Volleyball Season Comes To An End

Here is Savannah's Volleyball Team. The team didn't do so well this year. Alot of new players but Savannah did great! She was the setter and had a lot of aces this year! It was fun for her to be the star of the team! She is so tall she will be a really good volleyball player!

We had Savannah's Volleyball Party at our house. They ate Pizza and played outside (it was actually nice) her Coach Dave gave them all awards and talked a little about each one of them. He said Savannah was one of his GO TO girls this year, she was one of his most consistant players and she kept him behaving. When he would start to get upset - savannah would always give him that "you shouldn't do that" look and it would make him stop. We Love You Savannah!!!!!

Still CANCER FREE!!!!

We went for Jackies test yesterday and the CT Scan came back clean! She doesn't have to go for any more tests for 6 months! YAH!!!

Moscow Jr. Miss

Thanks to all who sent flowers, Text and phone messages! The night was a success. She had to go interview in front of 6 judges in the afternoon and then compete that night in front of the 6 judges and about 500 people in the auditorium. There were 18 girls competing. They did a fitness routine, Talent - she played the piano, answer a question and an academic judging from your transcripts. She did very well in all categories. She won the Interview category and was chosen 2nd alternate. She earned $1000 in scholorship money. She was doing so well in all categories I am sure I was the only mom saying " If she wins this I am going to kill her!!!" She got the perfect spot - she won some money, she has to do some local parades and other things but not too much! YAH!!! We were really proud of her she did a great job!

Southern Cross Humanitarian

Pause my playlist at the bottom before you play the video

This is what we are up to this week! With lots of help from many who have volunteered items for the Welcome Kits! Thanks Everyone!!! We are helping change the world!! If you want to look them up and see what we will be doing this summer when we go to Peru the website is http://www.sxhu.org

Easter 2008

We had a great Easter! Derek and Steve got home about 1:00 so we saw them after we got home from church. They had a great time at the NCAA tournament!

We had a big Easter egg hunt in the back yard, a great dinner and lots of company. Our Friends Holly and Mark Monson and their three little girls came, Jackie brought a few friends with her from college and my neice Chantel and her fiance' Dean. It was really cold and rainy. It seemed like Easter was way to early this year.

Grace picking up easter eggs

Even Lauren found some eggs

Spring Break 2008

We had a great week. We drove to Park City on Monday and skied Tuesday and Wednesday. Thursday we drove to St. George and met all our cousins for Ben & Jacquie's Wedding. We went to see Horton Hears a Who, we swam, we played and enjoyed our cousins! It was fabulous! We wish we could have played longer with everyone!

Derek trying to run into me - so I won't take a picture!

Grace, Derek, Lauren, & Steve ready to head down the mountain.

All the cousins acting crazy!

The boys showing Lauren some lovin!

Savannah & Shae

Ben & Jacquie

Girls Basketball

Grace had her last basketball game last night. She had 3 jump balls, a rebound and she was the point guard so she got to dribble down the court after the other team made a basket. It was really fun to watch her this year learn how to play . She has seen enough of her siblings games to know what was going on. Savannah also had a game. Her team lost but they did alot better than the last time they played this team. I can't even count how many jump balls Savannah caused and she had a great basket. She has a basketball tournament and a volleyball tournament this weekend. Derek also has a basketball tournament this weekend. Grace and her friend Kindra

Grace warming up - Great Shot!

Savannah steeling the ball from the other team

Savannah and her team after the game.

Jackiepalooza!

Jackie's birthmonth is over! She seems to drag her birthday out all month. She had a party with a Hunk of the Month contest and pizza & cake. It was fun to have her and 50 of her closest friends (not an exaggeration) over at the house! She is so fun! Lauren also had her Sadies dance tonight - she went as barbie and her date was ken. My little girls were of course in the middle of all the fun! Derek on the other hand was no where to be found!

Flava Flav & New york - Barbie & Ken

Jackiepalooza in full swing!

And here is our Birthday girl a Big 20

Presidents Day!

We took advantage of the day off and went skiing.  It was beautiful!  30 degrees and the sun was out!  Savannah learned how to snowboard and did really good.  Grace went down a blue for the first time!  She had only been on the bunny hill with the slow chair lift.  She was so funny after lunch and we were getting ready to go skiing again she pointed to the quad (chair lift) and said "I want to go on that ride again!" Derek and I were cracking up!  She put her hands High in the air like she was on a roller coaster!   She loved the fast chair lift!  We went with my niece Chantel and her fiance Dean.   Chantel was so good about teaching Savannah how to snowboard!   This is when we love that we live in ALASKA!  

Everyone right after lunch

This is the fast Chair lift Grace Loved & the end of a beautiful day!

Grace skiing down the Bunny hill

Savannah Snowboarding

Valentines Day!

This is the picture the kids took for Steve's Birthday

Savannah put it in a frame for his Stake Presidents office

We had our traditional valentines day - We set the table with candles and heart plates and everyone gets their own personal pan pizza.  Steve feels like he should be the best valentine for his girls.  So he gives all the girls a charm for their bracelets. He gives them each year something to remember the year by.   Until they get married and have thier own valentine.  He had been doing it for about 7 years now.  This year he gave

 Grace - Two people riding a ski lift, because she became such a good skier this year.

Savannah - Eiffel tower, because of her trip to Europe.

Lauren - a Surfer, because she was the first to surf behind the boat.

Jackie - A gondola , because Venice was her favorite place in Italy.

Me - a speed boat, because I am wicked good (teenage talk) at driving the boat.

Derek of course does not have a bracelet  I get to give him a valentine and so he just got some boring ol' game for the xbox called ROCK BAND!!!!   The kids love it!   It is so fun.  They played it all night.  Savannah is really good on Vocals!  

Now we are off and running for the weekend.  Derek has a Basketball Tournament in Walla Walla Washington. So we are there tonight and tomorrow.