HAPPY HALLOWEEEEEN...

Brooke 5th grade - Batwoman

Kelsie 8th grade - Hippie
Kylie, Junior - Batwoman

Kelsie and some of her friends with the witch's brew we made for her class. This is probably like the 5th year in a row I have done this for their classes. It's always a big hit!

Brooke and one of her friends with witch's brew for her class. We hope it doesn't rain tonight. It's been raining off and on today and everyone is planning on going to the Haunted House and then Trick or Treating with their friends. We will have no kids tonight to even go to our ward Trunk or Treat. Oh well, a night out for us.

Exciting News!!!

My parents were just called to be Assistant to the President and Assistant to the Matron of the San Diego LDS Temple. (which is a counselor in the presidency, but they call them assistants)

They are very excited. This is their mission for the next 3 years. They wanted to go on a mission, but weren't sure what they were going to do and when. Guess they know now. They have been working in the temple for a few years and have been shift supervisors. A new President has been called and has asked for them to be assistants. My Dad will also be set apart as a Temple Sealer by one of the 12 Apostles which is very exciting.

I love this picture of them. Thanks for being such a great example to all of us Mom and Dad! We love you!!

stay tuned....

I have some VERY exciting news!!! I can't tell yet though so stay tuned....

They're comin' down....

It's really sad when I got all excited yesterday to be able to fill up for $2.99.

That's the lowest I've seen in a loooonnngg time!

Fall Break '08

It's Fall Break this week. The girls are out of school all week. They have already started filling up the days with things to do and places to go. They think they always have to be doing something and going somewhere.

Kylie did an awesome job on her talk yesterday at Stake Conf. Everyone told her what a good job she did. She had to sit on the stand right next to our visiting General Authority, Elder Hamula. He was an awesome speaker! At all of the sessions, he got up there with no notes and talked for an hour each time. Nate's Aunt and Uncle said they were proud to be related to Kylie and then Nate's cousin, Lynne, called and left a message on Kylie's cell phone telling her what an awesome job she did and how proud she was of her and that she should talk more often. I could tell she was nervous up there, but everyone else said she didn't even seem nervous. Great job Kylie!

Check it out...

Check out my new widget on the side... Play it and listen. Awesome! Feel free take it for your own.

You'll have to pause my playlist first though.

WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS.... :)

GO CHARTER!!

Kelsie and Brooke play their Championship basketball game tonight at the High School. They already won their league and went undefeated, but now they are having championship playoffs. We have already beat this team twice, but I am sure they will be after us tonight. The other night at the church, after yelling at Kelsie to get off her friends skateboard and stay off it till after the game tonight, she goes into the gym and plays basketball with the boys and what does she do? We thought she broke her finger, but her Doctor looked at it at school this morning when he dropped his daughter off and he thinks it is just a bad sprain. So she gets to play through the pain!!

GO CHARTER!!

update...

I know, I know, it's about time I update. I am getting bugged that I need to update. Sorry! Normal life still happens. One of the things keeping me busy is this...

Kelsie and Brooke also have their first tournament basketball game this afternoon. They had an undefeated season, so "should " win the tournament also. Brooke was so excited to make her first basket in a game at the last game. Remember she's only a 5th grader playing against 8th graders. GOOD LUCK KELSIE AND BROOKE!

***edited*** They won their game and now get to play for the championship at the high school on friday night. Yeah!! Against a team they have already beat twice. They should take it all!!

Our new wildlife

Well, not so new, we do see them, but 4? There were 4 of them chasing this cat.
They were after a poor white cat up in the tree. We don't even own a cat! If you click on this last pic, I think you can see it, just to the right of the tree trunk.
The girls are going to be bummed they were already in bed! I heard the raccoons or the cat. I don't know which. I wonder what they would have done to it. Raccoons make a weird purring noise though. I stood out there for awhile just watching them, till I was freezing! (They eventually went up higher and I coaxed the cat down and it got down safely and ran off for all of you cat lovers. I am not one of them. :)

Who are you?

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You are thoughtful and care very deeply for your family. A loving home is of great importance to you and you always try to make people feel welcome. Although you have a great capacity to love, you also have a great capacity to hurt, so at times you can be sensitive. You're firm when you need to be, but people trust your judgment and appreciate the kind way you always handle things.

It's raining, it's pouring!!

Never thought I'd be so excited for it to rain! It's been a long summer and we never get ANY rain ALL summer!! YEAH! Of course it's raining and then heading onto UT. It's conference weekend. Doesn't it always rain or snow on conference weekend? Brooke came home and put her pj's and her slippers on. She thinks it's winter I guess. We were prepared though. We put the top on the Jeep last night and covered up the boat. Kylie said lots of people still had their tops off of their Jeeps at school. Sucks for them!

Kelsie's backpacking trip

I took these pics off of Kelsie's teachers site. Looks like they had fun on their backpacking trip.

Look at this awesome view they had.

Wow, Kels, nice picture! She told me that they had to do a skit and they were meatballs. She is a meatball! :) (She is the one on the right)
Kelsie and Brooke won another basketball game yesterday and Kelsie scored 14 points. She had 4 SWEEEET layups too! Good job girls!