Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Keeping You Posted...
Yes, we're finally here in Chandler, AZ. We've been here since Saturday, but feels like we just got here yesterday. So much to do and so little time. Especially when the kids are barking at you all day to take them swimming. Don't get me wrong, I love having a pool (i fell i'd die w/out it in this heat), but it's hard to get things done. Then, we're always exhausted after being outside and swimming. Oh well, we'll get the hang of it. Pictures are on the way. Want to give a shout out to all the Family that helped us out Saturday and this week as well. We love you and don't know how we've managed without you for the last 6 yrs. We glad to be back home!
Sunday, June 17, 2007
Happy Father's Day!
Daddy,
Hope you have a Wonderful Father's Day! We love you so much and are so grateful for you!
Daddy was away most of the week! He was in Boston for an Ebay Convention. He had lots of fun and went to Fenway "Pawk". But, we missed him. He came home Saturday with toys and trinkets for the kids...just in time for Father's Day. The kids had some gifts for him as well. Reagan made him a bookmark at school and Briggs made him a clay tie tack at Cub Scouts. He loved them. They also each made him a M&M bow tie at church. Mommy made Gulash and Daddy taught her how to make Spetzla noodles to go with it, yum.
The poem reads...
Happy Father's Day
To my special DAD
You play with me
and you make me glad
Here is a bow tie
and this is a clue...
You can wear it, or eat it
and I LOVE YOU!
It was our last Sunday in the Foothill Ward. Briggs and Reagan recieved their BIG Cookies for memorizing the 13 Articles of Faith. They also made me and the kids stand up while they sang us a Goodbye song. I had managed to stay composed for all of my meetings, until this little farwell. It is a great ward and we will miss it dearly. I'm surprised how attatched we became with our ward family in only one years time and I'm grateful as well.
Hope you have a Wonderful Father's Day! We love you so much and are so grateful for you!
Daddy was away most of the week! He was in Boston for an Ebay Convention. He had lots of fun and went to Fenway "Pawk". But, we missed him. He came home Saturday with toys and trinkets for the kids...just in time for Father's Day. The kids had some gifts for him as well. Reagan made him a bookmark at school and Briggs made him a clay tie tack at Cub Scouts. He loved them. They also each made him a M&M bow tie at church. Mommy made Gulash and Daddy taught her how to make Spetzla noodles to go with it, yum.
The poem reads...
Happy Father's Day
To my special DAD
You play with me
and you make me glad
Here is a bow tie
and this is a clue...
You can wear it, or eat it
and I LOVE YOU!
It was our last Sunday in the Foothill Ward. Briggs and Reagan recieved their BIG Cookies for memorizing the 13 Articles of Faith. They also made me and the kids stand up while they sang us a Goodbye song. I had managed to stay composed for all of my meetings, until this little farwell. It is a great ward and we will miss it dearly. I'm surprised how attatched we became with our ward family in only one years time and I'm grateful as well.
Saturday, June 16, 2007
Quiz Time-Out...
We've been busy packing and Jens left to take "stuff" to D.I. soooo, I thought I'd check up on my blogger friends.
I thought I'd hurry and take this quiz that Rachel posted before he gets home.
1. When was the last time you ran? a week ago. but, I did work out yesterday!
2. Do your jeans have rips, tears and holes in them? Always!
3. Do you get the full 8 hours of sleep a night? I have to!
4. If you had someone "stop by" without you knowing what would your house look like? right now? FULL of boxes and a complete mess!
5. Do you eat raw cookie dough? yes!
6. Have you ever kicked a vending machine? No I don't think so.
7.How do you eat an Oreo? twist em open and lick off the cream!
8. Have you ever stayed online for a very long time waiting for someone? I don 't get it, either.
9. Could you live without a computer? it would be rough. I've gotten so used to it.
10. Do you wear shoes in the house? No
11. At what age did you find out Santa wasn't real? don't know?
12. How many phones, house and cell phones are in your house? 4
13. Who would you call first if you won the lottery? ?don't play!
14. Last time you saw your best friend? Today! he came home this morning from a business trip. I hadn't seen him since Wednesday!
15. What jewelry are you wearing right now? none.
16. What is the first thing you do when you get on-line? check e-mail and blogs.
17. Do you watch 'Grey's Anatomy'? yes, love it!
18. How do most people spell your name? " en " instead of " in "
19. When was the last time you left your house? Last night!
20. Do you return your shopping cart? Sometimes
21. What noise do you hear right now? The garage door opening, ooops, he's home, I better hurry!
22. Who is the youngest in your family? ME
23. Who does the dishes at your house? mostly, I do.
24. If all of your friends were going on a road trip, who would be most likely to over pack and who would drive? I would over pack and I would like to drive, I get car-sick easily.
25.Do your siblings ever pay for stuff for you? Yes, they're very nice!
26. Do you know anyone with the same name as you? Very few!
27. When was the last time you cleaned your toilets? Last week, I think....that's really bad for me!
28. Do you watch movies with your parents? not really.
29. Do you get your hair cut every month? No, my hairstylist lives in AZ. Since I've been away it's been about every 6 months. But, that will soon change, hooray!
30. What was the last thing you purchased? packing paper and boxes.
Ok everyone, copy and paste...you know you want to!
Thanks Rachel! You put some fun in my day!
I thought I'd hurry and take this quiz that Rachel posted before he gets home.
1. When was the last time you ran? a week ago. but, I did work out yesterday!
2. Do your jeans have rips, tears and holes in them? Always!
3. Do you get the full 8 hours of sleep a night? I have to!
4. If you had someone "stop by" without you knowing what would your house look like? right now? FULL of boxes and a complete mess!
5. Do you eat raw cookie dough? yes!
6. Have you ever kicked a vending machine? No I don't think so.
7.How do you eat an Oreo? twist em open and lick off the cream!
8. Have you ever stayed online for a very long time waiting for someone? I don 't get it, either.
9. Could you live without a computer? it would be rough. I've gotten so used to it.
10. Do you wear shoes in the house? No
11. At what age did you find out Santa wasn't real? don't know?
12. How many phones, house and cell phones are in your house? 4
13. Who would you call first if you won the lottery? ?don't play!
14. Last time you saw your best friend? Today! he came home this morning from a business trip. I hadn't seen him since Wednesday!
15. What jewelry are you wearing right now? none.
16. What is the first thing you do when you get on-line? check e-mail and blogs.
17. Do you watch 'Grey's Anatomy'? yes, love it!
18. How do most people spell your name? " en " instead of " in "
19. When was the last time you left your house? Last night!
20. Do you return your shopping cart? Sometimes
21. What noise do you hear right now? The garage door opening, ooops, he's home, I better hurry!
22. Who is the youngest in your family? ME
23. Who does the dishes at your house? mostly, I do.
24. If all of your friends were going on a road trip, who would be most likely to over pack and who would drive? I would over pack and I would like to drive, I get car-sick easily.
25.Do your siblings ever pay for stuff for you? Yes, they're very nice!
26. Do you know anyone with the same name as you? Very few!
27. When was the last time you cleaned your toilets? Last week, I think....that's really bad for me!
28. Do you watch movies with your parents? not really.
29. Do you get your hair cut every month? No, my hairstylist lives in AZ. Since I've been away it's been about every 6 months. But, that will soon change, hooray!
30. What was the last thing you purchased? packing paper and boxes.
Ok everyone, copy and paste...you know you want to!
Thanks Rachel! You put some fun in my day!
Sunday, June 10, 2007
The Last Few Days In A Nutshell...
Wednesday A Day To Remember: Tanya took me on a tour of Santa Cruz. She was born and raised there, so knows the ins and outs and cool spots. We had so much fun. We went for a walk along West Cliff. She showed me her special place = some rocks where she would sit and watch the waves come in, her soul searching place. I immediately understood why she had chosen it, it's very beautiful! Then, we ate at her fav taco joint. Very Delish! We also visited Capitola and walked around. It was so cute. We saw where her and Josh spent their honeymoon, a very romantic little inn by the sea, we spent way too much $ on taffy and then I bought a kite for Eryn and we went to the beach to fly it because it was quite windy, a perfect kite flying day. It was so clear and just the perfect temp. Thanks Tanya for a great day, one of the greatest I've spent. We were exhausted when we finally got home, but it was well worth it!
Thursday Choir Performance: We attended Briggsy's choir concert and took brownies for their choir party afterwards. Briggs did very well! Besides the occasional yawn and fidget with his belt, He sang well and remembered all the words. It was a good show. Eryn was a little distracting. She found a 4yr old friend who is just as wild as she is and they got quite loud from time to time. All in all, it was a very good performance. Way to go, Briggs!
Friday Field Trip: If you haven't noticed, Briggs has been recieving a lot of attention lately. I think Reagan's been having some jealousy issues. So, I figured, the best way to resolve this was to be a helper in Reagan's class and go on their field trip. Tanya graciously agreed to watch Eryn Jane..thank you..and I was good to go. The first graders have been learning about careers lately and goods vs. services and all that fun stuff. We walked to the Wells Fargo Bank, Pasta Pamodoro (restaurant), Jamba Juice (they got a free sample, yum!), and Mail Boxes Etc. I'm sure you can bet what they were most excited about...J.J. There was a employee there that was dressed up in a big banana costume and then they let the whole class walk inside their big freezer. Who could ask for a better day? Getting shoved inside a freezer with your friends and free Jamba? I'm in! Yes, it was a success. I think Reagan, once again, felt loved by her Momma!
Saturday A Day At The Beach: Saturday we woke up early and got outside to help Jens take down the trampoline and pack it up. We only have so many more days, we thought we'd get started. It was actually quite fun. The kids were very helpful and had a good time. It was probably due to the fact that we promised to take them to the beach. Yay! Which we did, we took a beautiful drive up to Half Moon Bay. It was gorgeous! We were driving along the coast and Eryn said, "Look there's the lake!" The kids disagreed with her, but she finally got her way. We finally stopped at the "perfect" beach. The wind was cold, but the sun and sand were sooo warm! The kids and I hung out, played and flew our kite at the beach while Jens went on a bike ride. He came back, we ate and then he took the kids exploring while I got to lay out and get a little shut eye! What a life. There's nothing like taking a nap while your listening the waves. And, on the way home we saw a ton of Kite Surfers out on the ocean. It looked like so much fun. Briggs said he would like to try that sometime. We had such a great day, one of our last times to visit the beach for a while, so sad, but we're grateful we had this day!
Sunday A Talk, A Scripture & Prayer, & 13 Articles of Faith: First things first...Daily Funnies...We were sitting in sacrament meeting and they had just passed the bread. Eryn Jane was sitting on Jens's lap and they were whispering. I started listening when...
Eryn - you like bread Dad? you're a boy Dad?
Jens - Yeah, what do boys eat?
Eryn - bread!
Jens - what do girls eat?
Eryn - Poskiscles!
In Primary, Briggs gave the talk. He did very well and we're very proud of him, considering that all morning he insisted that he Was Not going to do it. Well, he made it through. Then it was Eryn Jane's turn to say the scripture and prayer. I started reading her the scripture in her ear, and she copied me, until about half way through and then realized that she likes to do everything HERSELF! and started screaming into the microphone, "I DO IT!" I finally had to just let her say the prayer. She said a very nice, very long prayer. I tried to get her to end it, of course, she didn't like that one bit and started screaming into the mic again. Then she said, very sweetly and reverently.."and..thank you for a pokemon battle..in the name of Jesus Christ, amen." Needless to say, she has become all the primary kids favorite little Sunbeam.
Now...For the really, really excited news...DA DA DA DUM...
Briggs and Reagan finished passing off all of the 13th Articles of Faith today! They worked so hard and did such a good job! We are so very proud of them. And, now, next Sunday , on their last Sunday in our San Jose ward, they'll each get a huge, giagantic cookie! They were beaming as we walked out to the car! Reagan said, "oh..I just want the cookie now!!! I can almost taste it!" Then, Briggs said, "So,what are you guys going to give us?" Typical!
Thursday Choir Performance: We attended Briggsy's choir concert and took brownies for their choir party afterwards. Briggs did very well! Besides the occasional yawn and fidget with his belt, He sang well and remembered all the words. It was a good show. Eryn was a little distracting. She found a 4yr old friend who is just as wild as she is and they got quite loud from time to time. All in all, it was a very good performance. Way to go, Briggs!
Friday Field Trip: If you haven't noticed, Briggs has been recieving a lot of attention lately. I think Reagan's been having some jealousy issues. So, I figured, the best way to resolve this was to be a helper in Reagan's class and go on their field trip. Tanya graciously agreed to watch Eryn Jane..thank you..and I was good to go. The first graders have been learning about careers lately and goods vs. services and all that fun stuff. We walked to the Wells Fargo Bank, Pasta Pamodoro (restaurant), Jamba Juice (they got a free sample, yum!), and Mail Boxes Etc. I'm sure you can bet what they were most excited about...J.J. There was a employee there that was dressed up in a big banana costume and then they let the whole class walk inside their big freezer. Who could ask for a better day? Getting shoved inside a freezer with your friends and free Jamba? I'm in! Yes, it was a success. I think Reagan, once again, felt loved by her Momma!
Saturday A Day At The Beach: Saturday we woke up early and got outside to help Jens take down the trampoline and pack it up. We only have so many more days, we thought we'd get started. It was actually quite fun. The kids were very helpful and had a good time. It was probably due to the fact that we promised to take them to the beach. Yay! Which we did, we took a beautiful drive up to Half Moon Bay. It was gorgeous! We were driving along the coast and Eryn said, "Look there's the lake!" The kids disagreed with her, but she finally got her way. We finally stopped at the "perfect" beach. The wind was cold, but the sun and sand were sooo warm! The kids and I hung out, played and flew our kite at the beach while Jens went on a bike ride. He came back, we ate and then he took the kids exploring while I got to lay out and get a little shut eye! What a life. There's nothing like taking a nap while your listening the waves. And, on the way home we saw a ton of Kite Surfers out on the ocean. It looked like so much fun. Briggs said he would like to try that sometime. We had such a great day, one of our last times to visit the beach for a while, so sad, but we're grateful we had this day!
Sunday A Talk, A Scripture & Prayer, & 13 Articles of Faith: First things first...Daily Funnies...We were sitting in sacrament meeting and they had just passed the bread. Eryn Jane was sitting on Jens's lap and they were whispering. I started listening when...
Eryn - you like bread Dad? you're a boy Dad?
Jens - Yeah, what do boys eat?
Eryn - bread!
Jens - what do girls eat?
Eryn - Poskiscles!
In Primary, Briggs gave the talk. He did very well and we're very proud of him, considering that all morning he insisted that he Was Not going to do it. Well, he made it through. Then it was Eryn Jane's turn to say the scripture and prayer. I started reading her the scripture in her ear, and she copied me, until about half way through and then realized that she likes to do everything HERSELF! and started screaming into the microphone, "I DO IT!" I finally had to just let her say the prayer. She said a very nice, very long prayer. I tried to get her to end it, of course, she didn't like that one bit and started screaming into the mic again. Then she said, very sweetly and reverently.."and..thank you for a pokemon battle..in the name of Jesus Christ, amen." Needless to say, she has become all the primary kids favorite little Sunbeam.
Now...For the really, really excited news...DA DA DA DUM...
Briggs and Reagan finished passing off all of the 13th Articles of Faith today! They worked so hard and did such a good job! We are so very proud of them. And, now, next Sunday , on their last Sunday in our San Jose ward, they'll each get a huge, giagantic cookie! They were beaming as we walked out to the car! Reagan said, "oh..I just want the cookie now!!! I can almost taste it!" Then, Briggs said, "So,what are you guys going to give us?" Typical!
Tuesday, June 05, 2007
Oh, Say Can You See....
Finally!!! I have been trying all freakin'weekend to upload this video. I had to cut it short, but I've uploaded the best part... Briggsy's enthusiasm.
For those who were'nt aware....
Briggs's school choir sang, along with all the other choirs in the Evergreen School District, the National Anthem at a San Jose Giants baseball game last friday night. He was so excited and had so much fun being out on the field. He behaved himself very well and did an excellent job, as did all the children. We're very proud of him. His choir teacher told me recently that, "When Briggs is paying attention and participating (uh-oh ), he has a really good voice and sings very well." WOW! He's finally letting one of his talents shine through again. When he was a toddler he sang ALL THE TIME. But, I think he got shy for a while. Well, he's back! And we're so glad. Now for the piano lessons...right!
Monday, June 04, 2007
Daily Funnies...
Eryn asked me AGAIN this morning, " Soon I go to school Mom? "
" Yep, after summer is over, you'll get to go to Pre-school."
" Silly Mommy, it's PRETTY-school! "
" Yep, after summer is over, you'll get to go to Pre-school."
" Silly Mommy, it's PRETTY-school! "
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