Jdog's Gymnastics Practice Meet 12/19/2008

~J's Class Christmas Party~ 12/19/2008

Silly pictures, I know, but we were at the school too early (what else is new) and Cooper wanted to take some silly face photos to waste time. Cheap entertainment!

The snow ball game turned out to be a hoot! The kids had to blow the ping pong ball down the table into one of three cups. The thing that cracked me up is that photo after photo you see the kids that are waiting in line "helping" the person blow the ball! In the pictures above Jaden is trying to help Kate blow her snowball. In the pictures below Koda and Jaden's classmate are trying to help him!

It is SO nice to have such great room mom's! For the past few years the kids haven't had overly eager parent volunteers-so I had to be there A LOT! This year both classes have the most amazing parents! Yesterday Jaden had his Christmas party the ONLY thing I had to do was bring prizes and run the game section-which were already planned out-I just had to be there! Koda had such a great time going from station to station with Jaden! They made everything from candy wreaths, and ice cream cone Christmas trees, to ornaments and gumdrop creations! They all had a lot of fun-Koda and I finished off the party by eating Christmas Dinner in the cafeteria with Jdog!

Snow Day! 12/18/2008

Last weekend I took the kids to the Nutcracker-they LOVED it!!! Today was a NO School Snow Day-Jaden got so excited to play in the snow, Bailia on the other hand started crying since today was the day they were going to "sing for the old people, and now they are going to be sad because we aren't there!" She got over it, after I told her they could go out and build a snowman! FUN TIMES!

Tooting my own horn...Birthday horn that is! 12/11/2008

I honestly have some really great friends, and apparently I must have mentioned that I really like 25th and Main's cupcakes because not only did Jill, Ashley, and Tami bring me a box with a gift certificate, Becca brought me a box as well!

Today I am so grateful for a best friend-my sister. My kids, for all of their love, and for trying to make me a more patient momma. For a husband, who without him I wouldn't be whole. (Cheesy I know) For a Koda Bear who is starting to feeling better (but yes we are STILL in our sweats at this time-yuck!!) For an awesome sister-in-law who "gets" me. (sorry no pictures of my SIL or friends-you all know I don't get out much!) And for great friends (who like me even though they know how weird I am!) Thank you everyone for your gifts, calls, texts, and e-mails-your thoughtfulness has made this a WONDERFUL birthday!

Adam you always go above and beyond when it comes to buying gifts for me! Thank you for the awesome watch, the wonderful smelling perfume, and the beautiful flowers, balloons, and candy! You are so good to me, thank you!

My sister, Jen, is so good to me-I have been wanting this metal stocking at Krumpets since they got it in-I couldn't bring myself to buy it (odd I know) and so she got it for me!!! I totally LOVE it -Thank you so much!

Tis' the Season! 12/8/2008

It seems like the sick season JUST ended, and here we are again SICK! It hits Cooper hard EVERY time! I kept him home from school on Friday with a barking cough-since his pneumonia last year I get nervous every time he gets sick. Saturday he did ok, Sunday he got worse, then Monday I couldn't break his fever and his eyes started to goop. I called the doctor, and since Koda is considered high risk, they had us bring him in. From the time A drove him from our house, to meet me at the doctor's office Coop's eyes were COMPLETELY glued shut with goobers!! The top right picture of him he is trying to open his eyes! We soaked his eyes with warm water as we waited for the doctor to come in-the bottom left picture is of him-SO EXCITED that he could see again! We are now on Antibiotic, cough syrup, eye drop antibiotics, and motrin for the fever! Last night while at the doctor he looks at me with his teary, goopy, eyes and said "I am so sick of going to the doctors" -me too Koda, me too!

Dickens Festival 12/3/2008

If you have never gone to the Dickens Festival-GO! Even if you just go to see the REAL Santa! I have taken my kids every year for as long as I can remember-we all look forward to visiting with Santa, dipping candles, shopping through all of the little shops, eating good food (the crepes were REALLY good), and getting into the spirit of Christmas!

News Paper 12/2/2008

Yesterday was an exciting day for Jaden. Before school Nan called and said look in the paper at the letters to the editor! There in the newspaper was a letter thanking the Sandstone Third-graders and their teachers for putting on such an awesome program. Jaden was on cloud nine-he couldn't believe his name was even in the paper! So we clipped it out and J took it to school for his teacher to read to the class. If you remember my post last month about the program I wrote that it really was a GREAT program. Thanks Nan and Larry for taking the time out of your day to support Jaden and his class by attending, and publicly thanking the students and teachers!

(if you click on the scrabbook page it will enlarge it and you can read the letter better)

Thanksgiving and Christmas Tree Time 11/28/2008

Happy Thanksgiving 2008

Happy Thanksgiving one and all! What a wonderful day this has been. I have not had to do Thanksgiving now for 3 or 4 years because we have always been in Mexico for Thanksgiving. This year we stayed home and I made all of the fixings-turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, yams, rolls, and stuffing. It was so stress free I couldn't believe it! Gary came up and shared in the feast, and we took G-pa Milne a nice BIG plate of food as well!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO EVERYONE!

Sagittarius

This was on the front page of MSN today-it is SO interesting how well this describes me!! I HAVE to have change ALL the time, I do NOT like clingy people, when I do something I MUST do it big, "Once taken, the Sagittarian is loyal, true-blue, and devoted. Mates for this sign need to be intellectual, sensitive, and expressive for the best results." that is so true, and doesn't the second sentence in the quote sound like Adam!?! And Oddly enough ("Money-management tasks will bore the Sagittarius to tears, so getting a bookkeeper or accountant is the best plan in order to stay on top of what's coming and going.") I am married to a CPA! I know this is long (it is for me to read) but who else has read all about their sign and it describes you really well?? I find it so fascinating!
Their philosophical, broad-minded approach to life motivates them to wander far and wide in the search for the meaning of life. Extroverted, optimistic, and enthusiastic, it can be almost impossible to keep the Sagittarius down. They love change. In fact, change is essential for this sign to feel their best.
Friends and Family
Sagittarians are a ton of fun and downright wacky at times. They love to laugh and to get everyone around them going. They're generous and are not ones to hold a grudge. They make friends easily and remain steadfast through the years. When it comes to family, the Sagittarius is dedicated and willing to do just about anything. Freedom and independence are extremely important for this outgoing sign.
Career and Money
Visualization is the keyword for the Sagittarius. When this sign sees something as possible in their minds, they will go to great lengths to rally enough people to make it happen. situation. When the Sagittarius gets a sense of the big picture, they'll work night and day to reach a goal. A variety of tasks and a dynamic atmosphere favor Sagittarians. Fun loving Sagittarians enjoy making - and spending - money. Considered the luckiest sign of the Zodiac, they don't worry too much about where the next buck is coming from. Sagittarians are risk-takers and highly optimistic, trusting in the universe to provide what is needed. Money-management tasks will bore the Sagittarius to tears, so getting a bookkeeper or accountant is the best plan in order to stay on top of what's coming and going.
Love and Sex
Passionate, expressive, and willing to try just about anything, partners who are equally outgoing are best suited to the Sagittarius. There's a fine line between sex and love for this sign. Their Once taken, the Sagittarian is loyal, true-blue, and devoted. Mates for this sign need to be intellectual, sensitive, and expressive for the best results. As the key phrase for this sign is I understand, having a good sense of how their partner thinks is quite important.

God Bless America! 11/6/2008

~Salt Lake Fun~ 11/8/2008

I took the kids up to my parents house this weekend and we all had a great time! Unless you count the night we got there and Bailia lost my keys in my parents HUGE backyard that was covered with leaves! Don't ask!! Thanks again Kolby for saving the day-I do not know how you found them in the dark, cold night but THANK YOU!!!

The kids loved raking the leaves (they filled eight giant bags), playing with the dogs (Jeter & Topher), building a new bear, seeing the baby, and eating a lot of good food. If you ever go to the Market Street Grill-you might want to request, no DEMAND that Michelle will NOT be your server!! I don't know how we made it through last night-especially with three kids that were SUPER tired-but it took 1/2 hour to be seated (we expected longer being a Saturday night-so things were going good) then we were seated....2 hours and 45 minutes later we were FINALLY finished. The food was really good-my oysters were delish and my fillet could be cut with a fork-but THREE hours!! WHEW!

We got home today JUST in time to miss the storm!! Thanks again for EVERYTHING mom and dad!

Kimberly Williams 11/7/2008

This weekend the kids and I went up to Salt Lake to see my brothers baby girl. She is THE smallest baby I have ever held (except for Kyler, who spent two weeks in the hospital!)-honestly the pictures make her look bigger than she is-and she looks small in the pictures!

Veteran's Day Program 11/6/2008

Today the third grade classes put on an AMAZING Veterans Day program! All who attended today's program must have walked away feeling proud to be an American! I know I did! I really wanted to get a class picture after the program-or even J with a bunch of his friends - but the lighting in the auditorium is horrible, and it was so hectic after - that this is all I got - stay tuned for posts of videos from the program!

Shoe Races 11/1/2008