MERRY CHRISTMAS - It's a white one for Us!!!

 

 

 

The "B" Family wants to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas!!! We don't need to dream of a white one this year. We woke up to about 6 or 7 inches of the stuff. Unfortunately it is really wet stuff which is not so great for my snow crew. But great from snowmen and snowball fights.

The Weather Outside Is Frightful!!!

 

 

 

 

We are all home bound today with snow and fifty mile an hour winds. If you look closely at the pictures you will notice the drifts in our neighbors yards. One in particular is two thirds of the way up the garage door. Del. didn't even make it to work to day because the roads are closed. Oh the joys of living in an area that is prone to an occasional blizzard. Can we say it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!!!!!!

It's Beggining to look a lot like Christmas!!!

 

We had a little bit of snow today!! The boys are thinking it is about time. They are anxiously preparing for the big night and thought the snow was a step in the right direction. But if it warms up at all this batch will melt long before Christmas.

New

From This.....

 

To This.....

 

To This! .....

 

After several weeks of working here and there Del and a Friend finally transformed our once ugly green tub into a nice new cream colored tub. It makes the main bathroom look so much nicer. I have to say I hated that ugly green tub - no tears shed on my part to have it gone:)

Halloween!!

 

 

 

 

My boys are now Halloweened out for the year. Thursday thru Saturday they more than made up for missing the church trunk or treat party. They did haunted house at the local mall, school costume parade and parties, halloween carnival at the high school and regular good old fashioned trick or treating. J.D. was a vampire this year for all occasions that called for a costume. But K.J. had two costumes he was a vampire for all the Thursday and Friday activities and then a clone trooper for trick or treating (much to his older brother's relief - older brother gets a little tired of his shadow!) Despite the costume dilemas good times were had by both and we will have sugar highes for weeks to come!!!!! Hope you all had a Happy one as well.

Pumpkin, Pumpkin, Jack-O-Lantern!

 

 

 

 

Last night we let the boys carve their pumpkins. (We had to do something to appease the dissappointment of missing the ward trunk or treat night - due to illness the last two days). So out came the pumpkins and the dissection began. K.J. decided that he really didn't like getting his hands goopey so dad got that degutting job. J.D. however had no qualms about his pumpkin's insides and happily set about degutting. Both boys did however want to carve their own pumpkin faces so dad lost out on that job - not sure whether he was happy or sad about that - but he will survive I'm sure :) So I think we are about ready for Halloween at our house! (And a special thanks to Sister F. for finding couple of youth to trunk or treat for the boys and for dropping by with their goodies after - the boys were way excited that they at least got some goodies.)

Right outside my Front Door

 

 

Outside my front door right now are two large maple trees displaying their lovely fall colors. Although many of the trees in our neighborhood have been displaying their fall foilage for a number of weeks ours have only begun in the last few days. I love all the great fall colors and the boys can't wait for a pile of leaves to jump in. :)

s-n-o-w?!

 

So it's the twelfth of October and we woke up to snow. Not anything to shout about, just a light dusting on the roofs and our front porch. And just enough to make the boys say both Yeah!!:) and Aaaah!:(. Since obviously there isn't enough to do anything with and it will most likely melt before the day is done. I think we might be heading into an early winter?!?!

More Omaha Trip Pictures!

 

 

 

 

A few more pics. from our trip. Got to love that snow!!!:)

Omaha Trip

 

 

 

 

Today we took a trip to Omaha. The boys had a Primary activity and Del. and I got to go to the Temple - bless the primary president for planning this. The temple was so nice. The boys had a great time and got to do some fun things at the Mormon Trail Visiters Center while we were there. K.J.'s favorite thing was trying to pack everything into the mini-wagon to head west. And Jeremy enjoyed trying out the replica of an 1800's berth on a ship. And yes - in the outdoor shots that is S-N-O-W. We didn't get any in our little town. But it didn't take long for us to find some the farther west and south we went (towards the temple) the more snow they had. Omaha had about six inches. I think maybe we are trying to skip fall?! The boys are hoping we get some of our own soon. As much as I like snow I hope it waits until after Halloween.

Kiddism by K.J.!!

 

I had the following conversation with K.J. the other day.

K.J.: "Mom?!"

Me: "Yes."

K.J.: "Do you remember when Sister H. gave me a kiss on my forhead?"

Me: "Yes."

K.J.: "Well I'm not going to marry her!"

Me: "Oh?!"

K.J.: "Yeah, I'm just a little kid!"

Well Sister H. you have an admirer. But you'll have to wait a bit, he's decide he's to young for marriage at five - imagine that? :)

Hickory, Dickory , Dock!

 

Tuesday, was K.'s Nursery Rhyme program at Kindergarten. His nursery rhyme was Hickory, Dickory, Dock. The above picture is of him in his clock costume. Below is a clip of him doing his nursery rhyme.

I think he did a great job on memorizing his part and presenting it. Espescially since he ended up being sick. The poor kid made it almost to the end of the program before he literally lost his lunch. I felt so bad - he really had an audience for his performance. But the school staff handled it excellently and the other kids got to finish. And he completely rose to the occasion. Today we were talking about it (he's been home sick for the last three days :( ) he said to me " mommy, at least I got to do my nursery rhyme before I got sick. What a kid! :) (please ignore the poor camera work at the end of the clip - my work wasn't as professional as K's. )

End of the Summer Fun!

 

 

Labor Day weekend we took the boys over to the splash pad for some end of the summer fun. The day was much warmer than the first time we went. They loved getting wet. We also had a family picnic and dad took them on a hike. They had a great time and it was a good way to end the summer.

Birthday Boy!!

 

 

Today is Del's Birthday. We spent most of the day at a Stake Leadership training. But we did have a little time this evening to open presents and of course have some birthday cake. Happy Birthday Del!! :)