And the winner is.......PLUS a SHOUTOUT!!!

For those of you dying to know the answer to this post, the answer is:  

I had an assignment for my photography class looming and knew I could do a story in pictures of going to a nail salon. However, I needed a good reason to take Kristen.

We had just had parent/teacher conferences for the kids. Kristen's conference was exceptional and so I took her to do something that she's never done before but REALLY wanted to do---and got my photos done at the same time.

So, the winner is.......LINDE.....which is handy, because I have been wanting to give a SHOUT OUT (and I mean a LOUD SHOUT OUT) to her husband JASON.

Jason and Linde are coming to visit in March and I just want them to know that we are E.X.C.I.T.E.D. about their impending arrival. 

Personal message from Kristen:


JASON and LINDE and JACOB:  Get here now before I explode!!!

Just felt like posting this....

Last year in my photog class, 

we had to do a picture story line.

This is what I did.

I named it "Parent/Teacher Conference Time."

My teacher, who is single,

didn't get the title.

Do you?

Good Point!

Yesterday, before heading out the door to school,

Ryan looked at me and said,

"I don't understand why we have outdoor recess.

We can only go on the blacktop and

they won't let us run

because we might slip.

So we just get to walk around

in circles."

Good point.

Walking around

in circles

on the blacktop

in the cold.

Awesome times.

Back to School - Part 2

Today Elizabeth left to go back to BYU.

I'm so happy for her---but sad for me!

We had a great two weeks with her.

This was her first day of Kindergarten in 1995.

She attended school in Beijing, China.

Being that she is a journalism major now, it is interesting

that she felt the need to bring a

tape recorder on her first day of school.

Maybe she was hoping to get some great quotes on the first day....

Matthew and Michael bidding Elizabeth "adieu"

as she gets ready to get on the bus.

Back to School

Wish the weather was as nice today as it was in August last year when the kids went back to school....

First day of School

August 25,2009

I did what I was asked....

Being the good mother that I am, I took down my post from last night.

Being the good daughter that she is, Kristen had this to say:

You're welcome!!

It never gets old.

Ryan just ran in my room again. 

We had said prayers. He got in his bed. He got out again. 

He came in and asked me if he could get a drink. 

Yes he could. 

He came back in and reported that he got his drink.

Then he asked, "Did we already say good-night?"

"Yes," I said. "I even kissed you goodnight."

Grinning, he said, "You did? Oh, well. 

We can say goodnight again.....It never gets old." 

And then he cuddled back up to me 

and I kissed him goodnight again.

You're right, Ryan---it never gets old---especially with someone like you!!

Good night. Sleep tight.

Great way to end the first day of the new year!