I Accept

Picture is of my grandfather who passed away in 1980. I wish I could have known him better. This is dedicated to him.

I will work on genealogy for the next 100 days and see how much I can do. It's hard to find time for such a time consuming thing, with two little ones at home, but I am happy for this push. My progress in this area had completely stalled.

And even though I picked an ongoing process I really think this will help because I have just started doing this work. My goal for the next 100 days is to continue organizing and documenting the information I have to make time for finding more relatives.
Thanks Amy for such an inspiring challenge.

See Amy's blog that started this and learn the story

Cubs Party

Happy end of the T-ball season! We had a blast at Pizza Hut. What a fun year we had. Coach Jake even got a plaque. Ryan went crazy with his old friend Zach and Krista was right there in the pack, as usual. She really wants to be a Cub :-)

From My Sister--See an ISS

GET OUT YOUR TELESCOPES!

"You guys also have a great view of the Space Station tomorrow (tuesday) night. Definitely something to see if you haven't seen one before."

Date/Time: Tue Jun 05/08:53 PM
Duration: 5 minutes
Max Elevation: 60 degrees
Approach (Deg-Dir): 10 above WSW
Departure (Deg-Dir): 11 above NE

Sightings this week

WHAT IS AN ISS?:
THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS) IS AN INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION INVOLVING THE EFFORTS OF 16 COUNTRIES BUILT TO MAINTAIN A LONG TERM HUMAN PRESENCE IN OUTER SPACE, PROVIDING A PLATFORM FOR MICROGRAVITY EXPERIMENTATION AND SERVING AS A 'FIRST STEP' TO FAR-REACHING SPACE EXPLORATION. (FROM NASA.GOV)

Congrats Carver!

Ryan's favorite 2nd cousin in Florida! Ryan misses you Carver! We'll post pics of Ryan's preschool graduation later this month.

Discovery Science Center, Legoland, Dodgers Game

Vacation before Hawaii

We had so much fun having Daddy home with us for so long while he was inbetween his old job and his new! We took a few pictures of some of the things we did. It's been a really long time since we've seen Jake that often! The kids really loved the Science Center & Legoland. Those two places are made for exactly their age and are so hands on for my kids who love to touch everything! Ryan's favorite thing at Legoland was the firefighter show. He was laughing so hard and running down the steps to get to the water they were spraying on the kids! Krista really liked the ride she could do by herself--Royal Joust Ride.

Daddy's favorite thing was the Cubs game, of course. (Well until they lost in a lame way at the end) We had fun with my uncle and my cousin there. I'm always surprised at how many Cubs fans there are in ANY stadium that is not Wrigleys. We definately didn't stick out. If there are any Cubs fans out there will you please commiserate with my husband?! They just aren't very good......for so many years....oh dear! Alright, they have come close a few times but, what are these games where they are ahead something like 10-0 in the 7th inning and then they lose?!!!!!! Can we say, NO GOOD PITCHERS! Okay, all this aside, because of Jake, I will always be a fan, rain or shine. Go Cubs! (I still can't believe I cheered for Cubs at a Dodger game! I'm still a Dodger fan!)

Hawaii-Oahu

Hawaii Trip

What a fantastic time we had! We still can't believe it all fell into place. Thank-you, thank-you grandma! The kids had such a great time with you. Thanks for everything. Grandma shared with us one of her favorite things the kids had said.

Ryan praying before breakfast said, "....and please don't let my Rice Chex go soggy while I am praying...." I love this age!

We spent our entire time on Oahu. We went to the spectacular Polynesian Cultural Center, the Temple, BYU-Hawaii, swam with dolphins, ate dinner by sunset at Northshore and went snorkeling in the infamous Hanauma Bay.


The weather was beautiful and I loved driving around the island. The skies looked like they were painted and the beaches were so clear and warm. It really is paradise. But, where do Hawaiians go for vacation?

I gave up trying to pronounce street names and kept reminding myself that I was in the U.S. I wished my old roomate from college was there to "translate". I suddenly understood why Utah was such a shock to her and why she spent about 2 hours on the phone one night to describe to her friends at home, on Oahu, what snow looked, felt, and tasted like.

Can we go here at least once a year?!