16 December, 2007

The Castle’s Top 10 in 2007

 The Castle’s Top 10 in 2007 

10 Ten hour road trip thru Yellowstone Park with my cousin’s from Spain- Now I REALLY want to move to Spain.


9 Nine boy scouts in Eric’s Troop- He really enjoys being the Scout Master.


8 Eight hens-a-laying! Susan B. Anthony, Sacagawea, Rosa Parks, Eleanor Roosevelt, Amelia Earhart, Anne Frank, Hilary and Oprah live in our back yard and lay wonderful fresh eggs for us daily -  I LOVE my pet chickens!


7 Seven warm days in the Dominican Republic with Eric’s Family- It was a great vacation and we got to see where Jake served his mission.


6 Six foster children lived in our home this year: Maria, Michael, Christina, Juan, Susanna and Shareena - We love getting to know these kids and their families.


5 Five hundred new tricks performed by Elias- We Love watching him grow and discover.  He is a biker and a reader- a total “I can do it myself man”.


4 Four years in Kansas!  A wonderful place to live.


3 Three ½ Marathons Plus one DAM Marathon (the Teton Dam Marathon that is) 26.2 miles Ran by Heidi.


2 Too Many Great Friends and Family members to count!  We are blessed with wonderful people in our lives! Like you!


And the #1 highlight!!


1 One Little boy adopted and sealed to his family forever – Elias Jay Lamb Castle 

Peace on Earth!


15 December, 2007

Ice Storm and Major Power Outage!

We have been with out lights and heat for 4 days! Yikes! The Midwest is colder than I thought!

We stayed at home built a hot fire in the fireplace and waited the storm out- We were so happy when we got power back last night we lit off fireworks!


Welcome Shareena!
Shareena moved in with us in late November- She is a sweet and VERY helpful girl! We love having her in our home.




It is a new look Eric is working on- he hasn't perfected it yet, he is thinking about calling it Blue Ice.




He is such a copy cat- it is unreal! He does everything he sees.

01 December, 2007

Full Catastrophe Living

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