Fall Break--Driggs Idaho

The stars aligned and all three of our children's school schedules had fall break at the same time!  So we took advantage and got out of Dodge for the weekend.  I found the BEST condo rental in Driggs, Idaho of all places.  We hunkered down there in the evenings and spent our days exploring the Tetons.  Grand Teton National Park is amazingly beautiful!  We did so much hiking--by the third day some of us could barely move.  So on that day we did some four-wheeling.  It was super fun.  We invented a game called "chipmunk firedrill".  Every time a chipmunk crossed the road we slammed on the breaks and all switched places in the car.  Crazy enough--there are a lot of chipmunks in the park!  We saw lots of wildlife.  A whole herd of buffalo crossed the dirt road we were traveling on.  We were literally a couple of feet away!  We also saw some moose, a fox, and a herd of elk.  The bear that everyone warned us about were kind of elusive.  We didn't mind that so much.  Not sure what we would have done if we met a grizzly on one of our trails.  We had a great time.  It was so wonderful to all be together again!

Capitol Reef National Park

We spent some time at Capitol Reef National Park during spring break last week.  It was so beautiful!  There are so many amazing places to hike to.  We went on a crazy long monster hike and had such a great time.  And at the end of the day you can enjoy a picnic in an orchard with homemade pie for dessert!

Student Council 2015

The Lady has spent countless hours over the last weeks and months thinking and preparing for student elections.  She did such a fabulous job!  She chose to run for the events committee.  They plan many of the school wide big events throughout the year.  She decided to go with a super hero theme.  I thought you might like to see some of her work (I removed her name for privacy reasons, but you get the idea):

And by the way...she won!  We are looking forward to some super events next year!

Easter 2015

Where has the time gone?  I can't believe that it has been over a year since I last posted.  That just is not right! I am committed to better documenting the year ahead.  We had a fabulous Easter weekend here on the home-front with lots of cousins and friends.  The girls spent the afternoon coloring Easter eggs on Saturday and Will and Anika hid them all over the back yard for us!  Sadly I did not even crack the camera case.  These pictures were borrowed from my wonderful niece!  Thanks for sharing!

The Amazing Egg by Lucie

Once upon a time this boy named Max was taking a walk and he sudly) stoped and found an egg.  He thot to himself.  Maby it is an ester egg.  So Max ran home.  He said "mom mom.  Look at what I fownd."  It was starting to hach.  It was starting to shake.  Then it gust cract and it was a chik.  I cept it. 

The end.

Still Obsessed with Phineas and Ferb and All Things Platypus

The Hunt Is ON

Easter 2014

A Photo Documentary

A Story by Lucie

Translation:  Once upon a time there was a very cool boat.  He showed off.  All the other boats said "Hey- stop showing off!"

A Letter to Santa by Lucie

Dear Santa,
Merry Christmas!  Santa are you gona have the best Christmas ever?  Let me now when you now.  I want a ipod 5.  My old ipod has a crac.  I want a now robe.  It is geting to small.  I want a now phone so I can call my mom & dad.  Thank you for giving presins.  You are the best.  You are the BEST in the whol wide wrld.  Thank you for dowing the Best you can.

Love,
Lucie

Mummy Pops are Fun!

I'm putting together a little package for my favorite missionary.  What's Halloween without mummies?

Mummies are cute--check them out!

Things that Dad and I Both Love by Lucie

In no particular order

1.  The Man
2.  basball (baseball)
3.  Mom
4.  The Lady
5.  Cande (candy)
6.  starball (Stairball-a game the two of them invented)
7.  bilding (building)
8.  phiheis and frb (Phineas and Ferb)
9.  wasing dishis (washing dishes)
10.  kisses
11.  mine coopr's (mini coopers)
12.  appl sidr (apple cider)
13.  biy new clos (buying new clothes)
14.  sokr (soccer)
15.  panow (piano)
16.  cake
17.  swiming (swimming)
18.  wadrskeing (waterskiing)

A Blog for Elder Wise

It's hot off the press.  Check it out.

B.Wise, Elder

Taking Care of Business

Whew!  We've been in the fast lane for months.  We are slowing down from 85 MPH to about 70 MPH.  Hopefully that means that you can look forward to a few things in the near future...

*A Summer Blog Update with all of our summer adventures
*A brand new blog--featuring The Elder
*Lots of new family photos

And to wet your appetite, I've added two new snippets to "Funny Anecdotes and Inquisitions".  Click on the tab above.

Have a great day!

The Graduate

 

The Man graduated from high school with high honors last week.  He also completed his associate's degree at a local university.  We are so proud of him!  He leaves in a couple of days for an internship at a hospital a couple of states away.  Can't believe my baby is all grown-up!!  We are going to really miss this guy around here!

California Here He Comes!

Well, if you missed all of the hype...The Man received his mission call yesterday.  It was the perfect day.  It just really was.  He received word from the post office at about 7:30 yesterday morning that his letter had arrived.  He willingly left school to run to the post office to pick it up.  Then it sat in his car all day.  He said he didn't trust us with it at home.  Whatever.  It seems like more of a temptation for him to have it with him all day.  But he did great.  He planned to open it in the evening when all of his friends and family could be there with him.  We invited everyone to come over and set up a ustream channel for all of the out-of-towners to watch the festivities.  It was just a lot of fun.  We kind of made a party of it.  If you want all of the party details, head on over to Pretty Petunia.

It was so wonderful to watch him open the envelope and read the letter line by line.  I am just so proud of him!  He will be serving in San Bernadino, California starting in September!! He gets to go to the MTC on the same day as his best friend.  If you can't go to the same mission, at least you can start off the adventure together.  One of my favorite moments of the night was when the two of them tackled each other in excitement.  So much fun.

There's a Missionary in our Future

Well, The Man turned in his mission application papers on April 1st.  They were officially logged in on April 3rd.  They have been sitting at church headquarters since then waiting to be reviewed.  Today we received word that his assignment has been made!  Yahoo!!  His official missionary call should arrive next Wednesday or Thursday.  We are so excited and can't wait to see where he will be serving for the next two years.

Want to venture a guess? 

Senior Pictures--A Sampler

Easter Eggs 2013 Edition