Flying High!

Our newest family member, Nikkie, was successful in her bid to make the Help Flight Team for St. Vincent's Hospital. We are soooo proud of her!! Dalin was waaaaay excited to go see her "honk-a-copter"!!

Amber and Nikkie


Dalin - in heaven


He smiled the whole time!

Christmas Concert

Jasmine had her annual Christmas Concert. She looked beautiful as you can see! The 4th grade class always gets to play their recorders. It was so fun and they did a fantastic job!




Waiting to perform!

10 Years Old!

My Doodlebug turned 10 on December 1st. My how time flies!! I love you Jasi!!

Announcements

As I was looking again at this recent picture of Amber and Zane and three of my angels, I began thinking about how the "announcements" of life are our mile markers. I was thinking about both Matt and Amber's engagement announcements and what wonderful people they both found. I was thinking about how they each have grown with their sweethearts. I was thinking about each of my angels and how excited I was at the announcement of each of their forthcoming arrivals. I love my family. I live for them and would give that same life for them. I am truly blessed.

Pumpkin Fun with Jasmine!

Jasmine and Chantile had a fun pumpkin adventure on Thursday thanks to gorgeous weather and no school! Here are some pictures Chantile sent me from their outing. Looks like they had a great time! (Ciara - Jasmine said today made her think of all the fun we have had on Halloween together and that she sure misses you!!)

What a cute scare crow!


Jasmine picked out a pumpkin for Papa and I as well. THANK YOU JASI!! We are going to carve them next Friday. I'll post pictures of that too!!



Just hangin' around

Jasi being ....... Jasi (I love that girl)

To the Bat cave!

Things That Make You go Hmmmmmmm

"Now why would you ask me if our water is OK?" Phhhhh ... ".....silly question....."

2nd Annual Piano Recital

Jasmine is in her second year of piano lessons and Chantile and I went to her 2nd recital tonight. She really is improving and it was oh so fun to hear her play. She is getting so grown up!! Love you, Doodlebug!!





So grown up!



My beautiful girls!!

Christmas long past

I found this little note while packing that my younger sister left for me many years ago and just had to share it. Jenny would have been only 10 years old and I was 14. This was 36 Christmases ago. (Christmases?? Is that even a real word??...and quit that adding in your head...quit it!) Jenny is the sunshine in our family. She always kept us laughing as she still does today. Jen, I love you!!

Hmmmmph

Last Saturday we had a garage sale. It went really well and Chantile and Jasmine came over to help George and me. Windall was a "BIG" help too. I think her expression says it all, but just in case you need an interpretation............

"Hmmmph...what in the world does she think she's doing making me sit here in this silly basket....like I'm supposed to be all cute and everything.... I mean really ..... doesn't she know I could hunt her down in like ....seconds .............. this is humiliating...I hope the neighbor cat doesn't see.....I'll never live this one down........."

Life is Always Changing!

There are two things we can always count on in this life, Our Heavenly Father/ the gospel and CHANGE! Because of one of those, I have been closely in touch with the other. George and I have made the decision to move to Williston, North Dakota. George accepted a contract to work as a project manager for a development there for a modular home company. There are 104 lots so we expect that to be about a two year gig. After that??? Who knows!! We would love to be able to come back to Billings if the market here is moving again by that time. We consider ourselves so blessed to have our prayers answered with this work. Leaving is going to be extremely hard, but I know Heavenly Father will help take care of my family that I have to leave. My family is everything to me and being away from them is probably the hardest thing anyone could ask of me. But I know what happens when we are obedient and I know the Lord is directing us to Williston. So while I still pang for my family , the peace is greater still . I will send pictures when I can...Its going to be a fun adventure. Housing is incredibly tight in Williston, so the company we are working with arranged for a single wide for us and it was set yesterday on a lot in the sub division George will be working in. We are the first ones in the neighbor hood. (Well, there is another single wide right next door that was also set for one of the salesmen) But its in a great big open field. Kinda has that Iowa-out-in-the-middle-of-no-where look. OOOOOOOoooooo maybe we will see some UFO's! Hopefully there will be no abductions involved though. HAHAHAHA Love you all!!!!