The Strasser's

#17- I am thankful for yes toliet paper, I know an odd to be thankful for.  

#15-  I am thankful for our wonderful neighbors. #16- I am thankful for that we live in a beautiful area.  

Emma is 2 months old. She has been smiling for a little while now. She has started making cooing noises, and loves to be held. She get's up a couple times a night.  She had her 2 month appointment this morning and she is weighing 9 lbs 7oz. which is in the 20th percentile.

Well I have lost some weight. I have been trying to workout lately. I did work out once last week, 30 day shred. I am hoping to get some time in today to workout. I wasn't able to make it in to my weigh in last week, because it was parent-teacher conferences, and I didn't feel like taking 4 kids to weight watchers with me. So this week I will be going to my weigh in.  

13- I am thankful to be a stay at home mom. 14- I am thankful for chocolate, even though I am trying to lose weight.

So we had heard about this bombing. Since we had a free day we decided to do the hike and see the bombsite.  We have not been to see the sword that was donated to the library yet.     Here is a link about the bombsite: http://www.enjoyportorford.com/japanesebomb.html     The signs were very interesting to read. Might be kind of hard to read in the pictures. I tried to take clear pictures of them. The pictures do get bigger if you click on them.            The kids and I standing by the big redwood tree found on the hike.         Cory and the kids by the redwood tree                             This is where the bomb hit   

  We went on a hike at Whaleshead    Cory and I on the hike       Banana Slug   Looking at tide pools.   At a doctor's appointment Evan really loves the swing at the park Caught a smile on the phone, finally         Some random pics of Emma   Alyssa getting her glasses   The neighbor next to us made these for us. Cookie sheets with chalkboard paint on them. There is a story about Owen's picture (top one), This is what he said "It's your tummy, that's where emma gets the milk.   Owen posing for the camera, look at his fashion style   cross eyed emma   Emma at a doctors appointment   bright eyes         Alyssa and Owen resting for a little bit on the hike.     On Friday we went to the beach and the water was really rough.  ...

#12- I am thankful for electricity.  

I am thankful for having a wonderful husband that holds the preisthood.

I am thankful for my uncle Wayne and aunt Vickie, which I consider another set of parents. They took care of me while my parents where in the hospital, and they were even there helping when I was pregnant with Evan.  

Day 9- I am thankful for the family we have (aunt's, uncles, cousins, siblings etc.)  

I am thankful for having the gospel in our home.

I took all 4 kids and went to parent teacher conferences. Cory couldn't go, because well he has parent teacher conferences at the middle school, and meetings. Well her teacher's are very nice. Her regular teacher we didn't get to meet offically because I ended up having my c-section a day before the back to school night. So neither one of us had a chance to meet her. And So the report for Alyssa is that she is doing VERY well in school. She loves reading, which when they tested her with words she got 65 words right. The teacher mentioned that the kids in the class got about 30 words. So they felt Alyssa needed more of a challenge and moved her up to a higher reading group. They grade them out of a 6 and she is at a 5. We are very proud of her. She goes to a different classroom for reading group now. For her math she is at a 4 which is at grade level without any help. So parent teacher conference's went well.  

#6- I am thankful that Cory has a job. Especially with the ecomony the way it is. #7- I am thankful that parents are still alive. I could have almost lost them from the motorcycle wreck when I was 12 or 13 years old.

  I am thankful for Emma.