Rollerskating

The kids have a four day weekend, so we needed to come up with something fun to do. We decided to make the gym a roller rink. We played red light, green light and the limbo and skated to music. My friend Naomi painted faces too! It turned out to be a fun day!

Snow!

Finally a good snow day! Tanner has been complaining that this has been the worst winter ever (I think it has been great) because of the lack of snow. The kids were so happy to see snow and be able to play in it before it melted away. We made a mound of snow that Tanner and Josh made into a snow fort with a sign that said, "Josh and Tanners fort stay out!", and the girls both made snowmen. Everyone kept busy for a few hours before they wanted to come in for some hot chocolate!

Tanner's Season

Tanner has had a great season this year! It has been so much fun to watch him play...every year he just keeps getting better! He always plays hard and is a good team player! I can't believe that the season is almost over, just two more weeks of all this basketball fun!

We Like Each Other

Today we had to remind each other that we actually really do like each other. We each took turns telling every person in the family what we liked about them. This is what we liked:

Tanner- Is fun to play with, he leg wrestles well, his is nice to talk with and very helpful and is a good friend. He is always quick to say that he is sorry if he has done something wrong or has hurt someones feelings.

Kara- Reads to her sister, is a good helper with Jaxson and has a heart of gold and is always concerned about others. She is fun to be around and can be aggressive in her play (a quality only a brother could love), and she is determined, when she puts her mind to it, she can do anything.

Kendra- helps her sister clean up, is sweet and makes people feel good if they are feeling sad, she has a good sense of humor is fun and caring. He likes making people feel happy and always likes to play (anything) and she is very social.

Jaxson- plays with his sister, he is cute and is fun to play with. He brings joy to us and is sweet and precious. He loves us all the time, and makes us feel needed.

Jodie- gives good hugs and kisses, is always willing to help around the house and with homework, cooks for us, is Barry's best friend.

Barry- does tick, tock with Kendra, takes Kara on fishing trips, is always so much fun with Tanner, and cares about me and how I feel Jodie.


I noticed that the kids brought up all the fun things their dad is to them, and I guess they think I am a ton of fun to be around! Why is it that dad's always get to be the fun ones? I really try to be fun, but I guess the kids must remember the everyday stuff I do. I guess their list could be worse for me, I should be grateful!

Valentines Dance

Our ward had a family Valentines Dance. Part of the fun was getting ready for the dance. The kids had their own ideas of what they should wear to the dance and they knew that they needed to actually comb their hair for such an event. It was cute just watching them get ready and anticipate the evening. The kids had a blast at the dance! Their favorite part was the limbo, I think they played the limbo song 5 times because everyone was having so much fun with it.

My kids are at such fun ages right now and I wish I could just freeze time. They are still young and innocent and can have fun just goofing around, and don't feel self conscious about having fun even with friends!

Happy 35th Birthday Barry!

This is the only picture that I took on Barry's birthday. It is of him opening his new ping pong paddle! He requested to have strawberry pie this year instead of cake, and we were all glad that he did, it was delicious!


I asked Kendra some questions about her dad.

How old is your dad? I don't know, he is almost a grandpa.
What is your dad's favorite food? Pizza
What does your dad like to do most? Go Fishing.
What does your dad do at work? He checks if patients are doing good.
What does dad do when he is at home? Plays with me, and he likes to rest.

The Return of Pinky Binky

Durning the summer on one of our trips we had to make a quick trip to Walgreens to get Jaxson a pacifier so we could all get some sleep in our hotel room that night. Barry grabbed the only ones there and bought them. When he handed them to me I was surprised that he had chosen a pink one. It got nick named Jaxson's Pinky Binky and for a while it was the only pacifier that we could always find. Well, we finally lost it and it was lost for a good 2 months. Then the other day Kendra had taken all of the couch cushions off of the couch and I hear her scream, "I found it, I found Pinky Binky!" So now of course it is the only pacifier that we can find and the legend of Jaxson's Pinky Binky lives on!

Milwaukee Bucks Game

About a week ago we went to a Milwaukee Bucks basketball game with some friends! Barry scored us tickets for $2 a piece so we had to go, even on a school night. All the kids had a blast cheering till they lost their voices.