Misty's Jr. Miss Program

This past Saturday night we were able to go up to support and watch Misty compete in the Jr. Miss program. She has spent a lot of time since about February preparing for it and I think she did awesome. They had an opening number, below, where they all did a dance to the theme "Catch a Wave." It was a really cute opening number I thought.

They then each took a turn within their group to do their Self Expression walk. Her dress looked really pretty on her and she owned that stage. :) She looked great and hey, she didn't even trip in her high heels like I would have. Below is a picture of her in her dress with the front and back view.


They then also did a fitness routine with their group. It was a big one that lasted about 8 minutes or so! It had a lot of hard work in it and I am proud of Misty. She busted her butt on it and didn't mess up on it at all. She was very tried of course, but if you saw it you'd understand. I would have been tired out after the first 2 minutes of what they were doing. Below is a picture of her doing some of it.


Then, last but not least they had their talent number. Misty did Sign Language and of course, she did great again. :) I think the number she did looked very nice. Below is a picture of her doing her talent. It's not the best picture because of the weird lighting, but it works.

It was a good, long night. I think all of them did well. There were some on there that I thought should have placed and didn't, but such is life. Misty did not place in anything either, but should have. :) She did super and has nothing now to hold her head about. She said she learned a lot and had a lot of fun and I told her that's all that matters. Pricilla Hobbs ended up taking the Jr. Miss title and she'll do great. Great job Misty, we are proud of you. You put in a lot of hard work and did FANTASTIC!

In Memory of Uncle Twayne....

Below is a short slideshow of tribute I guess you could say for my Uncle. There are pictures of my last visit I was able to have with my uncle before he passed. I am very grateful I was able to see him one last time! I surely am going to miss him!!
LOVE YOU UNCLE TWAYNE; WE WILL ALL MISS YOU SO MUCH!

We love you and will miss you Uncle Twayne!!

Last week we got a call from my Aunt up in Twin saying that my uncle had a couple seizures and his lungs were filling up with fluid. She told us that they had made the decision not to put him back on any machines. She let us know that they were not giving him much longer to live. The next day he passed away! It was one of the hardest days I have had in a long time and I cried for quite sometime. We then traveled this last weekend up to his funeral in Twin Falls. It was a great funeral, if there is such a thing, but boy was it hard. I cried and cried. He has been so close to our family and been there for us kids for everything. I do know he is better off and happier where his is now, but it still hurts to know he is gone. He surely will be missed by all of us and all those who knew him; he was truly a great friend to all he met. I am grateful that the couple weeks before I was able to go up and visit him.
We all love you so much Uncle Twayne and will miss you TONS!!!

Hilarious Brother/Sister Moment!

We sadly had to go to Twin Falls this last weekend to my uncle's funeral. While there Nils and I with our kids along with Val and Bryan stayed in a hotel room. We were sitting around talking and having a good time when Bryan came with such a clever idea I guess you could say. He saw me sitting there with my belly popped all out and told me, "Hey, I look like you!" He then came and sat by me to see, sure enough!! He had a belly like mine. LOL!! We had to get a picture because we were all laughing so hard. Loved it, it was great to be able to have a good laugh. Sorry Bryan, I am posting it! :)

Below is a picture I took of Brooklyn hanging with her Aunt Val. It's Val's little shadow! We were getting ready for bed chatting and she wanted a picture with Aunt Val. I told Bryan to get in the picture and I guess he decided to close his eyes. :)