Winter clothes in Texas??

This past weekend we had a going away party for our friends the Turner's who were moving to Alaska. The party was so much fun and who would of thought all of these Texan's had winter clothes stashed in their attics?

Wendy did a great job finding wintery decor. :-)


We had a yummy pasta bar and the sauces Kim and Karen made were so good!!

After dinner we played a fun game to see who knew the Turner's the best.

Kim, Andrea, Carolyn (Turner), Alyssa, Wendy, Emily, Jen

What a fun way to say good bye...luckily Carolyn and the kids will be back in a month to visit. :-)

Color Quiz

Okay, so I found this test and I thought it would be a little fun to take. Click on it and try it out.

Have Fun!!

What's Your True Color?

My Result: Orange

You're a bold, confident orange. A warm, powerful color that indicates a strong, welcoming personality, orange is the mark of people who are social and extroverted by nature. Vibrant, with an upbeat attitude, you have a bright, inviting demeanor. Energetic and fun-loving, you're a real friend-magnet. Your easy charm and unassuming manner make you the sort of person people want to meet and get to know better. Well-rounded and fun to be around, you enjoy helping others, so it's no surprise that orange also symbolizes attraction. Orange is an extraordinary color — for an extraordinary person.

What are you?
http://web.tickle.com/rd/50651/color/index.jsp?testname=colorogt&resultid=D

The Turner's

Our good friends the Turner's just moved to Anchorage, Alaska. Jeff and Carolyn have triplet nine year olds (Aubry, Kelsey, and Savannah), and three year old Bryce who is best friends with Jace and Kai. Carolyn was my first friend when I moved to Katy, Texas. I am truly grateful for the friendship and many memories we share. Thanks for being such wonderful friends. We miss and love you but, look forward to seeing you very soon.

Jace and Bryce

Kai and Savannah

American Idol?

Today we went to Silly Town playground in Rosenberg, Texas with a bunch of our friends. Suddenly Jace gets up on stage and starts singing Karaoke in front of everyone there. He was singing "I love you Lord" a song that he sings at school. When he was finished I asked him what he was doing and he said, "I'm practicing so I can sing on t.v."

Lauren trying to decide if she is going to participate in all of Jace's silliness:)

A Super Hero Christmas

The boys wish this Christmas was to get super hero costumes. Actually, the only thing Kai wanted was a real red light saber (Darth Vader's). Jace wanted a Spiderman costume, a blue light saber, and a teddy bear. To our surprise Christmas morning Santa did indeed come through.

Everyone in the family including mommy got a Star Wars light saber.

Temple Square

This past week when we were in Utah we were able to visit Temple Square. Temple Square has come up in many of our family home evenings over the past several months and the boys were ecstatic to finally be able to see where General Conference is held every six months, the temple where mommy and daddy were married, and all of the many historical events associated with the church. It was a wonderful experience living away for the past five years to be able to visit Temple Square as a family for the first time.

Boys will be boys:) Both boys said that one of their favorite parts about visiting Temple Square was the train ride (Trax).

Kurtis and Jen's Wedding

This past weekend (I still have to backdate this post it did not really happen this past weekend) we drove to Utah to attend one of Brandon's best friend's weddings. The wedding was absolutely beautiful.

The boys had a blast trying to find every little hiding place they could on the Temple grounds...

Later that night we attended Kurtis and Jen's reception. I think it was probably the most exciting reception we have ever attended; you see, Kurtis and Jen met in a Kung Fu class, and Kurtis was Jen's See Fu (instructor). So in honor of Kung Fu that night they had a Chinese Dragon Dance. Jace had so much fun with this:) Kai was absolutely terrified so Kai and I hid outside until the dragon was gone.

Jen, Jake, Alyssa, Brandon, Kurtis, Jen

Thanks Kurtis and Jen! We had a blast this weekend and congrats...we love you guys and are so happy for you:-)