Let's Go To the Movies-Dance Recital

Carlin and Miranda have been doing dance this year. They are in the same class together. They have learned a lot. Here are some pictures of them in their costumes. They had so much!!


Carlin in her munchkin costume for the Wizard of Oz dance.


Here are both Miranda and Carlin in their munchkin costumes.


Here they are with several of the girls.


Miranda chilling in the dressing room in between dances.


All of the girls posing with the dance teachers.


Miranda and Carlin posing in their Forest Gump Theme Song Costumes.


Carlin getting her trophy for participating in dance for 3 years.

6 Flags Discovery Kingdom

For Father's Day, we decided to get season passes to 6 Flags for the family to spend some time together doing something fun. Here are some pics of our first outing.

The family at the entrance minus Warren who is taking the picture


The dolphins. Warren was a part of the show. He got soaked.


Waiting for the bird show to start.


The elephant show was really good.


The Voodoo ride.


Us with Petunia Pig


Us with Marvin the Martian

Cowan Talent Show

Carlin and her friends decided to learn a dance for the Talent Show this year. This is their last talent show because next year they will be in middle school.




Here are a few shots of them in their costumes. I guess blogger doesn't let us do video anymore. I would put the video up if I could. Sorry!!

No Excuses 5K

I convinced all the girls and the Cobabe Family to run this 5K with me. Doug and Alyssa Barnes also ran with us.




The girls and I leaving to go to the race.


The girls and I ready to run.


The Barnes Family stopping for a pose with us.


The Cobabes and Barnes family posing with us.


And we are off!





After the race.

My first 5K race

A couple of months ago, I decided that I wanted to run a 5K. I started to walk/run a few times a week. The race that I had planned to run came quickly. The morning of the race, I convinced two of my daughters to do it with me. It was difficult but we made it!! A BIG thank you goes to Doug and Alyssa Barnes who inspired me to do this and helping me encourage Carlin at the end of the race when she was so tired!!

The three of us before the race.


Carlin and Alyssa before the race.


Carlin taking off at the beginning of the race.


Me starting the race.


Kylie just before the finish line.


We DID It!!!


All of us who ran the race.


All of our times.


Carlin's age group results.


Kylie's age group results


My age group results. Next time I want to do better!!

My Dad's Funeral

My Dad passed away unexpectedly on February 17. I got a call on the 16th around 4:30 from my niece, Jessica, saying that my Mom had found my Dad on the floor in their home and was not breathing. She had called 911 and had performed CPR until the ambulance got there. They spent a lot of time trying to revive him too, but could not so they took him to the hospital where they continued to try to rescusitate. My niece told me I should probably come and that it didn't look good. I drove to the hospital where I waited with my Mom, two sisters and their husbands, Warren, and a couple of nieces and nephews, and my daughter Miranda. The hospital was able to get him breathing with a lot of medicine and machines. However, they did tell us that it didn't look good and they would attempt to look at his heart and see if there were any blockages. The doctors came back a while later and told us that they found nothing wrong so they were going to do a brain scan. Later, they came in and told us there was a lot of damage to the brain, due to lack of oxygen to the brain while he was not breathing. My mother and all of us agreed, we were not going to prolong it any longer and we would let him go. I will miss my Dad tremendously, but I know this is not the end. We will see each other again. I am grateful for this knowledge. I am grateful for my Dad's example to me. He is a great man who worked hard, accomplished a lot, and served Heavenly Father and others all the way to the end of his life. I love you Dad!!!

All of the family and friends who stayed for the luncheon after the funeral.


My Mom with all but one of my Dad's siblings and their spouses.


My Mom with all of my Dad's siblings.


My Mom with two of the missionaries that they served with.


My Mom with my sister Monica and two of her children.


My Mom with all of us kids.


My Mom with all of her grandkids and great-grandkids. (all but 3)


My Mom with my sister Beckie and her kids and grandkids.


My Mom with my brother Marc and his family.


My Mom and my sister Pam and her family.


My Mom and my family.


My Mom and my sister Marilyn with her family.


All of the great-grandsons


Idaho Falls Temple where my Mom and Dad were married almost 50 years ago. (they would have celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in August)


Family and friends who came to the burial in Driggs, Idaho.


Me, my sister Pam, and my niece Katie and her husband Dennis waiting to start the grave dedication.


All of us who could make it to the burial.


Saying our good byes