At Michael's birthday party in August we played a game where we had to read a nursery rhyme with an accient. Here are the videos that I took while we did it...they are HILARIOUS so take the time to watch!

Grandma trying to be latina!!

Granpa imitating and "old person"

I honestly can't remember what Uncle Joe was doing...maybe asian?

I busted out the opera on my turn

After living in Idaho, Tiana really had the "hick" accient down!!

Josh was hilarious!!!! Totally 1990's surfer. Love it!

My Dad was a little too femi for comfort...very funny though.

Mrs. Nash's third grade clsas

Here is my wonderful third grade students. Our school has a theme, "We're going to College!" Here we are wearing out Portland Community College tshirts. I love it as this is the community college I started out at. It has been a high energy year. So many challenges, learning experiences, and joys. With the nations economic crisis, and Portland's ever growing unemployment and state budget woes the possibility of my not being employed next year is VERY real. I am trying to keep the faith, as I know the Lord has blessed my with the abilities and skills needed to be a great teacher.

One Day Old Nathan

Property damage in Sandy Oregon

Okay- I promised that I would get a picture up for you all to see some of the damage from December 2008's storm. This picture shows the worst damage (it is located on the furthest part of the loop drive-way.) The deepest part is probably 5 feet deep! Crazy! We probably won't repair it until summer. Since it has been said it did this over 7 years ago, our goal is to fix how storm water would travel down the hill...hopefully helping it reach the culvert, instead of going across our road.

Nathan

This is our newest grandchild....three day old Nathan. He is already a calm, happy baby. Beautiful as well. How did I get to have 3 grandchildren already? I'm too young! Grandma Debbie

Sweet Alivia

This is sweet Alivia. She's our second grandchild, first grandaughther. She has a healthy head of hair and is absolutely beautiful. She loved by all. Our only regret is that she lives too far away.

Hobbes March 2009

This is our sweet Hobbes. He provides a lot of entertainment when he's around. He loves "Nina" (Christina), and "Poppa" (Grandpa Gary), Jake (the dog) and playing with the Duplos that Grandma got him to play with

Arches National Park

ARCHES NATIONAL PARK!

This past weekend my roommate, Maureen, her friend Lindsey from Vermont, and our friend Joel went to Arches in Southern Utah! It was such a fun trip, and the arches were so beautiful! My jaw dropped with every new sight. I learned something this weekend I didn't know before, Utah really is very beautiful!

Here we are on our hike to Delicate Arch. Joel, Maureen, Lindsay and I.
Here's Delicate Arch. It was so beautiful. It was a perfect day, perfect weather, and great company. After we hiked up to the arch (about a 1.5 mile hike up) we sat and enjoyed the view. Because it's still early in the year there weren't very many people there and we got to enjoy it in near solitude.

An artsy picture of Joel and Maureen up on the rock.

When we got close to the arch there was a window you could climb up and look through and see your first sight of the arch. It was so beautiful.

I know you can't see me very well, but I am standing up on that middle rock. It was kindof a small space that I was standing on so I was like, "Maureen hurry up and take it so I can get down!"

Here's me, with the beauty of Arches in the background. I look kindof like a bug.

Maureen and I enjoying the beauty. She's been a great roommate. I love this girl!

Well, that's it. I'm hoping that since I am taking time out of my busy schedule that maybe somebody else will take this as a suggestion to post something from their fam.?! If not, hope you enjoyed the pics!

Adden's blessing!

You probably all know that over Thanksgiving break Matthew and Carrie decided to bless Adden in Paso so all the family could be involved! Here's the happy little family after the blessing...Adden appears to be confused by the duck song Aunt Tara was singing to keep his attention focused on the camera.

Here are all the men who participated: Joseph Hogeland (Matthew's BFF from growing up), Uncle Joe Griffith, Great Grandpa Dean Griffith, Matthew "the Dad" Griffith, holding Adden Dean Griffith, Grandpa Larry Griffith, Michael Dean Griffith, and Josh Parker.

Here are the adorable 2nd cousins together on Adden's blessing day. Adden, Adrian, and Danny!

Fun times at BYU!

My life! So, have you been wondering what I have been doing in Happy Valley? Well, I have been running around like a mad woman, and having some fun times as well. I am sorry that this blog is so long, i'm new to this whole blogging thing, so I just put my whole life on here! Sorry too that the pictures are totally not in order, but even though I am in "College" I can't use a computer and couldn't figure out how to switch the order around!


Hillary came to visit! During Conference Weekend the Richards came to visit, and I spent a couple of days in American Fork with them at Grandma Richards. It was so fun!

This was at my Mission Reunion conference weekend! President Ashby and his wife (my mission president) just got home and this is the first time I have been able to see them! Here's a picture of me with them.
Me and my baby! Here's my trainee Sora Rosenvall, Bailee. Moving into my apartment! Here's a picture of all my junk on my bed!

My apartment was decorated so cute when I moved in because my roommates are so cute and decorated our apartment like a home. I love it! Here's my living room!

Here's my Roommate night!! We decided to do some bonding and go to dinner together! Tori, me, Kat, Lindsay, Jacqui, and Angie. Aren't we so GOOD LOOKING?
Dinner with the Trujillos! I went for the weekend to Angie's house and her dad made a "milk jug dinner" basically just threw a bunch of seafood (crab, shrimp, clams, etc) into a large milk jug, cooked it over a fire, and then when it was done they poured it into this trough in the middle of the table and we all ate from it. It was a little disturbing...good thing I had eaten lots scarier things in Romania...

At Anali and Jordan's Weddin! Our two friends from the mission, "Sora Rappleye" and "Elder Haddock" are now Sora and Brother Haddock. They were sealed on October 10th and we went to their sealing. These are some of my best mission friends: Jessica Netteshiem, Maureen Davison, me, and Angie Trujillo. So much fun!

Adden Dean Griffith!

As you all know Carrie and I had our baby Adden Dean. I just wanted to make a post on the family blog so that you all could see him. ENJOY!!!

Griffith Family Reunion 2008!

Family Reunion was wonderful! It was so nice to all be together to spite the sickness that rampaged through almost the entire family. We have an amazing family and to spite the fact that we don't get to see as much of each other as we would like I'm so grateful for the bond of love and friendship we all share. Here's some of my favorite pics:


Tara, Christina, Aaron, Brianna, Callie. We love our cousin, even if he thinks we're a tiny bit scary!

Brianna, Aunt Laurie, Aunt Debbie, and Tara--Two generations of sisters.

One of many water fights! L to R: Tara, Matthew, Nathan, Brianna, Christina, Clayton, Callie, Issac,Tiana, Sean

At Issac and Aarons baptism all the girl cousins. Addy, Tara,Callie, Christina, Tiana, Brianna

On the Fourth of July At Barney Schwartz park the family was ready for the fireworks.

Tara, Brianna, Ross and Christina's Top 10 most memorable moments of family reunion 2008!

(these are listed in random Order)
1. Discovering Nebraskan humor (Rubberneck and Licker?....Something about an alien?….)
2. “the Circle of Sick” starting with Sean barfing out a car door and ending over a week later with Tara barfing out a car door.
3. Finally being able to tell Aaron and Isaac apart…at least for some of us.
4. The baptisms of Aaron and Isaac and the Ordination of Nathan.
5. Uncle Joe needing to be weighed at the water slide park to make sure he was under the 280 weight limit…while Larry was not…ouch.
6. Water Fights
7. Grandpa calling Christina a “smart ass”
8. Re-enacting old family memories at the talent show.
9. Playing “do you love your neighbor” and to spite the fact that we tried to body slam gently we broke like 5 plastic chairs.
10. Grandma Dona passing on her cowboy cookie making knowledge to her granddaughters.
Complement

New Job!

Here is some Easter Pictures, we are so silly ( and not bad looking)

Mom and Brianna watching the sunrise the first week that B was home from her mission

we do a lot of outings with the people that i work with heres us at Venice Beach