Court of Honor

Our family attended a court of honor for all of the boys in Seth's scout troop. A lot of awards were given.


Seth was able to advance to the rank of 2nd Class. He also received several merit badges: golfing, swimming, cooking, canoeing, orienteering, physical fitness, and his first aide.


Seth has a goal to become an Eagle Scout by the age of 14! With help from his leaders and family he just might make it!

Kiana's Baptism

On September 12th, 2009 Kiana was baptized into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Kiana was able to be baptized and confirmed by her father. It was wonderful to have both sets of grandparents there along with many friends and family. Her only request of the day was to have a cake afterwards. We are so happy that Kiana chose to be baptized and we hope she remembers this as one of the most important days of her life.




No more pictures mom! :)



Side note: Today Aaron and I celebrated our 17th wedding anniversary. It was great to be able to share this special day with our daughter and family. Aaron did buy me some of my favorite flowers--Hydrangeas--to help me remember the special occasion.

Lake Almanor

Once again we went to Lake Almanor with our dinner group families to spend Labor Day weekend together. We had wonderful weather, delicious food, and great friends. The highlights of the weekend were: Campfire singing, smores, ping pong, nature walks, boating, and a special lake baptism.





However, the biggest hit this year was the family olympics. Each family was in charge of 2 olympic events. We divided into teams and then each team came up with a name & a team flag. Participating this year were The Scorpions, The Chipmunks, The Olympians, and The Furious Five. The following are a list of the events we participated in:

Tug-a-War
watermelon eating contest
jumping contest(how many mini jumps in 1 minute)
twirling contest (last one standing)
discus throw (using a paper plate)
row sham bow
bocce ball
relay races. (skipping, crab walk, running backwards, etc.)

We also had a contest for all the dads--which Dad could find their kids shoes in a pile and be the first to put them back on their kids.

The moms also had a contest--which mom,with their eyes closed, could be the first to find their kids by only hearing them call out "mom" all at the same time.

Medals were of course given out. We hope to continue the family olympics for years to come!