Monday, January 24, 2011
Ben took Nathaniel shopping for snow clothes because the scout snow campout is this weekend. We got the gloves for a dollar or two at Goodwill a couple weeks ago. The snow boots came from Goodwill for $5. The pants (over his jeans) and 2 jackets came from Wal-Mart from the clearance rack. He already had the black hoodie. Nathaniel is so excited and can’t wait to go play and sleep in the snow!
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Nathaniel cleaned up his room and spread blankets all over the floor, then he fell asleep. Madison, my Dad’s dog, came and snuggled by him & took a nap, too! They look so cute together!
Saturday, January 22, 2011
As you can see, I cut 9 inches off Nathaniel’s hair – he asked me to do it! I like longer hair on guys, but I think in this case, it was getting a little too long for him. Everyone loves his new hair, including Nathaniel! {the next day at church, everyone was shocked to see his short hair, some people didn’t even recognize him, but they ALL love it}
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!!!
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Nathaniel & Felicia had their 6th grade Winter Orchestra Concert. They did an excellent job! This is the third year playing their violins.
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…
We rang in the new year with a few fireworks at home!
We switched to 8:30am church schedule, and we actually left the house early & got to church early! YAY!!
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!!
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.
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}
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!
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.
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)”
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!
Nathaniel and Felicia peeling a pomegranate. They took out each little section and shared with everyone. It took them a while to get it done, but they enjoyed every minute together!
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!
Nathaniel & Felicia both received some awards at school for their grades.
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 :)
I made homemade chicken & vegetable soup with grilled cheese sandwiches for dinner. I only cheated a little by using a store-bought rotisserie chicken. After dinner, Nathaniel decided to snack on the chicken skin. I can't understand WHY he thinks it's so yummy! Eeeewwww!
Nathaniel leading the Color Guard for the first time at Pack Meeting.
