Finding Krissi

Have you ever had a week that is all about you? Well this past week was all about our Al. She has been rehearsing for the past five months for a musical that the elementary school performed, "Alice in Wonderland Jr.". In December she tried out and got the part of a flower groupie. Her favorite thing about the part is that the flowers are snotty. They got to call Alice "Crab Grass" and not let Alice into their special Girls of the Golden Afternoon Club. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday Al was able to show off all hers and of course all of the kids hard work. They did a wonderful job and it was lots of fun to watch. In addition to the play Al turned 8 on Thursday. So there was much celebration, presents, goodies and all of that. Just when you would think the fun was over she was able to be baptized this past Saturday. Due to the fact that all her Grandma's and Grandpa's were visiting from California for her baptism they were able to ...

A lot of people have wondered about our dog. Her official name is Isabella "Our California Girl" of Manoah Mastiffs.  I know that is a big name but she is a big dog.  We call her Izzy just make things a little more simple. We brought Izzy home in January of 2006 at that time she was about the size of an adult Cocker Spaniel.  Today she is around 160 lbs and about 27 inches tall.  We have been told that she is still growing! Her papa was 270 lbs and over 30 inches tall. Izzy is an English Mastiff and we decided to bring her home for many reasons. First she looks scary, and Brent has a job where he isn't always home.  She makes our home look protected. Would you want to walk into my house if you knew she was wandering around? However, the scariest thing about Izzy is that she thinks she is a small dog, and can't figure out why she can't sit on our laps. We have had to deal with her not wanting certain people to come into the house.  She is always a...

S. is now 11 years old and is counting down the days until she turns 12. She is in the fifth grade and says math is her favorite subject. She stays pretty busy with swimming and soccer. This past year in addition to a regular AYSO team she has been competing on an All Star Team. She has really enjoyed it and is really looking forward to a tournament that will take place in Hawaii this July. She still loves swimming and is still competing when she can. A. is 9 years old and is the professor of the house.  He is our silent man whose brain is in constant motion.  He reads and reads and reads and soon will read me out of house and home.  He enjoys video and computer games, and he loves playing sports.  In January he made the city swim team and continues to play soccer, basketball, and anything that I let him.  Al will soon be eight.  As in next week soon.  The best part of school she says is 3:25 when pressed for a better answer than that she say...