Spring Break

For spring break I took my dance team down to USA Nationals in California. I took 14 team girls, 16 parents, and my husband and youngest daughter and my son and his wife. What a job. I had to juggle girls and performing, parents and their concerns and my family. I would not recommend it. But what a great trip. We flew out on Wed. morning and when we checked into the hotel we went straight to the beach. What a great afternoon. Sun, warm, and did I say sand. Love the beach. Went back to hotel and just chilled. Or no wait girls wanted to go to a california mall, so off in the vans we went to a very upper elite mall with guards at all the big elite shops. I did not fit in at all in that mall. Girls had fun though. Thursday off for a day at Disneyland and California Adventures. So much fun. great weather and sun for us.
Friday was all day competing at the Anaheim Convention Center. So many teams with so many girls that can really dance. My team performed so good. I was very proud of them. Didn't place to high on Friday but they kicked some major butt. They are so much fun. Sat. competed again and placed a 3rd and a 4th. A great place for them. California teams are very tuff to compete against, but we did great. Sunday we flew home and then crashed for an afternoon nap. Love my team.
Well onto reality now. Back to work and looking forward to 8 more weeks of school.
We will have a small break next weekend as my youngest Breanna qualified for Regional 2 Gymnastics up in Seattle. We will drive up on Wed. and then the rest of the trip on Thursday. Yup 11 hour drive, but still cheaper than flying. She is doing so good. Improving every day and at every meet. We have changed gyms 3 times this year and we are finally in a good place. So glad we left the first gym. Should have done it years ago. Oh well live and learn right.
Life is good. All my children doing well and losing weight finally and feeling better. Still kind of battleing this cold, that has been going on for 4 weeks now. Oh well.
Looking forward to Conference this week and just relaxing with the family.

Hi to everyone. Haven't posted in a while and I really can't say why except that I am so busy with my teaching and coaching and cleaning and kids and and and and and.......No excuses.
Bradleys are great and doing well. School is winding down, only 3 more months and then my daughter will be an official junior.. ouch.....does this mean I am getting older.... yup....
So we had a great Christmas and will post pictures when I figure it out. I have no one here to help me with this so be patient ok.
We also just got back from Coeur d' Alene for Breanna's gymnastics meet. 4 days of nothing but chillin and loving the sites. It is a magical place to be and so beautiful. No snow up there but georgeous still the same. I would recommend all to go visit this place and stay a couple of days on the lake. Will post pictures of her meet too.

Europe!!!!!!

Finally!! ok Brenda. I know I only posted what 3 times this past year? Hey let me get used to this idea of posting things that go on in our life. I should just think of it as my journal. That's it. our family journal. Ok so I needed to show you some of our Europe trip and so here they are. It was a fabulas trip and we want to go back as soon as we can. I think I would like to travel more. Sounds fun. Anyway Thanksgiving is over and in full swing for Christmas. Hope your Thanksgiving was great with family and friends. Will post again soon I promise.

Check out our Europe pics here.

Hey everyone!!!!! Well I am so sorry that we have not been current on this . But I will tell you how Europe was. Yes, oh Yes, did I say Europe. That's right. We landed in Germany and what a very beautiful city Munich was. So clean and parks everywhere. We spent 1 day there jet lagged and all and then took a train to Switzerland, Zurich where my nephew lives. Spent 2 days with him and loveddddddddddd it. Just like the picture books. Then took the train again to Paris. Loveddddd it. Wow the Ifle Tower and the Louve and just everything and all the people, Masses and masses of them. So many everywhere.
We then flew after three days playing in Paris to Southern England. Got a car and attempted the drive on the wrong side of the road. Breanna had to tell her dad several times ,"Dad, look out you are driving on the wrong side of the road!" Much to his surprise he was. England was very pretty and lots of trees. We ended up in London for three days and saw "Wicked" and Stomp. So amazing. So much fun but so thankful that we are USA citizens. Love the USA.
Will post pictures tomorrow.

Going to Cleveland-Sunday May 31, 2009

Hey all,
Yes we are blogging again in just a matter of 4 days. Ha Ha Ha. I must have some time on my hands. Actually I don't. We are flying out to visit my daughter in Cleveland, Ohio for a week in the morning, but are going to Salt Lake City late tonight so we don't have to get up at 4:00 a.m. to get to the airport. We are packing as I write and trying to make sure we don't forget anything with last minute packing. We are excited to go. We are going to visit some LDS church sites while we are there. Kirkland, Palmyra, Sacred Grove, Palmyra Temple and of course Niagara Falls. Oh ya, we are also going to Cedar Point-the biggest amusement ride park in the U.S. I of course will pay the full amount to get into the park only to take my two granddaughters to kids world while the big kids ride the scary rides which I just can't do anymore. I guess that means I am getting old......NOT!!!!!!! Anyway we will post pictures later.
Shari

Swimming Suits!

Breanna and Becky got new swimming suits from this dang cute website called diviinemodestee.com. Breanna is wearing both of them in the pictures, because we are taking Becky's to her when we go to Cleveland in two weeks. Breanna's is the polka dot one and becky's is the brown one. They are so cute!

update!

It's been a while since we have been on sorry! We had a great christmas with the whole fam. Then January through April went by like a breeze between the dance and gymnastics competitions it was crazy. My son Tyson got his mission call to Calgary Canada about two months ago, he is very excited.