Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Good Times..Good Friends




Just before we left for San Diego, I contacted a few good friends to see if they could meet up with us for dinner, while we were there. I was thrilled to hear back from all of them, that they could all make it. Thank you Julie and Greg for hosting.

We had the best food....homemade pizza from Rachel, pasta primavera from Laura, Bread stick from Julie, brushetta from Heather, avocado/Mexican dip from Cara, James favorite Root Beer from Julie, Delicious drinks from Jamie, James favorite Laura Barry salad, and Annie Isaac's famous cake!
Better than the food was just catching up with good friends. As James and I left he said that it felt like we had never even left.

Thank you all for making us feel so special and loved, we love you too!!!

A Beautiful Wedding



We headed this last weekend out to San Diego to our nephew, Stephen's wedding. It was a beautiful wedding! Brittany is a lucky girl to get such a wonderful guy, and Stephen is lucky to get a wonderful girl.
It was great to see all the family too! Most of James' brothers and sisters were there. We had a fabulous time catching up with everyone!

Sunday, April 11, 2010

Where We Have Been....

Question: Where was the Larson family this weekend?

Answer: Socorro, New Mexico

Question: Where is Socorro New Mexico?

Answer: We aren't sure where it is either. It is a small, (I mean small) town south of Albuquerque. Population 6000 (with no bookstore)!

Question: Why were you in Socorro?

Answer: Elijah qualified for the State Science Fair and that was where it was located.

Question: Why there?

Answer: From what I gathered, NMT (New Mexico Tech, aka School of Mining) is the MIT of New Mexico. It is a school of Science.

Question: How did Elijah do?

Answer: Elijah was just grateful to go along for the ride. His goal was to make it into the State Science Fair, and he did (Great job, we are proud of you).

Question: What were the other science fair projects like?

Answer: UNBELIEVABLE. Some of the overall winners of the Junior Exhibitors (Middle School), were titled "The Cancer Genome Anatomy Project", or "Finding the Rotation Speed of Jupiter", or "The Electrical Conductivity of Bones"....HUH? Most of the winners came from schools in Los Alamos which is a big Science Area of New Mexico.

Question: Will Elijah do it again?

Answer: I sure hope so. It was a good experience for him, and it was a wonderful chance to spend some one on one time with my kids!

One the way home, we stopped in Albuquerque for some real fun, we haven't seen in a while.

1st Stop: B&N (Barnes and Noble)

As my kids entered the store there was an actually sigh of heaven from their mouths!

2ND Stop: Panda Express

No talking, No fighting, Nothing But Peace for 20 minutes

3Rd Stop: See's Candy

Just pure glory!

O, the things we miss!

Monday, April 5, 2010

It's Official....Our Newest Member

Olivia was baptized on Easter Sunday by her Dad. It was a very special evening for a very special girl! We love you Liv and are so proud of your decision to become a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saint.



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Easter Claus/Santa Bunny




I'm not sure who came to visit the kids
on Easter. The kids got bikes
which is more a Christmas thing, instead
of an Easter Thing.
They loved them just the same!

Saturday, April 3, 2010

Fabulous!

Olivia had a fan-tab-u-lous time at her B-Day party @ Patina's.

Ingredients:
9 super deliciously cute girls
lots, and lots or sparkly makeup
sequined dresses
1 gallon of hairspray
attitude
Chocolate Facials and Cucumbers Happy 8Th Birthday Miss Phoebe!
We love you!!!

Friday, April 2, 2010

It's Great to be Eight

Today is a big day. A day that Olivia has been waiting for, for so long. It is Olivia's 8Th birthday.

She was well taken care of with gifts (the gifts started coming at 7:00 A.M.).
She played all morning with her new toys.

Then it was off to the movie she has been dying to see.
Back home in time for a delicious dinner of chicken fettuccine, and pesto pasta.A few bike rides with her cousins Katy and Jeff (Thanks for coming to spend the weekend with us)!

Home again for another present she has been waiting for, for a long time.

Time for cake and ice cream.
A night of fun and games.

Happy Birthday Liv! Can't wait for your party tomorrow, and then your baptism on Easter Sunday!