For our Cousin Wyatt!

Hope you like it Wyatt!

What to do when you don't like gingerbread...

Make rice crispy houses, of course!
The kids had fun on Thanksgiving making these houses. Eating them has been a little slow. Too much turkey I think!

How old are you two? An icing fight, really!

Send a Thank You!

http://www.letssaythanks.com/Home1280.html

http://www.give2thetroops.org/

Please do, even if you don't agree with the war!

They returned...

Mom and Dad made it back YEAH! They went to Vegas to see Jeff Dunham Live! We are so jealous. Mom said it was funny. Mom returned to 2 happy kids and 1 sick little man. Mom wants to thank Dad for the trip and Jeff for the laughs and memories!

And now for some magic by Sarah

Ok, So it is just a new background and header, but man is this kid good! Thank you Sarahbeth, we love it!

A Field Trip!

The Telescope!

The Telescope House!


Percival Lowell's final Resting Spot, Next to his Telescope!


Mr. Lowell's Library, when he was alive!

We went to Lowell's Observatory. We got to see the really large telescope! A few fun facts about it. One of the lens is covered with a frying pan. The other one was the roof moves on 1956 Chevy Truck tires! Way to cool! The kids had fun and more importantly they learned a lot. Hannah learned we live on Earth. Jarod knows that Comets are not rocks, but melting ice. Sarah learned that the Asteroid Belt is nothing like they showed in Star Wars. In truth Han Solo could have flown through easily! You just have to love what they do pick up from some guy talking to them!

Thank You Sarah!

A quick thanks to Sarah for making a difficult cake for Jarod on his birthday! Why difficult? First, she wanted to make it without Jarod knowing. Since they are home together all day, she had to stay up late to bake it. Then she had to hide it. With the help of Grandma, who got Jarod out of the house, she was able to frost it and decorate it. The hide it again. The hardest part was making the UB Funkeys on top. There is no shape pan for these, so they had to hand cut out of sheet cake. She did a wonderful job and it tasted great. Jarod loved it!

Happy Birthday!

Ok it is 10 years ago today that I gave both to a very handsome little man. I have to say he was once little but hasn't been in some time. He is almost 5 feet tall. Tall and skinny just like his Uncle Kelly. Once upon a time he even looked like his Uncle Kelly. It is funny how our genes work. We love you Mr. Handsome!

SNL made fun of one of Sarah's favorite shows...

We are big House fans, so the fact Hugh Laurie was "Derek" just made it better to us!

OH! What I learned from the snow...

Jarod needs new snowboots. If he was a little bigger he cold wear Arts. His foot is as big as mine!

Hannah needs new pants. She has finally grown about an inch. So, I need to go off and sew.

Sarah is so "old" she is past jumping out of bed to play in the snow. She would rather get her teenage sleep, than play. BOO-HOO!

Last but not least...

HANNAH!





She also had fun, but I just had to get a photo and post it of her bottom! This is the kind of photo her Grandpa Larry loves!

My Snow Jarod!

Jarod was the first one up this morning and he couldn't wait to play in the snow. As you can see he made me a snow angel.

Our First Snow of the Fall 2008!

It snowed last night, YEAH! This is why we moved here. It is so pretty!



I know this one is blurred, but it shows the snow falling at night. I had to use the nightvision. Which means the lens stays open a long time and any movement blurs it. I could have pulled out the tripod, but I like this look.

A trip to the Valley...

Mom and Dad see Jeff Dunham LIVE!

Countdown Clocks, Funny Countdowns at WishAFriend.com

Our new granddaughter...

Hannah has added another baby to our family. This is Katherine Anne.
She is a "doll"! We love you Hannah!

OK! Here is the story...

When Mom was young her parents divorced. The one thing Mom insisted on was Sunday Night Family Dinner. Grandpa come over every Sunday. Well, when she was 17 and met Dad he started to come over every Sunday also. Mom would make him Chocolate something. Recently, Dad told us this story and said he always wondered what happen to the girl who feed him chocolate every Sunday. So, when Mom found this...

she just had to get it for him! 3lbs. solid! Enjoy Daddy!

It is almost here! The big 10!

Countdown Clocks at WishAFriend.com

Thank you Sarahbeth for the fun Birthday background for Jarod!

A Shout Out To Our friend SAM!

Just an update by us...

We forgot to say way to go to our Mom! She passed both of her test recently. Not bad for someone who has been out of school for a long, long, long time. hehe! Now she can get her Teaching Licenses in the state of Arizona.

Our fun decorations...

Jarod's Alien


Hannah's Pirate Flag


Sarah's Headless Horseman


Our Friend Mr. O'Lantern
(We had his twin Jack but sadly he blew away one night)


This was this years warning. The kids loved it! Almost every one of them said something about it. They also loved the ones the kids did.