Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas to all our friends and family! We hope everyone has a great holiday. Love The Crazy Pope Family. Disneyland November 2008

What the Heck!

Yesterday(Tuesday) around 2:00pm I received a text message from Jordyn. This wasn't too surprising because she will text me sometimes during the day if she needs to tell me something. But this is what it said.

Bomb Threat we have been evacuated!

What the heck! I had to read it again to make sure I was reading it correctly. I text back, Where are you? She replies, Outside in the snow. I call her immediately and she explains all the details as she is giggling.

I said Jordyn this is not funny, a mother never wants to receive that kind of news.

Jordyn explained that she was fine, just freezing after hours of being in the snow. I wanted to go get her but she could not leave campus so I had to wait. I called Bill freaking out, he of course is calm, (I freak out out enough for the both of us) Well they never let them back in the school, she made it home safe and sound, and there was no bomb. It is hard enough for me to deal with this kid growing up, learning to let her have some freedom and trust that the world isn't going to swallow her up and eat her! I hope I can make it through these high school years, Emily is right behind her, then Jake. AHHHHHHH!

VACATION

We went to California for Thanksgiving, we decided to take the kids and go down for a vacation and to see family. We had so much fun, and really enjoyed our time together as a family. We went to Disneyland and the beach and ate way too much In-N-Out!

Thought for the day!

As the morning begins and all our family gets up to face a new day Bill usually has a "Thought for the day" Most of the time it has to do with sports (ya I know shocking!) Jacob is playing Y basketball right now so Bill likes to give thoughts to inspire him, like "Be aggressive" and "Take it to the rack" and "Use your butt as a weapon". When I am having a bad day he will say, "The day is going to pass anyways so make the best out of it". We all get a good laugh or sometimes we roll our eyes (shh don't tell Bill) and the kids will say it to each other as jokes during the day.

Well I wake up with thoughts that I like to share with my family too. I will often change the meaning of a word or mispronounce it. I will get stuck on a word or a phrase, this word or phrase will stay in my mind for days, weeks or months. I use it as often as I can because I am Hilarious! It's okay you can admit it. I am okay with it. My kids have developed this trait or as I refer to it as a Talent! We have a list of words that we all use on a daily basis, to those outside our family they mean something completely different than they do to us. We all have a twisted sense of humor, and all these inside jokes. I never knew having a family would be so fun! They kill me sometimes, we can be somewhere and something random will come out of one of their mouths and we are all cracking up. People look at us like we are Ferns. (that is one of our words, means geek, nerd or dork). Not everyone can appreciate this kind of humor, I have to give credit to my sister Anna and her husband Darren for some of these words, I love when we talk and and she gets all our strange lingo!
The word for today is Keester! The first time I said it they all gave me a confused look, and then I could see the light go on in their eyes, and everyone was using it(even Bill). I was So Proud.
We will be going on a trip soon, a very LONG car ride. I am sure we will fight, get annoyed with one another, and crack up laughing as we add some new words our list. I love my family! I don't know how I got so lucky!

Young Women Evening of Excellence

Sunday night we attended Jordyn's Young Women Evening of Excellence. She had to complete a 10 hour project, she decided to do photography. Here is a few pictures that she has taken. We are so proud of her, she is such a beautiful girl.

Happy Birthday Bill!!!!!!!

November 7th is Bill's birthday! He is ???? years old. I thought it would be fun to put some pictures of him throughout his life. These pictures of him melt my heart! He is a wonderful husband and father to our 3 kids. We Love You SOOOOO Much Bill!



Bill at 5 months

9 months

13 months

Kindergarten

18 years

Our wedding

Law school graduation

Coaching baseball

And Then There Was One

This year for Halloween we lost our two girls! They ran off to be with their friends and left us with just one kid. I have to admit that I was sad to let them go, but I know how important it was for them to be with friends. I have been trying to let them have more freedom and this has been painful for me. This past year Jordyn has been asking to go and do EVERYTHING and now my Emily is following behind her. My kids are growing up! Bill and I took Indiana Jones out for a fun night of trick or treating. He got 245 pieces of candy. This morning Emily and Jake weighed their candy and it was 12lbs. They were thrilled. Bill and I were plotting to get it out of our house.

Jordyn as Jordyn(she didn't dress up this year) Jake as Indiana Jones and Em as a Jonas Brother

Jordyn"s 30 Seconds of Fame

Jordyn is full of life and SPUNK! On the way down to Utah we were listening to the radio KSL and people were calling in and they had 30 seconds of fame. You could say whatever you wanted and if the DJ liked you he would keep you on air, if not they would taze you and cut you off. Well a young girl called and said, "So today I got my black belt, and I took a test and ya I got my black belt." Jordyn thought that was so dumb and started to imitate the girl, then had an idea. She wanted to get on the air and do her imitation for the DJ. After many attempts she finally got on. And this is what she said in a ditzy voice, "Ummmm Yaaa soooo today I got a Black belt..... And yaaa I took a test, and I got my blackbelt! COUGARS ROCK! UTES SUCK!" The DJ's loved it and kept her on for about 30 seconds. We all had a good laugh.
It is hard to believe that this outgoing girl who is not afraid to do anything used to be so shy. She has really grown up!

Our weekend with the Fox Family

We went down to Utah to watch the Cougars win another game. It was Jordyn's turn to go with Bill and Brent. After the game we went to get pumpkins and went out to dinner to celebrate Amy's birthday. Our trips down never last long enough, but we always pack in as much fun as we can. We love the Fox family!

Getting ready for some football!

We went to the pumpkin patch. We had fun picking out our pumpkins and taking some pictures of all our beautiful children.

Can you feel the love!

The Fox Family.

Building an Insulator

Jacob had to build an insulator for a school project. He had to construct it on his own, and use whatever materials he thought would keep an ice cube from melting. He put an ice cube in his insulator and one in a bowl to see which one would melt first. After 1 1/2 hours the cube was completely melted in the bowl, but still solid in his insulator. It was fun project to do!

Jacob is Sick!

Jacob woke up today sick. He came down stairs and said" my stomach hurts". The first thing I thought of was the YMCA. I don't know if it's the gross germs from the pool or just the stomach flu. He spent the day at home feeling pretty bad, and I spent the day taking care of him and bleaching everything!

Long Weekend

The kids were out of school Thursday and Friday, so we had a long weekend. We enjoyed sleeping in which was much needed. Friday we went swimming at the YMCA with Jacob's friend Trey. We didn't stay long because someone got sick in the pool and they cleared us all out. Ya I know, GROSS!!!! I am a germaphobe so I was freaking out. My kids took showers at the Y and again at home. I also kept putting hand sanitizer on them. So far we aren't sick so lets hope and pray all my craziness worked. I don't know why I am such a freak about germs but I can't help it. Well on a better note, this is a picture of our watermelon from our yard, Jordyn gave him a face and named him Schmoolie. Bill and Emily made apple pie! Our home smells so good. Those two love to bake!

Friend! Where have you been?

We've been super crazy lately and haven't had much to blog about. The girls both take 3 dance classes a week, Jacob is starting basketball, and they all have piano lessons each week, plus scouts, activity days, and mutual. Not to mention school and all that homework. So we haven't had time to blog, let alone breathe!

The Massacre

This weekend we travelled to Utah for the BYU/UCLA football game. My sister Anna graduated from UCLA and we graduated from BYU which led to some pre-game smack talk. I told her to get out her box of tissue because the Cougars were going to destroy the Bruins. BYU beat UCLA 59 to 0. It was an awesome game. It was Emily's turn to go the game with Bill. She had a great time hanging out with her dad and Brent. Jacob and I spent the day with Amy and the kids. We did some shopping and played at Jumping Jacks. Jordy stayed home and took a master dance class. Sabra and Kameron from "So You Think You Can Dance" taught the class.

Emily excited to see the Cougars beat the Bruins.

Emily and Bill getting pumped up for the big game!

We are training them young! Go Cougars!