This is the latest scrapbook page I have finished. I am way behind these pictures are from 2005. Caleb went fishing with gpa and his dad to the kids pond. They had a great time. Caleb caught the most fish and Jakob caught the biggest fish. They love to go do outdoor stuff. Kip enjoys having boys that like to do the same stuff that he does. We will have to go fishing again soon. It is getting a little warmer here but not much!

These latest pictures are from our visit to our new house,kip went snow shoeing, and we amde peanut butter cookies. we had fun mixing the ingredients and caleb just had to amke a big cookie. he likes to make different shapes. he thought he would try to make a big cookie. it turned out pretty well. we got stuffed on peanut butter cookies. lyndsey said they were her new favorite. we had not made them for quite some time. i have been trying to lose weight and have not baked many things lately. I would like to lose maybe five more pounds. we went to our house and got so excited to see the shingles on the roof. the framing is coming along great as well. we can imagine more what things are going to be like now. We are so happy to see so much progress. it still seems so amazing we are getting a new house! time for bed forme so will update more later.

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BUILD A BUDDY AND FAMILY HOME EVENING

I need to tellyou about the photos i posted in the slideshows. the first is from when we went ot the build a buddy place. it is like build a bear. aliyah got a gift certificate for her birthday and wanted to go make a buddy. she was so excited she wanted to go before she went to kindergarten but i toldher she had to wait until after school. school got out and the first thing she said was" are we going!" i told her of course. lyndsey wantedt o build a buddy but the boys were a little hesitant. thinking they were to old! i encouraged them this might be the last time thay nmight even come close to being little anymore so i told them do it! caleb was still not convinced. he did not want any of his friends to know! he finally changed his mind and of course they both picked the most masculine thing they could find. aliyah instantly knew which she wanted. the unicorn! Lyndsey changed her mind everytime i showed her a new animal. finally i lifted out an orange kitty cat and that was it for her! they had so much fun filling wishing and dressing their buddies. what a great time!


the other pictures are from the girls playing with modeling clay i bought from roberts on clearance (of course)! They made all kinds of things with the templates that came in the bucket. it also came with google eyes. the other pics in this group are from family home evening. we decided to read the scripture from d&c 27 that talks about the whole armour of god. it was fun letting them pick out the color of the paper they wanted to use. lyndsey loves pink aliyah decided yellow was good this time. she always is changing her favorite color. jakob chose green of course his all time favorite and caleb chose red of course he likes blue too. i tried the best i could to fit the paper on them. i did not find any patterns to follow so we just measured and stuck on with tape. it was lots of fun! we read the scripture and talked about what the pieces were for and how they could protect us out in the world. i love having a family. until next time~

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PINATA CRAZY AND SINGING RELIEF SOCIETY

WE BOUGHT A PINATA FROM WALMART FOR THE FEBRUARY BIRTHDAYS AND HAD A BLAST FILLING IT WITH CANDY AND WHACKING IT OPEN. THE BOYS WERE ESPECIALLY EXCITED TO WHACK DORA BECAUSE LYNDSEY TORTURES THEM BY WATCHING DORA ALL OF THE TIME. THEY ARE NOT EXACTLY PATIENT WITH HER NEED TO WATCH DORA EVERY TIME I LET HER WATCH TV. THEY ARE AT THE AGE WERE GIRLY BABY STUFF IS NOT COOL! TATE AND MARSHALL CAME OVER TO SHARE IN THE EXCITEMENT. THEY WERE SO WIGGLY GIGGLY WITH EXCITEMENT. JAKOB REALLY WANTED TO BE THE ONE TO WHACK IT OPEN. HE FINALLY DID IT AFTER EVERYONE TOOK TURNS HITTING THE PINATA TWICE THEN LETTING SOMEONE ELSE TAKE TWO HITS AT IT! KIP VIDEOTAPED EVERYTHING. iT WAS LOTS OF FUN!

COMPLETELY UNREALATED TO THE PHOTOS IS THE FACT THAT LAST NIGHT AT OUR RELIEF SOCIETY DINNER I SANG IN FRONT OF THE WHOLE RELIEF SOCIETY. I STILL CANNOT BELIEVE I SAID YES I WOULD. I WAS SO NERVOUS AND DID FLUB A LITTLE LIKE I USUALLY DO WHEN I AM TOO NERVOUS. I USUALLY DO NOT SING IN FRONT OF PEOPLE BY MYSELF. IT WAS A GOOD EXPERIENCE FOR ME THOUGH. EVERYONE CONGRATULATED ME AND SAID I HAD A NICE VOICE SO I GUESS I DID ALRIGHT. SOMEONE EVEN SAID THE SONG BROUGHT THE SPIRIT IN. I HOPE SO THAT IS WHAT I PRAYED FOR BEFORE I SANG. THAT AT LEAST IF I MADE ANY MISTAKES PLEASE STILL LET THE SPIRIT BE THERE. HEAVENLY FATHER GRANTED MY PRAYER. I AM SO GLAD. WELL BETTER GO CASUE IT IS GETTING LATE HERE.

PICTURES FROM THE LAST THREE MONTHS

THESE ARE PICTURES FROM THE LAST THREE MONTHS OR SO. WE HAVE BEEN VERY BUSY WHAT WITH SELLING OUR HOUSE ON WESTHILL AND BUILDING ANOTHER IN THE VILLAGE. WE ARE SO EXCITED TO GET A BRAND NEW HOUSE AND CANNOT WAIT TO MOVE IN! I JUST FOUND APPLIANCES THAT WE LOVE AND ARE GOING TO BUY FOR THE NEW HOUSE. ALIYAH LOST HER FIRST TOOTH, CALEB GRADUATED FROM HUNTER SAFETY, WE WENT TO THE REXBURG TEMPLE DEDICATION, AND I JUST STARTED THE CHOREOGRAPHY FOR OUR RECITAL IN MAY ( I FINALLY GOT MY DOUBLE PIROUETTES) !!!!, AND LOTS MORE!

Aliyah lost her first tooth this month! IT HAS BEEN WIGGLY FOREVER IT SEEMS. SHE FINALLY GOT IT LOOSE ENOUGH THAT WHEN SHE BIT INTO A HARD NECTARINE IT POPPED OUT. SHE COULD NOT FIND IT AND GOT ME TO COME LOOK. WE LOOKED ALL OVER THE PLANT ROOM FLOOR. WE FINALLY FOUND IT IN A CREVICE OF THE RUG UNDER THE TABLE. SHE WAS SO EXCITED TO FIND IT SHE JUMPED UP AND DOWN. SHE PUT IT UNDER HER PILLOW THAT NIGHT AND THE TOOTH FAIRY BROUGHT HER A FIVE DOLLAR BILL. SHE WANTED TO GO RIGHT TO THE STORE TO SPEND HER MONEY! WHAT FUN WE HAVE HAD WAITING FOR HER FIRST TOOTH TO COME OUT!

INTRODUCTION OF IDAHO RHODES FAMILY

THOUGHT I SHOULD FINALLY MAKE MY OWN BLOG.I HAVE BEEN WANTING TO FOR A WHILE SO AFTER READING MY NEICE JESSICA'S I THOUGHT WHY NOT! SO I GUESS I WILL TRY TO UPDATE THIS AND DO A GOOD JOB OF KEEPING EVERYONE UPDATED. HERE IAM AT ALIYAH'S SIXTH BIRTHDAY ON FEBRUARY 23 2008 PARTY HOLDING LYNDSEY. I WILL POST MORE PICS AND INTRODUCE MY FAMILY LATER!