Saturday, December 19, 2009
Gingerbread Houses
We made HOMEMADE Gingerbread houses this year! My friend and neighbor taught us how! Aren't these SO, SO cute?! : ) They were a lot of work, but we did have lots of fun making them. Definitely a tradition we want to keep!
HOLY SNOW!
Just now getting around to posting what we woke up to last Sunday! Aren't you glad you don't live in my neighborhood?
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Christmas Letter 2009
My Christmas cards are almost ready: they are bought, stuffed in the envelopes and partially addressed, but, at this rate, I'm not sure when I'll ever get them out. Hopefully next week when I have the week off! YAY!
This year has really been a roller coaster ride for our family. We have had many ups and just as many downs. But, we remain positive and full of faith that this next coming year will be better for us.
Elise is a big 2nd grader. She enjoys school and loves her teacher. She is a really great reader too! Every time she reads to me I nearly melt. Elise is very kind and very considerate of others. She makes friends easily. Lately, you'll find Elise listening to her iPod or playing school or playing with Littlest Pet Shop. She loves her cheer and tumbling class and she also loves to play on the computer. Most of the time she is very pleasant and enjoyable to be around, but, she does have her days as do we all!
Andrew is a rockin' Kindergartner. Before this year, he really lacked interest in sitting down and learning his letters and numbers, etc., but, something happened, I'm not sure whether it was his awesome teacher or just, finally, school clicked for him. Either way, I'm so happy he is advancing so rapidly. He recently won an award and is now apart of the Principal's 200 Club for his Academic Achievements. Andrew is a teaser. He is happy 99.9% of the time, always wearing a smile. He is so easy going and amiable. He is a great brother and is best friend's with Matthew. Andrew loves Transformers and Bakugans, mostly. He also loves to play on the computer and loves to do his homework!
Matthew is in pre-school this year. He goes 3 days a week and is such a smartie pants. He knows all of his letters and numbers and some sight words too. He wants to be as big and as good as his big brother. He is a little chatter box and will tell you all kinds of stories if you let him. Everyday he says something clever but I'm not so good at recording his cute words. He is certainly a mama's boy, but this past year he has perhaps traded sides . . . or maybe mom and dad are just equals now, I'm not sure! Matthew loves sports and transformers, cars and bakugans. He is very snuggly and loves to cuddle - I hope that never changes!
Ben has been busy with both real estate and construction. He tries to stay busy during these hard times, but sometimes he just plays Mr. Mom which is great when I come home to a clean house and dinner on the table. Ben has also been busy with his calling as a Clerk in the Bishopric. Aside from all that, he keeps up with politics and sports.
Courtney started teaching high school this year and she likes it, mostly. She teaches a hodge podge of classes -- Reading/Writing Lab for kids who are below grade level, Humanities (which she adores) and Foods (she really likes this too but it's not helping in her weight loss endeavors!). Courtney also took on Cheerleading. She's the head coach and is very busy trying to get the girls whipped into shape! Also, in what spare time she has, she works on real estate with Ben, and helps on the ward activities committee AND is the Primary Chorister (which she loves, by the way). She commits to way too much and has a problem saying NO! (Please, I need counseling on how to say NO!)
We wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
This year has really been a roller coaster ride for our family. We have had many ups and just as many downs. But, we remain positive and full of faith that this next coming year will be better for us.
Elise is a big 2nd grader. She enjoys school and loves her teacher. She is a really great reader too! Every time she reads to me I nearly melt. Elise is very kind and very considerate of others. She makes friends easily. Lately, you'll find Elise listening to her iPod or playing school or playing with Littlest Pet Shop. She loves her cheer and tumbling class and she also loves to play on the computer. Most of the time she is very pleasant and enjoyable to be around, but, she does have her days as do we all!
Andrew is a rockin' Kindergartner. Before this year, he really lacked interest in sitting down and learning his letters and numbers, etc., but, something happened, I'm not sure whether it was his awesome teacher or just, finally, school clicked for him. Either way, I'm so happy he is advancing so rapidly. He recently won an award and is now apart of the Principal's 200 Club for his Academic Achievements. Andrew is a teaser. He is happy 99.9% of the time, always wearing a smile. He is so easy going and amiable. He is a great brother and is best friend's with Matthew. Andrew loves Transformers and Bakugans, mostly. He also loves to play on the computer and loves to do his homework!
Matthew is in pre-school this year. He goes 3 days a week and is such a smartie pants. He knows all of his letters and numbers and some sight words too. He wants to be as big and as good as his big brother. He is a little chatter box and will tell you all kinds of stories if you let him. Everyday he says something clever but I'm not so good at recording his cute words. He is certainly a mama's boy, but this past year he has perhaps traded sides . . . or maybe mom and dad are just equals now, I'm not sure! Matthew loves sports and transformers, cars and bakugans. He is very snuggly and loves to cuddle - I hope that never changes!
Ben has been busy with both real estate and construction. He tries to stay busy during these hard times, but sometimes he just plays Mr. Mom which is great when I come home to a clean house and dinner on the table. Ben has also been busy with his calling as a Clerk in the Bishopric. Aside from all that, he keeps up with politics and sports.
Courtney started teaching high school this year and she likes it, mostly. She teaches a hodge podge of classes -- Reading/Writing Lab for kids who are below grade level, Humanities (which she adores) and Foods (she really likes this too but it's not helping in her weight loss endeavors!). Courtney also took on Cheerleading. She's the head coach and is very busy trying to get the girls whipped into shape! Also, in what spare time she has, she works on real estate with Ben, and helps on the ward activities committee AND is the Primary Chorister (which she loves, by the way). She commits to way too much and has a problem saying NO! (Please, I need counseling on how to say NO!)
We wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
BYU Basketball Game!
Ben's brother got FREE tickets! So, we headed out to the game last night as a family! It was tons of fun and was even better 'cause BYU won!
Monday, November 30, 2009
Giving Thanks!
We had the pleasure of hosting Thanksgiving this year at our house and it was just wonderful! I must give thanks to my mom because she helped me out so much. She deep cleaned my house from top to bottom. Seriously. She is amazing!
We had a yummy dinner, and the cousins loved what snow we could find! I wanted some pictures in the snow so I made Ben drive us up Little Cottonwood canyon to get some snow shots. This is the result. Thanks to my sis for shooting a family photo for our Christmas cards this year. There are many more shots . . . these are just a sampling!
We had a yummy dinner, and the cousins loved what snow we could find! I wanted some pictures in the snow so I made Ben drive us up Little Cottonwood canyon to get some snow shots. This is the result. Thanks to my sis for shooting a family photo for our Christmas cards this year. There are many more shots . . . these are just a sampling!
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Friday, November 20, 2009
Sunday, November 15, 2009
First SLED!
We got hit with some good snow yesterday. The kids were SO excited to go sledding. First they just went in our backyard, then they ventured over to the golf course. The best place in our area is at the amphitheater though!
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Last Name Game
LAST NAME GAME....PLEASE don't spoil it for others!
Rules: It's harder than it looks! Copy & Paste, erase my answers, enter yours and POST. Comment on my post to let me know you posted on your blog. Tag 10 other people.
Use the 1st letter OF YOUR LAST NAME to answer each of the following questions. They have to be real places, names, things,Nothing made up. Use different answers if the person in front of you had the same 1st initial. You can't use your name for the boy/girl question. Have Fun!!
1. What is your last name? N....
2. Name an animal....Newt
3. A Boys name...Nathan
4. A Girls name…… Nancy
5. An occupation.... Nurse
6. A COLOR... Neon Green
7. Something you wear...Necklace
8. A beverage ... Nestle Quick
9. A food... Nuts
10. Something found in the bathroom...Newspaper
11. A place: Netherlands
12. A Reason for being late....Nausea
13. Something you shout... NO!
Rules: It's harder than it looks! Copy & Paste, erase my answers, enter yours and POST. Comment on my post to let me know you posted on your blog. Tag 10 other people.
Use the 1st letter OF YOUR LAST NAME to answer each of the following questions. They have to be real places, names, things,Nothing made up. Use different answers if the person in front of you had the same 1st initial. You can't use your name for the boy/girl question. Have Fun!!
1. What is your last name? N....
2. Name an animal....Newt
3. A Boys name...Nathan
4. A Girls name…… Nancy
5. An occupation.... Nurse
6. A COLOR... Neon Green
7. Something you wear...Necklace
8. A beverage ... Nestle Quick
9. A food... Nuts
10. Something found in the bathroom...Newspaper
11. A place: Netherlands
12. A Reason for being late....Nausea
13. Something you shout... NO!
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Bake Sale Mania
I was in charge of the bake sale for the school this year. I personally made most of the food (I can't say all 'cause I did receive a little eency weency bit of help from some of my students!)
16 loaves of bread, 4 pumpkin rolls, 10 cakes, 4 batches of rice krispie treats, 5 batches of brownies, 5 batches of caramel popcorn, 5 dozen caramel apples, dozens and dozens of cookies and cupcakes . . . just to name a few.
16 loaves of bread, 4 pumpkin rolls, 10 cakes, 4 batches of rice krispie treats, 5 batches of brownies, 5 batches of caramel popcorn, 5 dozen caramel apples, dozens and dozens of cookies and cupcakes . . . just to name a few.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Cutest Little Bread You've Ever Seen
One of my favorite persons in the entire world introduced me to this bread recipe. I made some mini loaves with her mini loaf pan. Now I gotta buy one 'cause they are so darn cute! If you want more info on the bread recipe, go to: http://www.pantrysecrets.net/
Some other items I have made with the bread recipe are:
Bread (of course)
Cinnamon Rolls
Bread Sticks
Pizza
Cinnamon Pizza
Mini bread loaves.
Pantry Secrets says you can make 50 food items with this 1 recipe. Seriously, this is good bread. And, there's adaptations for Wheat bread too.
Monday, November 2, 2009
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