Busy Day....

Today was Kirra's 2nd day of summer enrichment. She is a voyager on a journey to explore music of composers and cultures, study folktales such as Pecos Bill and Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky, Shakespeare, Chaucer, Mozart, Bach, ect. Their exploration will also take them into more modern times to meet Elvis, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, and MORE....
Not what thought this program would include..but Im sure she will learn a lot.. and she is already having fun.
She is still learning how to swim as well.... She is getting a lot better.
Today I taught an AFTB class... Adapting to Change. I was nervous AS ALWAYS...But got through it o.k. Christian is my buddy and helped me put together some cute handouts that said Change is good on a post it note... So that's what's going on with us. Chad is as always busy at work! Here are some pictures, because that's the best part about this blog.
...Look close...they are all bored to tears :)
...Christians new puzzle, he put together while Kirra was swimming.:)
Could she be any more comfortable in the water? :)

Hair Do...... :)

Here is a picture of me with my new hair cut... :)

I'm lovin it...it was getting too long, and it's too HOT... but I dont know what to do with it since I cant just put it back everyday.

At the Park

The kids had FUN at the park this morning!

Logan and Laycee were happy to be out and about.

Kirra climbed the tree....

Christian was a monkey on the monkey bars...

Haylee liked climbing up the slide best..but I only got a picture of her going down.

Trent went really high in the swing...

Day Two

She's not afraid to jump into the deep end...

Christian thinks he's one cool dude!

So I'm not sure if she's made progress, but this is what she thinks about it...

1st day of Swimming Lessons

Excited to be in the water...even though it's COLD

Help from Ms. Silvia

All by herself... Look at her go...

Brrrr it's FREEZING...

This is day one of 8... lets see how she progresses.

Happy Fathers Day!

Army Birthday Fun Run

This morning we got up early for the Post 5 K Fun Run. This is our little group after the race.

Kirra and Christian decided to ride their bikes today...

The roads were wet and it made riding hard... This is a good moment-Go Christian Go!!

Kirra did great, but had one good fall... resulting in a little first aide at the finish line.

In the end we went to visit Chad at work, and it was all smiles!

Apples to Apples

Tonight was another fun night with the girls. We had a game night at Lexi's, ate pizza, chatted, played rummikub, and finished the night with Apples to Apples(The game of hilarious comparisons). For those of you that haven't played this game... You select a card from your hand (consisting of 7 green cards) that you think is best described by a red card played by the judge. If the judge picks your card, you win that round. And everyone gets a chance to be the judge! For example the judge has the card that says Smelly: fragrant, stench, reek. The cards in your hand are a person place or thing, so I'd hope to have a card that says "locker room" or "your feet" but with my luck my best card says Anne Frank. You try to guess what the judge will like best. At the end of the game we always stop drawing a new card and play only with what's left in our hand, and for the finale we read the cards we won. It made me think about adjectives I think describe me... both good and bad. I've often said that I'm a

lazy perfectionist

, and that's 90% of my problems in life. I think both of those 'qualities' are negative. When I'm thinking of myself, I often think about only the negatives, but most of the time look for the positive in others. I try to be a kind person and help out when I can, but I often feel shy.
So this is me being analytical simply because I'm tired...

Dance Recital

All of hard work the girls put into learning their dances paid off last night when they preformed for their recital. It was so fun to watch. Here is a picture of the girls from our branch: Kirra, Jessie and Haylee on the front row and Charlie on the back right with her friend Kaylee Stoner.

Doesn't she look excited to preform!

She is getting a certificate, and looking confused, because they called her Kyra.

She couldn't have been happier about her flower bouquet!

Thank you Ms Silvia and Ms Naomi- they are the best!

Does Christian look proud of his sister?

Chad is proud of his baby girl.

Pictures Speak a Thousand Words

I'm Back!

As you see, I haven't been here in a few months. Time just seems to fly by way too fast. Many things have been happening, so here is a quick update. Chad and I finally went to the Temple. It was an amazing experience, one I'll never forget. I quit my job to be with Kirra and Christian this summer. I was called as the Young Womans President, and Chad was called to be the 1st Counselor in the Branch. Christian just finished his T-ball season. He was on the White Sox, and had an awesome time playing baseball. He finally got into Sure Start 5 weeks before it ended (That's our luck). Kirra has been working hard in Jazz dance. Her recital is tonight. We are looking forward to a busy summer. Chads summer hasnt started the way we'd like... Last Friday he was riding his bike for P.T. and a car hit him. He is doing good considering. No broken bones, but his bad shoulder is worse than before. There is no time for him to rest... he is busy preparing for the return of the Soldiers in his unit. Well that's an update, in a nut shell. I hope to do better, keeping this updated. Keep your fingers crossed :)