Another #3 Party

Ok, since Brody wasn't thrilled with the 'grown-up' birthday cakes we had in WA, we decided to have a little party with John's parents and Aunt Kati and Brad. Brody had wanted a dinosaur cake, but it turned into a last minute castle cake with dragons. This TOTALLY worked for Brody. He loved it. Phew!
We still had Gma and Gpa's birthday present to Brody stashed in the closet, so he was able to open while they were visiting.
Kamryn loved it as well....we were not sure that she was going to share.
Hot Wheels rule!!!

High School

1. Did you date someone from your high school? No....didn't really date until after high school.
2. What kind of car did you drive? 1991 Pontiac Lemans....yes, it was awesome.
3. Did you pass your drivers test the first time? Written yes, driving....um, barely missed it.
4. Were you a party animal? Not really a partier...social...but not partier.
5. Where you considered a flirt? I don't think so...maybe.
6. Were you in band...orchestra...or choir? Band-yes...didn't have an orchestra...and only a throw together choir once-in-a-while (small town).
7. Were you considered a nerd? Probably not.
8. Were you on any Varsity teams? Golf, yes...woohoo....and actually volleyball, but I wasn't getting the playing time I wanted, so I asked to be put down on JV...then I played a lot!
9. Did you ever get suspended or expelled? Nope.
10. Can you still sing the fight song? Yes.
11. Who were you favorite teachers? Mrs. Braun, Mr. Porubek, Mr. Watson, Mr. Ray
12. Where did you sit for lunch? The lunchroom.
13. What's your high school's full name and where is it? St. John-Endicott HS, St. John, WA
14. What is your high school's mascot and colors? Eagle, Red and Gold.
15. Did you go to homecoming? With Who? Freshman yr-Phil, Senior yr-Bubba.
16. If you could go back and do it all over, would you? I liked high school, but am happy where I am now.
17. What do you remember most about graduation? 'Everybody was Kung Fu Fighting!'
18. Where did you go on your senior skip day? Did we have one???
19. Were you in any clubs? Um, yes....like everything. Seriously.
20. Have you gained weight since them? Oh sheesh!
21. Who was your prom date? Jr yr-Karl....Sr yr-Todd.
22. Are planning to attend your 10 (or 20) year reunion? Went to my 10...it was fun. Probably make my 20th.
23. Did you have a job in High school? I worked at our family store, the school in Endicott, Wheat Growers, and babysat.
24. What was your favorite part of High school? Social life. Free golf wasn't bad either.
25. What was your least favorite part of High school? Not sure. I was pretty happy with my HS experience.

I had fun answering these questions, it really got me thinking about specific moments that I will cherish, always, from high school...and some lessons learned there. If you want... tag me back (this is for everyone)...I would love to hear some stories from your high school years!

Stuck in the Snow

Brody had a brilliant idea.
Ahhhhh!
Crash.
You were watching me the whole time?
Stupid tricycle.
Come on Teagan, let's go do something else.
That's better. Snow shovel rides.

New Years in Spokane

We spent New Years with Papa Nick and Lola in Spokane. The boys had a blast and we all braved the weather and had a great time!
Papa Nick got the boys lightsabers...which were a huge hit! And they made knight helmets out of milk jugs. Too fun!

This is the best pic I got of Papa Nick (leather jacket) and Lola (red sweater). Sorry! I kinda slacked with the whole picture taking during our WA trip....don't know why! Regretting it now!

Happy #3 Birthday Brody!

Our sweet little Brody Bug turned 3 the end of December, and since we were in WA, we had a combined birthday party with my nephew, Cooper. And cheesecake for the birthday cake! Yum! Although, Brody wanted a dinosaur cake....but his other G'parents are coming up this weekend, so we might have a little belated party for him with a dinosaur cake.
Woohoo! Star Wars movies!
Happy to finally be 3!

It's a BOY!

In case some of you haven't heard....we are expecting baby #4 in May. We tried to keep it at least confined to our Utah family and friends for the first 20 weeks, so we could surprise our Washington family in person over Christmas. We are excited and planning on being complete after this little boy is born!

Gingerbread House

This is Teagan's gingerbread house that he made all by himself in Kindergarten one day last week. He was very proud of it...and plans to eat it on Christmas. (yuck)

The Makings of a Snowman

This is the view from our living room window. Happy children at play.
Kamryn and I enjoyed watching the boys out the window, but enjoying the warm house together.
Teagan nibbling on a piece of Frosty.
It didn't take long to convince Daddy to join the fun.
Team work.
The finished project. 'Frosty.'

Beginnings of Winter

This was our first good snow. And the boys really went to town.
There was no prompting from mom in their ideas of snow play. They knew exactly what to do.
Kamryn sitting on our ornament box really interested in our Christmas tree. She sat there for a good hour....looking at the lights, trying to touch the ornaments and beads, and enjoying it to pieces.

Thanksgiving

We were able to travel south for Thanksgiving to see Gma and Papa at the ranch. This is one place that the children truly love! They were able to climb on the big stack of hay....
feed cows....
Teagan searching for more cows, including a new mama with her baby (which we didn't find)......
Kamryn excited about everything going on.....
feed the horses....
and riding Sultan. Teagan knew that he didn't need someone holding him on...he just had a nice grip on Sultan's mane and was off.
Brody has an interesting look in this pic...but seriously loved every second of his ride as well.
And Kamryn could not get enough of the horse ride. She even rocked her body back and forth to get the horse to move. Too cute.

And this was all the first day of our trip. We were also able to see great gma, aunt leathra, and other uncles, aunts, and cousins. It was a very successful trip!

Fall Fun

So we kind of put off raking the leaves until it was really snowing! And , of course, the boys thought they needed to help. I'm not sure how much help they really are when they jump in the piles that John creates, but still.
Lounging on the bags of leaves.

Halloween

Jack-O-Lantern posing - take 1.
Take 2.
Obi-Wan Kenobi aka Teagan.
Qui-Gon Jinn aka Brody....although, Brody was just getting over his spell with H1N1...so he didn't get to go out trick-or-treating. :o( We may hit a few friends' houses later this week. He didn't even cry....what a good sport.