Cardon get's cub scout award

Cardon got awarded his bobcat last night at church for cubscouts. BJ had to hang him upside down while I pinned it on. When he was right side up the pin was upside down----so in order for it to be turned right side up he had to do a good deed. He went and cleaned up all the chairs without being asked so before we left the building it was turned right side up. Way to go Cardon!

Icecream and Hand Made Friends in Winter

This morning the kids got all bundled up and went outside to play in the snow. It's melting as we speak but they got in a good hour or so of snow play. Jace couldn't get enough of his homeade icecream.
I'm glad someone can enjoy the cold around here--actually in my family I'm the only one who doesn't!

Baby it's Cold Outside!!!

So if you were to see this picture in the movies you might think how appealing it

looks. Newly fallen snow, a cozy fire going, hot chocolate--nothing to do but stay inside and read a good book--Well, WAKE UP PEOPLE and join me back into reality!!!! It's -12 outside and I still have to go out and run errands with 2 little kids. It's not only really cold outside--it's painfully cold. I CAN'T GET WARM!!! Has anyone else out there noticed that as the temperature drops negative so does your attitude because BJ might want to steer clear of me until April! OK, I will stop now because I could go on and on and on. I must think of beaches and refreshingly cold Coke's with lime as the heat beats down on me and my good book ( that's so where I want to be right now!!!!!!). Happy January---NOT!

Don't laugh too hard!!!!!

It's really cold outside--arctic fronts blowing in! I needed a good laugh to warm me up. Needless to say---this did the trick!!!! We had just graduated from High School--I got my hair cut like an old lady and BJ still loved me (good man, oh very good man)!

Happy New Year!!!!

Happy New Year!!!!! I seem to be a little behind with this blog but Happy be-lated New Year anyway! BJ and I had a New Year's Eve party where we ate plenty of delicious treats, played Rock Band, Wii Dodge Ball, and did some Karaoke. We had a great time!Here are a few pictures of some of the guests.

Caprice and Chris

Cardon, Brinly, Aiden, and Avery




Todd & Laurie

Marjean & Me

Ben & Sara

Valerie & Jeff

Most of us girls

Happy New Year!

Christmas Morning

At our house "stockings" are a big part of Christmas Morning. In BJ's family they could get up as early as they wanted on Christmas Morning but they could only look through their stockings(which were long soccer socks, etc. the bigger the better). The stockings were in the basement where all the kids slept and all the presents were upstairs under the Christmas Tree. So their stockings were always filled with all sorts of fun things to eat and play with and then at the designated time they could come upstairs for more. So, the tradition has been passed on--not the getting up as early as you want part but the "grand stocking" part. It truly is a festive affair!In my stocking I always get really crazy Christmas socks, Swedish fish, makeup, cookie cutters, a movie, and of course my personal favorite-----Circus Peanuts! Santa knows me sooo well!Cardon got to play Santa. He did a great job!Brinly got American Girl doll accessories to go with her doll Kiersten (which happened to be mine when I was 10 or so). BJ painted her little doll cabinet and let Santa fill it full of wonderful little doll things. It was fun to see her face on Christmas morning! Pure excitement!Amelia got her "Baby Alive" doll from Santa. She has been potty training it ever since.Cardon got "Night Vision Goggles" from Santa. They totally work and are really cool.Jace got a basketball hoop and ball. He made shot after shot after shot. We were all very impressed.From me and my parents BJ got Rock Band for the Wii. It is so stinkin' fun! We have loved playing it already. BJ totally surprised me this Christmas. I had absolutely no idea. The boxes had been sitting in the garage for weeks going completely unnoticed by me and so I was ecstatic when I removed the blanket and saw a computer hutch. We'd just been using an antique table for the computer and the office was just filled with junk. Now I have a lovely desk where I can work on computer things such as this blog. It's been cleaned---d-junked and now is a nice, clean place to be! Thank you BJ!! Surprises are always fun!!!

Brinly made me this adorable Santa plate at school. What a cute project!

Merry Christmas everyone!

Christmas Eve

For Christmas Eve this year we were invited by some friends to come for dinner and the nativity pageant. Dinner was absolutely delicious and the conversation wonderful. After cleaning up dinner our kids got ready for the pageant. Each child was assigned a role and came ready to play their part in the Saviors birth. Cardon and his friend Lauren played Joseph and Mary (secretly I hope to use this picture in their wedding video someday). You must admit it would be perfect!!!

Brinly was a shepherd with her friends Emma, and Katie.Amelia was an angel with her friends Emma-Kate, and Lucy and Jace was a...........Well, he played the important role of the horse! I'm sure there was one there (it's better than the skunk costume I was going to put him in).Everyone did a fantastic job----even little baby Lizzy Jane who played the important role of the Savior.Way to go cast. You did an excellent job!The audience was astounded!After a wonderful evening with friends we came home and each opened one present before bedtime. Cardon gave us a beautiful essay about why he was special and unique--indeed he is. Brinly got a web kin, Cardon got hulk gloves, Amelia got a book about a stinky bear from her wonderful Pre-School teacher and Jace got a remote control toothbrush and some cool cars/mat.Brinly then set out the cookies and milk for Santa and threw some carrots outside for the reindeer and then I read the family some good night books (all about Christmas of course). Then it was off to bed with sugar plums dancing in our heads.It was a beautiful night at our house with presents wrapped all ready to go under the tree. All we had to do was wait for Santa to come. I love when the house is peaceful and I can just sit and look at the lights on the Christmas tree. When I was a little girl I would always wake up around 4 am and go upstairs to lay on the couch and look at the twinkling lights in the quiet of the night. I must admit that I would also get a good idea of what Santa brought us as well.



What a fabulous Christmas Eve!!!!!