Saturday, September 27, 2008

Friends...... We just love them..

Darcy and I

Forrest and Mike






Guitar Hero.. Everyone playing. Darcy beat Forrest. Way to go girl!!!


Pool time








Ice Cream Sundae TIME!!!






Saying Good Bye!!

We had a great visit with some new friends we made about 1 year ago. I met them online and when they visited Cali, we met and had dinner. Then when we traveled to Ukraine. They were so gracious to let us stay with them. We had a great time. Now it was time for them to come back to the US for their visits. We invited them over for some fellowship. We are so Thankful that God has brought us together. We had a wonderful night of conversation,laughing,food,coffee and fun... Can't wait till we see each other again... Thanks for the great night.. We cherish your friendship..

Last Tournament..



1st match

2nd match

Last match..
Jacob won 1 out of the 3. He did well, on all of the matches. He has come along way. The coach asked him to wrestle for play club. Which means he will play year round. We think he will do it. He said he will do whatever he needs to, to earn the money. It will prepare him for HS. They kids are alot stronger in HS..

Wrestling match...

Last 2 match's



Jacob wrestled the same guy, not many in their weight group. This was the last match. Now the only thing left is the tournament..

Finally!!!! Cheer Photo's




I finally have photo's of Julianna and her cheer team. The team performed with all the local High Schools in the area. Plus a local gym team. It was fun to watch our girl out there. How far she has come in her confidence. She really loves cheer.
Way to go!!! She is in the back to the left...

Friday, September 19, 2008

HELP!!!!!

Jake needs to work on his bridge.. So during dinner, we had a bet he could not hold me up.. Here are some pics of that funny moment... He won!!!






Then it was wrestle time with the sisters...


Random pictures...





Match #4

Jake is doing really well. He really seems to be enjoying wrestling. The season is almost over. "already" He has 1 match and 1 tournament left. Boy that sure went fast. His coach wants him to play for the club team. Jake said, I will do fundraisers if I can play. "Motivation" I guess is what we call it. :D

UPS has delivered!!!!!! 2 boxes in 1 week..

The kids could not wait to see what was in there.
Can we open it yet?
Who is it from?
Can we open it now?
It is getting dark,when are we going to open it?
Why do we have to wait till everyone is home?








My sis opening up the box now...
JD got a new shirt...





My dad and Rosie sent my sister and I this wonderful Bday care package to share with the family. I have to say these are the BEST treats I have ever eaten. Thanks...

Saturday, September 13, 2008

The week in Review...

Hello family and friends...

The week has gone by so fast. I went to my sister n law's house on Monday. To help her with some work. She had surgery about 2 weeks ago on her shoulder. So I helped her process some pay pal accounts, boxed up some law books (165) I think.. to be shipped out across the United States. We did a spread sheet for the last conference. There were so many numbers, my head was hurting. I love numbers. :) The we stopped by her work to pick up a few things.. We worked hard that day.. I am getting excited to. Her next conference is coming in Jan. We will be headed to Florida. Yeah vacation for MOM...

I also got the kids star testing results. You would be proud of all of them. They are all doing very well... If you want the results, you will have to call me. Some did better then the others. I don't think they need to know who got what. It is not a contest. I am proud of all of them..
Julianna had cheer practice. I can't wait till she cheers at the football game. Jake had a match.. I missed this one. Dad was home. So it was his turn to hang with the kids.. The had PIZZA for dinner.. They were so excited. They love PIZZA!!! and SODA!!!


The girls left this nice sign for Papa, on his truck..


Tuesday...Chris had his ortho apt. His tooth is almost in. This kid has been in braces forever.. Glad he will get them off before he graduates.


A nice picture Nadya made for me. :D

Wednesday... The was such a busy day.. Chris missed half a day of school to work with the Explorer program, they were helping with the funeral of the Police officer that was gunned downed in the line of duty. What an HONOR for him. His lifetime Dream is to become a Police Officer..

1st Wrestling tournament.. Jake's first match he pinned the kid in 28 seconds. WOW!!!He did not win the next 2. He got the wind knocked out of him the 2nd match.. He recovered well.. We need to help put a little weight on his skinny butt... Julianna had cheer practice. JD took the kids to youth group. I had a meeting for Julianna to go over the English language learner stuff... Then off to pick the kids up from youth. It was good to get home and get to bed..




Thursday... Cheer practice and Bible Study.. We had to bring dessert. So I picked up a Lemon cake. Then I made a Choc Bundt cake. It was so Funny.. When Toma saw the cake she was surprised that I could make it look like it did. I told her it was the pan.. She was impressed. :D

Friday.... I worked 6 hours answering emails and making phone. I am working with families that are wanting to adopt.. I worked all week... But today was the busiest.. I made greasy tacos for dinner. Then I went to bed...
JD has a new friend. Her name is MJ. She is 4'3.. He really likes her. I do too. :D

Caught with my mouth wide open...

MJ


Saturday.... Chore day.. I was up by 6 am. Mike came in from work and the dogs were so excited to see him. They woke me with their whining. It is really cute but not at 6 am. They love Mike so much.. All dogs do.. :D The older guys went to a Men's Breakfast at church. Mike went too. He was really tired by the time he got home. I was changing the sheets on the bed. So while he was waiting for me to finish. He fell asleep on the couch.. Chris spent the evening with his g/f and her family..
We had fish,salad and quinoa for dinner. Brownies and ice cream for dessert.. YUM!!!


Aren't they cute....