played tag around it and in it all afternoon.

So after we went swimming we went to pizza and they let these girls have there own private table. They thought they were so grown up. They loved it. The waitress gave them big cups and kept bringing them refills of orange pop. YUM!

Even Ty got in on the action of the water slide!(SO funny!)

There is a beaver pond right by Nikki's cabin and the boys had fun trying to figure out hoe to canoe with each other. It took them a little while before they learned how to not just go in a circle.

This is the kids by the lake. We parked our camper here. It was a very nice campground and right here by the beach. They could pull right up and pick us up on the boat. It was a good trip. We watched a movie in the camper one night and had some good food. We also saw a BiG Deer and a little deer and a beaver. Donny caught one little fish in the beaver pond and Chase, Olivia, and Raegan went tubing behind the boat. Thanks Nikki for inviting us to come.

RAEGANS BIRTHDAY

This is some of the kids who came.

It was just this past week on the 19Th and she had a party! The Hannah Montana movie came out the day before so she wanted to watch it on the big screen at moms. So we invited a few friends and had popcorn. We had meat and cheese and crackers for a snack and also starburst and skittles.

We opened a few presents and Raegan got a DS. I don't know who was more excited her or livy.

We Sang happy birthday and had a tower of cupcakes. MMMMMMMMMMM.

She blew out 7 candles!

This one she decorated herself.

Happy birthday Raegan!

Hollie Left Me!

2009-08-12T21:17:00.000-07:00

Well It has been a busy week and usually I rely on Hollie ! We help each other you know. Well she moved last Wednesday and I've been a little lonely without them. When we get school clothes we would go show them what we got and they would show us what they got. At registration they asked me if she would be there for PTO and I had to say no. They will miss her. It is hard to find such a volunteer as good as Hollie. She really puts thought and effort into all she puts her name on. Livy can hardly stand not to invite Lauren over every day (even thou she can't come everyday she still invites her) . And Raegan wants to have a birthday party and who will come if Savanna can't? When we went to grandma's it was boring cause none of the Arfmann kids were there. So I just wanted to write a little tribute to them and tell them it's not the same without them. I will probably still call her for chants and poems and I will try to get the camera going so we can see them on skype. We miss ya!!!!!!!!!!!!

Haylie's "Extreme" Softball !!

2009-08-04T23:06:00.001-07:00

E-X-T-R-E-M-E thats the way we spell extreme oh yeah extreme!

This is a cheer the girls would do at every game. We had the fun summer watching Haylie play ball. I had to admit I was a little sad to see it come to an end. What will we do on Tuesday and Thursday evenings now!

Haylie had a great season. She is a very consistent hitter with I think only 2 strike- outs the whole season. She is a good infielder and outfielder as well. Nicole Anderson was on her team this year and I liked that because we liked to sit by and cheer with Marci and Troy. The kids like to go watch the games to or play on the
toys at the park.

Nice Cleats!

Haylie goofing off before the game in her mirror

2nd place in the Rigby Tournament! Great Job !

Getting ready to bat!

The Pink Panthers!!

2009-07-21T23:29:00.000-07:00

Well most of June before and after camp was spent with Olivia trying out softball for the first time in the Iona city league.

She was placed on a team that was not athletically inclined and the coach knew nothing about softball. Sherri Hatch was the coach and she owns Mrs. Powells and she asked me to be the assistant coach.
We didn't win many games in regular season but we were improving a lot each game.

Olivia was a very good 3rd baseman. She could get the balls and throw them home. Our pitcher Sydnee worked really hard and got very accurate by the tournament.

When tournament time came we lost the first game and then came all the way through the loser bracket to play for the championship. It was very exciting because we were tied for 3 innings straight. We had to play 2 extra innings and the

other team finally beat us by one run. It was rewarding to see how much all the girls improved and they were definitely the best cheerleaders in the dugout. Way to go Livy and the Pink Panthers!

Born To Be Bold Girls Camp

2009-07-21T18:39:00.000-07:00

Girls camp was so much fun this year. I was the camp director so I was a little worried about how it would all turn out. Because of Dad's motorbike accident I felt like I was putting alot of things together t the last minute. But it turned out super and we all had a great time. I loved how all the girls got along so well and we had good food so that was important.

We are all so nice and clean this first picture the day we left. These 3 new YW so excited for their first year at camp.
We painted shirts and it was fun to see how creative everyone was. The theme was born to be bold and our gem was a pearl so we called ourselves the "Pearl Gems" and we made up alot of cute chants and songs.

This is our flag that We made out of cute fabric and vinyl letters. We also put pearl beads on safety pins and gave them to other wards with some pearls of wisdom. Thew were pinned to our flag until we gave them away. Our color was white wich I thought was lame so we made our flag pink with white letters because we were being bold.

We had 16 Girls there the whole week and I think they are all awesome and unique. We went to Darby girls camp which I think is the best place to go to camp. The spirit is definately with us up there. It is truely a place where testimonys can grow and be strengthened. I appreciate the opportunity to serve as the camp director and even though it is hectic getting gone and making arrangements for my family I know i have been blessed for going.

This is everyone Brianne, Haylie, Morgan, Cielle, Megan, Brielle, Keilei, MacKenzie, Brittany, Rochelle, Bryce, Kalli, Amee, Chelsey, and McKayla and Calli who was sleeping during this photo. Thanks for the good time girls!!

Memorial Day

2009-06-03T11:06:00.000-07:00

Well our family has a tradition on Memorial day. We all go to the Milo cemetary at 10am to see the gaurd honor the Vets and shoot the guns. They also play taps on the trumpet. The kids really like the gun part and then picking up the shells afterward.
On this day we were all there but Hollie's family, they went to Salmon for a reunion. We like to see the graves decorated and teach our kids to honor their grandparents and those who have passed on before us. Then we go to mom and dads for a breakfast. we all help do the cooking and clean up. we used to go out to breakfast but you can see there is way to many of us now to do that. Our Family can fill up a whole restaurant. This is my parents and my brother and sisters all but Hollie. We always have fun when Jennifer and Allison can come for a visit. This time Braxton brough Rock band and that was a fun time for all who played.

This is my family I don't know what chase is looking at but I decided we need more pics with just our own fam. Even though Ty doesn't like to get them.

These are the kids by Grandpa and Grandma cooks Grave.

This is all the kids who were there. But Jacob and Braxton and Haylie and Emily don't consider themselves kids anymore.

We always have such a fun day and Me and my family really enjoy just hanging out. Thanks to my extended famly for making it fun.

We have a "Champ" in our midst

2009-05-10T23:01:00.000-07:00

Well as most of you know we went to Bosie last weekend for the Kids State Wrestling Tournament. Chase has been doing really good in his wrestling matches this year so we thought he would do pretty good. And he did Awesome!! He Won all his matches on both days of the tournament to be named the champ in the State of Idaho in the Novice 85 pound bracket. He had alot of good matches but this last one was definately the most intense.
This is Chase signing his the winning bout sheet.

This is them just getting started. Chase had wrestled and beat this kid before at a Kuna tournament so he was ready for him. He beat Chase in the first round 7-3. Then in the second round Chase pinned him to win the match!

This is some intense coaching from the sidelines.
Ty has really enjoyed being the coach at the Bonneville wrestling club. Chase doesn't even want to wrestle if Ty can't come and sit in his corner. What a great Dad for making the time so they could do it together. I don't know who was prouder whe he won Chase or Ty!

Workless Week

2009-04-23T14:43:00.000-07:00

Well I usually don't say this about myself but I have been off work from the Dentist office this week and i have felt totally worthless. I don't know why but it seems like being out of my regular routine is really not that good for me. I was thinking last friday of all the stuff I could get done with my 2 days off and guess how much I got done "NOTHING". Nothing really that I needed to get done. Iguess I will call it me time and feel better that I had a little vacation. I did do a little dusting today. Things get very dusty around here.
Monday I went to Lunch with my friend Angela we haven't seen each other in a long time so that was really fun. Then on Tues Korryn, Danielle and I went to lunch at sizzler. It was nice. They picked me up and everything. We went to Albertsons and got some good deals and then to walmart. Wednesday I stayed home to clean and today I haven't did much of anything. However when the kids get home from school it is a different story. I will need to pick up Olivia from after school games and Haylie from a cheerleading meeting. Then Chase has his first baseball game tonight so I will go to that. I wish the wind would quit blowing berfore 6:00 pm.
I hope some of you other working girls can relate then I won't feel so bad about what I do the next time Dr. Baldwin goes on a cruise.

Olivia's Baptism

2009-04-10T11:23:00.000-07:00

Well it is hard to believe that olivia turned 8 and she got baptized in January. She was very excited and only had to get dunked once. A lot of our family attended and she was all smiles getting ready to go. Afterward we had a luncheon which was Taco Salad and everything turned out really nice.

Olivia was the last of these 4 to get baptized this year. The four that were born in 2000 are very special to our family. Lauren, Mckell, Matt, and Olivia are very good friends and they like to get together often to play. They all looked so nice all dressed up for the occasion. They have set a good example for the younger grand kids and are all good helpers at this age.

This picture of our family is not the best but i can't believe how time flies. It seems like Haylie was 8 just barely and now look at her. She has grown up fast but is still a good girl and I Appreciate all she does to help out.

Chase also is growing up fast. He definitely adds some excitement around here. I still think he is a kid but he will be in Junior High this next school year. What a cutie.

And Olivia and Raegan are full of it but they are good friends and they are fun and we love them.

This is all the kids singing a song at the baptism. Hollie was the leader and Marci played the piano.

It was a very nice time.

Spring Please Come

2009-03-27T11:47:00.000-07:00

Well today is the first day of spring break and the kids are home from school. They are excided to only have 1 more quarter of school left and all four of them had good grades and their teachers had nice things to say about them at parent teacher conference. It was a little rewarding for me to know that all that homework pays off in the end and I always love to hear about my good kids. That they are nice and friendly and good natured and happy and all that.

We are still going to have a busy weekend. Chase and Ty headed out for a wrestling tournament at Kuna. So I have to admit that I was jealous because I wanted to go to that but the 3 girls have a dance competition at Sugar City on Saturday so I will be going to that. They are excited to preform and show their dance so I didn't dare say that I was going to wrestling or I would never hear the end of how unfair it was that I went. I think we will still have a fun girls weekend. We can go to a chick flick or something maybe. Or maybr we will do makeovers or go to hollie's and have her paint our toenails.

Jen and Derek and Allison and Thomas are coming to town for Nat to bless the baby anyway so it is always fun when all the family is around. The part I love about a vacations is getting to see the fam. Since we have moved I hardly go to my moms I guess i am not driving by as much so I have to call her to see what is going on.

Last weekend I went to Mary Kay Carreer Conference and it was so fun. Me and my MK sisters took a road trip to SLC and went to some very inspiring classes. It alway makes me wish I was already driving that free car instead of just working toward it. I love the whole positiveness that MK represents. I came home with a more positive outlook and renewed belief in my little at home business. I still love it afer 6 years.

Anyway I will try to better about updating my blog I hope the snow melts and spring does come soon. I am looking forward to more sunshine and warmer weather. Winter is over for me and I want it to look over.

2008-12-29T09:53:00.001-08:00

2008-12-29T08:54:00.000-08:00

Well we made it back from the trip. The kids survived without us and we had some very good experiences there. The whole trip was basically the places where Jesus ministered and lived. It makes everything seem very real to have been there. here are some pics of my favorite spots This is at the Sermon on the mount. They take a rock where Jesus sat and then build a big shrine around it. Beautiful building though.

This is where the Jordan River springs is. It is a beautiful pace and just above it is wre they say the trasfiguration occured.

Ty is looking so inspired at Capernaum. This was the town of Jesus. I don't know how they carved these big Synagogues. They were awesome.

This is all of us that went on the sea of Galilee. We had the funnest time altogether.

This is Ty and me floating on a boat on the sea of Galilee. I really liked it here. It was a great view of Tiberias amd Jordan. we ate fish with the head still on when we got to the pier.

We had a layover in New your so we ran down town to Time square and got a hot dog from a street vendor. We rode the subway. It was reaklly fun. We met some interesting people. Sometimes it was a little scary. Just a quick pit stop on our big vacation.

This is a few of us at cesarea. King Harod built this place on the coast of the Medataranian sea. It was beautiful there along the coast and very warm for Nov.

This was the first place we stayed . we went down to the ocean and it was pretty warm water. we went in the dark so the pics didn't turn out so good right down there but it was still really neat. The Lobby and exterior of the hotels were really nice and the rooms were like staying in a dive. When you walk in you thinks oh this is so nice and then you get to your room and say no way this place is a a dive.

What can I say about the trip, The plane ride was very bad but not quite as bad on the way home. We are very thankful to mom and dad for giving us the opportunity to go. Our testimonys wre strengthened by seeing places where Jesus actually walked and taught. Sometimes the spirit bore witness that that was really the spot and it is funny that we had different experiences in the same places. Like Ty said he really liked it at the rock where Jesus and the disiples ate. And I didn't really have anything that moving happen to me there but other places like the Mount of Olives. One of my favorite days we spent there was when we were on the sea of gallilee except the fish head and the cats I thought that day was fun. Also I really liked it at the Garden Tomb and I enjoyed the guide at that place. Also seeing the silent witnesses was special. I felt the spirit several times on those last few days. Something I hope to never forget is how I felt . I hope to be able to forget most of the food. Except the place where we went to pizza on the last night. It was pretty good. Being with the family all the time I thought was really great. I thought it was fun just touring around and enjoying each others company. An I reallly like it when Ty has a little spirit in his heart. All in all we joked about Awesome israel but that is just how I feel about it now that it was awesome and I hope I won't forget what we did there. And if I do I hope I have journaled well enought to refer back. Thanks again mom and dad for taking us. I hope we can go on another trip soon. Love Kristie and Ty

Big Trip Coming Up

2008-11-12T20:56:00.000-08:00

Well the Israel trip is fast approaching. I have to say that it has been really hard getting excited about it. I knew we would be finishing up the house the same time as the trip. I want to go but I also want to stay home and move. I have alot of getting ready to do now. I need to pack and get groceries for the kids, make sure I have a complete schedule mapped out and get the house clean and laundry done. I finally asked Kera if I could borrow her luggage but I need to get it here now so I can put something in it. I must work better under pressure, thats why I wait until the last minute. I will try to post some house pic. maybe tomorrow.

Haloween night

2008-11-01T20:58:00.000-07:00

Well we had a fun Haloween night. We carved a pumpkin which I think looks pretty good considering we hadn't carved one in a few years. Then we went to the trunk or treat down at the church. The kids all got plenty of candy and they had doughnuts and hot chocolate. (yummy) Then we went to Tina's house for a costume party. We had great food and alot of fun. Then we came home and watched Kit-Kindredge. I thought it was a ppretty good show. Olivia and Raegan liked it to. Chase went to his friend Bradly's house for a little party and Haylie was so bored hanging out with us. Imagine that. All in all a pretty good night.
P.S. Chase won the wresstling match today he pinned all 5 kids he wrestled today. Good Job chase!

Just getting started

2008-10-20T16:16:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone who will read my blog. I am not really sure that blogging will be for me but All my kids wanted me to put their picture somewhere that you could see them doing fun things. They like to look at other blogs like my sisters that show their kids. I hope this will make them feel important. I don't know how much time I will have but I'll try it for a while and see how it goes. I hope I can figure it out.