Life is full right now~

So, we've had Christmas, New Years, sold our house, then Braden's birthday, now packing, and more packing, so that we can move out tomorrow.

It's been an adventure, to say the least!

I'll post pictures as soon as we get moved.

It's been nuts, and poor Braden had a stomach virus for his birthday, so we are going to re-celebrate it after the move.

Gib has completed Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons.

Yeah~~~~~~~~

He is beyond excited.

I'm so proud of him!

We are using Explode the Code 1.5 and the McGuffeys primer set next.

He took the first spelling test, to see if he was ready to do it, and he made 100%.

Dad Turns 60 part 2

We made pizza.  Homemade pizzas.  They were uber-good!  We didn't get pictures of all of the family helping, but everyone pitched in and contributed to the yummy end product.  Then the boys opened another present, which ended up being another weapon.  Looks like I'll be on safety patrol for the next 10 years..........So sorry that you ended up sick, Stu!

Dad Turns 60 part 1

My dad turned 60 this month.  My sisters planned for us all getting together at our house to surprise him  and spend the weekend together.  It was great!  The boys got bb guns for Christmas.  (As you can see, my dad and Stuart, my brother in law, are wondering if that was such a good idea.)  The boys are so excited and Ethan has memorized the safety manual already.  He is chomping at the bit to go and try it out.  My sister Summer is with the boys in the picture above.

The Real Santa and leprechaun laughs

We saw the real santa at Bass Pro Shop.  He even brought a few stuffed reindeer with him! ;-)

All three boys look the part in these hats, Ethan IS the part.  He's funny......

Silver Dollar City at Christmas

We love coming here at Christmas.  It was very special because my parent met us there for the day.  We saw the Nativity show and the Christmas Carol.  We rode the train in the dark and enjoyed the lights.  Craig and Ethan rode the coasters.  Gib and I rode the kiddie coaster.  We drank cocoa and loved eating the succotash.  As we were leaving, the temperature dropped 20 degrees in 20 minutes.  The wind was howling, as you can see in the pictures! It dropped below freezing  and stayed cold for the rest of our trip.

Big Cedar Lodge part 5

We swam and played on the playground several times.  The gingerbread house behind the kids was amazing!  So detailed and huge.  200 pounds of powdered sugar were used to make it.  The rooms here are very homey and nice.  As you can tell, we enjoyed ourselves.