Sunday, May 19, 2013

New Apartment... New Beginnings...

Here are some pictures of my new apartment. The outside is pretty awful, but the inside is roomy and functional. It is approximately one mile from the house and closer to the high school.


One of the bedrooms.
I will use this one.
Emily is taking the master! :)



 This is the laundry area and hot water heater



 This is the other regular bedroom for Caleb



 This room is strange... it is in between the master bedroom and the hallway. It also has a door out to a smaller, second deck. I will fill it with all my storage :)



Emily's room - it has two closets and a bathroom.
A girl needs her space :)



This is Emily's bathroom, but she has to share with mom!



 This is the second bathroom. 
The one Caleb will use and guests, I suppose, If we have any!!!



 Kitchen - lots of cabinets
and, yes, orange walls!!
I'm going with "sunset" :)



 Living room and access to Emily's room



 Dining room, access to kitchen and hallway to other bedrooms.



 Throughway to the kitchen



I love this room. You walk into this room first. It's like a large sunroom or arctic entry, perfect for shoes, coats and sports equipment!!
I'm taking the picture from the door to the outside.
The door to the house is to the left
and straight ahead is the door to a really nice deck (that I don't have a picture of)
The deck looks out across the parking lot of 2 churches, which may not be fabulous to some, but it means no people or cars for 6 days out of the week - nice!

I send more later...
Hope you are are well.
Love you bunches!

Sunday, April 28, 2013

Spring...Well, kind of...


Caleb makes the newspaper for winning the Regional Championship 
match in North Pole




This is just after Caleb's award banquet for West Valley Hockey
He received top JV Forward award and a cutsie thing with all of his stats on it.




Emily and Kara at H2Oasis in Anchorage.
We were there for the State Hockey Tournament in March.




One of my favorite sculptures at the ice park this year :)




Rodd brought this motorbike back from Montana. 
Emily immediately claimed it 
and spray painted it pink and turquoise. 
The colors don't really bother Caleb. He still rides it anyway.




Easter 2013 :)




Emily and I went to masquerade ball in early April.
It was for our secretary's birthday. Lots of fun.
We found these masks at our new Pier One store.




National Junior Honor Society Membership Certificate




Emily's 13th birthday party!
She decided to ice skate again at the Big Dipper.
It's the third year she's done this, but it's perfect because she can invite lots of friends and it's something for both the boys and girls to enjoy.
This is her iphone cake - she made it all.




Emily and the party crew :)
After skating, three stayed the night.
They were up till 3am


Hope you are all well.
Love, hugs and kisses to everyone.

Sunday, February 17, 2013

January Happenings...


We took the opportunity the school gave us and built snowmen in the yard.
This was the day school was cancelled.
Our two snowmen are now completely buried under another foot of snow!



RELAY FOR LIFE KICK OFF PARTY!!
Last year I walked with some friends during Relay not really knowing what it was about.
This year we are co-chairing the Luminaria Committee and heading up our own team of hockey families called "Team Misconduct" :)
I love being a part of this.



Caleb wins the Regional Tournament giving him an invitation to State!




And gets his story in the paper :)





West Valley JV Hockey wraps up as well. 
Their team had an undefeated season.
The Varsity didn't do so hot!

Caleb was voted by his team as "JV Top Forward"
Way to go, Bub!!




Emily earns a place on Honor Roll again for 2nd quarter.
This time with straight A's
AWESOME!!
(Yeah, so did Caleb!)

Monday, January 7, 2013

Winter Break 2012


Emily's fish picture that is hanging in the Mayor's office.
Her's is on top. 
Sorry it's so dark. 
We couldn't find the lights!




Emily lost her old phone :(
 Fortunately, mom was ready for an upgrade so Emily used it. 
She got an iphone 4s for $.99 - AWESOME!
Now don't lose this one!



Wanted to make a pineapple upside-down cake, but the oven was broken.
Soooo... a fruit tray was created! :)



Thanks Misty - LOVE these!!!



Caleb says thank you everyone for all the wonderful gifts!




Emily, too!




Girls get ready to sled down Mile Mountain
Logan, Emily, Madison
This day was 36 degrees - very rare in December.




Tubing at Birch Hill...
Kendra, Kara, Logan, Emily, Zoey, Shelby and Ken
32 degrees - Another unusually warm day!



Emily reorganizes her room.
It's not easy moving this furniture!!!


WE HOPE EVERYONE HAD A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR! THANKS FOR EVERYTHING. 
MAY 2013 BE YOUR BEST YEAR YET!
LOVE HUGS AND KISSES TO ALL :)





Saturday, December 29, 2012

Holidays

Hello Family! 
Here are a few pictures of the last few weeks. 
We haven't done our actual Christmas yet, 
so hopefully more pictures will be coming your way soon.



Emily and her friend Kendra paint a Christmas tree on her dad's wall.



Kendra, Karley, Kara, Emily and their completed tree!



Emily and Morgan after a performance of 
"The Little Match Girl"



Emily's Albania project for Social Studies.
It hasn't been graded yet, but we think it's an "A"



The kids open an early present before Caleb leaves for Anchorage.



Emily and Logan on last day of school before holiday break :)



Traveling to Anchorage we spy a few of Santa's reindeer.



The swimming pool at Alyeska Ski Resort



We skied with our good friends, the DuPonts
This is Laura, Caleb and Wyatt



The whole gang...
Morgan, Tim, Emily, Wyatt, Laura, Caleb, Rodd



Christmas morning opening stockings...



Sleepy boy...
We got a 3:45 AM wakeup call when the fire alarm went off!



Enjoying their treats :)



Foosball Championship!



The kids by the outdoor fireplace on our last day. 
Very pretty



Tim and Wyatt drove Caleb and Rodd to the airport,
so Laura, the girls and I stayed to ski a few more hours.
Lunch break at the lodge...



It gets dark early...



Good bye nutcracker!


HAPPY NEW YEAR!