Girls Camp 2009

I absolutely love girls camp. It takes so much planning and stress and work but it is all worth it. The best part about this year is that Karli got to come with us and although she kept her distance from her "Mama", I enjoyed watching her have fun with her friends. It only hurt my feelings a little. I am so grateful for the girls in our ward. They are so kind to one another and try to help whenever they can. We enjoyed every one of the girls this year. I would have taken them all home with me if their families would let me. At least I got to bring mine home with me and she's a keeper!

Spring Happenings

I'm sorry bloggers! Since I found facebook I have been very bad at blogging. I'll give you a snippet of what's been happening in the Myers family for the past few months.

Landon enjoyed a very successful season of freshman baseball and starts summer ball soon. He is ranked #1 academically in his class of 450 and received a top Math award this week. Karli has been playing softball with Brian as the coach and loves every minute of it. Hayleigh turned eight and as you can see from the pictures, she was very excited to turn 8. She will be baptized June 6th.

We are so busy with church, work and kids we can hardly breathe. I wouldn't change it for the world. I am very blessed to have such a fabulous family.

The Groll Siblings

OK this was last Christmas, but since it's the only picture we have with all 5 of us since we were in grade school I had to post it. I am so grateful to have a family that loves one another and loves to be together. I am so proud of my brother and sisters and love them so much for the people that they are.

Skiing In Utah

It is tradition for us to go skiing during Christmas break. The kids make sure we go, (with a lot of support from Dad.) I go up kicking and sceaming almost every year and always have a fabulous time. Mostly because I'm out of shape and it hurts so much more than when I was young. My favorite part is watching Landon, Karli and Hayliegh enjoy themselves. I especially like watching Brian ski. He is so amazing at a lot of things but skiing tops the list. I would have to say this is one our favorite family activities!

Join the fun

Join in the fun! Copy and paste the list. Bold the things you have done...


1. Started your own blog 2. Slept under the stars 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 an overnight train 21. Had a pillow fight 22. Hitch hiked 23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill 24. Built a snow fort 25. Held a lamb 26. Gone skinny dipping 27. Run a 1/2 Marathon 28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice 29. Seen a total eclipse 30. Watched a sunrise or sunset 31. Hit a home run. 32. Been on a cruise 33. Seen Niagara Falls in person 34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors 35. Seen an Amish community 36. Taught yourself a new language 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 56. Visited the Great Wall of China 57. Started a business 58. Taken a martial arts class 59. Visited Russia 60. Served at a soup kitchen 61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies 62. Gone whale watching 63. Got flowers for no reason 64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma 65. Gone sky diving 66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp 67. Bounced a check 68. Flown in a helicopter 69. Saved a favorite childhood toy 70. Visited the Lincoln 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 Jerusalem 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 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 law suit 98. Owned a cell phone 99. Been stung by a bee 100.Made amends with someone who offended you 101. Flew in a small Cessna plane with just you and the pilot 102. Ran out of gas 103. Eaten fried okra 104. Swam in the Caribbean Sea 105. Peed in a swimming pool 106. Stayed in a beach house 107. Hosted an exchange student 108. Been a Secret Santa to a family in need 109. Worked on a political campaign 110. Coached a sports team 111. Baked bread from scratch 112. Driven from coast to coast 113. Paid off all of your debt 114. Roast marshmallows over a campfire 115. Cut up a credit card 116. Drove a car through a flood 117. Been on t.v 118. Had braces 119. Been to the top of the twin towers in NY. 120. Have played in both the Atlantic & Pacific Oceans 121. Been to ground zero 122. Bite my fingernails 123. Likes to scrapbook 124. Hates pie 125. Visited Mexico 126. Seen a Tornado in person 127.Graduated from College
Now add something that's not on this list and keep it going, if you'd like.

Snow Glorious Snow!

The weather has been so nice this year. It hasn't felt like Christmas or winter. We finally got a little snow yesterday. Hayleigh had the flu but she begged and begged to go out and play in the snow. We get so little that I didn't have the heart to tell her no. Brian caught this tender moment as she built her mini snowman.

Duct tape fun

It was duct tape day at the school and Hayleigh took full advantage. Landon and Karli dressed Hayleigh up for the occasion. She was dressed head to foot in the stuff. She had jewelry, socks, hair bows ,clothes and even a purse made of duct tape. You could see the heads turning as she walked down the hall!

Regionals

Regionals

Hayleigh competed with her cheer team at Mesa State last Saturday. They won first place in their division. For such a little bunch of girls, they do really well. Earlier that day, Karli played a great basketball game. My girls are so different. One would rather be playing a sport and the other one wants to be cheering for it.

Landon Turns 15!

I can't believe Landon got his permit to drive yesterday. His sisters spent hours decorating the dining room for his birthday dinner. They took really good care of him on his birthday. They love their brother so much. We are so blessed to have such a smart, talented, patient and obedient son. Happy Birthday Landon. Thank you for being you.

Halloween was so weird this year. For the first time, we were not all together. A sure sign my kids are growing up. (I don't know how I feel about that, kinda sad really.) Brian and Landon went hunting. Karli went with friends trick or treating and Hayleigh and I were left alone to fend for ourselves. Hayleigh was a rock star and Karli was a Geisha girl. Karli begged me to sew her costume this year (thanks Tasha) because her friend Savannah has a homemade costume. It's been a while since I sewed a costume but kinda fun. Now she has a silky robe she can wear all year round. Think I might just make me one!

I work at the Elementary School and decided to take an old box and make it into a voting booth. This is a picture of Hayleigh voting. They were able to vote online thru our school district. The kids got to vote for President, and whether or not our town should raise the sales tax for a community center with a pool, exercise equipment etc. It was so interesting to hear the comments our class made as they came to vote.

These are a few things they said:

" Is this free? Do I have to pay to vote here?"
"I just want to vote for that lady."
" So, tell me what John McCain is going to do for us?" I told him he needed to do his homework and find those things out before he came to the polls.

It was very interesting to see that many kids voted "no" on the community center because their parents don't want more taxes. Hayleigh said, I vote "yes" because I want a swimming pool. She doesn't have to pay taxes, so it doesn't matter.

Dogsitting

Well, Hayleigh had the time of her life this weekend because she got to tend the cutest little Yorkie ever, named Sassy for some friends of ours. Landon played the endless game of fetch with her and Hayleigh got to enjoy her dream of having a pet dog. I had to show how Pickles and Saphira, our pet cats felt about the whole situation. They have excitement written all over their faces don't you think?!

A train ride to Silverton

Below are pictures from our recent trip to Durango, Colorado. Grandma and Grandpa Groll met us in Durango, we had so much fun with them. We went to the Bar D wrangler Chuckwagon dinner and rode the train to Silverton. The scenery was amazing! As you can see, it wore everybody out.

River Rafting the Snake River

In July we took a quick trip up to Jackson Hole Wyoming. We had dinner on the river and the kids experienced white water rafting for the first time. Everyone loved it! Karli and Hayleigh liked steering the raft the best. Grandma Groll was so afraid of the boat flipping but had a great time anyway. We got very wet but didn't fall out (except on purpose) thank goodness.

Landon's Paintings

These are Landon's creations. The picture of the Sacred Grove sold at a church auction for 180.00! He wishes he had more time to paint. Life gets busy when you are a freshman in High School.