Another Alaska Trip for Em

Emily went to see Steven again in Alaska before being deployed. She was gone for two weeks. His mom and his sister came the second week. She saw a moose on the side of the road for the first time. She got to see Sarah Palin as she came to the base to speak to the troops. This is also the first time she has been there without snow. It's so pretty. Here are some of her pictures.



Emily and Steven

She said this pictures goes far over to the right with many more soldiers she was not able to fit in the picture.

This is so pretty!
Sarah Palin





Please keep Steven in your prayers (and Emily as she adjusts to not talking to Steven every night on the phone...it's been four days since he's been able to call....she's missng him)

Brendan's First Day Of His Last Year Of School

My baby is a senior this year.....here he is on the way to school on his first day...one pencil in hand..no backup, no pencil pouch, no backpack..,minimal paper so his 1/2 inch notebook won't be too thick, notebook decorated on the front with pictures of girlfriend, pictures of hockey...when I was in school...I had my pencil pouch full of pens and pencils, pencil sharpener, eraser, as much paper as I could fit in my notebook, dividers to separate my subjects..... (was I a nerd?) He has a light schedule, which includes a T.A. class for a teacher who loves him and lets him eat and text message during her class and he gets out before lunch because he has his credits needed for senior year but still....he was also chosen to be a senior seminar leader so he's having a great senior year so far. It's crazy how they take senior pictures over the summer. They change so much. I guess they are trying to spread out the cost of senior year and help us out a bit..ha.

So This Is Cool Disney News....

Disneyland and Disney World are giving a free ticket on your birthday in 2009.
Read About It Here