Justin's Workshop

Today I opened the garage door and found Justin supervising the boys working on a project. They were sanding some bookshelves to pain and put in Trevor's room. They were all so happy to be able to help and they all did a great job. What a great spring break activity, the boys have something to keep them busy and Trevor gets some much needed storage in his room. Here are some pictures of what I found when I opened the garage door.

27:22

Trevor set a goal to run a 5K, that is 3.1 miles for all of the Americans who don't speak in Kilometers. He diligently followed a training schedule, running at times I know he would have rather been doing many other things. When my friend, Camille told me that she was going to run a 5K on March 21st I took the opportunity to sign Trev up. Trevor asked Joanna if she would run with him, and because she is a wonderful aunt, Jo agreed. Today was the fateful day that Trevor, Jo, and Camille had been working so hard for. They all did great. Now that the first race is over we are all excited to begin training for the next. I am so Proud of Trev, it was not easy and he did it. He finished in 27 min and 22 seconds. Good Job Baby!

Here we are waiting for the race to start.

Camille is trying to get some inspiration from the Rocky soundtrack that is blaring from my I-pod.

And we are off!

Danny, Preston and Jo's daughter Gracie cheered the runners on.

Trev crossing the finish line in a sprint. His time was 27:22

Deb finished in 27:53

Happy to be done!

Good job baby!

Here comes Camille sprinting to the finish line.

Trev ran back to finish with Jo.

Jo had a strong finish even though she had a few bumps along the way.

Here we are at the finish line so happy that we accomplished our goal and talking about the next race which is the Teton Dam Marathon on June 13. Thanks for letting me run with you guys, it was fun. I can hardly wait for the next one.

David Archuleta

I went to see DAVID ARCHULETA! It was awesome! I have to say that he has a pretty great show. It was fun to go with my sisters, Miriam and Joanna, and some other really good friends. We really missed Rachel. I wish that she could have gone because the sisters are never have as much fun when one is missing. It was great that my friend, Cynthia, is a Archuleta fan and was not afraid to fight the crowd of teenage girls, shake her bootie, and sing along.

My wonderful friend Cynthia.

All of the girls.

Miriam's friend Cathy wanted a picture of the band who were standing in front of the buses before the concert. Here you go Cate.

Jo, rockin' out

These are hard to see, but this is David sitting at the piano and singing.


Here he is singing and dancing.

Update

This week has been so busy, I have not had time to blog about something pretty awesome! My boys have been asking Grandma to come down and bake bread with them for a while. Because of scheduling conflicts she has been unable to make it. Finally, last week I could not take it any longer, I called her and asked if she would come to Pocatello to bake some bread for ME. I gave her some crazy excuse about how I had been craving it for a while, but I really missed spending time with her and just wanted an excuse to see my mom. So, like an angel, she packed up the mixer and drove 90 miles to bake for my family. It was wonderful! My sisters Jo and Rach came over with their kids. We talked and laughed a lot while the sweet smells of fresh bread filled the house. It brought back a lot of memories of when we were growing up. When the bread was done we devoured over a loaf while it was still warm, it was delicious. Thanks Mom the bread was great but the chance to spend time with you was much better.

Grandma and Trevor working in the kitchen.

Raising bread.

This morning I came home from a long night of clinicals and I heard sounds coming from Trevor's room, I opened the door and found my sweat boys snuggled on Trevor's bed visiting. They were patiently waiting until it was time for them to get up. (We have told them they have to wait until 7:00am.) I love that my boys are friends and are sweet with each other (for the most part). This is the scene that I found when I opened Trevor's door.

Trev took a picture of me in my school uniform this morning. Remember, it was a long night so don't judge.
Nobody should be forced to wear this much white unless you are walking down an isle to say "I do," much less cleaning up the debris of man kind.

Healthy Snacks

I have a school project where I have to design a brochure for a local daycare. The topic for my brochure is healthy snacks for preschool aged children. In my family I have many children who fall within this age group who love to eat and don't mind me taking their picture. So I made a whole bunch of food and invited them all over on Saturday night. I think the kids liked the food and I know that Miriam and Rachel did not mind having the night off from cooking. Thanks for your help everybody.

All of the great food!

Sarah waiting so patiently.

Preston digging in.

Most of the preschool aged children in my family.

Trevor and Danny had to wait patiently until I had all of the pictures I needed. there was plenty of food left for them.

It was a pretty fun night for the kids. After they were done we turned a movie on for them and the adults had the chance to eat in peace (that does not happen very often).

Tis the Season

Last year, for St. Patrick's Day, Justin dressed up as the Beer Fairy and delivered six packs of beer to several of his co-workers and our friends. I thought it was hilarious and will never forget it. I think that the only way to celebrate the St. Patrick Day season is to post this picture everywhere I can. Justin thinks I do it to punish him, but I do it because it is one of my favorite pictures in the entire world. I think you are wonderful honey, and I am so glad that you are man enough to wear a skirt every once and a while. We hope everybody has a great St. Patrick's Day, and if you are good the Beer Fairy might pay a visit to your house.

Happy Birthday Danny

On January 30th, Danny turned 9 years old! Boy, did we party! On Friday night we had a Simper family night where everybody came over to have some Hawaiian Haystacks, cupcakes, and play a little Guitar Hero. It was a lot of fun and I think everybody, young and old, had a great time. One of Danny's favorite things of the night was that Grandma S. stayed the night, it made him feel like she was coming for a special slumber party just for him.

Danny blowing out 9 candles on some super sized cupcakes. They were yummy!

Trevor, challenging Aunt Miriam for the best rocker of the family. Aunt Joanna and the cousins are singing backup.

Dan and Trev just hanin' out and lookin' cool.

Danny, just watching the action with the cousins and Uncle Deryk.
(Look at all the people on that little love seat, I counted 6 in a space made for 2!)

On Saturday night, the Meyers came over for some more fun. It was Awesome, we always have such a great time when Justin's family comes to visit, they are all so wonderful. Preston beat the trash out of everyone in boxing on the Wii. Preston really is unbeatable.

Preston boxing Uncle Stacy.

Preston won by knock-out. Stacy tried 3 times and lost every time in the first round. After they were done playing, little Preston walked over to his 6 foot 5 inch uncle, putting his hand on Stacy's arm and said, "Good try." It was pretty funny and I think Stacy about fell out of his chair because he was so shocked.

Danny had a great birthday. Thank you to everybody who came. We missed all those who couldn't make it and look forward to seeing you soon.

I know that I am a terrible mother because it took me so long to post this. I guess between work, school, and clinicals I am lucky to get it posted now. Right now, I really should be finishing my care plan, but this is much more fun!