We took the youth in our ward to the Twin Falls open house. It was soooooo amazing. I hope they realize what a wonderful blessing it is to be able to see the inside of a temple before it is dedicated. The theme of the temple is the Syringa flower.(Idaho state flower) They are everywhere. Printed in the carpet, in the crown molding, in the crystal like windows. So pretty.

We had such a good time! They sister missionaries that were there looked so sweet. We heard from Elder Nielson that since the open house there have been 152 non-members that have requested the missionaries to come to their homes. Two stated that they wanted to join the church and one has already taken the discussions and will be baptised be fore the dedication. WOW!

After the wonderful fireside with Elder Brent Nielson, we headed to the falls for lunch. They are breath taking! I love Idaho. They places we are able to see with a short drive, who could resist? These are some snaps I took while enjoying the view. The shadow is me, waving!

"If you're chill, your horse will be chill. If you're wacked, your horse will be wacked!"

I LOVE MY BED AND AM SOOO GLAD TO BE HOME!

Girls Camp 2008!

Favorite camp moments.....


* Horseback riding! (Annie was mine!)
* Getting nailed in the face with marshmallows by the BISHOP!
* Washing my feet in freezing cold creek water! (hold the parasites please)
* Trying to sing in a round! (ear plugs anyone?)
* Splattering my husbands wrestling sweatshirt with bacon grease! (Sorry Jab:))!
* Making Tiffany laugh! (Rana and Diley!)(inside joke, sorry!)
* Seeing my BEAUTIFUL children in one piece when I got home!
* Watching the Bishop and the Young Womens President act like Gangstas!

BOOT CAMP!

Best parts of camp:

1. The beautiful Sawtooth mountains!
2. DUTCH OVEN COOKING!
3. Camp fires.
4. Bonding with females!
5. Marshmallow guns!
6. Testimony meeting/ devotionals!


Worst part of camp:

1. OUT HOUSE!
2. Dirty toes.
3. Picking up the marshmallows!
4. Skeeters... Errrrr!
5. Skeeter repellent in your mouth!
6. Breaking down camp!

I SURVIVED BOOT CAMP!

I have a dozen or so mosquito bites, a sun burned nose, dirt in who knows how many places, an aching back, doo-rag hair, and a wicked case of home sickness....... BUT I SURVIVED BOOT CAMP!
When I say BOOT CAMP, (BUILDING OUR OWN TESTIMONY) I mean girls camp!
I had such a blast! Between the girls and the leaders, we had a wonderful time! There is no doubt in my mind that testimonies were strengthened and that a good time was had by all!
I was the camp paparazzi and took about 300 pictures! I will spare you all the daily log, and only post some of them!

"More, Please?"

My little dude Graden is getting pretty darn good at asking for MORE! The best part is that he say's Please too! I shuffled the pics around a bit but the one where he is tapping his finger tips together is "more" in sign language. Then the one where he is rubbing his chest is "please". It's my favorite thing other than growling that he does right now! It's funny cause he has big ol' sausage fingers and fat mitts, but he so daintily asks for more! We all laugh when he does it!
The other pics are from this weekend!
I love the ones of the little "tree huggers"! The girls kept stripping the leaves off this beautiful maple tree out in our common area. After they started hanging on the branches I tried telling them that the tree was a living thing! That it had feelings and they were hurting it. They looked at me funny and then Nattie just went up and hugged it like she had really hurt it's feelings. The second picture of Taylor is a little more staged, hence the drama, but still just as cute! I guess we get to our kids one little precept at a time!
We are gearing up for next week! I'm sure Jason is excited for the wrestling camp. We really enjoy being Centennial Patriots! You would not believe all the MAROON AND SILVER we have in our wardrobe. I get sick of wrestling during the season, Jason is gone a lot, we are on the go, some late nights, but it's amazing how you miss it when it's not around! (kinda like being pregnant:)
Anyways, if you are reading this post you know I changed my layout ONCE AGAIN! I'm sick. At least they are free! That way I don't feel nearly as guilty!
Hey, lot's of love, Alli

Sprinkler + Trampoline!

i took this video on the 4th of july. nat figured out she could do the poppers in her fingers! wait til you see her face after she does two at once!

Gettin' the hang of it...

Well, it's amazing what can happen when you jump into something head first! Like me and blogging! I am usually in bed shortly after I put the kids to bed, but now I am up checking on my blogging friends! I even have 2 of my 3 older sisters blogging! It's like wildfire! (nudge nudge Julie!)
We are all doing well! Gearing up for Girls Camp! I am the 1st counselor in our wards YW. It has been the MOST fun ever! I have never enjoyed my calling or the gospel as much as I have in the past few months! It will be crazy. Jason also has a wrestling camp that same week. Our kids will be bounced around friends and family that week! Keep them in your prayers next week! And me too! I have not been camping in forever!
My hopes are that you are all doing well! Stay in touch! Love ya!

* 4th of July 2008! *

1st Watermelon

Natalie's bowling dance! Woot Woot!

Christmas 2007 Roseburg, Oregon

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Update.....

Well, well, well....
Here is the low down on our little family!
Jason is still mowing, which is slow going! The crunch of the economy is really hurting us this year! He is trucking along though! He is also working nights for a cleaning business. He is the cutest janitor around town:) He is quickly moving up in the company! He spends the day with the kids and then we switch around 5:30pm. I come home and he leaves til 12-1am or so. It sounds horrible, but we are making it work.
I am still working @ Key Bank. I transfered branches about a month ago. El Dorado. Fancy huh? Eagle and Overland is where it's at. It is half the distance to State St. Although I miss my hommies! Shout out to JENN, ANDIE, ISAAC, and BROCK! Bff's forever! Right? ;)
I have also had the chance to be the Key Toon. What? It's the bank's mascot! A big, red, soft key with googly eyes! It is the funnest thing ever to do! I am already a little whacked in the head, so cover my head and put some giant shoes on me and I am like a bull in a china store! NOBODIES OFF LIMITS! If you are lucky I will post pictures!
The kids are all healthy! What more can you ask for? The girls ears/hearing seems to have fixed it's self. Along with lot's of prayer and a good doctor! Graden has recovered from RSV well, and his more recent scrapes! As long as they are not with the law! :)
Hope you are all doing well! Peace out!

Woot Woot!

Geeeeeezzzzz! I finally got a clue about blogging! I put the kids to bed and dug into this like it was nobodies business! Do you like the template? I thought it was cute, and I was just glad it worked! I am going to give an update on another post! Weeeeee! I am so excited! Thanks for the push Laura! :)

Spring is in the air!

Hope you all are defrosting from this winter! It is about time for some warm weather!

Working Woman!

I have seen it all! Well, almost! Jab and I made the hard decision for me to go back to work! He is Mr. Mom/Coach, and I am Mrs. Key Bank! It has been a great change of pace for us both! The schedule is a little crazy, but we will make it work! The girls love their daddy, and Graden had nuzzled up with him a little more! All in all, we are well! Peace out dudes!