Fall Break in Thatcher Part2: Oct. 6th to Oct. 11th

What a fun week we had hanging out with Uncle Lamar and catching up on the last two years. He and Baby Malin were buds from the beginning. Lamar was gone when Malin was born. Some of the fun things we did were

1) We went out to eat everyday AH!!

2) Mom and girls got their haircut!

3) Baby Malin endured the haircut from Mommy.

4) We got the kiddos pictures taken by Uncle Wick www.wicklewis.com

5) We had a great FHE with Uncle Lamar.

6) Helped Lamar get back to normal.....he was scared of girls.

7) We ate lunch with our Grandpa, Doctor Innes, at the Hospital Cafeteria, compliments of Doc Innes. YUM!

8) We watched Beverly Hills Chihuahua with Drew and Rikki. the Dumbest movie EVER. The kids loved it though!And the theater popcorn was totally worth it.

9) Practiced singing together with the SISTERS. YEAH!

AND..........

We went to the Graham County FAIR!! So fun!!! Friday(the 10th) and Saturday(11th) where spent there.

Some fun pics ahead:Fun at the Fair with Konopinicki cousins. From left to Right: Mitchell, Aubrey, Baby Malin, Savannah, Callie, and Emily Savannah and Callie, Best Buds!!

Aubrey loved looking at the Roosters

Savannah and Callie still buds!! Always holding hands...... Second Day at the fair we did this..........

We Rode Rides!!! What a fun Photo Shot!!!!

Savannah really though she was steering this train because she was in the front seat in the front train car......it was HILARIOUS. She would even look at the guy managing the ride if she messed up on her driving. She still thinks she drove the whole train by herself. We'll tell her the truth someday.....She even told me a couple of days ago that she was mad at me and she was gonna leave. I asked her how she was gonna leave. She said, " Mom I know how to drive. I learned at the fair. So I'll just drive your car." Silly girl.

Savannah and Aunt on the Jungle Gym. HANG ON!All ready for the race.

Leisel and Lamar ready for the Ride of their life!!

Savannah, Daddy and Aubrey ready the Bear ride of their life?!

The Family at the Fair. Mommy is 32 weeks

Baby Malin couldn't ride any of the rides so he just watched with Mom and Dad.....and bonded with Uncle Lamar.

Fall Break in Thatcher Part 1: Oct. 2nd to Oct 5,08

After Savannah finished school on Oct 1, we packed up and drove to Thatcher. We went to help the Innes girls with Homecoming, and take care of Aunt Tylynn who had Mono Nucleus. The kids were so excited to go to Grandma Innes house after a long time of not going there. We were also SO excited as Uncle Lamar would be arriving home from his mission with mom and dad on Oct 5th!!

The first highlight of our trip was watching Leisel and Jillian perform in Homecoming. The theme was Robin Hood men in tights, and the dance team were the princesses.

Here's Jill and Leisel in their princesses dance costumes.

The best part of it all was Leisel was crowned Homecoming Queen!!!Even better, Jillian was crowned Freshman homecoming Queen! I was so proud of my little sisters.

Jillian and______Angle as Freshmen attendants

Leisel and Brennen Angle as Homecoming Royalty. The freshmen and senior boys were brothers and the girls were sisters. Too fun!~

Leisel and cousin Parker Lewis both Nominees for Royalty.It was such a blessing to have Uncle Wick take pictures of the Leisel and Jillian through the whole performance because Mom and Dad were out of the country! Thank you Uncle Wick!(He's the same uncle that took our kids adorable pictures in a previous post.) Savannah, Leisel, Aubrey and Jillian at the Homcoming game. Unfortunately, they didn't win.

The next day, Saturday, was spent cleaning the house for Lamar and getting his room ready. The kids had a fun time helping Leisel wash her car. Too cute. Here's some pics of lamar and Mom and dad in Argentina.

Savannah's Respect Award Oct. 1st, 08

Savannah was 1 out of 2 in her class that received the Respect Award. She was awarded it by the principal . I came to see her receive it. She also got to do the pledge for the daily opening flag ceremony. She had to say," We will now have a moment of silence."

Give Thanks...

If you are looking for a reasong to be grateful.......

Read this article.

http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2008/10/26/20081026sisters1026a1.html

My Wife is Amazing!

I never get on the blog to post. My wife is so good at keeping everyone updated on what is happening in our life. I just wanted to get on here quickly and let everyone in the whole world how much I appreciate my wife. She is the best. She is the taxi mom taking kids to school, music makers, visiting teaching, choir, teaching piano students, cleaning the house, waters the grass, clean up more little children's messes, fixes almost every meal (I try to help out when I can), attends class online every night, laundry, folds laundry, makes the bed (only because I am not home to make the bed with her), reads her scriptures, says her prayers, helps Savannah and Aubrey with school work, and she does all of this while she is 8 months pregnant. She even finds time to give her husband complements. Wow she is amazing. I don't know what I would do without her. I never thought in my whole life that I would meet such and amazing person, wife, child of god. The lord truly guided me to my soul mate. She is amazing in every way. I love you Sarah.

I'm still here.....

Hi everyone! YES, I am still here. AND NO, I haven't had my baby yet. I am measuring at 36 weeks. So 4 weeks left is sounding pretty good to me!! I am in the middle of writing about the last three weeks, so stay tuned, it is coming soon! Pretty soon it's going to the "month of October "POST!! I am in the middle of finishing up a big team paper for my online schooling. That should explain the reason I haven't posted in3 weeks! It's killing me!

More pictures....

Pictures taken by Wicklewis.com....pure cuteness

When we were in Thatcher for 10 days(which is in the next post) we got Uncle Wick(Wickliffe) Lewis to take the kids pictures. He did SUCH a great job. If you are ever in the Gila Valley, give wicklewis.com a call to schedule your photo shoot. He and his wife make a great team. We are a little biased too:) Enjoy....we sure have. Now to decide which ones out of 256 pictures do I put up in my house. I want to put all of them on my walls!

It is CRUCIAL that we vote YES on Proposition 102

A *YES* vote *on Prop 102* does one thing and one thing only - it definesmarriage as the union of one man and one woman in the Arizona Constitution,the highest law in our state. An amendment secures the definition ofmarriage in Arizona and leaves no interpretation for judges, politicians, or special interest groups.

The following links are videos that talk about what WIL happen if we don't get the majority to vote yes on Proposition on 102.

Make sure that

1. You are registered to vote

2. You get your friends to vote.

3. You VOTE!!

4. PRAY.

Here are the links: Please watch them!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1GRQGc5GQ0

1. http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1352578267/bctid1784521903

2. http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1352578267/bctid1784553601

3. http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1352578267/bctid1749436976

4. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xx-glEL5SHE

WE Must make our voice heard if we are going to beat this. Our children will be severely affected if we do not stand for what is true and for what we believe in. Our nation needs the family.

Let the Excitement COMMENCE!!!

The excitement inside me is just too much to handle. My baby brother is coming home for his two year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in ONE WEEK. This morning at 4 AM, Malin drove my parents to the airport for their departure to ARgentina to PICK HIM UP!!!! WOW!!! What an exciting time! Here's a picture of them this morning leaving our house.....they asked me if I wanted to come along....in my pink robe , half open eyes and crooked glasses. HA!

I will go to Thatcher this weekend to help my sister in her Senior Homecoming. She is kind of sad that my parents aren't there but glad that I can come and video tape and help her get ready for Royalty!!. She's on the Student Body and V.P. so is goin crazy planning.planning, planning. Lamar will come home on Sunday and drive to Thatcher with my parents and arrive Sunday night at 10 PM. Ahh can't wait!!!!

I also love my parents. They are so service oriented. My Mom was just called as the Relief Society President. She's been in Primary her whole life until now. She is doing a great job. She is so good about visiting the elderly. She's a wonderful example to me.

My Dad is in the Bishopric and often uplifts and inspires me. He also takes care of our family....he's a doctor. So I can call him when I need something(prescriptions) and save myself a trip to the doctor's offce. hehehe. He lets me know when I should freak out or chill out about illnesses. He doesn't do it all the time though....I dont' want to get him in trouble. If it's a serious illness, he makes us go see a doctor. I'm so grateful for the many talks with my dad in my teenage years when I was.....well, a teenager. He really loves me:) just kidding.......I'm not the favorite child.....just one of them. He taught me how to love life. and you have to "Work Hard, Play hard." Mom and Dad, please come home alive and bring us some souvenirs.......and Lamar!!!

Co-op Preschool Sept 23 and 25th

It was my week to teach Preschool and it was a great success!! The theme for the month was Our Country. First week was our nation, second week was our state, third week was our city, and my week was Our Neighborhood. We sang song about "The people in our Neighborhood" and had each child dress up as a different occupation and learned a little about them. Savannah is still in half day for the time being(it's a long story, brand new school, expansion not done yet........) so she is my helper. She loves it.

Here's Aubrey, Claire, Christian and Kohler. The kiddos saying the pledge of Allegiance. They're so cute about it!!

Claire was the baker. Christian was the Farmer Aubrey was a Doctor. Savannah was the Dentist.Kohler was the bus driver.

We also learned about the Letter D and the number 4. Right after Preschool we have to rush out the door to pick up carpool and take Savannah to school. Then it's home and time for NAP TIME!!