Saw this on a friends blog...FUN
Bold the ones that you have done...
I just put mine in a different color

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars many many times
3. Played in a Band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a Meteor Shower
6. Given More than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a Mountain
9. Held a Praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the statue of liberty
18. grown your own Vegetables
19. Seen the mona lisa in france
20. slept on a overnight train
21. had a pillow fight
22. Hitch Hiked (does it count if a friend picked me up? me too amber!)
23. Taken a sick day when you're not ill
24. built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Ran a marathon a half marathon!!!
28. Ridden a gondola in Venice does one in Vegas count?
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. watched a sunrise/sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Seen Niagara Falls in person
33. Been on a cruise
34. Visited the bithplace of your ancestors
36. Taught yourself a new language....I had help
37.Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. seen the leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo's David
41. Sung Karaoke
42. Seen old faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the Mud
54. Gone to a drive-in-theater
55. Been in a movie (a short...does that count?)
56. Visited the great wall of china
57. Started a business... trying :(
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served in a soup kitchen
61. Sold girl scout cookies camp fire girls technically
62. gone whale watching
63. got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood,platelets,plasma
65. Gone sky diving once was enough!
66. Visited a natzi concentration camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter LIFEFLIGHT!
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the lincon memorial
71. Eaten caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. stood in times square
74. Toured the everglades
75. been fired from a job
76. seen the changing of the guards in london
77. broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. seen the grand canyon in person
80. published a book
81. visited the vatican
82. bought a brand new car
83. walked in jersaulem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire bible
86. visited the white house
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. saved someone's life 2 choking victims
90. sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the great salt lake
97. Been involved in a lawsuit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee

Sweet Sitka!

We got a sweet little husky from a friend who had to give her away! We drove to Eugene to get her (she came all the way from Northern CA!) She is a great dog and we are having so much fun with a dog again.
Isn't she cute??

doll house

I forgot to mention this AWESOME dollhouse from my dad and Heidi. What a big hit!

Christmas Day

First of all, Merry Christmas to everyone! I hope everyone had as an amazing Christmas as we did. Second, I need to apologize to my sweet husband, who obviously took all the pictures since he wasn't in any pictures. Our Christmas morning started out at about 7:30 with Keeley's sweet voice saying, "can we open presents now?" We were lucky they slept that late but they were up late the night before with my mom, stepdad, Kyle's brother and his friend Niqua all came over for annual lasagna. We went downstairs and they looked at their
Santa gifts. Of course, Keeley got the big toy box she asked for. Kiera got a 5 sided box maze and they both got a old school "my little pony" castle I got off e-bay. I might be enjoying it even more than them! Then, we loaded up the car and went to my moms. We opened up all our presents there and the girls got a lot of neat things. Their favorite was a table with chairs that they can play with. So far, they really like lining up their my little ponys on it. Can you tell a theme? After an amazing breakfast, we loaded up the kids to my dad and step moms house where they took a nap before round 2! My step sister and her family were there as well as my step brother and his girlfriend. My step mom Heidi made an amazing german Christmas dinner. After all this, we went home and crashed. Maybe stay home next year?!?! I'm still exhausted!! It was great though.

Merry Christmas!

Arctic Blast 2008

You are either living it or you've heard about it. It was magical at first, now it is not so magical although I'm trying to allow it to be magical again as it's snowing AGAIN. We haven't been stranded thanks to the Element and Kyle's stellar driving skills. We've even been warned by police to not go down that hill...we've been safe though.

Until yesterday, it hasn't quite been snowball snow. Please don't throw that at me!! :)

Our fence in the backyard allowed for a ton of snow drifts. The girls had fun playing in them...and so did Kyle and I!

Decorating the tree

One of the days in the middle of this "arctic blast" we got our tree. We drove up to a lot with a bunch of trees and just picked one out. Maybe next year we will go cut one down but we didn't want to this year since we were gone for a week in December. We love our tree and there isn't a better one for us.

Keeley with the stockings on. So literal....

Grover likes the tree!

Hanging out at Gagi's and Gapi's house

Here is Gagi wearing Keeley's ducky hat.

Keeley and Kiera got a cute Dora book from Gagi and Gapi. It's a countdown to bedtime and has a bedtime clock. They love it.

We got Grandma Betty a puzzle that are 4 puzzles in one.

Here Keeley is giving Gagi and Gapi a platter we made at "Paint and Fire" in West Linn. She loved making it. It said "the distance makes us closer" and had a sign on one side that says Portland and a sign on the other that says Rochester. With Keeley's thumb Kyle made little reindeer and a little santa going across the top. Then the girls were able to paint the back. Keeley loved making it!

Sitting in Grandma Betty's chair. I had a remote that Kiera loved working.

One of Keeley's favorite pasttimes....coloring.