AHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OH MY GOODNESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I MADE THE MINICO SPARTAN CHEER SQUAD!!!!!!!!! IM SOOOOOO EXCITED! we tried out and i did my back handspring(YES! I FINALLY GOT IT!) and i wasnt really nervous but they told us that (there is a website that we went to to find out if we made it) the results would be up there BY 5 o clock...well about 45 AFTER five... the results came up! i was jumping off the walls! thank you all who prayed for me and supported me! i love you guys! love,Mikala Elsie(MINICO SPARTAN CHEERLEADER) Lindsay

We are on the move again...

    I am guessing that some might be wondering if we are still alive down here is sunny California.  We are, and all is well.  Our boys really enjoyed having Grandma and Grandpa here to visit, and so did we.  They were for sure after Grandma came she would want to move, but the weather was not on our side that weekend to help out with that.  They still talk about it and Tru always is asking "Where Grandpa"(He calls them both Grandpa).  Thanks so much for the visit we are so glad you came!

    After celebrating Grandma's birthday we celebrated Tru's later that week.  He is two now and full of life!  He is such a sweet boy.  He loves to give hugs and kisses.  His new thing to say is"You want some knuckles?" or " You want a punch".  As he says this of course he has his little fist out for the knuckles or both up in front of his face for a punch.  He is so much fun! 

    Trey is out for spring break next week. He is really funny now with his words.  Last Saturday he got one of those Chinese finger games that you put both your fingers in the end and they get stuck...well he did that as he was asking how do you play this, then realizing his fingers were stuck he says "oh crud"!  It was really funny!  Tys had to help him get them out.

    Trent is working on his spelling his name and getting ready for school.  He is really excited.  He is all tease! He love to play any trick he can.

    I have been busy trying to figure out how to manage three boys while I'm on crutches.  It has been quite the chore.  You would think after being on them for a month I would have mastered it, but no.  My boys have hated that I have to be on  them as they have had to help out a lot.  They have done really well!   But on the other hand they have really enjoyed them, the crutches have been anything from swords to machine guns to a slide.  I go in on Monday hopefully to be back to normal.  I hope to run in my 1/2 marathon, but we will see how fast I can progress. 

   Now for our excitement.  It is amazing how the Lord blesses our lives.  What we thought would work best for us, was not what we were to do.  Sometimes the harder way is the best way.  This week Tys got offered the trouble man position here in the Thousand Oaks and then also in Covina.  We always wanted to stay here and thought we would if he could get this position.   After a lot of prayer, we will be moving.  We are looking to live in the La Verne area.  We are really excited for another change.  Tyson's start date is May 12th.  We will move that weekend.  It will be a year from when we moved here.  We moved last Mothers day to. We will keep you posted on our move.

    We hope that everyone is doing well and we send our love to everyone!

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY STEPHANIE!!!

Happy Birthday Steph!!!  I bought you a card and realized today that it is still on my counter.  ~Sorry~  We hope you had a great day!!!

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Megan's first date, Aaron Kloepfer, came to pick her up around 6:30 p.m. Saturday. We decided to torture the poor kid! Wes came up with these wonderful ideas to use his new camera he received for his birthday! Wes had many more ideas, but we talked him into 'downsizing' his torture session. Take notice of how short the little guy is!

We always knew Megan was tall - woa, Meg!

Here is the one normal picture of Megan and Aaron before leaving on their date! Meg looks SO excited! (Contain all the emotion!) Megan came home and let us know how much fun she had on her first date! Wes thinks she will never be able to enjoy any other date she ever goes out on, because it will never compare to this one!

Just for Josh

Well i was laying in bed this morning my phone rang i answered it and Josh said hello and asked me wat i was doing i said nothing and he said, "are you still in bed??? well yes i was haha!! Anyway i talked to Matthew and while i am on my date with him we have decided to stop by North Carolina to stop and see Josh for a lil bit!!! Is that better Josh??? haha I LOVE YOU!!!!!!!ttyl

Hey family! I don't know why more members aren't posting on this here blog! I absolutely love it when I have time to sit and read news from ya all! I can feel the sense of humor we all possess coming thru my monitor and I just have to sit and laugh!!! I can't believe Megan is 16!!! After all our teasing about not being able to date, what does she do but come up with a line about the famous guys taking her out on a date! Then tells us who her for real date is and I have to tell you all that she couldn't have a nicer young man taking her out for her very first date!! Even though I don't know him personally, I do know his fam. and they totally have my respect. So enjoy yourself, Megan!! You are a superstar in grandma's book and I am excited for you! Another thing I have noticed about Megan lately is how regal she is! Besides that she is full of grace (when she is sitting) and charm!! We all enjoyed our evening at the LIndsaay's to celebrate her birthday. Definitely good company. Now tomorrow is Zach's birthday--he is turning 9---and then on the 18th is Steph's and she is turning---let's see----I can't count that high!! Mandy and James are in a big transition and they are all dealing well with it except for maybe Maryssa. Poor girl is sooooo emotional, it is hard to help her, but we just keep encouraging her, (her dad even tries some bribing) and hopefully she will get thru all this change without life long scars attached. Mason just kind of goes with the flow and Morgan is happy as long he eats, sleeps and poops. We do wish the best for them with their business and getting their home sold. Grandpa and I are a bit short on energy lately but I think that has to do with the change in daylight savings time and as soon as we get used to it we will be back to our usual snappy selves! (Yeah--watch out when that happens!) Sat. is a potato bar--fund-raiser---for the new park so we will be down to West helping out with that. Take care. LOVE YA ALL! Grandma J

Did u get a lil bit anxious there???

Read DATE SCHEDULE first please! No i didnt forget to tell u who i was going on a date with...........i had to create a little bit of suspense. Do u really wanna know??? Like really really really wanna know??? Well, he is a super sweet guy and is a real gentlman........and the name u have all been waiting for...........drum roll please...... wait r u sure u wanna know????..........................AARON KLOEPFER

DATE SCHEDULE

Here is my schedule for my weekend! Please do not call or bug me this Saturday!! First Matthew McConaughey is picking me up at 1:00 and we r going to Florida to go Fourwheeling. Then i have to be back by 5:00 to go to California with Orlando Bloom to go Jet skiing and surfing! Then im back at 7:00 to go with Brad Pitt to go sky diving and, Then at nine, Jose Jalapeno on a stiick is taking me snowboarding, and last but not least im going roller blading with Peanut. SIKE!!!!!! For all of u who dont know............while i was decorating my cake i got a call from a # that i did not have in my phone so i answered it and this guy was like hey happy birthday then he said so r u doing anything this Saturday??? i said nope ( i was flipping out i knew wat was coming an i was excited!!) he asked if i wanted to go on a date i said YA lol!! so he will call me later wiht wat time he is coming to pick me up after he talks to the people we r doubling with!

Megan

!!!HAPPY BIRTHDAY MEGAN!!!

Megan

Hey All! Since sometimes the news around here travels slower than cold tar - and since I work at an office and sometimes we deal with some people - NYWAY, I found out this information the long, long, long way around - Scott and Melissa had their triplets. Of course, the thought just occurred to me that I might be the last to know - if I am oh well - here's the link to their blog and pictures of Babies A, B, & C - They are so tiny! They are so cute! (Glad they're not mine! My bad!) http://drapertriplets.blogspot.com/ Meg's birthday is in 2 days! Heaven help us all! Yesterday, Sunday, when she got her Young Womanhood Recognition Award was such a neat experience. It was very nice. Wes and I are very proud of her! Congratulations Meg! Mikala gets her braces on Wednesday - for Meg's birthday. I am supposed to go to a meeting with Mikala tomorrow night at Minico to learn about trying out for cheerleader - yes, they want ME to try out. JK Ryan's working hard to bring his grades up, he's very excited to be a license-wielding, legal gun-toting nimrod! GO RY! (Careful not to put an eye out!) Madison is very excited to have Mason in her school class! She is very ready for spring to be here so she can be out riding her bike, although we need to pack it in to grandma's so she can ride somewhere safe. She rides out front here, but I worry! Megan's next golf tournament is on Wednesday, her birthday in Jerome. She's not too sure if she can make it yet or not, heh heh heh. We think she wants to hang around at school all day so all the guys will realize she is 16! Wes is itching to get out golfing also, so him and R.J. will head out tomorrow! They'll have fun, I'm sure! I'm still employed, although my boss is a blankety blank blank. I am still going to school - still waiting to be the honor roll - the news is kinda slow getting from Indiana, I guess. HRUFB TAO HR - which says Love to all in machine shorthand (Duh!) Steph

ANOTHER HAPPY BIRTHDAY

HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU TRU!!!!! HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT DAY!! HAVE FUN AND WE LOVE YOU VERY MUCH!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!

Hi to everyone! Thanks so much for all the birthday wishes! Grandpa and I had a great time in CA with Tyson, Carrie, Trey, Trent and Tru! The weather was warmer than here but I froze anyway because of the humidity! I am a wimp. It was a lot of fun and Carrie took excellent care of us. She is a wonderful cook! She made me a birthday cake and the boys made me cards and decorated the house with crepe paper and a Happy Birthday sign. We went to the beach and played in the sand, drove around Malibu to see some sights (we didn't see anyone famous, but then----I don't know if we would know it if we did see someone famous) went up a windy road where some of the fires were last summer, and went to the park to play. We went to church with them on Sun. We can see why they are enjoying CA so much! It really is beautiful where they live and their neighborhood is great! I didn't realize how much I missed the color green until I got home and was looking outside today and there is just mostly brown. Love to all of you! Grandma

GRANDMA

HAPPY BIRHTHDAY GRANDMA!!!!!!!!! WE ALL LOVE YOU AND HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT DAY TODAY!!! HOPE YOU HAVE HAD FUN IN CALIFORNIA AND WE CANT WAIT TO SEE YOU!!!! LOV YOU LOTS!!!!!!

HAPPY BIRHTDYAY

HAPPY BIRHTDAY SAKOYA!!!!!!!!!! I HOPE U HAVE A GREAT DAY TODAY!!!! WE ALL LOVE YOU!!