Hey family! so Prom was on saturday and I had so much fun. I went with Andres Flores. We went roller bladeing and then ate at this italian place which was pretty good. ( I still think Olive Garden is the best!) The dance was pretty much amazing. My date and I were the prom king and queen. crazy right? what are the odds of you and your date being king and queen? ya I had a great time. I am just sad that it is my last dance in high school :( In the pictures are Andres Flores, Maira Viveros, and I.

im a cheerleader!

hey family!!! you have probably all already heard that i am an alternate for football cheerleading! i was the only freshman to make the team (if being an alternate is considered making it lol) and so ya im super happy!and as an alternate i will still get to cheer at all the home games which will be awesome! right now we are doing a candybar fundraiser so if anybody sees me with a bag of candy you should ask to buy some! lol just a 1$! :)

~Carly K.~

OJH Track Meet

Talon, Bergen and Carly are participating in Olds Junior High Track and Field. They had their only home track meet today. They all did very well. Who would have thought a Knight actually running for fun....ha! It was 84 degrees outside and pretty hot. I can't imagine running even 100 meters let alone 1 mile. Carly participated in the 100m run as did Talon and Bergen. Talon and Bergen also did the mile run and the discus throw. (Sorry, Carly I don't know the other events you were in today.) Great job, kiddos. Keep working hard!

New Couch and Chairs

For those in the family who haven't heard, mom and dad got a new couch and then two new chairs that also match. They're really pretty, and I like the color. Just a word to the wise, if you weigh over 75 lbs, you might be asked to refrain from sitting on the couch. Dad's a little paranoid it'll break! lol

Here's some pictures for your enjoyment. We had some very special models helping us out.




Doesn't Nichole look like she's a little person compared to the back of the couch?


And this is my favorite of all the models I had to work with. Doesn't he just shine when the camera's on?!

Had a wonderful evening where Katelyn received her Young Woman Medallion and Recognition! Great accomplishment Katelyn. We love you

Basketball!!!!

so basketball started for me right after spring break!!!! yay!!! our team has been 3-0 so far but we still have five more games coming up. so far we have beat Othello by like 5 points, Warden by alot:), and yesterday we played Finley and won by 4!!! it has been very fun so far and getting to know all of the girls better has also been a highlight! i'll have to post some pics of a game or something once my mom takes so pics. lol next game is in Royal on tuesday! wahoo! im so excited!

~Carly K.~

Facebook | Upload Photos - Ensign Christmas '09

Facebook | Upload Photos - Ensign Christmas '09

ENSIGN Christmas 2009

This, we hope, will be a cherished memory for our family

More Checklist Items

8. Camera
9. Sunglasses
10. Sunblock (for those who are skiing or out in the snow)
11. Carmex or your choice of lip balm
12. Breath mints, no explanation needed! ;)
13. Elastic waist pants, we Knights know how to party and party=eat!
14. The supplies for whatever you're in charge of
15. Your children's costume for their part, contact LARON for that info!
16. A gift for each of your kids for Santa to distribute, please wrap as THIS elf won't have extra paper for you!
17. Gifts that JOlly Old St. Nick will leave for your fam to open Christmas morning
18. Flashlights or if you're me, you glow in the dark (but only when naked! ;)
19. Scriptures
20. Depends so you don't have to wake anyone up if you have a weak bladder. See Nichole, I bet she has some Walgreens coupons for these!

Ensign Checklist

Jeri Ann asked me if I would post the start of a checklist on the blog of things that you may need to take to Ensign. Please add more to the list if you can think of anything.

Nichole

1. Bedding--including a pillow.
2. Slippers or preferably flip flops
3. Games--boardgames, card games etc.
4. Snow gear
5. Sleds
6. EARPLUGS
7. A towel

You will appreciate the adventure!

After traveling to Ensign a couple of weeks ago, I've decided it won't be as primitive as the "handcart trek" (remember I said that it WON'T), but it's going to be a lot of fun. Just make sure that you bring some kind of fip flops or slippers to wear (Flip flops would be more ideal w/snow as some of the floors are not very smooth. Mattresses seem pretty thin too! If you bring any air mattresses, you might want to bring plastic to put underneath. There is 2 fireplaces in the "activity room", which also has a pool table, shuffle board, fooz ball, ect. But bring any game that you have available (labled. They had a few games in a big box, but we don't know what condition they are in! Make sure you bring bedding, pillow and snow clothes. There is heaters in each of the rooms in the lodge and each of the bunkhouses. They will have a Christmas tree for us to decorate. If you have any festive stuff that would add to the holiday--BRING IT. Also we may be able to have a horse pulled ride (if there is not too much white stuff.) Also is fishing (diehards you can bring your gear!!!). Elk watching where they feed the elk, a couple of miles away. We can not snowmobile inside park, but snopark is close, as well as skiing. Bring sleds, tubes, and whatever you choose to slide down the hills! This should be a fun experience!!

Thanksgiving

What a special time of the year to vocally give thanks. We are thankful for this great year of 2009. We added one special baby to our family! We are blessed for this event. We are grateful for our many many blessings, which includes a wonderful family who give us many joys. We thank our Heavenly Father for his patience, kindness and bounteous blessings!

We are thankful for our pilgrim fathers, who endured much, our pioneer ancestors for their diligence in giving us the opportunity to have the gospel in our lives. We will forever praise their names.

We are thankful for our children, who are striving to put the Lord's teachings into their lives, and the lives of their children. We are so blessed. You are an awesome group, who show Christ-like love to each other and those around you! May the Lord bless you and strengthen you. Love, Mom

Halloween Continues!

More Halloween fun

Such a fun day and such scary people came! Who are they????

Halloween Fun

COMPANY CAME

What a great treat to have Aunt Verda (87) & Uncle Willard (93) come with their son, Neil and wife, Pat. Such a GOING pair. I hope that I'm still that strong when I get their age! Uncle Willard is legally blind, but is able to navigate fairly well. I was able to catch up on all of the Stoker cousins and their families because the group had visited them all! We had a great dinner together (also with Dennis and Lora Jo, Jim and their spouses)--thanks to Nichole and Becky! THe food was most wonderful!

Aunt Verda coming tommorrow

Aunt Verda and Uncle Willard (only sibling left of Grandpa Stoker's family). Their son, Neil and his wife are bringing them. They will visit (While we are on our shift at the temple)Aunt Genevie and Aunt Audrey in Tri-cities. If you would like to see them you might meet up with them at Aunt Genevie's. They will come and have dinner at our house (abt 6pm)Aunt Lora Jo and Uncle Dennis and their spouses will come for dinner. If you want come by and say hello we would love to have you!

McKay's a Star, Well...err...a Sunbeam!

This was my first experience of having a child in a Primary Program. I've been on the end where I've had to be in charge of, said program, and that is stressful. This time, I just got to sit back and relax, well kind of. I was worried McKay wouldn't sit still, would't say his line, etc. Thankfully, he was one of the first ones, and his line was, "My body is a temple." He got up, and the teacher prompted a little, but he said his line, and it was clear as a bell! I just wanted to cry. He has really come along way, and I am just so grateful that he has finally begun to be more verbal. He was also very sweet trying so hard to sing the songs up there. He tried so hard. Next year I will be more diligent in playing the songs in the car and around the house. He has just started getting into singing, so I'm pretty sure, even if I'd tried earlier, he wouldn't have done it!

Also, he had to take up his Transformers with him. I tried so hard to get him to leave them on the bench, but he refused. Luckily they distracted him enough to keep him sitting more still up there.

Here he is this morning before church. He looked so handsome! He had to include Bumblebee and Optimus in the photo shoot. He even had to allow for them each to have an individual picture. He is such a funny kid.


Optimus and Bumblebee get their moment in the spotlight.


I also had to include this deer in the headlights look!

labor day

ok I know I should have posted this a long time ago! sorry! but i finally figured out how to put it onto the blog. so this video is of Nicole on labor day when we were riding the horse and its so funny!!!

~Carly~