The Nutty Stokers

Girl's Camp

2010-07-25T20:52:00.001-07:00

Well this last week I went to our ward's girl's camp in SLC. We did a totally different thing this year from our regular Darby Camp under the Grand Tetons. I toured Temple Square and sights all around there like a complete tourist which was actually really nice and I learned alot. Here are just some of my favorite pictures from the trip....

All the girls!! (yes, we are very small but our hearts are strong... metaphorically speaking) night at the museum:)

It's Official....

2010-06-21T15:25:00.000-07:00

I have my license! I can legally drive... by myself without any parentals or supervisors in the car (unless it's after dark) I am so pumped! It's been six months since i got my permit so I've been waiting patiently! But now... watch out world! There's a new licensed driver on the loose:]

June 20, 2010....

2010-06-20T16:48:00.000-07:00

To all the dad's and soon to be father's out there... Happy Father's Day! You g uys are awesome and totally deserve a fabulous day!

Dad in front of a AFB Memorial in Ohio.

Eating at Johnny Rockets!

Mom and Day in Palm Springs for their anniversary?

Out of School!!

2010-06-09T18:08:00.000-07:00

Alex, me, and BrookeSo my last week was pretty much awesome.. Monday we had off for Memorial Day, and Tuesday was our last "real" day of school. I had finals in all of my classes and luckily I passed them! I was so happy. Wednesday we cleaned out our lockers and had an ice cream social with our fellow 9th graders before starting yearbook signing. Thursday (just our luck) was pouring rain and freezing but of course we still headed out to go to Heise Hot Springs... and swam the whole day!

Ally, my bestie!

We are such sillies... the slide isn't heated and the hotpools are in a different building all the way down the road, but of course we still bought [unlimited] slide passes. Hannah, one of my friends, and I went down the slide 8 times in a row. It was freezing!! I ended going about 20ish times that day down the slide, and the hotpools I spent like hours in! And I'm pretty sure I still smell like sulfur! and for some odd reason I haven't taken off my wristband for Heise and it's a whole week later.... interesting!

Soccer girls!

WARNING: do not show the following picture to small children. Nightmares could result!So, if you notice, her eyes are a wee bit different in their dilation. Her left eye was even smaller and her other eye was even bigger earlier in the week! Hehe it was awesome. She sports the nickname "Patchy" now. (She left her contact in for 3 days and got an infection in her cornea or something like that)

Friday. Our last day of 9th grade. Freshman year. Over. The big dogs of the Junior High now move to the High School as little underclassmen and are [OFFICIALLY] in high school. All day we just signed yearbooks and chilled, of course in my last hour, History, my teacher still taught a lesson. Typical!

Wow. My junior high years passed by way too fast. I had so much fun though, and it was nice saying all my good byes and see you next years' to the awesome people I've met lately.

That weekend I had my first Summer BBall tourney in North Fremont (a.k.a on the edge of civilization-the FAR edge). I played in 6 games! And I scored! and assisted 2-3 shots. So i felt pretty good for my first ever bball games!

Lately...

2010-05-16T18:04:00.000-07:00

Our computer has been broken. So. I am using that as my excuse for not updating this "family blog" of our little threeish foursome at home.
Well. This last month has passed by WAY too fast. I only have 14 days left of school!
I've had two soccer tournaments. One in twin falls, and one here in IF. The weekend in Twin Falls.. I drove the entire way there I was SO proud! And our games went really good. Saturday we played The Utah Firebirds and tied them 2-2. We played together like a team so well. Our game in the afternoon we lost 2-0 to Boise's Rush Nike. They were both age 16 teams, premier, some of the best in their states! Which says something about how much better our team is getting!
After visiting with Jeff and Rose, and making a stop at Costco, we rushed home. Uncle Carl and Aunt Joan just got back from their mission in Sacramento, so all the family came to hear them in church and visit. It was really pleasant and we got to meet Doris, Clark's (Marilyn, Sharilyn, Robbie) new wife. She was super nice and her cooking was delicious!
Sunday we went to Joan/Carl's homecoming and afterwards to dinner at their house. Everyone that could come was there and it was just great to see everyone. We got to meet Sharilyn's husband, Thomas and hear his amzing conversion story. It was just great.
Fast forward a weekend!
A couple of my friends and me crashed the freshman formal at our rival junior high, Gale. It was a blast and we danced the night away!
Next weekend!
IF soccer tourney! Again our team played awesome and we are improving SO much. I've really bonded with them (finally) and we all get along. Our team lost the first game, tied the second, and won the third. Somehow with the way our points turned out we got to play two games saturday instead of one friday, saturday, and sunday. I was really excited because usually i never get to play the last game!
Well. That's our update for the last month! Sorry. Again no pictures. I'm too lazy! But hopefully once I'm done with school i will have sharese-worthy posts! Haha everyone have a great week!

Spring Break... two weeks late!

2010-04-18T16:24:00.000-07:00

(This post was national geographic worthy for pictures... but somehow they wouldn't work so sorry! Check my facebook though, all of them are on there!)

For my spring break this year, mom, dad, and I (after driving to Josh's) went to Sharese's. We got there on Mondayish, albeit slowly with me driving! We stayed until Friday and the week was full of fun with the kids, practices, parties... and just hanging out with family. I swear that between emma, halle, and jordan, there are enough webkinz to fill toys 'r' us... The first day I got there I got the low down on who was who and when they were bought... after 15ish dogs and cats names that spanned from fluffy to whiskers, I kinda dozed off.

Haha it was fun though getting to spend time with the kids and seeing how much they've grown over the past few years. I haven't seen them since about two years ago. Man have they changed!

We also visited the Air Force museum near the AF Base. We saw tons of planes, spaceships and everything in between. We even got to go on the actual base to tour past planes of presidents!

We celebrated Eli's and Dad's birthday with cake and ice cream (of course.) Sharese had the cutest kit for a "monkey" party for Eli. She taught me how to ice cupcakes. i should pretty much go pro now! Of course… Sharese had me do the ones with sprinkles just in case I messed up too bad we could have a way of covering them up!

At the end of the week we drove to Indianapolis, Indiana to go visit places for the final four.

We got to see team practices, the Lucas Oil Stadium, the convention center

and alot of stuff. The stadium which usually houses the Colts, had a basketball court moved into the center and chairs all around it. It was HUGE. no joke! There were thousands of people... It was unbelievable.

Sadly we had to say goodbye after a great week.

Until next time!

This awesome cathedral we saw in Indiana.

I would say we had an uneventful drive home.. which we did until about 35 miles out in Swan Valley when Bambi lodged itself onto the front right side of the bumper on Jeremy's SUV. Let's just say.. it didn't turn out to good. For the car or the deer. But thankfully (since I'm so lat ewith this post) I can say that the car is fixed and it looks amazing (meaning a lot coming from Jeremy!). Now.. I can't say so much for the deer.

At one of the gas stations we saw this sign behind it:)

Josh's and the Mall of America!

2010-04-06T07:02:00.000-07:00

To celebrate my week off for Spring Break, mom, dad, and I all headed out on a 28-hour drive to see Josh, Sharese & family. The first weekend we spent with Josh in Rochester, MN. He showed us all the amazing sights, and his work. He's doing his residency at the Mayo Clinic there and he graciously gave us a tour. The thing is HUGE! (...well technically it has a hospital and a clinic? but I won't go into that) It started as a convent? or a place with nuns then when the influenza of the early 1900's came, the two Mayo brothers in partnership with the nuns used it as a place of refuge and healing... then voila! It is what it is today. Despite the various add ons and underground tunnels that span the entire city. It was very calm there and up beat. Definitely not filled with the doom and gloom of some places. I was so proud when I saw Josh's name on a little board in the section of the clinic he works in! Aww.. All grown up:]

These really weird light things that were hanging in one of the corners.Sniff sniff.. I'm tearing up. But look! There's Josh's name. How precious is that??

The next day we drove to Minneapolis to go to the Mall of America! It. Was. Gigantic. Four floors/stories of shops, cafes, stores, amusement park, and anything you name it they have it! The mini-disneyland is in the center of the beast and stores surround the park in a huge circle, then stores surround those stores! Ahh! There had to be at least 1,000 stores. Luckily we got there earlier in the morning so we could shop a little before it got SO crowded. (definitely not a good idea to go on a Saturday!)

Now that I’m home, Dad jokes with the shopping I did we have our own “Hall of America” right here in this house. I think he might be right!

Three floors! (for most of it.. .there was a little hidden fourth floor)

Waiting in line for rides all by myself... :( haha just kidding. There were only enough points leftover for one ride! Josh and Mom came on the other rides with me.

Ahh!!

Mom, Josh, and I on the twisty twister!Lego Land (this one is for Devin, Jeremy, and Dallin.)

The indoor Amusement Park

Phew... thankfully there are escalators!

Mall Directory. Picture = of one floor. and it has four sides.

It was so fun to see Josh and to visit the places he sees everyday! Now.. the 12-hour drive to Sharese’s!

Dad's New Hair Style

2010-03-22T19:05:00.000-07:00

There comes a time in life when you just become tired of the same ol', same ol' hairstyle. That happened this week with Dad's hair.... I think Ashley inspired his choice of length and hair color with her recent futuristic dance costume that requires something that looks a little like this:

New Countertops!

2010-03-20T14:06:00.000-07:00

This week we had a mighty fine surprise of getting new countertops... but this time they were granite! They look absolutely beautiful and our kitchen looks SO much better now. No joke. It's a huge difference. Mom didn't even tell me she was so smug until I walked into the house and... There they were! She picked out one of the best ones at the store, I must say. So pretty!

Also this week: I had a track meet on Friday in Preston, Idaho. It took us five hours there and back and lucky us, it snowed the entire time we were there. But I did get to see some pretty flippin' sweet sites.... the colored lockers, hand-printed walls, and the steps of Preston High School.. (Napolean Dynamite was filmed there).

Ashley had a dance performance in Utah on Saturday for the Odyssey dance invitational. Her dance team was one of three that were invited back to perform from one of her competitions which is pretty dang cool!

Next week is spring break and I am totally stoked! We're driving back to Rochester to see Josh (and go to the Mall of America of course!!) for the weekend then going out to see Sharese, Travis, and all the young'ns. At the end of the week (which it will pass by way too fast) we'll make the long drive back!

Just A Warning!!

2010-03-03T18:24:00.000-08:00

WIth soccer, track, school, and church all going now at the same time, I'm going to be pretty busy! So apologies in advance if I don't update my blog for two months!

There's a little less than three months left in the school year, and the time is going to fly before summer is gonna be here! Just one of my favorite pictures lately...

ISU Field Trip!

2010-02-19T18:15:00.000-08:00

Yesterday the two Honor's Science classes at Taylorview headed to ISU for National Engineers Week. Everybody participated in different areas to make projects whether it be: perpetual motion, edible cars, clay boats, spaghetti bridges, electric car, and mousetrap car. Ally, Shaylyn, and me all did edible cars.. and despite our efforts we didn't walk away with any prizes, just very sticky hands. We put alot of effort into it, but walking into the competition blind is pretty hard. The day was still so much fun! We played around alot and met tons of new people.. Plus, even though my group didn't win, Taylorview still won 1/2 to 3/4 of the awards. THat's right! We dominated!!

Both classes

Me and Katie on the bus

I met a new friend!
Our car died a painful death at the end of the ramp
To celebrate our wins in class Friday we had a little party with Root Beer and dry ice.

Our second food car! Rice Krispies, kisses, pretzels, and marshmallow wheels. We even put a liscense plate on it that said: "UBUGME"
We were really bored on our way down!! haha

St. George

2010-02-17T19:59:00.001-08:00

I've been doggin' it on my posts lately so here goes...
St. George temple at night... So pretty! It just barely got painted. Apparently it is is made out of red sandstone and just painted white!! Fun fact!On one of our many dessert stops! We had to make up with teh mistake of getting ice cream from Jack In the Box so we stopped at DQ the next night! My blizzard was overflowing!Last week mom, dad, and I headed out to sunny, warm, 65 degree St. George for my Ice Breaker soccer tourney. An arch we saw on our way down....We left Thursday after school and went to SLC where we stayed with Devin and Julie for the night. Some nummy razzleberry pie was picked up along with ice cream for dessert.

What got me thru the long trip: Red Mango- frogurt, and homework. We began the long drive Friday and got there around 2:30. We stayed in Cedar City (about 40 miles north) at the Crystal Inn. They had the BEST breakfast ever. I was pretty much in love with it the whole weekend... despite the fact that it was free and served in a pub.. ANYWAYS! once we got to Cedar City we started shopping! There major store Christensen's was our first stop.

I was looking at some Mek's to try on when I reached into the pocket and found $250! in cash!! Wow! haha I toook it up to the front desk where we found out whose it was ( this lady named Tangie). It was definitely a warm fuzzy moment!

haha afterwards we stopped for dinner at the Hong Kong Buffet. Let me tell you, that place is SOOO good. There was so much food and even a sushi bar and a dessert bar and like 30 other bars of food! A chinese lady waited on us and I'm not gonna lie I was kinda scared. She kept staring at me so I felt pretty intimidated. If you look closely you can see her in the background with the pink shirt staring right at me!

"For buffet to go PLEASE make sure that the box is fully closed when it is finished. We will charge an extra price IF IT IS not closed!!"

Later that night we watched "Up" which mom and dad loved! Cutest show ever. Sorry, had to include this picture. I have to say it is the CREEPIEST rabbit I have ever seen so I had to document it! Saturday the games started and we played two, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. The first game the other team was up by 3 goals at half but we came back and scored 2. In the second game we lost 1-0. I didn't get to play my main position (sweeper, defense). instead I played striker or forward, and wing. It was a new experience, but once I got the hang of it I got really aggressive!Me and Dad. and me and mom... bonding moment!!

With our extra time we escaped to go shopping and to play some golf. I got some way cute pants! and other stuff:]

We had a spaghetti dinner that night with the team at one of my friend's condos. We played the "What if" game. All the girls decided to gang up on our coach, Charlie, and after I had all ready written my question, I thought of an even better one! What if Charlie bit me??? refer to youtube clip.

Sunday we were able to go to a local church and watch the movie about hockey, "Miracle." the first time I watched it I fell asleep so this time I made a conscious effort to stay awake... yeah.. lasted about an hour!

Duke, Jill, Mom and Dad... the old rag tag gang!
Later in the day we decided to go visit one of dad's mission companions, Duke Hollingshead, who are also college friends with Mom and Jill H., out in Minersville. It was really fun and everyone got to reflect on old memories and times. WE also got to go feed Duke's cows and see his horse and baby calf, along with the old dairyWe also saw the Parowan Gap, with the crazy engravings on the stones. The Gap between the mountains!

(don't tell dad but there WERE buffalo there way back when!!!)

Monday we had our last game where we played the number 1 seeded team!

All the Taylorview gals! We lost by 2... or maybe 3. For the weekend tourney I thought my team played pretty good for only have 3 practices together. not even outside! We still have a foot and a half of snow in Idaho!Our whole team!

We shopped a little on the way home before arriving at our end of travel at around 9 o'clock. I got to drive from a little before blackfoot till all the way home! It was a lot of fun to drive, and to let mom and dad have a little break.

Well, that was it for our President's weekend! On to this new week with my science field trip to ISU to compete in the edible car contest (more on that later) so Hobey ho, let's go!

Sledding!

2010-01-21T19:00:00.000-08:00

In between my studies for finals this week I thought I had better blog! New Year's resolution.... probably won't happen!

Well this week we had Monday and Friday off, so I decided to do some fun things with my friends. On Monday we (Emily, Ivy, and I) went sledding by my house and tomorrow (Friday) I am hopefully going to be well enough to go skiing with one of my really good friends, Ally.

Here are some pictures of sledding craziness... we took about 168 in all, but I will share some of the best.

Perching??Me and Emily! Locker buddies :]IVY!
Caught off guard.. Tongue sticking out!

Jumping into a snow bank
Emmy-lulu
All of our sleds!

And us.. paused for a moment in my room! So, hopefully, i will get some skiing pictures up soon!

Happy New Year!!

2010-01-08T15:03:00.000-08:00

With everyone else wishing a happy new year recently, I thought'd be okay if mine was a week late. New Year's was great and we each had our own little celebrations. Mom and dad stayed home, Ashley went to Matt's, and I went to a couple of parties. Needless to say it was a great last day of 2009! I wish everyone well in this brand new year!.... and decade!

Snow days.....

2010-01-02T11:15:00.000-08:00

This past week, we have been getting TONS of snow! In the last three days we've shoveled the driveway and the walk at least 6 times. Yesterday mom, dad, and I shoveled the entire driveway then when we walked back to the house, there was all ready about another inch waiting to be taken away again.... haha if we don't have some killer arm muscles by the end of winter I don't know what'll have gone wrong!! Today ashley and I did the back of the driveway and after we were done, we decided to build a snowman. Why not?? The snow was perfect for packing so we used some fabric for a scarf, raisins for a smile, ritz crackers for eyes, sticks for arms, and a carrot for a nose. We also had some surprise ingredients to give him some colorful red and yellow hair.. (i'm gonna let you figure out what THAT is).
It was so much fun when we got done. Today so far has been so much fun for the last day of my Christmas break. We're also going out to eat tonight as a family, and later I am heading out to go ice skating with a couple of my friends :] Stuffing as much stuff in before I have to go back to school and church which will start at 9:30 now instead of 1:30!

Me and Jeremy's Birthdays and Christmas... FINALLY!

2009-12-31T15:25:00.000-08:00

Wow! Sorry for the delay.. I haven't exactly been super busy over the break, but just enough that I hadn't gotten around to blogging yet! This is going to be a pretty lengthy post, and GURANTEED i will get sidetracked. (alot of these pictures I borrowed from sash so don't be surprised if you saw them on her blog all ready!!!)

Well some notes from the holidays. Jared and Kayla with their three kids came and visited the week before Christmas and got here on Thursday? I'm pretty sure.
It was so fun to have them here and they didn't have to leave until the next Tuesday, so they were here for almost a week. They were here for my birthday along with Matt, Ashley, Dallin, and Mom & Dad.
My birthday was SO fun! I woke up around 6:30 to get ready for the day (I had one last final driver's ed class) which started at 8 and went till twelve. I passed the final with a B+ and I received my permit!! Which was pretty much one of the best birthday presents EVER! Funny story, though, in my DE class since my birthday fell on one of the class days, much like seminary I was surrouded in a circle and all the boys sang "happy birthday to me" (my seminary class sang "happy permit to me") and I'm sure the girls chimed in a little too :]. It was a wonderful last class and I loved it! I had Lon Piper for a teacher who pretty much knows the entire family and man, is he a character!! i would definitely do the entire class over it was so much fun.
One of the many "interesting" things we did in that class included "reflection time" which you got if you mouthed off, annoyed the teacher, or just plain did something Piper didn't totally agree with. It was SUPPOSEDLY a punishment but it turned out to be the funniest thing in the class. You had to stare ito the TV screen, then after a few minutes of "reflecting" you apologized to the class sincerely.
Proudly, I only received reflection time once for being "overly excited" about passing the final... haha it was hilarious though and I loved every minute of it!.
After driver's ed, I got to go to the mall and hang out with a couple of friends for a couple of hours before we headed over to Ashley's dance recital. i bought myself a purse which is SUPER cute! I love it.
Ashley did SO amazing at her dance recital. She choreagraphed quite a few dances and supervised a couple more. THey all turned out so cute- and I'm not lying her little girls' class that she taught hip hop completely KILLED the other kids in their hip hop dances. She also got to dance in two groups to "Stacey" (aka That's Not MY name) which was jazz and "Kill The Lights" which was hip hop. She did SO GOOD! She is pretty much amazing at dance. Everyone couldn't take their eyes off of her... of course she was FRONT AND CENTER!! She has a gift I'm telling ya!

After her recital IIIII drove mom and dad home and we celebrated my birthday with jared, kayla, and dallin. I got an ice cream cake from Baskin and Robbins that said "Happy 15th Birthday Natalie!" it was really cute... AND Great tastin' :]
I got the cutest boots from mom and dad, Dallin gave me an awesome shirt that I have wanted for almost the entire year, and jared and kayla gave me the CUTEST plaid/striped shirt from AEO.
Sharese sent me a gift card to Aeropostale (guilty, I've all ready spent most of it), Josh took me to Sherlock Holmes later in the week too. Matt and Ashley got me the coolest shoes from Chinatown in San Fran. THey are so comfy. I also talked to each sibling on the phone which was wonderful :]
After eating enormous amounts of cake and ice cream, i headed on over to a stake dance with a few friends. I got sung to TWICE! Because I had two groups of friends put my name on the billet two different times. It was so much fun though and I had the most amazing 15th birthday! Thanks to everyone I love you all- brothers, sisters, friends, and parents!!

Now, for Jeremy's Birthday! I can't exactly give you a play-by-play of his day... cause I can't remember everything! But we did get to celebrated later in the evening with Chinese food from New Hong Kong (yum! good choice :]) and ice cream cake from B&R again. I can't remember all his presents but I did give him this Indian ring that had engraved little swirls in it(i'm not gonna lie-it's pretty sweet!). Happy 26th Birthday Jeremy! WE love you!!!

ON to Christmas/(these pictures I "borrowed" from ashley)... Since we are quite a lazy bunch, we didn't even wake up till around 9 to 9:30. I woke everyone up and started to make a big breakfast with waffles and omelettes. We even ate before we opened presents.
WE started the opening at around 10 and didn't get done till 12!! We were all kinda boring but some of the highlights of the presents (that I can remember, they may give you different accounts) were: Dad-pants from AE, and new BYU clothes, Mom- a DKNY peacoat that is SO cute!, Josh-new business shirts... he will look very handsome!, Jeremy- and iTouch!which was a surprise, we almost gave it to him for his birthday but decided to wait, Dallin- a new camera, Ashley-new camera also, and me.. well pretty much all my presents!! but I have to say the smell good stuff from Jeremy is one of my favorites!
Later in the day, we went to Sherlock Holmes and Mom and Dad went to Invictus. Both movies were awesome!! Sherlock was long and misleading at first, but in the end it all came together finally! Invictus (i'm told) was very inspiring!
The rest of the day after eating lunch, we just vegged and enjoyed each others' company. Me and Josh went and looked at this house down by Skyline HS that coordinates the lights to music which was prety dang amazing I must say.
The following weekend were spent with many hours at the mall, and we also went down to Utah to take Josh so that he could catch his plane on Monday. A plus for me was definitely seeing all of my brothers!! Too bad I couldn't see all of my sisters! :(

Some other notes... We played this game: Ninja Destruction almost every single day. It was so much fun. Dad also let me do his hair this year so.. yeah. You'll understand.
But I just wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and A happy new year! I love each and everyone of you and you have all impacted my life so much!! I love you :]

Always Love, Natalie

Merry Christmas!!

2009-12-24T20:17:00.000-08:00

I hope everyone is enjoying their Christmas season so far.. I know I am! I will update soon with the recent events and pictures from Christmas and me and Jeremy's birthdays. So now, with this little teeny post I want to wish everyone a very merry Christmas and a happy new year!!

2009-12-14T20:27:00.001-08:00

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

Thanksgiving!

2009-12-04T07:30:00.000-08:00

Wow I am so late in getting this post out but oh well! I have been a wee bit busy lately. Let's see about our holiday: Matt and Ashley came, Dallin and two friends (Dania and Garret), ME!, Devin and Julie, and Jeremy surprised us on Wednesday! Well here are some pictures from our holiday!

Relaxing on the couch

Mmm... Turkey and potatoes
Just hanging out..

Haha Jeremy found a new hair piece!
Let's just say that these only lasted for.. 3 hours?
Our seats!

Matt just watching Band Of Brothers
Devin... chilling

Checking out all the wonderous food!

Devin... ridiculous!! We ate a whole bag of blueberries mmm.. mmm. good!

The closest we ever get to....

Julie and Devin playing some good ol' Mario.

Jeremy showing me how to fold the napkins!Our new favorite game Tripoley! It brings gasp! Playing cards and poker chips into the house!

Dad cutting up the good turkey

This week Julie also found out that she is having a baby boy! Yay! The stoker grandchildren are evened out again!

New Moon Premier!

2009-11-22T09:04:00.000-08:00

Me, Ashley, Rebecca

So, on Thursday night Ashley, me, Jill and her friend, and Rebecca all went to the midnight premier of New Moon. I made Ashley and I t-shirts for Team Jacob and Rebecca made her Team Edward shirt. The crowds at Edward's were ridiculous. Every theater (all 14 of them) were sold out so there was tons of people there! We got our tickets like two months early thankfully! But we went an 1 1/2 hours early and it was still so hard to find seats but luckily we got ones on the very top and mostly sat all next to each other. I know some people that went to save seats at 6 and 8 o'clock which is unbelievable!

This is the front of my t-shirt......it says, "Don't tell Edward but..."

and the back of my t-shirt.. it says, "...I'm all for Team Jacob."

Ashley's t-shirt:

I have to say that the movie was awesome and SOO much better than the first one, Twilight. Still can keep improving though, however. My favorite part of the whole night was my t-shirt! It was awesome. I had people come up to me and ask me to read my shirt.... some of them were kind of... odd. But that's ok! I also got to see a friend from EFY which was so much fun.
Luckily I didn't have to go to school the next day because we went down to Utah for Leah's wedding. It was so much fun and the guy she got married to is a sweet bud.

More renovation.....

2009-11-15T08:27:00.001-08:00

To add to Ashley's blog on the painted doors, and mine about renovating, I have come with the third (and hopefully final) post in the series. Mom found this guy that would re-cover the chairs in her room with new fabric that coordinates with her curtains, pillows, and blanket throw on her bed. I really should've taken a before picture, those chairs were doggin' it!

The chairs really do look amazing, and every line on the arm of the chair goes straight across to match with the other arm. It's pretty cool how great this guy did!

Halloween

2009-11-15T08:07:00.000-08:00

I know what you're thinking.. "jeez Natalie this blog is SO late! Halloween was three weeks ago!" but just hold up, I've been kinda busy but I promised to put these pictures up so I better. I dresses up as a cow girl and even though it doesn't match up to Halle's nerd costume, I thought I did pretty good.
When I was out with some friends trick or treating there was this house that would play scary music with huge footsteps coming out than this "thing" would jump out at you. This shows how much of a wimp I am ... I screamed when it came out!

All right here's one more-you can see my huge belt buckle!

later that night I headed on over to one of my friends houses and we watched Arachnaphobia... I don't think I really need to say anything else. I was scared out of my mind!

Something I like to call basketball....

2009-11-08T17:10:00.000-08:00

Ahh yes... it has finally happened. That little Stoker spark for basketball has been lit this last week. Even though I've never played basketball in my life, that didn't keep me from high school try outs. So now I've landed a spot on the team as manager! It is way fun and I get to practice with the team while also working on developing some hand skills that don't really exist in soccer, dance, or ice-skating. I'll be sure to post some pictures soon enough of me yelling on the sidelines:]

Slave Labor.....

2009-10-29T16:05:00.000-07:00

Yes, yes I know what you may be thinking... Having ten kids has gotten to mom and she is trying to force all the work they did onto me now! haha not quite.. but pretty close! This week we've been getting the house ready for a viewing that was supposed to be in a couple more days, but tings never turn out like they are supposed to right? We've been scrambling to clean EVERYTHING! I wish you could see the pruning and cleaning that dad and our hired man Wade did for us. It is absolutely amazing! Our house is no longer obese... instead just anorexic. All the plants are about 1/4 size they used to be. It looks so profesional though which is just amazing. Mom also painted the dining room and put new curtains up that are just so amazing! i would post some pictures but I'm being forced out of the house as we speak because the realtor and the viewers are coming here in ten minutes!

Science Field Trip

2009-10-24T16:07:00.000-07:00

Last Wednesday, October 21st, our science class went to Swan Valley to test water in Rainey Creek and in the South Fork of the Snake River. It was so much fun because I got to be part of the group that waded out in the water! It was freezing cold but totally worth it. After we were all done testing we built a huge fire and roasted hot dogs, s'mores, starburst, and tons of other stuff. We actually are going again in the Spring to test water again after the snow melts.

Rainey Creek #2 This creek was pretty skinny ? would you say instead of wide? But it was so deep in some places up to my chest and it was muddy and rocky so I could hardly get out- I had to walk downstream to get out even. Me and Ally at South Fork. If you look in the background under the bridge there are lots of rocks and I walked out all the way out there.
This was our whole group that went on the trip.
The campfire we built and roasted things on it :]

Me and Ally in our glasses!!

New Haircut

2009-10-24T15:52:00.000-07:00

About two weeks ago for the first. time. ever. I went to a salon lady to get my hair cut. Usually mom cuts it but this time I really wanted to do something really really cute to it instead of the usualy trim so I got it layered and cut off all the nasty split ends! It is way cute and there are tons of layers in the back. My ponytail is so short now and it is like unbelievable! But I love it!!

This is before:You can kinda see the layers but it is a lot shorter! now this is after:

Jared and Kayla's Stay

2009-10-04T17:40:00.000-07:00

Awhile ago, (and I mean AWHILE ago!) Jared and Kayla with their kids came and stayed with us before they went down to Utah for Sierra's baby blessing. I took most of these pictures on my cell phone so bear with me!Sierra is the sweetest little baby girl. She is so cute and i just absolutely adore her!!
Our new toilet art...?

Davy!Morgan and I were sitting outside and she saw that I had my cell phone out so she told me,"Take a picture, take a picture!"Jared is such a good father. He is so sweet and nice and just so thoughtful! (Even when it came to David playing Barbies with Morgan on the computer!) "Isn't there some G.I. Joe [internet] site he can play on instead of barbies??" hahaI think I sense something in this picture...?David LOVES this swing like no other!Playing with some balloons ma'am.
Kayla! She is so great. I love you my wonderful sister-in-law!

Renovation.....?

2009-09-30T20:08:00.001-07:00

I've been really lazy lately with school and just haven't been very motivated to blog but.....Some things have been happening this week.... We got a couple of new bedspreads and switched some rooms around. The nice room got new carpet and curtains which we then took its carpet down and put in Dallin's room. Here are some pics:

School and Soccer

2009-09-22T07:03:00.000-07:00

Just and update. Here are my school and soccer pictures. I wish you could see my soccer picture up reall close you would be able to see my awesome farmer's tan.

Come One, Come All To The Blackfoot Fair!

2009-09-05T16:32:00.001-07:00

Today Mom, Dad, and I went the the Eastern Idaho State Fair in Blackfoot. It was kind of a spur-of-the-moment thing since we were planning on going on Monday instead. We had so much fun and we did quite a few things.

Tiger Ears.. Absolutely amazing!

Haha we only went on one ride (me and mom). It was so much fun.. Mom, "We're going to die! This is never going to end! AHHHHH!!!" haha some of that might've been from me too!We went and looked at all the animals. There were so many horses, sheep, rabbits, cows, everything you name it.

E.I.S.F!Can I have a horsie mommy?Haha the pretty cowMini horse

First Day of School

2009-08-31T06:42:00.000-07:00

Close up
Well here goes. My first day of school is all ready here. I am going to be a Freshman and Taylorview! Junior High has gone by so fast! Here's some pictures for today :D

a little bit of life lately

2009-08-29T16:41:00.000-07:00

so here are a few things that have gotten me excited lately.....

my new bedspread. my other one was in rough shape. it was reversible but i have a certain friend that got stains on both sides, then something ate the fabric away so there was a huge gaping hole in the middle of the bedspread. here's the new one however. it came with everything! even matching curtains. it is brown, blue, and tan my favorite colors :D

i finally was able to get some new cleats. i have been using ashley's from high school but they were in pretty bad shape. they are still amazing. they have the coolest design(mexican flag colored) here is the new ones. i ordered them offline they are puma kings and hopefully will last for quite a while!

ahh... another pic of the cleats but with a new backpack also! swissgear maxxum is the only way to go. i ordered it off line too in my favorite color blue :D i've been using another backpack for 3 years so i thought it was time for an upgrade. it is quite big however so i kinda feel like i probably look like this though. ashley used this comparison of halle and i thought if fit pretty dang well.side note: school starts on monday. i don't know what to do. summer has passed by so fast but i can't wait for school to start either! it is a weird combination. i will be a freshman at taylorview this year and i still feel like a little sevvie :] i got the cutest back to school clothes though (to add to my utah spree) so i shouldn't be worried!

IFHS Soccer!!

2009-08-12T19:36:00.000-07:00

All right no pictures or anything but.... I'M ON THE HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER TEAM!!! (they haven't announced JV or Varsity yet but either way I'll be happy) We had a grueling three days of two-a-days from 9-11 in the morning and 6-8 at night. Both of my friends made it that are Freshman and lots of others did too. I'm so excited for this season! We'll keep up the two-a-days until our first game on the 25th...6 days before school even starts! We have a tournament too next week.... Busy busy busy!

EFY 2009 Small and Simple!

2009-08-09T19:04:00.000-07:00

Last week I went to EFY. I had so much fun and I learned so much about the gospel. The spirit is so strong there with all the LDS youth in attendance. There was such a dramatic change in everyone by the end of the week. Here are some of my favorite photos. I have all of them on Facebook if you would like to see more!

Our entire company. Our counselors were Summer, Katelyn, and Brian.
Our banner for cheer-off. I must say whoever drew it did a mighty fine job :D
Just some of the girls at game night.A little blurry!! Summer's girls
My lanyerd! and key..

Girls Camp

2009-08-09T18:53:00.000-07:00

So two weeks ago I headed off for Darby Girls' Camp. I had a blast! Although knowing me I got a mosquito bite and being allergic it swelled up huge! Luckily it was gone by Saturday.....! Here are some pics of the week. I have all of them on my facebook if you want to see more! Our group was called the Fishers of Men after bible stories. Everything was fishy themed!
With most of the girls and Sister Baker
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun...!

Me with all the youth leaders Sierra, Cassi, Becca
Me on Twin Lakes Hike. There were ice caps on the water so me and Maddi decided to go ice jumping....only a little later we realized that they would start floating away so we had to get people to come save us!! And it was sooo cold!

My favorite pic of the week! What happens late late at night with a twilight magazine and a super cute beehive!

Mom's Birthday

2009-07-25T12:44:00.001-07:00

Happy 54th Mom! Yesterday, 24th, it was Mom's birthday and while her and dad were in Jackson, I weeded the garden and made a cake for her. Then we went shopping and she got rugs! haha and a shirt :D it was very fun and I hope she had a good time. Here's the cake. We put strawberries on top too.

Love this action shot!! Very good photography by someone I might add!

Long Time No Blog!

2009-07-13T16:45:00.000-07:00

Whew! There's some blogs of the last month or so.....? Well, now everyone is all caught up on the the Stoker's life! We have been a wee bit too nutty to blog lately so it was a marathon blog today! That's what summer is for though, right?

Island Park...CAMPING!

2009-07-13T16:28:00.000-07:00

So, Mom, Dad, me, and one of my good friends, Ally, all went camping last weekend. We drove up to Island Park on Friday and did a 10-mile hike. Afterwards we were all pretty much DEAD. (Hint hint reason for no pictures of us sitting around the campfire hint hint) Seriously, i've never had hot dog taste SO GOOD in my life! or s'mores, roasted starburst, and cantaloupe for that matter either. At least I got pictures of us on the hike though so here goes.

We had to cross so many creeks to keep going on the trail. There were tons of bridges that went over grass but none that went over the water? Very confusing!

On the trail. About the ONLY time Mom and Dad were ahead of us. I led for most of the time!

Me and Ally on one of the bridges.

Oh beautiful for water break that lets you rest awhile.....
Mom and Dad

My Closet Project

2009-07-13T16:04:00.001-07:00

So, my closet has been a little sketchy in the cleanliness area lately. Last week I decided to full on take everything out and organize it...PERFECTLY. Here are some of the BEFORE pictures. (Sorry Ash, had to borrow, mine was all ready empty by the time I thought of this)

All the empty shelves.....Probably the first time since we moved in!

And of course, the AFTER photos. I put all my shoes in nice clean rows that have all ready lasted a whole week!

All my bottoms are organized and folded neatly....we'll see how long THAT lasts!

Gotta love sweats!

And last, organized by color, and sleeve length, are the shirts!

Now, let's just hope it can LAST for more than a week, shall we?

Devin & Julie's

2009-07-13T15:29:00.000-07:00

So sometime in June....I stayed at Devin and Julie's for about two weeks. We had ALOT of fun and definitely some serious bonding went on :D whether it was through painting, P90X workouts, eating Red Mango, going boating, or just hanging out and watching a movie.

For mutual one night we made Reese's Peanut Butter Cups.

The mixFinished product......(except we had about 40x this many!)

Jeremy brought us some killer shakes one day that were SO good. Where can you go wrong with Peach, Strawberry, Banana, and Kiwi?

Julie's brother, Rich, had his birthday on Saturday night so we all went to a Real Soccer Game. Plus we went out to dinner to Ruby River...let me tell you I think i know what I am ordering there for.the.rest.of.my.life.

Bear Lake Raspberry Chicken? Anyone heard of it? It's pretty much AMAZING.

We sat in the highest seats possible, faced the sun, and pretty much died of heat. But, it was totally worth it!
Real Salt Lake played Toronto and dominated 3-0.

Notice how FULL the stadium was!
So, another thing we did ALOT of was shopping. SLC? Best shopping place for miles if you live in Idaho Falls! First shopping trip of the summer for me, and I labeled it '"everything for EFY" so that way I can always go shopping in August when "everything for School" comes around :) Mom, Julie, and I all got stuff at Forever 21. We stayed there for SO long. It was unbelievable.

Another thing we accomplished was painting the downstairs. We painted it a cream color whereas before it was yellowish? Here's the after picture.
The difference in colors.
Julie and I also got pedicures :) I still have the polish on! little side note...if you have an education you get along better with partner? girlfriends gossip?....Julie will understand! or try. Haha the guy doing our pedicures was trying to talk about educations and an assortment of stuff. Unfortunately, besides note being able to hear or understand his accent, we had NO idea what he was saying or talking about!

But at least our pedicures look nice! I had a great time there. We did so much other stuff I can't even remember everything! Thank you SO much: Devin and Julie for letting me stay so long to just chill, taking me shopping, letting me sleep in until noon, and eating Red Mango!; Jeremy for letting me stay at your house and taking me for a run; Josh for buying me dinner one night!

Hopefully Jared and Kayla, Sharese and Travis, and Josh? this means I'm coming to visit all of you next!

Father's Day

2009-07-13T15:23:00.000-07:00

All right, so I know this is a LITTLE late, but it's the thought that counts, right? Matt made this desk for Dad. Stained, built, everything! Here's a picture of it.

BEFORE: picture of Dad's nasty, old, dusty, broken desk.AFTER: Dad's nice, new, clean, good-smelling desk

School's Out Party

2009-06-05T16:01:00.000-07:00

Last night my friend had a School's Out party so here is just a random picture I took. It is a costume party if you can't tell :). Matt let me borrow one of his Skyline Football jersies to wear. Thanks Matt! Ignore that my tongue is sticking out.Here's just a picture of me and Ashley. I think it's really cute!

School is Out!!

2009-06-04T10:29:00.000-07:00

I can't believe that this year has finally come to close! It passed by so fast. I just finished 8th grade and Taylorview Junior High and soon am going to be a Freshman there! I've been really busy this last week with all the ECA's and tests, but as soon as I can I will put some pictures up!

Recipe Book

2009-05-17T19:29:00.000-07:00

Recently I have been working on my very own recipe book with my favorite recipes. I have worked on it for a couple of months designing pages and typing up hundreds of recipes. Here is the finshed product.

I made little flowers for the separation tabs ;)

California Day 5&6

2009-05-06T17:11:00.000-07:00

All right, I believe it is about time I finish up the little CA trip blog! I promise new, cooler blogging stories are coming in the future!

This ice cream was HUGE! Seriously I have never had more ice cream in my life.

A pretzel in shape of Mickey! How cute!

The ride me and mom waited in line for 2 hours for...totally worth it!

Ahhh yes....the princesses. We waited in line for 1 1/2 hours. So much fun! thanks for waiting with us jared!

this Lemonade freeze. Never again. I waited an hour for that thing!

It's A Small World!

California Day 3 & 4

2009-04-18T10:59:00.000-07:00

Days three and four were pretty much filled with the beautiful beach which we visited most every day, and the pool at our resort, along with shopping and just hanging out!

Beautiful, just beautiful!!
Me and kayla!!

The beach...it was amazing!

Oops!! didn't see this sign till we had quite a few shells...

Dad found a rope tied in with a lot of rocks and seaweed. He was pretty proud that he was able to save it!

Newport Coast

Karate Kid....HI-ya!

Ahhhhh

Part of your world!

California Trip Day 1 & 2

2009-04-12T11:47:00.000-07:00

Okay, okay I know that this has taken me a while to put up. My excuse was that I have all ready put all of my pictures on Facebook where you can easily view them. But of course not all of you have an account so here goes. These are pictures from Day 1 and 2 of the trip.

The starting of day 1. I must say, after quite a few hours in the car you have to find something to entertain yourself. :)The view!

Although amazingly beautiful, the hat wasn't worth the $60

Our resort! This is the pool spot

We are here finally!

Los Angeles view

Curious George

Spongebob....he wasn't squishy at all. Big disappointment :(

I hated this ride. It made me sick...literally!

Me and the monster. Frankenstein

Dippin' Dots!! I love these things!

THE HULK

I love lucy! This was probably my favortie character of all that I met!

Dora! sadly I didn't see Diego Waterworld

Matt Damon...OW OW!

Flintstones...I have gained a wee bit of weight since you last saw me :)

Backdraft...visual effects were awesome!

We went down like three of these to get to the lower lot. I took the stair on the way up let me tell you!

Me and Kayla!

Shrek

The family blog is becoming the Natalie blog...

2009-03-12T16:30:00.000-07:00

Not that that is a bad thing..but Natalie is too well-represented on her family's blog. SO I decided to add a little bit of my influence in the blog and add some attractive automobile pictures.

Just An Update

2009-02-25T18:28:00.000-08:00

I went to a basketball game earlier in the month with a few friends and we just took some pictures :)

Me and Audrey

I love the spot on the heater. I sit there all the time! Of course i am eating my favorite kind of granola bar-S'mores!

Young Women's Medallion

2009-02-03T15:45:00.001-08:00

Yep! I finally got my medallion! After 42 value experiences, 7- 10 hour projects I finished. Mom finished right before she was released so we both got it!

Dad, Me, and Mom

We both got our medallions!

Well, this picture doesn't really go with the YW medallion topic, but I just thought you would want to know how most of our Sundays start out.

Christmas & New Year's

2009-01-11T20:53:00.000-08:00

Morgan is such a little sweet bud!!

before sledding

me and miss morgan

oh david running off to make some trouble!!

dallin and josh (very nice emotions)
oh joshie woshie!
Playing cars

Davie!

me and little davie

Davie

me and my friends on new years...katie and audrey. we went to a stake dance and fireside! it was so much fun. this was taken at 1 in the morning we were kinda dead

14th Birthday

2008-12-20T21:20:00.000-08:00

My birthday was yesterday! I finally turned 14! I didn't get hardly any pictures of the event but it was very special!

I got a new jacket(that I am wearing) and a new soccer ball. I can't even begin to tell you how many presents I got from my friends!! They are absolutely awesome! I had a really fun day with a party and being surprised by my friend coming to see me after school. It was a great day to remember!

100 Things About Me

2008-11-02T20:52:00.000-08:00

I saw this on ashley's.sharese's.and kayla's blog and thought it was pretty cool so I decided to do it.

1. I am the youngest in my family

2.I love to scrapbook and make cards!

3. I absolutely adore little kids and babies, and I love to babysit, even though I never get to!

4.I can't stand the smell of grape or berry anything. It makes me feel sick.

5. If i ride in the car too long I start to feel sick and I get a headache.

6. I recently started playing soccer and I aboslutely love it!

7. I can read for hours and hours it really gets me to settle down and I am able to really relax.

8. I hate painting my nails, it makes them feel heavy and I'll pick at them all day to get the polish off.

9.I play around with my earrings when I'm bored, i'll pull them out put them back in push them back and forth, anything you can imagine.

10. I love things to be clean and organized and can't stand messes.

11. I don't know how to french braid but i wish i did.

12. I have never been out of the country and most of the places we vacationed I can't remember b/c I was too young.

13. Reading and math are my favorite subjects.

14. I hate science

15. My favorite colors are brown and blue!!

16. I have never moved

17.I love big furry dogs but can't stand little ones.

18. I grew up in a family that worships byu, so i follow suit!

19. This is my favorite number in the world!!

20. My name means- she who is born at christmastime.

21. I was born on the 19th of december

22. I love to figure out things like puzzles, games, how to make things and I try to do most with out instructions!

23. I have 9 amazing brothers and sisters that really are great examples to me.

24. I am the tallest girl of my sisters

25. I can list off 150 stems (prefixes, suffixes, and roots) and their meanings from memory.

26.I hate the sounds of alarm clocks, vacuums, and velcro.

27. I love taking pictures of people and i think that it would be really cool to become a photographer

28. More about the scrapbooking thing... I absolutely love to! it is soooo much fun to use ribbons ink and buttons to make your pages come to life!!

29. There is only one year difference between me and my closest sister and my nephew jordan. (5yrs and 4yrs)

30. I have a cell phone and am only 13 years old!

31. The B.O.M is my favoritest book

32. I have weird phrases and actions.

33. I call mom and dad- mamacita/maja and daddykins/faja

34. I hate feet and frequently ask others to tie my shoes for me so that I don't have to touch them!

35. I have taken piano for 3 years.

36. I love Christmas music, decorations, and festivities.

37. I have never eaten bologna and don't thin I ever will!

38. I lied in elementary when I said I am lactose-intolerant jsut to get juice every day

39. I love Lost, 24, Heroes, SYTYCD, ABDC, and I Love Lucy.

40. I hate swimming, i feel like I am drowning and i feel so uncomfortable in the pool

41. That might be the reason why I never take baths..

42. I love to spell and once I won a speeling bee in 1st grade. i got a free package of girl scout cookies YUM!

43.I hate cold sores but frequently get them!

44. I have a hammock in my bedroom

45. I am the only child left at home with my parents

46. This leads to people thinking I am spoiled.......psh like that is ever true :).. :P
haha

47. My middle name I share with my mom as she has the middle name Susan as well.

48. I always thought it was weird when people don't give their first two children middle names.

49. If i wouldn't have been named natalie, mom probably would've name me chelsie or mackenzie...ew

50. I did gymnastics for about a month and have successfully accomplished a cartwheel, roundoff, backbend, and a somersault!

51. I wear contacts.

52. at school I get really crazy during sixth hour. why? i don't really know.

53. I am not afraid to stand up for what I believe in.

54. I really like cold sheets, I love to put my toes in them and snuggle.

55. I hate wearing socks and shoes, ever.

56. I love the summer and being outside.

57. I frequently answer people in spanish and it is a habit that is very, very hard to break!

58. i really love my sister ashley, not just for her clothes, make-up, jewelry, shoes, or her car rides she gives me, but b/c of how close us two are. We can tell each other anything

59. i love discussing books with my brothers and love being in their company. I really look up to them!

60. I have really great sisters-in-law and a brother-in-law, they are so awesome and I connect with each of them on so many levels!

61. I love singing and frequently burst into song at random moments.

62. I am repeatedly told to use my "inside voice" i have yet decided what using "that" means.

63. I sleep with a fan at night and can't fall asleep w/ out it

64. I have some amazing friends. They are all great examples to me and we are all very close.

65. I don't know what I would do w/ out sweats.

66. I hate carrying purses and can't understand the neccessity of having one

67. I loved as a kid hanging off the banister holding a sheet and swinging around.

68. I figure skate and can do quite a few tricks!

69. I love asking trivia questions and remembering little tidbit facts that no one else knows.

70. I work at the family business and i know lots of things about nuts, fruits, mixes, candies, and sesame sticks

71. I really like shredded wheat and Life cereal

72. Ashley and I have a secret language.."erk terk"

73. I like bangs on people

74. I have been told that I have muscular fingers

75. ""I personally belive that 1/5 of americans don't know how to read maps b/c......""

76. I have stubby, chubby thumbs that really are quite fascinating to other people

77.My right foot is a bit smaller than my left

78. I love princess shows, and my favorite shows when I was little was Anastasia and the Swan Princess.

79. I really really like insane weather shows like Volcano and Mt....something something..but i really like The Day After Tomorrow.

80. My favorite songs are anything with a good beat and anything I know the lyrics to!

81. I like squash and broccli with peanut butter and raisins on it, and rice with meilk and c/s on it.

82. I have rope shoes commonly referred to as my "Bible Shoes" or my "mose's shoes" or my "mexican shoes"

83. I like to be able to make weird noises or weird sounds cause not everyone can do them :)

84. I once won an award for drawing a picture to promote a drug-free life

85. I have an obsession in the winter with the heater on the main floor.

86.I get headaches when I wear glasses/sunglasses for too long

87. I really look up to my sister sharese and I wish I could be like her someday

88. I was left at a beach and didn't even notice it until mom and dad came looking for me.

89. I have chubby, stubby feet.

90. I really like Big Hunk candy bars

91. and Itunes and my ipod

92.I'm really good at remembering lyrics and school related stuff.

93. I have my own particular way of dancing.

94. I am obsessed with my mango pomeganate body wash

95. I love drama at my school mainly b/c of portrey

96. I have no cousins that are my age that are girls

97. *sticks out pinkie*

98. "we are in a fight"

99. I really like to compliment people even though it might not come out that way.

100. I love to be happy and exuberant and I love my family very much and can't stand having them living away!!

Hope you enjoyed my 100 things about me!! It took quite a while

My first family blog post

2008-10-31T19:06:00.000-07:00

So I am sitting in the kitchen at Sharese's house and decided to add something to the family blog. Tomorrow I will embark on a long journey across several states and thought I would leave a blog post in the event that something catastrophic happens. I am going to cruise across the country in a 2001 Acura CL Type S with 25k miles. The car is in immaculate condition aside from the cobwebs on the inside of the car! I also thought you would all enjoy a little taste of my personal workout...I have been working on a special training program that I devised to tone my upper body. I have been at this now for seven months and the results have been phenomonal. I spent the Haloween weekend eating as much sugar as I could though. Tomorrow I will go to Emma's soccer game, stop at the Gap outlet, and head for Kansas City.

Halloween

2008-10-30T16:29:00.000-07:00

With all the costumes and halloweeny things that have been happening I have decided to share with you my Halloween costume. (Ashley donated most, if not all the items found here)

Yellowstone..Again!

2008-10-02T21:15:00.001-07:00

So I was so privileged to get to go to Yellowstone..again! It was acutally pretty fun going with all my friends and seeing some new things like Steamboat Geyser the largest geyser..in the world!! We left at 6:30 and got back at 4:00..lucky us right? Haha it was a lot of fun despite me and osme friends having to do a hike over because we got "lost". We went on Uncle Tom's Trail, which let me tell you I don't know how he did it again and again back in the day. 328 steps that descend pretty much staight down wasn't the most thrilling thing ever to do. Although it was very breathtaking it took quite a while! About the wildlife...We saw one buffalo, a chipmunk and a crow.. great sights to see right?

Lila, Mars and me Steamboat Geyser

runoff
Me and Miss Mac
it was soooo sunny
Trails

The girls

We were kinda worried about there not being any restrooms...:)

Me and pretty much my favortie girl in the whole world, Mac
Largest geyser in the world!
The trail we went on

Esther just wouldn't make any facial expressions!

Cici (who is a wee bit taller than I) and me

The Wildlife that we were asked to stay AT LEAST 100 feet away from..
Purdy Rainbow

Trail Signs
Grand Canyon of Yellowstone

Meand some of my favorite gals: emily,jordan, and ivy

Stoker Family Reunion Pt. 2 - Yellowstone

2008-09-07T19:42:00.000-07:00

Mom, Dad, Sharese and family, along with Jared and family, and last but not least me, all got into the car and headed for Yellowstone. We saw some beautiful sights that were absolutely amazing, took great walks and had fun with the camper we rented :).... Here is some pictures of the trip.

YELLOWSTONE

MESA FALLS

SWIMMING

FISHING

MESA FALLS

FISHING AGAIN

Stoker Family Reunion Pt. 1

2008-08-30T22:12:00.000-07:00

Playing outside

Sharese w/ the baby bjorn...devin julie and me in the van all squished together!

Oh david! ashley devin julie and matt
halle with the horse.. random pic of morgan

The fish pond was sure something fun!

Morgan was so excited for the horses!

Devin- Rindercella..me singing

Mom and dad with there celebration dance

Morgan again!

Back To School

2008-08-30T22:05:00.000-07:00

So I started school last week after many schedule changes, new classrooms, and and totally different teachers! I am starting eighth grade this year and having an absolute blast! Some of my teachers are kinda crazy...expecially my english teacher Mrs. Weston...she has this strange obsession with goats (scarred from having one as a pet) and she laughs hysterically to the point of no breathing when they are mentioned. But I am getting along well in all my classes, finally getting used to my schedule of waking up bafore ten o'clock. One thing I am worried about is Mom and Dad! I don't know how they live with out me all day :)...

Recently I started soccer with the school so hopefully I can get some pictures of that in some upcoming posts! Family pcitures and the reunion will surface also!!

The Pier

2008-07-26T19:26:00.000-07:00

This weekend Scenic River Landing opened on the Snake River. It is filled with shops, resteraunts, and supposedly a water park...There is also a pier that you can walk on, it goes out into the water and is absolutely beautiful. Since it is the Grand Opening they had games and blow-up toys. My friend Ally andI had some fun playing on the slide and basketball hoop, even though it was meant for younger people....(12 & under)...but we still had fun despite the weird looks.Train Ride around the parking lot...
Miniature horse ride!

The basketball game was not fair! i was down on the ground the whole time...crawling to make a shot... plus people cheated for Ally by pulling on the rope!

My Friend Ally.
The Slide of wonders!
I had some fun going down the slide....alot of fun!Out on the Pier.Pics on the Pier!Ally and me at home!Picture perfect!

Happy Birthday Mom!

2008-07-24T00:00:00.000-07:00

Alright Mom, its your turn! We hope you have a great day and we are so excited to see you in a few weeks. Here are 53 interesting, funny, and cool things about you to celebrate this birthday. I am doing a lot of this off of memory alone so hopefully it is mostly accurate.

1. She needs to be more careful where she keeps her estrogen pills. Funny story. Dad accidentally took one of them recently and was up all night having anxiety attacks about silly things.

2. Hard work? Bring it on. She is one tough cookie. I don't think I have ever seen her in a fully relaxed state.

3. She really loves celery and canteloupe.

4. She grew up on a real working farm in Idaho.

5. She milked 100+ cows, baled entire fields of hay, and herded cows every morning BEFORE breakfast. Or at least that is what I was led to believe as a young girl who always wanted to sleep in.

6. She once took part in a high school sit-in in the early 70's to protest the ban on girls wearing trousers to school. Its probably the most rebellious thing she has ever done.

7. She had a lifelong dream of learning how to dance. Dad gave her tap shoes and dance lessons for her 30th birthday and she fulfilled her dream and went on to be a terrific dance teacher to hundreds of kids and adults.

8. She is unwavering in her standards and values.

9. Long before it was cool to be into natural homegrown healthy foods, she was utilizing her own garden, grinding her own wheat, and staying away from overly processed foods.

10. She is one HOT grandma.

11. She has been an exercise enthusiast her entire life.

12. She gave birth to TEN children. Five boys in six years. Need I say more?

13. She raised us all without skipping a beat. Even with Dad traveling so much for most of the time when we were all small.

14. She wasn't afraid to use her trusty wooden paddle to keep us all in line.

15. I would love to find out that she has a secret sweet tooth and a hidden closet full of chocolate.

16. Her regular walking pace could match an Olympic speed walker.

17. She practices what she preaches when it comes to living a clean life.

18. I have fond memories of seeing her in her room kneeling in prayer by the side of her bed and studying her scriptures every night.

19. She is not shy about sharing her beliefs with everyone she meets.

20. If you want to make a good impression on her, wake up early, don't be lazy, and help with the dishes.

21. She plays a mean game of Rummikub, Phase 10, and Rook.

22. She makes the BEST bread, rolls, gravy, jam, pie.....and so on.

23. She once was driving the 'Burb while nursing (it was okay back then) and had a tire blowout on the freeway. She was able to slow down and steer with one hand to the side of the road. Wow.

24. She tells the best stories about growing up on a farm.

25. She has always been extremely generous with her time and talents to help those around her.

26. I can always count on a Sunday night phone call from her to check up on me and my family.

27. She has dabbled in lots of different crafty things and makes the warmest quilts.

28. She has this thing about hoarding lots of cereal. You can find large quantities of it in lots of places at home.

29. Much to Dad's surprise, she is learning to love the game of golf.

30. She always displayed our silly school projects and cheap gifts in her glass curio cabinet in the nice room.

31. She has always been very frugal and is perfectly content to live without the latest gadgets or fashion trends.

32. She has never been a big fan of having pets.......especially in the house.

33. She has a thing for Irish dancing. After learning that she had some Irish blood, she felt a special kinship to Michael Flatley.

34. She dreams of traveling throughout Europe.

35. She is not afraid to speak her mind.

36. Don't bring anything of questionable content into her home. The house is rated G.

37. She loves children and has quite the following of grandchildren and kids from church who love to listen to her stories and eat her yummy homemade food.

38. While most of her friends are relaxing and enjoying their free time, she is busy running a large distribution business and doing a lot of the work herself.

39. She is not a big fan of organized medicine and prefers to take the natural approach.

40. She once had an herb that would cure anything and professed her love for its healing powers. Josh, with his chemistry background, took a look at the ingredients and burst out laughing because of the high concentration of alcohol. This was mostly funny because she is so adamant about staying far far away from unhealthy things. So much for ending her day with a little nightcap.

41. She has great genes when it comes to height. She passed them on to most of her sons and we are still keeping our fingers crossed that a bit will trickle down to our kids.

42. She goes by Darlene but growing up, everyone in her family called her by her middle name, Susan, Sue, or Susie.

43. The dating advice she gave to me and my sisters was to just slap a boy if he tried to kiss us or "get fresh".

44. She has really good posture and always reminds everyone to stand up straight.

45. She taught herself to play the piano.

46. She knows how to drive a tractor, school bus, diesel truck, motorcycle, and pretty much any piece of heavy machinery.

47. She has always been supportive of Dad. They are very unified and respect each other so we were never able to get away with much trouble.

48. She is the first person I would call if I was in trouble or needed something. I know that she would drop everything to give me advice or help me out.

49. She loves to feed the men in her life. It is one of the ways she shows her love, by taking the time to bake good, hearty food. She has set a very high standard for their wives and for her daughters to follow. Rice-a-roni? Mac 'n Cheese? Forget about it.

50. I cannot imagine how much grief and worry we have caused her over the last 30+ years of our lives.

51. She loves huckleberries. And knows the best spots to pick them.

52. While other kids were eating "sugar cereal" for breakfast every day, we had oatmeal, germade, and cracked wheat. I love these now much more than any kind of cereal.

53. She is the best MOM and grandma in the whole world!

We hope you have a fantastic day! Thank you for always taking care of all of us and putting so much time and energy into teaching us by your strong example.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

Girl's Camp

2008-07-13T15:10:00.001-07:00

Our Girl's Camp Group
This week I had girl's camp up at Darby. We had a great time, it was so much fun. Only one other beehive came, we have only three in our ward, Shayla. I was the only 2nd year and she was the only 1st year. We had only 7 girls so we all got to sleep in the cabin.

This is my buddy Shayla.. we were pretty much insane the whole week.

The first night we did a skit. It was about a princess (Toadette) that was on her search for a companion. Her first date was the "know-it-all", played by Miss Natalie. Not only was a wearing a cape and a Harry Potter costume, I even had the glasses. Walking pigeon-toed onto the stage and tripping, having a horribly nasal voice and snorting, I brought up quite a few laughs. The next was the "Joker" our leader Sis. Cecil played her. She had a joker hat that she wore. She cart-wheeled onto the stage and her line was "Knock, Knock." Our Froggy chorus replied,"Who's there?". " The bear is over there," the joker said while placing her arm around the princess. "Where, where???" the princess screamed... "No! No! don't run!"the joker said," Stop, drop and roll!!"....you see how it went we also had some dress up as Batman... but we called her "Badman"... Her line was you better be hoping these guns are on safety..." after she kissed her biceps... it was a pretty hilarious night. Also later that night I jumped into the youth leader's bed and she pretty much freaked out it was so funny! I had some other pranks, and they all got laughs...

On Thursday, Mom and Dad came up for the hike. On the hike the limitation is 20 people. We ended up with 21. Halfway on our hike to Monument, (which I might mention I was the only 2nd year on), a park ranger caught up to us. He had been hiding in the bushes to see how many were in our group. The first thing that he did was take a picture of our group. He then informed us that he was going to give tickets to all of the adults (6). He wouldn't tell us how much the tickets were, but said that he would explain us to that later(?). We tried to negotiate with him but he was suffering from little man syndrome, he was about 5'3, (I was taller than him), a king looking for a kingdom, bent on giving tickets. He also kept repeating that he was the park ranger "manager" of the Grand Targhee National Forest. In the end he sent half of the group back down the mountain and gave Dad and the other priesthood leader a ticket. It took him over one hour to issue the tickets and Dad was about ready to throw him over the cliff but somehow restrained himself. The ranger said that we could not pass another group from Darby, than said that we had to be within a 1/2 mile (30 minutes) away from another group. After he was threatening to arrest any adult leader for continuing on with the hike, we decided to stop at a rock ledge jutting out of the mountain for lunch. We listened to the Monument story, and all felt the spirit. Our hike ended after that and we proceded to head down the mountain. The rest of the day was pretty boring waiting for other hikers to return to camp. Mom and Dad were pretty frustrated because the girls weren't able to finish their hike; but you know how they like to tell stories of their lives.....but it was a pretty intense afternoon.
The Back of the "Ranger"

Dad, Mom, & I on the hike.

Here's a better look at the waterfall.My Frog Prince!

Rummikub

2008-07-06T17:27:00.000-07:00

Since I have all ready talked about the "Speed Scrabble" game I decided to show the Rummikub game we always play.

The "Alamo"

2008-07-06T17:01:00.000-07:00

Here are some pictures from thsi Sunday. We had quite a few people over for dinner. It was a great weekend with lots of fun on the 4th of July, jet-skiing, and playing games.
Jeremy had an interesting outfit of girl's sunglasses, a Ron Paul button, a necklace, old karate pants..well more like capris on jeremy, and a popped collar....Oh last but not least his hair reminds us of..well, the Alamo.
He obviously can't feed himself.Sharilyn and I pretty much are best friends.Kirk and Sharilyn....Mom and Dad stopped washing the dishes for a scenic picture.Devin and Julie are such a cute couple!!Lee came with Aunt JoAnn and Uncle Carl, we all had a fun time.

Jeremy brought some friends up,Rebecca and Whitney.
Our cousin Clancy rode his motorcycle here and we all had some fun taking pictures of it.

Dad even had some fun on it....Mom was behind the camera on these ones, otherwise we would have definitely made her get in the pictuer too!
They just wouldn't let me be in the picture! (matt, ashley, & ashleigh)
A picture of most of us...

Last but not least is Devin and Julie on the motorcycle... they had to find some way to get home!

"Speed Scrabblers"

2008-07-05T21:58:00.000-07:00

I am putting complete blame upon my sister Sharese for introducing Mom and Dad to "Speed Scrabble." Until recently the nightly game has been Rummikub, but since then we have been introduced to another great game. At first I was thankful for something else to play since the nightly complaints I have been saying to get out of the game have been getting old, along with playing Rummikub every night. But now that we usually play 5-6 games of "Speed Scrabble", instead of the 2-3 of Rummikub, I have been thinking differently. It would be fine except for the fact that: there are 3 bags of Scrabble letters are combined, it is a never ending game, and it is very easy to cheat at...(the last has sometimes been a plus, though)...

The "Speed Scrabblers"

4th of July

2008-07-05T09:44:00.000-07:00

Devin in the last few pictures thinks he is a gangster...

Ashley after the parade...

Jeremy smiling away....

The Stoker house has been pretty busy these past few days.... Jeremy w/ his 3 friends, and Ashley, Devin & Julie....doesn't sound like much but some of of still had to share rooms.

The Fourth of July was so much fun... we started the day off with the parade with a delayed start from Natalie, from having to catch the neighbors dog....Ashley was in the parade for her dance company, so we got to watch her with all the other floats. Then a quick nap afterwards left us awake for our BBQ and competitive sports playing. The fireworks were amazing as always with a 30 minute display of different fireworks again and again.

Braces Off!

2008-07-01T08:55:00.000-07:00

So since this is some of my most exciting news of the Summer I decided to post something about it. But after 2 years and 8 months I finally was able to get my braces off. ( Oh and get my ears pierced and get contacts..) but that is my exciting news for this week..

Trip To Missouri

2008-07-01T08:35:00.000-07:00

Seeing as though I am the only one at home now...I have taken up the responsibility of adding stuff to this blog, (even though Sharese and Kayla pretty much have done all that is needed to do.)

Last week we went to visit Whitney and to see her Boot Camp graduation. (3rd from the left)While we were in that area we were also able to go see sights at Nauvoo and Carthage. Since I was only about 3 1/2 when we went last time, it was a great experience to go again. We saw some great sights, and had a great time. At one of the old bakeries there was some China from England that turned out to be the exact same as some of Mom's. She was pretty excited to find that out. We also got to take wagon rides around the town. When we were taking one we couldn't go down over Water St. It was covered in water! Due to all the flooding we had to take quite a few detours and sometimes go through water.

Oh and of course...this way awesome milky way car that we found!

Happy Mothers Day!

2008-05-12T12:37:00.000-07:00

To my wonderful mother-in-law. She has been such a great example to me. She has showed me what it means to work hard. She has so much energy and strength. She is completely dedicated to her husband and it shows in all she does. She has such a love for the gospel and is trying to convert people everywhere she goes! Thanks for being such a wonderful mother! I love you!

Baby Eli!

2008-04-13T11:47:00.000-07:00

Introducing grandchild #6!

Elias John Beck

Born: 4/7/08 11:11 am

7 lbs 1 oz

19 3/4" long

Happy Birthday Dad!!

2008-03-30T00:00:00.000-07:00

Hey Dad~I just wanted to be the first to wish you a happy birthday! Yes, I did get you something, and yes it is late but hopefully the thought is what counts. I am stealing an idea from one of my friends who does this for all of her family members on their birthdays....Here are 56 cool things about my awesome dad in honor of his 56 years on this planet.

1. He taught me to love the game of golf, someday I hope to have time to play again!

2. He is an extremely hard worker.

3. He works very hard to stay in shape.

4. He has a mean outside hook shot on the basketball court.

5. He doesn't mind that his sons take all of his best ties, socks, and shorts.

6. He knows how to laugh at himself and has a great sense of humor.

7. He is very mellow.

8. He has the best blue eyes and passed them on to some of us kids and also to a few grandkids.

9. He loves those BYU Cougars.

10. He has raised 9 kids and is still mostly sane.

11. He can SELL anything!

12. HE went back to school in his 40's to get his CPA.....someday I would love to go back to school to get my masters as well.

13. He is an awesome grandpa.

14. He has been the scoutmaster lots of times.

15. He grew up in the teeny tiny town of Roberts, ID.

16. He has the best stories about growing up there and got into a lot of mischief with his brothers and friends.

17. He is very easygoing.

18. He loves loves loves graham crackers and milk.

19. He is not so good at containing fires in the backyard.

20. He always puts Mom first.

21. He taught all of us the value of hard work.

22. He is a whopping 6'6" man trapped in a 5'10" body.

23. He taught me to let things roll off of my back.

24. He always set a good example of studying his scriptures and living the gospel.

25. He loves root beer floats.

26. He has very cool mission stories from being in Thailand in the early 70s.

27. He can drive for hours on end listening to fuzzy AM radio.

28. He always drives his cars to their maximum limit and may have set world records for high mileage.

29. He has listened to Rush Limbaugh for as long as I can remember.

30. He loves chinese food.

31.He was always very generous with the Maverick card.

32. He is a good listener.

33. He looks terrific for 56 and could pass for 36:)

34. He can fall asleep anytime anywhere.

35. He let me tag along with him on his morning runs on my bike when I was 7 years old~I still remember this so I should probably do the same for my kids.

36. He grew up in the coolest 100 year old stone house....I have so many great memories from visiting there growing up. It was a magical place as a young child.

37. I am not sure if he really likes Mr Goodbars but we have been giving them to him for years thinking they are his favorite.

38. I can't remember him losing his temper on very many occasions.

39. He has a great laugh.

40. He knows the value of a power nap.

41. He set a great example to his sons on how to be good husband and father.

42. He has a very kind heart.

43. He took time to come to my high school golf tournaments even though I wasn't very good.

44. He loves to hear about his kids and grandkids.

45. He will probably never retire.

46. He will try to fix almost anything.

47. He always leads clean up duty after dinner as well as potato peeling before dinner.

48. He passed on his love for learning to all of us.

49. Cracked windshields don't bother him in the least bit.

50. He is very humble and doesn't flaunt his many successes.

51. He taught me the art of sprinkling a bit of sugar onto my cereal.

52. He loves to sing corny songs and play his guitar.

53. He is very conscious of others' feelings.

54. He has a great collection of books that I am very envious of.

55. He would help anyone in need and is very generous with his time and wisdom.

56. He is the greatest Dad ever and has always been an excellent example and friend to me.

Happy Birthday Dad! I love you!

Easter pictures

2008-03-23T20:30:00.001-07:00

Easter

2008-03-23T20:04:00.000-07:00

Our festivities started on Friday, we took the kids to see the "Wiggles." Morgan loves the "Wiggles" she is always walking around singing their songs and multiple times a day she will say "I NEED to watch the wiggle." David was even having a blast, He was jumping and clapping along! Jared and I had a good time just watching the kids.

On Saturday morning, a family in our ward had an Easter get together. The kids got to hunt for eggs. Morgan was having a ball searching for the eggs. The Easter bunny was there getting pictures with all the kids, Morgan wasn't so sure about getting anywhere near the bunny. David was content with whatever, he doesn't care who's holding him or whats going on as long as he has something to suck on.
In the afternoon while the kids were down for their naps, Jared and I took the time to organize our new Office/Craft room. We got some new file cabinets, book case and drawers for all of our stuff. Its finally starting to come together.

Saturday night we had a babysitter, and Jared and I went to some friends and played games. It was a much needed break on my part to not have to put kids to bed or dealing with tantrums. It was 5 hours of complete bliss!
Today was a pretty usual Sabbath, we didn't do anything to special. We would have loved to be with some family, but seeing how that wasn't an option we just took it easy.

Weekend in Idaho and Wyoming

2008-03-17T10:17:00.000-07:00

I decided to take a quick weekend trip up to Idaho, and went with my good friend Jenni.

We visited Jackson with Devin and Andrea, and stayed at the Phillip's condo in Driggs Friday night. We met a cool snowboarder who took some pictures for us at the pass, and there was a lot of snow. We saw some of my other good friends before we headed back to Idaho Falls to chill at our house. We made a great Sunday dinner and invited Sharilyn and Carolyn to join us from BYU-Idaho. We drove back after dinner and had a great time messing around with the voice commands on the GPS in my Honda...we averaged 35.2 mpg on the way back and made it from Rexburg to Provo on less than half of a tank! How nice is that when gas is over $3! The weekend was pretty eventful and we also taught the CTR 5 primary class...I did okay, but communicating with 4-5 year olds is not my specialty...Jenni pulled through for us though!

2008-02-17T18:47:00.000-08:00

We survived the trip! Back to work.

Palm Springs Vacation

2008-02-17T18:17:00.000-08:00

The vacation of a lifetime enjoying Palm Springs and 85 degree weather. Here is Darlene taking a golf lesson.

Emma's Birthday Party

2008-02-08T20:23:00.000-08:00

We had Emma's birthday party tonight with all of her cousins who live close by. Here are some pics....she wanted a Webkinz theme so everyone brought one of their "pets" with them to celebrate with us. We were on stuffed animal overload by the end of the night but it was great fun. My good friend designed this cake and spent all day baking it, isn't it great? I wish that I could be so talented!

Emma Turns 6!

2008-02-05T18:29:00.000-08:00

You can refer to my blog to see more details about Emma's birthday.....she really did have a good day once she started feeling better. She had been waiting for a week to open her present from her Grandparents so it was the first thing she did after waking up. She loved her gifts and can't wait to start trying out some recipes (and Halle, too!) Here are some pics from the day. We actually got the same baking set for Morgan so hopefully she will enjoy it as much as our girls.

Have a great time!

2008-02-03T12:10:00.000-08:00

Mom and Dad,
Have a great time on your trip! I am sure that all of your many responsibilities will be waiting for you when you return home so try to relax and enjoy yourselves! I expect some great pictures to be posted of the two of you on the golf course, at the spa, and sunbathing on the beach! Tell Leah congratulations for us and give the rest of the family a big hug from Cincinnati.

Mom & Dad escape detention and snow caves

2008-02-03T09:15:00.000-08:00

Wednesday is looming and the planned Idaho escape for us will take place. Palm Springs sound pretty good as the 20 inches of snow surrounds us. This is the first long vacation we have taken since moving to Idaho 17 years ago. The girls will take over the house, nutty guys, etc. We will scout out the terrain for future trips for all. Have a great Sabbath. Go Giants!

Umm, Hi

2008-02-02T12:09:00.000-08:00

Well, after the email from the powers that be, I figured if I didn't join blogspot I would be considered an outcast. After looking at the site I still like facebook better. Blogspot seems like it is hard to use and I cannot even read the blogs because of the color scheme and the color of the font. I am not one who usually complains, They practically had to drag me into facebook and I finally started a profile on there and starting over from scratch does not seem as worthwhile when facebook works so much better.

Sejam Bem-vindos

2008-02-01T20:57:00.000-08:00

Let's all grow closer as a family and start blogging together. A family that blogs together is a good family. I am chaperoning Ashley for the weekend and spending some extended family time with cuz Sharilyn.

Welcome to the Family Blog!

2008-02-01T19:03:00.001-08:00

Hey all,
I have invited everyone to be authors to this blog so we can all catch up in one place. Please feel free to make as many entries as you want to and add your links, pictures and design ideas! To start us off, I would like to pose a question to everyone.........What are your most memorable family vacation moments from the past? I remember just about everything about our Florida trip when we were younger, fighting about who got to sleep in Grandma and Grandpa's hotel room, Gator Land, cruising around in two minivans, taking up half of the plane and so on. I also remember Spring Break in St George, lots of church history excursions......Cove Fort ring a bell to anyone? Anyways, lets share some memories to get us started and we can go from there