Thursday, October 25, 2007


Happy Halloween everyone! We did a little more normal pumpkin this year. Calder didn't want a scary one so we made it a happy face. The thing next to the pumpkin is a cool little craft I (Jo) did with a friend. It is a glass canning jar with orange tissue paper glued on it and then black paper on it to make a face. Easy and mess free! Calder even made one but it isn't in this photo. Check back to see our ultra cool costumes in the next week or so!

Saturday, October 20, 2007

BODY SLAM! This is a new game that Jeff taught Calder and we tried to catch it on film but the lighting in our house isn't great so it didn't show up. So here is a photo instead of Calder standing on Jeff. The body slam would start with a run, then a jump, and end with a full on body slam by Calder onto Jeff laying on the ground. It is fun for them to bond like this but then Calder thinks he can do it to anyone, even the kids in nursery at church. Not so good. So it is getting chilly over here already and the leaves are falling and we don't have to water our lawn religiously anymore! We knew we weren't really prepared for the changing season because we hadn't turned on the heat when it was a mere 50 degrees, Calder didn't have a warm coat to wear outside, and we hadn't covered our air conditioner outside. Well, we took care of all of those things, and even a little extra. We are excited about the holidays coming up and hope to see some of our family and friends for a time. Jeff is busy up at the lake working to winterize everything and I am still plugging away at my classes. Here is another picture of Calder in his new jacket playing in the garden with his dump truck, or how is says it "bump chuck".

Wednesday, October 3, 2007


So, how is everyone? Ok? That is good. Just an update, for this will be brief. Jeff didn't get the job in Idaho Falls he interviewed for last week. It's alright, just a little disappointing but obviously that wasn't meant to be. I think at this point we are going to try and go back to school for Jeff's masters. We will see where. Suggestions are always welcome but there has to be an actual Recreation program/degree.
On a happier note. I have started my first real art class online this week and already have used my cool new technology! Well, the picture is actually just a scanned hand drawing but hey I am just getting used to things. Hope to hear from anyone anytime! We miss all of you and hope to see some of you in the near future.