Girls Camp

Girls camp was awesome this year.  We got to go up to the church camp ground in Heber.  It was perfect.  We were there for the first week of the season.  We also got to be there for the presentation of the new value, virtue.  Sister Dalton came and spoke to the girls.  There were 2,300 girls at this program and we got front row seats!!  She spoke to the girls about the new value, virtue and how it came to be.  Then they unveiled the new flag.  Sis. Dalton has so much love for the yw.  Really cool. 

There was a volleyball compitition between wards.  We were awesome.  We took 2nd place. It would have been 1st if the other ward didn't have 4 leaders playing.  Oh well, the girls had way fun!

The challenge course was a lot of fun.  Kate showing how fun it was.  And yes I was up there Too!  It was scary but so fun.  This was Katie's last girls camp so she was really having a great time.

The view from the hike we took was incredible!  We saw alot of deer and we had 2 huge moose come right through our cabin area, so awesome.

I just love girls camp!!

Brittney's graduation

Yea! she finally made it.  

             

We thought this day would never get here.  Britt graduated from the MATC in cosmotogy.

  We are so proud of her.          Anyone need a haircut?

Fun things have been happing

Ok, ok, I know its been a while since I have posted anything.  Life has just been busy, and don't you  just hate it when you FORGET YOUR CAMERA!!!  Here are a few of the things that I remembered to take my camera to. 

We had a great Easter party at my house.  We had everyone there!  It was great.  We had lots of food and did easter egg hunts with prizes for the kids.  I think we had a total of 30 people in our house.  In the past we have always gone to grandma and grandpas church to have the party. We decided to be  different this year.  

Pook stoping to pose for a pic.  Thomas couldn't stop laughing.

Pook, mattew  and  Linds showing off their stuff.

  Mike thinkin he might snag an egg or two.  The teens headin out to look for eggs.  

Of course I forgot to take pics of our fun dinner inside.  oh well thats about par for me lately

We then threw a baby shower for our sis Tami  That was fun.  She is having a girl and we all can't wait for that baby to get here!!!   We are all so excited.  She got some fun things then the next day she went back up to Washington.  We won't see her again until the baby gets here.

Taelor got to participate in a really cool event.  All the fifth grade students in the school district were able to get together for a program at the Marriott Center at BYU.  It was called Hope of America.  They sat together to form a flag, which was way cool, and sang songs.  There was other dancing and performances from other groups.  Lots of fun.  

Taelor and crazy hair day.  She had school supplies all tied up in her hair. She had her brain explode from to much school work.  ha ha



Kate also had a really great program at her school.  Her dance group performed with some other groups.  She was able to be the choreogragher for a couple of the dances.  I was great.  I of course FORGOT MY CAMERA.  

Then we had Megan's birthday yesterday.  A big 19!!!! yea Meg.  She also shares her birthday with her uncle Brent and cousin Alex.  Happy Birthday guys.

Hawaii Trip

Once again we HAD to go to the beautiful island of Maui! lol
It is always so much work to get ready for a trip, especially when you are going without kids. This was the first time we have left them by themselves. Scary!!! You want to make sure they have enough to eat and clean clothes. You clean the house and lay down all the laws. You make sure everybody knows what to do for the week and that they have emergency numbers. It all went great. I was very proud of them. Tae only called us 3 times a day. (hee hee)
We had a great time. This was a very relaxing trip. This was the first time that we have gone and just relaxed. Harmans always puts as up at the most beautiful resorts. Our room faced the ocean and in the evenings you could see the whales. Pretty cool. We did a lot of laying by the pool and ocean. It felt weird to not have to do anything. We walked down to the old towns and did some shopping, or should say I did some shopping. Big D's a good sport. I got to read, which I never get a chance to at home. We also attended a luau, lots of fun.
We went to church while we were there. It was so nice. The people there were so welcoming, where else can you go and be greeted with a loud "Aloha" at the beginning of sacrament meeting, It was great.
Here are some pictures to share with you. Had a very good time.


This is the view from our room. Absolutely beautiful!!

A view from the grounds at the resort. Yes! those are penguins, in Hawaii

A beautiful sunset at the luau

We had a great meal at Bubba Gump's

This was an awesome museum of rock stars. Just some really cool pictures and displays, as you can see with Big D pointing to one from KISS.



This was at the Whalers village and these are bones from a whale. Cool huh!! Fun Fun Fun

A week of school events

A couple of fun things went on last week. First Tae had a big event going on at her school. The 5th grade did a wax museum. This was something she had looked forward to all year. The kids had to pick a hero and really learn and study about them. Tae wanted to be Emila Erheart. Then on Wed night they dressed up as this hero, brought props and turned there classrooms into a museum. It was very fun. The kids had to hold very still like they were made of wax while the visitors walked through. Each kid had a pretend button on their display that you could push and hear them say a famous quote or saying from that hero.


She was so cute. Her dad helped her make a airplane out of boxes and
she sat inside trying not to smile.

Kaitlin had a good week too. There were try outs for the dance team at school, Dance Company. She made the team. She was so excited. Then there was the Valentines dance at the end of the week. She went with a really nice guy and had a lot of fun.

The theme was "Masquerade"
Leaving for the dance.

Florek Christmas Tradition

I wanted to share with you a fun Christmas tradition we do with the Florek side of the family. Each year for the past 10 years or so, we get together a week before Christmas and meet for pizza and bowling. Its probably the one and only time of the year we bowl. Its alot of fun.
For presents ,we all draw names earlier in the month and each spend about 5 to 10 dollars each. The added twist we added was, the present also had to start with the first letter of their name.
Its been fun to see what each other comes up with. You never know what your going to get!

Tae, showing us her bowling technique

Dave with his brother, sis and sis-in-law


cute nieces!
Cutie-pie April
Nephew Derek (future foot Dr.)

Meg and Jod

Lori, Jod, Brit, Meg, Angel, Tae

We always have a great time!!

Birthday and Temple Trip

I took my girls through the Draper Temple last last Friday. Loved it. It is a very beautiful temple with beautiful murals. It is very different then any other temple I have been in.We are so lucky to have all these temples so close to visit as often as we like. If you get the chance to go through this temple, go. Its awesome. Before you go through it, you meet at a church and watch a short video about temples and the city of Draper. In the video they showed a picture of my great-great-great-(not sure how many greats)grandparents. They settled the city of Draper. It was kind of cool to see that. I recognized the pictures from my mothers books she has. I then got to go with our youth last Wednesday. Lots of fun. I loved seeing there faces when they saw how beautiful it was inside. The girls loved the brides room and celestial room. They said the brides room makes them feel like a princess, which of course they are.

This is a shot before we left. They are a fun group, and Kate and I at the reception they have after you exit the temple. It was cool. They have lots of cookies and drinks for everyone and beautiful displays of temples and other church things. You should go if you haven't already!!!


It was Skyler's birthday last Sunday. Can't believe he is 22. We had a family party for him on Monday. He kept saying how birthdays aren't as fun when you get older. Funny huh? The Fiso's came over and we had his favorite meal. (which are very few) and after the Fiso's left I realized I forgot to take pictures so we took some after. It was like torturing him.

Family

Don't you just love family. I have the greatest fam ever!! I know I can talk to any of them anytime, anyplace, anywhere.
I found some fun photos i just wanted to share.










Our cover girl looks!

What An Awesome Family!!!