The Room is Done!!!

Before
(sorta, you can see what the colors were. It was never really this messy)

After
(this is only my side, Karissa wants to post her side)

Well we finally finished our room...and I really like it :)
What do you think??? Which to you is the better-before or after?????

Happenings

It's been a long week...really long.

We've been getting ready for some relatives, the Wests.
You see we have relatives from my Dads side who live in Arizona, and they all decided to come up for 4th of July. Which is a big deal since us kids have never really got to know them. So we are all excited. There are going to be around 60 people at our house for Independence day!!!! Right now my Dads aunt (Ginger and her husband-John) have been here for about a week, so we've been spending time with them. We had them over for dinner, then the next day they took us out to lunch, then we took them cherry picking :)

Tomorrow we meet another family, my Dads cousin, Tracy and her 6 (I think) kids. I've only meet them once as I can remember so it will be cool to see what they are all like.
They're going to be coming to our church, which will make it pretty crowded, which is a cool thing.

Monday the West family will be arriving. Jason (the dad) is my dad's cousin and was always his best friend growing up. We have heard sooooooo many stories about all their adventures and trouble makings. He has 3 kids-2 boys and a girl.

So basically we've been busy, and will be busy again this next week.
I just hope my toe will heal in time, so I can play with everyone...and it is :)

God Bless!!!!!

Jane Austin Characters

You (me-Kaila) are Elizabeth Bennet of Pride & Prejudice! You are intelligent, witty, and tremendously attractive. You have a good head on your shoulders, and oftentimes find yourself the lone beacon of reason in a sea of silliness. You take great pleasure in many things. You are proficient in nearly all of them, though you will never own it. Lest you seem too perfect, you have a tendency toward prejudgement that serves you very ill indeed.

I got this from the Emmons blog. I don't know if I'm completely like Elizabeth.
I'm not perfect in everything and am sometimes very silly :)
What do you think???
And who are you???
Click on the pic and take the test.

The Jetboat

Taking the tractor to the restaurant

The girl's table

Boy's table

Waiting to get on

Getting all loaded up

She didn't really like all the wind

Every year after the Mannatech meeting we give people the option to join us on the Hellgate Jet boats-which are really fun. So Grandpa and Grandma always pay for us all-the Goldmans Kruses and my family-to go on. It's always so much fun. This year we did the Sunday Brunch ride.

Pics of the Mannatech Conference

This lady did a dance thing and had everyone participate and she had David come up with her (doesn't he look good in his costume :)

More pirates

Dad and the "pirates". They did a live auction thing, were the auctioned off an hours time worth of the speaker. Dad was the auctioneer, and so funny, everyone loves it when he gets on the stage with a mike in his hand : )

Karissa's section-she had to decorate it and everything. The theme for everything is pirates.

Destiny's section

Grandpa Ken-the smartest guy in health ever!!!

Mercy, Cassie and Esther on stage to receive a prize they one

All the speakers and "big people"

Sisters!!

Karissa and Kaila -2007

Karissa-2001

Kaila-2001

Karissa-2007

Kaila-2007

What Is a Good Father

What Is a Good Father?

1. One who teaches his children a biblical worldview.
2. One who loves his children unconditionally.
3. One who disciplines his children out of love.
5. One who always believes in his children.
6. One who loves his wife and his continually faithful to her.
7. One who shows his boys how to be a man.
8. One who loves his daughters and teaches them to be a prov. 31 woman.
9. On who is patient when his kids keep breaking the lawn mower.
10. One who follows the Lord in every area of his life.
Of all these does my father posses.

Happy Fathers Day to the most wonderful dad ever- Kenny V. Anderson!!!!

Redoing Our Room

Lately me and Karissa have been redoing our room. We went from purple daisy's to a more...well I don't know... we're both just doing our own thing. I plan to do a brown and pink style and she's doing a Victorian style. We still aren't done, still got to spend more money :)
So...before and after pics will come some time next week.

Step 5- Start putting everything back and even pack stuff up.

Step 4- Apply the rest of the paint

Step 3- Paint all the trim stuff and doodle on the walls

Step 2- Turn on the Ipod :)

Step 1- Take everything down and cover it

"Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.” -Joshua 1:9