Our big Activity Day Recognition Night for the primary girls was on Thursday night. We had 12 girls and their dads or moms.
Each girl brought a 1-2 minute story to share about an ancestor of theirs. They also brought an item to show that belonged to that relative or related to the experience they shared. These girls really came prepared with some great tales to tell. One girl is related to the man who wrote "Twas the Night Before Christmas". After the girls were finished sharing, I told about my Grandma Jolley and gingerbread houses.
Then we began our graham cracker gingerbread house activity. I had made 12 batches of royal frosting (It took me 3 hours before the activity! I finished with minutes to spare!) Papa Murphy's donated pizza rounds for the girls/dads to build their houses on. They had a great time and several told me afterward that they really enjoyed this activity. They were so silly during the activity. The dads were so funny and the girls even glued candy on their faces with the frosting. We got some fun pictures of the night.
Monday, December 17, 2007
Sunday, December 16, 2007
Makin' Woopie!
I made these on Friday for a cookie exchange at my friend Melissa's house today and we LOVED them! She made the best treats and we had a fun ornament exchange, too. Mmmm...I'll be making these again for sure!
Pumpkin Whoopie Pies
Silvana Nardone and Christina Stanley-Salerno
From Every Day with Rachael Ray
October 2007
Ingredients:
1 1/2 sticks (6 ounces) unsalted butter, 1 stick melted, 1/2 stick softened
1 cup packed light brown sugar
2 large eggs, at room temperature, lightly beaten
1 cup canned pure pumpkin puree
1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon plus 2 pinches salt
1 2/3 cups flour
4 ounces cream cheese, chilled
1 cup confectioners' sugar
Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 350°. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
2. In a large bowl, whisk together the melted butter and brown sugar until smooth. Whisk in the eggs, pumpkin puree, pumpkin pie spice, 1 teaspoon vanilla, the baking powder, the baking soda and 3/4 teaspoon salt. Using a rubber spatula, fold in the flour.
3. Using an ice cream scoop or tablespoon, drop 12 generous mounds of batter, spaced evenly, onto each baking sheet. Bake until springy to the touch, about 10 minutes. Transfer to a rack to cool completely.
4. Meanwhile, using an electric mixer, cream the softened butter with the cream cheese. Add the confectioners' sugar and the remaining 2 pinches salt and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla; mix on low speed until blended, then beat on medium-high speed until fluffy, about 2 minutes.
5. Spread the flat side of 12 cakes with the cream cheese frosting. Top each with another cake. Enjoy!
Make ahead...they can be frozen for up to three days.
Number Of Servings:MAKES TWELVE
Preparation Time:Prep Time: 35 min
Bake Time: 10 min
Pumpkin Whoopie Pies
Silvana Nardone and Christina Stanley-Salerno
From Every Day with Rachael Ray
October 2007
Ingredients:
1 1/2 sticks (6 ounces) unsalted butter, 1 stick melted, 1/2 stick softened
1 cup packed light brown sugar
2 large eggs, at room temperature, lightly beaten
1 cup canned pure pumpkin puree
1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon plus 2 pinches salt
1 2/3 cups flour
4 ounces cream cheese, chilled
1 cup confectioners' sugar
Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 350°. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
2. In a large bowl, whisk together the melted butter and brown sugar until smooth. Whisk in the eggs, pumpkin puree, pumpkin pie spice, 1 teaspoon vanilla, the baking powder, the baking soda and 3/4 teaspoon salt. Using a rubber spatula, fold in the flour.
3. Using an ice cream scoop or tablespoon, drop 12 generous mounds of batter, spaced evenly, onto each baking sheet. Bake until springy to the touch, about 10 minutes. Transfer to a rack to cool completely.
4. Meanwhile, using an electric mixer, cream the softened butter with the cream cheese. Add the confectioners' sugar and the remaining 2 pinches salt and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla; mix on low speed until blended, then beat on medium-high speed until fluffy, about 2 minutes.
5. Spread the flat side of 12 cakes with the cream cheese frosting. Top each with another cake. Enjoy!
Make ahead...they can be frozen for up to three days.
Number Of Servings:MAKES TWELVE
Preparation Time:Prep Time: 35 min
Bake Time: 10 min
Monday, December 10, 2007
Up on the Housetop!
Friday night, Travis and I went on a DATE to a Christmas party and had a wonderful time with friends. We played a game called "Worst Case Senario". We got to put our Bear Grylls expertise to practice and I won a cell phone! It can only call 911, but still! I was a great survivor when caught in a car on an opening drawbridge. :)
Travis was WONDERFUL to put up all our outside Christmas lights and decorations. It looks great! He had fun because he got to use his new ladder. We have two lighted deer with moving heads in one corner of our front yard. Icicle lights across the eaves and lighted wreaths and snowflake lights on our front porch. Now we just need some snow! Saturday night, we went for the first time to see the Zoo Lights.
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It was amazing and now counts as our Oregon version of the Temple Square lights...sort of! It was FREEZING and even the hot chocolate didn't help. But it was dry and the boys loved all the lights and especially the ride on the lighted zoo train.
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Tonight for FHE we made a gingerbread house out of graham crackers. It was a trial run for the daddy/daughter activity day recognition night on Thursday. We'll be making 11 gingerbread houses that night and I wanted to make sure it would all work out.
Tyler and Justin had a great time eating the candy and Travis and I built the house as fast as we could so there would still be some candy left to decorate it with. We may have started a new tradition!
Travis was WONDERFUL to put up all our outside Christmas lights and decorations. It looks great! He had fun because he got to use his new ladder. We have two lighted deer with moving heads in one corner of our front yard. Icicle lights across the eaves and lighted wreaths and snowflake lights on our front porch. Now we just need some snow! Saturday night, we went for the first time to see the Zoo Lights.
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It was amazing and now counts as our Oregon version of the Temple Square lights...sort of! It was FREEZING and even the hot chocolate didn't help. But it was dry and the boys loved all the lights and especially the ride on the lighted zoo train.
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Tonight for FHE we made a gingerbread house out of graham crackers. It was a trial run for the daddy/daughter activity day recognition night on Thursday. We'll be making 11 gingerbread houses that night and I wanted to make sure it would all work out.
Tyler and Justin had a great time eating the candy and Travis and I built the house as fast as we could so there would still be some candy left to decorate it with. We may have started a new tradition!
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
Last Christmas
I just came across an email draft that I had saved from a year ago. I never replied...sorry to whoever sent it to me. I put a lot of thought into it, though. I'm posting it because I thought some of the answers were funny looking back. How true they are. Actually, I'm stalling so I don't have to take out the garbage and load the dishes...really.
1. FIRST NAME? Kayelynn
2. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? One of my Dad’s old girlfriends!
3. WHEN DID YOU LAST CRY? Last week…watching Disney’s “Eight Below” I know, I’m a softy! But those dogs…
4. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? Yes! I practiced and practiced all through 6th grade to give it just the right touch!
5. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCHMEAT? Turkey-with cheese in that sandwich somewhere!
6. KIDS? Two boys.
7. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? I would, wouldn’t you?
8. DO YOU HAVE A JOURNAL? Yes…somewhere…empty since we got married!!! Bad, bad, bad…that’s where my emails to family come in…I save them for a journal-of-sorts.
9. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT? Not so much.
10. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? Yes and don’t they look lovely!
11. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? Thought about it…um, no!
12. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PASTA? Anything stuffed with cheese!
13. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? No. I’m a kicker! (off with the shoes that is!)
14. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG? Yes.
15. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM FLAVOR? Mint Chocolate Chip, please!
17. RED OR PINK? Red
18. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? I have a selective memory. :)
19. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? Jeri
20. WHAT'S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? Love that wireless mouse! My knee, the couch, my laptop, Justin’s head…I could go on and on.
21. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? Charcoal and no shoes.
22. LAST THING YOU ATE? Yummy chicken avocado wrap!
23 WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? Justin asking me “Why on 23 do you have my name on it, Mom?”
24. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? Green
25. FAVORITE SMELL? popcorn
26. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? My main man.
27. THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE YOU ARE ATTRACTED TO? Happy eyes.
28. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON TV LAST NIGHT? How the Grinch Stole Christmas
29. FAVORITE DRINK? Whole milk
30. FAVORITE SPORT? Softball.
31. EYE COLOR? Hazel.
32. HAT SIZE? Bigger than Travis'...really.
33. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? Thank goodness!
34. FAVORITE FOOD? Taco salad, pizza, Olive Garden’s Tour of Italy, popcorn, maple yogurt, granola and most any Rachael Ray recipe!
35. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDING? Happy ending...love that big kiss!
36. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED AT THE MOVIES? Oh gosh, we really need to get out to the movies...does Netflix count? Then I’d have to say Disney’s “Cars”
37. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? Charcoal and Gray striped sweater
38. SUMMER OR WINTER? Winter…I love to cozy up!
39. HUGS OR KISSES? Both!
40. FAVORITE DESSERT? Something fruity.
41. THE FURTHEST YOU'VE BEEN FROM HOME? East Coast.
42. WHAT'S YOUR SPECIAL TALENT? I love to play my guitar!
43. WHAT BOOKS ARE YOU READING? I just read “A Banner is Unfurled” – about my ancestor Joel Hills Johnson. He wrote the hymn “High On the Mountain Top”
1. FIRST NAME? Kayelynn
2. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? One of my Dad’s old girlfriends!
3. WHEN DID YOU LAST CRY? Last week…watching Disney’s “Eight Below” I know, I’m a softy! But those dogs…
4. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? Yes! I practiced and practiced all through 6th grade to give it just the right touch!
5. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCHMEAT? Turkey-with cheese in that sandwich somewhere!
6. KIDS? Two boys.
7. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? I would, wouldn’t you?
8. DO YOU HAVE A JOURNAL? Yes…somewhere…empty since we got married!!! Bad, bad, bad…that’s where my emails to family come in…I save them for a journal-of-sorts.
9. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT? Not so much.
10. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? Yes and don’t they look lovely!
11. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? Thought about it…um, no!
12. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PASTA? Anything stuffed with cheese!
13. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? No. I’m a kicker! (off with the shoes that is!)
14. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG? Yes.
15. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM FLAVOR? Mint Chocolate Chip, please!
17. RED OR PINK? Red
18. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? I have a selective memory. :)
19. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? Jeri
20. WHAT'S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? Love that wireless mouse! My knee, the couch, my laptop, Justin’s head…I could go on and on.
21. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? Charcoal and no shoes.
22. LAST THING YOU ATE? Yummy chicken avocado wrap!
23 WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? Justin asking me “Why on 23 do you have my name on it, Mom?”
24. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? Green
25. FAVORITE SMELL? popcorn
26. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? My main man.
27. THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE YOU ARE ATTRACTED TO? Happy eyes.
28. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON TV LAST NIGHT? How the Grinch Stole Christmas
29. FAVORITE DRINK? Whole milk
30. FAVORITE SPORT? Softball.
31. EYE COLOR? Hazel.
32. HAT SIZE? Bigger than Travis'...really.
33. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? Thank goodness!
34. FAVORITE FOOD? Taco salad, pizza, Olive Garden’s Tour of Italy, popcorn, maple yogurt, granola and most any Rachael Ray recipe!
35. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDING? Happy ending...love that big kiss!
36. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED AT THE MOVIES? Oh gosh, we really need to get out to the movies...does Netflix count? Then I’d have to say Disney’s “Cars”
37. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? Charcoal and Gray striped sweater
38. SUMMER OR WINTER? Winter…I love to cozy up!
39. HUGS OR KISSES? Both!
40. FAVORITE DESSERT? Something fruity.
41. THE FURTHEST YOU'VE BEEN FROM HOME? East Coast.
42. WHAT'S YOUR SPECIAL TALENT? I love to play my guitar!
43. WHAT BOOKS ARE YOU READING? I just read “A Banner is Unfurled” – about my ancestor Joel Hills Johnson. He wrote the hymn “High On the Mountain Top”
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
Happy Elves!
Have a Holly Jolley Christmas! Tyler keeps wanting me to sing that song over and over. It's a family favorite because my mom's maiden name is Jolley! Jingle Bells has been Justin's favorite since he could say "Jingle Bells".
http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=1163813429
Too funny...
http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=1163813429
Too funny...
Thursday, November 29, 2007
I had to agree...
Justin missed the bus for the first time today. He just about cried. I told him it was fine and that I'd drive him to school. He told me that he didn't want to go to school anymore today. I told him that it was o.k. and that I'd take him. He said again that he didn't want to go.
I told him that my mom took me to school when I was in kindergarten. He asked me, "Did your mom take you to school on Thursday, November 29th?" I answered that yes, she probably had taken me to school on that day, too. He completely changed his tune and said, "O.k., I'll go". I had to laugh, though, as we turned off of our street, when he said, "Mom, the bus is a lot more fun than this!" You know, I had to agree.
I told him that my mom took me to school when I was in kindergarten. He asked me, "Did your mom take you to school on Thursday, November 29th?" I answered that yes, she probably had taken me to school on that day, too. He completely changed his tune and said, "O.k., I'll go". I had to laugh, though, as we turned off of our street, when he said, "Mom, the bus is a lot more fun than this!" You know, I had to agree.
Deck the Halls!
Yeah! It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!
I love the Christmas music! We have satellite XM Radio in our car and they have about 7 holiday stations that I flip back and forth from non-stop. There are no other radio stations allowed until January! :) I'm glad the boys like Christmas music because otherwise they would have no choice. Tyler and I tear it up in the kitchen when Justin and Travis are gone all day. When I stop to do something else, he says, "Come here, more dance, Mom!" It makes me happy.
We bought the new Josh Groban holiday cd a few weeks ago and I LOVE IT! We are decorating little by little. I have to unpack from our Thanksgiving trip first before I'll drag out all the Christmas boxes.
Justin learned a little song and dance in school to "Up on the Housetop". It's really cute and he taught it to Ty. They look so cute singing and doing all the actions. I'll have to get it on video for sure.
I do need to get another kids cd, though. I go a little dingy after the 10th time of hearing "Jingle Bells" by The Osmonds up so loud with boys yelling and running around the circle from the kitchen through the family room, into the living room, through the playroom and back into the kitchen. Justin keeps a bar stool by the counter so he can hit "repeat". But I just let them have fun. I really hope they remember doing these things....
I love the Christmas music! We have satellite XM Radio in our car and they have about 7 holiday stations that I flip back and forth from non-stop. There are no other radio stations allowed until January! :) I'm glad the boys like Christmas music because otherwise they would have no choice. Tyler and I tear it up in the kitchen when Justin and Travis are gone all day. When I stop to do something else, he says, "Come here, more dance, Mom!" It makes me happy.
We bought the new Josh Groban holiday cd a few weeks ago and I LOVE IT! We are decorating little by little. I have to unpack from our Thanksgiving trip first before I'll drag out all the Christmas boxes.
Justin learned a little song and dance in school to "Up on the Housetop". It's really cute and he taught it to Ty. They look so cute singing and doing all the actions. I'll have to get it on video for sure.
I do need to get another kids cd, though. I go a little dingy after the 10th time of hearing "Jingle Bells" by The Osmonds up so loud with boys yelling and running around the circle from the kitchen through the family room, into the living room, through the playroom and back into the kitchen. Justin keeps a bar stool by the counter so he can hit "repeat". But I just let them have fun. I really hope they remember doing these things....
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Thankful
I am so thankful for:
My macho man! Travis LOVED watching all the Thanksgiving weekend football games! It was great to have a house full of cousins for the big BYU/UTAH game on Saturday!
My boys! I love these two crazy kids! I love their big hugs and kisses! Justin's class put on a cute Thanksgiving mini-concert for all the parents on Tuesday before Thanksgiving. They sang a bunch of fun Thanksgiving songs and then had a feast of stone soup. They each were assigned to bring one of the ingredients for the soup. He's the cute one signing "I love you!"
Good health! So Thankful!
Airplanes! I love that we can hop on a plane and be in Utah in two hours! It makes living away from family that much more bearable. This trip, Tyler was old enough to be AMAZED by everything about the flight. He was even a little scared by the engines and rumbling during takeoff and landing. When we landed in Utah, he clapped. Justin is becoming quite the flying pro. He knows exactly what to ask for from the flight attendant and which elevators he wants to ride on.
A yummy Thanksgiving feast! Mmmmm...turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, candied yams, rolls and jam, mashed potatoes, green beans, coleslaw, pumpkin pie, date nut roll, banana cream pie, and pecan pie. Oh, and don't forget the egg nog!
Lots of cousins for my kids to have fun with! They played for 5 days with Amber's 4 kids and Heidi's 2 kids. Justin and the big girls played all sorts of games and built houses and forts all over grandma and grandpa's house. Tyler and Jason had fun hugging and playing trains together.
Game nights! Love em'!
Family Christmas Parties! We celebrated Christmas together on Sunday. Since our family won't be in town for Christmas, my mom decorated the house and planned a special nativity and gift exchange with the whole family on Sunday night. I love it when it is our turn to spend Thanksgiving in Utah because we get to have two christmas' that year! It can't get better than that! I just have to share the coolest building block set I have ever seen! Check out www.wedgits.com Justin got the starter tote from grandma and grandpa and both boys (and mom and dad, too!) can't stop playing with them. You can build ANY way and it is so much easier for Tyler to build with than on his legos or even mega blocks. We'll have to put an add on set or two on our wish list for Santa this year! :)
Good friends! Who will hopefully forgive me for spending the whole week with family non-stop and not calling to get together...we'll plan ahead better next time!
My macho man! Travis LOVED watching all the Thanksgiving weekend football games! It was great to have a house full of cousins for the big BYU/UTAH game on Saturday!
My boys! I love these two crazy kids! I love their big hugs and kisses! Justin's class put on a cute Thanksgiving mini-concert for all the parents on Tuesday before Thanksgiving. They sang a bunch of fun Thanksgiving songs and then had a feast of stone soup. They each were assigned to bring one of the ingredients for the soup. He's the cute one signing "I love you!"
Good health! So Thankful!
Airplanes! I love that we can hop on a plane and be in Utah in two hours! It makes living away from family that much more bearable. This trip, Tyler was old enough to be AMAZED by everything about the flight. He was even a little scared by the engines and rumbling during takeoff and landing. When we landed in Utah, he clapped. Justin is becoming quite the flying pro. He knows exactly what to ask for from the flight attendant and which elevators he wants to ride on.
A yummy Thanksgiving feast! Mmmmm...turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, candied yams, rolls and jam, mashed potatoes, green beans, coleslaw, pumpkin pie, date nut roll, banana cream pie, and pecan pie. Oh, and don't forget the egg nog!
Lots of cousins for my kids to have fun with! They played for 5 days with Amber's 4 kids and Heidi's 2 kids. Justin and the big girls played all sorts of games and built houses and forts all over grandma and grandpa's house. Tyler and Jason had fun hugging and playing trains together.
Game nights! Love em'!
Family Christmas Parties! We celebrated Christmas together on Sunday. Since our family won't be in town for Christmas, my mom decorated the house and planned a special nativity and gift exchange with the whole family on Sunday night. I love it when it is our turn to spend Thanksgiving in Utah because we get to have two christmas' that year! It can't get better than that! I just have to share the coolest building block set I have ever seen! Check out www.wedgits.com Justin got the starter tote from grandma and grandpa and both boys (and mom and dad, too!) can't stop playing with them. You can build ANY way and it is so much easier for Tyler to build with than on his legos or even mega blocks. We'll have to put an add on set or two on our wish list for Santa this year! :)
Good friends! Who will hopefully forgive me for spending the whole week with family non-stop and not calling to get together...we'll plan ahead better next time!
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Gasp!
Justin ran off the school bus today as happy as a lark. Without his coat and in the rain! I had to run off to activity day at the church, so the neighbor girl down the street came over to watch the boys. Travis was in California for a few days on business and so he couldn't work from home as he usually does for me. Right as I was going out the door (and I'm late), Justin runs over and stops the door. "Wait, Mom, look what my friend gave me at school today! It's really cool!" It was a Bud Light bottle cap. Gasp!
Thoughts are screaming through my mind. I'm wondering if he even knows what it is. But 12 girls are waiting on me and I didn't have time to investigate. I told him to throw it away. "No! I'm going to put in on top of my dresser!" The best place for his favorite things. Oh, great.
Later...he told me he was digging in the playground with his friend while the others were playing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. I can just picture it. Justin doesn't like to play fight. I wonder where he gets that. Anyway, whala, they are digging and find a treasure. So innocent and I'm jumping to conclusions. I explained to him that the cap is garbage and that it came from a beer bottle that isn't allowed on the school grounds. He learned that it would be a good idea to just point it out to a teacher next time instead of picking it up and bringing it home.
One more story from last week...Justin came home from school and told me that there was a big kid who said something silly on the bus. I thought he was going to say that some big kid said something mean to him. He told me that the big kid told him that he thought Justin was a cool name. His little friend immediately asked the big kid if his name was cool, too. The big kid said, "pretty cool." Justin said, "Thanks, Mom, for naming me Justin so that big kid could say it's a cool name!"
Thoughts are screaming through my mind. I'm wondering if he even knows what it is. But 12 girls are waiting on me and I didn't have time to investigate. I told him to throw it away. "No! I'm going to put in on top of my dresser!" The best place for his favorite things. Oh, great.
Later...he told me he was digging in the playground with his friend while the others were playing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. I can just picture it. Justin doesn't like to play fight. I wonder where he gets that. Anyway, whala, they are digging and find a treasure. So innocent and I'm jumping to conclusions. I explained to him that the cap is garbage and that it came from a beer bottle that isn't allowed on the school grounds. He learned that it would be a good idea to just point it out to a teacher next time instead of picking it up and bringing it home.
One more story from last week...Justin came home from school and told me that there was a big kid who said something silly on the bus. I thought he was going to say that some big kid said something mean to him. He told me that the big kid told him that he thought Justin was a cool name. His little friend immediately asked the big kid if his name was cool, too. The big kid said, "pretty cool." Justin said, "Thanks, Mom, for naming me Justin so that big kid could say it's a cool name!"
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
Sunny Days
The last week or so has been absolutely perfect. The sun is shining and we can wear a jacket if we want to...in November! We are LOVING it! We have been going on as many bike rides and walks as humanly possible. Yesterday we said "goodbye" to the house and played outside ALL day! We went to the library to pick out some new books and then ran around the trails behind the building and watched the ducks and geese. There is a great tunnel that runs under the busy street and the boys echoed their way back and forth beneath the big trucks.
When we got home, the boys ran up and down our sidewalk for the longest time to check the mailbox and to balance on the curb next to the grass. They just couldn't eat lunch inside...so we had a picnic on a blanket under the swing set. Justin loved his swinging picnic and Tyler held his sandwich dancing and singing to "Jesus wants me for a Sunbeam." Then they played and played and played in the backyard. By the time it was Tyler's naptime, he was doing sand angels in the sandbox. He was completely covered with sand. After their bath, there was a layer of sand on the bottom of the tub. While Tyler napped, Justin went back outside to explore. It felt like a spring day. We loved every minute of it!
Today, Travis took the day off and we went to IKEA. I love that place! Lunch was great and I always see a million things that I think I need (o.k., want.) It was fun to do a little Christmas shopping. We got home just in the knick of time to meet Justin at the bus stop. Travis is running errands and I need to go make dinner and wake up Tyler from his nap. It has been a good day!
When we got home, the boys ran up and down our sidewalk for the longest time to check the mailbox and to balance on the curb next to the grass. They just couldn't eat lunch inside...so we had a picnic on a blanket under the swing set. Justin loved his swinging picnic and Tyler held his sandwich dancing and singing to "Jesus wants me for a Sunbeam." Then they played and played and played in the backyard. By the time it was Tyler's naptime, he was doing sand angels in the sandbox. He was completely covered with sand. After their bath, there was a layer of sand on the bottom of the tub. While Tyler napped, Justin went back outside to explore. It felt like a spring day. We loved every minute of it!
Today, Travis took the day off and we went to IKEA. I love that place! Lunch was great and I always see a million things that I think I need (o.k., want.) It was fun to do a little Christmas shopping. We got home just in the knick of time to meet Justin at the bus stop. Travis is running errands and I need to go make dinner and wake up Tyler from his nap. It has been a good day!
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