Happy Columbus Day

Rick had the day off on the 13th. Joseph was so excited to have Daddy all to himself for a few hours while Lexie was at school. When Mommy said it was time to come inside in 5 minutes, his reply was, "No, how about in twenty-one hundred nine minutes?"

Mmmm Marshmallows!

We've had a few cold days & so we made hot chocolate after working outside in the yard. I think someone had more marshmallows than hot chocolate.

Picture Tag

Rule: 4th picture file on your computer then the 4th picture.
Tagged: Amelia, Minda, Becky

This is from back in December 2006. We got tons of snow that year. We all loved it. Especially the part where Rick got 4 days off of work because of the snow. We spent many hours shovelling-but it was a lot of fun! We drank a lot of hot chocolate that year. I can't believe how small the kids were then. They certainly grow quickly. Here's hoping for another year of lots of snow (maybe not too much, but enough for a few snow days would be great)!

"May I Have This Dance?"

I was playing the piano the other day & heard Lexie ask Joseph, "May I have this dance?" I turned around & see this.

They crack me up.

Have You Ever Wondered...

...what 806 Box Tops look like?

Well, here you go.

Lexie hopes it's enough for her class to win the Popsicle Party.

Have I mentioned that I love GM sales at Albertson's?

Shouts Were Heard!

Shouts of joy were heard at our house during General Conference this morning! (Yes, we are a very reverent family!) After 39 years of my family being in Kansas, they will finally have a temple that is about 40 minutes away! They went from being in the Manti, UT temple district, to Atlanta, GA, to Dallas, TX (where I went growing up), & Denver, CO while Dallas was being expanded, to St. Louis, MO, to Winter Quarters, NE. I am very excited for this! I can't wait to find out where in the "greater Kansas City Area" it will be! Hooray for Temples!

Light Reading

We're really glad our kids love to read as much as Mom & Dad.

Looks like Andrew thought this was a funny book.

Date Night

When Daddy came home from Home Teaching yesterday, he was so excited to find a note on his bed from Lexie asking him out on a date to Dairy Queen. How could he resist? Here's Lexie with a boutonniere she made for him (with Mommy's help) & a picture she colored for him.

Since she was going out with Dad, Mom & the boys got to have a date, too!

Joseph also made Dad a note yesterday. He can't wait for his Father/Son Outing on Thursday! We'll see if he picks the marshmallow milkshake, the chocolate dipped cone, or both like Lexie did. (It's a good thing Dad was there to help her finish them.)

Lexie's Beauty Parlor

The kids were thrilled to have cousins stay at our house on their way through town. Lexie was especially excited to have more girls in the house & was very eager to do lots of "girly things" with them. Unfortunately for them, Lexie had just received make-up for her birthday which she was more than happy to apply to any willing recipient. Aren't they beautiful? We sure think so!

Bike Riding

Just trying to enjoy the incredibly nice weather we've been having. We think the kids had fun, too.

Out & About

We took a drive up in the mountains today. The kids had such a great time "exploring" everything. Today was the first time Andrew tried walking in shoes...not his favorite thing. But he got the hang of it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Guanella Pass ends in Georgetown where we decided to stop for dinner. While driving around looking for a resturant we found this awesome park. This is one of the best parks we've ever seen. When it was time to go eat dinner the kids kept saying, "We aren't hungry for dinner-we just want to keep playing."

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We had dinner at a little European restaurant. We're so glad we ate there. We had great schnitzel & szegidain goulash. We happy to learn Andrew loves red cabbage.

By the time we got home everyone was plum-tuckered out.