Jen and I heard this on CMT last night and we LOVED it! Couldn't find a way to download it to the iPod or anything, so we thought we'd post it for all to enjoy!
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Monday, March 24, 2008
Our Lovely Easter
So, according to Kassi, we had a very boring Spring Break. "Are you ever going to be done with your church work, Mom?" "Can't we do anything fun besides your enrichment stuff?" "Can you please stop and take me to the movie, Mom?" Apparently, I was the worst spring break Mom there was this year. Kassi would have nominated me for an award if there was such a thing! So, come Friday, Enrichment was done and we decided we should do something fun. We went to the day-old bread store and the kids got to pick out what they wanted (sounds weird, I know, but we went with the intention of picking out pies. It didn't end up that way, but they liked it!) After that, we went to the mall to get little sweaters for the girl's Easter dresses and looked at a few things. After that, we went to see "Horton Hears a Who". The kids loved being at the movies with their friends. Nathan said that the movie was pretty cute. I couldn't hear a lot of it, but the animation was adorable. I'm pretty sure she had enough fun on Friday to kind of make up for a few of the other days. The rest of the weekend made up for the rest, and I redeemed myself as a fun mother. Whew! That was a close one!
Easter started with a Primary party on Saturday. The kids got to decorate little Easter sacks and then played a few games. After that, the hunt was on...all 2 minutes of it! The primary kids are fast, man! I got a few action pictures of the kids running around trying to gather enough eggs to reach their quota. The kids had a great time. Trevor had been asking to hunt for eggs ever since they had received their package from Grandma & Grandpa. That was on Thursday. I was so grateful to the primary to have their party on Saturday! The rest of the day was spent cleaning up the house (it had enrichment-itis. For those of you who have never put on an enrichment, you wouldn't know. For those of you that have, you'd be familiar with the volcano/tornado/explosion like mess your house can get to if you work on enrichment non-stop for a few weeks!) I got so busy tiding up that we forgot to color eggs. It's a good thing we have 1:00 church and my kids were still awake at 10:30 p.m.(!) when I decided I better color eggs with them. We had a good time, with probably more giggles than usual due to the late hour. I'm not a bad parent, I'm just making great, silly memories, right?!? (only time will tell!!!)
On Sunday, it was a lovely morning. The kids woke up to another trick from the funny bunny this year! Every year we get the silliest bunny at our house. He knows just what to do with our yarn that we leave out the night before. This year, we even left out our own baskets that the kids picked out from the store. I think he was happy he just had to fill them! Anyway, the bunny takes all 3 skeins of yarn and strings it all over the house. The kids have to follow their color of yarn (they pick it out @ the store) to find their basket. Our bunny has taken us all over the house and around the yard before, but never did the bunny go through the refrigerator like he did this year. Kassi was going to die laughing! After they found their baskets (under the kitchen table) they played with their goodies and decided it was time for the real hunt. They had a great time trying to find their colors that the bunny left for them. I have to say, next year I think we'll do breakfast first, as they devoured their candy from the eggs in pretty record time. They didn't eat much of their teal french toast, pink scrambled eggs and purple juice. Crazy kids. We put on our Little People Easter CD (a great buy, by the way) and danced until it was time to get ready for church. The kids looked so sharp in their Easter get-up. I COULD NOT get them to get a good picture. Sorry to those that live away. The ones that live here got to see them in person, but I don't think the pictures do their look justice. They just looked so spiffy! Look at the first picture - it cracks me up! They were trying really hard to be good - look at the camera and smile - but the sun was just too darn bright! They couldn't even keep their fingers together. It was like their eyes were being electrocuted!
These were the pictures taken after church. Nursery adventures added a cute bunny nose and Primary adventures had apparently forced Trevor to untuck his shirt. Like MiaLisa said about taking pictures of kids - these aren't perfect, "but at least they have character!"
The night moved on with a group of great friends over for an Easter meal. I had a lovely time in my little house, and I hope the others did too. It was a little cozy, but a good cozy. I hope that all of you had a great Easter, too!
Easter started with a Primary party on Saturday. The kids got to decorate little Easter sacks and then played a few games. After that, the hunt was on...all 2 minutes of it! The primary kids are fast, man! I got a few action pictures of the kids running around trying to gather enough eggs to reach their quota. The kids had a great time. Trevor had been asking to hunt for eggs ever since they had received their package from Grandma & Grandpa. That was on Thursday. I was so grateful to the primary to have their party on Saturday! The rest of the day was spent cleaning up the house (it had enrichment-itis. For those of you who have never put on an enrichment, you wouldn't know. For those of you that have, you'd be familiar with the volcano/tornado/explosion like mess your house can get to if you work on enrichment non-stop for a few weeks!) I got so busy tiding up that we forgot to color eggs. It's a good thing we have 1:00 church and my kids were still awake at 10:30 p.m.(!) when I decided I better color eggs with them. We had a good time, with probably more giggles than usual due to the late hour. I'm not a bad parent, I'm just making great, silly memories, right?!? (only time will tell!!!)
On Sunday, it was a lovely morning. The kids woke up to another trick from the funny bunny this year! Every year we get the silliest bunny at our house. He knows just what to do with our yarn that we leave out the night before. This year, we even left out our own baskets that the kids picked out from the store. I think he was happy he just had to fill them! Anyway, the bunny takes all 3 skeins of yarn and strings it all over the house. The kids have to follow their color of yarn (they pick it out @ the store) to find their basket. Our bunny has taken us all over the house and around the yard before, but never did the bunny go through the refrigerator like he did this year. Kassi was going to die laughing! After they found their baskets (under the kitchen table) they played with their goodies and decided it was time for the real hunt. They had a great time trying to find their colors that the bunny left for them. I have to say, next year I think we'll do breakfast first, as they devoured their candy from the eggs in pretty record time. They didn't eat much of their teal french toast, pink scrambled eggs and purple juice. Crazy kids. We put on our Little People Easter CD (a great buy, by the way) and danced until it was time to get ready for church. The kids looked so sharp in their Easter get-up. I COULD NOT get them to get a good picture. Sorry to those that live away. The ones that live here got to see them in person, but I don't think the pictures do their look justice. They just looked so spiffy! Look at the first picture - it cracks me up! They were trying really hard to be good - look at the camera and smile - but the sun was just too darn bright! They couldn't even keep their fingers together. It was like their eyes were being electrocuted!
These were the pictures taken after church. Nursery adventures added a cute bunny nose and Primary adventures had apparently forced Trevor to untuck his shirt. Like MiaLisa said about taking pictures of kids - these aren't perfect, "but at least they have character!"
The night moved on with a group of great friends over for an Easter meal. I had a lovely time in my little house, and I hope the others did too. It was a little cozy, but a good cozy. I hope that all of you had a great Easter, too!
Trev's Soccer Pictures
Trevor had his team soccer pictures taken. These were the shots I could sneak in... Plus a shot of the girls cheering him on at the game!
When they told the team they were going to take a silly picture, this was the face he pulled! Cutie pie!
Kassi on Lunch Duty / Her Half-Birthday
Kassi told me that she was helping this week in the cafeteria. They have two kids from each class wash their class table and sweep the floor. We decided we'd join her for lunch and then see her in action. The camera's batteries were out, but Nathan jetted home from her school and saved the day by bringing the batteries just in time! Notice how her hand is positioned when she's sweeping the floor. She's so darn cute!
The same day she had lunch duty, it also happened to be her half-birthday. In our house, those days are events not to be missed! We celebrate like it's your birthday, just without the same amount of presents. You get a few, just not as many. *wink* We got to visit her classroom bearing 1/2 a cake to Kassi and each child got 1/2 cupcake and 1/2 a cookie. We sang "Happy Half-Birthday" to her and everyone thought she was the coolest girl ever. They'd never heard of a 1/2 birthday before, so Mrs. Kayser-Boyd explained it to them. She just loved it. It was nice timing, too, because then the kids got a treat right before their spring break/Easter holiday! Ashlee and Trevor love going to her big school and being in her classroom. They thought this was the best, though, because they got to all eat Kassi's cake. Besides that, Kassi's classmates shower attention on them. They think it's great fun! For the rest of the day, we ran errand after errand for Enrichment meeting but that's a different story. My little Kassi must have been inspired because she chose Souper Salad for dinner and that little whisperings of the spirit got me out of a huge rut for Enrichment! I decided to have them cater my event and it took a load off of my mind! Thanks, Kassi! It was a nice half-birthday for a nice little girl!
The same day she had lunch duty, it also happened to be her half-birthday. In our house, those days are events not to be missed! We celebrate like it's your birthday, just without the same amount of presents. You get a few, just not as many. *wink* We got to visit her classroom bearing 1/2 a cake to Kassi and each child got 1/2 cupcake and 1/2 a cookie. We sang "Happy Half-Birthday" to her and everyone thought she was the coolest girl ever. They'd never heard of a 1/2 birthday before, so Mrs. Kayser-Boyd explained it to them. She just loved it. It was nice timing, too, because then the kids got a treat right before their spring break/Easter holiday! Ashlee and Trevor love going to her big school and being in her classroom. They thought this was the best, though, because they got to all eat Kassi's cake. Besides that, Kassi's classmates shower attention on them. They think it's great fun! For the rest of the day, we ran errand after errand for Enrichment meeting but that's a different story. My little Kassi must have been inspired because she chose Souper Salad for dinner and that little whisperings of the spirit got me out of a huge rut for Enrichment! I decided to have them cater my event and it took a load off of my mind! Thanks, Kassi! It was a nice half-birthday for a nice little girl!
TCU vs. BYU
We had a fun night getting together with some friends and gathering in TCU's gym to watch a game of BYU basketball. We had decided to leave Ashlee home with a sitter and Mei-Mei (her very best-est friend!) and take the "big kids" with us. We had a very full Saturday, but I was able to finish a few BYU shirts for all of us to wear right before we had to leave. We painted the kids hair blue (if the darn paint didn't rub off on everything it touches, we would have gone to town with the colors!), bought them a few megaphones and clappers, and loaded them up with cotton candy. They had a great time! We were a few rows down from the very top, but after several flinches from the row in front of us, I decided to let the kids go to the very top. I think Kassi loved being "on her own" with her own seat, watching ball with her friends. Every once in a while, you could hear them chant or yell something to the team. It was adorable. I tried to show the kids how you get up and dance when the music would start. Once I realized I was the only adult dancing, I didn't shake my groove thing quite as much, but did a lot of dancing from my chair! But, "every so often" I'd bust a move *wink*. I kept nudging Nathan to call Ken & Lisa - finally he did and we found out he was there. It was fun to see them and especially Brinlee! We had a great time!
Yea for Kassi!
Kassi keeps on truckin' with her good grades. Nathan, Ashlee and I attended another one of Barton Elementary's Awards Assemblies to watch Kassi get her "A Honor Roll" certificate. This is four out of four for her! We're so proud of you, Kassi!
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
These are my kids in a nutshell
I was walking down the hall when all three of my kids come charging in the opposite direction. As I tried to dodge them, they all revealed their little personalities. Kassi politely said, "Excuse me," as she shimmied past me.
Trevor, on all fours, looked up and said, "Aroo (like Scooby-Doo)," then crawled around me.
Then comes Ashlee the diva, who comes to a stop right at my feet and says, "Mwah Mwah." (It is actually a kissing noise that she uses when she wants a sippy).
Those are my kids in a nutshell!
- Nathan
Trevor, on all fours, looked up and said, "Aroo (like Scooby-Doo)," then crawled around me.
Then comes Ashlee the diva, who comes to a stop right at my feet and says, "Mwah Mwah." (It is actually a kissing noise that she uses when she wants a sippy).
Those are my kids in a nutshell!
- Nathan
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