Mowing in the SNOW!

Kirk blew out all of the gutters and started mowing the lawn when it started to snow. I just had to snap this picture, even though you can't really see the snow, because it looked quite funny. Hopefully we won't have to take the mower out again until spring.

Deck the Halls....

Decorating the tree is always exciting. The kids sort all of their ornaments that they have made or collected throughout the years. We always get a new ornament every year so hopefully by the time the kids get married and have their own Christmas tree, they will have a good collection. I always enjoy opening all of the boxes and remembering the memories of each decoration. I have several decorations that my Grandma Evers has made for us and they are such beautiful treasures that I will always love.We also put our lights up on the outside. Tyler climbed up on the roof with his cousins to get the lights up. Tyler broke the cardinal rule of putting up lights and didn't plug them in first to see if they worked or not. So after a couple hours of putting them up and turning them on......only one strand worked. Oh well, they might just end up staying like that this year.

Thanksgiving 2009

We had a great Thanksgiving Day this year. It was just Kirk's parents, Chad, Dana & Keller, Doug and us. So it was pretty calm. We had a wonderful dinner with all the trimmings. I made pumpkin, pecan and a cream pie. Which was the first time ever making pumpkin and pecan on my own without help from my Mom. They turned out quite good if I say so myself. And then I made a scrumptious Sweet Potato Casserole which is my Grandma Evers recipe. After dinner we just came home, relaxed and watched a movie. Then we went back to Kirk's parents for leftovers and pies.

Kirk's On Pins and Needles

Kirk has been going to an acupuncturist here in Cedar for the past month to see if he can get any relief from his headaches. She has been great! He has seen quite a difference in how he has been feeling. She also has put some needles in me the times that I can go with Kirk and it's not bad at all! I was surprised had how little you feel anything. We are praying that this will help Kirk have some relief. By the time she gets the needles in him, he is usually snoring away.

Giant Cupcake

Yummy Breadsticks

For achievement days the girls made breadsticks. There were two different flavors, Parmesan cheese and Cinnamon & Sugar. They were Delicious! This is one of my favorite recipes because they are super quick and easy.

• 3 c. flour
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 2 T. sugar
• 1 T yeast
• 1 1/2 c. warm water
  

Mix the above ingredients and let rise for 10 minutes. Roll out to 1/2 inch thick and cut into strips with a pizza cutter. Melt 1 stick of butter and dip the strips of dough, place on a cookie sheet and sprinkle with parmesan cheese or Cinnamon & Sugar. Let rise for 10 minutes and then bake @ 350 for 20 minutes.

Bella

Bella has been such a fun dog to have in our home. She has been taught to sit, lay, shake, speak and dance. We are still working on her staying in the yard and not running off but we’ll get there. She hasn’t gotten Dad’s liking, maybe someday. The rest of us love her though.

Derick's Patriarchal Blessing

Derick made the choice to receive his Patriarchal Blessing a little while ago and today was the day the he was able to receive it. Our wonderful friend, Patriarch Craig Jones, was able to be the one to give Derick his blessing. When Kirk and I were first married we lived behind Craig and Bonnie Jones in a little house for about four years. Derick was almost two when we moved from there. They are very dear to us so it was extra special to have Craig give Derick his blessing.

April 2007 catch-up/Braces off Oct 2009

Ward Halloween Party

Our annual Ward Halloween Party is always a hit. We fill our tummies with Chili and fresh made scones & honey butter. The Young Men and Young Women put on a mini carnival for the kiddos and then we go out to the parking lot for "Trunk Or Treat". Always lots of fun and plenty of treats.

Halloween part III

First Snow

Our first snow came October 27, 2009. I always enjoy the first snowfall of the season. It's always so peaceful outside when it's snowing. I love that we live somewhere where we can enjoy all four seasons. I do however hate the fact that I can't wear my Crocs anymore. They don't do very well if I have to walk through any water. I also don't care for the days during winter where it's just plain cold and there is no snow. I would rather have 3 ft of snow then no snow at all and COLD.

Halloween Part II

We did pretty good this year for Halloween. Kaitlin was able to re-use my costume from last year. Doesn't she make the cutest scarecrow? I'm not sure she would be very successful at scaring all the crows away.

Halloween Part I

Tyler was very innovative with his costume this year. He came up with it all by his self and the only thing we had to purchase was a $1.99 bottle of red hair spray. He had such good luck he went to the SUU Trunk or Treat and was selected as the scariest costume so he got to go out onto the football field during the halftime show and show off his costume. Then he won a cake during the cake walk at our ward Halloween party.

Gus, Gus

We have mice in our house. Enough that they can get really creepy, I used to give them names so that they didn't seem so bad, but lately I've been getting really tired of them. So off to the store to get some mouse traps. I got the basic spring loaded traps and was told that peanut butter was the best bait to use, so I loaded 8 traps with peanut butter. After strategically placing all of the traps, I go to check to see if we've caught any and all I find is traps with no peanutbutter left. Stupid, or smart, mice. So off to the store to get something different. Tyler and I find these traps.
We caught 3 the first day. The only problem is that it doesn't kill them so we put them in a bread bag and then WHACK them on the sidewalk to kill them. I know that might seem horrible to some of you but I think that the mice are dirty, creepy things. Last night there was one in my bedside garbage can keeping me awake, I figure if they can get in the garbage can, they can crawl on my bed while I'm sleeping. It's so embarrassing when we have people over and I can hear them squeaking, I always hope that they either don't hear them or else think that we still have our Guinea Pig. So here I am, on a quest to kill all the mice around.

Crazy Hair Day

During red ribbon week, the kids have themes every day of the week. This day was "Crazy Hair" day, which is always one of the funnest. Kaitlin looks like a WHO from WHOVILLE.

Mummy & Daughter night

We had a great time at our Mummy & Daughter night. We saw who could wrap the best mummy in two minutes with a roll of TP. And then we un-wrapped the mummy wrap and found fun and creepy prizes. Of course there was plenty of yummy treats to eat, mummies in a blanket, mini mummy pizza's and mummy cookies.

LNO

I work with some great women at Robert's. Genevieve and Angie, are two that I work very closely with, and we decided a couple weeks ago that we needed to start having Ladies Night Out together. So our first time together we all brought snacks and just visited. This last time was Genevieve's birthday so we met at my house and had grilled chicken salad for dinner and then took her to DQ for a treat. Angie made this awesome corsage for Genevieve to wear which had a little tag that said "it's my birthday, wanna spank me?" and then a little tiara for her to wear. I was so funny, there was this old man there at DQ that kept volunteering to SPANK her. We had a great time full of laughs. It's so wonderful to have great friends that you can have fun with and talk about anything.

Pretty little angel eyes

This was one my favorite pictures of Kaitlin. I loved all the hair that she had, it was so fun to do her hair when she was a baby. She was probably three months old in this photo.

Papa

I have always loved this picture of my "Papa" Richardson. He died when I was about 7 I think, so he wasn't around for very long. But I loved him, he was such a tease, he always saved the last of his water in his glass so that he could flip it on someone. He was bow legged from riding horses his whole life, he was a true cowboy. He would tell us we were eating skunk for dinner. He loved my Grandma and took care of her wonderfully.