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Thursday, July 30, 2009
We left Saturday the 18th of July for Colorado, we arrived at Jared's brother Justin's home that evening! On Sunday we of course went to Church with Justin and his family. It truly is a small world! While at church we saw a brother of a friend of ours and my Sister-in-Laws parents. It was really nice to catch up. After church we went to Widefield (our old stomping grounds) because a friend of Justin's was in town for the weekend and his parents were throwing a BBQ for him. It was nice chatting with friends we haven't seen for ages.
On Monday we were able to take the girls to Garden of the Gods. I loved the beauty of this place when I was little, and I still do! We hiked around on some of the rocks, we and the girls had a blast.
The girls with their cousin Lenika at the Garden of the Gods visitors center.
On Monday we were able to take the girls to Garden of the Gods. I loved the beauty of this place when I was little, and I still do! We hiked around on some of the rocks, we and the girls had a blast.
The girls with their cousin Lenika at the Garden of the Gods visitors center.
The next two are the view of the park from the visitors center.
The girls with their cousins Mason and Lenika looking like they are trying to hold up Balancing Rock!
Mason on top of a rock!
I will make a collage of all of our pictures from our trip. We literally went nonstop from the time we left for Colorado till the time we got back home, so I am sure that there will be quite a few post to come! Enjoy!
Friday, July 24, 2009
I found this quote while we were at the Flying W Ranch in Colorado Springs and loved it. Thought that I would share it with you. I will post about our wonderful trip when we get back home.
MY CREED
by Dean Alfange
"I do not choose to be a common man. It is my right to be uncommon. I seek opportunity to develop whatever talents God gave me--not security. I do not wish to be a kept citizen, humbled and dulled by having the state look after me. I want to take the calculated risk; to dream and to build, to fail and to succeed. I refuse to barter incentive for a dole. I prefer the challenges of life to the guaranteed existence; the thrill of fulfillment to the stale calm of utopia. I will not trade freedom for beneficience nor my dignity for a handout. I will never cower before any earthly master nor bend to any threat. It is my heritage to stand erect, proud and unafraid; to think and act myself, enjoy the benefit of my creations and to face the world boldly and say--'This, with God's help, I have done.' All this is what it means to be an American."
by Dean Alfange
"I do not choose to be a common man. It is my right to be uncommon. I seek opportunity to develop whatever talents God gave me--not security. I do not wish to be a kept citizen, humbled and dulled by having the state look after me. I want to take the calculated risk; to dream and to build, to fail and to succeed. I refuse to barter incentive for a dole. I prefer the challenges of life to the guaranteed existence; the thrill of fulfillment to the stale calm of utopia. I will not trade freedom for beneficience nor my dignity for a handout. I will never cower before any earthly master nor bend to any threat. It is my heritage to stand erect, proud and unafraid; to think and act myself, enjoy the benefit of my creations and to face the world boldly and say--'This, with God's help, I have done.' All this is what it means to be an American."
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
On July 9th Amber turned 10! She wanted to have a Slumber Party, so I told her that she could invite 2 friends over. She invited her friend Jonnalee and her friend Jade. The girls had alot of fun...We ate chicken nuggets and french fries, had cake and ice cream, opened presents, painted nails, watched a movie and stayed up late. Thanks Jade and Jonnalee for making my day special!
Friday, July 3, 2009
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Monday, June 22, 2009
The last 3 weeks of school Candace went on a cruise with her class. (I love her teacher Mrs. Maldonado) This is how they learned geography, and different things about each of the places they went. She was able to visit Mexico, Costa Rico, France, Japan, Italy, Kenya, China, Australia and Hawaii. At each of the stops they learned about each of these places (Mrs. Maldonado asked that parents to help out also), they got to sample food from each of these places, make a souvenir, and then learn about that place. Candace got to pack a suit case for her trip, she even got to pack a towel so they could lay out on the deck of the cruise ship. She came home with many souvenirs, and a passport full of stamps from the different places she visited.
Candace with her teacher Mrs. Maldonado!
Jodi and Danica welcoming home Candace from her cruise!
Candace with her teacher Mrs. Maldonado!
Jodi and Danica welcoming home Candace from her cruise!
Here we are almost to July and I haven't even posted about Jodi's Kindergarten Celeration. Back before school got out they had a program for the Kindergarteners, it was really cute. They sang songs about what they learned in class, and then each of the children walked up to a platform there name was read and then we were told what they want to be when they grow up. I was really cute to hear all of the childrens ideas on what they wanted to be. I was really emotional, to think that this is our last child and she will be in the 1st grade. I just pray that our girls will listen to what we are teaching them and Choose the Right by making good decisions.
Here is Jodi with her teacher Mrs. Shores!Well, just to follow up on the previous post...(mainly for those who do not have the privledge of living close to us)...for the past 2 years Jared has been without his top, front, left, tooth. It has been a long process in getting this fixed (and a TON of money) he injured it when he was younger...way younger...and got a temporary fix...and then one time when we went to the dunes he busted it loose...it has been a long 2 years with my "toothless wonder" but now it is fixed. I am sooooo HAPPY! Since his tooth has been missing I did discover that my husband has a little more red neck in him, more so than I had originally thought. While we were up at girls camp (picks and stories for another post)(his tooth was back in) he went total Hillbilly, redneck speak on us. He was driving me crazy and cracking all the young girls up. I do LOVE my man!
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
As my children grow older I feel as if my life is busier now more than ever, and I know that it has only begun. I was on my cousin's blog and saw this challenge and have accepted it and wanted to share this with my friends also. Shelly saw this video by President Eyring and was touched, and so am I. I am striving to better my life by reading my scriptures, saying my prayers, attending the temple and trying to get our food storage together. I know that we have been asked to keep a journal, but that has always been hard for me, hence the reason why I started a blog, not just to let my family and friends know what is going on in our lives, but to help me start to journal. I am going to start tonight June 2 and strive to do this every night for the rest of the year, and pray that this becomes a habit. Thank you Shelly for the challenge!
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