Easter 2010

With Conference falling on Easter it was a very relaxing day! We had the Boydstons and the Monsons over and Grandma Madge who is recovering from her knee surgery (she won't let me take any pictures of her so I will have to sneak one!) We had a wonderful dinner and great dessert and a big easter egg hunt! It was a nice day which have been few and far between the last 2 weeks!

Coloring the Easter Eggs

Derek sat like this for the entire time! He did finally color a face but that was all! I feel like he is done coloring eggs.

Colored eggs

The girls on the hunt for Easter eggs

I feel like this is becoming a pattern! (Shannon - what do I do when children don't want to take a picture? Oh yah! Ground them! HAHAHAHAHA)

Our New Baby

We are the proud owners of a Cessna 182! Steve, Justin and our friend Mark (a professional pilot) flew to Maryland and brought it home! They had a great time flying across the country! When we got home from Utah, Steve took us all for a ride (or flight?) Steve is so excited! It is a beautiful plane and we are very excited to fly all over and see you all!

View of Moscow Mountain from the plane

Derek checking things out! He is also getting his pilots license!

Grace loved it!
Savannah not so much! I don't think she will be
going on any trips with her dad in the near future

Spring Break 2010 - The Canyons

We spent our spring break this year at The Canyons in Park city! The weather was fabulous! And thanks to uncle Cory we skied FREE!!! We love uncle Cory! It was so fun! Jackie came and spent a night with us, my sister Shannon and her family came and spent a night with us and Lauren and Austin spent a night with us! The weather was so nice we all have goggle tans! We had to come home on Wednesday so that Derek, Justin and Steve could make it to the NCAA tournament! Steve and Justin didn't come ski because they were flying our new plane home from Maryland! Those pictures are next!Pretty much the only picture I have of Derek - and only because I surprised him!

My sister Shannon and her cute baby Ivy!

Riding the Gondola up to ski

The gang at the pool

YAH! LAUR P! We love it when we get to see her!

Me & Grace P

The housekeeper made cute little animals out of the towels! It reminded me of the Disney Cruise!

Zoey 1999 - 2010

While the kids and I were on skiing in Utah for Spring Break our dog Zoey fell asleep one night and didn't wake up. Steve buried her out at the property with a bone and a tennis ball. Zoey loved the lake and fetching tennis balls in the water. She will be missed by all but mostly by Grace and Lauren.
I am sure she is happy running around heaven getting in to everyones garbage!

Lauren & Zoey
When we first got Zoey

Grace & Zoey at the LakeGrace took this picture a few weeks ago
She was starting to get a very grey beard

2nd Place for the State of Idaho

Derek's Basketball team played in the State Tournament this last weekend in Boise Idaho. They did so well! They played in the Championship game and ended up with 2nd place! They were disappointed but 2nd out of the whole states is better than Moscow High School has done in a Long time! Derek had a great time and can't wait to go back next year! He is only a Sophmore so hopefully we have a few more trips back to state!Pre - game pep cheer - I am sure if Derek reads this he will not be happy with that description! HA

Just got awarded 2nd place

Receiving his Silver Medal

Always Something at this house!

Jackie went to the Doctor yesterday and came home with a surprise! She is having Twins! AHHHH! I had a few panic attacks but the rest of the family was ecstatic! Now they will not have to share any babies! They are due the first of October! Jackie seems to be coping better today when I talked to her - WOW! She always had to do things the hard way! HAHA Now we just keep praying for healthy mom and babies!!!
J

ON TO STATE!!!!

Derek had a great JV Basketball season! His highest scoring game was 26 points! At the end of the JV season they pulled him up to Varsity and last night they won the District title! So we are headed to Boise next week to watch them play for the state title! It was so fun! GO BEARS!I had to scan this in - There he is on the Varsity Roster! He has been pretty excited!

Cutting down part of the net!

Here are the District Champs!

Grandma Jacobsen

My cute little grandma passed away this last week. She was my Dad's mom and the last of my grandparents. She was in her 90's and until a few months ago I thought she would out live me! She was very organized and prepared. She did everything the prophet told us to do and then more! The bishop told a story of how right before she died she was so worried she hadn't paid her tithing this month - so my dad wrote a check and gave it to the bishop and they recorded it right before she passed! What a good example she was! She submitted more than 90,000 names to the temple! She was an incredible woman who helped the church with her geneology skills. She loved anything to do with family history. At her funeral my Aunt Sharon told of all the many jobs she had and I can't say I was surprised, she did pretty much everything. But one I didn't know about was she was an airplane mechanic. She passed away on her anniversary! My Grandpa died about 10 years ago. What a sweet reunion that was along with all the 90,000 people who she helped through her temple work! What an incredible woman! We will miss her!
We were also able to spend time with my sisters and kids! We sure love all those guys!

Lauren needed some help - I think Boston had No choice!
Grandma Marlene and Papa Joe were there too! It was fun to see everyone!

My Husband the Doctor!!

Savannah P.

Still just Basketball, Basketball, Basketball at our house so I will tell you a little about Savannah.

Savannah is 13 and attending 7th Grade at Moscow Jr. High School. Where she does very well! She is an avid reader and is always looking for a good book to read!

She is very social, has about a million friends and is always having a sleepover! If you ever want to get a hold of her just get on your facebook and if she is home I sure you will be able to chat with her! Her room is filled with posters of stars she is obsessed with! Her dad tells how sad it is that all those boys on her wall are so poor - (Many are shirtless)! I think right now her favorite is Taylor Lautner from the twilight series. She LOVES music and is always buying news songs with whatever money she has! Once she asked me to give her an itunes gift card instead of her allowance! She plays the piano except when she is playing a sport, which she plays volleyball and basketball and made the "A" team for both this year. She also likes to waterski, snowboard, kayak, tube, wakeboard and surf!

Her true love is traveling! She is a girl after my own heart! She will go anywhere - anytime! She has traveled all over the world at her young age and would like to travel more. Her dream is to live in Greece (which I happily encourage all study abroads) She wants to have a job where she can live in many different countries. She is a great photographer - so it may be that! She will always go to movies with me and pretty much anywhere I am going! She is trying to get to New York this summer for her Birthday! She is a great daughter, sister and friend! We love her so much and so glad she is our cute daughter!Peru

Hawaii

San Diego- She loves the ocean

Chicago

Washington DC

Paris

Italy