A day at the beach with the family!

So today was a lot of fun with the family! Most of my time was spent running through the water with a niece, nephew, Salina (their cousin) or Hopey in tow. Dragging around 6-8 year olds while running through water is quite the work out. Along with that, I spent a lot of time "riding" the big waves with the kids as the big boats went by. Oh ya and Salina and Maddy really liked it when I would count to three and throw them up in the air so they'd fall and splash into the water. Who knew you could get a cardio work out and some weight lifting done just by going to the beach?! :)Oh ya! We made a sand castle, too! Enjoy the slide shows. I know they are a bit much, just take it one at a time. :) There aren't any repeat pictures! Night everyone.

Our sand castle!

My very own Bamboo tree!!!

So today in the mail I got a Lucky Bamboo tree from my friend Mike! =) Isn't it soo cool?! I named it Sogioka, after him. haha. I can't wait until the leaves fall of so I can plant more! =) It's for my room up at U of I. I'll have to put on my T'ai Chi music and do yoga in there. I'm so excited! Hopefully it won't die. They say it's really easy to take care of. Since I can't have a baby, it'll have to do. =)

The Beginning

So basically I am following in my sister Coleen's footsteps. She had this great idea to have a blog and just keep little updates so the family can see/know what is going on in her life. I figured since college is a month away and my trip to Salem, Oregon is two weeks away...why not! It's a great time to start and it'll be a fun way to keep in touch. Let's see how good I am about it. haha.