So, thanks to Gram Vicky, we are off to Vegas in March! I am not telling the boys that Megs will be there. It's not really fair, but I so can't wait! I rarely get her to myself and I think that we are going to sit around in the sun, drink whatever fruity concoction we can come up with and win lots and lots of money! (well, one can always dream, can't they?) We just need out of here for a while. When I got in from soccer last night my fingers and toes were so numb it took another half an hour wrapped in a blanket to find sensation again. Polar bear soccer is so crazy, but so much fun while playing.

So here they are......cousins abound! As I am the oldest i have the oldest.We went down to Dad & Patti's in Vancouver WA and got together for Christmas! From top to bottom: Keegan (11), Konley (9), Jack (4), Tristan (5), Sofia (3), & Lillie (1 1/2). We are missing Reid (3 mos.). We did get him into another picture though. It's the first time we've gotten all of them together at once. Definite keeper!

Want to feel old? just let your little sister turn 21! It's bad enough that she was born my senior year in high school. Now she's legally allowed in a bar. Ugh! happy birthday little sister! i love you and i miss you and I can't wait to see you again!

Oh so much better!

So. we have snow. We have a computer meltdown. Holy crow! What more can happen? So a friend of ours found us a great deal on a laptop and I am having a blast! I finally got it all hooked up and am in the process of figuring out all the gadgets and gizmos.
Keegan had an indoor game this morning and is back to playing u-11 but it's ok because he told me he was having fun and since that is what it is all about I am going with it!
Megs went back to Cali today and I'm not really thrilled about it, but I know that it makes her happy and that works for me. We are working on trying to find a way to get down to the desert some time this spring or so. She turned 21 and if you all remember what that was like I'm glad the night is over! We had a blast though. It has been amazing to watch her grow. I miss her lots and love her more.
Thanks to all of our family that got together over at dad & patti's last weekend. It is so nice to get us all together. It was good for Jack to have cousins his own size and great for the big boys to have little ones to care for again. Lillie is totally in love with Keegan.
Give me a day or so and I will get our pix onto this new computer. Just trying to get the basics down still.
love to you all!

Hey everybody! So our winter wonderland is finally starting to melt, but our computer is still kaput! Ugh! Jeff is finally home after over 150 hours in a week. Can you believe that? He got to come home on Christmas eve around 6, and had to be back by noon on Christmas. He brought his crew over for dinner of leftover prime rib, because no place is home on Christmas except Chinese. We did get his crew to pick up the tree that fell over into our walkway. He finally made it home for good on Saturday night. We were able to celebrate his b-day that night with friends at the bowling alley. It's been a good week and I will send pics of our snow when we finally get a new computer. We are working on it.
Happy New Year!
love
chell