The Utah Chase Crew

A New Year

2009-02-02T14:38:00.000-08:00

I stink at this updating business! It takes way too long! But I'll give it a minute because I love reading other people's updates so it's only fair!

We started off 2009 with basketball for Dillon and volleyball for Morgan. I hate watching sports but there is something about watching your own children play! I never tire of it! It's great to see the kids improve season after season and sometimes game after game. Aspen was in basketball last fall and was quite disappointed that we didn't sign her up again. But we can only handle so much in one week!

Young Women's continues to keep me busy and happy. I love the girls I get to teach and spend time with each week. They are a great example to me! Plus they make me laugh and they laugh at my jokes! What more could I ask for??!!

The twins are attending pre-school twice a week and going to Joy School twice a week. They keep pretty busy and love it. Every 5 weeks I get to teach Joy School. It's fun to have their friends come over to sing, dance, do puppet shows, read stories, do crafts, and have fun.

While the twins are away at school, there is no one at home with me! So I have started spending some time at the school reading with kids. I'm trying to decide what I want to do when they are in school full time but I have a whole year plus some until I have to decide that!

Kevin is enjoying his third year as a principal. He's at a great school with great teachers and kids--and that makes all the difference in the world! At home he keeps busy with all kinds of projects. Lately he's been reorganizing the garage a little at a time! A monumental task!

Aspen is turning 8 this week and so excited to be baptized on Saturday! She's been beaming for weeks at this exciting news!

No major trips recently...nothing else new or exciting to report...same old, same old and that is good!

Fall 2008

2008-10-24T13:29:00.000-07:00

It's been a fun and busy fall. The kids started back to school at the end of August. The twins started pre-school and are loving it. The girls started a new school and are not sure they love it. And Dillon started junior high and is enjoying it.

For the fall break we planned a trip down to Southern Utah to see my sister Shelly and her family and to see Les Miserables at Tuacahn. We had a great time visiting. The cousins really enjoyed seeing each other. Right before we left, Kevin's grandma Powell passed away. We extended our trip by a few days and drove further south into Arizona for the funeral. It was a nice service and we got to visit with 2 of Kevin's brothers and their families and Kevin's parents. We drove down to the north rim of the Grand Canyon and spent time playing games and telling stories at the hotel.

We loved seeing family again and wish they all lived much closer!!

Summer 2008

2008-10-23T16:54:00.000-07:00

Summer 2008 was more busy than we expected. In June we headed south to AZ to meet with Kevin's family for a family reunion in the mountains of Payson. It was great to meet with family we haven't seen for months or years or ever! Our kids were able to meet their great-grandma Powell, who passed away just last week. We were so glad our kids got a chance to meet her and spend some time with her at the reunion.

Following the reunion, Kendi (my sister-in-law), Amber (my niece), Mom Chase and I left the men and children in AZ and left for NYC and NJ! What a trip! We had a blast being silly, getting lost, asking for directions, being scared in a questionable neighborhood, eating great foods, watching WICKED (which I highly recommend!!) and so much more. It was a great girl bonding trip and won't be forgotten soon!

I left the "girls" for a few days of the trip to go to NJ for the wedding of my friend, Soo. It was a great wedding and reception, and great to be able to visit with Soo and meet her hubby, Jason. I also stayed with my friend Mary-Kay and got to know her family better. Both Soo and Mary-Kay were so awesomely kind to let me stay with them and to drive me around while back east. Good friends are sure a great blessing!!

I also met up with my friend Shaleen. We were bosom buddies when we were small. If you didn't find Shaleen at my house then it was because we were together at her house. We hadn't really talked since 6th grade so it was great fun to have dinner with her one night while we were in NY.

When we returned from AZ, we bought a used semi-permament swimming pool that needed to be disassembled and reassembled. After camping overnight with Ruth and Mike and their family, Mike was kind enough to help Kevin with the awful task of taking the pool apart and bringing it home.

Two days later Kevin was off to Scout camp for a week with Dillon.

Kevin was home for a week before I left for a few days for Youth Conference with the 14-18 year old youth in our ward.

During the next two weeks we worked like crazy to level the ground and assemble the pool. We finally put water in it before I left for a week of Girls' Camp with the 12-18 year old girls in our ward. Girls' Camp was a blast! Putting up the pool was not! But we sure have had fun playing in there since then!

Well, looks like my summer scenario must end here for now. It was a busy and fun summer and we weren't ready for school to start in late August when the school bell rang!

The Chases finally get modernized!

2008-10-23T16:49:00.000-07:00

We are finally into the 21st Century with internet and a blog! Who would've guessed! Now we can keep everyone posted as to what's going on with us--if we can remember to update the blog!