The Kempton Family

Christmas quiz

2011-12-06T12:14:00.001-07:00

Family & Friends,
This year has been a blast and me and Darren wanted to share our memorable experiences in a fun way. Because Darren and I miss school and test so much we made up a test about us. Here is the long version. If you want to take it go right ahead… Have a Merry Christmas. We love you all. So here it is (Answers @ the bottom)…
1. At the beginning of the year Darren had internships in ________ and _________.
A. Honolulu(HI) & Juneau(AK)
B. Safford (AZ) & Winslow(AZ)
C. Winkelman (AZ) & Youngtown (AZ)
D. Israel & Japan

2. Liana got blessed at church in _________. Allot of the family came; Grandma Larson, Grandpa Howard, Grandpa Kempton and Doris all were able to make it.
A. Our old ward in Flagstaff
B. Darren’s Grandpa’s ward in Thatcher
C. Kaylyn’s Parents ward in Flagstaff
D. Kaylyn’s brothers and sisters ward in Utah

3. Darren thinks I went overboard for what Holiday? Ha ha ok every holiday I do go a little overboard with treats and crafts, but I’ll give you another hint… Darren took Liana to Thatcher for this Holiday while I went to Blake and Marlee’s wedding.
A. Easter
B. Thanksgiving
C. 4th of July
D. St. Patrick’s Day

4. Darren surprised me for my first Mothers Day. He had the whole house clean, Liana ready for church, and the car packed ready to ___________________________.
A. Take me to an exotic get away
B. Take me to Chucky Cheese and play whac-a-mole
C. Go to the Dump and pick out my favorite treasure
D. Take me to see my mom, and my sister Becky’s Family, my Grandma who Liana and I am named after, and my Grandpa Larson in the VA hospital

5. What is Darren’s new hobby that he does with some of his co-workers?
A. Learn to Speak Spanish
B. Mountain Biking
C. Polar Bear Club (Swimming long distances in the cold water)
D. Competitive eating
6. Liana and I got to wear awesome shirts this year that had ________ on it?
A. John’s Picture (For Memorial day Made by Lila)
B. I love Obama
C. I like lamas (Made by Phillip)
D. I pooped today 

7. Darren got to give a talk at _________ Baptism.
A. Grandpa Kempton’s
B. Logan’s (our next door neighbors) & Maddie’s (Our Nieces)
C. Our Families
D. Santa Clauses
8. Kaylyn learned how to make freezer jam this year for the first time. Kaylyn made _____ jars just for our family.
A. 8
B. 12
C. 24
D. 32
9. This year Kaylyn worked as _________and Darren worked as _______ this year.
A. Supper Woman and Batman
B. Nurse and Physical Therapist
C. Brain Surgeon and Dance Choreographer
D. Butcher and Meter Reader

10. Phillip, Dave, and Darren all got to work on the _________ at my parents house together.
A. New 2nd story
B. New Backyard
C. New roof
D. New time machine

11. This year there was a lot of graduations and weddings & get-togethers we went to can you name any of them???

12. On Darren’s birthday this year Grandpa Howard gave a talk in Church. If you are so smart how old is Darren, Liana, and me?
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13. On Darren’s first Fathers Day weekend we got to go to a wedding, a splash pad with the kids, farmers Market, A soccer game, a shop where they blow glass, scholastic book factory, and much more. Where did we do all this?
A. Antarctica
B. Our old place in Flagstaff
C. our new Place in Sierra Vista
D. California with the my sister

14. When Becky & Rhett stayed at our house before they moved we taught Malachi to _____________
A. Skip rocks for the first time in our pond
B. Swim with a dolphin in our pond
C. Roller blade down our steep driveway
D. Sky Dive at the Sky Diving center next to us

15. Where did we not go on Vacation this year?
A. Las Vegas- For our own free romantic getaway
B. Utah- To see my brothers and sisters and cousins
C. North California- To see family and friends from Darren’s PT school
D. South California- To go to the O’Hara family reunion

16. How many years did Darren and I celebrate being married this year?
A. 8 years
B. 58 years
C. 5 years
D. 3 years

17. What did we not do with the Smithson’s this year?
A. Go ultimate tubing on Lake Mary
B. Go to Cardinals Training Camp and get all the players signatures and pictures with them
C. Had a huge bonfire with the wood from our fence, tried to roast marshmellows and shot off fire works
D. Won a $70 pumpkin for free, Carved pumpkin, went Trick-or-Treating, and had the Best Halloween ever!!!

18. In one year Liana has grown so much. She has learned to sit up, roll over, crawl, climb and stand on her Own. She also babbled, learned to laugh, and say a few words. She can pick things up, turn pages and point at things. Liana went from sleeping 1 hour to some times 7 hours more or less. And now Liana has how many teeth?
A. No teeth
B. 1 tooth
C. 6 teeth
D. 4 teeth

19 Liana has done a lot of funny things this year- what is the one funny thing she didn’t do?
A. During breakfast as I blow on my hot oatmeal Liana blows on her cheerios
B. She ate a cockroach & tried to eat a moth (So not funny @ the time)
C. Has tried to lick anything she can get her tongue on. I.E. the floor, toilets, peoples legs and toes
D. Read the newspaper while sitting on the toilet.
20. Darren took me out on a date this year to see which Broadway musical with his parents
A. Shrek
B. The High School Musical
C. Legally Blond
D. Wicked

21. This year we fixed up the house & rented it out. What did we not fix on our house?
A. The Counters
B. All the Floors & Floor Boards
C. The bathroom Shower
D. The Smoke Alarms

22. For Halloween Trick-or-treating Liana dressed up as a _________and I was a ____________
A. Spider & Spider Web
B. Cow & Cow girl
C. Snow White & the Wicked Witch
D. Lady Bug & Bumble Bee

23. What is liana’s favorite sport to do this year?
A. Swimming
B. Running marathons
C. Pole vaulting
D. Tennis
24. Darren is working in Sierra Vista and loves his job because
A. He works on the 99th floor
B. He only has to work 4 days & they paid for a moving company to move us
C. Because he gets to help People do things that they can’t do
D. He gets to wear a speed-o 24/7 at work

25. Who is your favorite family ever?................ Hope you enjoyed our Survey!
A. The Adams Family
B. The Kardashion Family
C. The Brady Bunch
D. Us (The Kempton’s)
Answers 1.B 2.B 3.A 4.D 5.B 6.A 7.B 8.D 9.B 10.C 11.Graduations: Darren (Dr. of PT), Christina (High school), Ashton (Kindergarten) Annika (Middle School) Weddings: Chelsea & Peter, Boney & Kurt, Blake & Marlee, and Dave & Lizett Get-Togethers: Grandpa Larson’s funeral, O’Hara Family reunion, Holidays, Luau with Darren's family @ our new house & Time out for Women 12.Darren(28), Liana(1) on the 16th of Dec., and Kaylyn(24) 13.D 14.A 15.Trick Question We went to all this year 16.C 17.B 18.C 19.D 20.A 21.A 22.B 23.A 24.C 25.D
We love you so much and hope your Christmas and New Years is wonderful. Keep in touch!

Love, The Kemptons

Halloween at Little Colorado Medical Center (LCMC)

2011-09-12T15:39:00.000-07:00

Some of the nurses and nurse aids on the Med.-Surg. got together for Halloween and painted each other’s faces

Me and Erlene (my charge nurse). Our due dates are less than a month of each other. It is a blast to be pregnant together.

Me, Kim, and Ashley all dressed up for Halloween

Not only did me and Ashley sported the wigs, but a lot of other people in the hospital did. Mark one of the nurses showing off it.

Our friend Bobby the admissions clerk

Another nurse Latisha

The girls from the Lab

My Nursing Aid even wore a blue wig which she hates, but we all convinced her to wear the wig and paint her face. She is so fun.

Here are more people from work- me, Ashley, Mae, and Sergio from radiology

This was Halloween morning at the hospital. Night shift can be so much fun.

Not only did I get to spend Halloween in the hospital but I got to also come home and hand out candy with Darren. I have not done that for a while. Darren also put on Buffy the Vampire. Funny thing is I never knew there was a movie. I thought that there was only a show.

Darren Graduated today

2011-05-14T22:36:00.000-07:00

We are so happy Darren finally got his Dr. in Physical Therapy!

Family celebrating with Darren

Our little Family

The dinner last night with family and his Physical Therapy classmates

Our happy family. Way to go Darren!

Liana snuggling her dad. I really do think she believes her dad rocks

Liana with her dad

Liana and Dad again last night

Today Liana fell asleep at her dad's graduation

After all these years Darren is done. All the hard work payed off. It is awesome!

Happy Easter

2011-04-16T18:01:00.008-07:00

I know this is early but Easter is one of my favorite Holidays and I could not wait to wish everyone a happy Easter. There are so many reasons why I love Easter...

#1 reason why is because of our Saviors resurrection which give us life and lets us also be resurrected. I can't wait till I get to see my older brother John again, and this whole season brings hope and joy for me.

#2 reasons I love Easter is because of the awesome candy hunt we have in our family. I love waking up to candy spread around our house. Who couldn't love that... well I guess a diabetic wouldn't, but oh well. I am not a diabetic yet.

#3 is I love the big feasts and parties. I love all the little treats you can make too. There are so many yummy things to eat.

#4 is the egg dying. You can be as creative as you want with dying eggs. You also can use eggs in so many ways. You can drain the shell and use the egg in stuff like baked goods or you can hide the eggs and then use the hard boiled eggs in potato salad or deviled eggs.

#5 reason why I love Easter is that it usually means it is going to be pretty warm from here on out till next winter. The whole world is beautiful, and the sun is perfect. I am so excited that Easter is in 1 week.

The things I hate about Easter is having to miss it.

I might have to work the night before, which would really stink. Then I would be tired all day and miss out on everything. I want to go to Blake's wedding or Darren's family’s house for Easter and be with Liana for her first Easter. I am scheduled for that day, but who knows I might can get it off and how cool would that be. I love my job but I love my family a lot more.

So enough of me talking I will post here soon some of the pic. of our family celebrating Easter this week.

Our nextdoor neighboors came over and make cookies with Liana

Easter Egg dyeing

We also made snacks. Pita bread with marshmallow fluff & peanut butter, Jelly & Pretzels

Little bunny Cupcakes. We made cookie ears and the on the back we glued cotton ball tails to the cupcake foil

We took eggs & emptied them & made food with the eggs. Then we soaked the egg shells in bleach water and cleaned them real good. Then we died them and filled them with candy and glued the little cupcake papers on the back to hold the candy. It was real fun. I love Easter so much! One of the best Holidays ever.

Peeps are soooo good! I love decorating with them and eating them

Here is one of the plates we made with yummy treats

Our neighboor dyeing eggs

Some more cupcakes in little baskets

Liana's first time making Easter cookies

A pink bunny

Our 2 neighboor kids

this week we also made rice crispies filled with M&Ms. To shape the rice crispie treats in the shape of eggs we cleaned the plastic eggs and then molded them into egg shapes and then put the m&ms in and closed the two 1/2 together. It turned out way cute. The funny thing is the kids didn't tell anyone there was M&M's in the middle because they wanted to trick their family. However when people bit into them the M&Ms all fell out onto the floor. The family was more sad that the M&M's fell than they were suprised

Here is another plate we gave away. I remember giving goodies away as a kid and it always excited me. Funny thing is it still is exciting to me to drop off a plate of something and run.

Gardian Helicopter

Liana with the Easter Bunny for the first time

Gardian Helicopter flew in and the crew let everyone take turns and sit inside. Liana was very excited for her turn. When they left they did a circle and then flew over us fast.

This is the fire engine that came to the party. It was way cool. They gave us hats and stickers and let everyone climb in the truck and try on the clothes. They also let the kids spray the fire truck hose. Liana was too little to spray the hose but she liked looking at the water.

I hope everyone enjoys and makes the best of Easter this year. It does not matter how old or young you are you can still enjoy it. Remember it is a good Idea to find Easter eggs and Easter candy on Easter, but it is a bad idea to find Easter eggs and Easter candy on Christmas. (Allmost every year we found some late and it really is not a good)

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

2011-03-23T12:53:00.000-07:00

Sorry it is late but better late than never. Here is Liana's St. Patrick's Day Jig.

2011-03-13T00:10:00.000-07:00

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Here are our first famly pic. together

LIana is Two months!

2011-02-15T16:31:00.011-07:00

Time Flies. Darren is over half way done with his internship and Liana is now 2 months. When we go back home she won’t even know it is her home. I am so happy we are staying with family. For Liana's baby blessing we were able to have a lot of family come. If we were in Flagstaff we probably would not have had so many people make it. Thank you for all those who came and helped. This is the most fun time of my life. I would not trade it for anything.

It is so funny, I have had all bodily fluids on me from older people in the hospital, but Liana's I don't mind as much and I actually am so happy every time she is able to have a bowel movement I never was as concerned about immunizations and Dr. appointments. I was able to sleep for more than 8 hours at a time before I got pregnant and had her. My thoughts and conversations were not always centered on one person (Liana). I never felt so many emotions at once, like the worst pain ever from feeding her and her not getting anything and not being able to go to the bathroom forever. Being so sad when she cries and my heart breaks into a million pieces when I couldn't stop her crying. Then I also feel so gloriously happy over the simple little things like her smile, coo and giggle, when she sleeps more than 2 hours at night, and that she is our little girl. I love just watching her sleep, kick, and splash in her bath. I never knew this little girl would change my life so much. I love Liana so much and am so happy we had her.

Here are some pictures/ videos of our little girl with family...

Liana and her Grandpa Kempton

Liana and her Great Grandpa Howard

Liana and her Aunt Jesica

(One of the first people to baby sit her all day)

The Family all at Liana's Baby Blessing

(Grandpa Howard & Phillip both were not in the pic.)

Liana & Darren and me& Liana's Grandma and Grandpa Kempton

Liana, Darren, and me at her blessing

Liana playing with her dad and Great Grandpa Howard

Aunt Nancy and Liana (Another Great Baby sitter)

Aunt Becky and Liana

We are staying at Grandpa Howards house and she now likes it whe he holds her.

Liana and her Grandma Larson bouncing her and calming her

Liana and her cuz. Olivia (only 2 months apart)

Liana and Olivia holding hands (they already are best friends)

Liana and Uncle Phillip

Kaylyn Phyllis, Liana's Great Grandma Phyllis, and Liana Phyllis

Liana, Aunt Lila, and me

Liana and Uncle Rick

Liana and Aunt Demi

Liana and her Cuz Lehi (Leah's son- not Demi's) One Day Demi will be holding her own kid and maybe I will still be holding a kid too. How fun. I love my sister inlaws and their kids!

Great Grandma Phyllis Larson and Liana Phyllis

Kaylyn Phyllis, Liana's Great Grandma Phyllis, and Liana Phyllis

Kaylyn, Liana Liana's Great Grandpa Larson, and Liana
Liana's Cousins- Kaleigh, and Katelyn and her Uncle David with Liana

Liana and her aunt Alicia

Liana and Amanda (One of her adopted Aunts)

She is finally here!!

2011-01-27T09:13:00.003-07:00

I know it has been over a month since she was born, but who has time to update a blog when they have a brand new baby, had to move for an internship, and had to get ready for the holidays? However I have had so much support with friends and family I am able to take some time right now and tell you the exciting news.

It’s a girl and her name is

Liana Phyllis Kempton

She weighed 8lb 8 oz and was 22in long

She has a forhead and gorgeous eyes just like her dads

Cute fat cheaks and lips like her mom (me) when I was a baby

She now sleeps all the time and is perfect since she has been eating well

She lets us dress her up in the cutest things and put bows and flowers on her

She is usually great when people hold her (Thanks again to all those who have- especially those who have held her when she was cranky and hungry)

Christmas Vacation Recap

2011-01-27T09:12:00.003-07:00

Christmas vacation was great because Darren got nearly a month off school internships to be home with me and the baby. She was born and then e stayed a few days in Flagstaff while we packed and came to stay with Darrens family. We had an awesome Christmas and New Years at Darren's parents house. We also went and visited my family in Mesa at the temple. Now we are finally at one place at Darren's Grandpas house. What would we do without family. Truthfully it has been alot of fun but very tiring! Below are some of the fun pic. we took.

Liana sleeping- She makes all different faces in matter of seconds

Liana in her dress from Grandma Kempton and aunt Demi

Liana with her Aunt Becky

Liana with her aunt Lila

Becky, me, Christina and Hailey

me and my younger cuz, but much taller

Liana and a pic. of her husband (my brother John)

Aunt Mary and Liana

Phyllis X3 (Grandma Phyllis, Kaylyn Phyllis, and Liana Phyllis)

Aunt Ruthie with Liana

Liana & her aunt Demi

Christmas with all the family (Leah's kids showing us how to jump like a frog)

& showing how to hold the baby

Liana & her Daddy

Liana on her first Christmas

Ultra sound time

2010-11-16T10:21:00.000-07:00

Here are the ultra sounds of our little girl. It goes from newest to oldest

1 MONTH & HOPEFULLY THIS LITTLE GIRL IS COMING OUT!!!

2010-11-11T10:25:00.001-07:00

Almost a month to go! Darren and me are so excited and have lots to do before the baby comes. However things are coming together. We finally picked a name. Her name is… Liana Kempton! I can’t wait to have this little girl. I hope we will have her before Christmas. Also thanks to Leah we have lots of cute baby girl clothes. There are also a lot of others who have given stuff to help us out. It means a lot and we can’t wait to use it. This is such a fun time and It has been nice to share it with others.

2010 Halloween

2010-11-01T09:17:00.001-07:00

This was Halloween morning at the hospital. Night shift can be so much fun.

Med-Surg Hotties.

Some of the nurses and nurse aids for Halloween got together and painted each other’s faces

Me and Erlene (my charge nurse). Our due dates are less than a month of each other. It is a blast to be pregnant together.

Me, Ashley, Mae, and Sergio dressed up for Halloween

Ashley and Me

Not only Did me and Ashley wear the wigs, but a lot of other people in the hospital did. Mark one of the nurses wear it.

Our friend Bobby the admissions clerk

Nurse Latisha

The Lab girls dressed in the blue wig

My Nursing Aid even wore a blue wig which she hates, but we all convinced her to wear the wig and paint her face with us. She is so fun.

Me, Kim and Ashley

Not only did I get to spend Halloween in the hospital but I got to also come home and hand out candy with Darren. Darren also put on Buffy the Vampire. Funny thing is I never knew there was a movie. I thought that there was only a show.

Were Back!!!!

2010-10-20T10:42:00.005-07:00

Darren is done with his first internship in Tucson and now is back in Flagstaff with me. I am off bed rest and back to work. Life is great. I have hopefully less than 2 months till my baby is due.

This last couple of months has been great! My sister had a baby. My grandma is over half way done with her radiation. My parents have a new house in Tucson. And the best thing is our house survived the Tornado. The houses all around us got pretty messed up but we were lucky. (There is no place like home). We are so sorry for all our neighbors. Here are some of the pictures down our street and the next street. Pretty Crazy!

Our window Broke

Some of our fences are leaning over

A hole in our wall

Another scratch

Our neighbors fences

The Smithson's let Liz borrow their boat for a while :-)

The nice thing is most people had insurance and no one got really hurt.

Congrats Becky! She is beautiful.

Still in Tucson while Darren does his PT internship

2010-09-20T15:19:00.000-07:00

Ben likes to be just like Darren. Darren was on the computer so Ben got on the leap pad thing. It was really cute

Rhett has been working real hard on his back yard with family. He finally got the retaining wall up and new grass in the back yard. It was funny to watch the kids play on it for the first time. Benjamin and Katelyn ran on it for over 30 minutes.
Before and after pic.

Rhett with all the Joy school kids at work

Katelyn and Benjamin taking an awesome bath

Benjamin eating (I love how messy Ben gets)

Katelyn right before a dance performance

Rhett is so awesome for letting us stay at his house

Darren on the computer

Rhett

Becky

Ben

Celebrating dad's Birthday a little late

Grandma & Grandpa are officially in Tucson

2010-09-12T19:17:00.000-07:00

This is some of Grandmas kids on Grandparents day. It was so neat to see everyone help move Grandma and Grandpa. I am sad I couldn’t help more and Bruce was missed but he helped alot the days before in Prescott with the move. I hope the Grandma has good luck with the radiation treatments. We are so happy they are here in Tucson.

26 Weeks and feeling great!!!

2010-09-03T16:05:00.001-07:00

For all those who don't know I still am on bed rest.

I did start bleeding and contracting at 24 weeks but now I am doing neither and so happy. I am with Darren resting in Tucson while he does his internship. My sister and I are going to the same OBGYN right now. I love the Dr. so much. She is very sweet and understanding. She checked the baby and me today, and we both are doing great. I'm still on bed rest till the placenta moves up though. I also did not pass the first glucose test so I have to do the 3 hour glucose test, and I am not looking forward to that one. Hopefully I pass this one, so I don't have to be on a crazy diet and have babies as big as I was (I was 11lbs & 10oz, Yikes!). The first glucose test was not that terrible so who knows maybe the next one won’t be that bad. I thought pregnancy could be worse but it really isn't, especially when I get a little girl in the end. I am so excited and can't wait!

My Dr. said I should be sitting or laying almost all day so me and Katelyn sat and rode the electric shopping cart chair. My niece, Katelyn, said it was the best shopping trip she has ever been on. Bed rest is not the worst thing in the world.

EXCITING NEWS!!!!

2010-08-09T20:44:00.002-07:00

I'M PREGNANT!!!!!

I know this is kind of late but I am 22 weeks along, 5 months along. I am so excited. We're having a girl. We wanted to wait till we were sure we weren't going to miss carry. We haven't thought of any names yet. So if anyone has suggestions I would love to hear.

Darren's almost done with school!

He has 4 eight week internships and then he is done in May. It will be hard having him go everywhere, but the end sight is near. I am so excited that we had time to hand out this summer, because from now on we will be way busy. I am really sad that all our friends are starting their internships too. We will miss everyone, especially the Allred’s. The up side to internships is that we will be in Tucson and Thatcher with family. Before he starts his last leg of school we went on a trip to Vegas this weekend. We found great deals on rooms and then went to all these cool places. Phillip, Alicia, and Emmett came to visit today. The high was 78 degrees. It was beautiful and a blast!

Buffalo Park in Flagstaff

Phillip Alicia and Emmett

New York- New York Jelly Bean statue liberty.

Darren and I at Hoover Damn

Darren and I at the Bellagio

Darren and I at MGM 3-D TV Center

Darren and I at the M&M Factory

Darren and I at the Coco-Cola Factory

Gold and Silver Pawn Shop as seen on TV

We love to watch this show

They had alot of the stuff that was pawned on the shows. It was so cool!

On the Vegas strip at MGM

Summer Vacation- Darren's Last One

2010-06-17T15:23:00.000-07:00

To start our summer off we got to go to Utah and see Justin’s Baptism. We went with Malachi and my parents. It was a blast to hang out with all the family. Dad took us to a Dinosaur museum and we also got to go bowling for Justin’s activity. I love my family.

Also this summer we have been hanging out with Denise and Kevin and their little girl. If I could I would adopt their girl. She is soooo cute! We went shooting with them and we have gone to each others houses and just played. Well actually Kevin has come to our house and worked. We are redoing a lot of things at our house and so Kevin has been a big help. Thanks guys!

Blake Is Home!!!

2010-06-17T15:09:00.000-07:00

My F.C.F. (Fav. Cuz Forever) is home! Blake served a 2 year mission in Kentucky and is finally done. It was so good to see him. He came home on memorials Day. For some reason he did not recognize Lila... Oh wait Lila is one of the newest additions to our family. How fun. That night we had a huge swim pool party and all hung out. It is like the good old times. Then my brothers and I went to Fry’s Electronics with my dad. You never can go down to the valley without stopping there. So much fun.

Darren's Birthday

2010-06-17T14:59:00.000-07:00

Right before Darren’s Birthday Darren went to the Grand Canyon with some of his PT friends. They hiked all the way down and all the way up again in one day. He is amazing.

For Darren’s actual Birthday David, Lila, Phillip, Alicia, and Baby Emmet came up to celebrate with us. I was going to make some yummy breakfast, but I got banned from making breakfast because my pancakes don’t taste that good. So Darren helped me make his Birthday Breakfast. Then we went on a hike at the Indian caves. Finally we went out to eat at Oreganos. My mom sent money for Darren to go out and eat with all of us. Thanks mom! He had a great Birthday. And thanks family for all coming up and hanging out.

Gilla Valey Temple

2010-06-17T14:44:00.000-07:00

This year the Gila Valley got a temple. This especially neat because Darren’s family lives there. Now whenever we visit the family we can go to the temple. Before the temple opened we got to go through it with the family. We also got to be in the Gila Valley for the dedication. It was a really special experience. It was amazing to be so close to the prophet. I can’t wait to go through the temple now that it is dedicated.

The Easter Bunny Came!!

2010-04-10T18:44:00.000-07:00

This Easter weekend we stayed at my Grandma and Grandpa Larson's house. We got to watch General Conference with them. My mom and dad also came up to Prescott. In the morning we heard the bunny come. Me and Darren had our room clean and then lined up like when I was younger. Then we came up and had a Candy Hunt. Darren did not do this when he was young, but he caught on and got quite a bit of candy.

Candy was in the hall.

Behind the couch.

On top of window seals and pic. frames

Behind the TV and the movies

Behind chairs, doors, and in cabinets

This is the end of our hunt. Thanks mom for hiding all the candy (I mean Easter Bunny). I never thought the Easter bunny would do another Easter Candy Hunt for us when we are big. Love it!

Banned from April Fools

2010-04-02T10:41:00.003-07:00

This year I frosted a water balloon for Darren and told him I baked him a cake. I was so excited to see him cut it. However at night I am the one who always gets us dessert. He asked me to cut him a piece while he was watching a movie that he hadn't seen and I had. I told him to just cut himself a piece. He said he actually wasn't that hungry and he would have it in the morning (which would not be on April Fool’s Day!!!!). He then went to get ready for bed. I told him it just wouldn't be as good tomorrow. He said to cover it up and it would be. So finally to my defeat I was going to have to pop it. I did not want him to pop it right before class and get frosting on him. So while he was in the bathroom I brought it to him and said he really wanted it. He asked me to get the cake out of the bathroom and how gross that was. I said this is why I wanted you to cut a piece, and I cut it right over the bathtub. Frosting and water went everywhere! It would have been nice to see him cut it but his look was still pretty good at that moment. He was upset because there was no real cake. He actually couldn't go to sleep right away because I had riled him up so much. All he could say to me after that was that I am banned from April fool’s Day. :-)

This was the cake after. I didn't get a pic. of the bathtub but it was splattered with frosting all over. Don't you love the Holidays!

2010-03-22T10:11:00.000-07:00

Happy St. Patricks Day!

Darren took me to an Irish pub to have Corn Beef and cabage soup.

Next year we are having a big party so any one who wants to come reserve the date.

Aunt Louisa and Bruce came up with their family.

We had a blast playing in the snow. I think all of our backs and bums are sore.

We also went to the indian ruins here in Flagsaff

Darren and me right outside of the indian reservation

I love hanging out with my cousins.

I am happy they took their spring break to hang out with me.

John's Headstone is up

2010-03-22T09:59:00.001-07:00

I am so happy they finally got his headstone up; however, as you can see the death date says the 10th. He really died on Feb. 9th. He also was in Iraq not Afghanistan. Good thing my dad and Lila caught it and they are going to change it for us.

2010-03-22T09:54:00.000-07:00

We made flours for our nieces. Katelyn opened it and put every single one on Darren's hair. I think she gets her hair styling from her mom. :-)

The first day they stayed they made a snow man named Ben

Phillip came the next day to visit. Man I love my family.

Phillip and his cute small family

Not only did we get Backy and Phillips family here but we also got Lila at my house!

Another snowman we made

Malachi's 7th B-day

Katelyn's B-day too.

John's funeral

2010-02-20T12:15:00.004-07:00

Lila and Kaylyn

Lila's Family

Friends from our old stake

The James family (My cousins and Mary)

Alicia's family at the Lunch-in after John's funeral

Grandpa Larson and my dad's brothers& sister

More family

Little Benjamin

Katelyn

Becky and Malachi

The stage was full of flowers. Thanks to all the people who gave flowers for John. They were beautiful.

Thanks to all the ladies of our stake to cook and set up for us to be there. Thank you Kath, the Andersons and the Grizzles for letting us stay at your houses. Thanks to all that offered. We love you guys.

Dad & his fav. youngest daughter

Anna Banana & Me

What a fun COUSIN!!

One of my other Fav. Cuz. Christina Your hair looks way hot in this pic. Where did you get that cool head band with a flower on it!! J/K But really Christina your way cute.

My big brother Phillip and his 2 fav. girls Alicia and me! :-)

Me, Shannon, and Mary

(The funeral was really sad, but as Shannon came in the whole room lit up. We don't allways get to see her in Phoenix but when we do it is wonderful) Thanks Shannon for coming!

Me and Becky (What cute sisters)

Mandi and Benjamin

The sisters

(People say that each year we look more and more alike but I don't know about that)

The Carlson Family

John's Family (Larsons+ Lila's Family)

My Famiy

Mom and Dad &Their kids (Lila sanding in or John)

Me & Darren (One of the best husbands ever!!! I know I am biased)

Katelyn& Kaliegh

Sarah

Hannah

Mom & Darren

Ben's Family Minus Justin

John's Burial

Thanks Julie, Deva, Laura, Darren's family and allother close friends who have been there to support me during this hard time

Me and Megan

Megan I hope you know I love you and so did your dad. I am so happy you are a part of our family.

Becky, Gary, and me

(Becky is holding the flag on John's casket when he arrived in AZ)

Phillip and me

Great minds think alike... The morning of the funeral we noticed we both had bought the same kind of shoes at KOHLS How crazy!

Becca and Me

John's Marker where he is buried

(John we love you so much. May you Rest in Peace)

Memories of my big brother John

2010-02-19T12:42:00.003-07:00

I wish I could tell John how much I loved him and how great of a brother he has been, but because I can't I will tell you all he was one of the best brothers. I am lucky to be born into a family of three great sisters and four amazing brothers. I love them all and have a special place in my heart for each one of them. My heart aches for John that he is not with me, but it rejoices to know that because of Christ I can be reunited with my brother John again.

• John was a great big brother and a good protector. I know it is a horrible example, but one time my other brother got in a fight with me in the car. We were both yelling at each other, I think I even started it. John pulled the car over. It was really late and he told my brother to get out of the car. He said no one ever yelled at his younger sister especially family. This meant a lot. He picked my other brother back up once he calmed down and talked to him and showed lots of love to both of us. He never let anything happen to me or our family. He had a calming fun and loving effect on all of us.

• John thought he was every race to mankind. He would have a joke for every race, white, black, brown, or blue (It did not matter). I love when he would say, “Do you hate me because I am black?”- Hey my sister from another mister, Hey my brother from another mother” , When he felt Mexican he would tell me all these jokes and then say, “When you mess with one bean you mess with the whole burrito.” He loved the Tongan people. Any chance he could get talking or eating with them he would take it.
• He was very supportive of my work. I became a nurse almost a year ago. When I would work my three days in a row and then drive home he would talk to me for the whole hour till I was safely home. I would tell him he did not have to but he did not want me to fall asleep. He would ask how my night was dealing out drugs. ( Sorry random quote I just thought John would also say is, “So that brings me to my next point… Don’t smoke crack”. Or he would say “Don’t do drugs”) Some days we would not have a lot happening so he would look up top 100 movies and music on line and sing and quote the movies. His fav. To quote was Billy Madison and 3 Amigos. “Can I have your watch when you are dead.” “Shampoo is better ….no conditioner is better.”

• He would drop anything and give everything on a minute’s notice. One time I was having a hard time in school. He said I would do much better if I had a planner so I would not be so stressed. My family was all out of town but next thing I know John had drove from Phoenix to Mesa and was at my door to take me to Franklin Planner (where he used to work one time). He paid for the planer even when I insisted to pay for it. He didn’t have a lot of money at the time but he wanted to give it to me for my house warming gift. He did lots of service for everyone not just for me. He took Phillip, Darren, and me to fix my Grandma’s toilet.

• He also was one of the first ones to meet Darren because Darren and John were helping David move into his house. I wasn’t even dating Darren at the time and John was really cool about it. He just talked about riding a motorcycle and tearing his ACL when ridding it. The next time after we were married and went up to our cabin to help my Aunt and Uncle fix the floor John was crazy but by that time Darren was married to me so what could Darren do!!! J/K Darren loved John. We heard some of the best Jokes on that ride with John, Phillip, Darren and me crunched into that car. When we went to KFC and John thinking he was black again.

• I loved the picnics he took me on. He would have little sister- brother dates with me when I was younger. He would take me to the parks and have a lunch and play games with me. One date he took me to the wedge because I begged him to teach me to rollerblade. He rented me skates and when I tried to go down the hill where everyone skated I was too scared so I walked on the grass and scooted on my bum down the hill. I was a chicken but he pulled me along and helped me skate. That was the only time I rollerbladed till I was in college. I loved to be with everyone that John loved. I remember John letting me hang out with all of his friends and the girls he liked. Except he did tell me to stop crawling all over his guy friends. His friends were like my brothers. Gary was in our reclining chair more than any one in our family.

• He was a great dad to his kids. When I told him I was sending a letter to him he would ask if I had sent letters to his daughter. I never was good at sending her one too but he thought of them always first. Him and his children would light up when they saw each other. He would be exhausted from his leave from the army and yet he would take his kids and hang out with them. I loved that he got a tricycle custom painted like a chopper. Just a normal tricycle would not do. He had to go above and beyond. He took Megan on dates like he did for me when I was younger. He was a good date.

• Speaking of Dates, John set the standard. All my brothers are romantics and love fun group dates. Ben even made me a book of good ideas. Phillip doubled with me on my first date but who could not grow up wanting to go on dates like John did. He was my role model for dating. I did not kiss like he did, but I did try out some of the date ideas. Some that I never did that were way cool was that he went to Disney Land, also the full body suits that had booties and all that they painted for each other, and the industrial cellophane that he would wrap the girls in. He would have them hold a rose and then would wrap them head to toe in it before they knew what was going on. Then he would go through the whole date with them wrapped. How funny. The girls must have liked him a lot to let him take them out in public like that. As I grew up I tried to be like him and plan creative dates.

• He hated to write, so on his mission he drew me pictures. For his Christmas in Australia he had drawn me a Santa Clause in red swim shorts diving, and across the top said merry Christmas from Down Under. I liked the drawings as much as the writing. In Iraq I would write him and then he would call me. He hated writing and reading. He was the one who introduced books on CD and ipod to me. I got into the Harry Potter ones. Now every time I go to work I like popping a new book in and listening to it. However I like more girlie books and he liked Science fiction. Also the first book over 100 pages I read was the Light in The Attic, because that was his fav. And he had it with us on a vacation to Utah. He let me read it all the way back home. He sang a few of the poems for us.

• John’s nick name for me was Nins or ninners my dad started calling me ninnies which to this day I did not know that was a real word. (Dad I was curious if it meant any thing to my surprise the definition of ninny is: A fool) You guys are so fired!

• I loved the velociraptor and John was real good at the snake he could attack you from the back or the front.

• John had any tool and knew how to use it. For someone who hated to read he sure read a lot of manuals. He knew a lot of random things and when ever anybody needed things fixed he knew what to do. Man has any one looked at my parent’s house. It is over 35 years old and it looks better than it has ever looked. Thanks John for keeping it up and thanks Phillip. Phillip was a big help.

• John could convince people to do things. He told everyone how great Skype is. Everyone in my family got it. I was one of the last ones to pick it up. A couple of weeks ago I got it. I never got to talk to him with it but I hope I will still get to use it with my family. I agree with John it is pretty cool.

• John came to a lot of things of mine like band concerts (I played trumpet because John did and he gave me his trumpet) and tennis. He came to Darren’s graduation. He was one of the only ones to come and support Darren in his all you can eat wing eating contest. Boy did he cheer. Thanks Phillip for trying to make it. In my journal all the time I said oh John was here today. I did not say what we did a lot because he came around a lot. I remember him as a ward missionary when I was in high school and how good he was and how he served a lot of people.

• John always was chewing on something. He always had a toothbrush with a pick on the end in high school. I don’t know if he carried it with him just because he liked a clean mouth or if it was to be prepared for a clean mouth to kiss girls on a moment’s notice.

• John was busy when he got into the army. If you wanted to see him you had to do what he was doing. Right before he went to Iraq I remember Darren and I went to hang out with him and lucky for us he taught us how the army folded their clothes. Once I got the hang of it we were able to do the rest of his clothes. At the time I couldn’t believe he was making me fold his clothes for him, but looking back I am happy I could help before he left and I am happy I got to spend that time with him.

• Again he came back from Iraq and he begged for me to come to Phoenix and see him. I was working the next day and we were visiting other family. But because it was not every day that I got to see John I went to Encanto Park. I only saw him for 15 minutes and then this girl came and he ran off with her, while he had us watch the kids. I was a little mad because I came all the way down for that. Then later that night he came back and introduced us again to that girl… That girl was Lila (his new wife). I am so happy that he had me come and see him. That was the last time I saw him. He was so happy. I wouldn’t have traded those 15min. for anything.
Thoughts

I love John and I can see a lot of other people did too. I am so grateful I had such a great brother and I hope I can be more like him. I remember he was not always perfect but he knew what was right. I got married young and he one time told me to not make the mistakes he did and to pray for Darren and me in our own prayers every night of our marriage. As my big brother I wanted him to also be happy. I was so happy when he found Lila and things worked out. He would call me and tell me how great she was after they were married and how much he loved her. She loved John for all that he was. What a blessing it is to have her in our family now. I am so happy we have Megan and Joshua. They are the cutest kids ever. I hope they know I am praying for them and I love them so much. I am grateful for all the people here that came and supported me and my family. I love reading all the other memories of John because I forgot some of those things which made me laugh and really touched me.

Last I would like to say John I can’t wait to put my arms around you after this life is over for me and tell you how proud I am to have you as an older brother. I hope are you are doing well there! Thanks for all the good times. I love you so much. Till then rest in peace my fav. Brother named John :-) .

Our first winter in our new house

2010-01-26T13:29:00.002-07:00

54in. of snow in just a couple of days!

Snow angel

Darren deep in his ice cave

Thanksgiving

2010-01-26T13:18:00.000-07:00

This thanksgiving Ben & Becca came and slept at our house and then we went to my Grandma’s house. It was so good. It was like I was a kid again. We had the big feast and looked at all the sales for Black Friday. And like normal my family took cat napes. That night we went to Bruce’s house and got a little of sleep before we got up for the big sales.

That weak we also went on the light rail to down town. We went to the ball park.

We also went to the park. The park my dad took our family to when we were younger. After we were going to feed the horses but the horse place was closed to visitors. My family can make anything fun when things go wrong. My brothers let the kids feed them instead. It was real fun.

We also got to go to my new little niece and nephews baby blessing. Way fun!

I feel bad

2010-01-26T12:34:00.000-07:00

Halloween: before I go to the hospital

This year’s holidays I have been a new grad nurse, therefore I have to work a lot of the holidays. I worked on Halloween, the day before Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and New Years Eve. Darren has been great he does not complain at all. It hasn't been as bad for me. I get to celebrate the Holidays with the patients. It is amazing that you still can celebrate without presents or big feasts. The days after I worked we would go and hang out with family.

General Conference

2009-10-05T06:30:00.000-07:00

This week we went to Utah for General Conference

Thanks to Kathy's Mother and Father-in-law we were able to get tickets.

We also would like to thank Ben and Becca for letting us stay at their house.

Justin was the king of the games. It did not matter if it was breakfast, lunch or dinner he had a game for us to play. It was so much fun and he "TOTALLY KICKED MY TRASH"

Skype is the coolest thing ever. Ben and Becca's family got to talk to my other sister's family online, who is in a different state. Both families had talent shows for each other. Technology is so cool!

Thanks Ben you're a great older brother

We had a blast. Can't wait to visit again.

Becky Came again

2009-09-16T13:21:00.007-07:00

Lots of family has come to our apartments, but out of all of them Becky has come the most. This last week she brought her friends to camp and stay in Flagstaff with us. We had so much fun. We got to use our tent that Darren's parent's gave us. It was so nice.

We went up to the top of the snow bowel. It started to snow when we were getting down the hill

Last Becky cut my hair for Locks of Love. I wanted to donate it. I was going to have Demi cut it but I have not been in Thatcher for a while and I don't know when the next time I would see her so Becky offered to do my hair. I promise I will grow my hair out again and cut it for Locks of Love. It is fun to have a drastic change and also be able to help some on out at the same time.

Early in the morning she cut off over 10 inches. This is the back.

This is the front. It is cute and way fun and easy to do. I love it. Thanks Becky.

Summer 2009

2009-09-16T12:16:00.007-07:00

I'm back and posting. This summer has been so much fun. I got a new job at a hospital in Winslow. Darren had a internship for physical Therapy and class. In between all that we had some fun of our own. John came and visited. He is in Iraq right now but he got to come to AZ for 2 weeks.

He came to support Darren at the Battle of the bone. Darren entered a wing eating contest. He did not win the motar cycle, but he got a shirt and a verry full stomach. The guy who won ate 3.5 lb of meat off the bones in 11 minutes! Last year the most any one ate was 3 lb. He had tough competition this year.
Look at Darren go. It was exciting to watch, but kind of grose.
All summer long I worked on this quilt. It is mine and Darren's jeans that were ruined. I went to Darren's family's house where I got a smoking deal on the flannel fabric on the back. They accidently put $1.00 per yard when they ment to put $10.00 per yard. I got it for $11 instead of $110. Best deal ever. Darren's mom taught me how to tie a quilt. I have never tied a quilt. Darren also helped. I am proud of it.

Darren went to a camp called the Painted Turtle in california. He was a cabin counselor. Darren's physical therapy school helped him find out about it. Next year I want to volinter with him. It is a great camp.

We also got to go to some of the Cardinals pre season scrimages. The players took pic. with the fans and gave autographs. Number 89 was our fav. He gave his shoes every time to fans and took pic. with everybody every practice.

We went and visited my Grandma and Grandpa Larson and then went to slide rock & Oak creek. We have been traviling all over Arizona since we got married. Arizona is so amazing!

McKay got married! Congrats. We got to go. Jerica looked gorgeus and their baby boy was so good.

Brothers.

We went to indian ruins at Walnut Canyon this year.

Happy Birthday Kaylyn

2009-06-07T21:09:00.001-07:00

Darren made his first Birthday cake ever. I loved it he did pretty good for his first time.

Happy Birthday Darren

2009-05-29T22:00:00.000-07:00

We got to visit the Lee Family with Becky for Darren's Birthday. The nieces and nephiews were so sweet to throw a birthday party. Thanks guys it meant a lot to us.

Fabulous Family Vacation in Las Vegas Nevada

2009-05-28T09:53:00.001-07:00

We went on a vacation to Las Vegas with Darren's family this week. It was one of the most fun vacations ever! First we stayed in a barn, which let me sum every thing up in 1 word... closed! The pool, the rides, the tram were all so cool but they were closed until Friday which is every day we were there, which they did not tell us. So the next day we moved up to the castle.
The excaliber was kid friendly. They had kid arcades which were as fun as the grown up stairs.
Me and Darren sported our hot sun glasses
Brinley, Demi, and I (We did not buy them together, but look our sweet glasses match!)Our niece wanted to be part of the fun.

Darren's parrents took us to the Lion King for our Birthday. I had allready seen it, but it still was amazing and I loved it. It amazes me how the people move just like animals. I would recomend it to every one. We went to the Shark museum. They have a pool were every one can touch the sting ray! Way Cool.You can't see the shark we are looking at but they're there.

I’m an official RN

2009-05-25T01:33:00.004-07:00

I took my RN test and passed. I can’t believe I did it. I would be so ungrateful if I did not thank all those who have helped me get this far. First I was so blessed by my Lord to get this far. He really does answer prayers. I would also like to thank my wonderful husband, and family.

I also had a great Capstone preceptor who taught me alot.

I had a great Director of Nursing who got me into CCC. One of the best schools ever!
Mrs. McMillan was an amazing teacher who taught me a lot of important things. She also taught me how to really care for patients.

I can't forget EAC. Even though I left it I will always have a special place in my heart. The teachers and classmates there are great. I Love them. Thanks Carolyn, Mary Anne and Kim.

Love ya girls. I know you guys will be great Nurses too. Good Luck with your NCLEX & Keep up the good work.

I graduated. I got pinned as a nurse.

2009-05-25T01:11:00.004-07:00

Nurse pinning is a little different then military pinning. They don‘t hit the pin into your shoulder, instead it is on a pretty ribbon around our neck. It is crazy it is all done and now I can work.
Kim helped me study. I think we learned more together than we learned in class. We had fun studying together.
Here is my class with the Nightingale Lamps at our pining ceremony

Darren has been the best support ever. It has been hard but he has been there with me every step of the way.

Darren's mom drove all the way to Flagstaff just for me. What an amazing Mom. Thanks, it ment alot.

My Family also came into town. They drove 5 hours up to see my graduation and then drove back. Family is awesome.

Kempton Update

2009-05-25T00:19:00.007-07:00

A lot has happened at the Kempton house and it has been fun to be there.

Emma is one years old this year. She can walk every where now. She is so happy and cute.

Demi and Brenley won regionals and got second in state tennis. Way to go Deminator!

McKay graduated the EMT class this semester

Davis got to call home and talk to every one. He has been out for over 6 months. Not only did Davis get to call home but my cusin on the Larson side (Blake) got to call home for Mothers Day. It is one of the best day of the year when you have a missionary in the family.

We all dressed up in black for my Father-N-Laws Birthday. He is over the hill now. It is funny because both my parents are over 50. I used to think that missionaries were so old and now they are all younger than me. Funny how old changes by definition and you get older.

Demi is now done with High School! Great Job.

I am an Aunt again. McKay is a father and has the cute little boy. He says the baby hasn't been sleeping that well at night. I guess it is true when people say, "People who say they sleep like a baby usually don't have one." Good luck McKay you will be a great dad.

Viva La Mexico

2009-05-24T23:03:00.005-07:00

Swine flu and murders keep people from going to Mexico these days, but we got to go and help there. We did not get hurt or sick. Every year we get to go and serve with a group from Phoenix there. People in the little town of Caborca are so sweet.

My parents have gone almost every year I have been alive. This year we stayed with an 82 year old lady. She didn’t even speak English, but she welcomed us with love. She is a real hard worker and had the prettiest yard in the town. This year we painted the red cross building.

Darren, Kathy, and I were in charge of the front of the building. We were in charge of painting the E with a do not sign on top of it. We thought the E stood for Emergency. Isn’t it silly to have no emergencies in front of the red cross. However we found out that the E really stood for parking in Spanish which starts with an E also.

The red cross workers are all volunteers. What a cool group of people serving their people every day.

Darren is the craziest guy ever, but I love him. He climbed up the tower to paint it. He didn’t even have a rope to hold him up there. Scary!!

I am so happy we get to go down to Mexico and serve together.

An Eggstra Special Easter!

2009-05-24T21:50:00.004-07:00

Children are a handful sometimes, A heartfull all the time... My sister just had a new addition to her family. She had a baby boy a week before Easter. We went to her house and got to spend a wonderful weekend with her and her kids. Becky goes to every big event of ours so it was important that we went to hers. This is my fav. pic. When Darren graduated from college Becky got a picture of her kids and her with Darren. I had the camera so I did not get as many pictures of me with him. Since then Becky and Darren get a picture of everything special in their lives together.

Here is Rhett with his two sons. He is a great dad and brother-n-law!
We also got to stay at my brother David's house. Their daughter is so cute! She got dress up stuff in her Easter Basket. She almost wore it to church.

Darren, Shannon, Kaliegh, and David Easter Morning.

Easter Egg Dying fun. The guys got to help the kids this year. My brother in Iraq, gave us little sticker faces to put on the eggs. The easter eggs turned out cute and the kids loved it... Well I don't know who had more fun the kids or the guys.

Malachi and Katelyn were amazing at the Easter egg hunt. They know what the good candy is. When we would ask for candy they would give us the black jelly beans of smarties. What little stinkers. They saved the yummy eggs for themselves.

Useless as a pulled tooth

2009-05-23T17:44:00.003-07:00

I got my wisdom teeth pulled during spring break. I thought I was Supper Women and could do anything after I got them pulled, but I found out I am not that amazing. The day after Hailey, Darren and I went on the light rail. It was alot of fun but I was totally out of it because I forgot the pain killers/ ibuprofen in the car. Hailey and I texted back and forth so I did not have to talk.

I also invited my family over to our two bedroom apartment. We had 10 people stay in our place. I had family on every floor space. I felt bad because I was not the best hostes. They took care of me, more than I took care of them.
I guess crazy runs in the family. Becky came with her kids when I had my teeth out. We hiked the Grand canyon. Here is a picture of us. Becky 8 1/2 months pregnant, Katelyn 3years old and me two days after I got my teeth out with no medicine. What were we thinking. We took it easy. :-)

Here is where I lost my wisdom... Teeth. Yum!

Sedona Fun

2009-03-14T23:35:00.003-07:00

Darren took me to Sedona the other day. I have never hung around there. It is a pretty cool place. The only thing is that once you see one store; you pretty much have seen all stores. I had a lot of fun just playing around there. I definitely want to go back and hike there. It is beautiful.

Valentine's Day

2009-02-15T22:41:00.004-07:00

Darren made me Breakfast and then took me to Tonto Natural Land Bridge

Tonto Natural Land Bridge
Darren and I at Tonto Natural Land Bridge

Darren on the trail.

Snow Boarding

2009-01-24T22:32:00.005-07:00

The first day I went down that hill. We thought the lift went to the cars not the big hill. Amazingly I made it down.

The very first Day we went together
The end of our first Day on the slopes

A Dance in the Park

2009-01-23T18:23:00.011-07:00

A girl in the CCC photography needed to make a portfolio of dancers. For part of our modern dance final we had to dance outside by our self. It was really weird to do modern dance by your self outside. However by the end it started to be fun. I'm not a dancer but I love dancing.

Our First White Christmas

2009-01-05T22:58:00.007-07:00

Darrens Car in the snow

Our Play Ground
My first time I saw snow fall
In Flagstaff it’s snowing like crazy. We went to get out of it and it snowed in Thatcher for Christmas. I can't believe I am living in this!

Working in the Shop

2009-01-05T22:40:00.007-07:00

This winter break we were busy in Grandpa Howards Shop making lots of fun things. His family is amazing at wood working. It is so much fun and lots of hard work.

Christmas 2008 with the fam

2009-01-05T21:38:00.010-07:00

Christmas Morning

Christmas Dinner with the family

NutCracker 2008

2009-01-05T15:20:00.018-07:00

For those who missed it, I was in the Flagstaff Nutcracker. I needed a couple of more credits to get financial aid so I took a dance class. Any one who knows me, I am no where near to being a ballerina, but the dance teacher said we could get extra credit for just trying out. So I did.
Try outs were interesting.. They taught us a dance, and let us practice it once and then we performed it in front of every one. Ha Ha. I hardly could understand what they wanted us to do. They told us to do attitude turns, sautés, Sus-sous, Relevés, chaînés, Posés, and Grand jeté. They were talking a totally different language then I spoke. LOL. While I did it I just thought extra credit… extra credit. All the dancers faces were a mixture; some looked like they were going to laugh some looked real sorry for me.
I got through try outs and didn’t really think of it until I got an e-mail of who made it. I thought that it was weird that they sent me an e-mail because I obviously did not make it. However, amazingly my name was on the list. I was in the party scene as a party server. I went to practice and they told me I had another practice for my other part. I couldn’t believe it. I had made it in two parts. I just needed the extra credit. I really didn’t think I would make the Nutcracker. The play went so well and I did get an A in my dance class! I am happy I was in it and I am happy it is over with.

I was a little embarrassed of performing such a small part in front of people. I didn’t tell a lot of people when it was. However some of my family found out about it, and came to support me. I love my family. Darren even came during finals.

Thanksgiving/ Wedding fun!!

2008-12-06T11:42:00.013-07:00

This Thanksgiving was a blast! The day before thanksgiving we had Kathy's bridal shower.

We played all the fun silly girl games. My grandma even came and participated in the games. Here are some of the wedding dresses we created.

The whole Larson clan/ Gardner family gathered together at my Aunt Louisa's & Bruces house for Thanksgiving.
We had a great dinner. Wilson and Hailey were amazing cooks in the kitchen.

Katelyn and Kaylyn together on Turkey Day.

The day after Thanksgiving we went shoping and hung out with the family. This year we only woke up at 5:00am.

Saturday was the big day when Kathy and James got married in the Mesa AZ temple. The reception was held at Cassi Cutlers house. Gorgous and fun.

Cambria loved the bridge over the pool. She got almost every one to walk with her over the bridge. I bet she walked over the bridge atleast 50 times just with me. It is amazing how simple things can mke kids so happy.
Two cool cousins. Christina and I were shopping buddies this week. Our side kicks Blake and Kelli weren't here this year. However, me and Christina had a wonderfull time. I think no matter how old we get we will always be the babysitters at family functions.
My hot husband and I at the reception. Darren, John, and I at church before we left. John leaves to Iraq next week.

After we came home we got an unexpected treat... our 2nd visitors Ben and Becca' family came and played at our house for a while. They are so fun.

2008-11-23T18:24:00.006-07:00

This year I decided to take a modern dance class, so I would have full credits this semester. I thought modern dance was hip hop/break dancing/ jazz. However I was way off, I found out that modern dance started in the early 1900, and is modern ballet. LOL! My class dwindled to 6 girls. Here they are. Dance is a good way to exercise. Love it.

2008-11-13T12:51:00.001-07:00

I am so proud of my brother serving our country. John is going to Iraq on 05Dec08. Yikes! I hope he will be safe. Keep him in your prayers.

2008-11-12T17:00:00.001-07:00

Davis left on his mission today. We all got to see him off at the phoenix airport.

Family Fun- There's a kid in all of us

2008-11-12T14:41:00.001-07:00

Before Davis left the family went to Macados play place in Tempe. They had indoor slides for the kids and the grown ups to play on.

Davis on the slides

I don't know who had more fun... the kids or the udults?!

Laura On the slide After the fun we went to Texas Road House. My Fav.!

2008-11-10T11:38:00.001-07:00

We left for the weekend and came back to this... snow! It melted by the next day. We can't wait for it to snow 2 Feet. Then we can go snow boarding. It is both of our first time living in snow.

2008-11-01T02:00:00.003-07:00

2008 Halloween fun. That night, Darren was Biscuits & Gravy and I was Trixie.

2008-09-29T12:13:00.001-07:00

Our first Visitors In Flagstaff

Malachi and Katelyn made it through the whole ice cave. They are troupers! Thanks Becky and Rhett for coming. We had a way fun time.

2008-08-30T09:49:00.001-07:00

Ice Caves in Flagstaff

Darren and I went exploring Flagstaff for the first time

Here is me attempting to rock climb in the cave. The walls were really wet and slippery.

Darren and I made it to the end of the cave. =-)

2008-08-27T12:05:00.002-07:00

Called to Serve One of my fav. cousins, Blake, is on a mission now. He is in Liberty, Kentucky.

2008-08-25T09:28:00.002-07:00

We moved! Kim and her husband were so nice to help us pack. You can see we got a little carried away with packing. =-) Darren's family & Scogs helped us move every thing all the way to Flagstaff. We couldn't have done it with out Shannon's new Trailer. Thanks every one.

After three days of hard work, all the boxes unpacked!

How to Ask Someone Out (With catchy creative phrases)

2008-08-22T17:50:00.000-07:00

Balloons- Hole bunch of blue balloons with big poster that states, “Will you go to ___ with me? If you will, then pop a blue balloon & send it to me. If you won’t then pop a yellow balloon & send it to me.” Don’t leave any yellow ones for them to pop.
Balloons- get three balloons write on them yes, maybe, no or just yes, and yes. Tie it to door with note that says, “Will you go to (dance/date) with me. Send up a balloon that answers my question. Ring door bell and wait near by.
Balloons- Class gift- Get a cool teacher that they have to have all the kids do an activity in class have them all stand up and her read a list you made. Which says something like if you are a boy sit down, keep standing if your b-day is in the summer.” Keep narrowing it down till your soon to be date is only one standing & then have the teacher give them your note put it with lots of balloons and stuff. If you want you can leave a balloon with each teacher before their class to give to them & then at the last class have teacher do the activity
Bananas- tie bananas all over their tree or put all over their bed and put a note that says, “I’d go bananas if you’d go out with me.”
Butter You Up. Leave a stick of butter on your potential date's doorstep with their name and a bow. Ring the doorbell and run. They will be confused, so come back half an hour later and leave a package of popcorn with a note that says, "I thought I'd better butter you up before I pop the question. Will to go on a date with me?"
Candy Bar Poster- Sugar Daddy, Please don't Snicker. Will you like to go out with me to ____. I always wanted to go with you, since you're such a BIG HUNK. Love, Your Sugar Baby. (Or make up your own message. Some good candies to use: Oh! Henry, Nerds, Zero, Chuckles, Milky Way, M & M's, Mars, Mamba, Skor, Lifesavers, Sweetarts, Almond Joy, Mounds, Hot Tamales, etc.)
Carrot- Make carrot cake or carrot-shaped cookies with a message, "Somebunny wants you to __________ with them. If you carrot all, you'll say yes.
Delightful- Leave a big tub filled with ice and a variety of soda and small tea-light candles on the porch of the recipient. Leave a big sign that says "I would be SODA - LIGHTED if you would go to the dance with me."
Don't Be Cold- Put the invitation in an ice cube or a message inside a bucket of ice. It must be unthawed to reveal it. (Laminate the message or place in a sealed plastic bag.) . The message could say, "Please don't leave me out in the cold. Say that you'll go out with me this coming . . ." or "It would be really cool if you'd . . ." Or put the message on a popsicle.
Dried dates- can make for many fun puns and creative date invitations. Try, "I've given you many dates, how about giving me one?" or "I'm a better date than this!"
Fatal Attraction- Draw a chalk outline of yourself outside the person's house. Then leave a note with your name and all of the information on it that says, "I'd die to go to ________ with you."
Fish- Put gold fish in their tub and put tiny treasure chest in bottom w/ question in it which says, “out of all the fishes in the see I pick you to go to ___ with me.” Or Leave goldfish box on the doorstep with a note that says: "Of all the fish in the sea, would you go to the dance with me?" (Don't forget to leave a box of fish food!)
Flower- get bag of flower and put it on doorstep w/ note says, “look in the flower” Next day after they searched the bag deliver a rose/ flower with note rolled up in the middle that says, Oops sorry wrong flower, will you go out with me anyway?”
GOLDFISH in the Bathtub- Leave several goldfish in their bathtub. Put tiny treasure chest in bottom w/ a note saying, "Of all the fish in the sea, I chose you to . . . (Go to the Prom, spend my Friday night with, etc.) with me.”
Flower- get bag of flower and put it on doorstep w/ note says, “look in the flower” Next day after they searched the bag deliver a rose/ flower with note rolled up in the middle that says, Oops sorry wrong flower, will you go out with me anyway?”
Good Match. Buy a box of matches and write your name and the name of your date on the outside. Inside, slip a note that says, "We'd be a good match!"
Heart Attack- Put florescent hearts all over the house & have a note that said my heart would go crazy if you would go out with me
In a Pickle- Buy a jar of pickles, hide your name on a laminated card inside, and put a new label on the jar that reads, "I'll be in a pickle if you say no. Will you go out with me Friday?"
Junk yard- go pick up an old wheel & pick up a Yugo emblem and put a note that says, “Wheel Yugo to ___ with me?”
Kite- Tie a heart which says, “my heart would soar if you would go to ___ with me.” Fly it in your dates yard and then hand them the kite and run.
Kitty litter- Get a bag/ box of kitty litter & put each words of message on brown paper in it & let them find it. “I’m Not KITTYing when I say you’re the best & would love to go to____ w/ you?”
Mission: Impossible- Deliver a tape with this message, "Your date, should you choose to accept it, will be with ________ at _________ time on ________(day). You will be picked up by a person wearing ________. Your date will feel like s/he may self-destruct if you do not reply by ________."
Nose- Make clay nose and write, “nobody NOSE how bad I want you to Pick me for __.”
Pink- Fill the recipient's car, bedroom or locker with pink things such as balloons, feathers, candy, flowers, confetti, crepe paper, etc. Leave a big pink poster that says: "I would be tickled pink if you would attend the dance with me!"
Relish the Thought. Laminate a paper with your question on it and slip it inside a bottle of pickle relish. You could say something like, "I relish the thought of going to the dance with you." Another option is to write the question on the outside of the bottle and put a laminate card with your name inside.
Roses - A guy can't go wrong with a rose or a few. Just get the flowers together and ask her out...it's a sure deal. "Roses are red, Violets are blue, I need a prom date, How about you?" Just slip it into his locker when he's not around. Just make sure that you sign your name.
Sports Lover- a bag of inexpensive balls could be left for them with a note saying: "I know we would have a "ball" if you would go to the dance with me!"
Spin on the Master credit card commercial so popular now on TV. Fill a basket with several nice items such as a box of chocolates, a rose, a book, etc. Place a tag on each item that has the name of the item and the price. For example: "a box of chocolates - $15.99", "a rose - $3.50", etc. Then place a fancy card in the basket that when opened states: "Going to the dance with (name)… priceless!" Or make a card that says prices of dress, getting nails done, getting hair and makeup done, the dance and then write … going with you priceless on the card have the expiration date when the dance is and there name as the card holder and you issued it to them
Spots and Kisses- Cover room or door w/ construction paper circles & Hershey kisses. Have note that says, “Now that I’ve SPOTTED you and KISSED the ground you walk on. Will you go to ____with me”
Stud Muffin- Here’s a “sweet” date-asking idea. Ask Someone out with a particular muffin or other baked good that they love? Buy one for them, cut it open and insert a note asking them to come to the bakery with you next time. Close it back up as best you can and then attach a note via a toothpick telling them to cut open the muffin at that spot. You can even write hey STUD MUFFIN will you go out with me to…
Time- Coordinate with the recipients parents to place an alarm clock under his/her bed, outside her window or somewhere where it will wake her/him up. Set the alarm to go off at a certain time and attach a note to the clock that says: "Will you take the TIME to go to the dance with me?"
Toilet plunger(unused) & almond joy- buy them put the candy in plunger w/ note that says, “I would OVERFLOW w/ JOY if you would go to the dance w/ me.”
You're Eggstra Special!- Put the invitation cut into strips in plastic Easter eggs.

Here are some date ideas

2008-07-14T12:50:00.005-07:00

We are always looking for good dates to do when we get home from work and school, we want to do something fun without costing a lot of money and a lot of planning. So I decided I would compile a list of some of the fun dates that we have done or others have done. It doesn’t matter how old you are you can always use a good date from age 16- 110 Or even younger like a date with your parents! If any body has good ideas of dates that you want to share that would be great! My brother Ben helped me compile a list of fun dates when I was 16 and now I compiled my own. I honestly think you can do any thing and have fun. It is all how you make it. It can be the coolest date idea and yet you have the worse time or it could be a stupid idea yet you have the best time ever because of the person your with and your attitudes. Make it yours. Here is a huge list of date ideas, almost one for every day of the year, I compiled that are fun, cheap, and creative. But dating ideas are endless so find the ideas that fit you and enjoy it. You can even combine them.

Classic Dates

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The Common Three Dates
Every body does these 3. They aren’t as creative but a lot of people do them because it is easy and acceptable by most.

Movie
Dinner
Dance/ sports game

More Classic Dates

Amusement parks
Bowling
Concerts
Getting ice cream together
Ice skating
Miniature golf
Roller skating
Water parks

Charitable Dates-

2008-07-14T12:44:00.001-07:00

Animal balloons night- buy a kit and learn how to make them & hand out to kids
Baby sit together
bring food or take elderly for a drive
Car Wash together @ nickel car wash (you can ride in the back of the truck or have water fight)
Care package date- for elders/ loved ones/ friends far away/ or soldiers, or U can just write letters
Charity runs/ walks/ bike rides pick one and raise money together
Cheer friends on at a game or play or marathon.
Clean a street, cemetery, or house/ garage and have a garage sale with the money treat each other out. Clean a junk drawer.
Community service night- check at Mayer’s office see if can paint over graffiti or hand out flyers
“Dear John Letter” and “Dear Marsha letters” for people in your stake that your friends with or family. Make fake wedding announcements and letters
Dolor theater night- pay for the next ten people or invite over 20 friends
Donate plasma/ blood together or volunteer at a drive
Give out flowers, bubble gum, or balloons
Heart Attack peoples doors
Help build a house with Habitat Humanity for one day.
Help people at self serve gas stations
Make Goody Baskets, bread, cookies, cakes, or pies/ take to special people or crabby next door neighbor & stay and visit or leave it with a note that says “We hope you enjoy this as
much as we enjoy you!”
Make kits like boredom kits, sick kits, or movie kits for friends
Make meal for other person & then meet up for lunch/ dinner & trade
Nursing/rest home date and play dominoes with them
Plan surprise b-day party
Service scavenger hunt have things you can serve like rake leafs, or wipe windows, clean cars, and go to friends houses if you can do any of those services
Shovel/ sweep drive ways, mow lawns
Visit hospital or convalescent home.
Volunteer at homeless shelter or soup kitchen or wrapping presents in front of store for Christmas or volunteer to be guide at local zoo for holiday or weekend or a story teller at the library for an hour- 1X a week
Yard Work

Church Dates-

2008-07-14T12:42:00.001-07:00

Book of Mormon coloring books and watch the children movies with a happy meal.
Call up Bishop and ask what you and your date could do for him.
Canary Date- rewarding and fun
Church date literally- church bookstore, fireside, conference, FHE, Church dance, temple square, Easter pageant, or church service together (be careful can start rumors that you’re together)
Read pioneer stories and do pioneer stuff like pull taffy make butter and play their games Dress up like them & take pic.
Read scriptures together/ pray, seminary games, have your own testimony meeting or talk about church principles after a hike/ nature walk, Talk about your goals.
talk to missionaries and do splits with them. Prepare for mission
T.P. w/ scriptures have on the door a toilet paper strong from the top with scripture (Zech. 5: 1 ). Or bake rolls for people and put(Ezek. 3: 1 ) Paint unusual rocks (John 8:7) .
Gardening
Paint house or barn or a master piece
Pay for people in a toll both or the next people in line at a fast food place.
Pine wood derby contest
Temple Date- Go in or on grounds look at lights and go to visiting center, take pic.

Edification Dates-

2008-07-14T12:39:00.001-07:00

Break world records- research them and set goals to break crazy ones
Build something together it could be out of your junk. make a robot, a fort, cars or a boat out of card board or toothpicks and have a race you could even use toy cars in the race, or build something with a kit like greenhouse or grandfather clock
Carve drift wood or cut potatoes in half and carve stamps with them and make art work with them
Climb a tree/ mountain and read books or watch sunrise/ sunset/ Eat peanut butter and jelly sandwich
Learn to decorate cakes or just do it
Design Dream house and back yard or dream room by shopping or using a computer or paper to draw or get your ideas.
Duck Tape date- buy 2 roles & be creative make outfits fix things they have all different colors.
Etiquette Night learn how to be proper at table and go somewhere nice to eat and then go to an Opera or symphony
First-Aid date- Learn how to do CPR and practice fire drills and leg splints, etc. go play in fire escape.
Foreign country date- learn about country, decorate, shop, & cook foreign meal.
Go to a police/ news/ fire station or crime lab, or impound to see what it’s like
Go to a play in the community or at the University
Goals Date- Talk about your goals, set them & go out and do them together
Have a debate or road rally
Job search and preparation learn good interviewing skills by going to family resource building at the church or go hunting for cool jobs and ask questions about their jobs
Join a club, parade, or picket
karate- learn or practice self defense or fence
Language date- make up a language, learn a language or speak Pig-Latin the whole date at dinner have one of you translate for the other person
Learn to make candles, Cross stitch, cook/ make candy, dancing (swing, country ballroom), do genealogy or walk by cemetery reading headstones, flower arrange, Jewelry making, a language, pottery/ play dough/ plaster of Paris, Quilting, refinishing old furniture or toys, scrap booking, wood work (make a bookshelf or something for the house) at a local place sometimes colleges offer classes.
Look up a new recipe and learn to cook or make smoothies
Music appreciation date- listen to music that you guys like. Make Record bowels by slightly heating them up in the oven and then putting them over a pot and pushing them in.
Never before date- talk & see what you have never done and eaten and then do it.
Plant a garden or your favorite flowers and reap your rewards
Read books at the library/ book store go to the children’s section and read
Silent Night- no speaking all night just “body language pointing and facial expressions” Or film a silent film
Survey/ Personality/ questionnaire test- look on the computer or get a book and take surveys to get to know them. or make up a questionnaire of things to do and do the things they circled.
Talent/ hobby trade night- guys show girls how to do stuff with cars like tire& oil change and check fluids, & girls teach them to cook/ bake something they make well
Tour art concerts, Amusement parks, carnivals, circus, fairs, factories, galleries, government buildings (State Capital, newspaper office), memorial sites, museums (act like you are a piece of art work in there), plays, planetariums, public gardens, restaurants, theme parks, universities or churches and learn about all the cool stuff in your town. You can get a guide book from your city or look on line there are always new things you can see.
Travel to another town or city to visit people, see something, or to do something cool (visit the travel agency)
Visit a mine or ghost town or small town.
Visit a fish hatchery
Visit natural wonder- ie. Grand canyon, glacier, waterfall something big pyramids
Watch courtroom trials
Write song together (one does music and other lyrics or do both together) go to a music recital
Zoo Date- Have fun at the zoo scavenger hunt or Hide’n’seek

Food/ party Dates-

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Backwards date- do everything backwards order dessert first and so on
Buy Dinner with pennies and coins (Make sure it is cool w/ date sometimes this is to much for them and they get embarrassed)
Candle light dinner with fancy china or paper plates on a bridge (overpass), in the desert, a park, in the back of a pick up truck, the mall, at McDonalds, middle of a stream, on the top of the tallest building, in an elevator, or an observatory, or on the Mountains have them dress up you can even blind fold them.
Carnival Date at the house. Play games like throw rings around bottles and shoot baskets, have prizes & make carnival food
Catered dinner in an unusual place like a park or a barn or yard
Cookie Monster date- see who can make the best monsters out of cookies together
Coded Dinner- make up silly words for each of the foods and silverware and drinks then have them order. They might order all deserts or the soup and salads and knife.
Cook off
Crazy dinner- invite people with invitations and get any crazy utensils in the house and then eat spaghetti with them you can even eat it on a tarp
Dessert Date (Ice cream, pastry shop, or chocolate/candy shop or make it at home like banana splits)
Door-2-Door-Dinner- Purchase items before Barbeque and distribute it to neighbors tell neighbors what you are doing but don’t tell the dates you did then tell dates they have to go to each neighbor to ask for food have a list for each group and have the teams separate into each side that you gave the food. Have the neighbors be rude to them as a joke but have fun.
Dinner Date (write down restaurants and then write down courses like appetizer, meal soup/salad, and Dessert and then draw out places and courses together and find out where you will eat your different courses) You can do this at a food court if you can’t decide what you want.
Drive-in w/ a lot of people in a small car, order 1 drink w/ plenty of straws
Drive-in- food place like (sonic) and set up lawn chairs, stand, or stand in a card board box like you were in a car and order. Get the boxes from a furniture store and decorate them as cars see who can do the best one.
Dutch oven cookout date
Eat with hands tied. (Do this with spaghetti which is really messy or Chinese food with chopsticks) or feed each other. Or eat without hands
Food Creativity- gingerbread houses out of pop tarts/ saltines, decorate cookies How high you can build a sandwich or ice-cream cone, create food w/out recipe, eat a thing of chicken wings and build a dinosaur w/ bones and mash potatoes, make popcorn balls, use spoons upside down like chopsticks, smores in oven, or etc. cookie cut sandwiches, use spatulas to eat soup.
Food eating contest- especially with wings or pizza
Food fight- get food & have fun, eggs jello, noodles tomatoes can buy painting suits that are cheap and get messy with those suits you can have a paint fight too. Or dress up in old clothes & go to grocery store at end of week and find squishy tomatoes from a store and try to bargain w/ manager to get them cheaper, usually they give it to you for almost nothing because they were going to throw them away & have tomato war.
Fondue Dinner party
Fountain Party have each course of dinner at a different fountain nearby, you can put laundry soap in friends fountains never do it out of hate
Formal mystery dinner party
Have every body sit down to eat and each seat has a letter in front of it. Then have them draw papers of weird things to do when someone does a normal thing. Like a paper would say “yell when ever A takes a sip” and another one says “when Person B wipes her mouth jump up” and so on. Try to guess what is making each person do the weird thing.
Hobo date- dress up like bums on the corner and eat meals from a can.
Home made dinner by you. Eat on crates or at your table let them get to know your family by letting them dress up as the cooks and waitresses or chauffeurs
How many licks does it take? Get popsicles or go to an ice-cream parlor and see how many licks it takes to eat it.
Iron Chef competition- Pick a food ingredient & pick groups. The groups face off & cook a whole meal using that special ingredient in each course. Like use peanut butter or anything. Then have friends eat it with U & judge it.
Islands Date. You tell them you are going to Islands, which is a resturaunt or you can tell them you are going to some romantic island then you set up a dinner on an island in the middle of the road (median strip or round about). It is nice if it has palm trees. U can decorate it with drawn waves or tiki torches. It is funny when cars drive by. This was my first date and I loved it. The guys got us lays and had it real pretty and we made sand castles after which you can make at the park or somewhere. Also Cut open a coconut.
Kidnap date- ok it with parents, & take them out early. Blind fold them. Get an old clunky car. You can let them see you or hear you or don’t to make it more real, at 1st drive in circles and then take them to have breakfast somewhere.
Lunch surprise plan earlier and make lunches when you know they will be home or available. Pack a blanket and lunch and call them up when your in front of there house and ask them if they want to go to lunch they might think you mean latter but then knock on the door and then take them to the side of the house and spread out the blanket and have lunch
Make homemade food like candy, French Fries, homemade ice cream, homemade bread, & or Jelly or gather recipes together and make them as you make them keep the ones you like in your new cook book that you make. enjoy it!
Picnic at the park, at home, on floating dock, or even in the middle of the mall you could even have people dress up and be your waiters.
Pie eating- Feed your date behind his back or do it with no hands or who can eat the fastest or most or throw them at each other set up a booth by cutting a circle in a board.
Pizza Party- Make little pizza’s
Progressive dinner- Go from location to location or house to house and have appetizers and then main course and then dessert. Can do this also at fast food restaurants\. Pick favorite things from each place and then go get your salad and desert from each place
Pot luck dinner
Scavenger food hunt go to fast food places and you have to find buns or tomatoes a paper hat, crayons, condiments, spoon and who ever gets the least amount of things on the list have to buy the other people dinner or dessert
Sea Food night and go watch the lobsters in the tank or if on a dock watch and feed the seagulls or catch crabs or dig for clams
Tea Party
Work date- Make the dates work for their food. Before-hand talk to the managers and pay them also ask if they can let you do work for them like fill salt and pepper shakers or wipe tables or wash dishes, then go eat at their restaurant. When your supposed to pay for the date tell them you can’t pay because you forgot your wallet in the car and tell them you guys will work for it. At the end tell your date what you did.
Whipped cream fight with pressure cans or food fight

Game Dates-

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Circle squishing- See how small a circle your group can squish into. Try it in booths and other places and take pictures. Try different ways like on backs or laps.
Flower wars- take cleanex or nylons and put flower in them and tie it up. then wear dark clothes and throw them at each other in a field
Giant Twister- Use butcher paper to make a big twister board and play with friends.
Go to the taping of a game show or sit-com, look when it is available
Grass fight
Human Foosball game- with at least 4 long PVC pipes and ball, you have to hold on to your pipe with your date and go along your chalk drawn line and try to kick the ball into your goal.
Jacks, Tiddlywinks, & marbles tournament
Laser Tag
Life game in real life- Play the game and when ever you land on something like get married go and get ring pops and fake a proposal and when you land on bought furniture or house go pretend to do that, & when land on have kids go baby-sit or go to a kids store. It is fun to play in mall parking lot & can go and do a lot of the things there inside each time.
Newspaper date- collect newspaper read comics and see places and activities you can go to in newspaper, clip adds, or play games you use newspaper rolled up
Ping pong tournament
Play computer games/ video games
Play Old Games like Boggle, clue, chess, Chinese checkers, Chutes and ladders, candy land dominoes, Mexican train, sorry, apples to apples, bingo, board games, card games, Mock game shows (Family Feud, Jeopardy, and Millionaire), pictionary(w/ finger paints), Twister, Scattegories, or uno
Play Games like bigger or better, candy bar game, capture the flag, chase, Chinese jump rope/ plain jump rope, cops and robbers, charades, darts, egg/water balloon toss, fruit basket, fugitive, gestures, green light red light, hide and seek, hopscotch, human knot, kick the can, Marco polo, Mother may I, murder, newspaper game, pin the tail on the donkey, potato sack games, red rover red rover, sardines, tag ( freeze, missionary/buddy tag, or regular), three leg race, Tug of war, truth or dare (w/ uno cards when ever you get wild do a dare), Wallyball, yo-yo, 500 with football or football where you can only take 3 steps
Play at a park go swinging, sliding, rolling down hills, teeter tottering, or play sand/lava monster can do any where even at the mall or park It is fun to play some like hide and seek tide together.
Play costume countdown- get odds and end costumes and throw them in a bag, play music till it ends and take out a piece of clothing. Do this till there is no more in the bag. This is just for fun and laughs.
Play Definition/ Bluff game- have family member look up hard words that people don’t know & then write word& definition on slip of paper & put it in a bag. Take the bag on group date. Split up in groups each group gets papers and 1 team reads the word and tells 3 definitions and the other team has to guess which 2 are made up and which one is true. Who ever can guess the most right wins.
Play Oreo Game- Get a big glass and put Oreos on both sides then have each date try to the Oreos at the same time with out hands. It looks really funny.
Play Pass the orange- Get into two groups and line up in a straight row with boy-girl-boy-girl. First person gets an orange under there neck when they say go without using hands pass it to the next person if orange is touched or dropped it starts again in the line and who ever gets it to the end wins.
Play Spoons- Get a deck of cards and pass out four cards to every one have spoons in the center but one less spoon then there are people. The dealer starts the game by taking a card and either putting it in his hand & discarding another one in the hand or that card to the next person. Quickly do this making sure you always have four cards in your hand & try to get all four or them the same number once they are all same quietly grab a spoon. Once a spoon is grabbed any one can grab a spoon who ever did not get a spoon is out. Take out another spoon till there is only one spoon and
Play Question Game- Everyone sits in the circle on the floor and a person starts by asking someone else a question in the circle. He or she faces the person in the eyes that they’re asking questions to/. The person they ask the question quickly to must turn quickly to another person and ask them a question. (questions must be in full sentences and no one word questions like who? What? When? Where? And Why? Also if you don’t ask a question to another person right after you are asked one you are out.) Point of game is to not break the roles and get others to break them & get out.
Play toothpicks & lifesaver- get into two groups or teams. Each team should have about 6 people in it and every one has a toothpick in there mouth. The first person inline gets a lifesaver on their toothpick when they say go pass the lifesaver down the line if hands are used or the lifesaver is dropped then you must start all over again.
Play What If- People in a circle write on a paper “what if” and continue with a bizarre question and then fold up the paper and put it in a basket then every one draws 1 out and answers it. Then throw it back into the circle and draws another one. 1 person reads the question on their paper and the next person reads their answer on their paper out loud. This mixes it up and is crazy
Play wink- 1 chair per couple girl sits in it and guy stands behind it. All chairs are in a circle. One couple the guy stands behind his empty chair (he is the winker) his partner sits out. The guys stand with hands on hips and only look at the girls and the girls only look at the winker which he finds a girl to wink at. When he winks at the girl she tries to run to the empty seat before the partner catches her. If girl makes it to the winkers chair her ex-partner becomes the new winker. Can switch to have the girls be the winker.
Play the skittles game- you have to draw two skittles and if they are not the same color you put them in you mouth then it goes to the next person in the circle. You can’t swallow them or spit them out until you get two of the same color then you start again.
Puzzle night
Jigsaws, crosswords, saduko, trivia games.
Slip and Slide- You can make a giant one out of big plastic and a hose
Special Olympic events r great to go & cheer them on, or spend time w/ people who have intellectual disabilities like at the ARC
Speed Dating- get a hug group of guys and girls and have two sets of chairs lined up across from each other and have them get to talk to each other till the bell dings like Hitch. Fun to get to know a whole group of people where you live
Tether-ball tournament
Trampling games
Water balloon/ water gun fight
Water balloon volley ball. Get in pairs and use towels to catch and throw the balloons/ or blind volley ball with blankets over net so can’t see other team
Water baseball (kiddy pools for bases and slip in slide as home.

Out Dorsey/ Athletic Dates-

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(you might need equipment for these things or a friend who owns it and gas money to get there)

American Gladiators- Take pool noodles & put pvc pipes in them, put soft things on the end and try to push each other of a bridge into the pool.
Archery
Canoeing, camping, fishing, and hunting
Croquet- in dark using flashlights or in someone’s yard
Drag racing date- go watch them/ find place where u can enter & race
Driving Range
Exercise/ Aerobics
Field day party (Olympic Games) can do real sports or make them up like hula hoping\, jump roping, jump on a trampoline, cheer leading try outs(guys), Pie eating, toe painting, bubble blowing, root-beer chug-a-lug, Make up a whole new game. Buy prizes or ribbons
Fishing/ ice fishing
Frisbee- golf, football, or ultimate Frisbee
Fugitive- split up in two groups one half are trying to make it to an end point while the other ones are in cars trying to find them, ones spotted they are picked up, who ever makes it to end wins
Glow in the Dark tennis. Take glow-n-the-dark stuff and put it on the ball and use black lights. Or glow in the dark miniature golf. Or glow in the dark capture the flag with glow sticks for each team
go-carts, hang gliding, hot air balloon ride, tubing, snowmobiles, four wheeling, or motor cycle riding (pick up date and give them overalls and fix up the motor cycles and then drive them)
Hiking/ bonfire w/ tinfoil-dinners, smores, roasted marsh-mellows & chestnuts. Get old couch/ furniture & sit on it after you are done you can burn it (make sure it is fine in your area and that the couch is not wanted by any body) or hike to waterfall to play in
Horse back riding you could even pick up your date on the horse
Horse shoe competition
Hulk gloves and box (No head shots).
Hunting
Ice skating and after words go to the back outside and have a snow ball fight with the ice (usually they have a big pile of it)
Indoor soccer
Jungle volleyball/ tennis- You can hit the ball as many times you want but there are no out of bounds. You get a point when the other person hits it into the net.
Lake Date- swimming, boating, skiing, wakeboarding, tubing, wave runners
Little League game watch one or volunteer together to help and coach the team.
Midnight hike with flashlight
Miniature golf
Monster Trucks
Mountain Men Date- Dress up as mountain men and buy a large pvc pipe and cut in half and make a trough and put barnyard soup in it and eat it big wodden spoons. Go mountain climbing.
Mud football soccer then hose off and swim or snow/ water sports, make mud pies and throw them at each other and walk bare foot in the mud.
Paddle boats and have a picnic in middle of water & skip rocks on the water.
Paintball
Play or watch sports, badminton, baseball, basketball, broom ice hockey, bowling (try it in formal attire), football(tag), golf, racket ball/ handball, rollerblading, softball, tennis, hockey, and volley ball (you don’t need to have all the equipment, like hockey you can use brooms and an eraser, Cups/ bottles for the bowling pins, string for net and balloon for volley ball or just go to dollar store and look at the kids ones. Or bake them really small out of paper or skittles. Also you can play one on one or with big group. You can spice it up and play left handed or backwards)
Rent the bouncy things or velcro wall and box in them or play
Rock climbing at the gym or out side, repelling
Rock hopping and wading in a creek for free
Sand Dunes Date
Sailing
Skate boarding/ long boarding contest
Skeet Shooting/ clay pigeon shooting & for every clay pigeon in a dinner with you or out to ice-cream or a smoothie.
Shooting range & have target practice use jello baggie instead of clay pigeons
Skiing, snowboarding
Snipe hunting
Snorkeling, sky diving, scuba diving
Steer Wrestling/ farm work/ cow tipping
Three-legged soccer

Holiday Dates-

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April Fools date- Go to friends & saran wrap toilet, short sheet beds, put ping pong balls in bed or chicken bouillon cubes in shower head, take out Oreo filling and put tooth paste in it or bake cookies with no sugar or lots of salt.
Children’s day is fun you can go and pick kids you know and take them out and do there favorite things. It is fun to be a kid again and the kids love it.
Chinese New Years Date- Make headbands out of cloth which have the Chinese symbols/ writing on it. Wear the head bands during the date. They had Chinese food on mats or on floor (to make a small table put a board on boxes and Chinese material over it. Watch karate kid or Chinese movie while eating Chinese food. Make fortune cookies together and put fortunes in each other’s fortune cookies. Then play a game with Chinese finger traps like musical chairs but with partners and when the music stops you have to find a person and put your arm around them and there’s around you which is difficult because your fingers are stuck together. There is an odd number because some one is doing the music. It is pretty crazy.
Christmas Date- the season of giving and the best time for dating. You can make ginger bread houses, go caroling, you can do gift exchanges, watch fun Christmas movies, and go see Santa Clause or write him, look at lights, go on slay ride, have hot chocolate and apple cider. Go Christmas tree hunting, White elephant/ gift exchange
Easter Date- Die Easter eggs even when it is not Easter and go hunt for them & then have a barbeque and use the eggs as eggs salad. You can also do a candy hunt. My family does this where candy is spread out all over and you race through the house to get the most. You can have one couple hide the eggs and the others hide the candy. Have an Easter egg roll
Halloween Date- Go to Halloween parties, or have your own and dress up. You can carve pumpkins & visit pumpkin farms, go to haunted houses, or to corn mazes/ hedge maze, county fair, hay rides, and watch scary movies. You can do scavenger hunts like go to a cemetery. Bob for apples. Eat donates off a string without hands, Make a spoke ally. Go trick-or-treating or pumpkin caroling
Happy ___ of the month- Pick a number and every month you will celebrate that day & do something together.
Holiday Date- You can celebrate any holiday even when it is not the holiday. Also you can learn other holidays like they have a National children’s day which is on Oct. 8th but varies in dif. Countries. There are Buddhist- Canada- China- Islamic- Jewish- Mexico- Islam -, and many other International Holidays. Some holidays of ours you can celebrate are April Fools!, Arbor Day, Armistice Day, Chinese New Year, Christmas, Cinco de Mayo, Columbus Day, Earth Day, Easter, Flag Day, Fourth of July, Halloween,# Kwanzaa, Labor Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents' Day, St. Patrick's Day, Thanksgiving, Valentine's Day, Veterans Day. The holidays are endless and they are the most fun dates that you remember. Go holiday shopping early
Make Valentines even when it is not valentines day and deliver them
New Years date- wait to watch the ball drop or do the count down. Waiting is the fun part where you can watch movies, hot tub, eat, or make time capsules. Then when it hits new years you can celebrate by getting apple cider in plastic/real champagne glasses. We even put juice in the glasses because we hate apple cider, but apple cider can be fun and you can get bottles to shake and spray at each other. You also can get poppers or make your own confetti and bag pans and pots together. After usually we would have an early/ late breakfast like crapes or something and then go home. The nice thing about being married is that after you celebrate you can go straight to bed you also can watch the ball in New York drop and then go to bed early!
Un-birthday, birthday, holiday, or parents anniversary celebration- Make presents and a cake. Go to $1 store and shop for everyone’s un-birthday & send out invitations. Or plan surprise party.
Super Bowel Party and have super bowl food like Taco/ Nacho party or wings
Valentines date- be singing telegram service for friends

Inside/ anywhere Dates-

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Airport date & pretend to have a reunion hold signs and jump up & down when people come out of airport. Watch planes fly in on top level & have dinner under them, watch top gun on lab top there Or go to Air Force Base
Buy a bucket of Laffy Taffy and read all the jokes
Buy a role of butcher of paper and make a mural or painting with your feet you can make your own paints out of Jello or pudding water & food coloring
Collect something
Cut pictures from a magazine to describe you or make cards & stories
Dance date- arrange it & invite different couples, pick out music, & decorate it (could be formal, 80’s dance, country, or what ever). Or can go to dance clubs. Or do one in back of a moving van, Or just drive to an empty parking lot and have all cars face in a circle and turn up the radios on a station or on a c.d. and dance.
Decorate room or apartment by finding cool ideas on Home network do silk screen posters or picture frames with letters on them
Dog Houses. Find as many big card board boxes as you can and decorate them and try to sell them as dog houses
Double date with parents, bros & sis. leaders, teachers, or bishop
Draw pictures of each other
Elevator hoping or get a big group to go into a big hotel or building & take the Elevator to the floors. Then play cop and robbers w/ water guns and once started can’t use elevator just stairs.
Fear Factor Date- have crazy things you have to eat or do. Extreme dating go do things that are fun and crazy that you are scared to do like surfboard or ride motor cycle dancing or walking down town with sumo-wrestling costumes and try to take pictures in a booth with them
Fire place date- sit in front of it and visit or sing
Flash light date- have lights off and make shadows. Have a sheet & light behind it you can act and dance behind it. It is like a black and white show for your friends
Free fun date- go see how many things you can do for free like see concert or find things in your house you can play be creative
Go to a wedding of people you don’t know and enjoy appetizers, dance and act like you know them.
Hair-dues together- each one gets to do the other ones hair and if you need you can go together to get hair cut or die each others hair
Ice Cream sculpting- take an ice-cream carton and cut it off & then have fun competing against couples after have an ice cream fight
Indoor picnic- label all items like couch is mountain, cealing is sky, floor is grass
Karaoke
Look at old photo albums/ year books/ awards & special things, learn about your date
Make fun Date jar together so each time you don’t know what to do just draw a date out.
Make Masks and play in them have a masquerade or play
Make video/ concert/ or show for family to see you can even lip-sink or do sing-a-long make documentary, or commercials in the public
Old Fashioned Photo Night- Dress up like olden days and take pic. in black and white, Remember no smiling! After can go to drive in or swing dancing if don’t know how to swing dance get together and learn before
Pillow fight
Puppet Show- get big card board box and make puppets out of socks and then have plays.
Remote control cars or plans, have fun & play
Rice Kipsie sculpting contest. Save some that you can eat
Role swap- Have girls ask the guy and pick them up open doors while guys thank the girls and be very polite.
Scary night- watch scary movies, tell scary stories around a fire, or walk by a grave yard
Scavenger hunt with there favorite item- Get dates parents or roommates to take something they would miss and take pic. of ransom with it in different places. Each pic. is the next place they will go to get another pic. until they get to the place with the item and you and dinner.
Send Notes/e-mails that r funny back & forth to friends/ another couple
Sidewalk chalking, coloring (in coloring books), finger painting
Study Date with pizza or breakfast
Tacky party- where tacky things and eat tv dinners white elephant gift exchange
Take something from a friends front yard during the night and go take pic. w/ it every where & then develop the pic. in an hour delivery & put the thing back with the pic. on the front door step.
Talent show improve- Have a bag that have talents in it like singing, acting, musical instrument and make it so any one can do it like a recorder in the bag and have fun watching people try to do each talent.
This is your life date- contact people who have been important in your life and call them or write thank you notes to them
Tie-dye date- make shirts, purses, or decorate sandals or paint them
U-Hall date- Rent U-hall and decorate it as creative as you can put a table and chairs in it and park it somewhere with a lock then pick your date up and blind fold them and take them to the u-hall eat dinner watch a movie and then dance.
Visit a hotel and watch TV in the lobby
Wash dogs, cars, window, or laundry
Watch old movies, a classic, a Disney movie, musicals, or get a couple movies and pick together/ pop popcorn (you can even tell them you guys are going to see a movie and then do it at some house)
Watch a show with no sound and make up the words as it goes along
Western theme date- Dress up in western clothes and make Wanted poster and have a barbeque

Outside Dates-

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Act out play with date in park while other couple reads play
Alphabet Road Rally- collect 26 objects that start with A-Z walk drive down the road and stop to get what you see.
Build a stream in your back yard with the hose or in a stream build a dam.
Bug hunting/ Night-crawler hunting use some of them to go hunting the next morning
Bus/ train/ limo/carriage ride- go to fun places or just around town
Carve objects out of giant ivory soap bars or make soap boats and race them
Cliff jumping at the sand dunes or at the lake
Dance till sun down with a small radio in a empty parking lot or by riverfront, lake, or ocean
Dress up like kids or 80’s & go somewhere like movies or skating.
Drip Date- ask fire department to spray you guys down with fire hydrant. Sometimes they make you have like 40 people there to do it, but it is way fun and you can have watermelon after it.
Drive in movie/ dinner
Dump Truck Date- get to know the dump man and see if he will pick up your date like on a formal date or to drive in movie theaters.
Early morning date. Blind fold them and take them out to eat on a moments notice. Have them put just shoes on and come make sure it is ok with parents. Watch sun come up. Even write a poem about it.
Flip a coin at each intersection to determine where to go when driving or walking.
Feed Ducks or catch frogs and have a frog jumping contest
Go Fossil hunting/ rock hunting
Go on a walk/ drive/ run or jog/ swim, U can even take the dog
Go to a river bank and pretend you are famous artists and try to get people to buy it or give it to people. Or go to a restaurant and pretend you’re famous. Have your friends act like they’re the paparazzi trying to take your pic.
Ice-blocking with ice block from store and a towel on to of it and slide down grassy hill
Ice-cube racing- take ice cube race with straws on a smooth surface.
Junkyard scavenge- find cool things at junk yard. u could even get old tv & furniture & put it on friends front lawn set up like a living room
Kite making/ flying or paper airplane/ model airplane/launch model rockets
Look for four leaf clovers
Make a fort or set up a canopy near an outlet and plug a TV in, bring pillows and watch a movie under your fort/ canopy while you have a picnic
Make Marshmallow guns and fight with them or make potato guns
Metal detector night- get one and go searching for treasure in a baseball field or beach or a trail.
Mission Impossible date- Leave recorder & envelope w/ pic. of you in it at the door for your date when they go to pick you up or at their door step. When they push play on the recorder it will say “Good evening, Mr./Mrs. ________. The picture you see before you is your date. Your mission Mr./ Mrs. ________, should you choose to accept it is to find him.” (Tell more details and send them all over the neighbor hood with clues. You could even get people to assist them and have them wear glasses and a big trench coat. Then lead them to you and have a candle lit dinner or something romantic.)
Mow art make initials in a lawn w/ lawn mower.
Order Pizza and have it delivered to a fun place like a gazebo or something
Pretend to be tourist where you live and ask for pamphlets and take pic. of everything go site seeing
Railroad date- walk down the railroad and see what you can find, go home and set up your own railroad tracks with the little train tracks and train.
Rainy Day Date- Jump Puddles go skim boarding after sing in rain, make paper boats and race them down canal, watch rain under porch laying on pillows and blankets and color in color-books
Rake up some leaves and have a leaf fight, or make leaf impressions using a paper over leafs and color with crayons
Rent cabin or beach house or to a friends on and have a party with a cook out and entertainment have bonfire and songs.
Ride a tram to top of mountain
Roller skating go to a rink
Run through the sprinklers watch what time they go on. Go skim boarding after they flood a field, mud fight after it rains, or float down a canal
Serenade people especially at windows
Snow Trip, Make snow sculptures/ snowman, snow fight, build igloo or fort, or sledding, cross country skiing, snow angels, build a snow wall around a friends, pick up snow in the pick up and drive it to where there is no snow and build a snow man.
Star gazing- learn about the constellation and name a star together or set up a telescope
Swimming/ diving/ hot tubing
Swimming in back of a truck- line truck with plastic and fill it up with the hose.
Take a ferry/ boat ride
Toilet paper, saran rap something or you can fork someone or hang hangers in there tree or buy caution tape and outline your bodies with chalk on someone’s car port like a murder scene and write “It kills us how cool you are”
Treasure hunt with map & have clues to dinner
Tubing in a stream/ river/ canal
Walk down a busy road eating skittles, M&M or starburst and you can’t eat your candy until you wave at a car that has that color on it.
Walk in the rain or sun under an umbrella together
Watch anaconda in a boat it could even be on a raft in the pool or watch a movie about spiders in the basement and have friends drop fake spiders on dates when there not looking

Store/ mall etc. Dates-

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Antique hunting
Arcades date & challenge each other at DDR
Bumper Boats/ cars
Buy cheap toy at the store like carpet skis & then play w/ it at home
Costco food sampling (our fav. when poor married couple)
Dolor night see how many things you can do for a dolor like buy bubble gum/ Joy liquid soap and have a bubble blowing contest or candy throwing and catching it in your mouth contest
Dinner-for-less than $5 at the grocery store take them to buy any thing for their dinner and then go out to eat it
Display your date talk to the mall department store and ask to set up your dinner in the display window and eat there. Then stand like statues in the window until people walk by or have a fashion show in the display window
Five Dollar game go to mall or any store and draw names and then spend under five dollars for them and exchange gifts at end or see which group can get the best thing for $5.
Flea Market shopping/ garage sale shopping and exploring on a Sat.
Glue coin on ground or tie money to a string and watch people try to pick it up
Grocery Store restocking date- Each team gets a cart & puts 10 items in their carts then, switch carts who ever gets every thing back in the right place first wins.
Grocery shopping at night & dance down the isles to the store music.
Merry-go-round date- find closest one in park or mall
McDonald’s play- Go to a McDonald’s late at night where you know the manager and play on the play place and toys when there are no kids and order a happy meal.
Pay phone date- Drop your date off near a pay phone for a second and call them from your cell phone
People watchers- Sit on a bench and watch people. Try to guess what they are thinking and their goals and see what outfits and things you like.
Photograph each other any where doing crazy silly things or have photograph contest. You can use pic. and make postcards or Christmas cards for friends
Play music on the corner, Dress up like bums & buy cheap instruments like a kazoo or use ones you have. Who knows you could make a lot of money. Or organize a barbershop quartet with another couple. Or a jug band and play for social gatherings, Or mime on the corner
Ride the quarter rides at the store and take pic.
Ring shopping/ model home hunting & pretend to be looking
Role playing date- Act in public like rehearse a dance or dress in a style or theme/era, hillbilly, disco, and do related activities- talk the part with accents, Dress- up and model.
Dress up as old people and rent a wheelchair and go through the mall
Scavenger hunt using cameras or just obtaining objects or getting signatures can go anywhere, like mall, zoo, or other peoples houses
Scavenger hunt using tape recorders where you make a list that they have to get different sounds like a baby’s cry, water falling, some one kissing, a horn, and many other sounds
Scenarios at the mall- Have them prewritten out and then each couple draws them and acts them out like a fake break up, ring shopping, supper man rescuing a damsel in distress. Other couples watch but don’t let store people know and don’t laugh
Shopping Cart races
Sun Glasses shopping and accessories hats or wigs- Try on all of it even if you would never where them just for fun.
Test Drive Cars/ car window shopping.
Thrift store (Savers) night- pick out styling clothes for each other & go out to eat or a night on the town in them be sure to take pic.
Wal-Mart fashion show- pick out eachothers outfits and take plenty of pictures bring film to the hour developing while you eat a cheap dinner you bought there.
Watch a movie from Wal-Mart (coolest thing now some Wal-Marts have vending machines for movies. They only cost $1.00. You swipe your card in & you rent it for a day. If you keep longer than a day it just takes $1 from your card each day. Then you return the movie in the same machine. Very cheap date and easy when tired, see if there is one near you) Or watch TV
Watch an IMAX movie
Where’s Waldo- play at mall or college or park have people dress up like Waldo or something crazy and then try to find them. You either have to hide with them till every one finds them or take a pic. or get a signature. You can have more than one person dress up.
Window/ real shopping

My First Blog

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I wanted to start my blog yet it is hard to start when there's only a family of two। It is just me and Darren living in a very small city with no kids। However as I thought about it, we do have a pretty big family. We have 19 crazy fun nieces and nephews. The picture here is some of my nieces and nephews. They are holding the puzzles we made at Grandpa Howard’s shop. How fun! Just because we have no kids of our own does not make it a boring life. Actually it is a way fun time in our life and we are allways looking for more fun things to do.