Memorial Day

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

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

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

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

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.

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