Monday, January 25, 2010
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
2 Handsome Boys and An Early Morning Adventure!
If you know my boys, then you know that they are sweaters....and since basketball has started we decided it was time for shorter haircuts. Jared LOVES short hair, but mom LOVES it a little longer! Oh well, they do look handsome!
On another note, Louisiana has been having some very COLD weather. We woke up on morning to frozen pipes. Everyone was saying that we needed to wrap our pipes, and the news people were telling people to do the same. In our heads, we were thinking, "WHAT...we lived in Iowa and never wrapped out pipes, and we never had a problem!" Well, I guess they don't build houses here like they do in Iowa. We got the frozen pipe to unthaw, thanks to a friend, who is a plumber, but the next night at 3:00 in the morning we heard a pipe dripping. So Jared, covered up and climbed up in the attic to dig through the insulation to see if he could see anything. Of course he found nothing, and we had to call our friend again, the next day! Long story short, all is fixed and the temperature are warming up....70 degrees today! Hurray!
On another note, Louisiana has been having some very COLD weather. We woke up on morning to frozen pipes. Everyone was saying that we needed to wrap our pipes, and the news people were telling people to do the same. In our heads, we were thinking, "WHAT...we lived in Iowa and never wrapped out pipes, and we never had a problem!" Well, I guess they don't build houses here like they do in Iowa. We got the frozen pipe to unthaw, thanks to a friend, who is a plumber, but the next night at 3:00 in the morning we heard a pipe dripping. So Jared, covered up and climbed up in the attic to dig through the insulation to see if he could see anything. Of course he found nothing, and we had to call our friend again, the next day! Long story short, all is fixed and the temperature are warming up....70 degrees today! Hurray!
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Duck and Rice.... anyone?
Jared cooked dinner the other night...well, let me rephrase that, he cooked dinner for himself!
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Catch Up
Here is a quick summary of our Holiday.....
CHRISTMAS:
We had a great Christmas. The boys got everything they wanted, and as you can tell they were happy. We lounged in our jammies all day, played and ate yummy food!
FUN TIMES:
We had a fun caroling party with the Young Men and Young Women. The Otis Family helped us celebrate New Years with a Guitar Hero Party, and bedtime at 10:00 (are we getting old?). Jared celebrated his 37th Birthday. He went hunting, we got in a quick bike ride, went to Olive Garden, and then ended the night with German Chocolate Cake (Grandma Lee's recipe, of course!). We have had the missionaries over a lot lately. The kids love when they come!
HUNTING:
Jared went to Utah for a week (courtesy of an early Christmas present from his sweet, caring wife!) He spent the whole week hunting, of course. He must not have got his fill, because he spent the Christmas Break hunting some more, but this time with his favorite boys!
CHRISTMAS:
We had a great Christmas. The boys got everything they wanted, and as you can tell they were happy. We lounged in our jammies all day, played and ate yummy food!
FUN TIMES:We had a fun caroling party with the Young Men and Young Women. The Otis Family helped us celebrate New Years with a Guitar Hero Party, and bedtime at 10:00 (are we getting old?). Jared celebrated his 37th Birthday. He went hunting, we got in a quick bike ride, went to Olive Garden, and then ended the night with German Chocolate Cake (Grandma Lee's recipe, of course!). We have had the missionaries over a lot lately. The kids love when they come!
HUNTING: Jared went to Utah for a week (courtesy of an early Christmas present from his sweet, caring wife!) He spent the whole week hunting, of course. He must not have got his fill, because he spent the Christmas Break hunting some more, but this time with his favorite boys!
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
All Aboard....
"Where to?"
"Why, to the North Pole of course, this is the Polar Express!"
We took the boys on the Polar Express last weekend. To prepare them I read them the story and we watched the movie the week before we went. The train looked just like the one in the movie. We too our adopted family Kaye and Nathan with us. We boarded the train and the adventure began. The waiters served us hot chocolate and cookies. They sang and danced up and down the isles. They read the story to us as we road along. One waiter had a great time joking around with our boys. He entertained them the whole trip. It was a 30 minute trip to the North Pole, where Santa boarded and rode back to the depot with us. He gave each of the kids a special bell. We all sang Christmas Carols on the trip back. The boys had a great time!
"Why, to the North Pole of course, this is the Polar Express!"
We took the boys on the Polar Express last weekend. To prepare them I read them the story and we watched the movie the week before we went. The train looked just like the one in the movie. We too our adopted family Kaye and Nathan with us. We boarded the train and the adventure began. The waiters served us hot chocolate and cookies. They sang and danced up and down the isles. They read the story to us as we road along. One waiter had a great time joking around with our boys. He entertained them the whole trip. It was a 30 minute trip to the North Pole, where Santa boarded and rode back to the depot with us. He gave each of the kids a special bell. We all sang Christmas Carols on the trip back. The boys had a great time!
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Nathan's Christmas Play
Nathan's school puts on a Christmas program every year. The 4th and 5th graders all get to perform. This year is was called Elfis At the North Pole. Nathan dressed as an elf and sang in the chior. They all did a great job!
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Christmas in the Mall
Nathan's piano teacher Mrs. Norris had all her students play Christmas Music in the mall on Saturday. Nathan played Silent Night and Joy To The World. He did a great job!
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