HOLIDAY SLEDDING

ETHAN WORKING HIS WAY BACK UP THE HILL.

MADI AND HER GIRLFRIENDS TAKING A RIDE.

ALEX PREPPING FOR ANOTHER SNOWBOARD RUN.

THE SNOW KEEPS COMING DOWN THIS DECEMBER. 2 OR 3" AT A TIME. WE DECIDED TO GO SLEDDING TODAY. IT WAS COLD AND FUN.

Landon is an Eagle Scout

Landon had his official board of review for Eagle Scout last night. He passed!!!! What a lot of work and disciplined effort to get this done. We are very proud of him and his hard work. Give him a big thumbs up when you get a chance.

TRICK OR TREAT

Alex the long haired soccer player. 9 pounds of candy!!!!


Madison the Egyptian Princess.
Ethan is a hippie skeleton dude at the school parade.

PUMPKINS

Madi and Ethan with their pumpkin carving efforts.

Alex and his growling bear pumpkin.

Madi at the Concert Too

Madi plays the Violin and is sitting in the front with her pony tail and blue ribbon facing the camera the whole time.

All Hallows Eve Strings Concert

Give a listen to Alex' 8th grade orchestra. They are playing the Waltz of the Wicked. He is in the Viola section in the back and can not be seen. But we can hear him.

IT'S ABOUT TIME I DID SOMETHING RADICAL

Ok, so I bit the bullet Saturday and chopped off the hair! I feel so SAASSSYY now. It's a definate change and so much fun. At first, I thought it was going to be harder to do, but I've successfully mastered the roundbrush again. LOVE IT!! It has cut the getting ready time in half!! I know I will miss my long hair on days I sleep late, but too late to mourn... SEE YA

One Room Schoolhouse

Ethan spent last week exploring the world of 19th century America through the education in a one-room school house. Friday was their landrush picnic for families. He looks pretty good in a hat. Check out his string tricks. Nice....

Landon Goes to Homecoming Dance

Landon took his friend Dempsey to her homecoming dance and party this past weekend. They went with a group of 16 kids to a French restaurant(that totally reminds me of the scene from the movie "Better off Dead" where the mother makes Fraaaanch toast and Fraaaanch Fries and Fraaaanch dressing for the French foreign exchange student living across the street......Rickie!!!!!!)

Iowa Soccer Tournament - Enter the Fog

Alex(and the rest of his KC Fusion team) finished 2nd place in a

soccer tournament in Urbandale Iowa last month. This was a cold and foggy Saturday morning. The game had to be postponed for an hour so the frosty grass would survive and so you could see if someone scored a goal. It was a fun weekend for Patrick and Alex to play and eat. We stayed in Ankeny(Patrick and Darci lived in Ankeny 20 years ago). Brought back good memories.

Alex Evans - Life Scout

In July Alex received his Life Scout Rank Advancement. Two merit badges and an Eagle Project and he will be an Eagle Scout! Landon barely beat him to the punch on this one. Way to go Alex!

Ethan Earns Cub Scout Award

Ethan worked hard this summer and earned his Wolf badge and three arrow points. We had a swim party pack meeting last Friday to celebrate. Way to go E!

First Day of School 2007

Landon 11th Grade


Alex 8th Grade

Madison 6th Grade

Ethan 4th Grade

Grandma and Grandpa Payne come to Kansas

Del and Denise came to visit us for a week and it was a blast. We played games, laughed, talked, went bowling, saw movies, and visited Church history sites. I had to leave for Cleveland and Landon had to leave for a white water raft trip to West Virginia, so we both missed a couple of days with them. Check out the Chuckie Cheese photos.

Patrick

No, really, STOP ROCKING THE WORLD!!

OK, FOR 3 DAYS NOW I HAVE WEAVED LIKE A DRUNKEN SAILOR...I AM SICK ALL DAY LONG..AND HAVE TROUBLE CONCENTRATING...WHEN WILL THE TORTURE END? I ASKED A FRIEND WHO IS A DR IF I POSSIBLY HAVE AN INNER EAR PROBLEM. SHE ASKED ME HOW MANY DAYS I SAT ON THE DOCK.. I REPLIED "5".. SHE THEN TOLD ME THAT IN 5 DAYS IF THE SYMPTOMS STILL ARE PREVALENT, THEN SHE WOULD BE CONCERNED. FIVE DAYS IS A LONG TIME TO SING SAILOR SONGS...ANY REMEDIES? PLEASE, SOMEONE!

LORDY, I AM 40!!!!!

I know it's hard to believe...I turned 40 last week.. I am having a bit of trouble accepting it myself. I spent my day reading, swimming, and jetskiing. I hosted a cannonball contest and an after dark dance party on the dock. We all went out to T's for Pizza and came home for cake and ice cream. It was a very good day. This will go down as one of the more memorable birthdays I've had. Here's to the next 40..

Lake O' the Ozarks

We took our summer vacation this week... compliments of our good friends, Matt & Rhonda Masilionis. We stayed at their new lake home for 5 days. We jet-skied, tubed, fished and hung out on their dock. We had a blast! Best of all, we slept in every morning. We all came home tanned and well rested. Darci came home with motion sickness...someone stop rocking the world!

NEW JOB!

Hey Howdy Hey! It's my lucky day! I was offered the job that I've been interviewing for these past 4 weeks. It is with a Physicians Management group of which a friend of mine recommended me for the position. I was confident in my skills, but have been waiting for an offer for many days. HOORAY! We are blessed.

Say Cheese!

Well, after 3 long years of tortuous procedures, the braces came off today...Hallelujah! Alex was pretty excited and so was Mom to see that beautiful $5K smile from ear to ear minus the hardware...don't they look fabulous? He does have an upper and lower retainer that he will wear full time, any bets on how long it will take to lose one? (I think before all was said and done, Landon lost 3...it is inevitable)

This week went by pretty slow with Alex at scout camp. It was good to see him Saturday afternoon..he was missed. We had about 20 people over that evening for a BBQ so there was no rest for the boy until late.

We have had several new families move into our ward over the past few weeks so we invited a few over for a get to know your ward picnic. The weather was cooperative and we were able to have everyone outside all evening long. Madi was in heaven with babies and toddlers to play with and hold. We had another 2 new families show up this past Sunday so we are growing...I love it!

What's in a name....

Can you imagine, Ethan times 3? HAHAHAHA! We saw this license plate up at the Legends shopping center this weekend. Ethan actually spotted it and we just happened to have the camera in the car..

Another Week in our Lives

Well, another week has flown by in the Evans Household. Here's a recap of what happened....... Ethan had an awesome time at Cub day camp all last week . Patrick attended with him all day Wednesday and had a blast with him. He was one tired E-dog when Friday rolled around.

Madi, Alex and Landon all had Soccer tryouts this week and "made" their respective teams. Alex and Landon are returning to their teams from last season and Madison is joining a new team that is actually being coached by the same man that coaches Landon. We are excited to see how that all works out for us. Landon is trying out for the Wizard's Club tonight, too. It is a prettty cool developmental program for the KC Wizards to train perspective players...We'll let you know how that turns out for him...

Ethan Started his indoor summer season yesterday. Indoor soccer is so much fun to watch, and you gotta love those 20 min halves! Do you get the idea that soccer never ends for us?

I had an additional interview with HIMS, a physicians management group, on Thursday It took about 2 hours to do all the testing and interviewing. They are supposed to let me know what their decision is this coming week. A friend, Tom Frederickson, is a Dr. in that group and suggested that I apply. It's hard to say what will happen. I hope I get the job, they have great benefits and also have certification classes available for their employees.

I wish I had the $ and time to just go back to school and be a nurse! I looked into it and they do have a program at JCCC, just up the street from me...it is tempting...I wonder if I could get student loans? Any advice out there? Somedays I just wish I had a fairy godmother!!!

Gag Me With a Spoon!

If I hear one more news report on Paris Hilton I think I will scream..do the crime, pay with time girl! I am sick of hearing about her...as many of you have heard me comment before, a girl with so much money and influence could and should be doing so much more than she is. What a waste.... that's all for now. Word to your mother...

SYDNEY CAT, SYDNEY CAT, What are they feeding you?

Yikes! Sydney wanted to make an appearance on our Blog. Should've picked a more convenient time for her to pose. She is a crazy kitty!

Happy Father's Day!

Hey dad! I got you this fine picture of a cool corvette stingray for Father's day. It was b-e-a-utiful!

Job Hunting

I started the job hunt, again, and have a couple of good leads so far. I am just amazed at the amount of stuff that you have to do to be a job candidate...personality profiles, math tests, reading tests, typing tests, excel tests and the list goes on and on. I guess you can't be too careful these days... I will let you know what I come up with. Our school secretary just retired and that position is open...I am considering that as I would be able to see my kids and have a fairly similar schedule as them...I'll let you know.

The 2nd week of summer has now passed. Darci spent the week at girls camp and had a great time.

Patrick, the boys , and Madi stayed home and enjoyed a night of free Chipotle burritos and several hamburger helper surprises.

Work was busy and the kids helped keep up with dishes, laundry, lawnmowing, etc..

Landon is driving a 2002 Kia Spectra that we got dirt cheap. It is a stick and he can now go without a major lurch. He is willing to get kids places for us. AHHHHHH! Berrry Nice.

Ethan starts cub camp in the morning. Next week is scout camp for Alex. The next week is soccer camp for Landon and Alex and then Youth conference for Landon. Busy days.

I am trying to learn how to get a photo into the blog!!!