Monday, April 19, 2010
A GOOD VISIT FOR A SAD REASON
I'm so happy for my Grandma. I miss her so much, and some days I still think that I should call her. But, I'm so happy for her. I know that she is so much happier and she is with my grandpa and her parents and so many other people who were waiting to see her again. In spite of the sad reason for our trip up to Calgary, it was a wonderful trip! Jason is such a good husband. He took the kids and disappeared so the rest of us could clean Gramie's room out. Neil went with them the second day. I thoroughly enjoyed the time I spent with my family. The day before the funeral, I went with 2 of my aunts (who really are my mom's cousins, not my aunts) to dress my grandma in her temple clothes for the funeral. I really didn't know what to expect, but it was truly one of the most amazing experiences of my life. It was time that I will cherish forever and I'm so grateful that I was blessed with the privilege of perfoming that one last service for my grandma. Jason and the boys were pallbearers and they looked so handsome. About half way through the funeral I had such a calm feeling come over me that everything was really okay. When we were at the cemetary I almost forgot to be sad! All in all it was a very good week, not in spite of the reason that we were there, but because of the reason we were there. I miss you and love you Gramie, but I'm so happy for you.
The Evil Twin?
Have you ever wondered what would happen if someone twisted one of your children up REALLY, REALLY, REALLY tight in a tire swing? These pictures are the answer to that question. The kids twisted Carter in the tire swing, which is quite close to the ground, so that the botttom of the tire was about as tall as Thomas's head and then let it go. Carter's head was hanging over the back of the swing so all of the blood ran to the top half of his head and broke the blood vessels. When I first saw him he looked like he had the measels. His poor little face was so swollen and purple, but his eyes were still white. Multiple doctors later we were told that everything was fine, but he would look pretty funny for a while.
Enter the EVIL TWIN!
I can't help but laught now whenever I look at his little face. The whites of his eyes filled completely with blood. By the next morning he looked AWFUL! I don't have a picture to do him justice! He wore sunglasses everywhere he went for a little while to avoid the questions, and we get A LOT of questions and comments. Even today we were in the grocery store and a little boy walked by and said, "Mom! It's the boy with red eyes!" Now he loves to freak people out by staring at them with his eyes as wide as he can make them. It's too bad this didn't happen around Halloween, he'd have a built in costume! It's been about 10 days now and his eyes are changing to a kind of orangish yellow color but I think it will be quite some time before he looks like his cute little self. Oh, the joys of having children!
I can't help but laught now whenever I look at his little face. The whites of his eyes filled completely with blood. By the next morning he looked AWFUL! I don't have a picture to do him justice! He wore sunglasses everywhere he went for a little while to avoid the questions, and we get A LOT of questions and comments. Even today we were in the grocery store and a little boy walked by and said, "Mom! It's the boy with red eyes!" Now he loves to freak people out by staring at them with his eyes as wide as he can make them. It's too bad this didn't happen around Halloween, he'd have a built in costume! It's been about 10 days now and his eyes are changing to a kind of orangish yellow color but I think it will be quite some time before he looks like his cute little self. Oh, the joys of having children!
Vancouver Temple
I love the temple! I love to go there and feel peace. Temples are beautiful inside and out. When we went to Vancouver in February, we were able to go see the almost finished new temple. I wish we could go up to the Open House, but I think we've used our allotment of Canada trips in the last 8 weeks. Oh well, at least we got to see the outside of it. We've been able to take our kids to the open house's of the Sacramento and Oquirrh Mountain temples, we love it! I love knowing that our family is forever because of the temple. I also have come to have a deep love for family history work, and not just because of the temple work part of it. I can't begin to describe the feeling I get when I discover a new ancestor or a new fact about an ancestor I already knew about. Seeing a great grandparents handwriting on a census form or finding a birth certificate sends a thrill through my entire body. I love it. Two of the things that I inherited from my grandma were her journals and pictures. I haven't begun to explore them yet because I don't have the time to do it properly. Maybe when school gets out. People ask me all the time what I'm going to do with my time when Emma goes to school... this is one of my answers!
Dance 2010
The girls have had so much fun at dance this year. It's great to watch what they've learned and to see them having so much fun up on the stage. Emma was hilarious to watch at her lessons each week. She is definately her own person and likes to do her own thing. Fortunately, there weren't any distractions at the recital so she did pretty good. We really are done dancing now. I don't want to drive all the way to the dance studio after school or at night next year, so we're done. I know I'm a mean mom, but I think our time will be better spent at home.I made a really cool movie to post on here, but it didn't want to upload, so sorry! I thought I had finally figured it out, but I guess I'm not as smart as I thought. I guess you can just enjoy their pictures instead.
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
The Olympics!
What a vacation! The only word I can really use to describe our trip is PERFECT. You'll have to wait to hear about the other days of our trip, this is just about the event we went to. Like I wrote before we left, we went to see the medal round of men's and women's skeleton. What a completely unforgetable day. Even though the event didn't start until 3:45, we left my grandma's at about 10:00 so we could get up to our parking lot to meet the bus. The ride up to Whistler was about 2 hours. Fortunately, it wasn't a school bus!
The scenery on the way up was incredible.
The scenery on the way up was incredible.
We had to have our Canada "touques".
Arriving in Whistler. What a cute resort town.
At the bus parking lot they were passing out hot chocolate. Emma finished hers and wanted more but we were already on our way. Before she fell asleep, I promised her we would get some when we got to Whister. She didn't forget. As soon as she woke up she was looking for her hot chocolate and life was not good until we found some.
At the base of the mountain.
Getting ready to ride the gondola up to the top of the mountain.
At the base of the mountain.
Getting ready to ride the gondola up to the top of the mountain.
Waiting in the security line, it actually moved fairly quickly.
The first of MANY potty breaks for the day
Finally arriving at the track.
Heading up to the top.
Finally arriving at the track.
Heading up to the top.
The walk up to the top was long and steep in places. Emma needed a few breaks (so did Mom). Jason ended up carrying her for a lot of the way.
Waiting for one of Emma's breaks
Almost to the top!
After we made our way to the top and were headed back down, dinner time came upon us. Emma was in DIRE need of food and drink. So we found a place to stop and wait while Jason went to find us some food (the only things allowed into the venues were unopened water bottles or we would have packed our dinner in). Food was a pretty welcomed sight, even if 7 hot dogs and 6 hot chocolates cost a mere $64.
The starting house.
Noelle Pikus-Pace
It was amazing to see how fast the racers go. You would miss them if you blinked!
Emma and Dad at the end.
The final turn.
The finish line.
The leader board right before Canada's Jon Montgomery did his final run. It was so cool to see him take the lead. After all, he's Canadian and from Russell Manitoba, eh! We headed down to leave once the American's had all dropped out of medal contention. I walked out of the track right after the last slider started but Jason called me back to watch and I'm so glad he did. As we watched the last slider on the screen he was ahead of Jon Montgomery at every check point down. I was sure he was going to win. But when the final score was up and Montgomery won, the entire crowd went crazy. It was so incredible to see. YEA CANADA!
We hurried and rode a shuttle bus down to the big busses and got on the first one out. The kids took a few minutes to settle down, but quickly crashed.
It was a wonderful experience to take our family up to the games. I'm sure they will never forget it.
Waiting for one of Emma's breaks
Almost to the top!
After we made our way to the top and were headed back down, dinner time came upon us. Emma was in DIRE need of food and drink. So we found a place to stop and wait while Jason went to find us some food (the only things allowed into the venues were unopened water bottles or we would have packed our dinner in). Food was a pretty welcomed sight, even if 7 hot dogs and 6 hot chocolates cost a mere $64.
The starting house.
Noelle Pikus-Pace
It was amazing to see how fast the racers go. You would miss them if you blinked!
Emma and Dad at the end.
The final turn.
The finish line.
The leader board right before Canada's Jon Montgomery did his final run. It was so cool to see him take the lead. After all, he's Canadian and from Russell Manitoba, eh! We headed down to leave once the American's had all dropped out of medal contention. I walked out of the track right after the last slider started but Jason called me back to watch and I'm so glad he did. As we watched the last slider on the screen he was ahead of Jon Montgomery at every check point down. I was sure he was going to win. But when the final score was up and Montgomery won, the entire crowd went crazy. It was so incredible to see. YEA CANADA!
We hurried and rode a shuttle bus down to the big busses and got on the first one out. The kids took a few minutes to settle down, but quickly crashed.
It was a wonderful experience to take our family up to the games. I'm sure they will never forget it.To sum things up:
Tickets to the Olympics: $too much$
Tickets for the bus ride to Whistler: $insane$
7 Hot Dogs, 6 Hot Chocolates: $outrageous$
Trip of a lifetime: Priceless
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