HAPPY BIRFDAY MADRE!!

In case my handwriting is a little scary, my sign says Happy Birthday Mom! Hooray! I love you and wish I could be there to help celebrate! Next year I'll make sure I put my name on the waiting list for phone calls ;) XOXOXOXO

NOTICE!!!

Notice that the grip tape on the skateboard spells out Led Zeppelin! Somebody spent alot of time cutting out all those little letters. It's one of my favorite features of that board.
- jaron

Liv's New Shoes

The other day I went to Nortsrum Rack to find me some new shoes, instead I found some new shoes for Liv. I couldn't resist. Her own first pair of vans. She just looks so cute in them. And she knows they are cool, because she always wants to where them, even when she's only in a diaper. Furthermore, she's now trying to stake a claim on Jaron's new skateboard. As far as she's concerned she's the rightful owner.

Bryce and Derek dig out so they can go to school

Here are the pics of our snow storm on Mar 4th. Bryce was the first out to clean off the truck. Seminary was cancelled, school was not. Doesn't he look bright eyed and bushy tailed for 7 a.m?

Bryce hard at work while Derek is getting ready for school.

Ah. There they both are. Good looking, clean cut, American boys. Can it be that Bryce is almost as tall as D? You got to love them.

Lake Tarawera

Archie, being of the male species, naturally hates to have his picture taken. I, as a female, naturally love to torture him. On another note, the mountains in the background were volcanoes that literally blew their own tops off in 1886 and killed 153 people. There's a mini Pompeii, a buried Maori village, close by. We didn't go because we heard it was over-rated for the price.

Quilt Question

Mom, Jess, Che, or Ambs: Do any of you have any idea how to make this kind of quilt? A girl, that was in the ward we went to in Brooklyn, made this quilt and she says she did it all on her sewing machine. I am gathering up projects to do when I get back (I miss projects) but I can't for the life imagine how all the material fits between the needle and the arm of the sewing machine. It looks like a simple enough quilt since there aren't a million pieces, but how hard would it really be? Anyone, anyone? Chelice, do you have any projects up your sleeve or what?

Derek is the man of the hour

Derek just got his ACT scores on the internet. He made a 31. 33 in English, 31 in math and in reading and 28 in science. He will take it a couple of more times. Not bad--we are actually very proud of him. Good work, Derek!!!