Brrrr. Its a Chilly Day in Missouri

We had a Huge storm come through in the middle of January. The town had to shut down. Everyone was told to stay home when possible and to stock up on food and water. This week David was gone to Arizona. I was just a little nervous. We were supposed to get hit with an ice storm, then hit hard with 3-4 feet of snow, followed by 20-25 mph winds. We were also supposed to lose our power. We were pretty well prepared. I started to fill our milk jugs and anything else I could find. Went to the store to get some things we might need to survive. The stores were packed and the shelves were starting to empty out. I was surprised to see that most people were more interested in stocking up on beer and soda then some of the more obviously important items. All the chips and salsa were gone along with most of the canned goods. The schools were cancelled for a week. Once the storm initially hit, thereafter, the town felt more like a ghost town. Nobody could be seen anywhere. We watched the snow fall and played games and a so really had a lot of fun together. It was Beautiful outside. We were very lucky that Jefferson City was only hit with the snow, without the ice and wind that was suppose to also hit us. Since david was gone I had to rely on Josh (almost Eagle Scout ) to help me out. We are so blessed to have a young man in our home. He is my greatest help when david is gone.
The kids wanted to play in the snow. We didnt have any snow clothes so we pulled out the plastic bags. Knowing we were going to move to Arizona in a couple of weeks. I didnt want to supply snow clothes for the kiddos. I know bad mommy. Josh wore my coat and Kyndra wore my hat. The boys used their socks for gloves. I ended doing a lot of laundry. They had a blast. And Bella loved it too.

HaPpY BiThDaY MiChAeL

Michael had a birthday Dec. 28th. We just stayed home and a family party. Michael wanted me to make a Rib and bake Potato dinner.
Yes, Michael is in his Pj's which he loves. It was a fun and relaxing day with the family. He has grown up so much. He has taught himself how to do back flips and do to no hand cartwheels. He amazes us all with his abilities and having no fear.

Gabe's Baptism and Birthday

Gabe turned 8 and since this was a special birthday we (mom and Dad) took him out for dinner. It was so fun to spend some time with just Gabe. I made the tradtional 8 year quilt. Gabe wanted a wild life with deer, elk, bears and etc. It turned out really cute. Also David had an old, very used scooter that we turned into a fun little fast motor thing. (I dont know what you would really call it). But he sure loves it. He loves to take Bella around the block. The scooter goes pretty fast so he has a seat belt he uses.
Gabe was able to get Baptized on Jan.31 2010. Grandma and papa Westover and the Hyde Family were able to come. It was so nice to have them be there for his special day. Thank you for make it so special.

Christmas 2010

We are Back.....

YES, We moved again....... Hoping this is the last move for a long while. Well forever. We are living in Queen Creek, Arizona. We are enjoying it here. One thing we have to watch are for the Scorpions. There is a lot of members the church here. You can see the chapels almost on every corner. It will be nice to have members that live close to us. Kyndra has found a friend named Emily that is the same size and age as her and lives about 8 houses up the street. The children are doing well. When we first moved I was told that schools are terrible. So again the kids had almost three weeks off. We had to enroll them in a school that was out of our district. It took few days to know if they were excepted to go to the school. Remember we have five to enroll. We were very blessed. They were able to get them in a school that is about 100 feet from our house. ( across the street) It's a K-8. So they all go together. Which is very nice. Just a couple of days ago we found out they also got excepted to a Charter School for next year. We are still waiting to see if Josh will be able to go to the High School that is again out of our district. Most of his church friends go there and there's a church building next to the school so he can have release time for seminary. The schools year are pretty much year - around. They only have a 6 week summer break, but they get a lots of breaks in between. Due to the heat. They do get HOT days off. ( No school). The temperatures get around 120 degrees. Its been a hassle to get the kids into the schools here. But we have been very blessed. The kids are loving the house. We have a good size yard with a pool, Hot tub and a half size basketball court. Every kids dream. David came out here two weeks before we all came and picked a house out. He did a very good job. I was NOT with him.

David is liking his job. He spends his time in his OWN office. Sitting things up for the Costco shows around the surrounding areas. He does have to traveling a little.

I am enjoying spending my time with Isabella and loving the sunshine. I dont think i will go back to work. But I will see after school starts up again. I heard if you work at the YMCA once or twice a week you can get a FREE family membership. I would like to teach some fitness classes. I really enjoyed that and helping people change thier lives.

I hope to get some pictures up soon. I did update some pictures of the house on my facebook.. I'm so glad to be back to blogging. So check for updates.

First day of School

Our Elem. School kids

Hailee in 5th , Gabe 2nd and Michael and Kindergaden

They are loving school and have made some friends.  Hailee is a Safety Portal  leader. 20 kids were asked to be the example of the school and she gets to help the school for  this year. She was so happy . We are so proud of her. The schools here are great.

First day of School

Our middle school kids

Josh 8th, Kyndra 7th grade

NAUVOO

Josh and kyndra were able to baptism for the dead.

It was kyndras first in the temple. .

The work in there is amazing. It is a beautiful Temple .

Its so great to be here to enjoy all these church sites.

Both Gabe and Kyndra were able to make rope.

We also found out how to make rugs out of left over fabric.

Waiting for the pageant to start.

We were able to save seats in the morning, but we were still near he back. It was so great and such a spiritual event
My handsome pioneer

Learning to walk on stilts.

They looked easier a whole easier.

Yes I did it!!

Ok, I almost have it.

Our cute pioneer Children

On our way up we stopped at Cathage. We were able to enjoy the spirit that is there and witnessed where Joseph Smith and Hyrum died. The kids were able to see where he was kept and we were able to touch the door where the shoots were fired. I think the kids has a better understanding of the Prophet Joseph Smith.

The jail

The whole family.

Standing in front of the statue of Joseph and Hyrum

Our travels

The tired Bunch