Pope Family Blog

2011-06-27T17:43:00.002-06:00

My Grandma passed away recently and a friend of the family compiled this video of her funeral.
I loved her so much and miss her everyday. But I know that she is in a better place and someday I will see her again.
Love you Grandma!

Boston Graduating from Preschool

2011-05-17T19:08:00.003-06:00

Love the earmuffs Boston (he changed his cap last minute). Hahahaha love it!

We will miss Carole Billings Preschool.

Kindergarden here I come!!!

Boston is so excited to finally go to school with his big sister this coming August.

SOFTBALL!

2011-05-17T16:00:00.003-06:00

Elizabeth's first year at softball. She loved it!!

Go Elizabeth!!

Newest Member of the Family - MOLLY!

2011-05-17T15:37:00.004-06:00

Molly is 14 weeks old now and weighs a wopping 4lbs.

We love her and she keeps us on our toes.

New Family Pictures!!

2010-11-25T19:50:00.003-07:00

Thank you Jeremy & Jo for doing a great job on our pictures.
We love them!!

Westwood Little League Players at the Ballpark

2010-04-25T13:44:00.006-06:00

Boston and some of his T-Ball teammates are getting ready to walk on the Diamondback Field.
Go Green Monsters!!!
This was our first baseball game together as a family and we actually had a blast! Even Elizabeth wanted to stay for the entire time. Brian wants to buy season tickets now.

Congratulations Elizabeth!

2010-04-25T13:41:00.004-06:00

Elizabeth won 1st Prize in her class at school for her 3 dimensional artwork.
Hurray for Elizabeth!!!!
We are so proud of her.

I Think My Dad Is Dracula

2010-02-17T11:49:00.002-07:00

I think my dad is Dracula.
I know that sounds insane,
but listen for a moment and
allow me to explain.

We don't live in a castle,
and we never sleep in caves.
But, still, there's something weird
about the way my dad behaves.

I never see him go out
in the daytime when it's light.
He sleeps all day till evening,
then he leaves the house at night.

He comes home in the morning
saying, "Man, I', really dead!"
He kisses us good night, and then
by sunrise he's in bed.

My mom heard my suspicion
and she said, "You're not too swift.
Your father;s not a vampire.
He just works the graveyard shift."

Cute poem...huh? This is our life for awhile.

Disneyland

2010-01-29T19:36:00.003-07:00

Boston and Elizabeth got to dance with Baloo during breakfast.

Chip even came by to say hi too!!!

Boston got to make his own monster truck at Downtown Disney!!

And then drove a car at Autotopia!!!

Halloween 2009

2010-01-29T19:29:00.002-07:00

This year Boston was Handy Manny and Elizabeth was Gabriella from High School Musical. Mommy even dressed up this year as a green witch!!!

2010-01-29T18:59:00.003-07:00

Well, it is about time to post some pictures!!! Since the summer, we have had Halloween, a Disneyland trip and Christmas so they are all added into the post together. Hopefully we will update this more often this year.

Elizabeth took an equestrian class at the zoo this year. She absolutely LOVED it!! It was a 4 week class and before they could ride the horses on the last week, they were taught all about the care and maintenance like brushing, feeding, and cleaning the stalls. Can u guess what she wants for her birthday?

Susans Unique Design Necklaces.....Check it out!

2009-12-02T12:59:00.003-07:00

I have started to sell my unique creations.
Here is my new website: www.susansuniquedesigns.blogspot.com
Take a look and let me know what you think.

Castle Valley Outdoors DUDE Ranch

2009-08-10T09:31:00.011-06:00

We went to a cool dude ranch in Utah for 3 days. There was us, my Dad & Stepmom, Connie, my Aunt and her family. Our days were jammed packed. We had a blast!

We went ATV riding all over.

We went fishing and caught a lot of blue gill & 2 rainbow trout! We also caught craw fish and let Elizabeth keep one as a pet...she named him "Lucky" (fitting, since we cooked all the others to eat)

We went hiking to some old rock art site.

It was kind of steep and narrow for Boston. Poor Brian had to carry him most of the way.

We caught pheasants with a net. That was a lot of fun to watch!

We saw horses and ponies. We even went horseback riding. Elizabeth loved it....We are thinking about putting her in horseback lessons.

At the end of the day we sat by the fire and roasted yummy marshmallows.

We met new friends and shared cold glasses of Castle Valley rootbeer YUMMY!

We also went to a rodeo which happened to be at Castle Dale, Utah. That was really fun, especially when they milked the cows.
Check out their blog on my friends and family list.....it would be a great family vacation!

Happy Birthday Elizabeth!

2009-07-13T13:17:00.005-06:00

Our oldest just turned "7" this week. Time does fly by!

She had a small birthday party and called it "Late night pajama birthday party". We ate pizza, learned a line dance from Hannah Montana, opened presents, had cake and watched High School Musical 3. I think the girls had a lot of fun.

DEFYING GRAVITY- WICKED!

2009-07-09T21:33:00.004-06:00

Wow! What a performance.
It was exciting, dark, witty & funny all rolled in together. They left you thinking and wanting more.
Brian and I bought tickets last minute for an early anniversary present. I am glad we did...even Brian enjoyed it (it's not just for girls).
"No One Mourns The Wicked" You have to see it.

The Greatest Show On Earth!

2009-06-28T08:14:00.004-06:00

We went to go the Circus yesterday. It was a lot of fun. An hour before it starts, you were able to go down to the floor and meet all the members and actually get to do some stuff they do. Elizabeth walked across the tight rope (with help of course).
We watched magicians and clowns before it started

Bostons favorite part was the tigers.

Elizabeths favorite parts was the elephants

Swimming Lessons

2009-06-27T08:14:00.004-06:00

The kids are in swimming lessons this summer.

Elizabeth is practicing her strokes and swimming at least 2 laps across the pool. She is enjoying it but tells me she is very tired from swimming all those laps across the pool.

Boston is finally loving his lessons. We had one bad day of screaming and crying....a big improvement from last year, which took him 2 months to get use to the water. But now he looks forward to swimming lessons. HURRAY!!!

Youth Conference

2009-06-26T18:22:00.003-06:00

We had a blast at our 2009 Youth Conference. The children were such a joy to have together. They included everyone and in return made the time worth while. We spent a lot of time playing games, watching movies, playing pool and just having fun! We had a service project which entailed raking pine cones & leaves into piles to be picked up and thrown away. After that we went to Fossil Springs to cool off in the cold....water! The kids (& some leaders) jumped from rocks and swung from a rope into the water. Thanks to all the leaders and youth who made this experience one to remember!

Easter Egg Hunt Anyone??

2009-04-18T09:51:00.002-06:00

We had an Easter egg hunt in our backyard with the cousins. My Mom thought it was a great way for everyone to have equal amount of eggs by having everyone find there specific color. Sounds like a good plan..right? Well they were mixed variety of eggs that she bought already filled but each specific color had the same kind of candy. So when I went through the kids eggs I noticed that we only had hershey kisses & malt balls (not my favorite) Oh well. Maybe I won't gain so much weight eating all their chocolate this year! HAHAHAHAHAHA

Bounce U

2009-04-18T09:36:00.001-06:00

We went to a birthday party for Alex & Nick at Bounce U. If you have never been there..you have to go. It is so much fun and so many things to bounce on, throw around and just act like a kid, like the kiddos do.

Horseback Riding

2009-04-18T09:27:00.003-06:00

We went to one of Brian's longtime friend's house and she has horses. The kids were so excited to ride them and Boston was not even afraid. The horse was so sweet and kind to the kids and let all of them ride him for hours. Grandpa & Grampie....the kids need a horse :o) ?!?!

What a horrible week!

2009-03-09T17:37:00.003-06:00

I usually just put pictures on my blog but this week is one to write down and maybe try to forget. Okay, it all started on Thursday. We were out of the house from 11-1pm and during that time we got burglarized. Luckily, my neighbor caught them so they took off in their white truck with tinted windows (hint, hint) but unfortunately she didn't call the police...what is up with that? Oh well, at least they only took the TV, guns, camera, our watches and my diamond earrings. I guess it could of been much much worse. Then on Friday I was doing the laundry and didn't notice a red crayon that snuck into the dryer with all the jeans...yup...red all over the dryer and all over the jeans. I sat down and just cried!!! It took me 4 washes and many different detergents to get it all out. Hurray....nothing worse could go wrong, right??? WRONG...Sunday, during sacrament meeting, which was Ward Conference, Boston threw up all over us, all over the chair, hymn book, my bag etc. etc. etc. I couldn't get him out of the room fast enough. Luckily we were in the back and on the basketball court and many friends came to the rescue to clean it up...yuk! What a week to forget or remember..I guess someday I will look back at things and laugh...but not today!

T-Ball here I come!!

2009-02-25T08:43:00.005-07:00

Boston is loving his new Fisher Price T-ball set he got for his birthday. He is getting ready for his big debut next year playing T-ball. He loves to swing really, really hard to get the ball over the wall....great Boston, now we have to go get more plastic balls :o)

2009-02-25T08:43:00.001-07:00

Because I was Tagged....thanks Nancy

2009-02-09T12:33:00.004-07:00

1. Where is your phone? On the kitchen counter...charging.
2. Where is your significant other? working hard..what a good husband
3. Your hair color? brown
4. Your Mother? working at home
5. Your Father? working in Hawaii
6. Your favorite thing? reading a good book
7. Your dream last night? can't remember
8. Your dream/goal? quiet/peace
9. The room you're in? computer room
10. Your hobby? Making my home...homey
11. Your fear? Something bad happening to my kids.
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Being involved with my kids at school.
13. Where were you last night? Church meetings..3 to be exact.
14. What you're not? always good
15. One of your wish-list items? a new picture for my living room
16. Love Someone? always
17. The last thing you ate? a sugar cookie
18. What are you wearing? Jeans...its cold today
19. Your TV? Brians flat screen HDTV
20. Your pet? pets...Cali, Princess, and a bunch of fish (stinky, funny etc.)
21. Your computer? need to be upgraded
22. Your mood? content
23. Missing someone? no, maybe Grandma & Grandpa in Hawaii
24. Your car? love my tahoe
25. Something you're not wearing? socks
26. Favorite store? target
27. Your Summer? not looking forward to the heat
28. Where did you grow up? mostly here in Mesa
29. Your favorite color? blue
30. When was the last time you laughed? last night at my numerous meetings
31. Last time you cried? last night at my meetings
32. Something you crave? chocolate always
33. Why you blog? because everyone else does and don't want to feel like a loser :o)

Boston's 3rd Birthday

2009-02-09T11:58:00.003-07:00

Boston turned 3 this Saturday and we went to McCormick Train Park in Scottsdale for his birthday party. The kids had fun and so did all the adults. We played games, rode the merry-go-round, and of course rode the train. It was by far the most easiest birthday party ever and one of the cheapest (if you can believe it). Thank you Kimi for the taking the pictures since we forgot our cameras.

Hawaii & the Sony Open

2009-02-09T11:49:00.004-07:00

We went to Hawaii a few weeks ago to visit Great Grandpa & Grandma. They just bought a new house on the golf course where the Sony Open takes place. Brian was in heaven to be so close to professionals. It was awesome (he would say)! While we were there, Elizabeth got the chance to interact with some dolphins. She had sooo much fun. She was also allowed to pet a stingray...Mom was a little nervous about that.

"All I Want For Christmas Is My 2 Front Teeth"

2009-01-03T19:29:00.003-07:00

Elizabeth finally lost her 2nd front tooth the day before Christmas Eve. So we made her sing "All I Want For Christmas is my Two Front Teeth."

We LOVE Santa!!

2008-12-23T14:54:00.011-07:00

The kids went up to Heber to see their Grandparents and to see Santa.

We saw Santa again on the Verde Canyon Railroad Train.
We had a lot of fun riding the train and listening to Santa tell stories.

We saw Santa again with some cousins. We finally got everyone looking in the same direction (Elizabeth, Boston, cousin Colton & cousin Jake)

2008-11-10T20:15:00.001-07:00

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The Butterflies are Free!!

2008-11-09T14:17:00.005-07:00

We set them all free. I did not want to
be responsible for the death of 5 butterflies. Elizabeth understood that they needed to be free but she was still sad. When she goes outside she tries to look for them.

2008-11-09T14:08:00.007-07:00

We Have Butterflies!!

2008-11-07T13:14:00.010-07:00

For Elizabeth's birthday she received this cage and a certificate to get some caterpillars that will later turn into butterflies. But since it was sooo hot in July we had to wait to receive the caterpillars in the mail. So.....now we did have caterpillars that ate & ate & ate until they got really big (in about a week) and turned into cocoons and now we have butterflies (5 to be exact). You can see in the pic a butterfly wing towards the back and two cocoons hanging from the piece of paper. It was a thrilling experience. We might have to do it again.

Boston's Playgroup

2008-11-04T13:22:00.005-07:00

Boston loves his playgroup and playing with his friends: Logan, Chase & Tommy. Today they played outside and made fingerpaint pumpkins.

Elizabeth's Dance

2008-11-04T13:01:00.013-07:00

Elizabeth and the girls in her Dance Class (Ivannah, Jessica & Jayne)

Elizabeth & Dad are having fun at Dance too.

Elizabeth's Piano Recital

2008-11-04T12:36:00.003-07:00

Elizabeth's fall piano recital. We hope you like it. We are sure proud of her.

HALLOWEEN!!!!

2008-10-31T09:41:00.008-06:00

The kids went trick-0-treating with their cousin CoCo (Colton) who was Darth Vader.
Elizabeth said "this was the best Halloween ever." We actually went around the whole neighborhood instead of just going to the few houses nearby.

Elizabeth is Pocahontas
and Boston is the UPS Guy!!!!!

Elizabeth had a piano recital that she had to
wear her costume to the night before halloween and Boston was so excited that he had to wear his too!!!

Elizabeth is not too happy about the way her pumpkin looks

1st Day Of School!!!!

2008-08-13T08:25:00.009-06:00

Elizabeth is in the 1st grade this year!!!!!

She is soooo excited!!!!!

She also is riding the bus this year too. The bus stop is right in front of our house.

More Alaska!!!

2008-07-26T14:32:00.010-06:00

The boys went fishing in Ketchikan but they did not get anything but it was still fun!!!

But Glenn got one!!! Don't ask what it cost to have it sent back to Hawaii!!!

This was a 16 pound King Salmon!!!

The kids were even brave enough to go swimming when it was like 50 degrees outside.

The lifeguard has a SKI PARKA on!!!

The slide was really fun and the pool was heated!!!

We want to wish a HUGE MAHALO to Grandma and Grandpa Fong. We had a wonderful time and we will cherish this trip forever!!!

Alaska!!!!

2008-07-26T12:49:00.010-06:00

We cruised the Inside Passage in Alaska in June for 7 days!!!! We had sooo much fun. We wnet with Susan's family. There were a total of 32 of us on the trip!!!! Elizabeth and Boston had so much fun with their cousins and Aunties and Uncles.

We spent a day in Seattle before the boat left. We went to Pike's Fish Market.

This was a scary looking
fish, Boston wouldn't go near it but Elizabeth was a trooper!!!!

Here is Mommy, Elizabeth, Boston and Jake on the famous Pig at Pike's market!!

Jake is Elizabeth and Boston's cousin.

Then we went to the Seattle Aquarium!!!

Here is the boat looking out from the back of the fish market.

A little bit more detail.

We had a nice cozy little room which fit the 4 of us perfectly!!!

They had no problem sleeping!

The boat had activities for the kids. This was at the end of one of their activities. It was Blue's Clues day!!!

We went on a train ride in Skagway and saw a BEAR!!!!

Kindergarten Graduation!!!

2008-06-06T18:57:00.004-06:00

Elizabeth gradudated from Kindergarten this year!!! We are so proud of her!!! She is now a proud 1st grader at Franklin West!!!!

Here is Elizabeth with her friend Cleavland and their teacher Mrs. Vincent.

Memorial Day at Grampie and Nana's!!!

2008-06-06T18:35:00.011-06:00

Brian took the kids to see his parents in Heber and left poor Susan all alone!!!

She managed to have a good time in our absence!!!

We Love Smores!!!!!

I love Campfires!!!!

Boston actually enjoyed the ATC with Daddy!!!

We even managed to catch some fish!!!

We LOVE Disneyland!

2008-03-10T21:22:00.005-06:00

We were planning on spending this day at Disneyland but as you can see it was pouring rain. So we decided to go the next day and drive home late that night.

All I can tell you.......

It was a very, very LONG day but worth every minute.

We love having breakfast at Goofy's Kitchen.

They have everything you ever wanted and more.

I love the desserts...for breakfast...of course!

Wow!

Boston actually went right up to Pooh and gave him a big hug.

I thought for sure it was going to be another Santa episode.

SANTA!!!

2007-12-24T12:11:00.000-07:00

Santa this year was

not fun for Boston.

We tried two times and

both were unsuccessful.

Maybe next year

he will enjoy it.

Heber, AZ Visiting Family

2007-12-23T20:54:00.000-07:00

The kids had so much fun
playing and sleding in the snow
and especially riding the ATV
around with Grampie.

Family Pictures

2007-12-23T20:35:00.000-07:00

This day was the Saturday it rained all day long and cleared up just in time to take family pictures. Great, right? Wrong...it was FREEZING!!! It took 2 hours to get a family pictures of all of us together.

We tried to put our best faces forward except Boston, just look at his cold, rosy cheeks. Poor kid.

Father's Day

2007-07-02T13:29:00.001-06:00

Nap Time
Proud Papa!!!

Boston loves Raviolis

"POOL" PARTY

2007-07-02T13:22:00.000-06:00

We got a new "POOL"!!!!!
Waiting for the "NEW" water!!!

ELIZABETH'S 5TH BIRTHDAY PARTY

2007-07-01T17:48:00.001-06:00

We are soooo excited!!!!!
WOW!!!! What a pretty cake!!!!

Princess Elizabeth getting a butterfly
4 princesses waiting patiently

2007-06-09T10:20:00.001-06:00

We went to Peter Piper Pizza for lunch!!!
Hi Guys, I'm Hungry, what's for breakfast?

2007-06-09T09:42:00.000-06:00

Big Papi taking a swing!!!!!!!!!!!!
"I don't believe what I just saw"
Jack Buck when Kirk Gibson hit his walkoff homer
in the 1988 World Series. He is one of my all-time favorite players.

We went and saw Brian's favorite baseball team the Red Sox Friday night!!!

Boston's swimming lessons

2007-05-27T15:36:00.001-06:00

He does take a deep breath
before he goes under!!!

Not exactly a happy camper!!!

Boston is not liking the swimming lessons at first but he will hopefully begin to enjoy learning how to swim.

2007-05-27T15:15:00.000-06:00

Elizabeth's Graduation

2007-05-27T14:57:00.000-06:00

Elizabeth graduated from Preschool this month.

She will be a Kindergartner at Franklin West in the fall with her best friend Jane Bowman.

Hello!

2007-05-27T11:16:00.001-06:00

This was taken in Hawaii in Febuary. This was the only recent picture of the 4 of us together.

1st post

2007-05-27T10:56:00.000-06:00

Well, This is the first post for this blog from the Pope family. This will mainly be pictures of Elizabeth and Boston and their many activities. Eventually the postings and pictures will be in chronological order but for a while I will be blogging some recent events and they may not be in the same order they occured.