Day 21 – Donuts, donuts and more donuts!

Friday, January 21, 2011

I took the kids (including 3 friends who had never gone) to Krispy Kreme to get FREE donuts for A’s on their report cards! You can get up to 6 free glazed donuts. Some got 4 others got 5 free donuts! WOOOHOOO!!!

Second Chance…

I tried to do a photo-a-day in 2009 and only got half-way thru February. I REALLY wish that I would have finished, but I can’t go back in time. Last year I didn’t even attempt it. Oh well. I am going to give it another try this year. Plus I have an awesome new cell phone that takes pretty good pictures (much better than my old phone) and it has internet so I can upload straight from my phone! It makes it a lot easier to capture moments as they happen with my phone in my pocket all the time. Probably most of my pictures will be UN-edited because I may upload directly to my blog from my phone.

Ok, so I’m going to upload my first 12 days in this post instead of 12 separate posts.

Here goes…

Saturday,  January 1, 2011

We rang in the new year with a few fireworks at home!

Sunday, January 2, 2011

We switched to 8:30am church schedule, and we actually left the house early & got to church early! YAY!!

Monday, January 3, 2011

Kids went back to school, so I headed off to the gym. Time to get back into my routine too.

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

We roasted gigantic marshmallows in our fireplace. They were warm, gooey & yummy!!

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Just a couple of my fave treats that I may or may not hide in my closet so I don’t have to share – Circus Peanuts and Dark Chocolate Doves.

Thursday, January 6, 2011

My 36th Birthday! Ben got me a dozen gorgeous white roses {my favorite} and a Cold Stone Creamery Peanut Butter and Chocolate ice cream cake! It was a good day! {I’m not thrilled that you can see the paper towel right next to my beautiful flowers in the picture. LOL}

Friday, January 7, 2011

We went to dinner for my birthday at Chili’s {the night before}. This was my take-home {free} birthday dessert – Hot fudge brownie sundae. It was delicious with my lunch today!

Saturday, January 8, 2011

I’m rockin’ my Gold Glitter polish by OPI. I don’t paint my fingernails often, so it was kind of fun to be *sparkly* for a day or two, then it all chipped off.

Sunday, January 9, 2011

I substituted in Anson’s primary class at church. The kids made these badges to go with the lesson & wore on their shirts - “I know Heavenly Father trusts me to CTR (Choose the Right)”

Monday, January 10, 2011

Ben & Pepper snuggling on the floor while watching tv in our room. Awww aren’t they cute together?

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

A horse {who apparently was in his 30’s} in our neighborhood  died recently, so someone posted these flowers and this sign “In loving memory of Ike the horse” and Ashley is signing her name on the 2nd page. I signed it when she was done.

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Apparently I have a long list of favorite treats. haha! These are on that list – dark chocolate covered dried fruits & nuts from Sprouts. In this mixture are almonds, cashews, walnuts, cherries, cranberries, and blueberries. Sprouts didn’t have any Goji berries too, when I got these a couple days ago. YUM!

Day 35

Wednesday, Feb 4, 2009

Anson learned to write his name for the FIRST TIME!!! Hooray!!!

Day 31

Saturday, Jan 31, 2009

My Dad dropped off this green *wagon* and the kids found it & had FUN playing with it. Nathaniel is wearing his rollerblades while pulling Anson. He had kicked Ashley out because it was too hard for him to pull it. So, she got on her bike and rode next to them. Ashley is reaching out to hold Anson's hand. They actually held hands for a moment, but I wasn't fast enough to capture it. They were all giggling so much it was cute!

Day 28

Wednesday, Jan 28, 2009

Anson got his staples removed. He said it hurt BIG, but he did GREAT!! Then he got a lollipop & 3 stickers! It's healing wonderfully!

Day 22

Thursday, Jan 22, 2009

Anson loves playing with his play-doh that he got for Christmas.

He was so excited to show me that he *made* our family (left to right):

Dad, Mom, Nathaniel, Anson, Ashley & Felicia

Day 19

Monday, Jan 19, 2009

The kids didn't have school today & Ben didn't have work today. So, we went hiking. We have been going to the same place for the last couple years - Usery Pass. We like to hike to the Wind Caves and hang out a while watching the squirrels & the gorgeous view. Today we did that and then also decided to continue to the top! It was a lot of rock climbing but it was worth it. The very top of the mountain was AMAZING!!! We brought our tripod, so we could get pictures like this one {on the very top}. All the kids are fantastic hikers, even our little *owie head* boy {that's what he calls it}. Today was a GOOD day :)

Day 17

* * * * * * * * W A R N I N G * * * * * * * *

Graphic photo below

If you don't like the sight of BLOOD, DO NOT LOOK!!!

Saturday, Jan 17, 2009

Remember the ROOF story from Day 16? Well, Ashley & Anson climbed the shed again. I know I know they promised, right? At least it wasn't the roof, thank goodness! Anyway, Anson slipped & fell backwards OFF the shed & landed HEAD first onto a metal patio chair armrest, split his head open & bled everywhere. Poor little guy. My Mom came over immediately to watch the other kids & ended up at McDonald's for lunch. I took him to urgent care and 3 hours later, he got 6 staples on his head. When we were done, we met them at McD's. One happy meal & ice cream cone later & he was doing OK. I think they finally learned that when I tell them something is DANGEROUS, that I really mean it. Just like our Moms always said, "It's all fun & games until someone gets hurt!" He's actually doing really good. He also says it doesn't really hurt (unless he thinks someone is going to touch it). Everyone has made their last promise that they will NEVER climb onto the shed again! I really hope so.

Day 16

Friday, Jan 16, 2009

I had taken a nice sweet pic of Anson & I eating a yummy lunch of grilled cheese & turkey sandwiches for today's photo. But after school, these pics took the cake. The little ones got up there first. They were having a BLAST running around & Felicia wanted to try it too. So, the kiddos *playing* on the roof {without permission} are the pic of the day! By the way, they got yelled at and are now grounded for the weekend for totally disobeying me! They also got a long lecture on the DANGERS of roof playing. They received the same lecture when Ben got home from work. Well, they had FUN while it lasted.

Day 15

Thursday, Jan 15, 2009

My Mom took Anson to McDonald's while I was at school doing my Art Masterpiece presentation for Felicia & Nathaniel's classes. We don't go to McDonald's very often, so this was a nice treat. They had a lot of FUN!

Day 12

Monday, Jan 12, 2009

We were just watching tv in our bedroom when Anson walked into the room and cuddled with Felicia & gave her big hugs. Usually I find him sitting in her lap, but this was too cute! He is such a sweetie!

Day 1

Thursday, Jan 1, 2009

Anson, my little budding artist.

He suddenly LOVES drawing pictures on his magnadoodle.

Last days of December 2008

Here are the photos from the last week in December {still haven't decided if I'm going to print them & include in my album just to have a full week at a glance, beginning with Sunday}.

Last Sunday of the year - Dec 28th

Anson got this cute Serv*ant* mask from Primary

Monday, Dec 29th

Ashley enjoying our homemade Belgian waffles for breakfast!!


Tuesday, Dec 30th
We went shooting as a family {including my Dad & his friend, Dennis L}
This is ME shooting Ben's Glok
I actually got the target (esp after a few pointers)


Wednesday, Dec 31st
We invited some friends to play Rock Band 2
Julie, Lance, Ben & Me
{all the kids played together & watched the new Narnia movie while we *rocked out*}