How many of you remember that first band concert? Whether you were the performer or the audience...I'm pretty sure the experience was one of the most anxious you can remember at that time.
I am proud to report that Torey is doing well. She has achieved first chair clarinet and has maintained it through a couple challenges (people trying to take her chair from her). She had her first band concert on November 30, at the high school auditorium. She says she wasn't nervous, and maybe she wasn't...but you can tell that most of the other 6th graders were by their...music? lol.
Here is a clip from her concert...enjoy. :o)
Monday, December 6, 2010
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Family Pictures and more...
We are counting the days until December 18th...that's the day we leave on vacation to the East! We are so excited. I'm sure I probably say it everytime I get on here but we are. Anyway...
So we went out this week after Stake Conference and took some family pictures. We had fun. Here is a glimpse.
So we went out this week after Stake Conference and took some family pictures. We had fun. Here is a glimpse.
Monday, November 1, 2010
Wayne and Garth and Kids Halloween...2010
So here are the promised pictures from Halloween. I'll start with Jason, as Wayne from Wayne's World and our friend Doug as Garth from Wayne's World. (And most of you should know who Wayne and Garth are...at least a little, even if you didn't watch the movies???) lol
The first two pictures are from the church halloween party, and the third is when they were trying on their wigs and stuff for the first time together. They were pretty fun, and did the immitations quite well.
The kids had a good time this year too. Ethan was really into Halloween like never before. He was serious about getting a good costume, and about trick-or-treating...and then after trick-or-treating, he handed out the candy at Grandma & Grandpa Kent's house. Torey had a good time, but I don't think she was as into it as Ethan. Both got lots of candy and I'm just glad it's over for another year. Torey was Cleopatra and Ethan was Batman. Enjoy the pics!
The first two pictures are from the church halloween party, and the third is when they were trying on their wigs and stuff for the first time together. They were pretty fun, and did the immitations quite well.
The kids had a good time this year too. Ethan was really into Halloween like never before. He was serious about getting a good costume, and about trick-or-treating...and then after trick-or-treating, he handed out the candy at Grandma & Grandpa Kent's house. Torey had a good time, but I don't think she was as into it as Ethan. Both got lots of candy and I'm just glad it's over for another year. Torey was Cleopatra and Ethan was Batman. Enjoy the pics!
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| Wayne's World! Wayne's World, Party On, Excellent!!! |
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| Jason as Wayne, Doug as Garth |
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| Garth (Doug) and Wayne (Jason) dress rehearsal for Halloween |
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| Torey as Cleopatra or Egyptian Queen, Ethan at Batman! (somewhere Ethan picked up some purple vampire fangs and wouldn't let them out of his mouth...so he's batman/vampire. lol) |
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Fun with Pictures
We went out on Thursday because it was a beautiful day and the kids got out of school early, and because I didn't have to work and we just took all kinds of pictures. They came out pretty good!! Thought we'd share a few with everyone. Here's a link to my Walmart Photo Album where you can see them all. Just click on the link. http://photos.walmart.com/walmart/thumbnailshare/AlbumID=4238289004/a=3579552_3579552/otsc=SHR/otsi=SALBlink/COBRAND_NAME=walmart/
Also, since I last wrote, Hannah has moved back home home in Paris, MO, and DJ has moved in with us. Hannah is getting ready to fly to NY to stay with Adam and Emily and help with all the kiddos, and DJ is staying with us while his mom is away for 5 or 6 months. We'll miss Hannah. Having DJ is going to be awesome though...He's such cool teenager. Not your typical...really a joy to be around and sometimes I forget that he's only 14 (in a good way!) Never a dull moment.
For Halloween, Ethan is batman and Torey is Cleopatra or an Egyptian princess...that's what she says. I'll take pictures on Halloween and post them. Also, Jason and a friend of his dressed up as Wayne and Garth from Waynes World. They did a great job getting things together. It's been funny watching the transitions. I'll post pictures of them too if I can get them together again.
Next up, Thanksgiving and the Kent Turkey Derby (5k Run/Walk). This will be our first annual Kent Family 5k. We'll start at the Kent Homestead and some will walk and some will run/jog. It will be a good way to get the metabolism rolling for the Turkey to follow.
Ethan and Torey are signed up for basketball leagues. Ethan's are the next three Saturday's, two games a day and he's done the week before thanksgiving. Torey will start after Thanksgiving and go through January sometime. We'll post pics of those games too.
All in all, we're still moving along. Move along, move along...just to make it though. lol. We'll write again soon.
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| Hannah and DJ |
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| Hannah Elizabeth Johnson - 18 |
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| Having fun at the park on a beautiful Thursday! |
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| Torey, DJ, and Hannah |
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| Torey and Hannah |
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| I believe I can fly! |
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| Torey Lee Rasmussen |
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| Torey - age 12 |
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| Torey Lee |
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| Donald J. Williams III - nephew power! |
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| My babies!!! |
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| Ethan and Torey |
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| Ethan Johnson...innocent...not! |
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| So cute! Ethan |
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| The crazy Ethan (Herman) we all know and Love! |
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| Ethan, age 7 |
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| Torey, DJ, Hannah, and Ethan |
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| DJ, Ethan, Hannah, and Torey |
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| DJ, Ethan, and Torey |
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| Ethan, DJ, and Torey |
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Sunday, October 17, 2010
October....
So...two weeks have past, and fall is here. We are trying to stay ahead of...well, everything. Schoolwork, bills, kids, jobs, sleep or lack thereof, church callings...everything. Its amazing how when you think you have things under control or on a schedule, and you take a quick "nap" so to speak how things can get away from you while your eyes are closed.
Updates:
Ethan - he still struggles at school a little. He wakes up in the morning and asks if he has to go to school each day. He counts on his calendar for the weekend...and he's only in first grade. Does this tell you anything about what his school experience is. He has his issue, but I don't think the teacher or the school are right for Ethan. I think he's already been pegged as a problem child, wiggler, talker, instigator, and once you are marked, it's hard to overcome that. They send nightly homework home in folders and if they kids don't do them, they take away their recess the next day. We won't go into how wrong I think that is for 1st graders, but let's just say, I'm ssssoooo close to homeschooling, it's not even funny. Other than school, Ethan is an active and healthy 7 year old. He is learning to skate on "real" roller skates, he is a lego starwars/indian jones/batman/harry potter xbox game expert, he loves to ride his bike and play with his real legos, and he sings and dances and is becoming quite the little movie buff. Recent acquisition, How To Train Your Dragon...and he tells you what's coming, or what's happening even though we are all sitting around watching the movie with him. He's our comic relief. Ethan's flag football season ended. He was finally starting to get the hang of it towards the end. In his last game, he got the flags off the runners belt, and got to run with the ball himself. He also got into a knock 'em down, tubble with a kid from the other team as well. Yes, Ethan. Now we are looking forward to basketball season.
Torey - Torey is getting better and better at her clarinet. She comes home and practices most days of the week. She's gotten several nods of improvement and encouragement from the band director already for being able to play things before the other kids or at least being able to play them better, as in tone, and recognizing what she's playing, better than the other kids. She is getting ready for basketball season herself. My sister and I will be coaching her league team again this winter. Midquarter grades she was making A's and two B's, so that's good. She has been reading a lot, and trying to stay active. Torey is also learning to skate on "real" roller skates. She skated a mile the other day and didn't fall until the end. I was proud of her. She's learning to do a fancy turn, but hasn't quite mastered skating backwards. She's enjoying young womens and has already passed off a few value experiences.
Jason - Jason has enjoyed a two week break in his schooling and starts back up this week. Instead of having online classes this session, he'll be taking two inseat classes twice a week on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 5:30 to 10:30pm each night. The hours are interesting but he's looking forward to the classroom interaction and discussions. He's counting down until graduation and at this point, has 32 weeks of school left, with a couple weeks of break inbetween all that. We have decided that we'll be going to NY for Chrismtas this year. Jason has arranged his vacation days at work to make this possible. We'll be hitting Virginia for a couple days, and then up to Mexico, NY, for Christmas at his Mom's house. He's excited, really excited. He says it's his first Christmas with his mom and NY family in about 12 years.
Sara - I'm halfway through my semester at school. Counting down to the end already. This has been a long semester for me. Maybe because I get up at 5:45 a.m. each morning and am lucky if I get to close my eyes by Midnight. I'm glad hours at the theater have died down a little because that gives me more time to get my homework done and spend time with my kids. I was called to be 2nd counselor in the YW Presidency last sunday and am looking forward to playing more of a part in helping the young women. I get to work with some awesome ladies and terrific Young Women too. I'm gearing up to coach Torey's 6th grade girls basketball team for the league her in town. My sister Bethany will be joining me again to help. It takes two with these sixth grade girls. ha ha.
That's how we're doing at this point. Trucking along towards the holidays, looking forward to spending time with our families. We are so lucky to have wonderful families. It's been brought to the surface of my mind several times recently, just how infinately lucky we are to have the gospel and all that we have. We might not be rich according to the world, but what I have in the gospel and spiritually with my families and friends is worth so much more. I thank my Heavenly Father for his blessings and for each member of my family. Each person plays a vital part in my life and helps to shape me...and I definately wouldn't be who I am without each of you. Thanks to you all.
Updates:
Ethan - he still struggles at school a little. He wakes up in the morning and asks if he has to go to school each day. He counts on his calendar for the weekend...and he's only in first grade. Does this tell you anything about what his school experience is. He has his issue, but I don't think the teacher or the school are right for Ethan. I think he's already been pegged as a problem child, wiggler, talker, instigator, and once you are marked, it's hard to overcome that. They send nightly homework home in folders and if they kids don't do them, they take away their recess the next day. We won't go into how wrong I think that is for 1st graders, but let's just say, I'm ssssoooo close to homeschooling, it's not even funny. Other than school, Ethan is an active and healthy 7 year old. He is learning to skate on "real" roller skates, he is a lego starwars/indian jones/batman/harry potter xbox game expert, he loves to ride his bike and play with his real legos, and he sings and dances and is becoming quite the little movie buff. Recent acquisition, How To Train Your Dragon...and he tells you what's coming, or what's happening even though we are all sitting around watching the movie with him. He's our comic relief. Ethan's flag football season ended. He was finally starting to get the hang of it towards the end. In his last game, he got the flags off the runners belt, and got to run with the ball himself. He also got into a knock 'em down, tubble with a kid from the other team as well. Yes, Ethan. Now we are looking forward to basketball season.
Torey - Torey is getting better and better at her clarinet. She comes home and practices most days of the week. She's gotten several nods of improvement and encouragement from the band director already for being able to play things before the other kids or at least being able to play them better, as in tone, and recognizing what she's playing, better than the other kids. She is getting ready for basketball season herself. My sister and I will be coaching her league team again this winter. Midquarter grades she was making A's and two B's, so that's good. She has been reading a lot, and trying to stay active. Torey is also learning to skate on "real" roller skates. She skated a mile the other day and didn't fall until the end. I was proud of her. She's learning to do a fancy turn, but hasn't quite mastered skating backwards. She's enjoying young womens and has already passed off a few value experiences.
Jason - Jason has enjoyed a two week break in his schooling and starts back up this week. Instead of having online classes this session, he'll be taking two inseat classes twice a week on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 5:30 to 10:30pm each night. The hours are interesting but he's looking forward to the classroom interaction and discussions. He's counting down until graduation and at this point, has 32 weeks of school left, with a couple weeks of break inbetween all that. We have decided that we'll be going to NY for Chrismtas this year. Jason has arranged his vacation days at work to make this possible. We'll be hitting Virginia for a couple days, and then up to Mexico, NY, for Christmas at his Mom's house. He's excited, really excited. He says it's his first Christmas with his mom and NY family in about 12 years.
Sara - I'm halfway through my semester at school. Counting down to the end already. This has been a long semester for me. Maybe because I get up at 5:45 a.m. each morning and am lucky if I get to close my eyes by Midnight. I'm glad hours at the theater have died down a little because that gives me more time to get my homework done and spend time with my kids. I was called to be 2nd counselor in the YW Presidency last sunday and am looking forward to playing more of a part in helping the young women. I get to work with some awesome ladies and terrific Young Women too. I'm gearing up to coach Torey's 6th grade girls basketball team for the league her in town. My sister Bethany will be joining me again to help. It takes two with these sixth grade girls. ha ha.
That's how we're doing at this point. Trucking along towards the holidays, looking forward to spending time with our families. We are so lucky to have wonderful families. It's been brought to the surface of my mind several times recently, just how infinately lucky we are to have the gospel and all that we have. We might not be rich according to the world, but what I have in the gospel and spiritually with my families and friends is worth so much more. I thank my Heavenly Father for his blessings and for each member of my family. Each person plays a vital part in my life and helps to shape me...and I definately wouldn't be who I am without each of you. Thanks to you all.
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Pics, Videos, and Stuff
This last weekend (Sept 24-25) was my 15 year class reunion...there was a parade of which I rode on a float showcasing only 11 or so of the 200 people that graduated in from Moberly in 1995. Might I add that there were more alumni from our class in the parade crowd than on the float. We tried. Pathetically.
Torey's school pictures finally arrived, and in my opinion (which is somewhat educated) it's one of the best of the 7 yrs of school pictures that she's ever taken. She's really enjoying Middle school. She even sat with a large group of them at the homecoming football game Friday night. (She's in the middle of the pic..good luck!) Ethan was also in the parade. He marched with the YMCA Flag Footballers and got to help hold the YMCA banner as they marched. He had a really good time and went around telling everyone he was in a parade. He is such an entertainer!
Ethan also had a flag football game this last Thursday (Sept 23rd) and we were able to get short video footage of his "action." I say that lightly cause most of the time, he bounces, cheers, or slumps, and the team is often at the other end of the field before he is. This clip does show one of his more involved moments. He happens to be in the right place as the guy with the ball is running by and he pulls the flag belt off the kid. Ethan is wearing blue shorts (no white on them) and a red shirt. He's the taller one. (It's his first time ever playing football, etc, so we're cutting him some slack. lol)
Jason is finishing off the first of his last couple sessions in college. (He's not sure about getting his Masters yet) This Sat. Oct 2 are finals, and then he has a two week break before the next session starts. It will be intense, or more intense because instead of online classes, he'll have two evening inseat classes that go from 5:30 to 10:30pm on Wed and Thursdays. Boy will this be a test of his resolve.
We're counting down the days now until Christmas, because not only does it mean it's Christmas, but we will be traveling to NY this year to be with family out there. We'll get to see the Adam and Emily's triplets in person for the first time, and Jason is excited about our kids getting to do some "real" sledding.
I'm still waiting for Jason to download the video footage from the Orscheln party where he rode the mechanical bull, so when he finally does that, I'll get it up to share will everyone. Other than that, we're still squeaking along...slowly but surely. Love you ALL!
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| 15 year class reunion..me in the middle in my homemade shirt lol |
Torey's school pictures finally arrived, and in my opinion (which is somewhat educated) it's one of the best of the 7 yrs of school pictures that she's ever taken. She's really enjoying Middle school. She even sat with a large group of them at the homecoming football game Friday night. (She's in the middle of the pic..good luck!) Ethan was also in the parade. He marched with the YMCA Flag Footballers and got to help hold the YMCA banner as they marched. He had a really good time and went around telling everyone he was in a parade. He is such an entertainer!
Jason is finishing off the first of his last couple sessions in college. (He's not sure about getting his Masters yet) This Sat. Oct 2 are finals, and then he has a two week break before the next session starts. It will be intense, or more intense because instead of online classes, he'll have two evening inseat classes that go from 5:30 to 10:30pm on Wed and Thursdays. Boy will this be a test of his resolve.
We're counting down the days now until Christmas, because not only does it mean it's Christmas, but we will be traveling to NY this year to be with family out there. We'll get to see the Adam and Emily's triplets in person for the first time, and Jason is excited about our kids getting to do some "real" sledding.
I'm still waiting for Jason to download the video footage from the Orscheln party where he rode the mechanical bull, so when he finally does that, I'll get it up to share will everyone. Other than that, we're still squeaking along...slowly but surely. Love you ALL!
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