Check out my Slide Show!

I made this slideshow for Christopher in honor of his 16th birthday.

Brothers and Sisters Having Fun Together

The kids all went out and played in the snow together. After, they went to the rec center and went swimming. I love it when the kids all hang out together. Especially when they are gone all day!! Just so you know, when Emily left she was wearing her snow suit. I didn't realize she wasn't even wearing her jacket until I downloaded these pictures. Oh, well.

Christopher and Joseph

Christine and Emily

Christopher and Emily

Joseph





Christine and Emily

Dennis

This is my husband, Dennis. He is one of the nicest people in the whole world. He takes good care of me. He is patient and understanding. He is a truly good person. He never talks bad about anyone or is unkind to anyone. I'm probably the only one that can make him mad, but I have to try really hard. He never raises his voice. That makes me really mad. Especially since I already have a louder than average voice. So, when I'm mad I am all loud and he is talking in a quiet calm voice. I guess he says he had to be calm as a police officer. WHATEVER! Anyways, I am lucky to have found my old man, yes he is 19 years older. He is trying to teach me how to be more mature and I'm trying to teach him to be a little more silly. We have nothing in common. Together we make a complete, well rounded couple that annoys the crap out of each other. Oh, he would tell me not to use that word, so let me change it. We bug the heck out of each other. I'm cool. He's a nerd. He says that we are like Beauty and the Beast. He has all the beauty and I am a beast. He loves me and makes me happy.

This is Dennis in Alaska in front of the Mendenhall Glacier. The glaciers are so breathtaking.

Introducing My Three Beautiful Step Children

Christine, Andrew, and Stephanie

This is Andrew. He is 23. He recently graduated from the University of Utah with a degree in mechanical engineering. He is so incredibly smart. He is coming home Wednesday from a 2 month trip to Taiwan. I am excited to hear all about it.

This is Stephanie. She is 16 Years old. She goes to the same high school as Christopher. She is funny. I love hanging out with her, but she is always out with her friends, so anytime she comes over it is a treat.

This is Christine. She just turned 21. She goes to school at Utah Valley University. She is one of the most kind hearted people I've ever known. She is one of my best friends. She loves to play games. Yeah!! We play all the time. She is so awesome!!!

Basketball

Joseph is quite the little athlete. His team won today. He made a few baskets and was tough on D. Look how tiny he is compared to the other boys.

It is very hard to take still photos of a basketball game. These are the best I could do. Christopher won his game today. He did awesome on D and can jump super high for the rebounds. He's a really good player.

Emily loves to eat snacks and roll around on the floor during the games. She says that she hates BYU, but had to get this shirt because of the cute baby cougar. I asked her why she would want to wear a BYU shirt if she doesn't like them. She explained that the shirt is her disguise when she is pretending to be a kid that likes BYU.

Second Grade Idol

Well, Emily said she had to wear "cool" clothes today for her performance. Her and Samantha practiced a hundred times last night. Emily had some pretty cool moves. I was all ready to snap pictures of her choreography, but it appears as if she changed her moves to the stand perfectly still like a statue with your hands glued to your side. She did sing very well and only had to mumble a few parts. She sang her favorite song which is "Ultimate" by Lindsey Lohan. It is from Freaky Friday. I am proud of her for being brave enough to lip sync' in front of her whole music class. She takes after me I suppose. In fifth grade I did a lip sync to "Union of the Snakes" by Duran Duran for the school talent show. I was totally awesome. Happy Day!

Oats

Emily came home from school with a new friend today. Her name is "Oats". She is a meal worm. Oats is a little rascal acording to Emily. She will become a pupa and ultimately a beatle. She eats oats and lives in a little cup. She goes everywhere with Emily, even the bathtub. Maybe Oats will get lost at school.

If you are wondering why Emily's face is all red it's because she can't stop licking her face. It gets worse in the cold. She gets prizes for putting medicine on it. She was too busy after school today to put medicine on because she was "rehearsing". There is a small talent type show in her music class tomorrow. I hope moms can go. So, nothing more to report except for the exciting fact that I beat my high score on Space Invaders. I finally got over 5000. My new high score is 5260. I have this game on my phone and it is my entertainment while I'm in waiting rooms and so forth. Just so you don't think I sit around at home all day and play. At home I play other games. Happy Day!