Daring to Live A Passion-Filled Life Everyday

Eastwood Skate Night

Jacek's school has skate night every year. The local skating rink brings all the rental skates, entertainment and food to the school. It's really fun for the kids. I brought Keaton's scooter so he could participate. He did it for a while, but then his buddy Eli came and they played on the playground for the rest of the night.

Hogle Zoo

Raquel, Carlie, Kaiden and Hannah all came up from St. George yesterday to spend some time with us. Cory went down to St. George to play in a golf tournament with my Dad and DR is in Houston training to be upgrade to a captain for Continental Express Jet. Jacek played hookie from school and we all went to the zoo. It was really crowded. Not sure why. We saw elephants, peacocks, penguins, cougars, bears, zebras, giraffes, tigers and wolves. This is the conversation Keaton had with Grandpa and Grandma Wall tonight on the phone.

Keaton: "I got a turtle hat and a snake umbrella. I got an elephant cup too. The sign said not to feed the animals with sharp teeth." Very cute.

It was so nice to have Jacek and Carlie there. They were such big helpers. I love the last photo of them with the two little boys on their shoulders. We also rented a wagon to pull the two little boys around in. They loved it and Jacek helped pushed them. Sweeeeet!

A good time was had by all until Jacek became sick to his stomach. So we left in kind of hurry, but not before everyone picked out a souvenoir. Carlie got a stuffed wolf and a postcard, Jacek a set of wolf playing cards, Kaiden a truck and you know what Keaton got from his conversation with Grandma and Grandpa.

And thanks Raquel, for taking a picture of me with the boys with my camera. I am usually never in the pictures. I love it!

Happy Birthday To Ty and Belated Birthday to Julia

This is my cutie-pie niece and nephew. Today is Ty's 24th birthday and March 31st was Julia's 28th birthday. Just a shout out to them to let them know how much I love them and how I am so very proud of who they are. They are incredible young people with great drive and ambition. Your Aunt Kimi loves you!

Let's Go Fly A Kite

Super Sunday

I love Sundays that are nice and relaxing. The kind of days with no agenda or schedules. So blessed and grateful for all of the "normalness" in our life right now. Cory went to basketball. Jacek played World of Warcraft. Keaton played Guitar Hero. I made German pancakes for breakfast. Jacek went skiing for a couple of hours with Liza and Jamie McDowell and Hannah Lukes. Last skiing of the season. Keaton geared up for riding his scooter around the cul-de-sac, while I took some great pictures. Had some lunch. Went back outside to fly Keaton's new Pokemon kite. Jacek came home and was the hero to get it up in the air. I took the ski rentals back for the year. Came home and played soccer with Keaton and Jacek. Played Foxtail with Keaton for a while. Pushed Keaton in the swing. Cory grills up some yummy chicken breasts. Chatted with the neighbor for a minute or two. Found a dead mouse within inches of the swingset. YUCK!!! Ate some brown rice and Cory's delicious chicken. Jacek's friend Eric came over to do Math homework. Keaton played Nick Jr. then Cars on the computer. Cory worked. Took Eric home. Boys and I went to bed. Cory stayed up way late working. This is about as "normal" a day as you can get at our house.

Happy Birthday Dad!

Today is my Dad's 76th birthday. What an cool thing! I hope I am as physically active and as mentally sharp as he is when I turn 76. He continues to golf, work, and play as hard as he can, everyday. He has a very charming and charismatic personality and all who know him, love him. Have a wonderful day, Dad. I love you.

Favorite Easter Pics

Easter Lily Tradition

I love Easter lilies. I just love the smell of them. Every year, since forever ago, my dad buys my mom one for Easter. Love that tradtion.

The Easter Maze and Flashlight Hunt

The Easter Bunny did something a little different this year. He created a string maze for Jacek and Keaton and Kaiden and Carlie (my brother's kids). Each child had their own string with a note attached, instructing them to follow the string and at the end, they would find their Easter basket. They had a great time manuevering through the string.

We also had a night time Easter egg hunt on Saturday night with flashlights. I hid candy and money-filled plastic eggs in both the front and back of Grandma and Grandpa's house. The front was easier for Keaton and Kaiden. The back was harder for Jacek and Carlie. It was a big hit.

Happy Easter!

Off to Grandma's house we go....