Family Pictures

We were so lucky to have Kellee Hindes take our family pictures. She did so many wonderful ones, I could only put a few on here.

Christy in her baptism dress.

The girls in the back of the fire truck.

Christy and Shadow

David and I

Our Family

Thanks Kellee!!!

Spring Break

Well the pictures are out of order and all my writing ended up at the bottom. I need to figure this out better.

Mom and Dad's Easter basket. Beach towels, cookies, a picture frame and glow sticks.
Shadow's Easter basket. Moxie doll, little pet shop toy, butterfingers, hershey bars and a beach towel.

Christy's Easter basket. Beach towel, art book, colored pencils, oreo cakesters and candy.

The girls and I in the tower at the Mormon Battalion museum.

David and the girls in the covered wagon out front of the Mormon Battalion Museum.

Lunch at Freds :)

Yummy Xooro treat :)

Half the eggs that were decorated.The other half of the eggs that we decorated.

The girls ready to decorate Easter eggs.

Both girls had Spring Break starting March 26th. We drove to Vegas and picked up Shadow and then headed to St. George. Saturday the 27th we went shopping, I got my hair done and we had family pictures. Kellee Hindes/Impressions Photography took our pictures at the Brigham Young home and in Ancestors square. She did a really good job. After pictures we went swimming at the Washington Rec Center with Alisha, Crystal, Michael and Kayley. Then we went to Enterprise for dinner. We spent the night at the Bushars. Sunday we got up and drove to St. George. We went to church with my parents. Then we came home. We spent the week having fun and playing as a family. We went and watched "How to train a Dragon", and we spent time in Old Town. We went to the Mormon Battalion Museum. We had a really yummy lunch at a place called "Freds" in Old Town. It is a really yummy Mexican restaurant. We also decorated Easter eggs and the Easter bunny came to our house :) We found this really cool place called "Xooro" in the Westfield mall. They have Churros that are filled or have been dipped in chocolate and topping put on. So yummy. So very yummy.

Drinks and Mad Science

Last week one grocery store had a sale on their 8 packs of Gatorade. It was buy two at a really good price and get the third free. So we got six cases. This week a different grocery store had PowerAde 32 oz bottles on sale for a really good price. So here in our garage we have tons of drinks. Anyone thirsty?

Sadly Mad Science Club has ended for Christy. She had such a good time and learned lots. Now I need to find some other after school activity for her.

Just for mom

For as long as I can remember I have had this nauseating fear of raw meat and poultry. When buying meat I would buy it as I needed it. I would spend extra money to buy chicken already shredded or cut into strips. When cooking with hamburger I buy it already separated into the amount I need and then without touching the meat I would deposit it into whatever cooking dish it was going into. And if I needed chicken breast I buy them frozen in the bag with the fat, skin and bones removed. You should see me making meatloaf. I use a spoon, no sticking my hands into that gooey, yucky mess. I also have this same thing with cooked meat with bones in it. Except I can't eat meat if it has a bone it. Growing up we were lucky dad always deboned meat. And turkeys for Thanksgiving were never served before dad went thru and took all the meat off the bones. I can't eat ribs and other such things with the bone in it. Anyways today I found this chicken stir fry recipe I wanted to try, but it called for chicken breast cut into cubes, and seeing how we are trying to save money and we had frozen chicken breast in the freezer I decided to be brave. I dumped three pieces of chicken out of the bag, no I did not touch them. I let them thaw for a while then I was so very daring and I cut them all into cubes. I gagged the whole time but I did it all by myself :) Mom I hope you are proud of me!!

Cards

I finally finished decorating all the cards that I bought. Now I need a new project or hobby. Something not so expensive :)

OdDs

For the lack of a better title this post is called "oDdS". Life just keeps going! David started school on Monday. He is attending Coleman University. He is taking a class on Monday nights and one on Thursday nights. He is going for his computer graphic arts degree. Most of his school expenses will be covered by the GI bill and tuition assistance. David is also trying to get a grant to cover what will be left over. I knew that the time would come for him to start school but I wasn't ready. It's hard because on those two nights he is only home long enough to change and grab a bite to eat. I will most likely start school when Christy starts fourth grade in September. I will be going to classes during the day. It is starting to warm up. It is almost warm enough to go swimming :) On Wednesday evening we drove to Anaheim and had Fondue with Wendy and Josh. It was good to see them. It was a very yummy dinner too. All of our bikes are now working and we have been enjoying riding on the bike trails here. It also really helps to have the Explorer. We can fit three bikes in the back. Hopefully soon we will go get a bike rack. Well that's about it.

This is the 2002 Ford Explorer that David and I bought for our second car. I must admit that I enjoy having a car again. And I really like that we can put three bikes in the back :)
I have been making cards again during the day to keep me occupied. It is getting to be an expensive hobby!

These pillows are green. I couldn't seem to get a picture that accurately showed their color. Anyways I previously bought two red pillows for the couch and had been looking for two green pillows. David spotted these at Walmart, and the best part is....they were only $1.50 each :) Bonus!!!!!

Flight to St. George

Christy and I on the Skywest plane in row ten :)
Christy getting ready to board the SkyWest plane.

Sunday morning March 7, 2010 Christy and I had a flight out of San Diego at 6:20am. We all got up early and David drove us to the airport. When we got there we went to the Delta kiosk and checked in. Since we only had carry on bags we got to skip the long lines for baggage. We said goodbye to David at the security line. I have to admit that David and I both got a little teary eyed. Christy and I sailed thru security. Then we went and checked in at the gate. We didn't have to wait long before they started boarding the plane. Christy got a window seat. Our first flight took us from San Diego to Salt Lake City. When we landed in Salt Lake we went and got some treats then went to the gate for our next flight and we checked in. We didn't have to wait long to board our second flight. Our second flight was on a SkyWest plane from Salt Lake to St. George. It was a little plane. Christy and I sat on row ten. Christy had a window seat again. There were only 28 passengers on the flight from Salt Lake to St. George. Christy loves to fly and I don't mind it, except for take off and landing make my tummy churn a little. Once we are in the air I have no problems. It was really nice to be able to fly right into St. George and avoid the long drive. Claudia picked us up from the airport and took Christy and I to Grandmas house.

Navy Ball

We are too cheap to buy pictures from the ball, so we took our own. David had to wear his dress blues. I am so proud of him and he looks so sexy all spiffed up in his blues.
David and I after the ball. We had such a great time!

Saturday March 6, 2010 was the Navy Ball. The ball was held at the San Diego Air and Space Museum in Balboa Park. It was raining the night of the ball. The ball started at 6pm with the first hour scheduled for cocktails and walking thru the museum. At 7pm the opened the doors and the waiters started seating us. David and I sat at a table with some of his division members. We sat next to LS1 Davis. She is David's immediate supervisor. She was a wealth of information for me. She was easy to get along with and a very fun person to sit by. I can see why David likes working with her. We had a great time! We had chicken and vegetables for dinner. After the dinner there was a guest speaker then an awards ceremony and a cake cutting. After all that there was dancing. Our table was the furthest away from the front and center of all the action, we could barely hear the speakers and announcers. David and I did not dance. When we went up to the dance floor everyone was doing a line dance. So we decided to head home. It was so nice to be able to go out on a date with David. We a great young women from our ward babysit Christy.

Life lately

Last weekend we went to Disneyland. Our annual passes were getting ready to expire so we thought we would go one more time. It was fun! When we bought our annual passes we paid $289, I went to Disneyland 17 times so that equals out to each visit costing $17 for park admission. I think that's a dang good deal. Sadly we are not renewing our annual passes. Too much Disneyland can be a bad thing. Here are a few pictures from our visit.

I saw this onsie in the World of Disney store and had to have it!
Christy

Thanks David for humoring Christy and riding with her.

Christy and I on the Thunder Mountain Train ride, we got to sit in the very back :)

From my last post you know that we have a lot of things coming up in the near future. This Saturday I learned of an event that will affect and change many of our upcoming family events. I guess it seems to happen that when things are going very well that I come to a boulder blocking my path. Saturday and Sunday were very hard days for me. I was questioning a lot of things. Being sealed might just be pushed back a little and Christy's baptism will be a little hard on our family. I know that things will get better and I will conquer this boulder as I have with all the others that have blocked my path before. Trials are for our own good, they make us stronger. I know that when this is over I will look back and see the growth that will come because of this trial. I am grateful that I have a forgiving and loving Heavenly Father. I too am so grateful that I have David. He is one of the best things to ever come into my life! I can't wait for the day we can be sealed for time and all eternity!