Rock N' Roll 1/2 Marathon

Katelyn has picked up a love of running; not from me  LOL   I offered to register her for this local 1/2 marathon.  People had told me it is the best one to start out with.  pretty flat course, and live bands playing music every mile or so.    Well, Katelyn said some of the bands were lame and it definitely wan't all flat.  She had fun.  Going to take a long break before doing another though.  Has her eye set on doing a Disneyland 1/2 next.

Ready to go!

she said at about mile 7-8 she was  screaming some not so pretty words in her head.  stupid race, why, "I totally have run the 13.1 already this course must be wrong"....

Katelyn and Arianna Mueller

EHS graduate Class of 2012!

dinner at a teppan yaki/ sushi restraunt.  

complimentary treat for graduate

after dinner and everyone is in a better mood.

primping for pictures

Gpa and Gma made the trip out for Katelyn

our last family photo i suppose :(

and we lost her...... on the phone to find friends for photos

found some friends Kiersten and Aasma

and her Bestie Elise

wondering around the arena before commencement

marching in

she found us in the audience, she is signing "where's Gpa and Gma"  they sat with me in the Handicap seating area just above Jamie Savanah and Garrett

She made the Jumbo Tron

It's official; although the folder is empty with a note to pick up diplomas at the school next morning.  

Senior Roast

It is tradition in our ward that graduation seniors get a grand send off.  we have a quilt night and all the youth get together to tie quilts for each graduate.  And on another night each graduate presents a "this is your life" 2 minute slideshow and 3 minutes of funny memories or senitmental tribute by mom or dad.

Katelyn was never wildly mischievous child.  She really just has VERY BLONDE moments.

*she tried to pull out of the garage, WITHOUT OPENING THE DOOR
*she was talked into believing the giant contraption at the Temple Square Deseret Bookstore was actually making gingerbread cookies on demand
* while attemping to kill a fly buzzing around Garrett's head she split his head open with the PUSH BROOM
*she orchestrated a prison style escape from her bedroom window ON THE SECOND STORY
*left a young friend in charge of her pet bunny while we were away... only to come home to find tufts of bunny fur ALL over the backyard.  :(
* Yes there is a panty detector at the airport!

We love you Katelyn even if you are a little gullible.  I love the laughter you bring to our family and your kind heart to everyone you meet.  I am so proud to call you my daughter.   -Mom

Seminary Graduate

This IS an accomplishment, trust me!  This is 4 years of religion classes at 6am in the morning everyday, before school. Yes that means getting up at 5am every morning to get ready. During the winter when it is pitch dark outside and icy cold; or in the spring when its light out and you know all your friends are literally still in bed. Students are expected to read scriptures at least 10 minutes a day and memorize 25 selected verses from the Old/New Testament, Book of Mormon, or Doctrine and Covenants.  And Katelyn DID IT! It was much easier for me as I just got release time in high school to take class in the seminary building on campus, in Utah that is what is regular.  and how i wished that it could be different here.  guess who was driving her for 3 years at 6am? ya, and it was awful, but at least I got to go back to bed.  Great Job Kately.  HUGE accomplishment, not only physically but spiritually to overcome physical desires to feed your spirit.  Have fun at institute!

Katelyn, Jessica (recent convert), Elise  (bff)

Garrett, Katelyn, Savanah

Senior Prom

  The pictures are going to do the best explanation here, so you will just have to wait until I can get them up..... but think about this she is 4'11 he is 6'7....................nope not kidding!

The girl.....

some jewels....

the absolute cutest shoes.....
found this pair at Nordstrom Rack for $40 then used a $20 coupon :D

The DRESS.....  had the straps made twice

The date..... 

the ride!  

ToLo -Guys and Dolls

Katelyn & Ryder

Group Dating

The Dolls

"Little Couple, Big World" to quote the others. LOL

Sassy pose. Love the shoes. :)

after party chocolate bowls and homemade ice cream, thank you pinterest.

Katelyn

Katelyn and Ryder after party

The Guys.

TOLO

For those of us that weren't born in the last decade TOLO is a girls choice dance.  Very different than the casual dances I went to.  This is Katelyn's first TOLO and she asked Triston, a young man from South Africa.  She went with a group of 30 couples all LDS; they opted to skip the school dance entirely.  I was shocked to learn that not only is modesty a big issue, but the dance is dominated with grind lines.  Katelyn spent most of the Homecoming dance 'in the bathroom' trying to avoid the grind line.  Come to find out the LDS youth in our stake throw their own dance to coincide with the school dance.  So this was very fun, and Katelyn was looking forward to this one.  She started to primping at 12 NOON and didnt get home until 1 AM.

The 30 couples divided up into 6 'baby groups'.  The attire was determined to be formal.  Dinner at Buca de Beppo a fun Italian place.  Dance at the church house, change clothes, picture scavenger hunt around Sammamish, and back to another girls home for chocolate fondue.

Eating her Wheaties!

No this picture is not 'doctored' that is my little petite Katelyn at 4' 11" and 110 lbs holding a 5'10 and a lot heavier Brady Johnston. :D

Rootbeer Floats

One of the tricky things to do when you get married is to sift through both families traditions and decide which ones to keep the flame burning and which ones might get left on the side of the road. This one came from Jamie's family. Whenever someone has given a talk at church you have rootbeer floats Sunday afternoon. I for one get extremely nervous speaking, so this is a little something to look forward too, in fact everyone does.

Katelyn gave a talk this afternoon on FAITH, and did a fantastic job. She is amazing how she can pull a great talk out of thin air. she must have had some thoughts already because she actually wrote her talk this morning before church. I have a beautiful, smart daughter with a lovely testimony of FAITH. :)

She PASSED!!!!!!

After six months with a learner's permit Katelyn was finally brave enough to take the written exam mid-October.  She passed that test without any trouble, but the next available drive test opening in NOV 17 at 10:30am.  LOL it was a long 3 week wait.  It was raining this morning, and we headed out early so we wouldn't be rushed.  Katelyn was instructed to wait in a specially designated spot for the tester.  She called me two separate time from her 'spot' freaking out.  The first time she wanted some pointers on backing around a corner.  The next phone call was a panick about parallel parking.  I tried to keep it lighthearted and convince her that she was going to do just fine; relax and it was going to be fine.

Well I got to watch her leave the parking lot and the first maneuver was that backing around a corner... and she clipped the curb, OOPS!  Now I was a little worried. Turns out she failed only parrellel parking and backing around a corner, but passed enough that she is legal to drive amongst us.  SO, you have all been warned..........

DIVE

Katelyn joined the Eastlake High School SWIVE Team --aka Swim and Dive. She has really missed the water since we left Arizona where she was on a swim team for 3 years. She is really very good at swimming. I love watching her swim, she makes it look so easy; gliding through the water.

She had to learn 3 dives to compete on JV, then a total of 6 to compete with Varsity team. By the end of the season she had her 6 dives. :) Mid season she talked to the coach about filling in on the swim team too. Since they compete together it was an easy fit and she loves being back in the water.

Katelyn's Fifteen!!

Katelyn wanted a personal trainer for her birthday..... that was not going to happen. So all she wanted after that was fruit! i offered her a manicure and a pedicure, which we usually do together on our birthday; but no she didn't want that either. So I made her a fruit basket and a small list of things she wanted, lotion, chapstick ("a good one"), mechanical pencil, and gum. Our birthday fell on Mutual Night so we didn't have birthday cake until late. Since we don't like cake and she is completely cut out junk/treats, I made a trifle with strawberries, kiwi, and bananas (more fruit). Her dad is taking her out for Sushi, the other thing on her list.

"don't u Wish your girlfriend was HOT like me"....

Katelyn like to take pictures of herself. Not sure if that is normal....anyone? I do think she is beautiful but it is a little out of my library of behaviors. LOL