Sunday, November 30, 2008
MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!
To all my Family & dear Friends.....Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! I will not be blogging again until 2009....so until then please know how much I love and cherish each and everyone of you!
Just Keeping Busy!!!
I know you're wondering where I've been for the past couple of weeks, because I sure haven't been blogging....and it's just called "BUSY!"
During the past few weeks we've....
Make trips to Salt Lake City for State Football Games!
Visited the Museum of Church History for Brock with Scouts!
Riding on the new UTA Express Train!
Watching the boys play Flag Football! (which is over finally)
Having adventurous 4 Wheeling Trips with the Nelson Family (which sustained no injuries believe it or not....just a few flat tires!)
And have eaten Turkey for days & days & days....until I'm now officially excited for Christmas, just so we can have our traditional Lamb!
*Check out the Pic's below!
My little Athlete Brennan, running with the ball in his last game of the season!
We had so much fun at the museum! The boys were completely in love with the way the Tabernacle building was built. They could not believe that there was no nails or metal used while building it. Also, they thought the tools they had to use were very interesting, seeing how they aren't electric like mine! I loved the original door knobs all carved first into wood molds, then hot metal poured in the molds, to finally be flaked with brass to look like gold. What time and pride was spent in the creation of the beautiful buildings at Temple square.
These are the tools!
Here are the door knobs!
This is one of the very first pictures of the Tabernacle as it was being built.
You can see Brennan standing in front of the beams that were used for the unusual dome shaped roof.
Brock thought the wood pegs were so cool...He decided the pioneers were very smart! He loves how they hammered the would pegs into wet beams and then let them dry so it held the beams together just as strong as if they would have used steel!
If you look closely between the beams, you'll see what looks like yellow rope. Brennan & I thought this was so interesting! It is actually Cow Hyde that they have cut into long thin pieces & then wrapped around the beams to help hold them together. The hyde starts out wet and then is allowed to dry which makes it almost impossible to cut or break! We got to try to cut a sample piece & couldn't even dent it!
The UTA Express Train pulling into the station! Remind me to tell you about this some time!
Levi wanted to go 4 wheeling with us, but couldn't so we brought the 4 wheeler to him...(yes it's in his room!) Thanks Aunt Jessica for Baby Sitting!
My Brother Dustin & Sister In-law Jessica who stayed with us all weekend.
During the past few weeks we've....
Make trips to Salt Lake City for State Football Games!
Visited the Museum of Church History for Brock with Scouts!
Riding on the new UTA Express Train!
Watching the boys play Flag Football! (which is over finally)
Having adventurous 4 Wheeling Trips with the Nelson Family (which sustained no injuries believe it or not....just a few flat tires!)
And have eaten Turkey for days & days & days....until I'm now officially excited for Christmas, just so we can have our traditional Lamb!
*Check out the Pic's below!
My little Athlete Brennan, running with the ball in his last game of the season!
We had so much fun at the museum! The boys were completely in love with the way the Tabernacle building was built. They could not believe that there was no nails or metal used while building it. Also, they thought the tools they had to use were very interesting, seeing how they aren't electric like mine! I loved the original door knobs all carved first into wood molds, then hot metal poured in the molds, to finally be flaked with brass to look like gold. What time and pride was spent in the creation of the beautiful buildings at Temple square.
These are the tools!
Here are the door knobs!
This is one of the very first pictures of the Tabernacle as it was being built.
You can see Brennan standing in front of the beams that were used for the unusual dome shaped roof.
Brock thought the wood pegs were so cool...He decided the pioneers were very smart! He loves how they hammered the would pegs into wet beams and then let them dry so it held the beams together just as strong as if they would have used steel!
If you look closely between the beams, you'll see what looks like yellow rope. Brennan & I thought this was so interesting! It is actually Cow Hyde that they have cut into long thin pieces & then wrapped around the beams to help hold them together. The hyde starts out wet and then is allowed to dry which makes it almost impossible to cut or break! We got to try to cut a sample piece & couldn't even dent it!
The UTA Express Train pulling into the station! Remind me to tell you about this some time!
Levi wanted to go 4 wheeling with us, but couldn't so we brought the 4 wheeler to him...(yes it's in his room!) Thanks Aunt Jessica for Baby Sitting!
My Brother Dustin & Sister In-law Jessica who stayed with us all weekend.
Saturday, November 8, 2008
"Your a Hussy!"
Twice a year I make the boys go through clothes with me to see what will fit for next year & what we need to get rid of. This morning while Brock & Brennan where taking clothes on & off, Brock noticed in his pants that it said not just 10, but 10H. "Hey, what's this "H" for?" he asked, so I explained that it wasn't anything all that important, it was just for the word "Husky". "10 Husky? What does Husky mean?" he asked. I then explained that it was kind of a polite way of saying thick or well for better words, fat. "FAT!" he said "I'm not Fat! I'm not Husky!" Brennan & I couldn't help but start giggling at his reaction, & then Brennan pipes up & says (because he's the biggest tease there is) "Yah, your a Hussy!" I just about lost it! "Not Hussy, Brennan, it's HUSKY" "Oh" Brennan says..."What does Hussy mean?" "Never you mind....just keep trying on pants!"
Kids are so funny....we must of layed on the floor laughing for 20 minutes! Defiantly the best way to make work fun!
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
A Mummy, Vampire & Army Guy!
This was our first year without an over all family theme....but it was still so much fun! Each of the kids (well not really Levi) were given $5.00 to come up with a costume for this year! I was so impressed, they did such a good job.
Brennan used a few things around the house, bought his gun & had me paint his face! He was an extra tough & cute) Army Guy!
Brock was a mummy & it took us 45 minutes to get things all on & pinned. He lasted a whole 15 minutes at school & refused to walk in the school parade with things falling off! Later that night we was some dead crip-keeper kind of thing in a black, which I forgot to take a picture of!
Levi was difficult this year....We were going to make him Elvis, but I couldn't find the right kind of jumpsuit...We had the cute leather jacket from when Brock was little and decided on a Vampire....
This was a super fun year, going door to door like the good old days!
Brennan used a few things around the house, bought his gun & had me paint his face! He was an extra tough & cute) Army Guy!
Brock was a mummy & it took us 45 minutes to get things all on & pinned. He lasted a whole 15 minutes at school & refused to walk in the school parade with things falling off! Later that night we was some dead crip-keeper kind of thing in a black, which I forgot to take a picture of!
Levi was difficult this year....We were going to make him Elvis, but I couldn't find the right kind of jumpsuit...We had the cute leather jacket from when Brock was little and decided on a Vampire....
This was a super fun year, going door to door like the good old days!
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