Cookies and Stories

Logan's class had a fun activity - stories and cookies. The kids were split into groups of 2-3 kids. Each group wrote and illustrated a story. The parents were invited to the classroom where we were able to listen to the kids' stories while munching on cookies and milk. It was a different, fun activity.


Logan's story was titled "The Story about Guy Andrew and Justin." The pictures were so cute. The story seemed dream-like, but it also reflected some of Logan's personality, like playing football. It is as follows (typos included):

This is the story about Guy, Andrew, and Justin.
One day they were walking in there neighborhood and they came upon a house and saw elves and Elvis that were singing Christmas songs.
They were so freaked out they didn't know what to do. So they started singing along.
Do be do bot. Do be do bot. Do be do bot yay.
The song finished and Guy, Andrew, and Justin walked away. They went to Justin's and started to play football.
They got tired and went inside and got milk and cookies.
Right when they turned around they saw Christmas trees singing funny songs and dancing to the songs.
It was pretty funny so they sat there and laughed at them.
Soon they got bored and went outside to build snowmen where it was filled with snow.
They saw a polar bear building its den. They were so scared they ran away and went to Andrew's house.
They saw candy canes that were lying in the snow and talking to each other.
So then they went inside and got eggnog. They poured three cups and drank it Andrew said, "man this tastes like rotten milk." Guy said "I agree with you on that one."
So they went upstairs and saw Santa taking milk and cookies and putting them in his bag Andrew said, "don't take that it's rotten milk". "Sorry" Santa said and ran away without giving them any presents.
Guy, Andrew, and Justin followed Santa out the window and climbed into his sleigh and rode away with him.
Once they started flying away they looked up got up grabbed the presents and dove out of the sleigh.
They landed on a house and said, "Let's stay here for the night. So they stayed there for the night.
The next morning they noticed they were on Guy's house. So that day the played for the whole day and they went to bed at 10:00 that night.

Bonus November Pictures

Colton and Kaylen with Piggy Pie from school. They both LOVE the pig.

Tuesdays are long days for us. Kaylen usually falls asleep on the way home from Grandma's.

Colton loves bubbles

Colton - a typical look after any meal

Colton on Spencer's Tony Hawk wii board

A Friday Afternoon

These are just some photos of the kids playing one day. Logan and Kaylen love to color and paint together. Spencer has been inspired by a young man in our ward who does card tricks. Spencer was practicing and performing his tricks in these pictures.

Temple Groundbreaking

We are so excited! A temple is going to be built 1/2 mile away from us!!!

Today we (Eric, Lindsey, Spencer, Logan, and me) went to the groundbreaking for the new temple. Our seats weren't very good and we couldn't see much of anything, even the actual groundbreaking. It was still very exciting to see that the process is finally starting.

Smores & Popsicles

My boys are definitely pyros. Spencer loves to make a fire in our firepit. He asks at least once a week. Today we let him do it, eventhough Eric and I were too cold to go outside and enjoy the fire. The kids love smores and always request to make them when we have a fire. Today smores weren't enough for Logan, and he started a popsicle trend.

Pumpkin Patch

We weren't able to all get to the pumpkin patch at the same time this year, so there are two different times we went. The first pumpkin patch that Kaylen, Colton, and I went to was the one at the farm we went to for Kaylen's field trip. The kids had fun in the patch. Colton would have picked up and thrown pumpkins all day if I would have let him.

I didn't buy pumpkins at the grocery store; I was hoping for a good sale, and somehow missed it. So Saturday afternoon we went to a "pumpkin patch" near our house. They had pumpkins around $8 each. We had hoped to get a pumpkin for each kid, but didn't want to spend $40 on something that would get moldy and end up in the trash. We got one big pumpkin for the boys and 5 little pumpkins for each kid. It worked out great, because we never would have had time to carve 5 big pumpkins.

Trunk-Or-Treat

Our ward had a trunk-or-treat on the Friday before Halloween. I have to say that it was a difficult night for me. We had thought about costumes, but I did not want to spend a lot of money on costumes that were only going to get worn once, so we scrounged up costumes. I actually bought Logan's costume, an army man, at a second hand store. He wasn't too sure about the muscles, but ended up being ok with them. Kaylen has so many dress ups, so she just chose one of those to wear. Spencer was a skater; quite easy. We had tried so hard to actually find him a costume. He wanted something bloody and disgusting, and I wouldn't go for it. Lindsey had been working all week trying to come up with matching costumes with a friend. They ended up being hobos, ripping brand new shirts and dirtying them up. I had bought a pirate costume last year for Colton, and when we went to put it on, it didn't fit. We looked through our stash of costumes and found a clown costume that worked and looked cute on him.

Things were going good (once we finally got there) until it came time for food. I had been making soup all afternoon and took it over to the party. I was trying to push a stroller, dish up Colton's food, and my food. I had dished up my soup (which had been boiling for an hour, so it was HOT) and was trying to move forward. I tipped the bowl and soup spilled all over me. I spent the night by the car with an ice cold napkin wrapped around my wrist, being in pain. There really wasn't an easy way to get out of the backyard (where it was held) with the car, and I didn't want to walk home in the dark, so i stuck it out, wishing every minute I was home. (Another post will follow with gross pictures and a few more details.) The kids had fun going around multiple times to get candy. We had such a big turn out, that I was worried the kids might get lost. I had given Eric the responsibility of Colton because I couldn't hold him or push the stroller. Well, Eric kind of slacked and Colton ended up wandering off. It was quite scary, because we were near some semi-main streets. It was an embarrassing relief when, over the microphone, it was announced that a little clown had been found.

Bonus September Pictures

Logan after skate lessons



Samantha (Lindsey's friend) and Lindsey doing a presentation on modesty for Personal Progress

Kaylen performing

Not an uncommon sight: Colton messy at dinner

Colton learned he could climb onto the fireplace hearth

A Strange Combination

Am I a bad mom for letting Logan go to school dressed in both stripes and plaids?

Logan's Delayed Party

Last year we promised Logan a birthday party, and we kept on postponing it. So when it came time for his birthday this year, I was determined to make sure he had a party. We did have to postpone it a couple weeks from his birthday because of our schedules. Logan invited his friends over for a pool party. While we waited for his friends to all come, we played charades. The boys were hilarious to watch! The boys went swimming afterwards. We had cupcakes and popsicles. Logan enjoyed opening his presents. I think his favorite present was silly string because he sprayed it everywhere and used up the whole can within an hour. It was a simple party, but Logan and the kids had a blast, so that's all the matters!

Pack Meeting: A Last and a First

My two boys. Pack meeting today was Spencer's last pack meeting as a cub scout. It also was Logan's first pack meeting as an official Cub Scout. Both boys had earned awards, ranging from Logan's Bobcat and good manners belt loop, to Spencer's Webelos, various pins, and his Arrow of Light.

There was some type of fishing theme going on, so the cubmasters kept their snorkeling gear on most of the time. The boys went fishing for some of their easier awards that they earned. When it came time for Logan to actually get his Bobcat, he was supposed to drink the bobcat blood. He would not have anything to do with that, not even after they told him it was tomato juice. He did end up getting the award, only because both Eric and I drank the "blood."

Spencer barely squeeked by with earning his awards. We worked on the awards while we were on vacation in Ohio, up until Spencer's birthday. But all of his hard work paid off, because he earned his Webelos and his Arrow of Light. Spencer's face got painted when they presented the Webelos badge. Spencer also crossed over into Scouts, so all the people who had helped him got down on their hands and knees and made a bridge which I helped lead him across.

Spencer had to crow like a chicken