Jack Frost

We were coming home the other evening and the fog was so thick that you could hardly see in front of you. The next morning is was clear as could be and it looked like a winter wonderland with all these sparkling ice crystals everywhere. Just beautiful. Even the tumbleweeds were pretty.

Halloween 2010

Derick made the perfect Wolverine from the move X-men. His hair was even long enough to style. We all had to dress up for our YW-YM Halloween Carnival so we got creative.

I dressed up as a biker chick with tattoos and everything. I actually couldn’t find the regular arm tattoos so I ended up getting the leg ones and cutting a hole in the crotch to put my head through and then put my arms in the leg parts. Quite the ensemble. We had a fun time.

Rodeo Clown

Mad Hatter

OK, so I'm way behind on some pictures. Don't you just love Tyler's Halloween costume? He got that hat while we were in Disneyland, so it made for an easy costume. Just a trip to the DI and gathering all of Grandma's spools of thread and voila, the Mad Hatter. Hopefully soon I'll have the rest of our Halloween pictures done.

All Aboard…

Kaitlin has been in a little dance group here in Leamington, which has been wonderful!  She had her first performance last night and did a great job!  We all went on a ride with them on the Polar Express.

You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer…

Kaitlin came home from school today and said “There’s a deer in the front yard”.  Sure enough, there was a deer in the front yard.  It’s not very often when you get to actually pet a deer.  It just wandered around the yard following everyone.  It even followed my Dad into the garage.  I guess our neighbors across the way, their son, rescued it from being stuck in a fence.  It’s a very friendly deer and has decided to stay in the neighborhood. 

Winning isn't everything!

Tyler has been trying to decide whether or not to go down a weight in wrestling. If he goes down he would have a better chance of winning because he would be wrestling kids that he is stronger than. This morning before heading off to school he says to me. “ I’ve decided not to go down a weight in wrestling, because I’ll never get any better if I win all the time” My kids just amaze me all the time. I’m so grateful for their good decisions.

I DID IT!

When Tyler decided to try wrestling this year I was excited that he was going to be able to do an individual sport. But once it started and seeing his disappointment when he loses, I didn’t like it very well. I decided that Football was easier to watch as a Mom, because everyone works as a team and not as an individual. But once he got his first pin and seeing the excitement that he can actually do it and win, wasn’t so bad. So I will have to endure however many losses to see that smile of I DID IT! He is learning so much and I appreciate the time that the coaches spend to teach these young men.

Derick became a Priest

Derick, became a Priest, in the Aronic Priesthood today, and now will be able to bless the Sacrament. What a huge step for him. We are so very proud of Derick and his worthiness to hold the priesthood.

Leamington Sunsets

You sure can’t beat the sunsets out here in the country.

Evening In Excellence

The theme for our Young Women’s Evening of Excellence was “The game of life”. With the Scripture, Joshua 1:9 Be strong and of a good courage... We based our night on a football game. We served nachos and licorice. Had pep talks, and cheers. We even got the parents to do the WAVE. The girls brought items from home that were about each of them and some items thatthey have been working on through this year. What a fun night.

Beauty & the Beast

Derick has been working long and hard on Delta High’s performance of Beauty & the Beast. Plenty of nights were from after school until 9:30 10:00 pm. He had a blast though and made lots of new friends.

They all did such an awesome job. Way to go!

Delta Wrestling Meet #1

This was Tyler’s first wrestling meet ever. I think that I was more nervous than he was. He did a great job even though he didn’t win any matches. He has some great friends that are on his team and we are looking forward to many more tournaments.

16 All Ready!!!!

Derick is 16 now. I can't believe that I have someone that is old enough to date and drive. I'm not sure both of those milestones should occur on the same birthday. I couldn't ask for a better 16 year old than Derick. He is such a patient, kind, smart and fun boy. I am so proud of the choices he makes daily.

Sabbath Day

What a wonderful Sacrament Meeting we had today!! It was a Music/Testimony meeting. Who ever wanted could go up and tell their favorite hymn or primary song and why it meant something to them and then everyone sang the first verse or the verse that they picked. Man it was hard holding back the tears. It's amazing how much music can touch your heart and bring in the spirit. Kaitlin went up and said that one of her favorite primary song was "Little purple Pansies" because it was one of her GG Marchant's favorite songs and because after she died the grandkids planted purple pansies at her graveside. Some of my Favorites:

• Scripture Power
• We are as the armies of Heleman (my moms choice because they would sing that at all of their zone conferences on the mission)
• Silent Night
• Because I have been given much.

I'm so glad that I was able to attend this Sacrament Meeting not only to partake of the sacrament, but to feel the spirit brought through music.

Busy Week

In between getting Derick to and from play practice everyday, I have a lot going on. Lori and I have our first Scraps-N-Pieces home show tomorrow in Elk Ridge. We are so excited about it but also anxious to see how it goes. I hope very well! Then on Saturday we are doing a craft fair in Delta. So we are busy getting labels and pricing and everything else ready for both shows. This is a big step for both of us but we are hoping for the best.

Sea World

While we were in California, we of course had to go to Sea World. We saw the penguins, went to the Dolphin show and by far my favorite was the Shamu Show. It is just amazing that those huge animals can get their bodies out of the water. The kids, Grandma and Grandpa went early to save seats and much to not my surprise, they were right in the middle of the "Splash Zone". I was the only one brave enough to sit there with the kids. I did however take my shoes off and sit on them because I knew that I did not want wet shoes. We got lucky, or should I say, "I, got lucky", because the people in front of us came prepared with a plastic thing and held it up right at the right time.

Happy Birthday Kaitlin 2007

This was such a fun birthday party. My Mom and I made the aprons and embroidered each of the girls names on them. I made the chef hats and let each of the girls decorate them as they got to the party. The girls colored a shrink plastic frame that we put a picture of the group in for each of them. They had a blast decorating their own birthday cake. So much fun!

VICTORY!

Tyler had the most awesome game the other night! His team played GOLD which has been the undefeated team. The first time Tyler's team played them they were beat by two touchdowns. Well this game they beat the Gold team 32 to 14. What a fun game! Tyler did a great job protecting the quarterback. Tyler always makes sure he knows where we are in the bleachers. I love it when he gives us a thumbs up during the game.

Would you be willing to host a party?

Lori and I are going to start hosting digi-scrap classes and retreats. We have a little more to get pulled together for that part, but we are ready to do our home party presentations. So, we are looking for friends and family to host them for us. We can do them during the day on any week day or on Friday Nights or Saturday morning or afternoon. Let us know if you are interested in hosting one for us.

This is the run down. We have invitations for you to send to all of your friends and would have it in your home. Think Pampered Chef party, only digiscrapping. You would hand out the invitations, host the party at your home, make treats or whatever you want to do that way. We come in and show our slideshow and talk about digital scrapping and the advantages. We have two different areas. We give a run down on the advantages and get into a bit of how to do it yourself. We will have disks available of the kits we have designed and lots of fun home decorating projects done with layouts to show you as well as invitations, cards, books, etc. Or, we also have the option of our Scrap 4 Hire side which is for people that don't want to be bothered with learning how to do it and don't have the time and want us to do your scrapbooking for you. As a hostess, you can earn free kits if you are a do it yourselfer or can earn us doing pages for you based on your total sale volume for the party. It is low key and we are just starting, so, we'd love some people to practice on and I think you will love what you see. Let me or Lori know. We are doing a genealogy seminar at the end of the month that we are stoked about. GREAT CHRISTMAS PRESENT IDEAS INCLUDED

We'll also let you know when our retreat option is ready to go, probably after the first of the year. We have lots of fun activities planned for those.