WICKED!!!!!

I'm really excited because last week from Wednesday to Saturday my Mom and Dad, Kelsey, Morgan and I left Pocatello and drove to Omaha, Nebraska. We went and saw the Broadway Show WICKED. It was so good. I loved the music before, but now there's nothing that compares really. I left Cameron and Amanda together for the 4 days, and they learned a lot about each other :) I think it was good for everyone. We also saw my Grandma and Grandpa Rhoades while we were there. We stayed the night at their home. It was so much fun and I recommend everyone go and see that show at least once...if not more. I vowed to go again and take Cameron with me this time.

Couldn't get better than this.

India Wedding

I'm finally getting around to updating my blog. It's been awhile but I have some cool pictures of Amanda and a wedding. Cameron and I have some neighbors in our apartment building that are from India. They aren't members and we just became their friends. They started taking missionary discussions, although nothing came from it. However, they decided to get married. They asked Cameron and I if we would be the Maid-of-Honor and Bestman. Amanda was the flower girl. It was a lot of fun and they are great people. They are going back to India soon and we hope to still stay in touch.

Because I was in the wedding, I got henna done on my hands. It's an Indian tradition for the women involved in the wedding. It was really fun and it stayed on for about a week.

AMANDA AGAIN

Another Amanda moment...when she wants in or out of a room or if someone else is in the room and she wants in she will start knocking on the door. She was in bed...again...and we hear these knocks on the wall. We go peek in and she is standing up trying to tell us that she wants out. So now if we don't respond when she calls for us, she starts knocking on the wall.

IT"S BEEN AWHILE

Sorry it's been awhile since I've updated. I even have some really cute pictures I need to put on here. But I don't have my camera right now so it will have to wait. However, I do have a funny story. If you ever hear wierd noises coming from your kids bedroom...don't panic. Cameron and i had just put Amanda down for a nap and all of a sudden we hear noises and think she has gotten her foot caught in between the bars of the crib. When Cameron went to investigate he found that she was perfectly fine...she was just singing along with the blues. We put music on for her and she was wailing away with the rythmn. It was really funny. So now we don't worry as much...I just hope her singing will improve when she gets older and it won't continue to sound like she's in pain. :)

MY NEW HAIRCUT!!!

So I finally did it. I called Terri Oborn and asked if she could cut my hair and she asked me when and we did it that day. First I picked a picture from the internet, asked Cameron which one he liked best and then took it with me. I got before and after pictures taken. It was really hard for me to take this step because I haven't cut my hair short in over 8 years. It takes a long time for my hair to grow back, so this was a big deal. And yes...I did cry the first time I washed the following morning. Cameron comforted me and we laugh about it now, cause it's not that big of a deal. Anyway, Terri did a great job so I recommend her highly. Here are my before and after pictures.

This is my before...not too good.

This is my after... much better... I know!!

JUST AMANDA

I took these of Amanda a little while ago and thought I'd post them. We made crowns for Family Home Evening that said I am a Child of God. So, she thought wearing it around the house was a lot of fun. Then we had some problems with our water heater and we couldn't fill a whole tub of warm water to give her a bath, so we gave her one in the kitchen sink. She likes to help Cameron cook so he lets her stir occasionally. I also have recently been putting Amanda's hair up in pig tails. They stand straight up, she doesn't have much hair. I think it's cute. I recently did get my hair cut, but I'm waiting for the before and after pictures from Kelsey, so I'll post it when I get them.

New Hairstyle

So I've decided to cut my hair really short. I haven't done it yet, but I will as soon as I find one that I like. I found a really good website and blog that has a bunch of pictures of different styles for all types. If anyone is looking to change their own look, check out this blog, I put the link under hairstyles on the right of my own blog. Enjoy and be daring. :)

A Great Christmas

Christmas was a lot of fun this year. It was the first Christmas that Amanda could open presents. Last year she was only 2 months old. We woke up around 5:00 am and started with what SANTA brought us. Then we opened the rest of our presents from each other. We also got new pajamas on Christmas Eve. We didn't have time to go back to bed because our day was booked. We spent the day over at Cameron's parents house and had some fun with everyone there, then that night we went to my parents house for our Christmas game. We had a lot of fun. Here are some pictures of this years Christmas.

TOP CHEF

I am really into the show Top Chef on Bravo. I'm not really a good cook, but I like to watch the show and see what they come up with, then I can go online and find the receipes that I like and try them out at home. Who knows, I might actually improve. However, some of their receipes are hard, so if any of you have good receipes to share, I would love to get them. I am always looking for new ideas to spice up dinner.

HAPPY NEW YEAR

Happy 2009 everyone! I hope you all brought in the New Year with a bang. Cameron, Amanda and I spent it with my family at my mom and dad's house. We spent all night playing games and eatting junk food. I must say that Catch Phrase can be pretty exciting with my family the later it gets. Not to mention some of the things that come out of our mouths unexpectedly. :) Don't worry nothing too bad. I'm really excited for this year and hope it brings lots of fun and new adventures.

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Merry Christmas Everyone! I got this idea from Kelsey's blog. I think this is a great way to do Christmas cards, especially last minute. So here is the Homer Family Year in Review.


We have had a rough year but hope that we notice all the blessings it brought. To start off we lost a few members of our family. In June our baby boy was born too early therefore didn't live, and we also lost my Grandma Simpson this last September. We miss them often.

Cameron has finished up a semester at ISU with one more to go. He also works at the Bannock Youth Foundation working with kids who need a place to live for one reason or another. It's rewarding most of the time, but they definetly give him a good way to practice dealing with teenagers in all situations. He still enjoys fishing and we have been able to go a few times this year. He will hopefully graduate in May and we will be on to bigger and better things.


I (Katie) have been kept busy through taking care of Amanda and Cameron and also doing some enjoyable things of my own. I am the Assistant Varsity Volleyball Coach at Pocatello High School under my dad and enjoy keeping involved with volleyball. I was on an Intramural Volleyball team at ISU with Dan and Kelsey and we took first place in our division. We were pretty good. I read a lot and am into a lot of new series. I went to the premier of Twilight and absolutely loved it. I look forward to moving onto a new chapter and hope to extend our family soon.


Amanda keeps us all busy and on our toes. She gets into everything and is very curious. She is walking great and has 16 teeth. Her favorite things are Monkey, Bear, and Books. We are really original in the names, but at least we know what she is asking for. She had her year birthday this year with a lot of friends and family that attended. It was fun. She has the cutest little smile and we are so glad to have her in our family.

So to wrap things up, we have had our challenges and will be glad when 2009 comes around, but we have been blessed and hope to live our lives so we will continue to be worthy to recieve more. We hope everyone has a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We love you all.

Love The Homers

The Davids

So I was really into American Idol this last season, and I voted like crazy for David, :) So I was just curious to see how you all voted.