BROOM BALL 12/23/08

The men (and a few young ladies) had their annual Broom Ball Showdown. It's "young" vs. "old" (guess who wins?) and it all kicked off at In-N-Out at 10:00PM then we all went over to the ice rink for some BROOM BALL!! It was freeeeezzzzing! We finished at 12:20AM!

CHRISTMAS LIGHTS

"ONE WORLD"

Don't be jealous, but me and Kennedy went to see the Cheetah Girls One World Tour at the Honda Center. Kristy took Ryan and Joseph and Valerie went too. We all happened to be at the same performance. Enjoy the pictures.

CHRISTMAS DISNEY STYLE....

We went to Disneyland Friday night since it was the last time me and Tyler could use our passes...i took lots of pics and video

PRESENT UNDER THE TREE

Here are pictures of Tyler's gift box that he gave Lauren with her present inside. He called it her present under the Christmas tree... so creative.

AWARDS ASSEMBLIES

This past week Kennedy and Daniel had their awards assemblies. Kennedy received the Writing Award and earned the Principal's Honor Roll Award for all A's. Daniel had his Christmas program as well. The kindergartners will be taking their show on the road to the Senior Apt's next to the school. Daniel received the Most Improved Award.

HAPPY 18TH ANNIVERSARY!

Hi Honey,

Happy Anniversary! I love you very much and when scanning all these pictures to create our Wedding Album, I couldn't help but smile, laugh, and think what Happy, Big Haired, Boot Wearing, Absolutely Perfect, Dorks we were (and still kinda are), but that's what makes us perfect! I love you, I'm proud of you and I can't wait to see what the next 18 years has in store for us.

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Tonight we went to eat dinner at Outback, sooooo good!!

OUR LAST CLASS TOGETHER

I knew I would be losing my CTR7 class in January, but did not anticipate before our Christmas Party, so instead of giving the full lesson today we recapped on important topics like Sermon on the Mount, who baptized Jesus, when was the sacrament given, what does the bread and water represent, who had the first vision....and they answered all the the questions correct and then it was party time! Enjoy the slide show and video! Thank you Megan, Maddie, Kalia, Aiden and Tate for all the good times! I love you all very much and look forward to next year to see you all get baptized.

PINKIE PROMISE UPDATE.....

Last Fast Sunday Kennedy and I "pinkie-promised" to bear our testimonies in December. WE DID IT!! Today was a very special Sunday, I was sustained as 2nd Counselor in the Primary Presidency. I was the 1st one up (Kennedy wasn't ready yet) to bear my testimony and I think I was up there for along time. My "brief" turns into a speech. Of course, I cried...dang it! At 12:02pm, with 3 minutes to spare, Kennedy got up and bore her sweet testimony. She did a great job! Here's a picture of the new Presidency and our Bishopric.

Bishopric: Brother Lanier, Bishop Clawson, Brother Evans
Primary Presidency: Misty, Katherine, Katie-President, Me

We all met in the Bishop's office after church to get set apart. Brother Evans gave me a BEAUTIFUL blessing. Thank you so very much Brother Evans!

EISENHOWER TOURNAMENT

Tyler wrestled his first match and over-worked the knee with all the manpower going on between these two strong very talented wrestlers and he was unable to finish the match. They were tired and they were battling. Tyler did not wrestle for the rest of the tournament. He's fine, just really sore. Here's video of his power......

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BUNZIE!

I'm a little behind in my blogging, with "life" and all, Bobbi's birthday was November 29th. We all went to Bobbi's for her birthday. It was nice to have everyone there. Bobbi's got the GLOW! She still needs prayers as she is bedridden for at least 4 more weeks.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BUNZ!

MUSIC TO MY EARS....

CHRISTMAS CAME EARLY......

I got my Christmas gift today (had it shipped to work:)) and this is a picture of my tree that I took with my new camera. I've always been a Canon or Nikon girl, but I've moved over to Fuji...gasp! It's a pretty cool little HD camera that didn't cost alot of money (my kind-of gift)! It's a 10.0 mega pixel with 15x wide zoom.

I know what you're thinking, "she bought her own Christmas gift?"....... doesn't everyone???

WHERE WERE YOU AT 1:45AM ON THE 28TH?

Trinidad and I thought we'd be the only ones at Tommy Hilfiger at midnight. WRONG! Much to our surprise, THE ENTIRE PARKING LOT WAS FULL!! The entire mall opened at midnight. We got in about 12:10am and got out at 2:00am! One hour shopping and one hour waiting to pay. It was all good, we got alot of clothes for not alot of money!

HAPPY 1ST THANKSGIVING MYA

Me and my Daddy


...and my Grandpa


...and my Uncle (he loves me alot)


time to sleep

ADDICTION SPREADING

WHAT HAVE I DONE!!?!?!......... Kennedy was bugging me to get her own blog, and I finally caved. I showed her (once) how to post, add picture, edit and bamo she's a bloggin' fool! Tyler was anti-blog, then when we returned from Tommy Hilfiger outlet (@2:00am) he says "oh, and I created a blog". It's cool to see their creative minds working. Tyler is so techie, within 2 hours he was posting ways I haven't figured out. Their links are listed under My Bloggin' Peeps.

STUFFED TURKEYS.....

HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!

This morning Trinidad went and played Turkey Bowl with the men in the Ward. Tyler didn't go, we don't need him rebounding or hurting his knee. I tried to get there to take pictures, but when I got there he was already gone.

Since Tyler was 1, we decided that we would not go anywhere for Thanksgiving and we would stay home and feast as a family. Our mom's have accepted the fact that we don't leave our home, but I still don't think they like it. That first Thanksgiving we made everything! I've included some pictures for your enjoyment.

NOWWWWW, I have Stater Bros. cater our Thanksgiving Dinner (lunch). Today, I picked it up at 10:30am, popped it in the oven and 2 1/2 hours later we were feasting!! Trinidad said I seasoned the (packaged) mashed potatoes very well! See, I know how to cook. We were supposed to watch WALL-E together, but by 3:20pm me and Trinidad were knocked out while Kennedy watched the movie.

I want Trinidad, Tyler & Kennedy to know how much I love them. I love and appreciate all the love, laughter & sometimes tears that you bring into my life. Honey, you are a very hard worker and do all that you can to provide for your family. I love you. Tyler and Kennedy, you are so dang handsome and beautiful! (and I'm not just saying that because I'm your mama, people tell me that all the time:)). You both excel in school and in life and I cannot wait to see what you do when you get older. You both have beautiful spirits and such strong testimony's that strengthen mine everyday. Me and Dad are thankful for our jobs which allow us to create wonderful memories, but we are most thankful for being able to be parents to you two amazing children. We love you!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU....

obviously I'm still an amateur when it comes to photoshop!

KENNEDY'S THANKFUL FOR....

Here is a list of 50 things Kennedy is thankful for... disclaimer: "My Family" includes everyone from her mom, dad, and brother, down to her 2nd cousin's new baby girl Mya Jocelyn.

OFF TO THE URGENT CARE

Tyler was not feeling well again so Trinidad took him to urgent care after church... I'll keep you posted...

JUST RECEIVED THE TEXT THAT THEY ARE ON THEIR WAY HOME. HEART RATE AND VITALS ARE NORMAL, HE JUST NEEDS TO DRINK A LOT OF WATER ETC.