Greco 6

Arrow of Light!

2009-11-12T12:39:00.003-07:00

Mike worked very hard this year to earn his Arrow of Light award. With the help of his great leader Jolene (shown here in this picture) not only did he earn the Arrow of Light, Cub Scouts highest award, but he completed all 20 Weblos activity bages. I am so proud of him and Jeffery his friend in the picture who also earned his Arrow of Light and earned all 20.... way to go boys. My parents came down for the ceremony in September. It was so nice that they could make it to see Mike. This photo was taken with Andrew after the ceremony and I thought it was a great picture....

Melda and Murray were there also, what a great shot!!

Children grow up so fast!!

2009-11-12T12:16:00.008-07:00

Where did the years go? It is true what they say, kids grow up so fast!!!!!

Andrew caving with David 1996 (or 1997) Andrew 2009 (Class of 2010)

Natalee camping 2005 Natalee, first day of school 2008 (8th grade)

Michell in Wyoming for Easter 2005 Michelle, Temple grounds 2008

Mike at football 2009 Mike in Wyoming for Easter 2005

A little get-a-way!!!

2009-07-28T23:24:00.004-06:00

My brother-in-law and his wife and family are moving to Slidell, LA. It is near New Orleans. I wanted to help them along in this journey. So on July 24th we got into the car, Vincent drove his truck and Joey drove the rented moving truck. It took us 3 days driving.... and we had fun and named it the.......

4 chicks and a baby, stuck in the middle, on hairspary highway, peeing in the dark.... 3 chicks and 2 dudies, each with a rotunda in the trunk, knockout Lacey, good shot and we all talk WHALE!!!!!

Sunday night around 7:00pm LA time we rolled into Slidell. David's Aunt Tina and Uncle Kenny met us here with Aimee her husband Josh. They brought us dinner..... Jambalaya!!! It was very good. We unloaded the truck, and Vincent bought a steamer. So we cleaned couches until about 2:30 am.

Monday we slept in until about 11:30. It felt good!! We did a little more unpacking, and trying to help Lacey get the house to feel like a house. It has rained so much. The lightning and thunder storms are great!!

Tuesday we got up and after getting the kids fed, Aunt Tina and Jennifer and Katie came over. Joey cooked a pork shoulder. For the most of the day we visited and got caught up on life. Then we found out that Melda's Aunt lives three houses down from where Joey and Lacey live now. So we went to visit her. This was my first time meeting Aunt Jan. She was very nice, and her home was lovely. The power went out when another storm came through. Uncle Kenny came later with Kevin (Katie's boyfriend). This is when we got to work. And ended with the pulled pork. It was very good.

Tomorrow I am heading into the city with Vincent. We are going to spend the day together before I go home on Thursday. I will have some pics to add later, and the rest of my trip.

Happy Birthday Honey

2009-04-28T22:20:00.005-06:00

We celebrated David's milestone this year at home. Michelle decorated this cake. It is his favorite, yellow cake with chocolate frosting. Mmmmmm!! Happy B-day honey.

This is his detective cake, it was fun to make, and eat!!!!

Check out the magnifying glass!! It has a fingerprint under it.

Work it

2009-03-05T22:34:00.002-07:00

Ok... I am a member of the new Gold's Gym here and I love it. I drop the kids off to school in the morning and I am off. They say that this is a small gym, but it has everything. Pool, spin room (haven't tried that yet), raquet ball, and more that I can't spell at the moment. So.. I have set some new new year's goals. Wish me luck!!

HERE YE, HERE YE!!!

2009-02-20T20:58:00.002-07:00

Today was the long awaited castle day at Michell's school. All of the 6th grade students have to build a castle with certain things built into it. Michelle picked her friend Emily to be her partner. They had fun building it together and some days goofing off. But they finished in time and brought it to school. All the other grades get to come and visist and see the castles and they are encouraged to ask questions. I only took pictures of other castles in Michelle's classroom, but as you can tell there were certainly some neat castles. All the kids did a great job. Their teacher was proud. And Michelle said that her and Emily's castle won 2nd place and is to be showcased in the school library. We are so proud. Michelle was only worried about getting an "A". Great job Michelle and Emily.

The numbers are in....

2009-02-20T19:01:00.002-07:00

Just a little update on Michael and his Utah History project. His goal was to get 550 and he topped that. His final score was 618 points. He earned his pizza. I have loved that about Mike... he is determined. Once he gets something in his head that he wants to accomplish... he doesn't stop or give up until he reaches that goal. Good job Michael!!!

THINK PINK!!!

2009-02-08T15:14:00.002-07:00

This is what we have all been waiting for.... Michelle is finally in her new room. It took a little longer than we first planned, but she is in and loving it. She wanted black and pink with polkadots. It was fun. Thanks to David for framing and floating and taping and painting the room and to Vincent (David's Dad) for the great polkadots and his help.

Found some old fun pictures to share.

2009-02-05T23:08:00.000-07:00

Take Heart little lady... I'll fix your wagon!!

2009-02-05T22:13:00.003-07:00

Michael has been working so hard in school for his Utah History projects. His teacher, Ms. Williams (The best teacher ever!) has divided Utah History into segments. This segment in on Utah Pioneers, and Mike wanted to make a wagon. He worked very hard on this project. If they earn 550 points during each segment they earn a pizza. And Mike loves pizza. This was fun... Mike picked out the best box and cut it, then he painted it (with a little help from Dad) and he sewed (with a short little sewing lesson from Mom) the cover, I helped him straighten out some old metal hangers and then he filled it with what pioneers might have put into their wagons. So far he has 308 pionts. He chooses from a list of reports to diahramma's to bringing in food and vocabulary. He has until Feb. 12 to have everything finished. I am sure he will reach his goal of 550+.

Puppy Love

2009-02-05T22:02:00.005-07:00

These are Zeus and Apollo. Aren't they cute? They are Melda and Murray's puppies.

Cub Scout joys!!!

2008-09-04T13:25:00.005-06:00

Mike had a blast this year at his pinewood derby. He wanted to earn a trophy, but there were some pretty fast cars this year. It is great though to see all the different kinds and how they were each colored and designed. On his next birthday he will advance to the next den, Weblos. So we have been working like mad to get all of his requirements done. Great job Mike!!

Testing...1...2...3...4..5

2008-09-04T10:38:00.001-06:00

ok... here we go again.!!

Testing....1....2....3.....

2008-09-04T10:35:00.003-06:00

Just trying to see if this will be successful!!!

2008-08-26T22:27:00.003-06:00

As I drove to the school... I could hear this song in the back of my mind..... "I WILL SURVIVE". That is how I feel, I survived the summer. It was great. We were able to go see our old friends in Wyoming for the 4th of July. Then we spent a week with my parents in Vernal. David worked on the basement every chance he got. But we survived. The kids were super ready to go back to school. Andrew left before I could take his picture for the first day. But next year he'll be a senior. Look out world.... here comes Andrew. Natalee is in 8th grade. Michelle is in 6th grade and Michael is in 4th grade. They built a new elementary school here, but we were not in the boundary for it so the kids are going to their "old" school. But I was happy with the teachers

First Day of skool!!!

2008-08-26T21:57:00.008-06:00

Pink Popcorn Popping!!

2008-05-07T12:08:00.003-06:00

Ever since our cherry trees have blossomed I have been wanting to snap a picture to post... but then it would snow... or rain... and then the wind came. So today while I have Melda's camera I got the pic I wanted. This is our house in the spring. I know... I am still working on the flower bed. But I love the "Pink Popcorn" on our little cherry trees.... and doesn't the grass look green! Hopefully it will last through the summer and the drought doesn't continue. Notice there is still snow in the mountains. Brrrr.

Camera Trouble..... again

2008-05-06T21:17:00.002-06:00

I don't believe our luck.... or un-luck! David bought me a nice camera (so I can blog) and now it doesn't work. Natalee received a really nice camera for Christmas, and guess what? You got it... she dropped it and now it doesn't work. Michelle had one to and it would add a pink tint to all the pictures. But now.... guess what? Right again!!! Hers doesn't work either. So I had to borrow Maw Maw's to get these pictures of Andrew's room. Now I have the camera blue's!! hee hee

Old Maid

2008-05-06T20:49:00.002-06:00

I remember playing that old card game "Old Maid" as a child and thinking... I'll never be an old maid. Well .... here I am. I have been "Spring Cleaning" for over two weeks now. Of course to give myself a little credit, I figured if I was going to clean all the walls I might as well paint them as I go!! So say a little prayer for this old maid.... that I'll get this done before I really go old. But the house does look good!! Slowly but surely....

Out of All the Fish in the See!!

2008-05-06T20:19:00.003-06:00

Today is a monumental moment that I wanted to share. Andrew was asked to his first Sadie's Hawkins Dance. And did she do a number in his room..... it was great!!! The girl that asked him her name in Cynthia. Andrew said he doesn't know her but Andrew's good friend Kenya does so they all going together. Well, she sprinkled confetti all over. I am not sure that the pictures do it justice. Then she hung streamers all over and then she filled 28 cups each with one goldfish in them... and had them set all over his floor. Her note said, "Out of all the fish in the see, would you go to Sadie's with me?" Cute hugh?!? Even the spelling.... and to think they are in High School... in America!! haha.... Oh... remember your first Sadie's Dance?

"New Phase" in my life.

2007-11-16T20:56:00.000-07:00

Through out the 16 years I have been married, there have been many "New Phases" during that time. The first notable one was when all the kids slept through the night.... then came the new phase of not needing to buy any diapers. Whew who!!! Then it was putting all of the baby items away... high chair, crib, baby toys, diaper bag. The next biggest phase came when all of my children were in school all day... what am I going to do? ha ha. And here we are.... the next "New Phase".... Andrew came up to me and needed my keys, yes the keys to the car. WHOA! Where did the time go? He doesn't have his drivers license yet but it is around the corner, and just to put any thoughts out of your heads... he wanted to back the car out of the driveway!! Remember looking forward to doing that? ha ha I am not sure that I am ready for this new phase. Because everyone knows that after cars is girls!! Yikes. He has friends that drive, it is so weird. Help!!

Middle Canyon

2007-10-16T00:26:00.001-06:00

I love this time of the year. So we go up the canyon (about a 5 min. drive) and take in all of the beauty. I love the smell in the air, and especially the colors!

My favorite time of the year.... Fall!

2007-10-16T00:24:00.001-06:00

See what happens when I lieave the camera in the car!

2007-10-15T23:59:00.001-06:00

Tooele at Elk Ridge Middle

2007-10-15T23:55:00.001-06:00

Tooele vs. Hillcrest

2007-10-07T02:04:00.001-06:00

Even with the snow and rain Tooele won this game 20 to 0. It is our first win. The boys did great, even though they were cold. Smith (#27) ran for a TD on our first run, and first posession of the ball. It was awesome. Then we scored our extra point. After that, the Hillcrest team had a flag on their play and their coach kicked it, not showing good sports, and the referee's kicked him off of the field. Then we scored again, didn't get our extra point. At half time we were 13 to 0. When we started to play again.... we kept getting penalties for holding and kept loosing yards... then in the last few minutes of the game we scored again and made the extra point. Way to go Tooele Buffalo's!!!

2007-10-04T21:13:00.000-06:00

This is harder than it looks. I have been reading all the drop down help signs and you know, they really don't help. But I am just typing and clicking and we will see what happens. Here are Natalee and Michelle. They posed for me when I got my new camera. My how time flies when you are having fun!!