Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Amanda turns 15
Amanda Sunshine turned 15 on July 29th. She got hair extensions for her birthday! They look great! Amanda is our fashion expert and loves loves loves clothes! We are very proud of her and she brightens up our days! We are so lucky to have her in our family! We love you Amanda!
Lake Powell 2011 Trip #2
I think you guys got is backwards! Only 9 kids on this trip, what a breeze!
Girls Camp 2011
Justin and I got to go to Girls Camp and do the cooking again! This was our 3rd year. It was really fun being up their with all 3 of our girls! And I do have to say I think we live in the BEST ward EVER!!!
Addy, Amanda, Jade, and Makena ready for their dance to "Dancing Queen"
You're leaving the house like that?
Yes, it is true, Addy, Makena and Alyssa dressed like this and went to Walmart. They wanted to see if someone would take their picture and put it on the People of Walmart.com website. A lady actually did take their picture, but we never saw it posted!
Lake Powell 2011 Trip #1
I now know what it would be like to have 10 children - at least for 1 week!
We climbed to the top of Ice Cream Canyon! It was really steep, but really cool!
SWEET 16
On May 25th my beautiful sweet "Squeezer" turned 16! We call her Squeezer because when she was a baby Justin use to say "I just want to Squeeze her" which turned into us calling her Squeezer! We are so proud of her and are grateful to have her in our family!
FHE at the Lake
On May 16th we started our yearly tradition of going to Lake Pleasant most spring and summer Monday's for Family Home Evening. We invite all of the boats in our ward to go, and take as many families as possible with us. It is always a great time!
Phoenix Temple - Coming Soon!
This is where the new Phoenix Temple will be some day!
This is what new Phoenix Temple will look like!
Our Favorite Phoenix Missionary!
Elder Colton Mouritsen is serving in the Phoenix Mission right now. Colton is a long time family friend of ours. Colton's uncle Trever Figgins served his mission in Tennessee with Justin. Justin and Trever have kept in contact all of these years. Colton is the son of Trever's sister Aimee. For many years, our family, Trever's family and Aimee's family have gone to Lake Powell together. Both Trever's and Aimee's families live in Utah. When we found out that Colton would be serving his mission in Phoenix we were very excited and told his parents that we would keep an eye on him! So on his birthday we had dinner and a birthday cake for him. He is an amazing missionary!
Easter 2011
I love Easter! The Easter Bunny comes to our house on Friday night. This way we have all day Saturday to enjoy all of the chocolate and candy we want! We are then able to focus on the true meaning of Easter on Sunday morning. Every year we get new Easter dresses (or ties), which is always fun for me! After church we then celebrate again! A big FEAST a GIANT easter egg hunt, and then followed by a GIGANTIC plastic egg war! At the end of the war we are usually covered in welts, but it is way worth it! My brother Jason started the egg war tradition about 5 years ago and it just gets more fun every year!
1st Time Camping!
Yes, it is true, our girls had never been camping before we went with the young women in our ward! They had a great time, but didn't think they needed to do it very often!
Volunteer of the Year!
This is what happens when you volunteer to be the PTSO President for your children's grade school! You work enough hours a week to be volunteer of the year! I had no idea the job would take so many hours!
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Teacher Appreciation!
Last week was teacher appreciation week. We celebrated our teachers with a yummy dessert buffet! This kind of thing is my favorite part of being in the PTSO!!
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
88
Justin's Grandma Murphy came from Idaho to celebrate her 88th Birthday. She is an amazing woman. She lives in Idaho and takes care of her younger brother who is unable to care for himself. She is a breast cancer survivor herself, and can make, build, sew, cook, or fix anything! Happy 88th Birthday Grandma Murphy!
Dad Retires!
Last Monday after my dad finished his last day of work, we celebrated! Robyn was here visiting from Colorado, so the timing was perfect! My whole family was together to wish dad a "Happy Retirement".
Prom
Someday (hopefully next year when Alyssa is 16) I will have the chance to get one of my own girls ready for the Prom! I have had the chance to help others with their Prom preparations for the past 3 years! Year 1 I helped Lindsey do her hair, and took her to get her nails done, because her mom was out of town. Year 2 a bunch of girls and guys from my ward came over and I took photos of them in our backyard. And, year 3 I made sleeves for Alyssa's friend Emily's dress. I can't wait, it will be so fun to dress up my girls like a princess! It has been awhile since they have let me do that!
Spring Break
Ever since I was a kid I have wanted to go climb on the rock formations that are by the Phoenix Zoo. They look so cool as you drive along the 202 or fly over Phoenix! So we took a trip over to Papago Park and hiked around the rocks. The view was great and we even saw biggest lizard I have ever seen! Amanda hates lizards and wanted to go home as soon as we saw it! She makes me laugh!
Double Digit
I can't believe my Tan Man is 10! I remember turning 10 myself. I stood watching my mom sew me a dress to wear the next day on my birthday. I cried. My mom asked me what was wrong and the only thing I could think of was I didn't want to get older. I wanted to stay a kid, and somehow in my wise 9 almost 10 year old mind, I was getting old! I didn't cry again on my birthday until I turned 40!
Tanner didn't cry on his birthday, as you can see his excitement as he opened his gifts! His reaction was priceless. I love this little man so much! He is so sweet and kind to me. Happy Birthday Tanner!
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