Kennedy Cheerleading Feb. 2011

Kennedy was a little Rebelette cheerleader at the last home game, she also got to be their flyer. They did a great job, practiced hard and had an outstanding time.

Valentines

Darren and I don't really get to excited about Valentines but Kennedy gets way stoked for every holiday. I didn't get a picture of what we got her but she made us the cutest card in the world, she has such a big heart. There was also a chocolate festival in Garden City that I thought would be way to attend, but both Kennedy and I got sick so we couldn't go. Kennedy brought the chocolate festival to us; she drew pictures and made signs and spread out all her Valentines candy so we would feel like we were there. It was so much fun...bless her heart for showing us how the small and simple things mean the most. I have been very upset with Rufus lately because when he gets mad at me he will find a place and go to the bathroom in the house, I have been furious (still am) but I went into Kennedy's room to check on her and she had rufus snuggled up on the bed with her tucked under her arm. I guess we will be keeping him.

Eastman Family Pictures

We decided to have family pictures taken when Mark and Vicki were here in December, it was a fabulous idea and we were excited about getting them. I got so sick the week before we were supposed to take the pictures and it just went from bad to worse. I went to the Dr. and was diagnosed with pneumonia so I got a big shot in my bumb a few prescriptions and came home to sleep it off. I wasn't getting any better but knew for sure I couldn't miss the pictures-so I threw on a hat and off we went. I was not crazy about the pictures but when we got them it made we glad we did it. They look better in persona and I am so glad that we got them. I also did not have them framed and Darren's sweet parents surprised us and framed them and picked them up for us. Lola did a great job picking out frames and they look beautiful in our home.

Letter from Specialist Jeramy Bills

Kennedy's 2nd grade class has been writing to a Soldier in Afghanistan and they received their first letter from him this week. Jeramy is awesome and took the time to answer each child's question in their letter. I wish I could fit the entire thing on here and maybe will try to do that later.

Normal Life Events

We have had a pretty busy week running around, here are a few of the highlights. Darren has been in North Dakota for 2 weeks and it has been a long 2 weeks without him. He went up there to do a field job last Monday and was finished it by Friday but then they had him turn around Saturday for another one...we miss him but so appreciate what he does for our family. Darren takes great care of us and sacrifices being able to be home every night. Darren and I choose to live here and we so that Kennedy to go to school here and also be raised on the ranch, it is definitely not without sacrifice; but we love the lifestyle of our little town and the opportunity's we can give her here. All that being said, being gone 2 weeks seems like a long time! Enough of that. Kennedy had her first basketball this week and it was so fun to watch, the kids have just been learning the fundamentals so they haven't actually played a game. They had a great time and everyone left happy, at this age I think that's the most important. Kennedy also had started talking on the phone a little more, I snapped a picture of her getting ready for bed and talking on the phone T. Darren doesn't want to miss anything going on so Kennedy Skype's him; she made a little puppet show and had to show him. The weather here this past week has been so cold. I help my brother feed in the mornings and the cows had so much frost on them that I felt bad for them...(usually not that sentimental about them). It has been a great week with 5 trips to Evanston and a couple to Logan so we are keep the road warm with our travels. I am not enjoying my math class but just keep telling myself it is a means to an end!