"Nevada" Romriells

Winter 2011

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Wow...where to begin. Since our last post things have been a little..crazy. So everything was going along..kids were busy with swimming, Todd was doing well at work, and Miss Morgan was growing, talking, laughing and just being CUTE. Thats when things started going south.
After thanksgiving Morgan started having"episodes" that looked a lot like seizures, about 6 in a week. We got her back on her zantac, and consulted a neurologist, who ordered an MRI and EEG. Meanwhile Todd tried to register his truck...but it didn't pass emissions. Nevada will waive the smog test if you spend $450.00 trying to fix the problem, 2wks before christmas.....awesome. Morgans EEG came back completely normal, and since she hadn't had any more episodes, we went to Idaho for Christmas. Driving to Idaho we drove through the grand canyon of pot holes in Utah County. We made it to Pocatello, and woke up to a huge knot in the tire-how it didnt blow is a miracle. So we got a new tire for christmas.
Christmas was so fun. We crashed the Haislips with all our crazieness, and diseases. We visited friends, and family and had soo much fun. During the week we discovered that the van needed a new timing belt-another surprise christmas present. AND Paige ruptured her eardrum!!
So we returned to Vegas, new tire, timing belt and oozing ear drum. We got home and discovered that our computer wasn't working ...at all. I had thought about backing up my pics, just never did(oops). We took Paige to the ENT who set her up with a pair of brand new tubes(belated birthday present). We were still trying to figure out what to do about the truck, when the Saturday after we got home we were awakened by the sound of the horn in Todd's truck. When Todd went to turn it off, he discovered someone had torn the steering colunm apart trying to steal it. Now the truck wont even start.
So we spent a month being a one car family. Things finally began to look up. Morgan had her MRI, which came back COMPLETELY normal, Todd replaced the power supply and...the computer works. Paige feels better and has not had any ear infections. Finally, after going back and forth about the truck, and what to buy, Todd got a 2008 Honda Accord. We donated the truck to charity, cuz you get free towing and tax deduction. I think we are due for a little rest, or at least a deep breath.
Just a quick little side note-I took the kids swimming, and Todd took the tires off the truck, thinking he had sold them. He just put the truck on blocks(hillbilly-ish), and while taking the spare tire off it hit him in the head, and his head hit the concrete and knocked him out. He called me after he came to-I LUV phone calls like that. Then he ended up not selling the tires, and while putting the tires back on, the front of the truck fell off the blocks!!! Our neghbors are so proud! So glad we don't have an HOA:)

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sea world and blessing

2010-10-13T16:07:00.000-07:00

While we were in the hospital with Morgan, grandma and papa took the other kids to sea world. Apparently they had a BLAST!!! This past weekend we blessed Morgan, grandma, papa, Jackie and her two boys made the trip to vegas, We went to the Bellagio, and the coolest "gold man" (a real guy who acted as a statue). The rest of the time was spent jumping on trampoline and playing in water. Miss Morgan looked like a princess in her dress, and our 4th and final was blessed:)

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Morgan turned 1 month(2 weeks ago)!! Can't believe how big she is getting!! She is doing great, since we have been home she has had not had any apnea episodes, she is off the apnea monitor, gets to eat more, and is sleeping longer at night!! Now we just have to work on not screaming while in the car!

Morgan Romriell

2010-09-05T16:23:00.000-07:00

We have had an eventful couple of weeks(including buying our own wing of Summerlin Children's Hospital). Our cute little Morgan was born Aug 18th at 7:58am weighing 7lbs 12ozs and 20" long. She was perfectly perfect. She had a little heart murmur, but we were assured it was normal and not a cause for concern. We left the hospital 3 days later. 2 days later, I finished feeding her, tried to burp her, and then laid her down on the bed, I then looked over at her and her lips were purple, her face was turning a dusky color and she was twitching, after an eternity(30 secs) she came around. This was the second time it happened, so off to the ER we went. Apparently the wrong ER, after 3 hours there, we took an ambulance ride to the children's hospital. They admitted her to the PICU. They ran numerous tests, including an upper GI an EEG, and a sleep study. She saw every kind of specialist they could think of. After 6 days, including a horrific wednesday of watching our sweet baby quit breathing 12 times(had to be bagged -resustitated- twice) we had a reason for her naughtiness. The upper GI showed reflux, and the sleep study showed that she had obstructive apnea. Essentially, instead of being a "spitty" baby, food comes up and gets caught in her windpipe, and she stops breathing. The twitching is just a reflex, not seizures(whew). CURE-she must sleep at 45 degree angle, eat 1 oz of milk thickened with rice cereal every 2hrs, zantac 3 times a day, be attached to an apnea monitor, and must sit up for 1/2 hr after eating. Thx to everyone for prayers and support, we so appreciated it:)

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Morgan Romriell

Morgan's Bed

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Sadly, We said goodbye to our Jenna Girl this week:(
But she was a great dog for 14 yrs! The thought of taking care of one more Romriell was too much for her:)

2010-07-17T12:05:00.000-07:00

.We've had an eventful summer so far! Taylor was in Summerlin's 4th of July parade(on the 3rd), and then we went to the fireworks on the 4th where we ran out of gas on the way home-oops:) Then on the 5th the kids and I flew to Idaho. We were able to get cheap tickets, but we had to fly into Twin Falls Airport, haircare and Tire(yes it seemed that small, and I think the farmer landed the plane and then went back into the field). But can't complain about $10.00 tickets. Jeremy was up from Albuquerque and Jackie and Ben got time off of work. We tried every day to just wear the kids out! We swam, went to the zoo, played in the water, and tried to get out every toy at Jackie and Grandma's house! Then we had to get back to reality which hit us in the face with 100 degrees at midnight! Ahh home sweet home:)

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Growing in Nevada

2010-06-13T17:34:00.000-07:00

Things have been changing and growing here in the desert.

We (meaning Todd and Taylor) dug out the rocks from the

front yard and began the task of creating a yard that looked like someone cared!

After this, Todd installed a sprinkler "system", and sod was laid.
We intended on putting a little more grass, but the rocks got a little heavy to shovel!
So we opted for a couple bushes (which weren't easy to plant in the clay!).
Then the girls were able to go pick out flowers for around the tree. You can't really make
out the colors, but there is a definite pink and purple theme!

The other BIG growth is my belly(it's huge, as Brooklyn says) Baby Morgan/Ellie continues
to get big, awaiting her arrival sometime the middle/end of August. We even survived our first
110 degree weekend:)

Not a great picture of a picture-but she has her hand in her mouth and knees up to her chest.(I think)

Everybody likes cute baby feet!

This was just a random (weird) picture they gave me of her lips and nose.

(I think she has Paige's mouth-just sayin')

2010-05-16T15:30:00.000-07:00

Our Taylor turned 12 and since we just went to Disneyland he got Little Cesears pizza and whatever cake they had at Smith's-he was stoked!!! He was ordained a Deacon(whew....that cheat sheet worked), and is so excited to be in young men's. He has begun to learn the value of a dollar working for Todd's boss. He has been pulling weeds, pruning trees(and fingers), and whatever else he is asked!! He loves the money, but decided he doesn't want to do that for a living!

Brooklyn is working hard at school, and swimming. She is almost ready for swim team!!! Paigers is busy being Paige and is also swimming. She finally moved up a level!( They didn't want to pass her because she is a little short) Baby________ is growing everyday( Brooklyn likes to tell me everyday how big I/She is). They are all excited to ride on an airplane to the cool north this summer!!!

2010-04-12T15:01:00.000-07:00

We have had such a Crazy Fun month. As usual I only took a few pictures! We started out March having Todd's niece and nephew(Megan and Mason) stay with us for a week, we had a lot of fun dragging them all over Vegas, then Todd's grandma, aunt and cousins came for three days, which was so fun to take them all over town. The next week Todd's sister(Misty), husband and 4 kids came and stayed 5 days with us. So So fun. The best part was leaving all the kids at home and going to Tournament of Kings, just the 4 of us. I haven't been on a date in a while. Then that weekend Todd's brothers(Monte and Jesse) and their family came. We spent time at hoover dam, swimming, hiking red rock and having FUN!!! THEN the next thurs Jackie, Ben and the boys came and we went to Disneyland for 3days. We had so much fun. The kids were awesome considering the long lines and how tired they were. Sunday afternoon we took the kids to the hotel to nap, while laying there almost asleep, the bed started rocking, along with the blinds, and floor!! Earthquake-(not Todd's snoring)! Apparently a big one in Baja-not so far from us..... Then we played with the Haislips the rest of the week in Vegas. And in the middle of it all we found out we are having a GIRL! This week, no one is coming (darn) but Taylor is turning 12 and being ordained a Deacon(he's so old). The Fun never stops:)

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2010-02-24T15:33:00.000-08:00

We told Paige to go to bed and go to sleep-we proceeded to watch a movie. This is how we found her-sound asleep!! We think our kids are so fun we are having another one in August!

2010-01-07T17:12:00.000-08:00

We went back to Idaho for the Christmas holiday this year, and had so much fun! (except that we FROZE!) every room in every house I went in I turned up the heat! Thank goodness for gas fireplaces(unfortunately, everyone else experienced symptoms of heat stroke, and Taylor burnt his arm, all well) It was good to see everyone and relax for the week!

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In December we took a little trip to the Bellagio to see the Christmas display-so cool!! All the decorations were made out of some kind of flowers, with a 50 ft tree in the middle of it!!
(trying to get a cute christmas picture-yeah didn't work out so well)

Taylor's first concert-even volunteered to do a solo(who does that?) Isn't he handsome-even sideways

2010-01-07T16:57:00.000-08:00

This past Thanksgiving was so so fun. We had my whole family(minus Jaynee, who was involved in an adoption) come to Las Vegas for the weekend. We went to "O"(thanks papa), climbed the rocks at red rock, and saw how to decorate cactuses with christmas lights to look like temple square! Here are pictures of the "rock climbers"

2010-01-07T16:47:00.000-08:00

Pictures of the airshow, contrary to the faces of the kids they were having a good time, there were all kinds of planes, helicopters, and the day ended with a show of the Thunderbirds!!(all free I might add)

2009-12-17T18:39:00.000-08:00

Wow, I am really neglecting this whole blog thing! But as many of you know(according to Taylor) I have MOM of the YEAR wrapped up-don't even bother sending in your applications cuz i have it! So Here are the highlights(just since september) that give me the above award:
1. Took family to airshow(so so awesome) and then stood in the cold with freezing children with NO jackets for 2 HOURS waiting to get back to the car.
2. Had a Fun Fun Halloween, with the cutest princess and Hannah Montana in Vegas, and you guessed it-NO PICTURES-at all.
3. Sent Taylor on scout backpacking trip (our troop is made up of leaders and scouts from 3 wards). Dropped him off at 6 am for a 2 mille backpacking/camping trip with people we DON"T know, going to a mountain we THINK is still in Nevada, and coming home the next day(we assume). That's right, DIDN'T know when he was returning, so he backpacked home from the church!
4. Had a Fantastic Thanksgiving with the family, including hiking at red rock, seeing the fountains at Bellagio, sitting in DAM traffic going to Hoover Dam(which was okay because it gave Jeremy ample time to try and throw as many peanut M&M's in the sunroof in Jackie's car). We finished by taking the kids to see Santa at Bass pro shop(we go all out) so Paige could be sufficiently SCARED to DEATH of Santa. Did take pictures, but when I tried to download said pictures, the computer became ill with some kind of virus( I think it has H1N1).
5 Sent Brooklyn to school with STREP THROAT-of course to infect all, as only a good mom would do!

6. Tried to go to parent teacher conferences-on the WRONG day(so completely missed them)

7. Bought stuff for gingerbread houses for Brooklyn to make at school, AFTER she already did it.
8. Tried to post pictures of happy events-LOST the CAMERA!
9. Did NOT get pictures and/or Christmas cards sent out.
10. Did I mention LOST the CAMERA!
11. And last but not least, only a TRUE mother of the year could threaten her children with her cooking. Yes, its true rather than having to EAT my cooking, Taylor, Brooklyn, and Paige cleaned the house until it SPARKLED!

MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY NEW YEAR

2009-09-26T09:01:00.000-07:00

Happy Happy Birthday Uncle Jeremy

Totally how I remember the first......5 years of his life.. crying.
And no we sisters had NOTHING to do with it... I'm sure of it!!!

2009-08-17T20:47:00.000-07:00

This summer has been realitively uneventful. So since I don't have any pictures of a fancy new house, or exciting vacation, I thought I would post pictures Cute Girls!! Since I have been staying home, I have become quite domestic. I canned for the first time last week, and then went to a cooking class on how to use oats in everyday cooking(more than oatmeal in the morning). I have been experimenting with some recipes, and while Todd will eat them, sometimes he not so excited about it. Lastly I have been working on hairdos for my girls. Thanx to some great step by step hairdo blogs, and patient girls, we are getting better. Paige Loves to show her Primary teacher her hair every week-that's right I got some mad hairdo skills(hahaha)!!! Next week the kids go back to school and the craziness begins again!!!!

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My cute Brooklyn is 6 years old TODAY
HAPPY BIRTHDAY

2009-07-14T16:06:00.000-07:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AUNT JACKIE!!!! AKA AIDEN and ETHEN'S MOM!

2009-07-12T20:38:00.002-07:00

This weekend we took the kids to a state park called "Valley of Fire"-correctly named. Apparently the middle of July is not the best time to visit the park. We went anyway-it was only 110 degrees-cool really(if you stay in the car) We got out a couple times and let the kids climb in the rocks, and THEN we decided to go on a "little hike" less than 1/2 a mile round trip. Apparently, your kids can get heat stroke/exhaustion if you take them on said hike in 110 degree heat through red hot sand, next to blistering red hot rocks, and very little shade(and mom was in flip flops), in order to see a rock!! We totally get parents of the year! After cooling the children down, we did get to see some cool stuff, and then we drove to Lake Mead for a swim. Again, not to refreshing when the air is 110 and the water is warm, but the Kids LOVED the water!! Good Family times!

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As most of you may or may not know I had surgery a couple of weeks ago-but all is well and I am slowly rebuilding my blood supply-apparently you need it! We had so much fun on vacation. We celebrated Aiden's birthday(not on the actual day), Brooklyn's birthday(not in the actual month), and fun day swimming at Downata! It was the only Pool warm enough for the Las Vegans(yes we froze for the first few days) We hurried home so We could go to the 51's baseball game, and 110 degree heat.(Las Vegas' AAA minor league team) They announced Taylor's name along with the Short Stop. He then got to go on the field for a little "dressing" contest, unfortunately he lost! So so much fun! It was so great to see everybody!

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I can't believe the kids have finished(and survived) their first year of school in Vegas! Brooklyn was a cute little sheep in her class play-so cute! Papa then made an quick trip to vegas so we went to Hoover Dam and checked out the progress on the bridge they are building over the canyon-it is truely AMAZING! Brooklyn was given a "superhero" award. They rolled out the red carpet and she got the award and a picture with the Principal in a tux! Now the kids are finished with school, baseball, swimming, and dance, and the temperatures rising-I guess we'll have to visit Idaho!!

2009-05-03T19:58:00.002-07:00

We finally have grass!!! It was quite the project. Since our fence is a brick wall with only one little gate to go through, everything had be hauled in and out one wheelbarrow full at a time! First we had to haul out the rock that completely filled the backyard,then Todd dug the trenches for the sprinkler system by hand with a pik-he bent it cuz the ground is so so hard! Putting in the system took, uh-30 minutes! Then we hauled topsoil from the truck to the backyard(I think they got it straight from the cow!)The neighbors were LOVING us when we started this phase. Finally we were able to put the sod down. The kids were so excited-it was as if they had never seen grass before! Now hopefully we can keep it growing in the desert!

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Cute Easter Day

April 2009

2009-04-29T12:42:00.000-07:00

We had so much fun this past month! We started the month with vacation(pictures still lost in the broken camera), and then Easter with Grandma and Grandpa C. Then the Utah Romriell's came for a quick visit. We had so much fun, we went to a park and climbed to the top of the "mountain" , and had a great view of the valley! Then we went to Pole Position to ride go carts, and then off to Taylor's baseball game-where he pitched a great couple of innings! Sunday we took a drive to the Temple through a shady part of Vegas-good times!!! Now that things have settled down we are working on our backyard, which was rock and cement. Todd is now trying to intstall a sprinkler system-6 sprinkler heads shoud cover it! Quite different from our last system!

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Happy Birthday Taylor Mitchell!!! I Can't believe our little boy is 11. I had to look hard to find a picture without his scar! Taylor has become quite the young man. He is so helpful with his sisters, and a great big brother!(most days) He is now busy with school and started pitching on his baseball team, and plays most positions. He is so fun to have in our Family!!!!

Spring Break

2009-04-14T13:25:00.000-07:00

So we had a great spring break, drove to Idaho-by myself with 3 kids and returned to Vegas with all of them. Then Grandma and Grandpa C came to visit for a few days. We had such a great time dragging them all over Vegas. We showed them everything from Red Rock canyon, Mt Charleston, the strip(including vans with lovely pictures all over them), the Temple. I had some great pictures to post of vacation with the Haislips, and Easter. Unfortunately Easter morning I dropped the Camera on the Tile floor-I wouldn't recommend doing that. Needless to say it is Toast!! When I can get the pictures off the Camera I will post them, but thanx to everyone for a great spring break!!!!

Happy Birthday Todd!!!

2009-03-09T12:14:00.000-07:00

So this past weekend was Todd's Birthday, and he celebrated all week! Last Wednesday he and Taylor went to a Major League Baseball game, the Cubs and the White Sox. Todd got free tickets from work and he treated Taylor to an all-you-want kind of night, but they had so much fun! Todd then took the girl's to Taylor's baseball practice, as you can see Paige found the red dirt to roll around and play in, dad just wanted Paige to be happy. Todd got a GPS for his birthday, he is tired of getting lost here! Then on Sunday afternoon we took a Picnic to Red Rock Canyon. We walked on a couple different trails, one of which took us back to a waterfall-so fun!!! The kids loved climbing all over the rocks and scaring their parents! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TODD!

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2009-02-17T15:53:00.000-08:00

So I'm a little slow, but finally got the pictures with the Haislips. We had a good time dragging them all over Las Vegas. By the time they left Jackie was able to find Walmart all by herself! The Kids had a good time. Todd took Ben to Pole Position, a go cart place where the go carts go 40mph and you have to have a drivers license. Ben thought Todd was cheating cuz he could practice every day on the Freeway! The weather was great, as evidenced by the shorts and the park, but since they left it has been cold (50ish) and rainy. But it is supposed to start warming up Yea!!! We had a great Valentines, Todd and the kids cleaned the house and then made a steak dinner complete with chocolate cake and flowers!!

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Okay Emily Here it is !!!
8 favorite things tag

8 Favorite TV Shows:
CSI (the original-it just feels like home)
ER
Home Improvement (it is sooo Me and Todd)
Friends
The Doctors
NFL Network (not exactly my favorite but this is what is on the TV as soon as Todd comes home-so it is this or Hannah Montana)
Oprah
Anything that my Kids will watch together and not fight

8 Things I Look Forward To:
Getting my bedroom painted
Getting the girls room painted
More of this lovely winter weather!!!!!
Going to disneyland (it's only 4 hours away)
Going to Seaworld
Taking a nap today
watching my kids at swimming, dance, baseball etc....
Going Camping this summer

8 Things on My Wish List:
A New Car
A new truck for Todd (his windshield wipers don't work!!)
A bigger house
New dishwasher
New Eliptical
A Vinyl cutter
new bedroom set
Someone to help me decorate my house!

8 Things I Did Yesterday:
Took the Haislips to the Airport( I made it out alive)
Took the kids to swimming lessons
Took the kids to school
watched Aiden and Paige jump on the trampoline
Bought Taylor new cleats for baseball
watched thursday's episode of ER
went to McDonalds after swimming
watched Todd play Madden 09 on the Wii

8 Favorite Restaurants:
In-N-Out Burger
Sammy's Wood fired Pizza
Applebees
Heidi's Brooklyn Deli
Taco Time
Texas Roadhouse
Craigos
Panda Express

2009-01-07T16:00:00.000-08:00

Christmas in Idaho

2008-12-18T13:00:00.000-08:00

As you may have heard, Winter has come to the Desert. Complete with a snow day for the kids. We had a little tasteof snow on Monday and then Wednesday it snowed all day. Some areas got
8 inches of snow. Unfortunately it started raining before
the kids could play in all the snow but there was a little
left at the park. This is the first snow day in 30
years in Vegas. Apparently the county only has
4 snow plows(for the mountains). It was quite the event!!!

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It's beginning to look a lot like........Vegas?? Yes we had snow today- CRAZY!!!! apparently it is the first time in 2 years that it has snowed. No snow day for the kids though. The Kids Loved it anyway!! PS ignore the commentary on the video(I was talking on the phone and filming Brooklyn) I am such a multitasker!!

2008-12-07T17:02:00.000-08:00

We went to Red Rock Canyon(not Casino) to try and get some festive holiday pictures. Ha HA Ha. It was Dec 6th at 4:oo pm and we were in t-shirts- Crazy!!!! Todd and Taylor climbed to the top of the mountain, when Paige saw them she freaked- " GET DOWN RIGHT NOW" My little Paige is VERY afraid of heights. The kids had a good time climbing all over the rocks and being outside!

2008-11-30T15:18:00.000-08:00

So it was our first holiday in Las Vegas, and true to Romriell tradition we were running late-(grandma and grandpa were coming) All Romriells were scurrying about trying to cook dinner, clean the house and chase the children. In the spirit of multi-tasking Paige was placed in the tub to wash one layer of dirt off, Taylor was playing Playstation, Brooklyn and Jill went to Wal-mart for soap and other forgotten Items. About halfway down the soap isle I got a frantic call to come home"RIGHT NOW" it seems that as Todd was cleaning it started raining in the kitchen through the lights (yes those lights in the picture)-, not from the clouds but from Paiges "swimming pool" After mopping up about 2 inches of water we enjoyed a lovely thanksgiving feast to the sound of drip drip drip on the tile in the kitchen-yes the "rain" continued for a while!!!! We did have a good time with grandma and papa, and drug them all over Las Vegas!!! However typical Jill forgot the camera-all well!!!

2008-11-30T14:14:00.000-08:00

Taylor was given a "superhero" award at his school!! This award is given to students who exhibit "heroic" qualities, and they are nominated by fellow students and teachers. It was quite the ceremony the principal was in a tux and they had the "Scintas" come and perform. They have a show on the strip(that is who Taylor is standing next to) He has adjusted well to his new school!!!!

2008-11-30T14:11:00.001-08:00

People always ask what I do now that I am not working
I have Paige
We Wuv her

2008-11-01T22:07:00.000-07:00

FYI-The first song on our playlist is the song we sing when we drive down the strip. ENJOY!!!!!

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We have had a CRAZY Halloween week here in the "valley". It started last Saturday when Todd's company had a party at Springs Preserve. It is kind of a nature area, and they made all kinds of scarecrows out of all kinds of things-that's one of the scarecrows that Brooklyn is posing with. Sunday Todd and I had to talk in church-the church wasn't even struck by lightning!!! Wednesday the kids dressed up again for the ward party, Thursday they again wore costumes for school parties. Friday was a day off of school for "Nevada Day" and then that night we went Trick-or-Treating (in shorts and flip- flops). As you can see our kids will be on sugar high for quite some time!!!

2008-10-24T15:27:00.000-07:00

SURPRISE......Another dance video!!! Brooklyn and Paige are embracing their inner DIVA's
Apparently our new furniture has a little too much static electricity

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We took the kid's to Town Center, which is a mall off the strip, and found this cute little park in the middle of it. The mall itself is just kind of fun to walk around-it is all outside, and it has a great movie theater. Taylor is standing in a little maze-and yes all of that is real grass!!! The Girls found little houses to play in with slides and pretend food. They had a great time. I had to throw in a picture of Brooklyn doing the splits-she is VERY flexible

2008-09-25T17:44:00.000-07:00

The Romriell's have been trying to stay busy this month. We kind of got a late start, so it was hard to sign the kids up for activities, but we found a dance class for Brooklyn, (Paige thinks she is enrolled as well). They LOVE it. It is once a week for an hour. Todd took the carpet and linoleum out of the downstairs right away. So yet again we are living without flooring.(sound familiar). He is laying tile on his days off and after work.(so not a lot of time to do it). Taylor is busy with school, he has at least an hour of homework every night. We hope to get him back in baseball this winter!!!

2008-09-22T15:39:00.000-07:00

Since it is still summer here in the desert, the kids have turned the hot tub into our pool!!!

Hoover Dam

2008-09-14T10:51:00.000-07:00

After a hectic week at school and work, we took a little trip to hoover dam. We left after Todd got off work on Saturday. It had cooled off to about 90-95 degrees at 6:00 at night. So it was perfect for a little walk. Unfortunately, everything was closed, but the kids thought it was pretty cool.

2008-09-02T11:21:00.000-07:00

This last weekend, labor day, we went to Idaho to retrieve the rest of our belongings.(including jenna). We were ready to get back to Las Vegas when it snowed-in the mountains and was cold. (we didn't pack any warm clothes). But we made it back with all family members, which was quite an accomplishment!!!!