1st day of School

The kids started school on 13 August, very early but we were all looking forward to our new adventures!
Rebekah is now a kindergartner at Natoma Station, her teacher is Mrs. Hacker. She is enjoying it already

Lizzy is now is 1st grade at Natoma Station with Mrs. Wilson. This is her with a" scooby snack"

Tre is in 5th grade and also at Natoma Station. This is Tre with Chester the snake. Tre has Mrs Grey in the morning and Mr. Barry in the afternoons. (Mr. Barry is dressed as Snape a the Harry Potter Boarder's party..check him out with Savanah below)

Savanah is now a 7th grade At Sutter Middle school. She is going to Young Women and liking all of it!

Boarders " Grand Hallows Ball"

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows On Friday 20 July we went to the Borders Book store in Folsom. They were having a GrandHallows Ball to celerbrate the release of the 7th Harry potter Book. We went with Savanah's friend Kamree, our kids and my sister's family.
Here is Tre, Kamree, Savanah, Bekah, Lizzy and Connor Spangler (cousin)

My sister, Heather Spangler and me in the capes my mom made for us.

Bekah as a little witch.
We stayed up late, not until mid-night like most people there, but late. We enjoyed the craziest of it all.

"Grand Hallows Ball"

These are some of the "charaters" we saw there. Kamree & Savanah with professor Umbridge

Savanah with Professor Snape (one the the teachers from her school)

An post owl that had just delivered a note to Professor Umbridge that we had been visiting with.

the journalist, Rita Skeeter and student, Luna Lovegood.
below: Kamree, Savanah,Lizzy and Bekah with professor Telawney

7/7/07- Savanah's Birthday!

For Savanah's 12th Birthday she had a pinata like her siblings

After breaking it open the kids made their own birthday hats with part from the pinata

Savanah got her 1st pair of "heels" to wear at her 1st day of Young Womens this Sunday.

Silly Lizzy made her own "hat" from a broken spiky ball from the pinata. We had a fun family night together. Our next birthday will not be until I turn 40 in October!

Tre's 10th Birthday

Tre takes a swing at his birthday pinata. His 10th birthday was on 3 July 2007

Savanah also takes a swing, the pinata was filled with red, white and blue candy

We got a slice of of a blue geo rock from Yosemite

he also got some building toys called K'NEX

Christensen Family Reunion 2007

Durring our very fun trip to Yosimite we when to O'Shannesy Dam













Here Tre is testing what water does when thown into the wind
















Tre climbing the walls of a tunnel on the far side of the Dam

It was a wonderful trip that was mostley paid for by my sweet Grandmother, Virginia Christensen

Christens Family Reunion 2007

We spent time with family, Savanah with Aunt Chantel


Tre and Rich below Bridal Veil Falls






















Our Family at Glacier Point where you can see all of Yosemite Valley











All the Girl's from the bus tour