Zions Spring 2009

We went to Zions again. It is so nice down there that it makes it hard to come home. Even with the wind and bit of rain we got it was still so green and pretty that we wanted to stay for a week. But we missed the girls so we hurried home anyway.

Middle Emerald Pool

Upper Emerald Pool


Back at the campsite.

Me next to a really green rock that does not look very green in this picture.


The view from our campsite.




Middle Emerald Pool


Hiking trail from the pools.

He Loves Me!!!!!

I came home today to find these on my counter.

!!!!!!!!!XOXOXO!!!!!!!!!

Katie's first 7 years!

This is a very long slide show. It lasts about 13 minutes. I put it on here so that my Mom could see it. Remember it is of pictures over the last 7 years. I made it for Katie's Birth Grandparents for Easter. I sent them a CD of it. Anyway, hope you enjoy!

Smarty Pants!

It's the end of the third quarter and Alexys finally got beyond the 3.9 mark. She has been trying for a 4.0 so she could get a lap top. We are so proud of her. She always tries her hardest and we couldn't ask for more than that. She is a good person and deserves it. Way to go Alexys!

The Play Mulan!

Alexys had the chance to be in the play Mulan. She played Mulan's Mother

This picture is of her and the girl that played Mulan and Mulan's Grandmother.

This scene is when Mulan is getting ready to meet the match maker and she is late.

This is the first big scene with everyone on stage.

Alexys is in the middle right of the pic, you can only see a slice of her face.

This is the final scene. The big ending song and dance!

Alexys and Suzie at the end of the play when Mulan returns home.

A few of Alexys' friends after the play was over showing off there best stuff!

They do have fun together!

Jump into Spring!

As soon as the snow is gone

Alexys is ready for the trampoline.

It's not completely gone but it is getting closer every minute!

Alexys and her friend Alyssa setting everything up.

Freezing cold hands!!

Always the comedian!

Katie has a bad cold so she has to look out

from the dining room window at all the action.

She can't wait till it warms up more today!

Birthdays!!

Alexys turned 14 on Friday!

It's is crazy to think how fast it all goes,

but I do hope I always to remember the little moments

that make it so much fun!

Alexys got a blender for her birthday.Ha ha! She was excited about it but we also decided to take for a day of shopping on Sat. and let her pick out her own clothes.

I think she had a good time.

(No, we did not buy the hats, it was tempting though!)

Alexys & Kaeli have been friends since they were 4 and they always have so much fun together.

This is what they do!

Always the Divas

This is from way back in January on Katie's Birthday at Cold Stone

The Tetons on a beautiful winters eve!!!

I Love Old Barns!

These are some old barns I found around Fremont county. I just love to think of all the years they have seen.

Our Afternoon Together!

We had such a good time up at Harriman State park on Wed. We knew it would be the last beautiful day before the clouds moved in so I asked Craig to take me cross country skiing. We have not had a chance to go up there this year and I'm so glad we did it. The weather was warm and the swans and ducks were everywhere. I am a little sore but not as bad as I thought I would be. What a beautiful world we live in!

Kaite's Birthday!

Katie turned 7 today! She got dressed up with her birthday crown and is having a great day! She was excited about her birthday breakfast that her sister Alexys prepared for her. A pancake shaped like a bunny w/ chocolate chips and whip cream on top. After that she opened her big gift. Her roller coaster! She loves it. She had to take her balloons for a ride! So much fun!!!!!Happy Birthday Katie!

Happy New Year!

I hope you all had a great New Year Celebration. We had some of our friends over. We didn't do much more than just eat good food and talk. We did play a few games. We had some fireworks that we set off at midnight. I think it was a good evening. We spent a few nights at our friends cabin in Squirrel up past Ashton. We had fun even though the weather was nasty. The wind blew so hard that you could see the wall move. We spent most of our time inside playing the Wii or other games. We stayed busy the entire time. Craig did make a sled trail to go on. He took the tube down again the day we left and it popped on the ice. All that wind caused a layer of ice to form on top of the snow. We then went up to spend Saturday in Island Park. We went sledding and Snow machining. I took a bit of a spill on my machine but walked away fairly intact. My helmet flew off and the machine was about thirty feet away but no broken bones. My nephew Cameron said he saw me in the superman position when he first turned and looked back at me. Pretty fun stuff! Overall we had a good time this New Years. We send our love!

Have a safe and Happy New Year!!!!

Our Christmas was great! We love when we get to spend time with each other and it seems with work and what not there just isn't enough time to go around these days.

Katie is finally as tall as the light switches! She is growing just not very fast. That is fine with me. Less clothing to replace each year. She had a great Christmas. Alexys let her sleep in her room on Christmas Eve. Katie loves it when she gets to have a sleep over with her sister. She got a giant monkey and she loves it.

Alexys got a DS for Christmas and is pretty excited about it. She never asks for anything for Christmas but I constantly ?? her on what she wants and after I purchased the DS I ?? her and she basically said she wasn't interested. SO I was very nervous. She wasn't thrilled when she opened it but after she played it she was very happy with it. She doesn't leave it alone very often.

Craig got a treadmill. The best part of the gift was the price. FREE! Thank you Auntie Cheryl. I love you!!!! He is in training Heaven. Craig is training for next years Triathlons and marathons or 5K's or whatever. He is very good at keeping up with his goals of fitness. If only I could get that motivation.

Craig spoiled me this year and of course I took it all back. I have never done that before so he wasn't upset about it. Overall the Holiday was great.

We spent Christmas Eve at my Mom & Dad's house. We love to do that. Mom always goes all out for the holidays. She gave us a certificate to get our family photos done professionally. I love it because as much as I want to look good in a picture I can't afford it. SO Thank You Mom & Dad!!!! My brother Greg and his two older boys brought their guitars and amps and played and sang some songs for us. They are very good. Greg plays the bass guitar, Nathan plays lead guitar (?) and Cameron was on the piano. They never fail to amaze me with their talent.

Overall we had a great Christmas. We hope you all did to. We love you guys!!

We hope you all are doing well. We send our love through our prayers everyday.

Our Christmas Card

How Time Flies??

Well it has been a long time since I updated my Blog so I am going to do a quick update.

We went to Yellowstone again and listened to the elk bugle. That is always a fun trip for us. Katie decided she enjoys looking through the binoculars. They are usually backwards but she still manages to be super excited about what she sees in them.

Alexys is forever being a great help with Katie. She is always right there to help out no matter what. Alexys is growing up faster than I can handle and I must say I go in to shock at least 3 times a week when I turn around and see her standing there looking me straight in the eye.

That's life I guess.

I am now substitute teaching. I have only been a few times. 3 times I was in the same class I was in before but 2 other times was for regular high school classes. I must say sometimes you wonder what teenagers are thinking. Anyhow! I think it will be a good thing if I can get more jobs.

Katie lost her first tooth a few weeks ago. I don't think she understood what was going on at all. She kept trying to put it back in. She is thrilled to be able to eat corn on the cob again.

I better get to bed. It is 1:00 in the morning and I need to teach a Sunday School class in the morning. Thank Heavens we switch the clocks tonight!!! Good Night Everyone!!

Harvest Break!!

Well we start spud break this Friday! I am officially done working at the High School. I am going to be working as a substitute teacher for a while til something else in the district comes up. For now I am just going to enjoy being able to get something around my house done. Maybe? We spent last weekend up at our friends cabin. We had a nice time. They are trying to sell the cabin but till it does we get the privilege of staying at it from time to time. It's a beautiful place. Thanks Jed & Amanda!! Alexys just got her mid-term grade and she has all A's. She always tries her hardest and that is all we ask. Katie is still working on her potty training and gets a tiny bit closer every day. Keep your fingers crossed for us. anyway that is about it for our life this week. I'll write again soon! Debi

Work!?

Hey guys!
I started working at the High School Two weeks ago. I am an aid for a girl. It is proving to be a real test for me when I have to handle her all day and then come home to Katie and still find patience to get through the evening. I guess we'll see how strong I really am. My biggest challenge is one of my coworkers. She wants to be my boss and give me her ideas on what is right and to tell me I am wrong. Any advice out there on how to handle someone like that?? Your opinion would be welcome! Anyway I think this is a good job and I hope I can handle it. I hope as time goes by it will get easier to manage. I do miss my alone time!!
Katie is doing great with her new teacher. She is always smiling and happy. Well not always, but when she does it makes you forget when she was bad. That's why God made her cute!
Alexys is doing great in school. She always seems to get good grades. We hope she will be able to keep them up all the way through High School. She is my sanity. I love her dearly.

Craig is still the hardest working guy I know. He finally shaved off that stupid mustache!! Thank heavens!! He is way too nice looking to have a curly mustache.

I'll stop rambling now and let you get back to your day. But Thanks for dropping in to see how we are! I love you all. And I want to send out a big Good Choice!! to Reagan on her decision to be baptized. We love you Reagan!!!!
And to everyone else you are always in our prayers, we love you too! Bye!!!!