What a Surprise!

I took a quick peek at all my favorite blogs today to see if there was anything new worth reading, and the last blog to visited was Rissa's blog. What a surprise I had! I had to actually reread it a second time before I believed it.  

Congratulations Mark & Rissa!

Happy Birthday Big Guy!

Where does all the time go?  It seems just like just yesterday we were heading off to preschool for the first day together.  You were meeting new friends, finding your way in the world without me.

Watching you and all the silliness with your buddies Friday night was a kick. You are all such goofs, such warm hearted boys, such good friends.   

Happy birthday big guy.  I love you all the way to the moon and back.

Weekend Get Away

Dodging two winter storms, we made the dive up to Sonora on Saturday to spend some time with our good friends, Katie, Jason and their girls.   It's been a long time since all eight of us have had an opportunity to get together.  Way long overdue!  

It was a bit chilly Saturday afternoon when we arrived (I think more it was the shock of the cold cabin and trying to get it warmed up), but a few hours after the fire had started, the kids were running around in their bare feet having a blast together.

It was great to catch up with Katie and Jason once the kids all went to bed up in the loft.  One of my favorite things to do is sit around the fire and just catch up with good friends.  

Sunday morning we all bundled up and had a good time sledding, then rushed to get the vans packed before the road conditions required chains.  Note the matching snow covered vans.  :-)

Thanks for a great weekend, Katie & Jason!  

I have...

I recently found this on this lovely blog and thought it would be fun to do too! The things in bold are the things I have done so far.  The things in blue are things I want to do in my lifetime. 

1. started your own blog 

2. slept under the stars

3. played in a band (if playing the flute in my school band counts)

4. visited hawaii

5. watched a meteor shower

6. given more than you can afford to charity

7. been to disneyland/world (been to both)

8. climbed a mountain

9. held a praying mantis

10. sang a solo (Does in the car count?)

11. bungee jumped

12. visited paris 

13. watched a lightning storm at sea

14. taught yourself an art from scratch

15. adopted a child  

16. had food poisoning (on my honeymoon, yuck!)

17. walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty

18. grown your own vegetables

19. seen the mona lisa in france

20. slept on an overnight train

21. had a pillow fight 

22. hitch hiked ...uuuum, no.

23. taken a sick day when you’re not ill

24. built a snow fort

25. held a lamb

26. gone skinny dipping 

27. run a marathon 

28. ridden in a gondola in venice

29. seen a total eclipse

30. watched a sunrise or sunset 

31. hit a home run

32. been on a cruise 

33. seen niagara falls in person

34. visited the birthplace of your ancestors

35. seen an amish community

36. taught yourself a new language

37. had enough money to be truly satisfied 

38. seen the leaning tower of pisa in person

39. gone rock climbing

40. seen michelangelo’s david

41. sung karaoke

42. seen old faithful geyser erupt

43. bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant

44. visited africa

45. walked on a beach by moonlight

46. been transported in an ambulance

47. had your portrait painted

48. gone deep sea fishing

49. seen the sistine chapel in person

50. been to the top of the eiffel tower in paris

51. gone scuba diving or snorkeling

52. kissed in the rain

53. played in the mud

54. gone to a drive-in theater

55. been in a movie

56. visited the great wall of china

57. started a business

58. taken a martial arts class

59. visited russia

60. served at a soup kitchen

61. sold girl scout cookies

62. gone whale watching

63. gotten flowers for no reason

64. donated blood, platelets or plasma

65. gone sky diving

66. visited a nazi concentration camp

67. bounced a check

68. flown in a helicopter

69. saved a favorite childhood toy

70. visited the lincoln memorial

71. eaten caviar  (if ikura counts)

72. pieced a quilt

73. stood in times square

74. toured the everglades

75. been fired from a job

76. seen the changing of the guards in london

77. broken a bone 

78. been on a speeding motorcycle

79. seen the grand canyon in person

80. published a book

81. visited the vatican

82. bought a brand new car 

83. walked in jerusalem

84. had your picture in the newspaper

85. read the entire Bible

86. visited the white house

87. killed and prepared an animal for eating

88. had chickenpox

89. saved someone’s life.

90. sat on a jury

91. met someone famous

92. joined a book club

93. lost a loved one

94. had a baby 

95. seen the alamo in person

96. swam in the great salt lake

97. owned a cell phone 

98.been stung by a bee

 99. wrote a poem for someone

 100. given a toast at a wedding

100th Day of School

You've heard all the details already, but I just had to upload this photo. Jaden had such a fun week preparing for and then celebrating the 100th day of school. He loves school so much! Here is his baggy of 100 Mrs. Browns.  :-)

Champion Young Guns

What an edge of your seat game the boys had yesterday! Jacob's indoor soccer team played their last game of the winter, and they won their division.  

Our team had faced this particular team before and lost.  I think all our boys went into Sunday's game really wanting to beat them. It appears that the other team has been taught unfortunatly to win at all costs. There was repeaded pushing and shoving, as well as playing with an extra player on the field (you can't tell me that with 4 adults in the coaches box, they didn't realize they had extra players on the field).  Our boys hung in there, played fairly, and won. They were so proud of themselves.

Way to go Young Guns!  

Busy, Busy, Busy

I've been lagging on my blog posts....so busy this time of the year with work (report cards are just around the corner), planning a movie outing to celebrate Jacob's birthday with his school friends, gearing up for baseball, homework, homework, homework...... 

Jaden and I had some fun today with some of his kindergarten homework. This Friday will be the 100th day of school.  If you haven't been in school in awhile, it's a big deal, especially for the younger grades.  The kindergartners are making silly 100th day sunglasses, will make headbands decorated with 100 stickers, and read a cute book, Mrs. Bindergarten Celebrates the 100th Day of Kindergarten.

To help with understanding what 100 looks like, the kindergartners bring 100 items in a clear Ziploc baggie. Two years ago Jacob cut out 100 little green frogs with a paper punch. Jaden's buddy brought in 100 paper stars.  I mentioned to Jaden some suggestions of what he could cut using my other punches. His response was that he wanted to put 100 mommies in his little baggie, then he changed his mind ...........100 Mrs. Browns.  

So today we used a square punch to cut out 100 mini photos of his teacher, Mrs. Brown.  Isn't that just like Jaden?  Always his own little humorous self!