Where the heck is spring!?

Okay, so all of you Alaskans viewing this blog will know what I'm talking about when I say "where the heck is spring?! Call me crazy, but I assumed that once April hit (and I'm sure I don't need to remind anyone that this is actually mid-April) that spring would come, complete with grass, birds and the whole nine yards. I guess we all know what they say about assuming... but I won't get into that.
It is incredibly obnxious to go outside in our 12 degree weather and look over into our yard that still houses Frosty the Snowman buried in 4 1/2 feet of snow! I think the only thing that actually tops that, is the recurring blizzards that have plagued our lovely state over the past week.
All I can say, is that we better have one heck of a summer to make up for all of this nonsense!
Until then, enjoy the "spring" on this page, because who knows how long it will be before it actually makes it's appearance in Alaska!

Easter!

I'm missing a few pictures...

We had a very nice Easter complete with a visit from the Easter bunny, dinner at the Knott's and 2 egg hunts (indoor and outdoor). It was a very nice day with the family and mostly for reflection on the truest sacrifice ever made. I hope it was great for all of you!

Spring break with Lorctopus!

Guess who came to visit!? Of course it was way too short of a visit, but we were sure to fill it full of fun things to do...mainly battles at clue, scattegories and guitar hero. We're definitely a competitive family. :) Everyone is looking forward to summer with little "L".

The Tokians are back!

Imagine my surprise when I went for coffee and found my best friend and her kiddos were there! We had a nice, very quick visit (they were only here for the day) The kids were happy to see their friends again, and Cory was thrilled to put all of those guitar hero hours he's logged to good use...he finally beat Carrie! ...but I'm thinking it might be the guys that had the best time :)

Good Bye Garland

As many of you already now, Cory and I just came back from California where we were blessed with the privelge of spending the final days of Garlands life with him and the family. For those of you who don't know, Garland is Cory's grandfather and one of his most favorite people in the world. He was an amazing man with a highly decorated life, and a romance that could match "the Notebook". He will be dearly missed by all, as he succomed to brain Cancer January 23, 2008.

Everyone else is doing it, so I can too!

Welcome to the new blog! I thought it might be a good way to keep everyone up to date with the all exciting happenings in the rupe world :) As soon as I can figure out how (or once I've contacted Carrie to tell me how) I will put up some pictures. Check back periodically, since our life is too good to miss!