Revolve Tour 2008

This past weekend we headed to Denver. This weekend was the weekend of the Revolve Tour, this is a teen/mom function and I can honestly say was well worth it. Liz and I (along with Kendra/sister; Carley/friend from school; Brenda/Kendra's Grandma; Rhonda/Kendra's step-mom; Tiffany) attended the event together. This is a women of faith conference that talks to girls about self-esteem; the difference between boys and girls at this age; and how to let Jesus guide us and live through Him. Liz bought the place out....new girl teen bible; magazine; bag; books; and a t-shirt, this is all thanks to grandma and grandpa Light and Opa as well as lots of babysitting:) Special speakers were....Max and daughter Lucado, Natalie Grant (awesome!), KJ-52, and Hawk Nelson (girls go crazy over this one), Chad Eastman (excellent speaker on boys). This was a two day event and both Liz and I came back spritually filled and emotionally ready to deal with new life issues (like the boy down the street giving her flowers and is a bikini swimsuite really appropiate at this age).

Mom and Liz partying hard!Kendra and Liz loving every moment!

Mikaela and dad were very busy as well....they went out to dinner and played at fat city (indoor spend all your money on video games, putt-putt golf, and a foam ball room.

On Sunday, the girls went to church with Deb and Dennis and family, Ken got stuck home (no car keys to dads car) and I took a visit to see Brett( he is doing well and making excellent progress).

Then it was a slow drive back to Casper in the newly fallen snow.

Dad 's preparation

As the doorbell rang tonight I got a cold feeling down my spine and the hair on the back of my neck stood at attention. Something was wrong or was about to go wrong. As my little girl answered the door I caught the glimpse of a male figure standing in front of the door hiding behind flowers. Not a carnation or a daisy, but three roses to which my little girls face matched the colors of the pink and red ones. I quickly ran to the closet to obtain my emergency-boy-come-a-calling kit. I ripped off the plastic cover and flung the lid open with reckless abandon. No time to read the instructions. I was relying on Fatherly instinct now as I put the rubber gloves and pulled the gun and file out of the box. As my daughter stood talking to this animal I knew I had little time. I began to franticly file the serial number off the gun and laid it on the table. Not wanting to appear as inhospitable I asked this degenerate to give me a hand and to place the gun back into the box for me. He asked what it was for and I told him future evidence,...accident,...I mean insurance. Unfortunately I am going to have to buy another twenty kits for Lizzy over the next couple of years and then I will have to get ready for the youngest one. He really is a nice young guy, but Liz nor her parents are ready for her to date yet.

Sincerely, Ken,9mm dad

Valentines Day

Okay...this day was not to come for a long time, but it happened anyway! Liz recieved her first Valentine from a boy, and no it was not one of thoughs cutesie cards you get at school. This is from a boy down the street and Liz says there is no "crush" on either side of the friendship but I think the flowers she recieved today said lots lots more. She turned about 7 shades of red.Try not to tease....this was so darn cute!

HAPPY VALENTINES TO EVERYONE!
I spent the evening baking 70 cupcakes for school parties today, so now it is time to hit the school books.

Toby Fits In

Toby (Yorkie) has adjusted nicely. Of course it is like having an infant back in the house:) Ojo was not liking this idea at first.....but now.....it is her new best friend. Instead of "chase" the kitty its "get" the puppy. She is so gentle with him and he fights back (just barely got his first tooth).

The cat is ok with him until the other day when he so nicely found the cats tail and assumed it was a chew toy!

Welcome Toby

Some call me crazy some call me insane...I just call myself busy:) We have added a new addition to the family as of 2-6-2008. We call him Toby and he is adjusting nicely. This pet will be Mikaela's, she makes a good mommy, however I have not been able to convince her that if Toby sleeps during the day he will not sleep during the night. Life for me would not be fun if I did not have some kind of craziness all the time. Enjoy the pictures:

Judges Cup

Sorry the blogs are coming so slow...school is currently occupying my life and the other half is with the family.

This past weekend was another gymnastics meet. Here is a video clip of how she did. She took 9th out of 22 girls aging up to 9 years old. Their team to overall champions for the 4th time this season. We have one more in March and then it is down time. With her scores she is now eligble to move up to level 4 this Spring. Most kids do not get to move up until they are 9 but Mikaela's team of girls are very motivated.

Enjoy the clip and I will try to stay updated on the blog. After the meet we had a get together with my classmates here at the house, this consisted of board games, WII machine time, and just hanging out until midnight or so. This was wonderful and I am so glad to have the small group as classmates and the unit we have become.

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Love to all