Yellow Stone National Park

Took a Saturday and went to Yellow Stone with Grandpa and Grandma Steiner. It was the first time the kids had been and it was fun. We saw a lot of animals, but being in the car made it hard to get pictures. It was such a beautiful day. We packed snacks and lunches for everyone. We watched Ole Faithful and afterward had lunch in a picnic area near by. The kids thought it was the coolest day ever! I would have to agree.

Cub Scouts

Over the Summer the boys earned their Wolf in Cub Scouts. Yes, I am a little behind in posting. The boys were so excited to receive their awards. Just this last month they earned a Gold and Silver Arrow. I still have to sew the Arrows on their shirts and in two weeks they will be Bears. Time is going by too fast!

A Lot Going On

Well, A semester down and another one started. It will be great if I can remember what I study, lol! Things have been crazy around here with Thansgiving, Christmas and New Years, but glad to be back in routine again.

I hope to get caught up on the family blog soon, but I have started another blog with recipes www.rolyndiasmenu.blogspot.com. I love recipes and trying new things so the recipe blog is right up my alley. Hopefully I can post recipes on a regular basis and if you have any you would like to share feel free to send and I will post once I try them out.

Here is to a New Year and a wonderful start it has been!

School

So I am still not sure if I want to share this with everyone, but decided why not since it is a good thing.

A few months ago I was talking to a friend and she mentioned she was going back to school. I was so excited for her and my kids were also. We talked for a few more minutes and afterwards the kids and I came home. I got them ready for bed and one by one tucked them into their beds for the night. And one by one they asked me why don't I go back to school. I have thought about it over the last few years and felt it was not the right time for me, especially having 3 little ones at home. Now don't get me wrong, I know there are a lot of mom's who go back to school that have 3 little ones at home or kids in school themselves, but we all know when the time is right for each of us.

So I got up the nerve and applied to go to BYU-I for the Fall 2010 Semester as a part-time student. But wouldn't you know it, I was turned away until the Winter Semester because this is the largest semester of students in the history of the school and the school did not accept part-time students. I was told I could take an online class or a night class. So I opted for the online class. I am taking a Book of Mormon class and I know it has only been a week since the class started, but I LOVE IT!!!

I pray daily for inspiration while studying the scriptures and the assignments. I am so grateful for a Father in Heaven who listens to prayers and is willing to help me with my class and to understand the scriptures as I read them. I am amazed at the difference this time in reading and studying the scriptures. It almost feels like I am reading them for the first time and it is not by any means.

I am grateful for my friend who has decided to go back to school and through her joy of going back rubbed off onto my kids to encourage me to go back also. I have a ways to go before I get my degree, but one class at a time and one day I will reach this goal too! I love you my dear friend and THANK YOU!!

Zoo Time

When Jenn and her family come up we try to take them to the Zoo. It is nothing grand as for as a Zoo goes, but it is better than the one in Vegas. We had fun that day. After the Zoo we went to the park next to it and played and than sadly had to tell them goodbye. They headed back to Vegas that afternoon. It was great having them come visit, but it is always SAD when they leave.

Sugar Cookies

We had fun making sugar cookies with our friends from Vegas. Leland and Paeton decided to get into the action of a flour fight. I would say Leland won! The cookies turned out great.

100,000

Bees!!! 100,000 of them! It happened on a Tuesday afternoon. My friend Jenn and her 3 kids were up visiting from Vegas. The kids were outside playing and having fun. We had just finished lunch and cleaned up. Jenn went outside and I was on my way when all the kids and Jenn came RUNNING, SCREAMING and CRYING into the house. I asked what was wrong and she said that our house was being swarmed by bees. I laughed and thought well it probably is not a big deal and was just a few bees flying by. So Kasey and I went outside and looked up at the roof and say the biggest black cloud over the house. It was ALL BEES!!!! I ran next door to get a phonebook and started making calls. I got ahold of a Bee man and he came that day and said that he would get them out for us.

When he first took a look he thought there was about 30,000 bees. Which is a lot. Well he came back the next day and said "I think there is about 60,000.". Okay, Well as long as you get them all I will be happy. By the last day he said that there were 100,000 and that it was a good thing I called him when I did because there were 2 hives that converged into our Chimney and that there were SEVERAL virgin queens along with the two main queens. GREAT!! Well he got them all out and fixed the chimney.

He was really nice and let the boys put on his bee suit and go up on the roof with him to check out all the bees. The boys that it was GREAT!!

Glad the bees are all gone!