Rummikub

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

The "Alamo"

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"

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

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!

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

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!

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!