Spring Break

For Spring Break we took the kids to Florida. We were able to spend a wonderful week with Rich's parents. They were so great to help with the kids and take us everywhere. The week really did go by too quickly! We are already looking forward to going back again.
We spent a day at Magic Kingdom. The kids got wet on Splash Mountain. However, their favorite ride was Space Mountain. Richie kept saying, "I can't believe I'm tall enough!!" over and over again! We rode that ride MANY times.

We all had fun on rides for Rachel too. She chose the Merry-Go-Round.

Rebekah spent most of her time in the carrier or relaxing in the stroller. She was such a trooper.

Traveling Teddy came with us again. He is the teddy bear from Mrs. Smith's kindergarten class. He came with us when Jacob was in her class two years ago. However, Teddy had a much more adventurous trip this year. One day we went out to the Kennedy Space Center. Teddy was so excited about all of the astronauts and the shuttles that he jumped out of the stroller when no one was looking. Then, he hid from us in an attempt to stay with the astronauts. So, after spending the night there, he finally decided that he would miss Mrs. Smith and all of the kids. Rich was so kind as to drive the 1 1/2 hour trip (each way) to get him so that he could come home with us. After that, Teddy had to stay in Richie's back pack in time out whenever we went anywhere.

More February Happenings

Rachel had her Spring Program at school. This is Rachel with her class. They all had fun singing songs and being silly.

Rebekah learned to smile. :-)

I love how you can see one of her dimples in this picture. She has two--just like Richie.

Our little Rachel turned four years old!! She felt like a princess and wore her princess dress all day. We celebrated with family at Chuck E. Cheese and had a great time! Rachel has always been such a dream. She has never gone through those "terrible" twos or threes. She is a great helper with Rebekah and we are so grateful for her in our family.

Our Pretty Princess.

February Happenings

February got past me a little bit too quickly--as has March and almost all of April. So, I will atempt to highlight a few of the things that have happened in our lives.

Lydia had her 5th grade program at school. It was a musical program. Lydia did a great job and had a lot of fun.

Richie got to dress up for the 101st day of school. All of the kindergartners dressed up like dalmations and a teacher at the school dressed up as Cruela Davil. They even got to do a parade around the school.

Bekah at one month old.

Jacob recited a poem for the 2nd grade poetry celebration. He did a great job and came up with actions and props all by himself.

The kids all had fun dressing up for Lakeside's 100th day of school. They got to dress up like they would if they were 100 years old. Lydia won for her class.

Pine Wood Derby

Jacob received his first award, the Bobcat, at the Pine Wood Derby.

Rich was in charge of the races. The boys all had a great time. Not even one boy shed a tear. I was informed that that is a good measure of a successful Pine Wood Derby. Jacob was sad when we had to leave.

Jacob received an award for his car. Rich and Jacob worked really hard on his car. Jacob's car won the first three races and lost the last three. He painted it green with flames on the sides. Great job Jacob! Oh yeah. Grandma Phillips also made a fun dessert for the evening. She made race cars out of twinkies and mini oreos for the wheels. They were a big hit!

Rebekah's Baby Blessing

What a great day! Rebekah Joy Phillips was blessed on
January 25, 2008.
Notice the beautiful blanket that Rebekah is on. My mom made it for her.

Scott and Connie blessed their baby just after Rebekah was blessed.

What a treat to have Grandma and Grandpa Phillips here. Grandma Phillips helped us out for several days driving the kids places, helping with practicing, doing laundry and dishes and making sure that we had lots of good food to eat. The kids were only OK with Grandma and Grandpa leaving because we reminded them that we would get to go and visit them soon in Florida. Richie even told his teacher at school that he was concerned because I would not have anyone to help me anymore. Thanks for all of your help!

What a beautiful dress--Thanks Grandma and Grandpa Foote. We missed you at the blessing and are so grateful that you are serving a mission. We will always be able to tell Rebekah that you were where the Lord wanted you to be on such a special day.

Wood Badge Complete...FINALLY!!

This entry is for my Dad. Dad received his woodbadge award a few years ago and has been a positive infuence in helping me get my award. I wish that you could have been there with me. The people in Kosrae have no idea how lucky they will be to have you there with them.

I was scheduled to receive my award in February even though I finished it in December. However, there was a mix-up and they scheduled it for last night. When they realized their mistake they agreed to change it. However, I told them that I just wanted to get it done and also that way I could receive my award along with three other people that I attended Woodbadge with. It is so nice to be done. It was a great experience.

This first picture is me getting my neckerchief removed by my SR-902 Assistant Scout Master.
Next I received "the beads."
The new neckerchief was put on next.

The finished product.

Finally, I received my certificate for my Woodbadge from my SR-902 Scout Master, Michael Bay.

Rabekah's first week

Sarah was able to come and be with us for several days. She arrived just after rebekah was born last Friday and stayed until Wednesday morning. She was a life saver. She took care of the kids while I was in the hospital and then took care of everything else until she left. Rich had a huge project due on Wednesday night and had to work super long hours. Sarah made sure that Rich could get his work done and that everyone else got where they needed to be. Sarah, we already miss you tons. Thanks to you and your family back in Arizona for sharing you with us. It was also fun to have Ava here. It is scary to realize how fast children grow up. It seems like Ava was just born.

Rebekah was a little bit shocked by the flash.

Rebekah's first bath was this morning. She quickly kicked off the wash cloth that was over her. We told Rachel not to worry because babies cry a lot during their first few baths. Then, Rebekah proved us wrong. She just layed there and was as great as ever. She also had her 1 week check up today. She is up to 6lbs. 2ounces and is measuring 18 1/2 inches now. I guess that her head must have been quite cone shaped to make her be 19 1/2 inches at the hospital. Rebekah has been a true joy so far. She is calm and a wonderful day time sleeper. Hopefully we will all get our days and nights straightened out soon.