Year: 2009
Emily’s Birthday
Emily turned 14 this month. It’s interesting how you approach birthday parties as you get older. Where Emily used to want presents like Barbie dolls, she now wants presents like gift cards and money and cellphones. Gift cards are in the realm of possibilities but cellphones are not. I know, I know – I’m a… Continue reading Emily’s Birthday
Holiday Lights
I finished up the semester in early December. What better way to enjoy the elation of starting winter break than to take your family on the annual trip downtown to view the Christmas lights on Temple Square? Of course, we have to ride the train – even though it’s much more cost-effective to drive our… Continue reading Holiday Lights
Anne’s art for our Christmas Letter
This year I asked Anne to draw me a picture I could put on our Family Christmas letter. She asked me, “what should I draw mom?” and I told her to come up with something that made you think of the Christmas season. This is what she came up with. In our Christmas letter there… Continue reading Anne’s art for our Christmas Letter
He’s At That Age
What age is he at? The age where teeth fall out on a seemingly weekly basis. In Sam’s case, he lost three teeth inside of two weeks. Over the years, the kids have become used to concept of me pulling their teeth out. I’ve talked to a few kids Buddy’s age and they all recoil… Continue reading He’s At That Age
Halloween 2009
It was Caroline’s turn to have a fancy costume this Halloween. Nancy sewed and sewed and ended up with the most amazing Dorothy costume ever. The ruby slippers were found on sale at Target. The only problem was we didn’t have a dog for the basket but I fished around in the closet and came… Continue reading Halloween 2009
Nancy’s Birthday
This year we were low-key for Nancy’s birthday. She really doesn’t like the fact that she is getting older so we don’t do too much in the way of celebration (except she gets to go out shopping and get herself a present). Nancy made herself a cake and we sang Happy Birthday. Notice how when… Continue reading Nancy’s Birthday
Anne’s painting
Anne painted this a while back and I thought she did a good job. She has been bugging me to post it on our website so she could get your opinion on her work. Lately Anne also has enjoyed sketching cats and has done some cute drawings maybe I can convince her to show them… Continue reading Anne’s painting
October Conference
I lived most of my life in Utah without ever attending General Conference. The past few years; however, I’ve been able to attend a session each conference and have come to enjoy going down to the Conference Center. This year a number of our family members were able to get tickets to the October conference’s… Continue reading October Conference
First day of School
I took these pictures a long time ago but am barely writing about them. This year my youngest started kindergarten. She has been excitedly looking forward to the day when she could get on the school bus with her older siblings and finally the day was here. Usually on the first day I like to… Continue reading First day of School