birthday present idea Wednesday, May 30, 2007

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from amanda

hi this is amanda. tonight I read this verse without any help. mosiah chapter 29 verse 44.
My birthday is tomorrow


44 And thus *commenced the ^areign of the judges throughout all the land of Zarahemla, among all the people who were called the Nephites; and Alma was the first and chief judge.

Kitty Tuesday, May 29, 2007

Amanda and emily were being too quiet in their room tonight, then emily came out with whiskers, a round nose, and new eyebrows.. all in blue ink. At first, amanda said she didn't do it, then she insisted it was an accident.

Sam

The kids had fun playing with/against sam the tennis ball machine last night. Emily can retrieve balls and fill it up quicker than the other kids can empty it.

Canadada

Jedi training video Monday, May 28, 2007

funny ikea picture Sunday, May 27, 2007

Sylie waiting in the Tobago airport

Cooper & Taylor - May 2007

There are no elderly sisters in the young married ward where Cooper and Taylor go to Church. If there were, they would have been impressed with the look of these two in Church today.

May 2007 - A Closer Look at the Staley Girls

It is Sunday in the Staley household. The older sisters at Church are taking bets on what the Staley girls will be wearing this time. (They weren't disapppointed....they never are.)

Disneyland photos Friday, May 25, 2007

Disneyland May 2007

Ikea

We're home. As we drove by draper, we decided to stop by ikea. Days after the grand opneing, the place was still crazy.. Hundreds of cars, mobs of people.. We got there 15 minutes before closing and shopped for an hour.

Gracie & Taylor

Here is Gracie at her graduation and Taylor modeling a new outfit. You all need to note Cooper's handiwork in the background.

The RJ Robison Trip

So - what do you think we should do when Justin, Lisa, Dallin, Amanda, and Emily visit us in August? Here are three possibilities:

Tobago: Go to our favorite little spot in Tobago - the Plantation Beach Villas. But they are only available August 9-11 so we would have to stay at a different hotel for part of the time. We could do the fun boat trip to Bucco Reef and the Nylon Pool.

St Lucia: Stay at the Villa Beach Cottages and spend time exploring the island. Maybe stay a night or two in Martinique (an easy boat ride away) and test out Justin's French.

The Grenadines: Stay at a villa on the island of Bequoia and take two day-long boat trips to the Grenadines - one to the Tobago Cays and one to Mayreau

We are waiting for your votes and decision.

Productivity

I just finished the book Getting Things Done. I really like the author, David Allen's, ideas on being more efficient and productive. I searched a bunch of websites for more ideas on productivity and put some of the links on my del.icio.us page. The links are tagged 'productivity'. Take a look and tell me what you think.

http://del.icio.us/dr.di.rob

Cooper likes cake!

Jedi training Thursday, May 24, 2007

Dallin has been in to star wars lately (watching the original movies, playing lego star wars on the xbox...). He went to the Jedi training show here at disney twice before he was selected to be a young padawan. I'll post a video soon of dallin fighting darth mall....

Anaheim

We changed our plan and checked out of l'auberge to find a new home base near disney. We needed a next day reservation, so the best place to look is hotwire.com. Our surprise $69 3.5 star option turned out to be an enormous hilton within walking distance of disney. It is right next to the marriott we stayed at last time when the whole gang was here.

Adrenaline junkie

We're at disneyland today. This is amanda after her 2nd time on space mountain. Emily did pirates and the toon town roller coaster.

San Diego so far Tuesday, May 22, 2007

We're still here, and the fun is just getting started. But I thought I'd post some of the photos from our trip thus far. More to come... We're off to Sea World tomorrow, and Disneyland on Thursday.

What did Sylie learn these past three weeks?

Three weeks ago, Sylie was the princess that ordered all her subjects to bring her food, drink, toys....to cater to her every need. But, she learned to scoot while in Trinidad and now can get to her destination with much effort and determination...the result will be a less organized family room for Karenin?

Mister A's

Here is the view from the restaurant 'bertrand at mister A's' in San Diego

carlsbad stroller Monday, May 21, 2007

We forgot our stroller, which just won't work for emily at disney. So Lisa got on craigslist and found one in nearby carlsbad. It was such a nice neighborhood that we grabbed a flyer. Guess how much for a 3800 sq ft home?

$1.5 million

L'auberge Sunday, May 20, 2007

We made it to L'Auberge del Mar..

Sunny San Diego

we're almost to san diego.. We spent the night in vegas with the kurths. This morning we stopped in a casino to use the bathroom and as we walked through aisles of slot machines, emily said "look at all the 'puters"

Ballerina Grace & Soon to Be Ballerina Tess Saturday, May 19, 2007

Here are Joelle's latest shots. They are priceless.

Our favorite spot

The veranda of our villa

Sylie likes the sand

We went out onto the beach during the late afternoon today and found some fun little tide pools. Sylie loved them.

Robisons, Staleys, Moyers....The Plantation Beach Villas await you...

This is Villa Number One in the Plantation Beach Villas and a photo of the pier at Pigeon Point, Tobago. You will each love this spot.

Fountain of Youth - Tobago!

Grandma and Karenin get the royal treatment in the nylon pool just off Pigeon Point in Tobago. Jeremy is now the expert. (Great compound idea for Jenny and Jason). Everyone but Sylie looks and feels younger. Grandpa enjoys a quiet moment with Sylie and then it is back to business with the elders in Tobago (Elders Nielsen and Torres).