Time for a swim

Swimming is not something we do very often or something we are very good at, but we have a great time playing in the pool. After a long day of exploring the peninsula with Nana over spring break we took a break and had some fun in the pool. The next morning would be our first trip on the Ferry!

Olympic Game Park

For spring break we went exploring with Nana up on the Olympic Peninsula. We went to the Olympic Game Farm to see and feed the animals. WOW!! Having the bison, musk ox, zebra and llamas take the bread out of your hands is a little unnerving. You just can't get it out the window fast enough sometimes! Just before the llama picture, Rick had the camera pointed out my window, and as I turned around the llama looked as if it would nibble Ricks ear soon if it didn't get bread. I must have had quite the look on my face because Rick spun around panicked that something was going to get him! We got the llama some bread, Rick snapped the picture and I moved the car ahead. But we made it out with every ones fingers intact!

Fun in the Sun

This was one of the first sunny warm days of spring. Of course, the kids think its instanty summer and we should pack out the pool and put on our suits. Not quite yet...but it was good for some water fun. Watch out for Brendan though. He will turn on you in a second!!

Waffle Extreme Traditions - The new version

I've always heard that having traditions in your family is a good thing. Somehow...all our traditions seem to involve FOOD! A few years back, Rick shared an idea from a family he knew for General Conference weekend...something special for our family to enjoy, saved for just those two special weekends each year. We call it WAFFLE EXTREME for breakfast! Waffles with ice cream, whip cream, homemade strawberry freezer jam, chocolate chips, syrup...and whatever else that sounds tempting. This year Nana was here and brought us a fun new pan, so we changed things up a bit.


This pan is called a waffle pancake pan...that seemed all too boring for my group...so they came up with wancakes, panfles, waffakes, and others, but we finally settled on PAFFLES.

We love Waffle Extreme, Paffle extreme, General Conference weekend and great family traditions.

Battle of the Books

Cameron competed with the SCEAM team in the middle school Battle of the Books competition and they WON! They each read books from the list and participated against other teams to answer questions about events in the books. They took first place for their middle school and went on to compete against teams from three other middle schools. They didn't win the final competition, but had a great time.

Alyssa - Then and Now

My beautiful little girl the day we brought her home. She was punctual that day, arriving on her due date, March 24th, 1997...and she continues that habit.

Happy first birthday Alyssa!

I LOVE this picture of Alyssa. We were of course up the canyon to fish and she was very happy to be there!


Now my beautiful girl is 12! What an amazing young woman she is. She is about to finish 6th grade, she is a wonderful Viola player, she reads endlessly and is interested in writing as well, she has found a talent for art (Chinese art in particular), she likes music and has found that she loves Pride and Prejudice. Happy Belated Birthday sweet girl. We love you.

Welcome Sweet Baby Hailey

We have a new cousin!! Isn't she sweet! The newest Royce on the block! Congratulations Ron, Diane and Jeron!

Ready for a Summer Swim

Emma and Brendan have been working on the basics to get ready for summer...we'll be lucky if we can just get spring to arrive!! Don't you just love the folded ear?!? He worked very hard to get the placement of those goggles just right!


I don't know if a smile gets any better than this!!

Spencer - Then and Now

A sweet little newborn due on my 30th birthday. He waited 5 extra days for his Bubba (my Dad) to get into town to welcome him to our family on February 12, 1999.


I love this picture of Spencer - he has such a great smile - a mischievous, but great smile that has stayed with him.


Spencer with his birthday cake to celebrate his first birthday!


Spencer and one of his favorites! Cinnamon orange rolls for breakfast for his big double digit birthday!


He just turned 10!! Spencer with the kids and his pumpkin roll birthday cake!

Spencer is in fourth grade, plays the cello, loves homemade rolls and bread of almost any kind, loves to play board games, earned his cubscout Bear badge, enjoys playing soccer, likes listening to the Beach Boys, loves to read, is quiet and sensitive...sometimes, is a jokester like his Bubba was, and loves pepperoni pizza. WE LOVE YOU SPENCER!

The Many Faces of Yardwork

Well...it's that time of year again! The last of the fall leaves and weeds never got picked up and the moss from the winter has grown thicker and farther. We all kicked in and worked on the yard for a couple of hours...(Emma felt like it was the whole day!) It's amazing what we can get done as a group! Afterward we took a short bike ride...because it was getting dark. All week long everyone has recognized how much better the yard looks. We have a long way to go, but it's a great start and now we can think about what yummy things we'll plant in our garden patch. Just can't wait for spring!!!


Alyssa


Brendan - wants to be done


Emma - happy to be sweeping rather than carry buckets of moss


Cameron



Spencer - looks tortured but it's really just his picture face...he was a great worker!


Rick - Loves to rope some help to get lots of work done in a short amount of time.