We (Jacob, Gabs, and Noah)are making homeade ice-cream to sell every Friday. It is fun and awsome to sell ice-cream. Gabrielle is having a birthday soon. She can not wait for it (Double-digits).

The above was written by Gabrielle.

The article below is something that Rob sent me. (Sorry, I cannot get the hyperlink to work properly. You will have to copy and paste...)

His words: "The article is kind of lame but the picture is amazing."

http://www.dailyutahchronicle.com/home/index.cfm?event=displayArticle&uStory_id=b79801a5-6864-40b8-b415-3aff93d3964a

Update
Kids are out of school! YAY!!! I couldn't be happier. I am looking forward to spending as much time as I can with my cute little ones.

Rob is doing well. His school is keeping him busy. For one of his classes, he can review the content by watching the course via a webcast. So he was watching it and a balding guy goes in front of the camera to turn in the homework assignment. He thought, "Nice head of hair. That guy really doesn't have much hair!" The guy turns around and LO AND BEHOLD! It is Rob! Hee hee hee hee.

He was a little upset to find out that he is losing all of his hair. Please! He lost a lot more hair than that while going through chemo. I think that you may see Rob with a lot less hair. I thought it was very humerous.

Jacob is flying through piano right now. He has been practicing a ton and is doing very well. Additionally, he borrowed from the library a book on drawing. Every day he comes home with another amazing drawing.

Gabrielle jsut returned from a fun-filled trip to Durango, Colorado. My mom took Dominique, my niece, and Gabrielle to Colorado for a weekend trip. They ran down the Colorado River in a big raft, they did a soaring adventure (a huge zip line through the trees and over a river), and saw a movie "Kung Fu Panda"! When she returned, the three explorers hiked Mt. Timpanogos all the way to the cave. They had a great time.

Noah has been busy with playing and pretending and making all sorts of cute comments. Last week, he came home from the library with a book on how to make gingerbread houses. It really is a fascinating book. It is incredible - way better than the graham cracker houses I make. So, as we were looking at it, I wanted to view a page a little bit longer. Noah tried to turn the page and I told him just a second. He tried again - I told him the same thing. A third time - the same thing happened, but he put his head on my shoulder and started snoring. Really? Like I was taking THAT long!!! He is soooo funny.



Two nights ago, we had the windows open to let some of the cool air into the house. Before he went to bed, he asked, "Mom, are robbers like bats? Do they sleep during the day and come out at night?" I had to reassure him that we would shut and lock the windows prior to going to bed.



I am still working three days a week (really? nothing has changed for the last seven years!). I am busy with school (well, I will be again in the fall - August). I still love doing my Arbonne business. Busy. Busy. Busy.

Anyway, I just wanted to do an update.

later, gator.

A lot has happened since I last updated this site.

*Noah has lost four teeth (his first four).

*Rob was accepted into the BS/MS program at the University of Utah's Mechanical Engineering Department (this is an accelerated Master's program - he will complete his Master's in one year rather than two).

*I have become an Independent Consultant for an amazing health & wellness company called Arbonne.

*Gabrielle scored a goal for her soccer team. (I was in Atlanta and didn't see it happen.)

*Jacob got braces. (He looks so grown up!)

I will submit pictures later. I have to download them from my camera. (I have had noooooo time.)

*Noah said something funny at IKEA about a month ago:
He came up to me and had a fiber optic light (a table lamp)in his hand and said, "Mom, look at this spectacular testicle!" I am trying to figure out what in the world he is talking about! He says this over and over again - some guy that is walking next to us is trying not to completely keel over laughing - and I still don't understand exactly what he is trying to tell me.

Rob called just at the opportune time! I put Noah on the phone with him to see if he can understand what exactly Noah is trying to tell me. Between laughing hysterically and trying to talk to me, Rob told me that he couldn't figure out what Noah was talking about.

Finally, about five minutes later, I said to Noah, "Noey, I guess that I just don't understand what it is that you are trying to tell me. Spectacular what? Can you explain it to me, please?"

Noah, with exasperation and incredulity explains to me, "Mom? SQUIDS have them!"

"OHHHH!!! You mean tentacles??

"Yes!"

Needless to say, I purchased the light for him - he really needs to have a spectacular testicle in his room to illuminate his life.

Last night we went to The Pizza Factory (which is located inside Fat Cats - a local bowling alley) to celebrate Kayli's 8th birthday.

The kids had fun, we had fun. We allowed the kids to order a drink and they chose Apple Beer.

(Just a side note - I think that I purchase soda 2 or three times a year. I NEVER EVER purchase soda at a restaurant. I am not sure why we agreed.)

So I am sitting there, drinking my Apple Beer (No, it is not alcoholic...) and my tongue started feeling weird. I was sitting next to Noah and I mentioned that my tongue felt all scratchy.

He responded by saying that maybe that's why they call it "Fat Cats."

We are getting fat eating pizza, soda turns the tongue into a cat's tongue.

Makes sense to me.

2007 is over. It has been a most excellent year.

Nobody died.

Everyone is healthy.

Cancer is still gone.

No major surgeries.

School is fantastic.

Rob passed the test (you know, the one he has to pass in order to graduate - it lasted from 7:30 am to 5:30 pm with a half hour lunch break - talk about agony)!

Rob was able to go to the country of my birth.

Kids are a year older and wiser and cuter than ever.

We have electricity and hot water (two of the best things - ever).

I am experiencing life without the constant pain of headaches.

Jacob has been invited to represent his class for the school's Geography Bee.

Kids are still playing piano. They love it. It is fun to hear them playing together. I sometimes cry (it has always been my dream to have my children play the piano together). Noah will start this summer.

(I long gave up the dream of having a tall, musically inclined husband - well, at least he has dark, curly hair - oh, wait, it is still dark - since he cuts it so short).

These posts are going to be fewer and fewer. Life, excellent as it is, has become uber busy. Our whole family is busy with school.

That's all, folks.

This is the fabulous world of Babielle!


Produced by Jake
Starring Gabrielle
written by Jake

I have taken so very long to post this, but I have finally compiled a quick slide show of Rob's trip to Germany.

Now he has seen first hand the beautiful country of my birth and why I love it so much.

Note the super-cool German music (I first heard the songs in my high school German class from Herr Wiersdorf).