Packers Family Night

We met some friends for family night in Green Bay! As we walked into the stadium you could feel the energy, and as the players ran out onto the field the stadium erupted. The kids highlight of the night was doing the wave and they were glad to have friend there to hangout with. Barry had to work the following morning at 8am, so we cut the night short and headed home before the fireworks for the three hour drive home.

The Snow Fortress

About a week and a half ago we had the biggest snow storm of the year. It was blizzard like conditions and it just kept coming down. Barry happened to be home from work early that day and when the kids got home from school they all had to play. They made that biggest snow fort ever. You may not be able to tell from the pictures but all the kids in the group picture could fit inside the fort, and it was taller than Kendra. Tanner was convinced that he was going to light a candle and sleep in the fort one night. Good thing the snow fort melted away two days following the storm :( (we didn't have to burst Tanner's bubble that we would never let him sleep out there).





It's hard to believe that this was only two days after the snow hit!

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!