One More Lunch

Ya wanna meet for lunch...... Whatca doing for lunch..... Where do U want to go?... I'm not picking this time it's your turn... How about Chilis.... Not Chilis AGAIN.....and on and on the texts go back and forth. Over the last few years much of my friendship with Kristi has taken place over a lunch table. Kristi and Erin were raised with it since they were ordering off the kids menu while Joy and I tried to talk over them. Mostly at McDonald's playplace in those days. So meeting for lunch out is an integral part of us so it seemed only right for us to have one more lunch before Kristi leaves tomorrow morning! It is quite strange to me I have known the kid for most all of her life, she sat on my lap when she was 4 and has been a part of our lives forever but somehow in the last few years she has become my friend. Not just as the daughter of my friend but as my friend too. She is crazy fun to be around and I am going to miss her terribly for the next 18 months. I will miss getting random texts, and hearing about the crazy kids in her class, I will miss her hugs and I will miss lunch, I will definitely miss lunch. But I am so proud of her and the great thing she is doing, going to Texas to preach the gospel and serve the Lord. I know it will be a fantastic year and a half for her and when she gets back, we will definitely do lunch!!

Easter

Just a few pictures of my girls on Easter Sunday. Arn't they Beautiful!! OK I am a little prejudiced but dang. The reason Jessica isn't in these beautiful girls pictures is because she went to Utah to visit her Grandma for Easter. (and Jason was sleeping!)

First Swim of the Season

It was very cold, and it didn't last very long, but Emily and her friend Holly took the first dip of the season this Saturday! It was really warm outside over 85 but the pool water is still very cold they had a lot of fun getting in and getting out and getting in again. They even got Erin to jump in with her clothes still on! (unfortunately she got away before I could get that on camera)

Kristi and Her Girls

During spring break we meet Kristi at the park and had a little photo shoot so she could have pictures of "her girls" (the Skousens, same girls we went to the snow with last month) and Emily to take on her mission we had a lot of fun posing them all over the place, it was a little interesting getting Annie the littlest to cooperate but in the end we got some really great pictures.

Kristi and Emily

Our toothless darling!!

Kristi and all of her girls

Kristi's girls acting crazy

Matchbox Twenty!!

Erin and I went to see Matchbox Twenty and Alanis Morissette in Concert. We love going to concerts and hadn't been to one in awhile and this one was so good. It always seems to hold true for me when I see a band in concert I either love them more and become a bigger fan (ie. Counting Crows saw them because they were playing with Goo Goo Dolls but am now a Psycho fan) or hate their playing live and lose interest in them all together (ie. Sugar Ray, Creed, etc.) Matchbox Twenty definitely fits into the first category! They were so good really rocked the place, so much better live. There is some back story here, back when I was pregnant with Emily, Joy (who by the way was supposed to go with us this time but got sick, sorry Joy) and I had tickets to see MB20 and Train but the day of the concert I got put on bed rest and we couldn't go I was so sad! We had planned to see them the next time they came here but their lead singer went solo for awhile and now 7 years later is the first time they have been back so I had to go. It was totally worth it one of the best concerts I have been to. Not as good as Journey in '82 but I don't think anything will ever top that one!! Something about your first real rock concert.

A Whale of a Girls Road Trip!!

Joy and I thought it would be fun to take a trip with Erin and Kristi before Kris went on her mission. We had talked about doing it many times but I guess the deadline of Kristi leaving got us going so we went on a girls road trip! It was so fun!! Just girls, no little people, and lots and lots and lots of laughing!! We went to San Diego and stayed right down by Mission Bay it was really beautiful. The first Day we went to the San Diego Temple, totally beautiful then we wandered around Mission Valley getting lost because Victoria (our GPS unit) didn't know where she was going. I had thought that was the purpose of GPS units but evidently I had been misinformed. The second day we went to Sea World and had a ball there, even though it was cold and we got wet (not a good combo by the way). We loved petting the dolphins and the shows are always so good, and the view of San Diego from the tram was worth the price of admission. Then the third day we went to Ocean Beach and went out on the pier and enjoyed the ocean ( I think I was really meant to be a beach bum I LOVE the ocean) then we went down to the Harbor and went on a whale watching trip. (As Kristi said something to be done just once so you can say you did) Thus the name of our WHALE of a girls weekend between the whale watching and Sea World we figured we got our fill of whales. For me it was an almost perfect weekend spent with 3 of my favorite people!

Do you think we brought enough stuff?

Erin & Kristi at the hotel

The San Diego Temple BEAUTIFUL outside and inside

The girls at Sea World

Erin and Kristi after we went on the Atlantis Ride and got totally drenched not exactly the plan on an overcast day in San Diego but hey we were on vacation

Our Whale Watching Voyage

I climbed out on an outcropping of rocks it was so cool I went all the way out to the end so I could be "with" the Ocean it was great highlight of my day

Me and Joy at Ocean Beach



All of us girls!!

Chop Chop Chop!

Emily's hair had gotten REALLY long and it was a challenge everyday to get her hair looking nice. So she decided a short haircut would be good (honest it was her!) So on Thursday before we left on our trip both Emily and I went and got our hair cut. Emily got more than 6 inches cut off! It looks so cute now and it is so much easier to manage. Yea we love it!

Presidents Day Lunch

We all had the day off so we decided to get together for lunch. Kristi and Emily were being crazy of course, but thats why we love them!