Performances

Between November, 2010 & February, 2011 my kids were involved in a few performances at school. Yes, I am slow in posting, but am determined to get caught up so I am combining them! I love watching my kids perform!!

2nd Grade Civil War Performance

Being the great mom that I am, I thought I had recorded the song "Dixie" that they sang. Apparently not, but I did catch her looking to make sure I was there!

SVA Christmas Choir Concert

I had no idea she could've worn a santa hat-again, great mom, huh?

2nd Grade "Bugz" Performance

The Diva had a solo & was so quiet! Yes, I know; hard to believe, but true!! She did a GREAT job, though.

If I was truly the great mom that everyone thinks I am, I would have TAKEN video, let alone posted video! At least she had the costume!

Halloween

Since Halloweeen was on a Sunday this year, we went to the local high school Friday night for trick or treating.

Dorothy

Pippi Longstocking

Storm Trooper

Saturday was our ward party, & Andrea was a "cannery specialist" but everyone kept calling her the lunch lady!

Happy Birthday, Sweets!

I just realized that I am posting this on Ryan's birthday, so I thought I would put a shout out & say ...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

35 things I love about him-

1. best husband

2. great father

3. oh so patient

4. helps around the house ... ALOT

5. always happy

6. beautiful eyes/eye lashes

7. sexy scruff

8. can fix anything

9. can build anything

10. helps with the kids ... OFTEN

11. fun to play games with

12. loves to travel

13. spending time together

14. likes the outdoors

15. ties my line when fishing

16. enjoys sports, especially football

17. watching movies together

18. cooks dinner

19. still opens doors

20. very supportive

21. compliments me ... TONS

22. looks handsome in a suit

23. dances FOR me (not WITH me-still working on that one)

24. holds my hand

25. still thinks I'm hot

26. sings along to music

27. going camping

28. amazing listener

29. solves problems

30. date night

31. cleans up throw-up

32. fearless

33. has good taste

34. plays with the kids ... FREQUENTLY

35. my best friend

Have a great day!

Birthday #2

Little Man turned 5!! He wanted a fire engine party, so we gave him one (with a little help from a very nice friend!)

The siren & horn was really loud, but after 3 or 4 times around the block, he was thrilled!

They also ate dinner, played musical chairs, and opened presents before eating cupcakes & ice cream.

He wanted orange cupcakes with "ghost" Oreos so this is what we came up with.

A lot of work, but totally worth that face!

Porsches & Pastries

Our friends have a hobby that they have turned into an event called Porches & Pastries. Every year, Jennifer makes tons of pastries & desserts while BJ & his parents show off all their cars & their shop. They have a wonderful BBQ & invite all their friends & customers. It's kind of like a car show for Porsches only!

BJ & Jennifer own this 1964 white one. Dream on, kid!

Hmmm, how many people can we fit in this thing?

5-guess we could get one, ha ha!

Again, dream on, kid!

We were able to drive around the block & go as fast as we could. It was so awesome! Makes us miss our 5-speed manual!

The shop was in the basement of the house-very crazy! They had a ramp up into the garage & driveway. There was also a 3 or 4 car garage to the side of the house-all full of Porsches!! Ryan was in heaven, drooling all over the cars & we both loved driving!! Thanks for a great experience!

Birthday #1

This year we have to do 3 birthday parties, as we will have a 10-yr-old, 8-yr-old, & 5-yr-old! Obviously we weren't thinking ahead when we agreed to this, but here we are! We kicked off the end of Summer with Murph's birthday & decided to do the party right before school started. She opted for a roller skating party at Skate City, where they give her a free pair of skates to keep!

Ryan enjoyed skating with all the kids too!

Thanks for a memorable party, Skate City!

Celebrated at Red Robin-we did this AGAIN w/family 1 week later!

The first day of school was her actual birthday-Little Man picked out the cake!

She celebrated 3 or 4 times over a month!! We still can't believe she's really 10! Happy Birthday, Murph!

BYU vs Air Force

We took the kids to see a BYU game in Colorado Springs when they played Air Force. We had great seats & went to the tailgate party!

Little Man was scared to death of Cosmo!

Cheerleaders in training!

Andrea's dad, brothers, & a friend came for the game, as well as Ryan's parents, niece & nephew. Ryan's sister & family joined us from Northern Colorado as well. This isn't quite all of us, but close enough!