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Quiet On The Home Front!

It has been pretty quiet here. Ok, NOT quiet (not with Jacob and his meltdowns), but we haven't been doing much lately. The kids went to see the Cars from the new Cars 2 movie coming out in June and Emily has been crocheting like crazy. Here are a few random pictures!

Pinewood Derby - March 11, 2011

This is Austin's first Pinewood Derby. He loved seeing his friends and eating pizza before the big race. :) The name of Austin's car was "The Four Wheeled Clover". How appropriate for St. Patricks Day today!!

Snowman Jacob - February 2011

Sorry folks that the blog is a tad out of order. I just found these photos of Jacob out helping Scott with the snow and I had to share!

Austin Loses Another Tooth - March 2011

Team Day at School - March 8, 2011

Emily's Music Festival - March 3, 2011

On March 3rd, Emily's School attended a music festival at Trinity Lutheran in Utica. Our school has many talented kids and they did a fantastic job!

Jacob's 12th Birthday

"It's Not Cold, MOM!!"

On our way home from Church on February 13th, my two youngest (Emmy and Austin) said it was spring time. They claim the weather was 48 degrees and it was time for them to go outside with shorts and no coats despite the 12 inches of snow laying on the ground. When we got home, they promptly changed their clothes and ran outside to play. Needless to say, they didn't stay outside too long!

Chef Austin

Austin has taken an interest in cooking, which is good since he loves to eat. Here he is getting the pan and eggs ready for his egg sandwich.

Jacob and Emily's Gotcha Day - February 2, 2011

On February 2, 2011, Jacob and Emily have been home from South Korea for 10 years. I really don't know how the time has flown so quickly. Since we were in the middle of "Blizzard 2011", I made an entire Korean meal at home. The kids loved it and even had leftovers on the following day, since they were home for a snow day.

We not only have a Korean dinner, but they receive a gift. Jacob did not want to be photographed, but did receive a third Wii remote (which he asked for). Emily received a Pillow Pet. =)

A Posting From Emily - February 3, 2011

Howdy! (Forget it, I say it all of the time.) OK, today is any other normal day you could ever imagine. Except with all the snow, we had two snowdays in a row. Great, right? Yesterday and today.

School is great, so much going on. Glad to hear? I'm in Mr. Bauer's class: 6th grade, and Jacob is in Mr. Frobel's class: 7th grade. Austin is in 2nd grade now with Mr. Shaffer. I have so many subjects and teachers I can't name them all: Mr. Grothaus, Mr. Frobel, Mrs. Leider, Mrs. Klein, Mr. Ebbole, Mrs. Dunneback, (Senora Dunneback) and...uh...Mr. Bauer. Middle school is so much harder than elementary school!

If no one has ever told you, I'm going to Lutheran High Northwest. (LHNW) So is Austin and Jacob. I apparently decided that I want to go to Stanford in California for college when I grow up to become either an author or an artist. Which do you think I should be? I think I would better off be an author rather than an artist, well, maybe vise versa.

Enough with the future! Speaking of future, our school won 1st place in the Future City competition. GO EAGLES!!! (That is our school mascot). No sports news with me. You'd have to ask Jacob about that. Bye! Gotta go eat lunch.

We Are Proud of Our Nephew - January 30, 2011

Today we had the opportunity to be part of our nephew's "Family Day", prior to his deployment to the Middle East. Devan, even though we are scared to death for your safety, we are also extremely proud of you that you want to serve our great country. Please know that we will pray for you daily and miss you dearly. Love ya Devan!!!

Random Pup Photos - January 2011

For whatever reason, my scottie girls love the snow and Kenny loves the couch. HA!

St. John Christmas Concert - January 10, 2011

The St. John (school) Christmas concert was delayed because of snow days right before the Christmas break. Here are a couple pictures of the kids. Once again, Jacob wasn't in the photos because he didn't want to be in a choir. There is a video of one of Emily's songs posted on my Facebook page.

Dawn's Birthday Celebration - January 9, 2011

Emily looks like a Mardi-Gras rapper!


Not sure what Austin looks like here. Maybe a drunk Elton John! HA!

On January 9th, I turned 29 (again). Here are a few pics of the kids enjoying the festivities. FYI...Jacob wasn't in the mood to have his photo taken! :(

West Family Christmas Party - January 2, 2011

Austin, Santa and Lego's

Austin LIVES for Lego's. This year Santa bought him the Star Wars / Clone Wars Turbo Tank which consists of over 1,100 pieces. He had it built in just under 6 hours.

Christmas Outfits 2010

This year I made Emily's Christmas dress. Austin tolerated it and Jacob *hated* the tie and the picture taken! Oh well...he should know his Mom by now - pictures and new outfits for the holidays!

Christmas 2010