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| Waffles for breakfast |
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| Okay - she is not sneezing, just blowing out the candle :) We had to settle for a tiramisu Vintage Cupcake this year because our oven officially died and we are currently awaiting the delivery of our new range. |
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Maddie is 15!
We celebrated Maddie's birthday on Saturday, March 12. At our house, every birthday begins with breakfast in bed. Then we spent the day shopping for new stuff for her room (all my kids get to redecorate their rooms for their birthdays this year) and ended with dinner at GoodWood - Maddie's favorite restaurant. I can't believe she's 15 - it is so fun to have a daughter to do all the "girlie" stuff with. We love to go shopping, eat junk food, watch chick flicks, make up awesome dances to Justin Beiber, etc. She is so beautiful, smart, funny, SOOO kind and generous, and worthy of every compliment I can think of. It is so fun watching her grow up and I can't wait to see what the next few years hold for her. We love you, Maddie!
Monday, March 7, 2011
Monthly Update
Did I say I was going to blog once a month? Well, I really meant approximately once a month. I still have pictures from Masey's birthday at the beginning of December on my camera rather than on the computer, so it's a little tough to add any current photos :) Madison took hundreds of pics from the swimming season (and hers have actually made it to the computer!), so I am posting some of those.
We have been as busy as ever. Carter's basketball team celebrated an undefeated season and made it to the second round of the post-season tournament. Now he is torn between wanting it to be warm so his soccer team can start practicing and wanting it to snow so he can hit the slopes with his friends a few more times this season. He has been a snowboarder for a few years, but decided to take on skiing this year and is loving the challenge.
Madison graduated from Suzuki Level 4 in violin and participated in the ASTA Stringfest (I think that's the right name for it) at Weber State. She is now preparing for the solo and ensemble festival through Weber School District at the end of March, where she will be playing both the bass and the violin. I would love to post some pics of her playing, but she has a knack for standing right behind someone else and all of our photos / videos consist of random kids with Maddie's bow poking out from behind someone's shoulder. She is swimming with the Barracuda swim team during the off-season to improve her skills for next year's high school swim season. She decided against trying out for water polo this year and has regretted it ever since. She already has plans for next year's team. Maddie is also celebrating her 15th birthday on March 12. I can't wait for her to get her learner's permit and hit the road! I'm sure I shouldn't be wishing for her to grow up too fast, but it will be so nice for her to be able to drive herself to her activities and lessons next year.
Masey has been busy with her dance team. They are preparing for the dance competition season. This is a first for our family, so keep your fingers crossed that she has fun! I am just nervous that I am not up to curling that much hair for every competition and arguing with Masey over who gets to apply her makeup. She loves to do her own makeup, which can be interesting :) She is our resident drama queen and sweetheart rolled into one. Her latest obsession is love notes. She writes a note for everyone in the family each day and puts it under our pillows for us to read when we go to bed. She even writes sweet notes for the dog.
I am going to start posting some of my favorite Cooking Light recipes - I figure if my family enjoys them, yours might as well. Look for the first installment sometime this week.
We have been as busy as ever. Carter's basketball team celebrated an undefeated season and made it to the second round of the post-season tournament. Now he is torn between wanting it to be warm so his soccer team can start practicing and wanting it to snow so he can hit the slopes with his friends a few more times this season. He has been a snowboarder for a few years, but decided to take on skiing this year and is loving the challenge.
Madison graduated from Suzuki Level 4 in violin and participated in the ASTA Stringfest (I think that's the right name for it) at Weber State. She is now preparing for the solo and ensemble festival through Weber School District at the end of March, where she will be playing both the bass and the violin. I would love to post some pics of her playing, but she has a knack for standing right behind someone else and all of our photos / videos consist of random kids with Maddie's bow poking out from behind someone's shoulder. She is swimming with the Barracuda swim team during the off-season to improve her skills for next year's high school swim season. She decided against trying out for water polo this year and has regretted it ever since. She already has plans for next year's team. Maddie is also celebrating her 15th birthday on March 12. I can't wait for her to get her learner's permit and hit the road! I'm sure I shouldn't be wishing for her to grow up too fast, but it will be so nice for her to be able to drive herself to her activities and lessons next year.
Masey has been busy with her dance team. They are preparing for the dance competition season. This is a first for our family, so keep your fingers crossed that she has fun! I am just nervous that I am not up to curling that much hair for every competition and arguing with Masey over who gets to apply her makeup. She loves to do her own makeup, which can be interesting :) She is our resident drama queen and sweetheart rolled into one. Her latest obsession is love notes. She writes a note for everyone in the family each day and puts it under our pillows for us to read when we go to bed. She even writes sweet notes for the dog.
I am going to start posting some of my favorite Cooking Light recipes - I figure if my family enjoys them, yours might as well. Look for the first installment sometime this week.
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| Maddie swimming the butterfly - I'm not sure if this is the individual medley or the team medley. |
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| Maddie on the block for her leg of the girls' 200 freestyle relay. |
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
We're baaaaack....
After giving up blogging entirely, and then remembering that my previous blog wouldn't allow for comments, I have turned over a new leaf. Blogging helps me keep track of my life in a semi-organized fashion, and I hope that you will enjoy reading my blog as much as I love keeping in touch with all my family and friends through their blogs. I also love to get new ideas and insights from other people, and I think blogs are a great way to do that. So, onward and upward with my blogging efforts. :)
I have set a new goal for myself - I am going to blog AT LEAST once a month for the entire 2011 year. It's mostly for me. Time flies and before I know it, another year is gone and my memories start to fade. Thank goodness for digital photography and online scrapbooking :) I just realized that I am on the laptop and all my pics are on the desktop, so I'll post some favorite ones later.
Brief update on the Langs:
John is busier than ever at work. The economy gave us a run for our money last summer, but we hung in there and thanks to John's extra efforts, the business is now doing better than ever. Work consumed most of John's life during 2010, but he managed to find some time to squeeze in a new hobby - road biking. We have the greatest neighbors and friends who already bike, so John joined forces with them and has been biking ever since. The obsession with Utah football still runs deep at the Lang house, and John loves his season tickets more than life itself. He was completely distraught that we didn't make the trip to the Vegas bowl this year. He is already planning our fall trips to follow the Utes around the country.
I am busier than ever with Maddie, Carter and Masey. I am literally counting down the days until we have one more driver - Maddie turns 16 next year, which means I have additional help getting everyone where they need to be. I love that my kids are busy, but some days are ridiculous. I am still serving as the Primary president - this makes year 13 for me serving in a Primary presidency in one capacity or another. I guess they'll just leave me here until I get it right :) I really do love it. The kids are fantastic and I work with some of the best people around. I still worship Cooking Light as a second religion and I have big projects coming up this spring / summer with yard renovations.
Maddie is a superstar. She does EVERYTHING - and I mean EVERYTHING! She is currently on the Weber High swim team and also participates in the Orion Jr. High orchestra. She plays the bass in orchestra and continues with her private violin lessons. For Christmas she got a bass guitar and is teaching herself to play the piano as well. Throw in voice lessons, Young Women, homework, snowboarding, and hanging out with friends, and you have no time left over. I don't know how she squeezes it all in. I just pick her up and toss her in bed when she finally collapses at the end of the day :)
Carter is 11. That pretty much sums it up. He loves to be in the middle of everything and rarely stops talking (much to my dismay, many times). He is into anything and everything physical - skateboarding, soccer, basketball, baseball, snowboarding and swimming. He is literally ALWAYS moving. The only sport that he hasn't shown any interest in is football. As a mom, that is just fine with me :) School is just a minor road bump in his social life and he lives for weekends when he can hang out with friends. He is also playing the guitar and we have just started with a new teacher that he loves - it's funny how a beautiful, cool guitar teacher can motivate you to practice :) John has been coaching Carter's basketball team for the past few seasons, and Carter is eating it up. They have so much fun and it's a great way for them to have a little time for themselves.
Masey just turned 6 in December. She LOVES being in Kindergarten and can't wait to get on the bus every morning. She is a girl's girl, and loves dance, tumbling and cheer. But she can also get down and dirty - she loves soccer, swimming and doing anything outside. We just have to make sure there is a diva outfit and a hot bath ready immediately afterward - she likes to look her best and hates to actually be dirty for very long. She plays the violin along with Madison and really loves her teacher. She is quite the social butterfly, and our house is often filled with friends.
We count our blessings every day and are so grateful for all that we have. Can't wait to see what 2011 will bring!
I have set a new goal for myself - I am going to blog AT LEAST once a month for the entire 2011 year. It's mostly for me. Time flies and before I know it, another year is gone and my memories start to fade. Thank goodness for digital photography and online scrapbooking :) I just realized that I am on the laptop and all my pics are on the desktop, so I'll post some favorite ones later.
Brief update on the Langs:
John is busier than ever at work. The economy gave us a run for our money last summer, but we hung in there and thanks to John's extra efforts, the business is now doing better than ever. Work consumed most of John's life during 2010, but he managed to find some time to squeeze in a new hobby - road biking. We have the greatest neighbors and friends who already bike, so John joined forces with them and has been biking ever since. The obsession with Utah football still runs deep at the Lang house, and John loves his season tickets more than life itself. He was completely distraught that we didn't make the trip to the Vegas bowl this year. He is already planning our fall trips to follow the Utes around the country.
I am busier than ever with Maddie, Carter and Masey. I am literally counting down the days until we have one more driver - Maddie turns 16 next year, which means I have additional help getting everyone where they need to be. I love that my kids are busy, but some days are ridiculous. I am still serving as the Primary president - this makes year 13 for me serving in a Primary presidency in one capacity or another. I guess they'll just leave me here until I get it right :) I really do love it. The kids are fantastic and I work with some of the best people around. I still worship Cooking Light as a second religion and I have big projects coming up this spring / summer with yard renovations.
Maddie is a superstar. She does EVERYTHING - and I mean EVERYTHING! She is currently on the Weber High swim team and also participates in the Orion Jr. High orchestra. She plays the bass in orchestra and continues with her private violin lessons. For Christmas she got a bass guitar and is teaching herself to play the piano as well. Throw in voice lessons, Young Women, homework, snowboarding, and hanging out with friends, and you have no time left over. I don't know how she squeezes it all in. I just pick her up and toss her in bed when she finally collapses at the end of the day :)
Carter is 11. That pretty much sums it up. He loves to be in the middle of everything and rarely stops talking (much to my dismay, many times). He is into anything and everything physical - skateboarding, soccer, basketball, baseball, snowboarding and swimming. He is literally ALWAYS moving. The only sport that he hasn't shown any interest in is football. As a mom, that is just fine with me :) School is just a minor road bump in his social life and he lives for weekends when he can hang out with friends. He is also playing the guitar and we have just started with a new teacher that he loves - it's funny how a beautiful, cool guitar teacher can motivate you to practice :) John has been coaching Carter's basketball team for the past few seasons, and Carter is eating it up. They have so much fun and it's a great way for them to have a little time for themselves.
Masey just turned 6 in December. She LOVES being in Kindergarten and can't wait to get on the bus every morning. She is a girl's girl, and loves dance, tumbling and cheer. But she can also get down and dirty - she loves soccer, swimming and doing anything outside. We just have to make sure there is a diva outfit and a hot bath ready immediately afterward - she likes to look her best and hates to actually be dirty for very long. She plays the violin along with Madison and really loves her teacher. She is quite the social butterfly, and our house is often filled with friends.
We count our blessings every day and are so grateful for all that we have. Can't wait to see what 2011 will bring!
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