I am finally posting! It's only been 8 months! We went to the beach yesterday, Half Moon Bay. It was cloudy and in the high 50's, but the kids had a blast. The beach is my favorite place to be, I love watching the waves crash in and watch the kids play along the shore. I started reading Price and Prejudice, which I had never read before. It was a very nice relaxing time. JC made an apple crisp and brought whipped cream, so we all took a spoon and ate out of the pan, it was great! JC forgot the candles so he lit the gas stove and they sung to me. As I blew at the fire JC turned the stove off. It was pretty funny! We had to do it twice because I forgot to make a wish the first time. After we finished eating JC had to go to the van to work on his paper. Too bad.
When we got back from the beach a friend and I went to see a movie while JC worked on his paper some more. I had a great day. Thank you all for your phone calls, cards and presents! You helped make my day.

Friday night I went out with some friends to celebrate Kelli's birthday. After P.F. Changs and Cheesecake factory, and most of the girls gone, there were a few of us left with nothing to do. So what else do married women with kids sleeping snuggly in their beds do on a friday night? Go T.Ping the ones we love! We got our volleyball coches house and the primary presidents house! We were laughing histerically in front of both houses, flashing pictures. If someone had gone by, but why would they at 2am, they would have called the cops!

We went to the lake on Saturday with my friend Kelli and Tiffany. Kelli's dad has a boat and in- laws have a jet ski! We had such a fun time tubing and skiing and playing in the water. I have a scab on my elbow from trying to stay on the tube while Steve (Kelli's husband) whipped us around. It was the highlight of our fall! :}
The water was so nice, not too cold. Perfect for playing in.

This is my good friend Kelli.

















Carter and his little buddy Justin. For some reason Carter kept eating the sand!

The kids kept finding dead jelly fish.

Thursday, August 20, 2009

I haven't blogged in so long I didn't even remember where I had a blog!! How funny is that! I think I started a different one but I'll have to ask Lizzy B where it is. The kids have been taking private swimming lessons for a couple weeks now and when they're done the instructor shows me some stuff. So I learned the butterfly! It was very very very hard, but I finally got it down, or almost. After watching my video I can see what I need to improve on. We have had a great summer swimming in pools, the ocean, in our back yard, jumping on the trampoline, having our house filled with millions of kids running around! The kids say this is the house to be. I am sad to see the summer end, but excited to see what this next year brings. Lizzy is starting Kindergarten, she is AM thank goodness. I didn't want to drag her to volleyball, then onto the bus. JC is working late as usual, the three older kids are at a "late night" at a friends house, and Carter is sound asleep. It is wonderful to have a quiet house! I really need to work on my talk for church this sunday though. So I better get to it! Luvs!

I am so sore and tired today! I ran a mile before practice, then did 1 1/2 hours of drills then 30 min of games. Wow! When I got home I made a bologna,cheese and Doritos sandwich. It tasted sooooooooo good! Then I washed it down with milk and cookies!
I am so happy to be back in the game, I don't know how I lived without it for those 2 months. Today I was at the net almost ready to block but didn't for some reason, and a girl yelled, get up there and use that 48 inch vertical you got! All the high jumping helped! I get nervous every single time I block though, but I keep doing it. Coach doesn't cringe anymore.
Oh! Gotta pick up Mikaala from cheer!

We went from 100 degree weather down to the 60's. But I knew it was going to do that. Each year in April it's cold them jumps up and we slip N slide or get in the pool, then it goes back down. I don't mind, I'm not ready for the heat yet.