Proud To Be An American

Finally, our trip was over! The kids enjoyed icecream at the McDonalds in Jerome. When we got home, our good friends the Droegemuellers decorated our fence with America decor. I was so excited. It was a perfect ending to a great trip!



I'm grateful that my family was able to be there with me. I hope my kids will remember this day and be proud that I was able to join them as citizens of this country.









Well, I did it! I have finally, after 9 years of marriage and almost 10 years of being in this country, taken my oath and have become an American citizen! It was a long road with many forms and much money, and alot of tears and headaches! But it feels so good to have it all done. Truly I do love this country and all that it stands for.

My Week At A Glance

This past week we have all been pretty sick. But we have managed to fit in a wedding reception and an X-Box party! This reception is of one of my young women (when I was in YW), Raquelle Packer. She's the first to get married. She looked beautiful and I thought her wedding colours were very unique - bright pink and green - it was really pretty though. She got married in the temple so I'm very proud of her. Then I just snapped a picture of Chad and his buds playing. You will notice that there are three televisions. I think there were about 12 people here this night. They have a blast. I try to limit the parties to once or twice a month. The young men are always calling Chad wanting to game, but once in a while I do have to say no - I like to spend time with my husband too! Anyways, not too much happening but all is well none the less!

It's Always Fun When Grandpa Comes!

This week our Grandpa Dean came to visit us for a couple of days. That was really fun. We first went and got snow cones at our favorite spot, but that wasn't good enough. We then had to go to our favorite ice cream shop Reed's Dairy for some ice cream too! The next day Grandpa took me and the kids to a Pizza Parlor for dinner (Chad had to work) and we all had fun there too. The kids rode on the merry-go-round, played air hockey and got squishy balls out of the vending machine. Oh the joys of childhood! It really was a blast!