Dual Gotcha Day Celebration

Today we celebrated dual gotcha day--or family birthday. Katie's gotcha day was 11 years ago on Feb 19th. Zhi Wei's was 5 years ago on Feb 20th. The kids chose the Golden China all you can eat buffet---surprise. We ate all we could eat. Katie and Zhi Wei tried the crab legs. I can't believe all that's happened in the last 11 years. We've come a long way as a family. It's taken a lot of hard work--I feel I'm aging in dog years! I had a "tender mercy" moment last Wednesday when I dropped them both off at the church for YW/YM activities. It's all been worth it just to see them grow, gain testimonies of the gospel, make friends, have dreams and goals, and to share their lives.




They're not just little kids anymore...pretty soon Zhi will be taller than me!!

St. George Trip

The kids in their "We're 12 Years Old" picture. For just about 2 months every year my kids are the same age. Katie turned 12 the end of January and Zhi Wei will be 13 the first part of March. We try to get one picture each year that is the designated "same age" photo...this is it for the 12's.



This past weekend we made the 2nd annual trip to St. George for the BYU Invitational Softball Tournament. It was a lot different weather-wise than it was last year. This year we were bundled up with jackets and blankets. Luckily, the rain stayed away during all the BYU games, but made an appearance several times during the weekend. We watched a 10-inning nailbiter between BYU and Tennessee's Lady Vols--who ended up 2nd in the nation last year. It was scoreless until the top of the 10th when there was a very questionable call at the plate allowing Tennessee to score the first run of the game--I still think she was out, but the umpire thought otherwise. The kids opted to visit our friends, the Millett's, so they spent the day with Katrina and Sarah watching TV and playing games. We loved the getaway and had a wonderful time seeing our friends and enjoying the fresh air, even if it was cloudy and rainy. It makes us all look forward to spring when we can get out of the house and ride our bikes and ripsticks and take the dogs to the park.