Tonight we celebrated Kent and Ludene's 40th Wedding Anniversary! We met the love birds and Martin & Rachel's family for a buffet-style meal. We enjoyed hearing Kent and Ludene reminisce on 40 years of marriage. We look forward to seeing what they will accomplish together in the years to come.
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Happy 40th Anniversary!
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Snow Days Are Coming To An End
The snow is already melting here! Our poor snowmen are getting shorter and shorter. The kids were sad to see the snow go and had mixed feelings about going back to school. (Actually, Lauren was all for it. Parker wasn't happy. And, Lowden was Switzerland...neutral.) But, life is getting back to normal already. It was fun while it lasted!
Lowden's Lifeskill Award
The school that my older kids attend teaches the importance of lifeskills and every so often the administrators put on a lifeskill assembly. Today, Lowden was awarded a lifeskill award for Integrity because he did such a good job reading a part for the Martin Luther King, Jr assembly. He was beaming when he received his award which always make a parent feel good too.
Which leads me to an opportunity to share something about cute about Lowden. Recently, he's been on a "what if" spree! Everyday he has a new one "what if" question. I can't even catch them all but here are some recent ones he's asked:
And on a different note, this question:"What if some wacky scientist decided to test a fire-breathing device on
me?"
"What if you walked through a doorway and you were suddenly
dressed?"
"What if everything you ever wanted suddenly came down and landed in your
backyard unharmed?"
"What if the backyard was filled with water balloons?"
"What if we got a bunch of skateboards and took off the wheels and then
used them as sleds?"
"What if our whole yard was full of snow and we put all these tricks on
it...you know loopty loops and spirals?"
"What if in DC (the nation's capital) a bunch of big boats came and took it
up into the center of the universe?""What if in 5 seconds you could go anywhere you wanted to for free?"
"Do you think it's hard to rule the universe?"Let me know if you have answers to any of these questions, because I'm lacking brilliant answers to match his brilliant questions. :-)
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Another Quick Kid Quote
January 2008
Lowden & Parker: "When I told the boys I was taking them to the bookstore, Parker said I was "the best mom in the world". Then, Lowden chimed in saying I was "the best mom in the universe". And Parker said "yeah you are even better than the alien moms!"
Snow Day Number 2 - Photojournalism Style
On Monday, all schools were cancelled due to the most snow we've had here in 10 years. So, we headed out to Grandpa and Grandma Hansen's house to try out the hills around their home being that the snow was even deeper out there.
This is our favorite old barn by their home. It looks so beautiful all covered in snow. Too bad the van got stuck when I told Greg to stop the car for a picture. Thankfully, Grandpa and Greg have serious van-digging-out skills!
So we walked the rest of the way up their driveway . Bennett was so excited to drag the sled up the hill!
"I made it! Now what?"
"I made it! Now what?"
"OOOOOOOH No!" Don't you love the look on Bennett's face?!!
Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!
Luckily, they stopped before they hit the fence!
"We're ready to go again!"
"We just need to make it back up the hill first!" Bennett decided to hitch a ride...to his delight and Lauren's fright!
"Phew! That wasn't easy! I'm going to rest here by my favorite dad."
Lowden's turn!
Parker's turn!
Check out how deep his boot is sinking in. That's pretty deep around here!
The kids couldn't wait to go again!
We took a break and had some soup, cornbread, and hot chocolate that grandma made!!! Yum!
Then, they went back for some more! "Let's try out the back hill!"
Bennett wanted to go first!
Do you think he liked it?!
Time to catch a nice warm daddy hug!
Dad and Parker tried it out in tandem!
Lauren's turn!
Such a fun day! The kids kept saying "this is the best time of my life!" Amazing what a difference a little snow and a few sleds can make!
Sunday, January 27, 2008
A Great Loss
We just heard the news that our beloved prophet, President Gordon B. Hinckley, passed away today. We will all miss him dearly! But, are happy to know that he is with his wonderful wife, Marjorie, now.
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