The Blacks are Posting!!

Hello Family!! I am so sorry that I am so bad about posting! We don't have a good internet connection at our house and I forget to do it at mom and dads so here I go! Two Sundays ago we blessed Carolina and I cant freaking stand how big she has gotten! I cant wait for Christmas to see you all!! I freaking love you and I hope you enjoy these cute pictures. Lots of love....

Eliza, Perer and Carolina!!

My Darling Family

I just got back from New York City where I had a great time. I stayed in a little apartment hotel on West 73rd. It was very cool. Monday was a beautiful day. After a short meeting at the law school, I worked on office work and then spent the rest of the day seeing New York. It was especially fun to walk around Central Park where your mother and I fell in love. After church on Sundays we used to walk in the park or go to the Metropolitan Museum. I then went to the old LDS building where we used to go to church on West 81st. I took lots of pictures of the park and the church. That evening I went to Lizzie and Marks place. I went to dinner with Liz while Mark went to teach at Columbia.

I did not see a single McCain sign in New York. I would not be surprised if the vote were 5 million to 1 for Obama

On Tuesday I spent a good part of the day working on the Class of '69 reunion. I know you think I am too young, but there you go. In the afternoon I went to a temple session at the New York Temple. It is a very beautiful temple. Lizzies' bishop and his wife were the principal actors in the first temple video (she has dark hair not blonde). That evening I went to the American Ballet Theater at City Center. It was very cool. I thought of Cora.

Not to insult any of my children but I just saw a couple of blonde jokes when I googled to make sure I was spelling it right.

Why do blondes have TGIF on their shoes? A. Toes to in first.
Why do blondes drive BMW'S? A. Because they can spell BMW.

McCormack is on his way to Colorado tomorrow.

Love, Dad

Happy Fall

Hey Everybody,

It has been such a long time since I have communicated this way, that I thought it was time. Life is good in Colorado. We are busy as always, but really happy. Things are going great. The kids are involved in some really good activities.

Cora is sooooo busy, but doesn't seemed overwhelmed at all. She is managing homework, ballet, reading lessons, activity days and 5 hours of Nutcracker rehearsal a week in an amazing way. She is really turning out to be an organized and happy kid.

Linc is doing great too. He is practicing a different story every week in his CDC class and at home and every Wednesday he reads the story with his 2nd grade class. He is participating by reading when asked and answering questions. It is really impressive.

Brig is one of the cutest kindergartners ever. He just loves it and is so serious about it. By friday he will have learned all the letters and the sounds they make. He knows EVERY sound that the letters make. It is really impressive. He starts reading books in November. He also really likes the Nutcracker, although I don't think this will be his life's passion like it is for Cora. He is already asking if next year he can do a tennis team instead. Hmmm .... let me think about it .... YES!

Lydia is a cute and crazy child. She is talking so much. Some of my favorite things she says are, "I'm really hungry" or "I'm really tired" or in response to where is daddy? She says, "Daddy is getting a deer."

Rick went hunting but didn't see any deer. His reasoning for that is because deer are really smart. I am 38 years old now. I welcomed the day by getting Botox the day before. I may have to get older, but hopefully I don't have to look too old before my time. Three cheers for injections of bachilism!!!!

We love you all, Marisa, Rick, Cora, Linc, Brig, Lyds

The kids at a pick your own apple farm


The hunter extraordinaire


At a pumpkin patch


Birthday celebration

Smiling...

It is crazy how attention from a cute guy will just completely change my day around. Not that today was bad; in fact it was a pretty good day (other than sleeping in and not making it my first class). Then tonight I went to a Prop. 8 broadcast put on by the Church and Elders Ballard and Cook spoke. It was really good. Sitting in front of me was a new guy in the ward -a beautiful specimen of a man (looks like Adam Levine from Maroon 5). He talked to me after and, well, sigh.

That was great but the night just keeps getting better because I just checked my email and I had an email from the Kingman, Az doctor in my inbox! He is going to be here in San Fran for Halloween. This is how that communication began. On Saturday I was with the girl who organized the whole mid-singles event and I mentioned to her that I met this guy but didn't get his info. Low and behold, she has all the emails and since I had his first name and his town, she promptly sent me his info. I sent him an email Saturday but thought maybe he wasn't interested since it is now Wednesday and I hadn't heard from him. But I did and now I'm happier.

In the words of a friend in my ward "life is really good, but it is so much more interesting when you have a crush on a boy." (or boys) Here here.

Lots of love,
Kara

what up

hi grandma

From Dad

My Dear Children
This will be short, but at least I a trying. I has been a difficult few weeks with the accident. Kathy is at the hospital every day for most of the day. It has been very hard on her. It is difficult to see how Helen is going to get better. Every solution seems to create another problem. I participated with Elder Oaks in the blessing. He mostly told her she was in God's hands and his will be done.

I am working in the Temple. That is an unusual experience for me, but also a spiritual one. I have many of the parts learned, but it is still a very new experience. So at least for awhile you do not have to bow down to me.

McCormack seems to be doing well. He has his papers all done and is waiting for his doctors appointment. He is more than half way through the Book of Mormon and understands it well. He is also following the campaign closely and watched the first debate. I think he will vote for Obama, but the first debate raised some questions in his mind about both candidates.

The weather is great. The pool is clean and I went swimming yesterday.

I can't figure out how to add pictures and McCormack is asleep. Maybe later.

Love Dad

Mr. Noodle

Even though this is a time of incredible sadness for our family, I think it is important to remember that there is joy in life. After all, our Heavenly Father's Plan is called the Plan of Happiness. In honor of joy and happiness, I am posting this video of Owen dancing to 'Mr. Noodle.' I love his finale pose.

I love you all.

Kara

Pics and Updates

I feel like I am on the phone nonstop with the family and therefore haven't felt the need to update the blog, but then I thought hey, why not post something fun. As most of you heard, this past weekend (aka weekend of feeling desperate) was fun, but I really didn't meet anyone. And the one guy I would like to get to know better, I can't get his contact information because the only person I know who has it is my Italian friend who seems intent on sabotaging the opportunity. Argh.

I have added some pictures -one in front of the Painted Ladies, one is of the Golden Gate Bridge with some people from the conference, and the last is just a cool picture from the boat cruise during the conference -it is of the city skyline. The guy in the bridge picture is a friend of my roommate Letisha and he is exactly what he looks like -total surfer guy, but a nice guy.

School is good and I start my job with Law Career Services tomorrow. I think I will be making a whopping $10/ hr. and will work 10 hours per week. I'll be making the big bucks!

That's about it. I appreciate all of you and love you all so much.

Take care!
Kara

CAROLINA IS HERE!!!

Hello Family!!

As you know Peter and I have a cute new baby in our lives and we could not feel more blessed!! She is perfect in every way. She made such a fast recovery in the NICU that all the nurses were so blown away by her progress! She is an amazing eater and we could not be happier! The basement is working out great for us and the parents ward is being so great about bringing food. I am sorry that it took us so long to post and get you pictures, but I have been so wasted!! I hope you enjoy these pictures. Honestly we are so blessed!! Love you all.

Love The Blacks Just before the surgery!
Carolina with all her tubes! It was so sad!
Peter and I going to visit our cute baby the day after she was born!
She got bath with a new yellow outfit and yellow ribbon!!

Carolina taking a nap on the couch with me! She was
looking so cute I had to get up and take her picture!!

My CRAZY huge belly

So hopefully the following pictures do not make you vomit, but they might!! There are two pictures of this sick dimple in my belly and the other is at Tai Pan with mom and Alecia with me carrying around my freezer bag with my twenty four hour gallon test, you can see how thrilled I am. So I just talked to the doctor on call and she wants me to go in and get my blood pressure tested and all that fun stuff, because my swelling is pretty bad today. So wish me luck!! Love you all....

Love ElizaWhat kind of freaky thing is happening to me?!!

Hope you all are doing well. Kara I told you I would eventually get to posting!!! Love ya!!