Skiing

Just some photos from our ski trip today. Harrison is a great ski buddy - we have a lot of fun. It was a warm, sunny day - a great day for skiing. Check out the video link too!

More Basketball - Spencer

Spencer did great at his game today. He's a good defensive player and really works hard to get in his opponents face. He's having a lot of fun too.

Today he was in the right place to get the rebound and he made a basket. Click on the video link below to see it.

Thanks to Grandpa for the photos - I sure can't get photos this good.

Graham Cracker Houses

Spencer felt bad that we didn't make gingerbread houses this past Christmas. So Kerianne said he could make a "Valentines House". Tonight for our FHE activity the kids put together graham cracker houses. We just used a tub of store frosting - I didn't think it would hold the houses together as well as it did. The kids had a lot of fun.




I suppose I better start cleaning up the table :)

Christmas Eve

We've eaten Christmas dinner and opened the new pajamas. We are now watching the end of A Christmas Story. Almost time for bed!

Scuba with Santa

A local place that offers scuba classes had a "take a scuba photo with Santa" promotion last week. Harrison and I went over there, had a quick scuba tutoring session, put on all the gear, descended to about 12 feet deep, and then got our photos taken.
We spent about 15 minutes at the bottom of the tank. It was a blast - we may have found a new favorite activity! Maybe we'll have to get certified now. There's also a scout scuba patch we can earn. I'd like to take Kerianne next time we go - I think she'd like it too.

Ice Skating

This week Kerianne and I took the kids ice skating. The kids weren't sure at first that it was going to be fun. They were a bit wobbly and we all fell down a lot. After a while, they figured out how to keep their feet and ankles straight and glide. We had a great time and they ask every day if we can go again. I wouldn't mind going every week or two - it's great exercise for all of us!

Basketball - Spencer

Spencer is playing basketball again this winter. His friend Michael is on the team. Their first game was last week, and Spencer almost made a basket. The coach seems to know what he is doing and runs a lot of drills. Spencer says he's having a lot of fun. A lot of the kids on the team are from his school.

Happy Birthday Harrison!

Harrison turned 12 today. Happy Birthday buddy! I can't believe you are 12 years old. It doesn't seem that long ago when you were born and we brought you home from the hospital. We've sure had a lot of fun since then! I know you're going to go far in everything you do.

I love your idea for the eraser guy cake. Very cool!

Christmas Program

Our ward did the annual Christmas Program as a breakfast this year. It was fun and the breakfast food they served was delicious. As usual, they had a Nativity with some of the kids dressing up and playing parts. All of our kids were asked to be in it and Kerianne sewed the costumes yesterday. Keri and Kaylee were angels, Spencer was a shepherd, and Harrison was Joseph.

Halloween Costumes

Here's some photos of the kids Halloween costumes. We had a great Halloween - it was so warm compared to other years. I only wish that our ward did the trunk or treat on a different night and not on Halloween. I still prefer the good old fashioned trick-or-treating.


Kaylee was a "nice" pink witch. Her Build-A-Bear monkey had a matching costume.










Spencer was some type of ghoul that has an exposed brain and pop-out eyes. I think he's going for the gross-out factor. It's comical and not gory so we were okay with it.








Keri was a cheetah because they are so fashionable.










Harrison wanted to be an alien (no surprise there).