Nine Names

This was a TAG on my dearest sister's blog.
This was pretty fun, so if anyone want to do it feel free to consider yourself tagged.
NINE NAMES
1. YOUR REAL NAME: Amber Lee Jeppson
2. YOUR GANGSTA NAME: (first 3 letters of real name plus'izzle') Ambizzle
3. YOUR DETECTIVE NAME: (favorite color and favoriteanimal) Barn Red Horse
4. YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME: (your middle name and street youlive on/or neighborhood )
Lee Rhineland
5. YOUR STAR WARS NAME: (the first 3 letters of your lastname,first 2 letters of your first name) Jepam
6. YOUR SUPERHERO/CRIMINAL NAME: (Your 2nd favorite color,and favorite drink) Sage Dr. Pepper
7. YOUR IRAQI NAME: (2nd letter of your first name, 3rdletter of your last name, 1st letter of your last name, 2ndletter of your mom's maiden name, 3rd letter of yourdad's name, 1st letter of a siblings first name, andlast letter of your mom's first name) Mpjafta
8. YOUR WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (parents middle names) Earl Gale

Knott's Berry Rebels

Matt had a four day weekend ( Sat., Sun., Mon., and Tues.) this weekend in honor of Veteran's Day. So we decided that a fun family outing was a must, to do a long weekend justice. The kids were supposed to be in school Monday, but then had Tuesday off for Veteran's Day. We thought this was so strange...send the kids to school for one day, and then stay home. In our hearts, Matt and I are rebels, and we rebelled against the California school system and took the kids out of school on Monday. Instead of going to school, we went to Knott's Berry Farm! It was a blast! It is a little under two hours away, so we left at 8am, and got there right at opening. We stayed until closing and drove home. A very do-able Day trip. We got an awesome deal, being in the military. Knott's was offering a huge discount for Veterans/military during the month of November. We all got in for less then a normal adult full fare. The thing we found comical was, we paid more for lunch then we did to get in the actual park! Typical amusement park scenario!Here are some pictures capturing our day.

Hannah, Amber and Matt

(something funky going on with my hair...but it was the only one I had of us on the old steam train)
Anya and Cora sitting opposite of the rest of us on the old steam train.

Matt and his girls on the Mexican Hat Dance ride

Amber going on a kid coaster ride with Anya. You can't see Anya, she is on the other side. This was a pretty fun coaster, bigger then most kid coasters. We tried and tried to get Anya to go on some of the other Coasters in the park, now that she is tall enough. She wouldn't do it. Oh well, maybe next year.

More Shots of Our Fun Day!

Here are some pictures of our fun daytrip to Knott's Berry Farm. We had so much fun that when Cora woke up this morning she asked if we were going again today! Sorry Cora, maybe another day.

Anya and Cora on the Red Baron ride.

Sisters...Sisters...

What a long, fun day looks like when it ends.

Even though it was warm out, we had Hannah bring her hat and gloves because she is fighting a pretty vicious cold. I thought this picture was funny...Hannah all bundled up drinking a yard long Icee! How ironic!

Hannah and Cora on the Mine Cart

Matt Says Farewell to Naps and Nachos

We have three Sunday traditions we hold religiously...besides going to church. First we have Sunday Nachos for lunch, then a family nap, and finally we have Sunday Ice Cream for dessert. Matt will be saying farewell to the first two for the forseeable future. Let me back up...we have been in Fort Irwin for almost three months now. We attend the Fort Irwin Branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. For those of you not members, we call our church community a ward, wards make up a region called a Stake...when there are smaller amounts of members in the community we make a branch instead of a ward. Although, our branch is very large...and could be a small ward (maybe that will happen next...?). All members try to serve in their ward...or in our case branch. I recieved my calling almost right after we got here. I am back in the primary teaching the CTR 8 class, as well as the acitvity days leader for the girls 8-11 years old.
We were wondering why Matt hadn't gotten a calling yet, when many in our ward have two or three callings. I kept teasing him that the leadership thought he had gone in active. Looking back we saw a pattern develop, Matt had been asked to say the closing prayer in Sacrament meeting quite often, then we noticed it was always when a member of the Stake Presidency was present. This last prayer that Matt gave, I felt a burning sensation pierce my heart. It was like I was being prepared and the spirit was confirming a yes answer...but to what? After the meeting President Spencer from the Stake walks over to us and says, Brother Jeppson...I would like to speak to you and your wife. Matt has been called as the 2nd counselor in the Branch Presidency. He will no longer be present Sunday afternoons to partake of Nachos and Naps, he will be in meetings. So with much relief, the leadership does not think Matt is going in active! President Anderson, our Branch President, disclosed to us that they have been without a 2nd couselor since last spring. He said that he was waiting for us to arrive (no they did not know we were coming), and when he met us our first Sunday at church he knew Matt was his new counselor. The rest was just ligistics, trying to coordinate a member of the stake to be here when Matt was here.

So I will end this terribly long blog, by saying we are now fully settled into our new home...with callings and everything!

Where is Amber?

I have had several comments that there aren't many pictures of me on this blog. This is true. There are a couple of reasons for that.

1. I think the kids are much cuter and fun to look at, so most of my pictures are of them

2. I am usually the photographer. If I give the camera to Matt, then there usually aren't many pcitures taken.

So, In honor of some requests, I have posted some pictures of Amber. Enjoy, becuase this may be all you see for a long, long while! hee hee!

Matt's the Greatest

You have heard from me lots today...but I have one other development to add. Today is grocery day...oh how I dread grocery shopping. Hate it, never have liked it...I dread this day. So Matt comes home for lunch, like he usually does, and sees my list. His response is "hey honey, I'll do the grocery shopping after work, and then we can go get mexican for dinner". !!!!!!!

Love of my life...your the greatest! As Anya would say "Dad's a rockstar!"!!!