Happy Birthday Mercedes

Freshman in High School - Plays volleyball on the Freshman team, and in the marching band...Forced into Honors classes....That's our girl. She is having a great 1st year of high school so far. I love that she is taking in everything and trying things! We are quite proud of her!

This is the face that she uses to drive the boys wild! :)

Happy 15th Birthday SIS!

Visit with Grandpa & Grandma Wilson

My Dad and Char came to Arizona for a quick weekend! My brother Kyle and his family live in Gilbert, It is about 1 1/2 hours away, we are NW Valley of Phoenix, they are SE.

Kyle was being Ordained a High Priest in the Melchezedek Priesthood, and My Dad came to Ordain him. Kendall and Jenny (Kyle's oldest) had their #2's baby blessing the same day.

We headed over to Gilbert for a really fun day of visiting and a disturbing game of "Zip Bong" I hope I never have to see that again!

Homecoming 2007

Ahhh - to be a teenager again! All the drama, the dates, the wondering who will ask you to dance, the fancy dresses... No, never mind, I'm good being on the parental side!

Watch out boys! - Future Man eater alert

I labeled this picture "Stud"

he had to be in all black to go with the girls teal dress -

Dowlin actually double dated with a friend for this event - Seemed to have fun - cute girl. (Kayla)

Mercedes not 16 yet was not aloud to date. so she and her friend Amber went together.

Brittney turns 11

Who doesn't love a heart stopping "surprise"? Well, I'm good with it as long as it isn't meant for me. We got Brittney really good this year - she was just getting home from her soccer game, and coming up to her room to change, where all the girls were waiting!

They has loads of fun! They beaded bracelets, they sang Karaoke, they frosted their own cupcake. Kinda of funny, every ones gift included some kind of candy. She was happy and really had a fun day - Thanks girls, hope we can scare you soon too!

Aspen, Brooke, Kimberlee, Brittney, Michaela, Amanda, Alysa & Alyson

First day of School

Mercedes 1st day of High school and Seminary!(sniff sniff) I'm sure she had a few jitters, but she played it cool. She has been at Volleyball all summer and Band camp for the last 2 weeks - so she's not actually walking in "green"
Dowlin - 11th grade - we are amazed at how quickly the years are flying by. This kid has kept us running for years and here we go again - Such a nice guy!

Notice the uniforms, Khaki bottoms, collared solid shirt...Ya, love it! Brittney is headed off to 5th grade and Zachery to 3rd grade. They will be attending Cimarron Springs Elementary School. Our housing development is like this chunk of houses in no mans land - so we get bumped. Kids in this neighborhood have gone to 4 different schools in the last 4 years (Cimarron 2X) the growth is incredible. Both Brittney and Zachery's teachers are pregnant and will be leaving midway through the year - we are so fortunate our kids are so good! They will be helpful and do fine. It's me who's a worry wart...I really miss being in the kids school and knowing the teachers and kids... maybe someday again right?

UPDATE - notice how I said I love the uniforms...well get this! 2 weeks into school, after all the school shopping was done and the kids had worn everything, the school district does away with the uniform policy. Apparently in JUNE a WHINER BABY parent complained their child's rights to express them self was being squashed by being forced to wear uniforms! CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT - THEY CHANGED IT FOR 1 PARENT! Don't ask everyone else - UGH! so frustrating! I'm mad so I just have to say, "WHINER BABIES SUCK!"

Happy Birthday Olivia!

Olivia turned 2! She loves "puppys" so the puppy cake was a hit. Brittney and Zachery helped decorate it so it was lots of fun.

Olivia also has been dragging Brittney's baby doll around for months now - time to get her own baby. She's a very gracious gift receiver - she loves everything!

Happy Birthday Dowlin!

17- WOW! As usual Dowlin has been working his hiney off this summer. He's on the football field at 7am every morning and playing in several passing leagues through out the summer. He skated by last school year, they figured out how smart he is and will be enrolled in AP classes for the coming school year - Thank you to all the Kansas teachers who put their heart and soul into teaching our kids - it's paying off. Their doing quite well in Arizona!

We actually had a family "July Birthday Party" this is Ethan (Kendall & Jenny's #1 - our #3 "Great") turned 2 in the beginning of July. Dowlin turning 17. And Olivia turning 2 on the 25th. Is Dowlin a good sport or what? Whatca get? well, he got an Ipod -