The Scofield Family Tree Dec 2008

Let the parties begin!

Brian hit 40 - Guess it's all down hill from here! Melanie is next....how do you get out of line for this ride? After Brians little family party, Melanie and Cory left for a Mother/Son 50's party at his school. We had a blast! Turns out both Cory and Melanie know how to hula-hoop! Cory came in 2nd for the kids and Melanie came in 2nd for the moms.

Emily's Gymnastics Competition

Emily doing her floor routine

Trick or Treat

Emily & Gavin dressed to...kill???

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What cool things we can do with computers. I can share some of my favorite photos with you as well as some of my favorite music. Scroll through the playlist and check it out. I hope you find some songs you enjoy!

Jack-o-lantern time

The kids had a great time carving their pumpkins. Next event - costumes and sugar highs!

Grandma & Grandpas visit

My brain is probably out of order as well as this entry. Before we left for San Diego, Grandma and Grandpa LeChem stopped to visit for a few days on their way home from their 2 1/2 month road trip (lucky!) We loved seeing them. We all went to see Beverly Hills Chihuahuas and they took us out for a family night at Chuck E. Cheese Pizza. Believe it or not we had never gone before. I know...our kids are really deprived. But not anymore! Everyone had a ball! While they were here they got to watch the kids do their things! Emily and Gavin in gymnastics and Cory in skateboarding. Ashley is going low key right now. She has viola lessons and she had a major thing going with her Taekwondo for the last several years. She's a 2nd degree black belt...you better watch out! With her long legs she can kick you in the head twice before you even see the first kick coming! That's not a joke. Let's talk about the pics for second. Grandma and Grandpa with the kids at Chuck E. Cheese. Ashley and Emily are focused! I have never held their attention like the game at C. E. E's Pizza. Here's a pic of Cory at the top of the ramp. I wish I had a place like this to skateboard when I was a kid...and that coming from a girl! Emily is the one in red and upside down. She loves to bounce. Too bad you can't see who was taking the picture of Me, Brian and Dad aka Grandpa - then the picture would have been complete with Grandma in it too! and last but not least - If Gavin is going to drive like that he's not getting a license and I'm hiding the keys!

Los Angeles Weekend

We could only get a couple days at the beach (that's what I get for not making reservations 7 months ago!) so we booked it up to LA for the weekend for some extended family time. Melanie got to visit with Heather a great friend from H.S. as well as Sis Cheri. We all got to celebrate Jane and Toby's b-day with Grammy, Belinda and her fam, Toby and Jane and their little ones and Brians dad Frank and his wife Karen. Before heading home we got to visit with Melanie's cousin Michelle and her girls and had a lunch stop at Brian's Grandpa Z's house. It was a beautiful day and it was tough to get back into the car. Why can't we just vacation all the time?

The Beach or Bust!

We love the beach and especially camping on it in Carlsbad. We usually go there for Spring Break but have found the weather to be soooo much better in October. This is our 2nd year going there for Fall Break - I think it's going to be an annual event. The girls did spend a lot of time in the water. We're not to the point where they don't want to get wet (yet!) We all had a BLAST boogie boarding and playing in the surf! We had a great time digging in the sand and building sand castles. Can't wait to go again!

Ashleys October 08 Orchestra Concert

Ashley is in the Advanced Orchestra at her school. They are amazing. I've never heard a Jr. High orchestra play so well. She was WAY happy to get into the Advanced group! Hope you enjoy it. Ashley is toward the back with medium length brown hair (just behind the blond girl seated to the right of the conductor).

Reminiscing about our 2005 summer in Micronesia

Pohnpei

Reminiscing

In church last Sunday we sang the song "God Be With Till We Meet Again" It brought back a flood of memories of our trip to Pohnpei, Micronesia 3 years ago. We love to look at our "Pohnpei Pictures."

Storm Video

Video taken toward end of storm

Crazy Storm

We just had a CRAZY storm. The thunder and lightening was continuous for several hours. I didn't know that was possible!

Gavins Baptism

What a special day. Gavin was baptized by his dad Brian. Ashley gave a talk on the Holy Ghost that was very well done. Afterward we had a luncheon at the house. It was a lovely day. We're grateful for all who attended and recognize and appreciate all who drove all day to get here! Thanks for helping to make it a special day for Gavin.

School Starts

Well, it still feels a lot like summer but the kids are back to school. Here are the kids getting ready to leave. Cory was already gone (his school starts pretty darn early!) I caught him the next day. See what I got! His back!

Strawberry Point, Zion Nat'l Park, Efy, Navajo Lake

We had our annual visit to Strawberry Point. This time we rented a cabin along with Brian's sisters Jane, Belinda, Laura, Alice, their kids and his mom, Mary. I think we had about 16 people most of the time. Ashley missed most the week there because she was at EFY. I don't think she would have traded Efy for the cabin though. She had a FABulous time! While she was having a FAB time we had some fun stuff going on too. One of the highlights was hiking the narrows in Zion National Park. We hiked the first mile on the path and the next two or so in the water. We figured we hiked about 6 miles up and back. It was great, the kids did great and the views were amazing. Pictures just don't capture it - at least not mine!

The ROOSTER was everyone's alarm clock. Too bad it was set to go off around 4 am every day AND there was no SNOOZE button!