The Searle Family

Emilee is 4 - Finally!

2011-11-03T10:40:00.000-07:00

Emilee has been planning her birthday for about a year - I am so glad it is finally here! She is so much fun to be around. She is developing her little personality and loves giving hugs. She loves horses, shoes, and everything else her brothers and sister are doing.

Taylor!

2011-11-03T10:05:00.000-07:00

Taylor is 6, in 1st grade, and is such a fun kid. He is up for anything and loves to be your best friend. He plays up on Andrew's soccer team and is awesome! He plays football and loves to spend the rest of his time with his little sister. He is so sweet and obedient and always wants me to be happy.

Awesome Andrew

2011-11-03T09:51:00.000-07:00

Andrew is 8! He and Jeremy went to Utah for General Conference in Oct. and had a blast in the mountains.

Andrew is a sweet funny kid who loves to laugh and tell stories. He is in 2nd grade and plays soccer and football with his brother. He is an awesome quarterback and just started cub scouts.

What's Ashlee up to?

2011-11-03T08:51:00.000-07:00

Ashlee is the most amazing daughter anyone could ask for. She is wise beyond her years, and so much fun to be with. She is 10 yrs. old in the 5th grade and rules the school.

She is on the Division 1 Dynamo Jr. Soccer team and just made the select Basketball Team. She is such a sweet person to be with and her siblings adore her.

ROAD TRIP 2011

2011-11-03T08:31:00.000-07:00

We spent about 7 weeks on the road in an RV this summer - we traveled all over, spending most of our time fishing in Montana. We spent some time in Logan, UT with Great Grandma Anderson and met our new cousin in Colorado.

Ashlee and the Appendix...

2011-11-03T08:06:00.000-07:00

Ok - don't ever want to do this one again!

We arrived home from Cancun early Sunday morning and were all a bit jet-lagged the next day. We were all feeling a bit sick and tired from our week of fun in Mexico. Monday Jeremy headed off to New Mexico for his yearly High Adventure with the boys from church and I began to unpack and get ready for Taylor's Birthday party. Ashlee told me her tummy hurt and I told her to take it easy and rest. She was up sick that night and threw up. We figured she had the flu or a bug from Mexico. Several other family members were ill as well with cramping and sick tummies. By Tuesday evening she was feeling much worse. I told her she needed to keep some fluids and food down or I would need to take her to the doctor to get some fluids. She had no luck and Wednesday afternoon everything seemed to get amplified - more pain, more dehydration, more lethargic, so I took her to our local urgent care and was told to take her into the Children's Hospital for more testing....sure enough her appendix had ruptured - I was so shocked! They took her right into surgery and Jeremy began to drive home from New Mexico. She had to stay in the Hospital for 5 days and have an in-home IV for 10 more. But... she is doing great now and I have now become an overly paranoid mother when I hear, "Mom, my tummy hurts"

Whew! It's been too long!

2011-11-03T07:50:00.000-07:00

Yes we are still here. I am not much of a blogger, but I know the grandmas love it and so does my hubby, so I thought I would update a bit.

I thought I would start with what we did over the summer and get y'all caught up.

First, we went to beautiful Cancun, Mexico - it was so beautiful, the kids had so much fun and we had some much needed relaxation.

2009-10-22T08:30:00.000-07:00

Getting ready for Halloween - Here is our Pirate Pumpkin! Thanks Grandma S.For our 11 year anniversary I gave Jer a trip to D.C. to visit his sister Lindsey and her cute family. We had so much fun playing in the nations capitol with our new nephew (and his mom and dad)

September

2009-10-22T07:45:00.001-07:00

Well we found another Tarantula in our yard and although Jeremy and I hate bugs, we knew the kids would get a kick out of it. So....we brought it in the house and put it in a cage for the kids to play with. However, we did not notice that there was a hole on top of the cage, now we have a Tarantula loose in our house!!

We have now learned all there is to know about Tarantula bites and habits (thank you google) and even though they are virtually harmless it does not change the fact that there is a GIANT Spider somewhere in our house!!!!
The 3 older kids are enjoying another year of soccer - of course Jeremy is coaching all three of their teams, and I am coaching Ashlee's cheer team. So our Saturdays are very busy, but we really enjoy being involved in all the kids things - it is so fun to watch them improve their skills and have fun.

August 2009

2009-10-21T18:28:00.000-07:00

First Day of School! Andrew is in Kindergarten, and Ashlee is now in Third Grade - My kids are growing up so fast.

Andrew turned 6! We had an awesome birthday party that I have to admit I was opposed to at the start. Andrew wanted to have a junk food party with a food fight, and I said no at first. But, "Save the Day" Dad helped pull it off - we slung pudding, yogurt, whip cream, chocolate sauce, and every variety of messiness at eachother. We were such a slimy mess but it was a blast!!
We had planned on getting Andrew his own motorcycle too since Taylor got one for his birthday in June, but Andrew insisted on getting a Chinese Dwarf Hamster instead..."Fine, it's your birthday, get what you want" we said :)

July Part Two

2009-10-21T18:04:00.001-07:00

I finally got to go on my hot air balloon ride that my sweet family gave me for my birthday. It was really cool. We flew over Steamboat Springs Colorado and enjoyed the beautiful mountains as our scenery - Kinda cool flying with no steering.While in Steamboat we did all the "must do's"...we went horse back riding and to the rodeo.
Made a few trips down the Alpine Slide, played a couple rounds of miniature golf.
Hiked in the mountains. You just can't beat the Colorado Mountains for a good hike - we try in Texas, but fail in comparison.
Then back in Franktown, Colorado (Searleville) we took a turn riding on the tire swing Uncle Sean has tied to the top of his Fire Truck Ladder - Yup, Uncle Sean has his very own Fire Truck, just for fun -why not?

July

2009-10-21T17:37:00.000-07:00

SHARK FISHING!!! for the next 8 weeks Jer will go Shark fishing almost every week. It is best to go when the Shrimp Boats are out - you follow the shrimp boats and the shark are everywhere! It is incredible to see how many shark there are swimming around you.The one the kids caught was not quite the same as Jer's, but just as exciting to reel in!

We took a trip to Colorado to visit all the Fam and see the mountains. Couldn't miss a quick swing in Grandmas Back Yard.We took the kids to Cave of the Winds in Colorado Springs. Andrew was fascinated by the rock formations and crystals.

In Steamboat Springs we enjoyed the company of the Searle extended family with plenty of Camp Fires and bike rides and total cousin overload :) It's great to be part of a big family!
mmmmm Smoore's!

June

2009-10-21T13:41:00.001-07:00

Taylor turned 4!!!! He had a great birthday and got his very own motorcycle and he takes very good care of it :)

Our cousins moved from Arizona to San Antonio and we are soooo happy to have them close by! Welcome Bret, Arianne, Cole, Dallin, Ellie, and Little Man Kyle - We Love you.
Aunt Carolyn came for one last visit before heading back to Hawaii - We always love to have hugs and kisses from Aunt Carolyn!

May

2009-10-21T13:18:00.001-07:00

May was a fun month...highlights include Father Son Campout, and the Daddy Daughter Ball.

Ashlee was called on stage during the Shamu Show at Sea World - Pretty Cool!!!

Emilee's new Mural! Our little princess now has her own castle and private reading Tower - So Sweet - Thank you Jeremy for all your hard work making this wall a reality!

April

2009-05-31T18:49:00.000-07:00

Ashlee and I had the chance to go to Utah for General Conference. It was so special. When I turned 8 my Mom took me to conference and it has always been a special memory of mine, and I wanted to do the same with my daughter. We stayed at Little America, we went shopping, and got new hair cuts. But the best part was just being at Temple Square and touring all the sites. Ashlee picked out a pair of new scriptures and we had a great time talking about the church and learning about church history. Conference was really special. It was so impressive to experience conference in person. I hope Ashlee had as good a time as I did. It was such a great time to be with her and share my testimony with her in such a great atmosphere.

Happy Easter!! Plenty of Easter Egg hunts and lots of candy!!!

March

2009-05-31T18:19:00.000-07:00

I am 30!!! I have to say, I am glad to be 30! I am enjoying my family and the life we have! My great husband surprised me with a Hot Air Balloon ride for my big day! (We were grounded due to wind, but we will try it again when the weather cooperates :) My sweet children made their "specialty" Chocolate covered strawberries - they make them look like tuxedos and they are very yummy!

We went to Logan, UT for Spring Break, and spent some much needed time with Great Grandma and Grandad Anderson. We had soooo much fun - we went skiing, snowmobiling, built snowmen, tasted some Aggie Ice Cream and had some of Grandma's great cooking. I sure do love Logan. We hit all of our favorite spots from college with the kids.

Jeremy had a few guy trips too. He had two ski trips to Colorado with his brothers, and a Ski weekend in Park City with a good friend from Dallas. He sure got his fill of snow, and had a great time.

February

2009-02-12T13:49:00.001-08:00

Ashlee is 8 !!!

What a great age - first we had an awesome birthday party at Club Qua in Downtown Austin - they opened the club during the day for the kids to get their groove on - it was a blast. She got a new motor scooter and a Hedgehog that she has named Kayli.

Then....

Her baptism - The highlight of her year - she has been SO excited for this day, and it has been her one focus in the past months. She was so happy and we were so grateful to the Grandparents and Friends who joined her for her special day- Thank you

January

2009-02-12T13:46:00.000-08:00

Jeremy took some time to check out the Beautiful Colorado Snow. He had a great time visiting his Family and taking some time to enjoy the slopes.

Emilee had her Adenoids taken out and Ear Tubes put in - She is feeling much better and we are enjoying her new snot-free smile.

December

2009-02-12T12:05:00.000-08:00

CHRISTMAS!!! - I love this time of year!

We went to this really cool place called "Main Street Bethlehem" It is just in the middle of a small town here in TX, and is only open 2 weeks a year, the rest of the year it just sits there closed. It was so cool. It is set up just like you would imagine Bethlehem would be and the actors stay in true character the whole time - it was a great way to help visualize the circumstances of Christ's birth and a great way to tell the story to the kids in a live story book.

November

2009-02-12T11:50:00.000-08:00

EMILEE IS ONE !

Our Little Princess had a great One Year old Birthday! She is getting so big.

Aunt Elsie got Married!!!

Elsie Married her sweetie Jason Wallace in Sacramento - We all went to CA for the wedding, it was so beautiful there. We had a great time with all the fam and are so happy for Elsie and Jason.

October

2009-02-12T11:29:00.000-08:00

JEREMY TURNED 30 !!!

Halloween!

Ashlee was a Glam Witch, Emilee was a beautiful Butterfly, Andrew had to be a Skeleton, and Taylor was a Power Ranger. We had a great time Trick or Treating around the neighborhood and brought home a nice stash of candy.

September

2009-02-12T11:15:00.000-08:00

School!

Another fun year of school! Taylor begins his first year of Preschool, and Andrew begins his Last year of Preschool and Ashlee is now in Second Grade. All three kids LOVE school, and hate to miss for any reason - "It's just a fever Mom -- I'll be OK, I can still go to school"

AUGUST

2008-12-11T07:53:00.000-08:00

Well August was fun!

Andrew Turned 5!! We had a fun Pirate party for him at Hoppin' House (His favorite place) Complete with Cinnebon Rolls for Dessert.

Jeremy took me back to Hawaii for out 10 year Anniv. It was such a great trip. We did all the fun sight seeing adventures and explored the island, It is so beautiful. The ocean was great and we had a lot of fun together.

JULY

2008-09-22T08:47:00.000-07:00

This was a busy summer - we were spoiled by grandparents and spent some time in Colorado visiting all our family - we played in Steamboat and Rocky Mountain National Park, and had some much needed bonding time with all the cousins.

Uh Oh - Emilee can climb the stairs.....watch out.

Jeremy took another trip to Alaska with some friends and family and he had a blast - he loves to fish, and I am sure he is counting down the days until he can go back again.

JUNE

2008-09-21T19:51:00.001-07:00

Emilee loves Sadie
Aunt Carolyn came to visit - we had so much fun with her :)
Our two bathing beauties
We met Lisa Loeb at Barnes and Noble, and she sang "Happy Birthday" to Taylor.
Sara, Jeremy, and Emilee joined the adult Searle clan for a fun week in Lake Powell.

MAY

2008-09-21T16:00:00.000-07:00

Andrew finished his year of preschool. He loved the girls in his class. Brooke, Sydney, and Kali were his best friends - Ladies Man!

Fun in the sun hangin' out by the pool.

Check it out, Emilee got her first tooth!

Family Photos

2008-04-25T13:13:00.000-07:00

We had some great family photos taken, I will post some later, but for now you can see some of them on the photographers blog: http://rachelleleephotography.blogspot.com/ select the link in April that says "for Sara S." to see a few.

Jeremy Sky Diving

2008-04-17T10:35:00.000-07:00

Jeremy got the chance to go sky diving on 4/8/08 with his good friend Brent Allison. They took an all day course and were able to jump solo on their first jump! Way to go guys. What a fun adventure!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ASHLEE

2008-02-09T13:16:00.000-08:00

Ashlee just turned 7 on the 8th and flew to Arizona with her Dad to celebrate.

We love you Ashlee

2008-02-09T13:12:00.001-08:00

Taylor has given up being the baby of the family and has rid himself of the binki and diapers and is now ready to let little Emilee fill in as baby.

2008-02-09T13:09:00.001-08:00

Ashlee is an AMAZING big sister and has to have her "Emilee fix" every day.

2008-02-09T13:07:00.001-08:00

Andrew takes great pride in being Big Brother. He is her watch dog and makes sure that she is always safe. He adores her!

2008-02-09T13:02:00.000-08:00

Emilee is really growing fast! She loves to smile and eat (as you can see by her wonderful chubby grin)

Our Family

2008-01-17T09:12:00.000-08:00

Thanks to a new addition... we're only one kid short of a basketball team.