.: December 2010

Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Good times with the Banrys

The Banrys stopped by to visit us today for a few hours. Lots of food, Kinect sports and dancing, Infinity Blading, snowman building, chatting, laughing, and crying when they had to leave! We sure miss you guys. Thanks for visiting!

Sn0wman

Christmas Eve with long lost relatives!

This Christmas Eve we were able to reconnect with Scott's aunt Jill and uncle Roger and 4 of his cousins and their families. We had a great time!!!

Saturday, December 25, 2010

Merry Christmas!

Santa has a sense of humor!

so does Kelly! Nerf Wars!

Sunday, December 19, 2010

Twirly skirt

I finally finished the twirly skirt I was making for Chelsie.

Piano recital

Happy Birthday Kelly!!!

Sunday, December 12, 2010

Party like a Rock Star!

We had a Rock Star party for Chelsie's 9th Birthday! She invited 10 friends over to eat, have their hair done, nails painted, and faces painted. Then they bedazzled Tshirts, sang, danced, guitared, drummed, and rocked out!!! Success!

Thursday, December 9, 2010

Infinity Blade is #1 on Itunes!!!

It's off to a great start! It began sales in the US at midnight last night. Let's hope it keeps up this pace!

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Happy Birthday Chelsie!

Today my baby turned 9!

Kelly woke up early to do this braid in Chelsie's hair!

Sunday, December 5, 2010

Cousins!

Here they are tickling Kelly!

Jacob

Josh

Nicole

Jarom

Quotable Quips and Laughable Life

I decided that I wanted to add a small section with little things that my kids have said or done over the years that I never want to forget and I think are worth sharing. Unfortunately I was much better at writing these things down a bit late in the game....Chelsie steals the show here a bit. If only I could remember all those things I thought I'd never forget. I hope you take my challenge to write down all those things you hope to pass on one day.

When Chelsie was about 2 she had been jumping on my brand new couch, so I promptly told her to stop jumping on the nice furniture. Her response was very logical. "Then where's the mean furniture?"

While camping in the Sequoias, the entrance sign read, "1 bear incident this week...." Kelly mispronounced it as 1 bear accident....later in the bathroom, Chelsie noticed wet spots on the floor, and announced, "This must be where the bear had the accident."

We had a family home evening on choosing the right, and we thought Chelsie understood but when we asked her she said, "Yes, don't choose the left!"

When Kelly was in the 5th grade, she needed to use the classroom phone to call me. She dialed 9 to get an outside line, then she had to dial 1 because I have a long distance cell phone number, but she accidently hit the 1 twice. When the 911 dispatcher answered she was scared and just hung up. 5 minutes later the front office called the classroom stating that 3 sheriffs had arrived ready to take action and were wanting to know who called and why. Now it was by sheer coincidence that this was a morning that there was a prison breakout, so officers were on high alert. Kelly was embarrassed then, but can laugh about it now!

When Wes was about 4, he used to tell everyone that he was going to marry his friend Elizabeth, and that they were going to have 16 kids, and maybe a car.

When Chelsie was 3 1/2 we told her she needed to learn to spell her name. She responded, "I already know....A L I Z A."
(That was her best friend who taught her)

I was talking with my girls about the weather, and Kelly said, that stupid beaver was wrong, spring is not around the corner. Chelsie then chimed in, it's not a beaver, it's a warthog. Clearly I have failed them.