Welcome Home Ceremony 2011

Matthew returned home from Afghanistan the beginning of January from a year deployment. We are so happy to have him home safe. The funniest part of the evening was Jacob's reaction to 'finding' dad. As the curtain went up and Jake saw the rows and rows of soldiers, he finally understood what I meant when I kept saying, "We going to find to dad!" The light bulb went off in his head, and he frantically grabbed his shoes he had taken off and put them on his feet as the crowd was screaming and waving signs. "Find dad, Find dad!" He almost escaped diving down the bleachers!! He had a great time when it finally was time to really find dad!

Jump for the Heart fundraiser!

funny story-- Genna and her friend wanted to do a little(in my mind only) carnival type fundraiser for jump rope for the heart at our house. They planned the whole thing, and it was great. The only mistake I made was making them flyers, and giving them a few to hand out at school. Why was it such a big mistake? Cuz Genna's friend took it to her middle school and made copies and had the office announce it over the intercom!! I just found this out about 2 hours before it started. So I freaked out a little and made 4 dozen cupcakes. Nevertheless, only three families showed-- all people we knew. That was a close one for sure.

SKY DIVING!

I put my life on the line and went for an adventure! HAHA! Actually, skying diving is less dangerous than driving, but it sure brings out the natural fear of heights in humans. I couldn't believe I did this. My dad offered to take me about a year after me asking him why he took my brother for his birthday and not mine. I got what I asked for! June 2011, we happen to both be in Utah, and we went skydiving! The weirdest part was after for the next few days when I laid in bed it was hard to sleep because it felt like I was falling!! The funniest part was being strapped to another human. The scariest part is a toss up between seeing the first guy jump out of the plane into the air and being thrown out of the plane screaming being strapped to someone. lol. I just know I saw one guy jump, and I didn't open my eyes till we were free falling. And that was an alright feeling. Still trying to decide if I want to give it another try to see if I want to get my license. My dad would love to jump with his daughter more in the future!

Genna Cheerleading 2011

We had our first taste of competitive sports near the end of summer in 2011 when Genna participated in cheering for the dolphin football team on Fort Knox. She enjoyed it very much, and she is now looking forward to playing softball soon! I remember her telling me at one of the games she wanted to BE a football player next year. That's my girl! She wants right in the middle of the game, and I'm proud that she wants to be.