SC Update!

I have not pics to post today, but I wanted to give an update on SC.

Bowen - This boy is growing up so fast! He is into everything and quick as lightening about it! He still loves to eat, but has decided to start to get picky! Can you believe he doesn't like sandwiches! What am I going to do? He loves cheese and green beans...which he calls "beans beans"! Right now he is sitting on the floor with the guitar from guitar hero in his lap and jamming out with Elmo and Kids Favorite songs DVD. He is really likes playing with balls...I love to play football with him and am trying to teach him to play QB! He just runs under my legs and grabs the ball and laughs! He is so cute.

Clair - Yesterday Clair picked to get a Hannah Montana wig from Wally World! I told her she had to share with her sister and she agreed. She looks so funny in it. Clair is still my little chef! She loves to cook! The other day we cooked play dough and she choose to make it purple. It turned out really well and we've all enjoyed playing with it...even though the salt melt melts the paint off the walls! Clair just started up with gymnastics again. She attends at a place called "Little Gym" and even has a little friend in her class! Her little mouth runs the whole class and her little eyes sparkle like gems! She LOVES it!

Kate - This kid is reading a fury! She helps read the Book of Mormon each night during family scripture study! It is so amazing to me! She is also a great writer. However, some night she just doesn't want to do her homework...like last night. She took an hour and a half to do one little writing assignment. Kate starts soccer in a few weeks...guess what color her cleats are? PINK! I can't even believe they make pink cleats...Stephen was horrified and is sure they will clash with her team colors...what doesn't go with pink? She is working on reading 100 books for a reading club at school. We are on 50...so half way there!

Stephen - He's working like a mad man! If he isn't on the road, he is working 10 - 12 hour work days! We are just so happy he is employed and is such a good provider! His boss will be in town on Wednesday and is taking us both out to dinner...my choice...to thank Stephen for ALL his hard work! His boss is so nice and very appreciative! It is a nice change!

Rosalind - I am just trying to keep everything organized...birthday parties, business trips, doctors appointments, car pool, library books, church assignments, homework, and mother stuff! March is already booked full of stuff! Aughh!

I will post some pictures in a few days. I sure miss you all and wish we were closer.

Ode to Papa

Notice that in most of these pictures Papa is with grandchildren or doing something for grandchildren. He sure loves his grandkids and they sure love him. He's a great dad and a great papa. Dad, I appreciate all your hard work for our family and for me particularly. Hanging pictures, putting together furniture, making furniture, mowing my lawn...and many more things you've done for me are appreciated. Thanks for all you do! We love you.

This John Wayne Statue is just because dad likes John Wayne too much! :)

Happy Birthday Papa!

Its Papa's big day today! We just wanted to wish him a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

More Wii

Wii Boxing

A few weeks ago we were over at Joel and Brit's house. Brit's sister and brother in law got a Wii for Christmas. We had a blast playing it. Dad couldn't wait to get mom in the boxing ring. It was hilarious to watch. Thought you all would enjoy it too.

Hooray for Other People Posting

Thanks Ros for posting. These were great. I enjoy posting, but I LOVE seeing posts of the kids. I was forgetting what they looked like! :) I'm glad you are having fun in South Carolina.

President's Day Weekend

We had a great long weekend for Pres. Day. We went to the mountains in North Carolina with our friends and neighbors, the Messerklingers...or as Clair calls them, "our German friends". It was kind of a glummy weekend weather wise. But we enjoyed a few refreshing hikes...some nice drives...great lookouts (even if it was foggy and cloudy)...the best food three times a day...fun board games...some spirited foosball games...late nights...and lots of laughs!

Kate, Clair, & Katharina at a senic overlook.

The whole group after a hike.

Here we are in front of the cabin...called Bear-e Nice.

The girls again...on a hike at Linville Falls.

This is one of the veiwing spots for the falls...to the left (out of the photo) was the falls...to the right and way down was the gorge that the water ran through before another set of falls. It was so beautiful. Pictures just don't do it justice.

100 Day Celebration

We worked long and hard on this project. For those of you who haven't had the joy of experiencing the 100th day of school, a typical project is to collect 100 items. Kate wanted to have the best project in her class.

Thanks to Aunt Emily for helping out with the idea.

We collected 100 fingerprints from family members. (Em's idea) We arranged them in a rainbow. (Kate's idea) I must say after seeing all the other projects Kate's was the best.

Good job Kate!

Awards Day

Kate recieved several awards for her particpation in the annual Refelctions contest. She competed in three areas...literature, art, and photography with all the kids in her school K - 2nd grade. She got 3rd place for one of her stories and honorable mention for another story. She also got honorable mention for a drawing and a photo she took.

What do you do when in snows in South Carolina?

Snow angels..of course...this was the first thing my girls did.

Eat snow...Bowen kept plunging his whole face and taking big bites...

just watch out for yellow snow!

Build a snowman...well, this isn't too easy to do in SC...we really don't get enough snow.

But we still tried!

We were advised to stay off the roads...

but that didn't stop Bowen from riding on his favorite bike!

What is a snow day with out snowball fights! Kate loved this part!

South Carolina snow!

Mother Nature sent us a little fun in January. We got some snow...and school was cancelled. Too bad our Daddy was out of town and couldn't enjoy it with us. It was SO cold...but the kids just had to get out and play in the snow...followed by some nice marshmellowie hot chcolate...I enjoy snow...for the one day a year we get it in SC!

Our little Jumping Beans

I guess this is the only time I used my camara while we were together after Christmas. Here are these darling little cousin girls jumping there little hearts out! Thanks Papa for the fun times at the jumpy place!

I've got some catchin' up to do...

I know I've been so slack about posting. So, I am going to repent and try to catch up...starting with CHRISTMAS...has it been that long? Gosh, I am bad...I'll just post a few of my favs!

Our annual visit from Santa...he brought Toblurone...he must have come into some money...all I ever got from a visit with Santa was a candy cane! By the way...Bowen is saying "Cheese!".

Bowen in his new bike trailer! Also the where I found a bunch of candy wrappers he "stole" from the stockings and ate! Little sneaky boy!

Clair on her beloved bike "Seastar". She rides like a pro! She's my little speed racer!

Here is Kate on "Super-Star". She is very cautius! Let's hope she drives the same way in about 10 years! :)

Here are my two studious girls playing on their "laptops".

Flyin' with Celebs

My flight from Honolulu to LA was pretty uneventful. But from LA to SA I shared a place with America Ferrera, aka. Ugly Betty. She walked by in LAX, but I didn't really believe it was her. She was alot smaller (height wise) than I expected and she had absolutly NO make-up on. She was however much prettier than her Ugly Betty character.

Hawaii Pictures

On Tuesday, after a long day of work. I got back to my hotel just in time to catch the sunset on the beach just outside my hotel. Although I didn't have time to soak in the sun...I did spend a couple of minutes soaking my feet in the waves as I watched this beautiful sunset. I seriously am ready to move there. It was like a little slice of heaven!




Here are some pictures from around my hotel. My hotel was so beautiful. It was right on the beach. There were places for flamingoes, penguins, and all sorts of parrots. It was really a cool place for families. It was called the Hilton Hawaiian Village and I recommend staying there, if you are ever in Honolulu.

Hawaii Hotel Pictures

These are some pictures from my hotel room. You can see my beautiful view.

More of Kauai

I flew to Kauai on Tuesday the 12th of February. It is such a beautiful island. I would have loved to spend all my time there. One of these days I will go just for fun to Hawaii. We did get to eat lunch on the beach. The two beach pictures I took from our table. It was such a bright, sunny day. Had I only had a swimsuit under my suit...I would have stripped down and ran into that beautiful water. I seriously could move there. Brooke you were so lucky to live there for awhile. I told my co-worker that when I was rich I was going to move to Hawaii and live on the beach.