Hmong Youth before Musical

Several of our ward youth came over before the musical to hang out and eat. It is so much fun having them over. They have such a fun and loving spirit that they add to our home. It is such a big blessing to be a part of their lives.

Here is Shirley trying to hide behind the Twilight book. It almost worked. It would have been nice to have seen her beautiful smile.

Susan and her big smile.

The cup of nooodle sisters....

How cute these are sisters and they are exactly two years apart. Born on the same day....

Two friends just enjoying each others company.

More Thanksgiving

Here are more Thanksgiving pictures. This is Scott, Chuck and my dad playing a game of Dominoes. They had to play twice..one with my dad keeping score and he won...then one with Scott keeping score and he won. They should have played a third time with Chuck keeping score to see if he won. It is all in the score keeping.

Here is my mom, my brother and me just sitting and relaxing. It was fun just getting together and spending time with my family. It is low key and very informal but that is the way that I like it. My mom and dad cook and then we clean up.

Thanksgiving

We went to Bakersfield for Thanksgiving. No I did not eat the pumpkin pie first. It was just the way that I downloaded the pictures. The is how one eats pumpkin pie...a little bit of pie with alot of whipped cream. It is the best.

My uncle deep fryed the turkey in peanut oil. It was amazing that it only took a little over 1 hour to cook. It was really good and I enjoyed the turkey the best.

Here is my brother and husband. We are getting ready to eat.

Here is my dad and his sister. They are enjoying the Thanksgiving feast..

This is the family just chilling and enjoying a lazy day of eating and doing nothing.

Family Blog

Well I have opened this to my children...So hopefully there will be some interesting posts form them. They are old enough to help with this. So I have shown them how to do this and I am looking forward to having them become involved with it.

I am grateful for my children. They each have their own individual and distinct personalities. They are gifts from God and teach me something everyday. It usually is patience by they are teaching to be patient. They each have their own unique interests that make them very different.

Scott is really into band and sports. He loves Fresno State sports and band.

Brendan is more social and enjoys hanging out with his friends and doing different things.

Felicia is into waterpolo and is in band. She is a typical 13 year old girl and we are praying she makes it through the teenage years.

Fresno State Band

Scott and the Fresno State Marching Band.......

This is the baritone section at a performance at an outdoor concert at Fresno State. These are the bartione players of the Fresno State Bulldog Marching Band...And they are very proud of it.

This is Scott up close and personal as he plays the baritone. The band went into the crowd to play and dance around. They were playing...Jump on it and it was fun to see them get into this song.

Here is Scott again playing with the Band outside on the Fresno State Campus. Scott has such a love for Fresno State and the Marching Band. It has been such an amazing experience for him

Waterpolo

Here are a few shots at Felicia's waterpolo game.