Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Flu and Fun




It's that time again! You know when your awakened in the middle of the night to the sound of a gagging child, grabbing them from the bed as fast as you can to make it to the toilet before anything comes out. Yes, it's that wonderful time of year.
Owen was the first. All night vomiting. Couch bound the next day. Then me, although I was lucky not to have the vomiting. Just a horrible 3-day migraine and upset tummy. Leland came next. Same thing, all night and day vomiting. Lucky us!!!

In between the days of sickness we were able to get out a bit. We went to the Iron Mission State Park where they had a Christmas festival. Lots of fun activities (letters to Santa, candle dipping, paper quilt squares, and the Big guy himself). It was focused on the way the pioneers would have celebrated Christmas. Miranda was amazed at how long it actually takes to make a candle. They all got to use a feather quil and ink for the letters to Santa. The boys were fascinated by the replica of the city back then. They also loved all the old weapons and the buggies. It was a fun experience and it made up for all the days of sickness.

On another note, I put a picture of Titan in the slideshow. He's such a brat, if the kids go outside and don't play with him, he will torment them until they do. On this particular day the kids went out to play with chalk and before they could even begin Titan had the chalk box full of chalk in his mouth. All the chalk fell out as he was being chased down by the kids, but he was not gonna give up the box!

Monday, December 8, 2008

Tagged by Trinity

This post is all about belief.  Here are the rules - some of your answers can't be religious.  You should include at least one belief about food and one belief or unbelief that reflects your philosophy about life.

6 things I believe
  • I believe children are the most innocent people on earth, even when they throw fits and disobey.
  • I believe service will bring you the greatest happiness.
  • I believe you spend what you make.
  • I believe that chocolate will do wonders for the soul.
  • I believe every trial shapes the person you are, or the person you become.
  • I believe that each day could be your last day, so spend it well.
6 things I don't believe
  • I don't believe you can change your spouse (believe me I've tried).
  • I don't believe I've ever read books as fast as I read Twilight.
  • I don't believe first place is the best place.
  • I don't believe you can hold your baby too much.
  • I don't believe I can really know a person unless I've walked in their shoes.
  • I don't believe  all rated R movies are bad.
6 things I'm not sure about
  • I'm not sure I'll ever get my kids out of my bed.
  • I'm not sure I'll ever get a cat again.
  • I'm not sure why some people's lives are cut short on this earth.
  • I'm not sure I'll ever be able to quit working at Home Depot.
  • I'm not sure I could ever feel older than 25 (or 18 for that matter).
  • I'm not sure about this tagging stuff!
Okay, there's my answers, like 'em or hate 'em.  This caused me to think way too hard on a Monday morning.  Plus I don't think my answers even compare to Trinity's.
The people I'm tagging are Josie, Stacy, Susy, Bart and Mindy, Gina, and Nicole

Sunday, December 7, 2008

Have to See Santa!




Sunday, November 30, 2008

Thanksgiving fun!





Saturday, November 22, 2008

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Miranda's Baptisim









Miranda was finally baptized in October.  She waited her whole 7th year to turn 8!
She picked out a gorgeous dress, although it made me a little uncomfortable because it looked like a wedding dress.  But it had her name written all over it (princess! princess! princess!)

Toby did a very good job too.  He dunked her so far down we didn't know if she would come back up! He really made sure everything went under the water.  There was no way he was doing it twice!

The best part was having family there.  There's nothing better than cousins to share such a neat experience with.  Alisha Stewart and Miranda were the only one's in our ward baptized that day.  Having the Stewart's there was very calming and seemed only natural.

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