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Saturday, February 18, 2012
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Valentine's Day!
My man came home with flowers for all his girls. We had a family Valentine's dinner and I made everyone's individual requests (my kids eat simple!) - Luke wanted eggos, Ash wanted noodles with butter, Jake wanted pumpkin cookies, and I made a regular nice dinner for Ty and myself. We ate by candle-light for the first time, which was pretty neat. And had a cake decorated by the kids with all their valentines' candy for desert.
The kids each had a ton of fun at their school parties earlier in the day. They passed out homemade Valentine's and returned home sugar loaded and weighed down with boxes full of notes; Definitely happy and feeling loved by all!
For cub-scouts we had an awesome Valentine's Day activity. We learned about pet care and got to watch one of our scouts' pet snakes eat a dead mouse. So romantic, on the day of love. But perfect for 8 year old boys!
The kids each had a ton of fun at their school parties earlier in the day. They passed out homemade Valentine's and returned home sugar loaded and weighed down with boxes full of notes; Definitely happy and feeling loved by all!
For cub-scouts we had an awesome Valentine's Day activity. We learned about pet care and got to watch one of our scouts' pet snakes eat a dead mouse. So romantic, on the day of love. But perfect for 8 year old boys!
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Valentine's Date
Ty and I had our valentine's day date last night. Arizona is celebrating it's 100 year birthday so the Mormon Tabernacle Choir came down from Utah to put on a couple performances. We weren't overly excited about going to see them but thought it would be a neat thing to do since they've only come here one time before - in 1964 or something. And we've ever seen them sing in real life before. I had to laugh part way through the night. Mormons can be so dry! We were in the gigantic US Airways Center where the Suns play and it was a little big for the crowd. From our seats in the nosebleeds, we could see nothing, especially since there was nothing to be seen. The MOTAB prides themselves on not moving anything but their jaws I think! so I would close my eyes and listen - and they truly do sounds beautiful. Our favs were the church hymns, patriotic songs and classic American movie songs. Plus, the African sounding song where they actually swayed from side to side and clapped their hands. That really got the audience going! I told Tyler at that point that we may have been in over our heads as far as cultural events go. He began applauding with a gentle clap and "bravo", "splendid!" just to make me laugh.
We had taken the METRO downtown from Tyler's work so we ended up at ASU's Mill Ave afterward for a few minutes. Talk about going from one extreme to another! It was 11pm and the people, the music, the smells, the partying... It was shocking! I was REALLY a fish out of water there! I felt like everyone was looking at us like, you two chipper clean little couple, how was your Mormon choir concert tonight?! ;)
Get me outta there! It was a fun night with Tyler and another good one for the memory books. He is my best friend and Valentine forever.
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We had taken the METRO downtown from Tyler's work so we ended up at ASU's Mill Ave afterward for a few minutes. Talk about going from one extreme to another! It was 11pm and the people, the music, the smells, the partying... It was shocking! I was REALLY a fish out of water there! I felt like everyone was looking at us like, you two chipper clean little couple, how was your Mormon choir concert tonight?! ;)
Get me outta there! It was a fun night with Tyler and another good one for the memory books. He is my best friend and Valentine forever.
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Sunday, February 5, 2012
Where's the Lamby?
Claire is 15 months old today. I haven't done an update on her since her 1st birthday but now that she is half way to 18 months I feel like today is momentous enough for sure. She is growing up! At 15 months old Claire-bear wears pig tails; walks well; dances; has a favorite book (I see you, you see me); can point to eyes, nose, ears, pretty hair, belly button and waggles her tongue; loves watching baby Einstein videos with a cup of snacks on her lap; waves bye-bye and blows kisses; says "hot"; points to airplanes and doggies and kitties and birdies; loves her siblings!; cuddles in the shower; loves blankie ("spot", ie. the corners) and baba; stays within 10 feet of me most all the time; and continues to bring us so much JOY! We loved her a lot then, the day we had her, but now we REALLY, REALLY love her a lot! Her personality is so sweet and she is so much fun! P.S. How do you like that popeye look she whipped out in the last picture. She's been drinking too many spinach smoothies. ;)
Child Labor
I bought two IKEA shelves this week to use as shoe shelves in the garages. After putting the first together on my own while the kids were gone at school I realized that this was a perfect opportunity for them to try putting something together themselves. IKEA instructions are so simple to read and I thought the repetition of hammering wooden pins into holes then installing shelf after shelf would be right up the boys' alley. They worked diligently on it for about 30 minutes with some help from me and Claire, of course, who used a ratchet as a hammer. Pretty cute all around. And they did a good job - the finished project is perfect.
Jill's 40th Birthday FUNeral
I came up with this poem for my BF's 40th Birthday:
Mark your calendars for a day that's big!
Jill's having a birthday and we're throwing a dig!
A girl who loves family, running and Grant
"I cannot be 40!" has become her new chant.
On top of the hill, and over she goes
Where she'll stop rolling, nobody knows
So we thought it'd be fun to do something early
A FUNeral of sorts, for this lively, bright girlie.
Let's bring flowers for gifts, come dressed all in black,
Shower her with love while she lies on her back.
Its a Surprise! At her house: January 28
6pm, don't be late, the guest of honor can't wait.
Here are the pictures of how it all turned out (hilarious!):
Her husband took her to dinner while her kids and I and some friends decorated their house like a funeral home. We lined up chairs in the family room and put photos of her throughout her life and flowers in vases all over the place.
Her husband and son had made a coffin out of a giant box and we had it on the driveway waiting for her when they arrived home. All the men in the group acted as pallbearers and carried her in. I about died laughing and so did she - she was mortified!
Everyone came along single-file for her "viewing" and said hello to her while she laid in the box. By now she was playing along nicely.
Then we spent about 20 minutes sharing stories about her and telling what we love most about Jill. It was really sweet what everyone had to say.
Then she got up out of her coffin and enjoyed being alive for her next 40 years (at least!).
Mark your calendars for a day that's big!
Jill's having a birthday and we're throwing a dig!
A girl who loves family, running and Grant
"I cannot be 40!" has become her new chant.
On top of the hill, and over she goes
Where she'll stop rolling, nobody knows
So we thought it'd be fun to do something early
A FUNeral of sorts, for this lively, bright girlie.
Let's bring flowers for gifts, come dressed all in black,
Shower her with love while she lies on her back.
Its a Surprise! At her house: January 28
6pm, don't be late, the guest of honor can't wait.
Here are the pictures of how it all turned out (hilarious!):
Her husband took her to dinner while her kids and I and some friends decorated their house like a funeral home. We lined up chairs in the family room and put photos of her throughout her life and flowers in vases all over the place.
Her husband and son had made a coffin out of a giant box and we had it on the driveway waiting for her when they arrived home. All the men in the group acted as pallbearers and carried her in. I about died laughing and so did she - she was mortified!
Everyone came along single-file for her "viewing" and said hello to her while she laid in the box. By now she was playing along nicely.
Then we spent about 20 minutes sharing stories about her and telling what we love most about Jill. It was really sweet what everyone had to say.
Then she got up out of her coffin and enjoyed being alive for her next 40 years (at least!).
Friday, February 3, 2012
Pinewood Derby 2012
Our 2nd year doing the pinewood derby. Luke raced a black and blue car with an "Eat my Dust" sticker on it (nice) and I loaded all the cars onto the track, fulfilling my cub scout den leader role (going on 3 yrs).
In the end, Luke's car placed 4th overall (good job dad and Luke). We had 28 boys 8-11 years old competing and every one of them went away with some sort of award and a smile on their face. It was another successful night at cubscouts. ;)
In the end, Luke's car placed 4th overall (good job dad and Luke). We had 28 boys 8-11 years old competing and every one of them went away with some sort of award and a smile on their face. It was another successful night at cubscouts. ;)
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