A Day Off!

Last Monday (1-19-09) with the kids out of school,

we did nothing and loved it! First, Raychel

decided her room needed to be vacuumed!

then the girls could "go to the movies"
Notice the car TV on her bed! They love to do this

in one of their rooms, later you will see why it

wasn't in Jolene's room this time!

We have yet to have a day off of school
without a great craft!! Fabric painting on
denim notebook!!


And this is why the movie was in Raychel's room,
Jolene's room was the "Club" room!!


Raychel has been learning to cook and she loves
to make her own mac'n'cheese!!
She said, "Sorry mom, it taste
better when I make it"
Please, keep making it!!


Jolene loves her soup!!

We had a great day!!

History

Inauguration 2009
The 44th US President

Barack Obama

Happy Birthday Craig

Happy Birthday Craig!!!

Today is my brothers birthday.

He is a great brother, father, hopefully husband

to his great wife Vanessa, and friend.

We hope you have a really great day!!

You deserve it!!
Sorry the picture is old, but I had
to post a picture of his cute little family!

"Twins"

I know at any given day it could all change, but

for now I am really enjoying the fact that

our girls are the very best of friends, so much

that some days they don't mind dressing alike.

They picked out the jeans, tops, earrings, and

hair styles first thing this morning.

Are you seeing double?

Hard days work

On Saturday January 10,

we worked hard! We cleaned out

rooms, closets, took down old

bookcases and dressers to the basement,

brought up new bookcases

(they turned out great! The girls picked the stain color themselves!)

organized them, hung the new selves in the girls' rooms,

and hung the new blinds!!

We even attended the primary activity in the morning

and Ward helped a friend with his car!

Then out to dinner at a new restaurant in town!

YUMMY!!Jolene's bookcase and new shelf, glass baby doll was a

gift from the neighbor, Sally, her mother made it over 40 years ago!Raychel's new bookcase and shelf she also got her glass baby doll from Sally.

We truly have great neighbors!My hard working hubby!! The girls thought

it was "cool' how dad can do these kinds

of things around the house, I have to agree!!

He's COOL!

A great day to be in Kindergarten

(sorry not the greatest quality of pictures,

used the cell phone!!)

Jolene didn't think it was fair that all the other

kids got to celebrate their birthdays at school and since

she had her birthday during Christmas break, we took

cupcakes to school today!!

Then the kids had learning labs.

I love helping out in the class during learning labs.

The kids get to go to different stations set up
around the room and do different hands
on activities that go along with the
"topic" of the day. Today it was
about weather. They got to paint
a weather picture....
put the pictures in order from the story they
had read earlier....
and be a weather person! She got super shy when the class
was watching her.

Kindergarten really is the BEST!!

Sunday Best

Both the girls got new dresses for

Jolene's birthday!!

Jolene is trying to show off her

new hair cut in this picture, she thinks

she wants it shorter in the back!!

A girl with her own mind!

"Look out mom I'm 6!"

that is what she said as she

hit this pose!!

I'm glad they are growing up,

but it's going soooo fast!

Happy 6th Birthday Jolene

Without realizing it I started a tradition

of getting a manicure on Jolene's

birthday. But then again what else is

there to do on New Year's Eve

for your birthday when most of

your friends are out of town?

Sydney's turn


Raychel's turn

Kianna's turn

The drying station


We had a great family party.

Pizza has also become her birthday

meal of choice, which makes her

daddy happy!!

Jolene opened lots of great

birthday gifts from family

near and far!She had been asking for new jeans,

I think she likes them.

And we can't forget the

birthday cake, rainbow this

year!
It's hard to believe our baby girl

is 6! She loves getting older. That morning

she came downstairs and asked

"Am I taller?" I said of "course you

are", she relpied, "well I am 6 you know!!"
How could I forget!

The great Ponyville that was added

to on Christmas and her birthday.

Family Drive

A winter wonderland

up near Aspen.