Denver Trip

Nothing exciting for this weekend....we went to Denver for a short get away. It was fast but fun.

As usual Deb treated us to a wonderful meal and it was off to Beau Jo's for pizza.

I am passing all COTA classes with A's and B's :) yahoo!

The girls have got spring fever so it is hard to keep them in check:)

Liz bought her a very nice bike this weekend with her own money that she has been getting from babysitting. This was huge for her and we (mom and dad) could not be prouder. She wanted something and went for her.

Thats about all....I will catch up more later!

Love to all

school pictures

Here are the girls school pictures...they turned out beautiful! (OK so I think so because they are my childre). I will send hard copies later this week!

12 year old party

Sorry it took so long to get this blog out....

On the 9th of March Liz had her first boy girl birthday party.(It was well supervised)! This is a huge thing at this age so we werent sure how it was going to go.

In the end I would have to say that I had as much fun parting with the 12 year olds than I do with my own friends. It was great and everyone was so well behaved!

We played a game with lifesaver...the kids had to get the lifesavers wet and put them on their partners face. Whoever got the most won. Two things....do you really play games at this age and are girls really gonna go for this at this age. The answer to these questions is "yes". Everyone participated and it was the talk of the night.

Second activity was ding dong ditch (if you do not know the other term for this I can explain it later:) The children go and ring the door bell of a neighbor and then they run. What these kids did not know is that I know all my neighbors very well. So as they ran out the door I was making phone calls. My neighbors are awesome and participated very well. This was great.

Then of course we had cake and presents.

Then we let them mingle and next thing we knew they wanted to play more games...so we got out twister. We unfortunately had to make it girls against girls and boys against boys, but I think they liked that better. Especially when Ken got involved. You would think no one has parents that participated.

Here are some pictures for your enjoyment....if you ever need a party planner I have to say that Ken is the man!!!!

(liz and partner Branden doing lifesaver)

(Liz and Nachelle doing the donut game)

(Ken playing twister with boys)

Family presents

I just wanted to thank everyone for making this a special day for Liz...she has recieved so many wonderful things:

Aunt Deb and Uncle Den and family....sent bath and body works stuff that she has already almost gone through.

Opa - She has not decided what to do yet but is thinking about a bike with gears:)

Becky jo and family - precious moments membership and figurine and other goodies.

She is so appreciative to all of you.

Love to all

Liz's new toy

when we returned home from school today we found a big package on our front door. It was a present for Liz from Grandma and Grandpa Light. It was awesome to see Liz's face when she opened it up!

It was a chereokee (sp) machine...she has not stopped singing since we got home:)

The story behind this machine is that she did not make our state choir this past year and grandpa is determined that she is going to be big star and he is gonna make it happen.

I have attached a picture of her with her new toy and a video clip...however the last time I tried sending a video clip it did not work so bare with me.

Thanks Grandma and Grandpa its the best and she loves it.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY....

This Happy Birthday goes out to someone so very dear to me that I have been crying for 3 days now! Liz turns 12 today and has grown into a very beautiful young lady. You ask why do you cry???? Well....first of all I am sensitive second of all I realized she is not a baby girl anymore. She has made so many changes in this last year that I think it has beaten all the other miles stones from childhood.

So HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABY GIRL

Mom and dad love you lots....so does Mikaela:)

Have a great day and remember you are the queen for the day!!!

Long week....

It has been a long week for many of us. With all the activities we are continuing and school you have to remember to slow down. Just when things do slow down you have a crisis to get you going again. Last week Ken Grams who is a remarkable women and does things at her age that I struggle doing at my age, fell and broke her hip. It was extemely bad so they went in last Friday night and replaced the hip. She was up and doing well until Sat. night when she had fluid in the lungs and went into heart failure (remember we were not there and so some of the medical stuff is second hand) the meds were not working and caused other problems. We thought we were losing her. She could not remember anything or anyone and was basically in a coma state. After docs took her off some of the meds and pain killers she started to come around. Long story short...she is in rehab now and doing very well!!!! We are looking at a possible 3 week rehab and then she could possibly return home. What a scare! No matter what the age you never want to lose someone!

So Congratulations Grams you came through again!

I also want to thank all of our cousins Andrea, Trisha, and Holly for being there and taking care of things...Most of all for keeping us updated throughout the entire week of events.

Other then all that...our family is settling into another week of go...go...go... but remember we are never to busy for family and friends.

I think people get scared off from my busy schedule but you only make it as busy as you want it and when it comes to my family and friends I am always willing to stop and listen or change my ways!

Love to all!