Easter

For Easter this year we thought it would be fun to go to the local Easter Egg Hunts. Well after some research I found out that Highland cities hunt was at 9am and that Alpines was at 10am so we participated in both cities festivities. Steve was coaching Sabrinna before the hunts began about picking the eggs up. As the egg hunt began Sabrinna set out, with help of course, to the first egg. As she approached the egg she just stood there...Steve started saying, "Don't freeze up, its right there just reach down and pick it up." It was really funny as she just looked at us like what do you think I am a fool! We all had a good time and later had a small hunt in the backyard as well with her cousin.

Where's Sabrinna?

We came upon owning a lot of stuffed animals. We set them all up and let Sabrinna play with them but first can you find her? Okay its not that hard but its still a lot of animals!

Brad and Rodney!

Steve got some pretty cheap tickets to the Brad Paisley and Rodney Atkins concert off of Ebay. Steve took his sister Kellie. They had an awesome time... and still take about it.

Update

I have neglected our families blog page for a while. Hopefully these posts will suffice in representing what we have been up to the last few months.




Sabrinna is a marshmallow in her snow gear. However, it didn't stop her from having fun. She would stay outside as long as we would let her. She loved to pull the sled around and walk in the snow...that is when it wasn't to deep that she could get around.

Little Moments like these...

Little moments like these are what melt your heart. Sabrinna is so cute and fun to be around.

Sabrinnas new Baby!

Grandma Michelle got Sabrinna a baby stroller for Christmas. She loves putting her baby doll in the stoller and pushing it around the house. The other day it went from the baby to the cat.

TAGGED!

The rules of the game should be posted at the beginning of the post. Each player lists 6 facts/habits about themselves. At the end of the post, the player then tags 6 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know that they have been tagged and asking them to read your blog.

1.I love the Food Network and Discovery channel! My favorite shows are Rachael Rays 30 Minute Meals, Dirty Jobs, and an occasional Myth Busters. I like to learn some technic for cooking and then see how many ways Mike Rowe can get dirty.

2.I have a flare for the the domestics. I like cooking, cleaning, crafts, sewing, scrapbooking and those type of things.

3.The outdoors calls to me. I was raised spending lots of time in the mountains. I love to go hiking, jeeping, and camping. (Although I have to admit its been a while since we have been.)

4.Random facts about me: I am left handed, my toes are painted bright red, and I played the clarinet for 6 1/2 years, I also have not spoken in church since my sister left on her mission in 2002. (Hopefully I did not just curse myself to speak sharing that bit of information)I am only sharing five, instead of six, bits of information because this point has 4 facts about me.

5.Last and most important, Sabrinna and Steve are the love of my life! They bring so much joy and fulfillment to me. I know I would be lost without them. I also love my Savior and know He lives!

Welcome the New Year!

So we begin a new year. It seems like just the other day we were welcoming the year 2000. With it I am sure we will have lots of surprises and memories to make. Life has gotten busy again for our family as we have moved back to Utah and are surrounded by family. We are now awaiting our move to South Korea. Steve leaves on Saturday and hopefully Sabrinna and I will be over soon after.... I did something pretty stupid the other day and it will postpone when we go over. I have now retired from the sport of sledding. For those of you that know I broke my leg sledding in 6th grade. Well we went sledding the other day and I broke my ankle sledding. I feel so dumb! It has been really humbling because I have to rely on Steve and my family for so much right now. Its hard for Sabrinna because she doesn't understand why I can't carry her around any more and follow her into the kitchen to get a snack. I am so grateful that I have a family that is willing to help me out. So already our new year has started with a bang and I am sure there will be more surprises to come. Happy New Year!

AHHHH!

Most people know that I do not like bugs, spiders and little creepy crawly things. We have been in Texas now for almost 3 months. I have seen spiders and bugs outside that have been pretty gross. The point is they were outside. Well last Saturday morning I woke up and went into the bathroom. As I flipped on the light I saw a HUGE cock roach scurry across the floor and over towards the bathtub. Of course I screamed for help and was freaking out. He was gone, we could not find him. I was on end all morning. So I started cleaning, I swept the floor and pulled out the vacuum. To make sure the roach had nothing to eat. I was vacuuming when I looked up on the wall and there he was staring at me in all his glory. Steve had just left for a run and would be gone for 30 minutes. What was I to do. I am to big of a whip to kill it myself. So I just watched it. I continued to clean and every couple of seconds I would look to make sure he was still there. When Steve finally got home, which felt like he was gone forever I told him to kill it. Which he did. My night in shining armor. Steve later said it wasn't even that big, he seen lots bigger on his mission, which he served in Argentina. I don't care though the bug scared me and I didn't want it in my house. Luckily that has been the only roach we have seen while in Texas. And hopefully the last, I have been told where there is one there are lots. Only 2 days left!

Sea World San Antonio

Last weekend we also sent to Sea World. We were able to see dolphins, whales, sea lions, sharks, sting rays, and pink flamingos. They also have a variety of animal shows. The Believe show with Shamu was so much fun. Seeing the whales jump up so high and the trainers working with them doing different tricks. One of the trainers stood on the whales back and suffered as the whale swam through the pool. The park has a pool of dolphins that people can buy a tray of fish to feed them. We were able to get close enough to touch the dolphins. It was so cool! The park also has some rides. We took turns going on the rides. One nice things about going on the off season is there is no line. Some people, including Steve just stayed on the rides and rode them a couple of times. Sabrinna had a hard time afterwards because she didn't get a nap that day. With that said we still loved it and had a blast!

Brackenridge Park

This last weekend was one of the best I have had in a long time. What made it so great was the time together with my family. As Steve has been finishing up the last little bit of his training here in Texas he has had some time off in the afternoons. On this last Thursday he got off early and we went to the Brackenridge Park. The park was beautiful! There are some 384 acres of land that make up this park. Some of it has been developed into a golf course, amphitheater and the city Zoo. However, a large portion of it is left in the natural scenery found here in Texas. This tree and wooden filled park has hiking trails, camp fire pits and a fun fun train ride that goes through out the park. We went on the 20 minute 2 mile train ride that went over the San Antonio River, through the woods, and past some other features the park offers. We all loved it and had a great time. After that we went to feed the ducks in the river. Sabrinna had fun watching and pointing at the ducks. We walked around on the trails and let Sabrinna wonder around. She was in her element. She was walking around, pointing, talking and picking up all sorts of rocks, twigs, and anything else she could find. Steve and I just sat back and watched as she enjoyed herself. It makes us so happy to see her beam with happiness.

Dress Up!

Sabrinna is so much fun to watch and play with these days. She has taken to so many things. She loves clothes and shoes. She carries Steve's and my shoes around the house talking to herself. Its as though she has some very important business to attend to with the shoes. Tonight she found three pairs of shoes and proceed to give them all to me. The best part was watching her pick them up. She was trying to get two of the pairs at the same time. It took her a few tries but she was able to do it. She then brought the shoes over to me and set them in my lap.



By the end of the day Sabrinna does not like to have her clothes on so we strip her down to a diaper. She then will play with her shirts and pants and try to put them on and take them off. Again and Again and Again. SO CUTE!! In this picture she found one of Dad's shirts and that became the object of attention.