Tornado's, AHHHHH!

All my life I have been afraid of tornado's. They just looked so scary on the TV. Last night we had our third encounter with a tornado warning. The first was on our way home from ASBC back in 2006. We were in Kentucky and Ryan and I both thought we were going to die. That was the worst weather I have ever seen in my life. The second time was in Florida and of course Ryan was stuck on base in lock down because of the tornado that struck about 30 miles from our house. Then last night we were awakened by the sirens going off around 2am and the wonderful automated voice telling us to seek shelter immediately. So I woke Ryan up, because of course he didn't hear a thing, and then I ran in and grabbed Kiera. Not having cable, we didn't know exactly how bad it was. So we sat in the bathroom for a few minutes then my gutsy husband wondered outside to take a look. He came back in and didn't go out again! Finally the siren stopped and we put Kiera back in bed. I got on the Internet to check things out and the national weather service reported tornado activity nearby. Then we were under a flood warning. It was raining like crazy. Fortunately, we got used to that kind of rain in Florida. I am so thankful to be safe and now the sun is shinning and Ryan is out flying. Crazy weather!

Flying High

Kiera loves it when we go outside and Ryan throws her as high as he can. Makes me a little nervous sometimes, but her laughing helps me to let them be.

This last week was a little busy. Wednesday we had playgroup here at our house. The lunch took longer to cook than I anticipated and we were all starved by the time it was done. Then Wednesday night there was a Relief Society Birthday party. Thursday I was in charge of a lunch sale fundraiser for Ryan's graduating class, that was crazy. I'm glad I don't have to be in charge of another one before they graduate. Our friends Lance and Danielle moved to Enid on Thursday, it was great to see them! I can hardly wait for their baby boy to come!! Lets see, Friday I was finally able to re-create the famous snickerdoodles made by the amazing chef "Scott". Oh, how is miss Scott and Megan.

They moved on to their next assignment all the way down to Texas. What a sad weekend it has been without them. However yesterday Ryan and I did find a new Mexican restaurant that we like. Not as good as La Hacienda in Florida, but it was yummy! Then we rented August Rush, what a wonderful movie. Everyone has got to see it.

Can you believe how grown up Kiera looks in this picture? I took this last Monday when the weather was beautiful!

Happy Easter!!!

This Easter was a fun one with Kiera. Unlike last year, she could actually run around and look for Easter eggs. Yesterday we took her to the Easter egg hunt here on base. It was fun. She was mostly interested in the Easter bunny, which we didn't get a picture of because our camera ran out of batteries. After church today we hid the Easter eggs that grandma and grandpa Andreasen sent, in the back yard and she found every one of them.

Also last night we went bowling with all our friends, kind of as a good bye to our neighbors

Scott and Megan. It was so much fun. I am so sad to see them move. I dread the days that Kiera says she want to "go see Megan", which she does about 10 times a day! Hopefully some day we will run into them again!

Two Bakers

Yesterday I made bread for the first time unaccompanied by someone a bit more professional. Such as my late grandmother or my neighbor who taught me this recipe last month. Although I think I called Megan three or four times to ask questions!

Alright, I'll be honest, I did have help!

The finished product (with half a loaf already eaten)!

Sunday

I thought I was the only parent with the ice cream secret. Boy was I wrong! So I was sitting here on the computer last night emailing away and I kept hearing Kiera say, "more please"! So I got to wondering what was going on in the living room. So I walk out there and there was Ryan and Kiera eating a bowl of ice cream!

After church it was warm enough to take a trip to the park, finally!