Settled

I am a little disappointed... I went back yesterday to see if they needed me to sit on a trial. Again we waited all morning and were sent home. I guess the case was settled out of court. I was sad not to even go in the court room and see how they select jurors... Maybe another time.

Je suis un peu decue... Je suis retournee hier pour voir s'ils auraient besoin de moi comme jury. Encore, nous avons attendu tout le matin pour etre renvoyer chez nous. J'imagine que le cas a ete resollu entre les parties. J'etais triste de n'avoir meme pas vu la salle de jury, et d'observer comment le jury est selectionne... Peut-etre une autre foi.

Jury Duty Summon

I've been summon to Jury duty. Since I became an American citizen, I knew it was coming! I went to the courthouse this morning, to be sent home after waiting for 4 hours in a room full of random people. I was a little disappointed because I am curious to see the process, whether I am picked or not. It would be hard for me to serve this week for Mike is going to Huston for work until Friday. I need to call tonight to see when they need us back in.

J'ai ete selectionne pour apparaitre en tancomme jure. Depuis que je suis devenue une Americaine en 2003, je savais que cela allait arriver eventuellement. Je suis allee au tribunal ce matin, pour etre renvoyee chez moi, apres avoire attendu pendant 4 heures dans une piece pleine de gens a random. J'etais un peu decue car je cela m'interesse de voir comment les jures sont selectionne. Je dois rappeler ce soir pour voir si je dois retourner demain.

New Yoga class

I'm so excited! My favorite yoga teacher is having her own yoga class. It is a lot cheaper ($4 for over an hour) than when she was teaching at the Mason community center, and it is closer to my house! I only took it for one session a year ago.We are meeting 3 times a week; Monday's, Wed and Friday mornings. I was having a hard time sticking to my routine since I had family here. Now, I just need to get into a cardio routine. I did so well this summer and fall... I ran all the way up till the end of November.. But it is too cold now. My goal is to do cardio twice a week.

Snow Day

Today was the 2d snow day this week. The kids were home from school. I made some yummy crepes for lunch. I so love French food! I had a few too many. Mike took the kids sledding with the neighbors.
It was so nice to stay home all day! I didn't go out at all! I would have stayed in my PJ"s all day if Mike had not invited the missionaries to dinner tonight! We had some hearty beef stroganoff, mashed potatoes with a veggie medley. What great food on a wintry cold day.
It looks like tomorrow will be another snow day. I might go and take a few pictures outside.

Aujourd'hui, nous avons eu le deuxieme "snow day" de cette semaine. Les enfants n'ont pas eux d'ecole. J'ai fait des bonnes crepes a midi. Oh que j'aime la bouf francaise! J'en ai manger un peu  trop! Mike a emmener les enfans faire de la luge avec les voisins.
C'etait super de rester a la maison toute la journee. Je serais restee en pyjama si Mike n'avait pas inviter les missionnaire a dinner ce soire. Nous avons manger un bon beuf stroganoff, de la puree et un arsortissement de legumes. C'etait bien bon pour un jour d'hiver si froid...
On dirait que demain sera rebellotte. J'irais peut etre dehors pour prendre quelques photos.

New Year in Gatlingburg

New Trampoline

For Christmas, the kids got their own trampoline. Papi, Mami, and aunt Audie all chipped in to help Santa get one! It got put up by Mike, Chris and Ben Johnson on Christmas Eve in the dark. Amelie was so exited when she saw it on Christmas day! She said "My dream came true!" She was actually praying to Santa for one!

Pour Noel, les enfants on eux la joie d'avoir leur propre trampoline. Papi, Mami, et tante Audie on tous aider le Pere Noel a en avoire un. Mike, Christopher et Ben Johnson l'on monter la veille de Noel dans la nuit. Amelie etait trop contente quand elle l'a vu dans notre jardin le matin de Noel. Elle a dit: "Mon reve c'est realiser!" Elle priait meme au pere Noel pour un!

No more guests

Every one is gone... Papi, Mami, and the Browns. It was so nice to have family staying with us... But after almost 6 months of having guests, it is nice to have our little family unit back to just us.

Tout le monde est partis. Papi, Mami et les Browns. C'etait bien d'avoir eux la famille avec nous mais apres presque 6 mois d'invites, nous sommes contents d'etre de nouveau que nous.

New look for Alexi too...

Lexi got a new look, short hair and glasses...

His eyes are not as bad as Emric's but he wanted some anyway.

Alexi a un nouveau look. Cheveux plus court et lunettes. Ses yeux sont mieux que ceux d'Emric, mais il a voulu des lunettes...

How far will a Parent go for their kid?????

How about this: Going to the movie theater at 3:00am!!!!! So Justine could see the new New Moon movie with her friends, she would have gone at midnight, but they were sold out! I told her that I wouldn't do this for Mike or anyone else! Only for her! My sleep is rather sacred... I didn't do too bad the next day. I got a little tired driving with mike for our Friday night date. I think she owes me big time!!!! :) I must be nuts! OK, I admit, I wanted to see the movie, but not that bad. I would have been just as happy seeing it later, after a good night's sleep...

It was kinda fun though to see her so exited, in doing something out of the ordinary. She went strait from the movie theater to Seminary at 6am, before going to school for 7.15am. And I, I went strait to bed!

19 years

Mike and I celebrated on Monday the 9th our 19 years of marriage!

Mike et moi avons celebre Lundi le 9, 19 ans de mariage...

Our Little Holloween Kitten

Emric is the first, and hopefully the last kid, in our family to get glasses... He got them right when school started. He is so happy to see things from far away clearly now! We think they look kinda cool on him! :) He looks smart, and still so darn cute!

Emric est le 1er des enfants (et j'espere le seule) a avoir des lunettes. Il les a aqueri a la rentree des classes. il est super content de voire les chose de loin clairement. On pense que ca lui va tes bien, il a l'air intellgent et il est toujours aussi mignion!

Mami hard at work

Mami has been busy knitting, cooking and sowing for us. Photos are to come of the things she has made! Thanks Mami!

Mami est bien occupee a tricoter, cuisiner et a faire de la couture... Les photos sont a venir de ce qu'elle nous a fait! Merci Mami!

Sunday photo shoot with Mami!

Il y quelques dimanches nous avons fait une petite seance photo dans un ferme pres de chez nous. Mami a aussi pris sa chance devant la camera! :)

A couple of Sundays ago, we went to my favorite little barn by our house and took a few pictures there... Mami took her chance in front of the camera too! :)

A good day!

Today, I woke up with a dozen roses in my kitchen! What a man I have! Still romantic, after almost 19 years of marriage...

I got a lot of messages of BD wishes from tones of people (Thank you! for thinking of me!) I did the mom stuff and had lunch with Mike and my Mom at my favorite Indian Restaurant. I got a package in the mail of some neat inspiring stuff from Deseret book among it, my new favorite CD: "Nearer: A new collection of favorite hymns." :)

Ce matin, j'ai eu le plaisir de trouver une douzaine de rose rouge dans ma cuisine... Quel bon mec que j'ai; toujours romantic apres presque 19ans de marriage...
J'ai recu plein de mesages d'amis et de la famille (Merci, Merci!) J'ai fait ce que les mamans font pendant la journee et je suis allee rejoindre Mike pour un dejeuner a mon restaurant Indien prefere! J'ai aussi recu un colis de Deseret Book avec des truck bien sympa donc un nouveau Cd que j'adore!

Braides

Mami braided Amelie's hair this morning. She looked so cute! I couldn't resist stopping time by capturing this little beauty when she got of the bus... She is growing up too fast!

Mami a fait des tresses ce matin a Amelie. Elle etait trop belle! Je n'ai pas pu resister l'envie d'arreter le temps en saisissant ce moment a la sortie du bus. Elle grandit trop vite!

Missing teeth

Amelie had her 1st tooth fall out on the 15th of September! It was quickly followed by the on right next to it a few days later! She talks funny now! She is such a big girl now! Going to school all day!

Amelie a perdu sa 1ere dent le 15 septembre! Elle a ete vite suivi par celle d'accote quelques jours apres. Elle est une grand fille maintenant, elle va a l'ecole toute la journee!

Make a Smilebox photobook

Rock climbing and repelling

We did a lot of activities this summer! I am going to try to put a few here... I may have lost a lot of photos on my external hard drive from this summer... Yep it died! :( But most of my photos were backed up on another drive! Thank goodness!

Justine and I went with a few young women from her class at church rock climbing with our Bishop. Emric was already there with at a scout camp out. We had a lot of fun! I even repelled and rock climbed! I find the repelling still very easy, but the climbing was a little more challenging than when I remember in my younger days! I loved it though! Justine was like a monkey and the Dare Devil that she is! Emric was quiet at ease too!

My little baker!

I just had to take a brake from our vacation to post these photos of my little baker! She is so darn cute! When I start cooking she goes and gets a little stool and her apron, and comes to helps. But that is not all! She pretends she has an audience and describes everything we do! Like a TV cooking show! She asks me what we are doing and why, so she can tell her audience! Simply adorable! I should record her!

Je dois prendre une pause de notre petite vacance pour mettre ces photos de ma petite cuisiniere... Elle est trop mimi! Quand je commence a cuisiner, elle va chercher un petit tabouret et son tablier et vien m'aider. Mais c'est pas tout! Elle imagine qu'elle a une audiance et decrit tout ce que l'on fait! Comme a la Tele! Elle me demande ce que l'on fait pour bien pouvoir tout expliquer a sont audience! C'est trop adorable! Je devrais la filmer!