solo and snowflakes

Julie's January design describes Rexburg well. Frozen and beautiful. For those of you who have been to Harriman State Park in the summer, well, it is breathtaking in winter. I just went cross-country skiing today with some friends and saw about a hundred trumpeter swans. We would love to take any of you out there.

I also wanted to warn all of you solo players that Lary and I have finally been educated by Papa Ken on the joys of solo . . . so watch out at the reunion.

We had a great time with Papa Ken/Dad when he brought Sarah back to BYU-I, even though it was short.

Happy New Year, everybody! And welcome home Brittany!

love, Sharon

Experimenting with bloging

Linda's finally in...

We loved having Papa Ken, Josh, Beth, and Jackson home for Christmas. We are excited Brittany is home from her mission! Does anybody blog anymore? Thank you Julie for setting this up. Love, Linda

Are You a 90s Kid?

Amy (Adams) Noyce posted this on her own blog spot, and I thought many of the F2 (2 generations down from Papa Ken) kids might relate to it:

You're a 90's kid if:
--You can sing the rap to "The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air"
--You know that "WOAH" comes from Joey from "Blossom" and that "How Rude!" comes from Stephanie from "Full House"
--You remember when it was actually worth getting up early on a Saturday to watch cartoons.
--You remember reading "Goosebumps"
--You know the profound meaning of "Wax on, wax off"
--You took plastic cartoon lunch boxes to school.
--You danced to "Wannabe" by the Spice Girls, Females: had a new motto, Males: got a whole lot gay-er. (so tell me what you want, what you really really want.)
--HELLO....HOT WHEELS!!!!!
--You remember the craze, then the banning of slap bracelets and slam books.
--You still get the urge to say "NOT" after (almost) every sentence...Not...
--Where in the world is Carmen San Diego? was both a game and a TV game show.
--You knew that Kimberly, the pink ranger, and Tommy, the green Ranger were meant to be together.
--You remember when super nintendos became popular.
--You remember watching Home Alone 1, 2 , and 3........and tried to pull the pranks on "intruders"
--"I've fallen and I can't get up"
--You remember boom boxes vs. cd players.
--You remember New Kids on The Block when they were cool.
--You knew all the characters names and their life stories on "Saved By The Bell"
--You played with and/or collected "Pogs"
--You had at least one Tamagotchi, GigaPet or Nano and brought it everywhere.
--You watched the original Care Bears, My Little Pony, and Ninja Turtles
--NANCY DREW AND THE HARDY BOYS WERE THE BEST MYSTERY BOOKS
--Yikes pencils and erasers were the stuff!
--All your school supplies were "Lisa Frank" brand.
--You made paper scrunchies to see who you'd end up marrying.
--You remember when the new Beanie Babies were always sold out.
--You used to wear those stick on earrings, not only on your ears, but at the corners of your eyes.
--You've gotten creeped out by "Are You Afraid of the Dark?"
--You know the Macarena by heart.
--"Talk to the hand" ... enough said.
--You thought Brain would finally take over the world.
--You always said, "Then why don't you marry it!"
--You remember when everyone went slinky crazy.
--You remember when razor scooters were cool.

When we were younger:
--Before the MySpace frenzy...
--Before the Internet & text messaging...
--Before Sidekicks & iPods...
--Before PlayStation2 or X-BOX......
--Back when you put off the 5 hours of homework you had every night.
--When light up sneakers were cool.
--When you rented VHS tapes, not DVDs.
--When gas was $0.95 a gallon & Caller ID was a new thing.
--When we recorded stuff on VCRs & paid $3.50 to go see a movie.
--When we called the radio station to request songs to hear off our walkmans.
--When the Chicago Bulls were the best team ever.
-Tag. Get Over Here!!!! means something to you.
--Hide-n-Go Seek at dusk.
--Red Light, Green Light
--Heads Up 7 Up
--Playing Kickball & Dodgeball until your porch light came on.
--Hopskotch.
--Tree Houses
--Hula Hoops
--Captain Planet
--Running through the sprinklers
-That "Little Mermaid"
--Crying when Mufasa died in the Lion King.
--Happy Meals where you chose a Barbie or a Hot Wheels car.
--Getting the privilege to sit in the front seat of the car.
-Drinking Squeeze It "Squeeze The Fun Out Of It"

Or what about:
--Hey Arnold
--Rugrats
--The Secret World of Alex Mac
--Rocco's Modern Life
--Are You Afraid of the Dark?
--Doug
--Magic School Bus
--Aladdin
--Pinky and the Brain
--Sailor Moon
--Blossom
--Beavis & Butt-Head
--Wishbone
--Bill Nye the Science Guy
--MR RODGERS!!!!
--When everyone wanted to be in love after watching The Wonder Years
--Under the Umbrella Tree
--PEE-WEE!!!
--The Big Comfy Couch
--Kool-Aid was the drink of choice
--Class field trips
--When Christmas was the most exciting time of year.
--When $5 seemed like a million, & another dollar a miracle.
--When you begged to go to McDonalds for dinner everyday.
--When Toys R Us overruled the mall.

Go back to the time when:
--Decisions were made by going 'eeny-meeny-miney-moe'.
--Money issues were handled by whoever was banker in 'Monopoly.'
--Being old referred to anyone over 20.
--A chance to skate as a couple at the local roller rink was like winning the lottery.
--When Ninja Turtles ruled the world.
--When Aladdin was new, before the trilogy was complete.

Before we realized all this would eventually disappear, who would have thought you'd miss the 90's so much!!!!!

By the way, Amy's blog spot address is: amynoyce.blogspot.com if you want to read more about Amy.

Happy Birthday, Susie!

¡¡¡HaPpY BiRtHdAy, SoOz!!!
You may be my little baby sister, but I think you may be finally entering into adulthood (anything younger than 35 is just a kid). Have a good one!

Jayne

Happy Birthday, Papa Ken!

¡¡Happy Birthday, Papa Ken!!
Wow, year after next you'll be 81! You're almost as old as the prophet! That's okay, even I am older than the president elect of the United States. We love you, Papa Ken!

Jayne

Halloween pics

I'm trying to download a couple of Halloween pictures. One is Annelise and Joseph, and the next is my neighbor and his cousin dressed as cowboys. They rode the pony from house to house--the ultimate costume prop. Only in Idaho.