Ode to Michael and Emilie

Here are some BEAUTIFUL pictures of Michael and Emilie. I had to share these with everyone. Don't they look great?

Away to Texas!

Lex says that our trip to Texas is my graduation present. It has been such a wonderful present so far! We've visited Dale and Cindy, Jessica and Chris, and Hazle and her family. IT HAS BEEN SO FUN FOR ALL THREE OF US! All my pics are on my camera except for these that Jessica took, so I'll add more later.

We did it!!
I say we because I had so much help.
So, thanks to all who helped out,

especially my Heavenly Father, my Mom and Lex.
Graduation pictures coming soon!

Short note... Studying for my finals is getting old quickly.

Lex as my witness, my brain is fried!

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You're probably thinking "Well don't worry, it will all be over within the week!"...

So, thank you for your uplifting thoughts, and I will try to internalize them! :)

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The end.

Mike took our picture on the old 9th Street Bridge.

You can see all the pictures on his website.

Click *here*

to go see them. He did an amazing job!

*Bassett Family Picture 2008*

Okay, so this is the final picture that will be hanging on my parents' livingroom wall.

Happy Mother's Day Mom!

I just want tell you thank you for helping me with Cyrus while I have finished

school, and making it possible for me to graduate.

You are an amazing person. I love you so much!

*Family Pictures taken on April 12, 2008*

We had the adventure of a lifetime to take some beautiful family pictures.

(just kidding Hans!!!!)

Mike Reid and his family, and our cousins Jana and Jake and Jack Claus took us past the Sand Dunes to a secret hiding place where these wonderful rock formations exist. We had so much fun driving through the cows in the free range zone to get there!

Warmer weather means busier boy?

All the music making is so much fun!



We are chuggin' along in life. We're waiting patiently for business to GO! Michael will graduate from electrician school on May 1 after 4 years with an "A" GPA after Acing his final. I will graduate May 17th after 5 whole years with a "B" GPA I imagine. It will be wonderful to be finished finally.

Ode to my two Loves!

***THE BEST TWO BOYS***

Don't you know I've had ...CANDY... since EASTERS!

Yesterday we went to breakfast and had an Easter egg hunt with "Papaw" and "Mamaw". Cyrus understood what was happening this year, so he had so much fun! Uncle Kirk and Aunt Yeeta loaded him down with Easter gifts! Uncle Kirk asked to make sure it was okay to give him a chocolate bunny. Little did we know it was a ONE POUND chocolate bunny!


Today he woke up and we gave him his Easter basket. He thought that was pretty awesome. He has more sugar than we would let him eat in a month, although he would eat it all in one day if he had the chance!

We ate Easter dinner today at Great Grandma and Grandpa Bassett's house. Cyrus had tuns of fun playing with his "cousin" Jack, and pretty much everyone else in the entire world, because they were almost all there!


Cyrus and Daddy __________________ Jack and Cyrus

"Mamaw" and Cyrus ____________ "Papaw", Cyrus and Peter

Andrew and Juli ____________________ Jana and Jake

Stomach Flu

Wow it's been a long week already. Just had to tell you all of our miserable misfortune. All three of us have the stomach flu. Lex caught it a little later than Cyrus and I, but it's still lingering. Other than a sore bottom, Cyrus has had high spirits and high energy despite the sickness, and despite the lack of energy Lex and I have had. Lucky us, right?!? See for yourself...

Mommy and Daddy Sick

VS.

SUPER CYRUS SICK!

Baby JORDYN is here!

No prejudice here, this baby is GORGEOUS!

For the most part everyone agrees that Jordyn has MaLea's beautiful looks and personality! Just wait until you see her, you couldn't agree more!!!

Although she was a few weeks early, we were able to see her and hold her in the hospital. I think everyone fell head-over-heels for her. Cyrus is in love with his new little cousin and has already had the chance to hold her.

SPECIAL OLYMPICS IDAHO INVITATIONAL

*SO MUCH FUN*


Petter (left) and Eric (right) are athletes from Sweden and they stayed with us for 3 days before the invitational games. We did so many fun things while they were here that I can't possibly write about all of them. We made pizzas, toured some of downtown Boise, went to an AMAZING hoedown at Bogus Creek Outfitters, did so many fun activities at the historical museum, including lassoing a cow and tying quilts and so many other things.



Petter and Eric did really well in their events. Petter got a gold medal in both of his events; the Super G and the Giant Slalom. WOW! Eric took bronze in the Giant Slalom and fourth place in the Suger G. As you can imagine, we were so excited about that.



Just yesterday they flew back to Sweden, and we already miss them.
We learned some fun new things from them, because Petter is the "ROCK AND ROLL KING"! He know all the artists and song titles for every 70's-90's Rock song that played on the radio. As you can imagine, Lex had a lot of fun doing that!
Eric was so fun to be around, and had so much energy (when he was feeling well). He LOVED KARAOKE singing, and LOVED to dance, and as you can imagine, I had a lot of fun doing that!
Actually, everything was a blast the entire time!
We had so much fun getting to know them and everyone else we were so fortunate to spend time with. We hope that we will be given the opportunity to volunteer again next year during the big games. If you want to see all the results or volunteer for next years Special Olympics here in Idaho, click on : http://www.2009worldgames.org/
PS... Petter and one of the Coaches (Stephan) were in the news paper. To read about it click on:
http://www.idahostatesman.com/sports/story/306362.html