WEEKLY UPDATE 10/28/2007

We had another great week:

• Missy is still HEAVILY pregnant and with just 2 weeks to go is doing great! She is definitely ready to have the baby now...if he would decide to come. We're excited to welcome this cute little guy into our home.
• Madison has completed her 1st week of being of track and has been having fun with friends. She has been getting better at reading stuff around town. She saw a sign for "Mc Grath's Fish House" and commented that "...that building says Fish House!"
• Lanie has been having another great week at school. Her teacher was so impressed that Lanie knew the words for colors on a work sheet without the colors being there. She also took notice of our GEICO car insurance paperwork and noted "That's your car insurance, huh mom!" We've never discussed our car insurance with her...and do you blame us? She's only four.
• Josh has been up to his usual craziness. Acting like a lion or a bear or a shark or like any vicious animal for that matter. This behavior is very cute until you get to sacrament meeting. The people at church must think we're raising a wild man. He has also been having a hard time going to bed when it's time. We usaully hear him playing in his room until he eventually crashes right against his bedroom door. On one such night missy found him asleep with his hand underneath the closed door.

Family Night

We went out to find pumpkins for Halloween and this great photo opportunity came along.

Weekly Update 10/21/2007

The fence is finished!!

• The fence is finally finished! Now we can leave the kids outside all day and not worry about their safety. You would think that by fencing in the yard it would feel smaller...well...it actually feels a little bigger. The kids have loved to go outside.
• Madison went off track on Wednesday. She had her Halloween Party at school on that same day. They made funny hats and ate lots of treats. Grampa Came over for dinner today and was able to pull out one of Madison's front teeth.
• Lanie had another great week at school. Her teacher says that she is getting better and better with each day. She learned all about the letter "F" this week.
• Josh actually slowed down enough this week to enjoy some matching games with Mom. He knows his colors really well. He also said something pretty funny. The neighbor boy, Kyler, was over and he and Josh were watching TV. A commercial advertising a girl toy came on and Kyler said "Ooooh, I want that!" and Josh turned to him and said, "No...that's for girls!" He is our little man.

Grampa pulls a tooth.

Lanie meets a strange halloween creature.

WEEKLY UPDATE 10/14/07

This was a good week. Here's a run-down on what happened:

• Chase & Robyn came in to town with baby Annilee. We all got to hold her for the first time. She is so sweet and we are very excited to have our little guy in about a month.
• Madsion had her first parent teacher conference on Wednesday. She got TOP marks in all her subjects. She is a great reader and she loves to write. Her teacher, Mrs. Jensen, says she is one of her best students and that she is lots of fun to have in class.
• Lanie had another good week at school. She learned all about the letter"E". She really has enjoyed playing with the new Flip Video camcorder. She has taken some excellent movies herself.
• Josh has been causeing lots of problems!! Madsion built her own castle with legos and Josh came by and said "I'M A DRAGON!" and crashed down Madison's creation. Snips & snails and puppy dog tails, that's what little boys are made of!
• The "Fall Fairy" came to Nanny & Papa's house. We went down on Friday night and set up the tent in the basement. In the morning we got up and there were wild turkeys all over Papa's driveway. Papa made blueberry pancakes and some delicious bacon. We had planned to go on a 4 wheeler ride but it was too rainy. So the Fall Fairy came and left treats all over Nanny & Papa's house. Michelle and Lance brought their kids too and it was fun for the kids to play with them.

ANOTHER GREAT WEEK!

Lemon Juice is NOT Lemonade!

Today Josh learned that the Lemon Juice in the fridge is NOT lemonade.

Sometimes we have to learn things the hard way.

Weekly Update 10/7/07

This picture was taken from the grounds of the Oquirrh Mountain Temple

We had a great week this week.

• I had a missionary reunion on Friday. The attendance wasn't that great but I did get to see two of my companions. Wiscombe & Callister.
• Missy is almost 8 months pregnant. She is in that uncomfortable stage of the pregnancy and this little boy likes to move A LOT! He not only moves but likes to push out with his hands and feet HARD. He also likes to push on the bladder which is the reason behind all the frequent bathroom breaks.
• Madison is an awesome student. She got 140% on her spelling test this week. She got all of her required words correct and her extra credit ones too. These included difficult words like October, oxygen and cotton. She also earned the Super Achievement Award which includes a coupon for a free meal at Del Taco...Pretty exciting!
• Lanie is able to recite the entire Pledge of Allegiance, word for word, without any help. She also learned about the letter D and has been going around and telling us words that start with D. Like Destinations and Denali! Lanie also really enjoyed conference. She especially loved the singing by the choir.
• Josh loves to play down in the basement in the new playroom we set up down there. He also has taken an interest in Missy's pregnant belly. He lifted up Missy's shirt and put his ear against her bellybutton. He then proceeded to lift up his shirt so that he could rub bare bellies with his mom.

Draper Temple

We took the kids see the construction of the Draper Temple last night. As you can see we had a blast!

Family Night October 1st

HAPPY FAMILY!

This is the start of what I hope is our family journal.