Bike Ride

Hello, readers! So, I decided, I should probably get back into posting a little more often... It's so hard though, because there are so many things to do, and hundreds of adventures to be had, who wants to write blog posts? Anyways... yesterday, Robin, Dan, and I went on a 50ish-mile bike ride. We went to a bike path that lay right along a creek. We parked the car at a store, then rode down to the trail. It was beautiful, and probably the most wonderful bike ride I've ever been on! :) Here are some pictures:

Driving to the trail

Self-portraits are fun...

Dan

Wow, imagine that!

We saw hundreds of these... We should have brought a gun... :)

A small part of the "trail" turned into a road... but it was a pretty nice trail. However, there were a few mud puddles. Remember, whenever you see a huge mud puddle in the middle of the trail, speed up as fast as you can, and fly through the water!!!! Who can resist mud puddles?

We're almost done

Yep, sitting in the creek is real fun... especially at the end of a long bike ride. I love water! :)

Stretching...

And stretching...

Headed home... :)

~Margaret

A Tad Bit of an Update

It's been a long time since we've posted, hasn't it? We've been having the most WONDERFUL days ever!!!! We got our first rains of the season, finally! :) I love April showers.... There's something much too wonderful to describe about being outside, after coming back from a short walk, and you're raking up leaves and twigs, when, all of a sudden, you hear, "Splish, splash, pitter, patter," and then, you feel something wet on your face, and you look up to see hundreds of drops of water falling from above... Whenever that happens, I always put down whatever I'm doing, and run out into an open spot, away from the trees, then start skipping, dancing, and twirling. I LOVE rain!!!! :) Anyways, so as to not bore you too much with my ramblings, here are some pictures:

Also, it's some one's birthday today... Love ya, Maria! We had a really fantastic time celebrating her birthday. The night before, we celebrated with cake and presents, then tonight, we went for a girls' night out... :)

Personally, I think this cake looks a little like a dog on steroids or maybe a dog that had a little too much caffeine. That's why his eyes are spinning... :)

~Sisters 4

Highly Recommended Blogs

A blog that I read frequently and that I highly recommend is http://listeningandobservingoutloud.blogspot.com! Please visit and follow if you have time!
Signed: Margaret&Robin

More Conference and After Conference

All in all, it was a most wonderful

week for Maria, Robin, Anna, and

Margaret!

This is what tired people do after a conference...

When you can't barely think or speak

comprehensibly, you play CLUE!

He looks so excited about the game, doesn't

he?

The sun is shining! Hearts are light in the first sessions

of the day!

Edifying Conversations

Smiling faces in braces :-)

Miss Maria having a good laugh

To make this conference a day to remember, we still have many more memories and pictures to share with you all! We had many laughs, edifying conversations, and listened to great speakers at the conference.

2010 Economics Conference

This last week our family was part of a big, exciting, 800 person conference. It came out to about 830 with all the volunteers, but it was a great, wonderful, exciting time and here are some pictures to share the fun and edifying time we had at the conference.

One of the speakers

Don't fall asleep now :-)

Margaret at hard at work at the GwV table

The Wintons

Camera work is fun and exciting!

Miss Meg, Head of Registration

Miss Maria watches a group of talking ushers and

registrars in the background....

"You can't be bored, can you?"

The main auditorium on Conference Prep day

It sure was empty!

Ushers hard at work

~Robin

Making Brothers and Sisters Best Friends

Some things are really hard, and when I say hard, I mean HARD!  I don't know about some of you, but I would have to say that the hardest thing for me is having a close and loving relationship with my brother and sisters.  However, even though it's not exactly the easiest thing in the world, we still do need to try with all our might to love our brothers and sisters.  When I was quite a bit younger, my number one problem was probably learning to get along with my siblings, and, although I'm definitely NOT perfect in that area now, I do know that I probably have a stronger relationship with all of my siblings now.  And now, I'm best friends with all my siblings.  We've been through a lot together, shared hundreds upon hundreds of memories, joked with each other a lot, teased each other, had good discussions, and the list goes on...

It seems like we all have different inside jokes that we all tend to enjoy, and little memories that are either embarrassing or funny that we like to remind each other of.  Even though we have our moments when we're not the most kind siblings, I definitely know that loving each other and casting away faults is worth it all in the end.

~Sisters 4

Happy 1st Birthday, Blog!

Well, to tell you the truth, I didn't think our blog would last this long, but it did. Wow! This is amazing. We've known this blog for one whole year now. *Shakes hands with the blog, and says, "Nice to know you, Blog."* We've been through a lot together (Ok, not really, but that just sounds kind of touching). Anyways, I guess that's all I have to say. I'm not terribly creative today, so I don't think I'll fill up to much of this space, unless.... I...  make the font kind of big... 

Of course, that doesn't look very "in style", so I guess I'll stick to the "normal" size font... *Ahem*

Well, I hope everything is going well for ya'll.  The snow is on the ground, and I think that it's high time that some one went and joined it, so it doesn't feel too lonely...  And, I suppose that that "some one" is me!!!

~Sisters 4

Normal Life

Hi! Maria and Margaret here, coming to you from New York City, New York!! We are excited to see the faces on your profile pictures! Anyways, we are NOT really in New York, but I had a feeling you probably already knew that.

Well, our days have been pretty normal... We've been doing the normal things, like sky-diving, bungee jumping, hiking Mt. Everest, going to the olympics, flying to the moon over the weekend, and.... making our beds in the morning! ... um... sometimes.

Also, we had a housewarming (actually, houseswarming party for our new home). We've also been decorating it and making memories in it (you probably don't want to know what the "memories" are).

We've had beautiful weather, although, today it's snowing. However, Anna just said that she liked the weather on the moon better! But then, Margaret just said that she enjoyed Antarctica more.

Well, I suppose we had better go! Have a wonderful day, week, month, year, decade, century, and millennium... or until we post next!!



Making a House a Home,

Maria, Margaret, and Anna!!!

Photo of the Week - Waiting for Spring

~Sisters 4

The Smoke Has Cleared, I Think...

Well, we started moving on Friday. Tough stuff. Believe me, if you've never moved before, that's good. Period. Here's how the days were like in my mind:

Day 1 - Whoo!!!!!!!! Let's do this thing!!!!!! I could move five million boxes today!!! I could move an elephant, or a car, or a house!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I've been trying to be tougher, and now is my chance. I can help Mommy and Daddy. I can do anything!!!!!! We're gonna be the best movers, EVER!!

Day 2 - Wow, where'd all the people go that were helping us. Do I have to get up at 6:00? Oh man, well, I guess I'll help. Uggh!

Day 3 -Yes!!! We're almost done. Please, my arms and back are telling me to stop moving boxes. They told me they wouldn't like me anymore.

Day 4 -One more day of moving, and I think I'll die. Do we have to set up beds today? Uggggggggghhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I HATE moving!!!!!

Day 5 - Where's that one box, with the porcelain dolls in it. Do you know where the people put the box of legos. Man, why can't that person read? This box says: Girl's Room, and they put it in the Study. Oh wait, I think that was me.... Umm, I mean, That poor person, some one gave them the wrong label.... WHERE'd everything GO! I can't find ANYTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well, that was our week. You can tell, we had a wonderful week! :)

~Sisters 4