Goodbye 2008...

Welcome 2009!

Baby Cousin Count...

As the year comes to an end Hannah wanted to do another Baby Cousin count so here it is...

Girls 4
Boys 5

Happy New Year to Corbin, Hayden, Jack, Anne, Autumn, Brooklyn, Daniel, Wyatt and Kailyn! Of course Happy New Year to their moms and dads. We love you all and hope 2009 brings only good things.

Hannah also wishes Grandpa Larry, Grandma Judy and Grandma Glory a Happy New Year!

Here comes Santa...

Great Neighbors are a Blessing...

We woke up to even more SNOW! The snow plow left me with a 4 by 4 wall of snow. Thankfully Hannah is well and has no appts. I shoveled the sidewalk as required by law, yes by law! But just was not going to get to the driveway or street. Thankfully our wonderful neighbor Dan, who has a snow blower came out and rescued us! He did the driveway and the street. Sarah made him brownies as a thank you. So, again here are more photos of the snow.

HELP! More snow!

We could get 4 to 6 inches today with 8 to 12 more tonight. Since Art decided to get a motorcyle instead of the Quad that means I will be shoveling a lot of snow! Thanks Art! Enjoy your motorcycle, oops you can't it is snowing and your not here! Hope California is nice.

My First Video...

OK I just took these photos!

There is about 2 hours difference between them and the other 2. As you can see it really is snowing.

Anyone want to help...

dig us out! It has SNOWED! We wanted to let you all know what it looks like here.



These are for you Dad!

A Poem by Us Kids! ENJOY!

A night at the Library

'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the library,

All creatures were reading, even the mouse (with his glass of milk);

The bookmarks were placed in the books with care,

In hopes that the librarian would soon be there;

The children were nestled all snug on their chairs,

While visions of adventures played out in their heads.

With Sarah in science fiction and Jarod in non-fiction,

They were both preparing for a short winter break.

When out in the parking lot snow began to fall,

We jumped from our chairs to throw a few balls.

And low and behold it wasn’t snow,

But cheese being thrown from the store below.

When, what to our wondering eyes should appear,

But Hannah dressed up like a tiny reindeer,

With a short little giggle and a quick little jig,

We knew in a moment a gift she would give.

More rapid than eagles the librarians ascended,

And shouted to all, the story has ended!

"Happy reading to all, and to all now turn off the lights."

Mom and her Cricut Expression...

at work once more!



She even got her truck! Wonder what Dad will say about this? Oh wait! It is HER truck, sorry dad!



Reindeer on Jarod's window!



Light Bulbs for Hannah



Let it snow for Jarod


And finally as requested by the Princess, An angel for Hannah.

Look Daddy! I'm a

big girl now! I tried to cut my finger off! Like father, like daughter. Love ya dad!

A great laugh...

When I was younger, my parents took me to see this troop.Les Ballets du Trockadero. I remember my stomach hurting when it was over. I also remember getting to meet the troop. They were a nice group of men. Enjoy!

Wishing Michael...

GETS WELL SOON!



We are sending our thoughts to Michael and his family. He is one strong young man. He is a special young man who like our Hannah has KT. We hope he feels better for the holidays. Happy Holidays Michael!

One of Sarahbeths, must see movies

I just love these books. Inkheart, Inkspell and Inkdeath.

Never Again!

This is what happened to my room this summer when I left for 2 weeks with Grandpa Larry and Grandma Judy! Mom painted my room and drew on the wall! If I did this I would be grounded for at least a year! Oh well! I can't complain to much I love it!

My other children...

My girls!


Sass E!


Brand E!

This is what happens when your children start to grow up and you feel unneeded. You go out and get more "children". Sass is almost 6 years old and Brand is 4 years old. Sass E is Art's idea of a dog and Brand E is mine. Both girls however follow me all day and hang on my every word. They also listen about as well as the other 4 kids. If it is food related, oh boy do they listen but anything else and you can forget it.

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.