Quick Change of Season

Our Grass Almost Looks Green

Can you see the Pheasant strolling through our yard????
It was so fast we barely could get one picture

Yesterday was a beautiful day with the sun shining the birds chirping, warm enough to go for a walk around the block, remove Christmas lights offf the house, see the grass from the melting snow, see brand new baby piggies aaaaahhhhhhhh

What a Beautiful Perfect Day!!!!!!!!

And then we wake up to this HOLY WINTER

WINTER ALL OVER AGAIN
The snow is so heavy the tree looks like it could collapse onto the trampoline

Check out the power line...this was a wet, wet snow storm!

I was really starting to feel a little spring fever!!!!

DeNver TrIp

We planned another trip to Denver and invited two great people to tag along with us this year Joe and Heidi Summers. We had a riot we all four love livestock and the adventure it gives our families. What a better place to learn more about all of it than at the National Western Stock Show. Lots of Laughs, Fun, Walking, watching, and some shopping, more walking, watching and some shopping..
We stayed at a great place that shuddled us back and forth to the show and around Denver. Always a little excitement riding in a city you are not familiar with and with a driver that thinks the road is a race track with some quick stops. hahaha. Our room was a big suite it even reminded us of an apartment, not much was secret on this trip but made it exciting i'm sure..
We asked our driver for a request of a restaurant to go and eat, Steaks, seafood, salad he takes us to this fancy restaurant and we felt like we were the big hicks from the west, when we recieved the bill we all nearly gasped, we shook it off and said ok we are on vacation but tomorrow maybe we better look for a MCDONALDS j/k the bad part the food wasn't even really that good...
Heidi is known to love dogs and there was a SUPER DOG show in town so we all voted and decided it would be fun to go watch. We got there early and walked around and did some more shopping then found our seats. This gentlemen came up to us in his fancy suit and ask me to be a judge for his dancing dogs. Crazy me jumped at the chance thinking I would be sitting at a table or something not in the middle of the show and having to talk on the microphone in front of thousands of people duh!!! Well any way we all got some good laughs and I just went with the flow I mean reallly Joe, Heidi and Scott were the only ones that new me and they already know how crazy I am and still love me. Now if my kids would have been there they would have been way embarrassed and dis owned me for sure. Every year we seem to run into people we know from home and this year was no exception. The National Western Stock Show is something to be proud of. There are just good ol Country Folk there enjoying the same thing everyone there is enjoying we never seen crazy hair, earings everywhere you can imagine, tatoos nothing like here at our State fair it was nice we applaud them...
We had a great time and are already planning for next year... still thinkin on whether or not to bring the kids and animals, though it would be a fun experience for all of us.

Cool Kid

Wow! What a few weeks Mick has had and now he came home with this Award!!! COOL KIDS AWARD it says Mick is always very polite and waits in line patiently. He always has a smile on his face and greets everyone very Kindly. We're glad to have him in our class. Thanks for being a Cool Kid! Mick is pretty cool, he has a big heart and cares for others and their feelings maybe because he is being raised with sisters and girls sometimes wear there feelings on there sleeves any way he was excited to show this award off. Thanks bud for being such a COOL KID every where you go!

We have been pretty lucky to have All four of our kids get this award pretty COOL!!

GRATITUDE

Okay this might sound a little corny coming from me but, yesterday I was feeling full of GRATITUDE towards the teachers that have and are now teaching my children and I. I love when my kids can't wait to share with me about there classes at church. Shaunie was so touched yesterday she was tearing up just telling me about her lesson and how it meant so much to her to hear her leaders testimonies and experiences. Mick couldn't wait to tell me about the lesson he learned about Joseph Smith's vision, Shaylie can't wait to pass off her Articles of Faith to her leaders on Tuesday and Shelby felt bad that she had to miss because of a cold that is trying to creep up on her so she stayed home to get some extra rest. I am so grateful to all teachers and the time and effort they put into there lessons and sharing experiences with our youth so that they feel of thy spirit.... I am also Grateful to our Sunday School class and the teachers we have..I am finally liking to go to Sunday School (after many years) and enjoying what we are learning we have a couple of gentlemen in our class that like to put our teacher on the spot, stir things up with the lesson or just think to deep for themselves and the rest of us or maybe it is just me, for once if they would keep thier comments to a minimum maybe we could get through the lesson in which the teacher has taken much time and effort to prepare. Bro. Thurgood and Bro. Anderson do such a good job and know just how to bring the spirit with them each sunday I just want to give them a big hug each week. It certainly helps me throughout the week..

THANK YOU TO ALL TEACHERS

Mick's Day

Today Mick was Baptized a member of the church of "Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints". Mick was so excited for this day to come he had asked many questions about baptism and the Holy Ghost. He told us how special he felt and how he really thinks that he felt the spirit with him through out the day. Mick we are so proud of you and the choice you made to be baptized and confirmed a member of the true church of Jesus Christ. We know that the Holy Ghost will help you make good choices and comfort you when needed. We love you!!! January 31, 2009

We had our dinner after the baptism at Tanglewood studios we had lots of room it was great.. We had lots come and many who couldn't come to the dinner and missed them all...We served this wonderful roast beef, grandmas made salads and aunts and cousins brought desserts it was all yummy.

Thanks to our Great Family and Friends that shared this special day with us.

WE LOVE YOU ALL!!

Pinewood Derby 09

Thanks to all you cub scout leaders out there you are the best!!!! I applaud you and your talents in helping these young boys grow into young men. I think this is a great program for our young boys to be involved in I just hope that the excitement Mick has right now at age 8 will continue with him as he gets older.

Pinewood Derby

Well We had our First Big Pinewood Derby!!! Mick and his Dad worked very hard together on this car. Mick drew out the plan he wanted it to be like a Tractor pull tractor with smoke stacks an all. It turned out just like the drawing and Mick was so excited. They went to Jason's shop to cut it out and sand it then Mick painted it, dad drilled the holes for the stacks they came up with a clever idea to have the stacks hold the weight that the car needed. Before that they balanced it, polished the wheels. They worked together on all of it except cutting it out they used something that mick was not comfortable using so dad did that part for him.

The cars had to be weighed in on the night before the race and we were going to be out of town the whole week so we took it to Karen's on Sunday night to be weighed in. Though it could not travel in your hands Mick made a special box with an old t-shirt stuffed inside it to protect his car from any damage that just might happen to it. hahahahaha we loved this part us girls couldn't believe how serious Mick and Scott were about this car.

Weights needed to be added and wouldn't fit in the smoke stacks so they had to melt them down and pour them into the stacks. Mick was nervous that dad was going to spill the hot stuff on the car. The final weigh was 5.0 perfect.... Mick made sure no one was going to bump or touch his car while it spent the week at Aunt Karen's he tucked it back into the saftey box and sat it in the safe and untouchable corner.

Saturday night came and Mick couldn't sit still he was so excited and nervous. There was many cub scouts there for there first derby also and they to were so excited. Mick's car was very fast it would hit the finish line and bounce back up the track. There were many different cars that were all polished and shining and very unique. It is amazing to see everyones many talents and excitement the boys have about the race.

Mick was the lucky one for the evening and took FIRST place!