Hello Family,
We have had some trouble staying caught up on the family blog, so we are going to try to get you caught up on our year thus far. First
of all in December Isaac moved home due to unsuccessful attempts at getting people to quit using drugs. (And he has been camped on the couch ever since.)
Shortly thereafter, Christmas came and Levi sent the family a beautiful puzzle, little did we know it turned out to the puzzle from... well this is a family blog so we will let you imagine. Those edge pieces that are usually the easiest would not go together, and once together, you could tell they weren't right, eventually, like any good family, we gave up and called it good enough. The puzzle floated around the dining room table for about 4 months, before being removed to the dining room floor.
Then the weather started to get nice for about a week, and the family decided it was time to get in shape for the upcoming Seattle to Portland Bicycle Classic. All the boys intend to ride this year! That's right, all of them, Levi is training in Utah
, Reuben is training in the Domican Republic, and even Adam has take up riding with the family.
You know what they say... the family that rides together stays together. Well... sometimes the boys get a little anxious to get ahead, but we are learning to stay together as a group.
Once again
the weather turned cold, but that is okay because we had Jordan's and Hannah's birthdays to celebrate.
Hannah likes yellow a lot this year and was excited for her polka dot shoes. Jordan is excited about other things... All in all it was a good week of birthdays, and especially exciting because both Jordan and Hannah got their permits to drive this year. Yes, you heard right, we have two drivers in training so everytime someone walks out the door the first words you hear in Chorus are "Can I drive?"
After the birthday's we had a little more sunshine, and you know what that means...
That's right... house cleaning and yard work. Mom finished the work on her curtains... Dad
worked in the yard, and Jordan, well...
you guessed it.... Just kidding he worked really hard too.
After the yard work things got busy... Rebekah and Hannah danced.
Although due to the astounding expertise of their coach, both girls ended up quitting the team in order to pursue more valuable endeavors, such as seminary.
Jordan Pole Vaulted... As you can see he did well and had fun!
Rebekah turned 18! I surprised her at school by filling her car
with balloons. She was pretty excited although the drive home may have
been slightly dangerous. The most exciting part of her
turning 18 was that she was able to vote for the first time. After her verbal onslaughts in her political science class, we think this was the high point of her entire year.
I also took Rebekah and her friends to the Beach for her big birthday, it sure must be rough to be 18.
After Rebekah's birthday things got really
crazy for me as I put final touches on the Stake's Gold and Green Ball. It was a lot of fun, and Dave even came to show his support and dance.
Soon thereafter Rebekah Graduated! She was very excited to finally be done with all of her term papers,
math homework, and Senior Projects. Rebekah was ecstatic that the forecast called for rain and that the ceremonies were being held outside. Dawning her rain boots, she prepared for the onslaught and the yellow ponchos to match.
Luckily it didn't ra
in and the whole family turned out for the festivities.
Most importantly or excitedly, at Grad night Rebekah won a very monumental raffle. She has been begging, stressing and working towards earning a laptop for college. That's right, Rebekah won a new laptop, and printer at Grad night, she woke us up at 6 in the morning upon arriving home with glee.
Finally, Dave and I have been training to ride 100 miles together and the day has come at last. We registered for the Str
awberry ride in Lebanon, Oregon. We rode it with some of our friends from the ward, it was a lot of fun to spend the time with them, Jordan and Isaac even came.
It was a beautiful, the hills about killed us in the beginning but Dave wouldn't let us walk...
But an occasional nap in the grass wasn't off limits... Look closely, we are both there covering our eyes and trying to recover, this was only the half way point.
We were glad to be
done after though, and enjoyed the Strawberry Shortcake at the finish line.
As you can see it has been a busy year so far, and we only have more fun and excitement to look forward to; Levi, Torrie, and Emma will be coming to visit in July just in time to see Reuben return from his mission, also in that same week the boys will be riding the Seattle to Portland, 200 miles in one day, I will let you know how many bodies we pick up along the road. We will also be going to the beach as a family that week, and then it's girls camps, EFY, Scout camps, Adventure Camps, and hopefully a week to myself if I can get Isaac and Reuben out of the house.
We have really enjoyed reading everyone's posts and hope to hear from everyone again soon.
of all in December Isaac moved home due to unsuccessful attempts at getting people to quit using drugs. (And he has been camped on the couch ever since.) 
, Reuben is training in the Domican Republic, and even Adam has take up riding with the family. 
You know what they say... the family that rides together stays together. Well... sometimes the boys get a little anxious to get ahead, but we are learning to stay together as a group.
the weather turned cold, but that is okay because we had Jordan's and Hannah's birthdays to celebrate.
Hannah likes yellow a lot this year and was excited for her polka dot shoes. Jordan is excited about other things... All in all it was a good week of birthdays, and especially exciting because both Jordan and Hannah got their permits to drive this year. Yes, you heard right, we have two drivers in training so everytime someone walks out the door the first words you hear in Chorus are "Can I drive?"
That's right... house cleaning and yard work. Mom finished the work on her curtains... Dad
worked in the yard, and Jordan, well...
you guessed it.... Just kidding he worked really hard too.
Although due to the astounding expertise of their coach, both girls ended up quitting the team in order to pursue more valuable endeavors, such as seminary.
with balloons. She was pretty excited although the drive home may have 
been slightly dangerous. The most exciting part of her 
turning 18 was that she was able to vote for the first time. After her verbal onslaughts in her political science class, we think this was the high point of her entire year.
crazy for me as I put final touches on the Stake's Gold and Green Ball. It was a lot of fun, and Dave even came to show his support and dance.
math homework, and Senior Projects. Rebekah was ecstatic that the forecast called for rain and that the ceremonies were being held outside. Dawning her rain boots, she prepared for the onslaught and the yellow ponchos to match.
in and the whole family turned out for the festivities.
awberry ride in Lebanon, Oregon. We rode it with some of our friends from the ward, it was a lot of fun to spend the time with them, Jordan and Isaac even came. 
It was a beautiful, the hills about killed us in the beginning but Dave wouldn't let us walk... 
But an occasional nap in the grass wasn't off limits... Look closely, we are both there covering our eyes and trying to recover, this was only the half way point.
done after though, and enjoyed the Strawberry Shortcake at the finish line.
