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Thursday, May 31, 2018

May Stuff

One night we had an artichoke for dinner. We kept peeling and peeling until we opened the flower. I had no idea they were so beautiful!!!

Our poor kitty, Congo, went missing. Sydney and Parker had been in Arizona for Peter's mission farewell. Syd brought home a ceramic kitty named, Congo Kitty Pot. We didn't realize that in one day's time it would become a memorial to Congo.

Sydney had her last volleyball tourney. This team were good friends and they had a lot of fun together, probably for the last time. I'm so glad she had such a great coach in Becky and friends to last beyond volleyball.

Parker also had a great time playing tennis. His coach was awesome and very inclusive of all the boys who wanted to play. We're so glad Parker has found a sport he really enjoys!

The girls have had a lot of fun coloring these mandalas. In this book, you scratch off the black to reveal color underneath.

We had the sister missionaries over for dinner and I thought it was funny how the meal is different for sisters vs. elders. If we had the elders over, both pans would have been empty.

The girls had a lot of fun making up a new song about the joys of dirt vs. the joy of technology. They have so much fun together!

And just look at my grocery cart. Little pies, sno-cone syrup, corndogs, marshmallows and a diabetes cookbook. HAHA. Which one doesn't belong?

Saturday, February 3, 2018

Syd and Volleyball (Jan-Feb)

I LOVE watching sydney play volleyball. She's a great setter, a good team-player and never quits!

And of course, a little VIDEO:

FEBRUARY VOLLEYBALL

And the February VIDEO:

Saturday, March 18, 2017

Sydney's March

Sydney got asked to Prom! (by Evan)

We were having breakfast and I received a text from Lexi telling me to keep Sydney away from the window.

A couple of friends helped Evan write notes on the sidewalk in chalk, leading Sydney on a treasure hunt. Each note had a carnation flower on it. Evan was at the end of the hunt with the rest of the flowers.

I sent the girls out later to take pictures of some of the notes.

10 reasons I want to take you to PROM

I've always wanted to party with you!

Make awesome Memories! :)

I get to be your first date to a school dance (its my honor)

I've heard that you have LEGIT dance moves!!

PROM?

She said YES, by the way!

March was also a big volleyball month. Two tournaments!

This last tourney was on Stake conference Saturday so I couldn't stay the whole time. I just stayed for the first game and they killed it! They were so good!

They won 25-7 and again 25-14.

The rest of the tourney went even better. In fact, they went on to win the Gold medal in the Gold Bracket! The best they've ever done. EVER!

Saturday, March 4, 2017

More volleyball - tourney #3

I love going to Sydney's volleyball tournaments. This was her 3rd one for the club season.

I always seem to get a lot of pictures from the back. hahaha.

I love to watch her focus as she gets ready to set the ball.

QUEEN of the COURT

Here's a bunch of video, mostly of her serves.

Tuesday, February 28, 2017

February stuff

In February, I hiked the Y again. it was Awesome!

We celebrated Chinese New Years. And I learned how to make egg-drop soup for the first time. Then we watched Karate Kid.

Rachel being Cleopatra at the jewelry store.

Diahan came to visit during RootsTech. It was awesome. Although we did not have nearly enough time to be together. I LOVE my BFFs.

We went to see a BYU men's Volleyball game. Sooo fun. We waited to long to get a Cougar Tail though and they were sold out.

Camille and Rachel are great friends. They have fun and are fun to watch. Here they are playing clapping games.

Bryce

Bryce has decided to dress himself with his pant legs tucked into his socks. Its so cute and he refuses to change.

After weeks of warm weather in the 50's and even 60's, we were all fooled into thinking it was almost Spring.

Until we woke up to this...

about 3-5 inches of snow. It was light and powdery.

Easy to shovel.

And so it figures that after all the other heavy snow we shoveled in Dec and Jan, the shovel would break under the weight of powder!

Saturday, February 11, 2017

Feb Vball Tourney

Sydney is in full-on volleyball mode. I love to watch her play. Ster and I went together on date night to watch her play and then take her out to dinner.

They took 2nd place in the Silver division. It was a tough game and tough loss. Proud of these girls!

Sterling wanted to know what it felt like up in the referee's perch so he snuck up there when no one was looking.

VIDEO!

On Being a Mom

"We all know that the early years of our children's lives are precious. It is when they are most teachable, impressionable and open to true and erroneous teaching. Our society in a rush to success encourages us as mothers to send our children from the home earlier and earlier, to involve them in more and more activities. Too often we forget that the most impotant preparation for success is in the home under the nurturing care of the mother. That preparation takes time, long stretches of time filled with the consistent, everyday activity of home life. The time we have with our little ones is short and should be guarded carefully."

Kimberli Robison

Kids Say The Darnest Things

Syd: All I hear when guys talk about cars: "G7XLT 1500 YLQ4XP."

And all I say back is, "I like the grey one."

(Apr 2020)

Sydney's roommates when she was moving out to come home because of covid-19:

"Coronavirus needs to catch itself and die so we can get our Sydney back."

(Mar 2020)

Syd: "I need to get the heck back good again."

(Jan 2020)

Syd (excited about a boy): "They should have a hotline for girls to call and talk about boys when their friends and family are tired of listening."

(Jan 2017)

Bryce (saying a prayer): "Thank you for our bones, so that our bodies, won't melt."
(Aug 2014)

Parker: "What happened to the rest of the cake?"
Mom: "I ate it."
Parker: "Oh, so you can just eat whenever you feel hungry?"
Mom: "Yep."
Parker: "I can't wait until I'm a Dad. Then I can have my cake and eat it too."
(May 2013)

Bryce: "I do undersault." (somersault)
(May 2013)

At a Jazz basketball game:
Parker: "How many people are in this building?"
Dad: "Probably around 20,000."
Parker: "I think Mom's written more words than that."
(referring to my NaNoWriMo word count, which was at 23,000 at that point)
(Nov 2012)

Parker: "Why can't we watch the movies I picked tonight?"
Dad: "Well, it's Sunday, so I would like to watch a church movie."
Parker: "Why? So, like, Three Amigos isn't a church movie?"
(Nov 2012)

Rachel: "When you said clean the room, I didn't know you meant to clean up all the toys on the floor."
(Oct 2012)

Regarding Sunday General Conference:
Parker: "This morning was just the 1st quarter?" (like a basketball game.)
Mom: "Yes, and now we're watching the 4th quarter."
(Oct 2012)

Rachel: "I don't think we should eat that bread."
Mom: "Why?"
Rachel: "Because it has a bad word in it."
Mom: "What?"
Rachel: (slowly and very ennunciated) "Bi-ki-ni bread."
Mom: "No, it's Zucchini bread. It's ok to eat."
(July '12)

Rachel: "My arm ankle hurts." (wrist)
(Jan. '12)

Camille: (whispering to mom) "Dad just said we are having 6 hot brains for breakfast." (he actually said 6-grain hot cereal)
(Jan. '12)

Parker: (after taking a gulp of super hot chocolate)
"Oh..oh..oh. That just boiled my apple." (adam's apple)
(Oct. '11)

Parker: " Man, Mom. You have a big job. Taking care of the kids. That's like the hardest job. Well, except being an Avatar." (Sept. '11)

Rach: (laughing) "What if one of our 5 senses was our pajamas? That would be soooo funny." (Sept. '11)

Rach: "Mom, can I have some strange cheese?" (string cheese) (Aug. '11)

Parker: "Dad, when I grow up, I really want to be a professional basketball player. But more than that, I really want to be a Farm Bureau Man." (May '11)

Syd's "Hug List" (the list of people she wants to hug when she gets to heaven. Sydney: "Jesus, Joseph Smith, Brigham Young..." Dad: "Hannah Montana?" Sydney: "I'm not sure she'll be in the kingdom I'M going to." (Mar. '11)

Camille: "Pop! goes the wiggle." (Feb. '11)

Sydney: "Parents are supposed to be my example. But the only thing I learned from you today is to come home in the middle of church and eat the donuts." (Jan. '11)

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