Snow Day #8

Here we are in the snow again, 14 inches. So I have a few pictures for you old time Oregonians who have left the NW.

Our hot tub, I think.

We found these hanging from our house.

2nd layer of ice.

The 14 inches in 2 days.

Can you believe this?  We hope you are all safe and warm this holiday season.

Snow Day #6

Take a look at all the Oregon snow !

We have had snow days all last week. 3 weeks of Christmas break. We have been snowed in. 

It is beautiful, but Oregon has not seen snow like this in 30 years. I have a little cabin fever, but the girls are loving it.

Look at my girls working together to create this wonderful masterpiece. 

A freaky green-eyed snowman.

Momma is so proud!

Our sweet neighbor let the girls build a snow fort in his yard. Maddie, Kait, and Hannah named it "Fort Whitaker" after his 7 month old son. He even helped, "Bless you Mike." They were out there working on it for 3 hours straight.

Welcome to FORT WHITAKER. I dreamed of making snow forts like this when I was young. They had a blast.

I am 40!!

My sweet husband threw me a party to celebrate.

My wonderful friends showing their love.














All right. The party went a little crazy.





Thank you to all of you who shared and sent memories ( Mom & Dad, Becky w/a y and SNAFU). I felt very loved. It was a fun night.

The Princess Quiz

I have finally taken the Princess Quiz.


You Are Mulan!

Strong and spirited. You're no one's girly girl; actually you are very determined person with a strong sense of self. Never let go of that! The only thing that equals your sense of self is your family, but the traditions of society can always be bent to protect something or someone you love.

Go figure.

Which Disney Princess Are You?

A Family Wedding

CAN YOU BELIEVE IT!! MIKEY IS MARRIED!! My baby brother is now a husband. This happened on October 17th, at the Salt Lake Temple. Almost all of the Haroldsen family was there. It was wonderful to be together. There were cousins galore. The following are a few pictures from that day.

My family all dressed in wedding colors at the temple.

Joe's beautiful family.

Sarah and her children. We missed you Mike.

David and family.

Dan and fam.

All the sisters with Mike. (Kat, Jenn, Mike, Sarah, Me)

Cute cousins.

Matt and Mom

My Parents and Sarah. (Matt's arm trying to get Mom to smile)


The Elko, Nevada Reception

After the wedding we traveled to Elko for the reception. It felt like Sunday at my parents.

Teen-age attitude. Cassidy, Austin (Kat), Maddie, Makenna (Dave), Cody (Kat)


Brothers hamming it up. (Joe, Dave, Dan, Matt)


The Haroldsen family dance party!!!




We had a great time. Family is the best.

You know you are getting old when . . .

. . . your prom dress, that you looked all over to find, is now a costume at a 80's retro dance. I guess that I just have to face it. The large shoulder pads and criss-crossing lace will not be coming back.

Plus, Cassidy looks better in it than I did.

Pictures of the first day of school.

Here are the first day of school pictures of my girls. I tried to create a slide show, and just couldn't do it. I would love to have any advice you could send me.


Hannah - first grade


Kait - 3rd grade


Maddie - 8th grade


Cassidy - 10 grade

My other daughters Lindsey and Willow