Sunday, February 24, 2013

First Day of School 2011-2012

August 18, 2011 - First Day of School





Tyler earns his 15th Kyu

August 11, 2011 - Tyler started a karate course over the summer and has really enjoyed it.  Today he earned his 15th Kyu.  Each time he earns a Kyu he gets a stripe on his belt.






Tyler at the Eye Doctor

August 10, 2011 - Yep, this is how the boys stay entertained while we wait at the eye dr.


Train Ride with Friends

August 5, 2011 - According to my Facebook posts I don't stay home very much :)  It looks like we took a train ride on 8/5/11 with our friends Debbie and Gus.


Ashlie Turns 11

August 3, 2011 - As soon as we came back from Hollister is was time for Ashlie's birthday!  We celebrated with a pool party and lots of friends.  Included in this post are some photos of her from over the years!

 Ashlie got a new bike for her birthday!

 Ashlie's beach themed cake

 Tyler swimming during the pool party

 I think she liked her present!

 Dad & Tyler swimming


 Party guests and Ashlie!

 Ashlie about 2 years old at Uncle Chris & Aunt Jenny's wedding


 Ashlie


 Just born!


 One of my favorites :)


 About 7 1/2 years old

Pictured Below - Kindergarten Promotion
 Now a beautiful 11 year old!!!

 Showing off her new bike!

Dad bombing the pool party!!!

CGA State Finals 2011

July 2011 - Sari went to Hollister for CGA (California Gymkhana Association) State Finals again this year.  This year I was able to go with her along with my mom, Tyler & Ashlie.  We had so much fun.  She got her first 1st place award and won her first belt buckle.  It also qualified her for a Novice Match Race!  She stayed in till the semi-finals before she was knocked out!  She did awesome!

 Some of her winnings!!!


 Getting ready for Set-Ups (Practice Rides)

 Riding in the Grand Entry

 Sari & Bridgette

Her 1st Place Buckle

Fort Building Time

July 20, 2011 - This was how Tyler entertained himself during my shower :)


Girls Camp 2011

July 20, 2011 - Sari repelling at Girls Camp





Island Water Park

Our first trip to Island Water Park was soooo much fun!  We had a blast that day!


The Brothers

After leaving Idaho we headed south to Craig's sister Gail's house in Utah.  Tyler loves "The Brothers".



Family Picture Time

June 30, 2011 - This picture was taken in front of the Rexburg, Idaho temple.  We were there visiting Craig's parents and took a trip to Rexburg to see the temple.  Ashlie wasn't very happy though lol!


5k time

June 18, 2011 - I talked my friends Debbie Ross and Tiffany Bolding into doing a 5k with me!  This was my first experience with drinking water at the halfway point - yeah, not a good idea!  I think I swallowed air with the water and got the worst side ache ever!  End up having to walk a portion at the end :(  But I still completed it which made me feel good!  Here's a picture of us at the finish line!


Ashlie loves to Dance!!!

June 13 & 14, 2011 - After her first dance recital and heading off to practice for her 2nd dance recital.



Ashlie's Dance Rectial Costumes

June 2011 - Ashlie's Dance Recital Costumes

 Hip Hop - she refused to smile because it's not gansta


 Jazz


 Tap

Ballet - my favorite :)

Ashlie Follows After Her Sister

June 6, 2011 - And Ashlie is following in her sisters footsteps and came home with 2 of her own awards - Honor Roll and Perfect Attendance

Sari Comes Home With Another Award

June 6, 2011 - Sari came home with ANOTHER award today - only 12 kids out of 900 got this award and she was one of them!!! Way to go Sari!!!

Tyler's Baseball Pictures

May 2011 - Tyler's baseball pictures

Sari Wins High Point Reserve

May 2011:  Sari won High Point Reserve in her division at her Gymkhana today and got a horse grooming kit!!! That's 2nd place overall for today's runs for us non-gymkhana people ;)

Trying to Catch Up!!!

Wow!!!  I'm a little behind...again :(  I knew I hadn't posted in a bit but I didn't realize how long until our home computer crashed this past week!  Tyler had a project for school that we needed pictures for so I had to revert to Facebook and our family blog for a series of pictures that encompassed the "digital years".  That's when I discovered how far behind our blog was :(  So, besides the fact I needed to get caught up - it was a good feeling to know that there was a digital copy of many of our important moments in life somewhere in cyberspace that I could refer back to.  So...I'm going to attempt to get this caught back up through use of my Facebook posts and what I can scrounge off of various memory cards laying around. 

Needless to say, our hard drive was wiped clean of all of the information from as far as we can tell.  Quite heart breaking to say the least!  I cried on the phone with my BIL when he told me :(

So wish me luck on this journey of updating our blog.  I'm going to use it as a Personal Progress Project I think lol!