Vancouver!!!

Vancouver, WA was sooo much fun!!!! It was like our winter (in the 70's), and it never even rained. They said we brought the sun with us because it was really bad before we came. We did a ton and it would take too long to write so I'll just list some stuff!

-shopping (bought 6 shirts and a necklace)
-got pedicures
-went to a dance festival
-stayed up late
-spent the night at Spencer and Sara's
-hung out with our cuz, Jack
-went to Jack's baseball game
-saw ECLIPSE (oh my goodness!!!)
-enjoyed the cool weather
-ate out a lot :)
went to church
-and had a BLAST!!!

Thanks nana and papa we had so much fun!!! I wish I had pics, but I forgot my camera and I bought a disposable one so no downloadable ones this time! Sorry!

Sicknesses, Rats, and a whole lot of boredom!

Well, my family is passing around the 24 hr flu to every member of our family. First Eli had it, then a couple days later Meagan, then my mom really bad (getting over it today), my dad got affected a little, but then me and the other two boys haven't gotten anything. So that's either a good thing or a bad thing. That could mean I have a strong immune system and won't get it, I will get it before I go to Vancouver, or the worst....I could get it there! So I'm praying that's not the case, but I don't know.

Also, last night two new members of our family got here. Two rats! I know you are probably saying ewww, gross, or any of the other words your brain can rack up. But the case is they're pretty cute. My mom's even almost used to them. One's Meagan's and her name is Carmen and she's mostly gray. And mine is Whiskers and she is white with a tan head. They are staying in a cage in Meagan's room and they are a ton of fun to play with. They aren't their full size yet, so they're still little. But I really didn't want one til Meagan wanted one really bad and my dad said I might as well get one so they can be friends and since they are $5 at Petco. And now I'm pretty glad I got one.

And that's what has been up around here. I'm sooo excited to go on vacation for a week with my mom and sister, because besides that it has been pretty boring around here. I'll post pics of the rats soon! (Eww,gross, I KNOW......):)

Girls Camp Pics!!!

Meg

Me shooting a 22 rifle.

Meg and my friends.

Me and my friends.

Meg and more friends! :)

These are some pictures of me and my friends at Taylor Ranch for our stake girl's camp. It was from Tuesday the 8th to Saturday the 12th. Me and my sister had a BLAST!!!! We had certification, service projects, crafts, shooting, a hike, etc. On Friday night (the last night) we had testimony meeting with our ward. Every single girl bore their testimony and it was so spiritual, everyone was crying and it was amazing!

Packing....Packing....and more Packing!

Girls Camp is tomorrow! I'm so excited! Except, for the packing part. I could live without that. I hate packing and unpacking bags, it seems to make the trip more boring. My sister loves to do it, and could do it a week before. But not me....I could wait til the last hour and then do it. But I can't. I won't have enough time to do that. Especially when your going on a camping trip and need like everything you can hold in that bag for 5 days. Wish me luck! I have to go and pack. I really can't procrastinate it any longer!

Hello Summer, GoodBye School

Unfortunately, I still have four more days of school not counting Memorial Day. But then, SCHOOL'S OUT BABY!!! I'm sooo excited!!! People always say how fast I'm growing up....but I love it. Before you know it, I'll be driving. I'm sooo excited for summer vacation. The hot weather to go swimming, all the vacations. You can tell I'm Arizonian, right??? I'm going to girls camp for 5 days, going on a family reuion, and going to Vancouver, WA for a week to vistit my grandma and grandpa. Me and my sis get to fly up there. I'm excited!!!!! Can you tell I'm excited??? And for whoever checks my blog...thank you. It tells me I don't do this for nothing. It's the only thing that keeps me sane when I don't want to show my excitement. As my sister always says I "Kill Joy." Don't ask, don't ask.

A Miracle!

Yesterday, I went to the park with Eli, Gabe, my friend (Challis), and her two younger siblings. We played at the park until Grace had an accident in her pants and we had to head home. We decided to all hang out in Challis's backyard, and went through the only unlocked door, the front door. Before we went to the park, Challis locked all the doors except the front door. So we went through the front door and locked it behind us, before we went in the backyard. Do you see were this is going???
So we go in the backyard, and Challis thought she unlocked the backdoor before we went outside. We soon try to go back inside, and the backdoor is locked. We try the front door, the garage door, and the backdoor again and no luck. Did I mention her parents were at a movie???
At this point, we thought to somehow get Challis up on the half-roof and she could climb through her window and go unlock the backdoor. Well, besides the latter, there's nothing that's tall enough to get her up there, and the latter is too heavy for me and her to carry. So, we try the doors again. Front door, no, backdoor, no, then we try the garage door and before she opens it she says a spell from Harry Potter that they use to open locked doors. She says the word, and we expect it to still be locked, but it opens. We were so surprised, we were laughing sooo hard. She kept saying she was a wizard and she needed to go to Hogwarts.
But I think we didn't try to open the door all the way, and she pushed harder and it opened. I don't know, but to me it sounds like a miracle! (P.S. One of these days I'm going to do a post of just pics. I just haven't had the nerve to sit here for a hour doing it. It will happen...someday!)

Spring Break....or NOT!!!

Ok, so what! It's Spring Break....big whoop when your watching your 3 younger brothers 24-7. Mom has been gone in Texas since last Tuesday and luckily gets home tonight, and my dad had to work today so I'm in charge of the little rascals. Eli had preschool, Noah has scouts, and I have mutual, all the day I'm in charge. It's not that bad, everything runs pretty smoothly until a fight breaks out and all @#*!.... breaks loose. It's not as bad as you probably think though. I'm over exaggerating just a little. Thank goodness mom is home soon though. I'm sick of watching my brothers, watching my dad work on the house next door, and eating lunchables, fast food, or oatmeal. I want a real meal!!! My dad has done a great job though, and I give him credit for that. It can be hard sitting at home all day watching us, but that's why dad's go to work and moms stay home!

Pinewood Derby

Recently, Noah particapated in his 2nd Annual Pinewood Derby for our ward. His car was named The Phoenix Firebird and was Black with really cool stickers. This one I liked a lot better than his one last year. He came in 2nd place in his Bear pack (they have different packs) and did a great job. I would post pictures of my most recent events (this, Gabe's b-day, etc.) except for the fact that I can't find the cord that plugs into the computer. But not matter how long it takes to find that I will still keep you updated! Talk to you soon!

Background???

I'm trying to get caught up in here. But I don't know if I'm doing this for me or for other people. I don't know if anybody even reads this anymore but oh well. So I updated my background to something not so holidayish (like my new word) and I came up with this. Don't really know if you guys like it, let alone me yet. So we will see if it stays. Gabe's birthday is come and gone right with Valentine's Day and pics will be updated soon, just when I get around to doing it. But I might not even do this blog anymore. I'm deciding. Maybe for me, but if you think differently let me know. Leave a comment to let me know. And soon, real soon. I'll have pics. Hopefully!!! :)

Cleaning Day!!!

Today we cleaned the house top to bottom. Fun, Fun, right??? Well, not really. Dad mowed the lawn, I had to clean all the shoes in the garage (man talk about a lot of shoes), mom vacummed, mopped, and steamed the floor, plus cleaned rooms, dad got on the roof to fix tiles, I vacummed rooms, and my dad's still working. Our house is a lot cleaner though. The ground is squeaky clean and everyone's happier! So for all you guys out there, if you want to give your mom a Valentine's gift, get your siblings together and clean the house. It work's and is a great way to make your mom happy! :)

Snow Trip!

This weekend I went to our Youth Snow Trip for our ward and man was it amazing. I was stupid enough not to bring my camera and take pics, but I can tell you all about it. On Friday after school we all met up at the church at 4 pm and left on our 4 hour car trip. We stopped up North at a Taco Bell to eat dinner, where they bought about 200 tacos, and then we were on our way to our Stake President's cabin. The girls went to the cabin and the boys boys went to another place (except the deacons who had to camp in the snow.) When we got there we couldn't pull in all the way to the cabin cause of all the snow and the cabin was about a half mile away. So, with our mighty muscles, we had to get our snow boots on and walk a half mile in the snow, carrying all of our stuff.
Talk about a great experience! After laughing, falling, and freezing our butts off in the snow. We finally managed to haul all our stuff to the cabin and get warm and toasty. We had a fireside and then got to bed. The next morning we woke up at 6:30 and had breakfast and got ready for the day. Luckily, our Stake President was nice enough to pull all our stuff in the back of his truck, so we could walk easily out to the main road. After walking to the main road we all left for about another 2 hour drive to the place we were going tubing.
When we got there, we got our snow clothes on and started having fun. I went down 7 times, which is a HUGE improvement from last year when I only went down once. Going in pairs, alone, and racing people was soooo much fun!!!!!!!!!! One of the leaders had to come up and get a group of us so we would come down for lunch. We ate lunch and then left for home. Besides getting the worst sunburn ever. And being called a tomato at church the next day, it was an amazing experience and I encourage all of you to go, who haven't been to thew snow. But, don't forget to WEAR SUNSCREEN!!! (Who would expect someone from Phoenix to know to put sunscreen on in the snow!!!)