Blogging in my mind...

So I've figured something out. I like to blog and would do it more often but can't seem to fit it into my schedule. Ya see I could fit it into my schedule but I like to do everything well sorta type A if you will, and so I go through my day and I do things and the kids do things and I even take pictures and as I do it all I think to myself " oh that was so cute, this is how I'll blog that" but then alas something happens and I can't do it the way that I would like so I just don't blog at all! So.....drum roll.....My New Years resolution is to blog just short and sweet and more often. Of course resolutions are meant to be broken, right? Oh well we'll see how it goes! Here's a little peek at what we've been up too since we last chatted... Aubrie turned 11!! Can you believe it "11"! Emma had a wonderful winter chorus performance. She loves to sing and has such a pretty voice.Aubrie had her winter orchestra performance. She is in her second year of flute with the elementary school orchestra and was just accepted into honors orchestra where she will get to play with kids from the whole district, so she is looking forward to that. We also did some baking/sampling for conference. Papa and G'ma Staggs came and there was lots of book reading, game playing and tons of snuggle time. We also took our annual pre-conference trek to the desert. The weather was nice and the pools were lovely. The kids have such a great time out there they come home chapped with dried out skin and hair reeking of chlorine. Ahh memories in the making.... After conference Greg & I with lots of help from many others hosted the post conference beach party at Zuma Beach. It was the windiest day I think that I have ever spent at the beach. But you try telling a couple a hundred young people that we're gonna cancel due to the weather. They don't care what the weather is like they want to be together and they've traveled many a mile to go home with the story that they went to the beach in So. California over winter break. And so "Onward Ho" and the Lord blessed and a great day was had by all. The Conner cousins were out for conference(they brought their parents too) so we got to spend some quality time with cousin Kait. In-N-Out at the park, shopping, game playing, brownies at midnight, hiking in our beautiful hills, the list goes on and on... Oh and a huge highlight for the kids... no really....for the kids...at least while they are awake... we got a Nintendo WII! I think that this thing counts as a workout...well at least I like to tell myself that.Oh yeah...and...we TRIED to have company. I say tried because we gave the invite... they excepted and we got ready. However right before they were to be at our door the phone rings... and low and behold they were caught in what LA is known for.... traffic! I don't know who was more disappointed them or us! I would say that we got the better end of the deal however as we still got to eat and they came to Gospel on an empty stomach. Sorry Knittery ..... maybe next year! And last but not least we had a wonderful new years eve celebration over at the Widholms. Good hymn sing, good talk, good food and great friends. So I guess that about wraps up the year 2007 for the Carys. Well ... hopefully we'll be talkin' to ya again real soon. We'll see how resolutions work for me..Hee hee hee!