Lone Star

We are headed to Texas tomorrow, so I won't be able to post for a while. Jacob has several job interviews mostly in the San Antonio and Houston areas. We are excited and nervous because this is most likely where we will be moving in July. Yikes! Hopefully we will come home with lots of good offers to choose from! We are especially excited to see our friends, the Woods, and get to stay with them for a couple of nights. Yay! Texas, here we come!

Hunting and Dyeing

Easter weekend we spent some time with Jacob's family. We had pictures taken with his entire extended family (minus 3 of Jacob's siblings and at least 4 cousins) and then ate a delicious meal out at his grandma's house. Later we dyed eggs with our nephews and even used some of the brown eggs from the chickens on the farm. At one point, the kids were crying and their mom was raising her voice at them and Jacob's mom looked over and said, "Well, this is such a fun Easter experience!" Ha, ha. But I think they really did have fun.

Jacob had fun too!

Rachel, Kaden, & Teagan

Barbora & Rachel (Barbora is from Czech Republic; she has been staying w/Jacob's parents since October going to school)

Saturday we went out to the egg hunt they do every year in Ucon. The youngest kids got the tennis court.

waiting...

and they're off! There were soo many kids and parents everywhere.

showing me his basket load of treats (I couldn't believe how fast he filled it and I even saw him pick up a few things and put them back on the ground)

Kaden won a little scooter, but he was more interested in his candy :)

It was fun seeing our nephews experience these activities. I can't wait till I can do the same with my own children.

Things I have done...

Bold the things you've done

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a Praying Mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Been to the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa at the Louvre
20. Slept on a train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Dated someone you met online
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing (on a rock wall)
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Tied a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a Bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House (outside)
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous (Do Boyd K. Packer & David A. Bednar count?)
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Visited Italy

I have only done 37 of these! I hope to be able to bold many more of them over the next several years. (I will check #95 off the list in just a couple of weeks.)
What have you all done?

Broken Ankles & Bocce Ball

I know it has been a while since my last post. I just haven't felt like blogging lately. Anyway, last weekend we visited my brother Will because he had broken his ankle the week before. He was up in Island Park riding a mule (golf cart with off-road tires) and it tipped over onto his leg and broke his ankle (a girl was driving-ha ha). He had to go to the hospital and have surgery and now his ankle has 10 screws and a plate (it was broken in 3 places). His roommates have been nice driving him around to his classes for the last 2 weeks of the semester. He is getting around pretty good on the crutches, but I couldn't help feeling a little sorry for him and wanting to take care of him. He is the only boy in my family and has 4 older sisters, so it is like he has 5 mothers instead of just one!

We had a few friends over to watch General Conference with us on Sunday. It was such a good conference and I felt uplifted and inspired after listening to our church leaders.

Sarah, Jeff, Bryant, and Neeley

We grilled hamburgers and hot dogs for lunch and since it was such a nice day we went outside after conference to play a little bocce ball.
This was my favorite picture of Jacob throwing the ball. It's the only one I got with the ball still in the picture. We had a fun time playing on the hill in our backyard-the guys got very creative with where they threw the ball.
Anyone else ever played bocce ball? (Other than you, Emily!)

More Giveaways!

My good friend Shaela, who was just here last week, is giving away a cute gift for her 200th post. Go HERE to check it out and enter to win. And you should check out her creations anyway, because she's just so darn talented. Good luck!