"Rick's at the Top of the Hill!"

Happy 40th Birthday Rick! You may not have as much time to play and you definitely have less hair and more body mass, but look what you have accomplished! I am so proud of you!! You are my 'Lovebug' for life!

Happy Birthday, Kendal!

I cannot believe my girl is 15...where has the time gone?! Kendal, I want you to know how much joy you bring to our family! Look how you have grown...have a wonderful day! May all your wishes come true!!

Road trip to O.C.

Carsyn and I hitched a ride with Kristen down to visit the Family in not so sunny southern california! We had a great time spending time with everyone.

Christmas 2008

Kendal's Holiday Tapestry

Galena Street East once again put on a fantastic performance...Sheldon, our host while in China, made a special trip to see them perform...he flew in for the night and after the show we had a wonderful reception at my parent's home. It is neat to see Kendal's progress in her performing abilities! We are very proud of your dedication Kendal!

Happy Halloween

We went to this fabulous halloween party that is second to none! Sandi puts on an elaborate scavenger hunt which our family won this year...it took us 2 1/2 hours to complete the hunt! Our award was the Wilton Witch Trophy.

Princess #27

Our tough football player is not afraid to show his feminine side... he has decided to be a princess for Halloween! One day he is scoring a touchdown, the next he is wearing a dress...boy does he have guts! He even created a chest using lemons! He is a crazy kid...he gets that from his dad! Gotta love him!

Smells like a Stockyard

We had a few visitors in our front yard the other day...even in the country, it is a sight to see!

...and he SCORES!

Chris scored his 1st touchdown for the year...ever, actually! He is an animal on the football field. He ran for a 27 yard gain carrying 3 guys with him for the last 6 yards! Papa will be pleased that he has mastered the "straight arm" skill, he got passed 4 guys that way...he is hard to take down! He flat-backed a kid who was 2 ft. taller than he...we have no idea where his strength came from. Even Cole is amazed by his little bros ability on the field!

Fashion Gal

Kendal & a few of her friends modeled in a Beautifully Modest Fashion show over the weekend. It was fun to see her work the runway!

Poor Cole

Cole fractured his clavicle in 2 places wednesday night during football practice. He had a great run with the ball until he got tackled by 2 heavy hitters on the team (Steven being a close friend). As they went down, one of the guys (not Steven) caught his face mask and jerked his head to the right which left his left shoulder and neck to take the brunt of the fall. He was tough, but couldn't shake off the pain...his collarbone had a bump on it and began to swell within minutes.Thanks to my dad, we were in & out of the emergency room in an hour...it is all in who you know!
First 3 things he asked:
1. How will I write? He's a lefty
2. How will I shower?
3. How will I pass (the sacrament)?

Technical Difficulties!

Sorry about the plain blog but when I tried to update my template, I realized there is a glitch in the system and I have to do it by hand...yikes! Bear with me!!!