Sister Hess

Do you remember Sister Hess????

We had a surprise visit today from Laura and her husband Gordan Cooper. We were so excited to get to see her again and meet her husband. Dan gave Laura a ride on our Harley before dinner. She loved it.... Here is a picture of her and her husband. They will be moving from Delaware to Utah in the next couple of months when Laura has finished her internship for Gordan to finish his schooling at UVU and he will be doing ROTC also.

Have fun and good luck Laura and Gordon!!!

Our Graduate....

So graduation came and went... it was a whirlwind week. Ash had 21 family members attend her graduation and 3 more were on the way but had a wreck (they are ok). It was wonderful to get to see everyone. We are glad that Ashley has done so well in accomplishing her goals and ended her year with straight "A's"...

So Congratulations Boog, we love you!!!
Dad, Mom, Kerri and Garret

Time to go back to work....

Well after recovering for 2 full weeks at home, I go back to work tomorrow. I am still on restrictions for a few weeks. I can not lift, push or pull heavy things but overall I am much better. The doctor told me that I would love him in another 6 weeks :) We will see! Right now I still have so many stitches in my throat and nose that need to go away ASAP! Thanks to all that brought me slushies and popsicles... I love you all!!! You along with my family made my recovery much easier. I was truly a pampered princess during my recovery ;)

She did it!!!

It is official! Kerri now has her drivers permit. I can't believe she is 15 1/2 years old... I feel old :) She has driven around the neighborhood the last couple of days and is doing great. She will drive with Merkleys next week and then there will be no stopping her! What a great week she is having. Congratulations Kerri!

Scary things!!!

Ashley has been working late during spring break helping reset displays at VS in the mall (midnight to 1am) every night. She has brand new tires, I mean that they are only 2 1/2 weeks old!!! She went to work on Saturday around 1pm and got off at 6pm. She only worked half a shift that day because we had plans that evening... This is what she found when she came out to her car. Someone had slashed one of her brand new tires. At first I asked her who was mad at her, but then upon thinking about that comment I told her that if someone was mad at her they would have probably slashed all four tires. Therefore, we are thinking that someone has been watching her and knew that she had been working late every night and thought that she was not leaving until midnight again and would be out in the mall parking lot by herself at midnight... What a SCARY thought! Now mall security is escorting her out every night, thankfully:)

PS... We are also getting MACE for her to carry!!

Spring Break

So spring break came and went!!!! Here are the highlights...


Our nephew James came down on Sunday evening and stayed until Thursday morning. We had loads of fun. He is the little boy in the red. We get to spoil him every year during spring break and then again during the summer.

On Monday evening the Muir kids came over and we had a blast!!! We taught them things that were very EDUCATIONAL!! Can't you tell???
But then again... "what happens at the Silfies', stays at the Silfies'" hahaha...

During the week we each had the flu bug and took turns passing it around. That was not so much fun. But we are all well now... Hope you all had a safe and healthy week!!!

A family that plays together, stays together ;)

So a couple of weeks ago Dan and Garret went to the young mens get together at Jordan and Amy Williams' house. They had the Wii band and everyone loved it including my son and husband! Jordan told Dan that the Wii band would bring all families closer together and so therefore wanting our family to be even closer, we immediately went out the next day and bought it! (ha-ha) What fun we have had on it. Even with Dan's leg up on a chair from having knee surgery last week, he can still JAM with the young ones!!! Thanks Jordan for the tip...