Happy Thanksgiving

Wow! November is just flying by. It will be December before I know it. We have been busy with Morgan doing her Lego Robotic competition. She had competition the weekend before Thanksgiving and we all went to watch. The team won a trophy for their presentation/skit that they had to do to tell how they would help bananas from spoiling. I think they did very well for their first year competing. They didn't advance to the next round and that was fine with us parents. If they did they would be at Legoland this next weekend. So we are done with that until next year. Mark is thinking about starting our own Lego team with the neighborhood kids and going to compete with the other schools. We will see. Torey is really wanting to do it next year so will see what happens. Brynne is getting ready for the Santa Barbara Christmas Parade this Friday evening. We will be there to cheer them on. La Colina Junior High band has won first place every year so here's to this year. The next day is her 13th birthday. Yikes! I can't have a teenager because I am not old enough. Then Morgan will have her 11th birthday on Monday the 5th. Wow! That will be enough birthdays for this year. We had a great Thanksgiving this year at Legoland. We met Mom and Dad and Cheryl and had 3 days at Legoland. It was gorgeous! Then we came back and it was gorgeous. We are having great weather. I can't complain. 3 weeks and it will be Winter Break and I will have 2 weeks off. Just wanted to tell what we have been doing. Will post some pictures.

Happy October!

Wow! It is Fall! The leaves are changing and falling to the ground. The mornings are nippy and brisk. It is time to start bringing out the warmer clothes. The jackets are out for the mornings and the shorts are out for the afternoon. Weather! No wonder we are all sniffling and coughing.

We just celebrated our 1 year anniversary in Santa Barbara. We went to Santa Maria special meeting and enjoyed a great meeting. I can't believe it has been a year. Time sure does fly by. It is really flying with the kids busy in all of their after school activities and schoolwork. This weekend we will be at a Lego Robotic competition for Morgan. She will be competing with Hollister elementary and other schools. This is the first year that the school has had a competition team so will be a new experience. The big competition is before Thanksgiving. We are putting lots of hours in for this. Hope they do good. I will post pictures when we get them. The kids are staying busy with all of the clubs they do. Torey is learning drums and having fun playing on his practice pad. Morgan is doing violin, Future Scientist of America and Lego Robotics. Brynne is still playing her flute and doing a science club. I am officially full time at Goleta School district. I am at one school and work with the special needs class. I have a little kindergartener and love it. I also work with 2 other kids during the day. I still haven't gotten out of kindergarten. Oh well, it is a job and money.

These are a few pictures from our trip to AZ in June. The kids are at Blazin' M Ranch and at the Grand Canyon. Then there is a picture of 4th of July in Santa Barbara. We camped out on the beach all day for the fireworks at night over the ocean. I know it is a tough life but someone has to do it and we thought we would. Come visit and you to can camp out at the beach. Will post more later.

August 2010- Summer is winding down and it is time to get ready for another school year. We are getting ready to go to Indio for a week of relaxation and doing nothing. Then back and start the getting everything ready for a great school year. Wow! We will have an 8th grader, 6th grader, 3rd grader and 2nd grader. Where has the time gone? I am enjoying it while I have them. Before I know it they will be out and gone. We just spent a great time with all the Flippo's in Santa Barbara and then Shani and Eric and kids came to spend their last day in Santa Barbara. We had a great time. Even tried to convince them to move. We will keep on working on that. It has been a great summer. Spent the month of June in Arizona and decided we don't like the heat! We have definitely acclimated to Santa Barbara. Then we came back and played in the great sunny weather of Santa Barbara. The weather is getting better and better.

Welcome to Santa Barbara

guess it has been a while since I have been on the blog. Lots of things have changed. We did a very fast move to Santa Barbara the end of October 2010 and are loving living by the ocean. We are getting used to the gorgeous weather here and spending plenty of time outside. The kids have adjusted real well to life here and have fit in with their new schools. They had a very good school year and are ready to go on to the next grade. I just can't believe that I have a 2nd, 3rd, 6th and 8th grader. Time sure flies. Mark likes his job and is adjusting to life here. He is jealous of the time I spend at the beach. I'm enjoying working in the schools as an aid and enjoying the summer with the kids. I will post pictures when I get them uploaded. Maybe I should get a new computer so that I can do it without all the hassle. More later.