Dawn's Shower

We had a great time at Dawn's shower, I hope everyone did!  I think it turned out really nice.  Here are some pictures.

Dad's birthday!

We had a great time for dad's birthday! We went out to Red Robin and were even entertained by a super magician!!  You can follow the link to see the pictures.

Alex is coming home to visit!

Well, Alex has decided to stay for the summer term, which is a good decision, even if I miss him.  But he is coming home over the weekend of June 18 to visit!  I am so looking forward to that.

Hannah's dance recital was great!!

Hannah had her dance recital a few weeks ago.  I really like where she dances.  They do a great job with the choreography.  It is always a very nice recital.  Here are some pics of Hannah in her costume!

Nothing since January????

Well, Alex is finally coming home in just 3 weeks!  He is doing great in his classes.  He ended winter semester by Easter and he flew to Washington D.C. and met us at Doug & Annita's house (it was great to see him, of course).  He went back for Spring term to take a couple more classes.  He even has an engineering class this term, I know he likes that.
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Our trip to Disney World was awesome!!

We had an awesome time at Disney World!  Everything turned out perfect for us.  The time of year was great, the parks were NOT crowded at all and the weather was great.  We really enjoyed ourselves.  I've put some pictures here.

Alex is at school

Well, we took Alex out to BYU.  It was a long trip.  We took the scenic route and covered almost 4000 miles in 9 days.  It is about 1650 miles from Canton to Provo.  I am sad that he is not here but I know that he should be at school right now.  It is a good place for him.  I like Provo, it is very pretty and the mountains are great.

Tiger Cub Activity today - Police Department

Hannah, Benji (the Tiger Cub), Tucker & I went to the Canton Police Department today.  We went with Benji's Tiger Cubs.  It's always exciting visiting the Police (or Fire) Station.  The boys had a great time climbing in the police car.

Disney, here we come!!!

Well, the kids are in school and the time is going fast.  We have a lot going on over the next couple of months.  Only 8 days until we leave for Disney!  Next Tuesday (11/16) we will be flying down to Disney World for a week.  I can't believe we are actually going.  Not a typical vacation for us, but it is gong to be so much fun!

Then on 12/26, the day after Christmas we will be leaving to take Alex to BYU (in Provo, Utah) for school.  We will be home on January 4, 2011.  I can't believe it's going to be 2011!  I remember when Alex was just born....  Those were the days!  :)

We just had a family photo taken, as soon as I get the prints I'll post the pictures here.  We had a family shot and one with just the kids.

Also, if anyone wants to buy cookie dough Hannah is selling it for a band fundraiser.  I wish these were spread out over the year, this is the 4th fundraiser we've had since school started!!

Pat Buchanan sure knows how to explain my thoughts...

Pat Buchanan's latest thoughts about the whole "should we build a Mosque near ground-zero?" question is really on the mark.  I have been thinking a lot about how I feel about Muslims and how I SHOULD feel about Muslims.  I know that I am expected to love everybody and be tolerant, but I've had a hard time with the ones who think I should die because I don't believe in Allah.  Islam is supposed to be a religion of peace, yet the "terrorists" I hear about nowadays are mostly from the Islamic world.  That doesn't make sense.  I think that Pat Buchanan has explained how I feel about the issue better than I could explain it.  I especially liked this quote:


"Yet one would have to be obtuse not to understand that a Western nation that opens its doors to mass migration from the Islamic world is taking a grave risk with its unity and identity."

I really enjoy reading his articles.