Northwest Moment

Thursday, April 1, 2010

The Kitchen Sink

I can't believe it has been 2 months since we posted anything on the blog!! It's not that we haven't been busy or anything! We decided it was time to move to a new rental and much of March was spent moving our household. Once everything was moved in, we left for Utah the next day for Spring Break.

One of the highlights of our trip this time was a visit to Angie's in Logan. It was here that we ate The Kitchen Sink, two of them actually. And for this feat we were rewarded with bumper stickers. Thanks to Grandpa for taking us for this treat!

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

The Reptile Man

Tonight at the Elementary School, The Reptile Man put on a show. I took Hunter, Lauren, and Kiersten. We learned some interesting facts about snakes, turtles, lizards, and alligators. The presenter brought tons of reptiles to showcase. After the show, he had a tortoise, burmese albino python, and a rock iguana out for the kids to touch and in the case of the burmese python, hold.

Hunter, Kiersten, and Lauren all took turns with the reptiles. Kiersten said her favorite part was when the tortoise peed on the floor.

Epic Saying Take Two!

As we were getting ready for Church on Sunday, Connor was very vocal about needing new clothes. He continued to complain as we loaded up and drove the the Church building. Kiersten quickly put an end to his complaining with a, "Too tight, huh?".

We all started cracking up including Connor. The only one who was not happy was Kiersten who thought we were laughing at her. One day she will understand if you say something funny, people will laugh with you.

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Where does time go?

Here it is, halfway through January and I still can't write the correct year on anything. I look back at the last post and realize it has been a month since I have updated the blog. It seems lately, time has been flying by. So much has happened in the past month, I will hit the highlights.

* Keith's mom came to visit for Christmas. We had a fun time with lots of sleep in days. Grandma took Lauren, Kiersten, and me to the Nutcracker ballet. Lauren really enjoyed it but Kiersten not so much. Afterwords, she thought it was good but it was hard for her to sit still and watch.

*Keith had surgery on his knee. The doctor removed some torn cartilage from his knee. Thankfully he recovered quickly with no complications.

*Connor took 1st place Prone in 2 shooting matches. One of his 1st Place finishes was for the whole state of Washington. Lately he has been building rockets and finding things to solder together.

*Bryce is also doing well in shooting. He has participated in 1 match so far and placed 5th, just a couple of points out of medalling. Bryce also got a metal detector for Christmas and hopes to find something valuable in his treasure hunting.

*Hunter added 2 more hamsters to our menagerie. They are pretty cute dwarf hamsters named Buddy and Cutie. He is really showing responsibility taking care of his pets.

*Lauren started another session of ballroom dance, this time working on the Cha Cha and the Waltz. Lauren also started reading the Twilight series. Will she like Edward or Jacob?

*Kiersten really enjoyed Christmas break, especially the sleep in days! She is back in Preschool and is doing really well learning her letters. She learns scriptures in her Preschool and can quote John 3:16 for you!

*As for me, I am staying busy. I just got back into couponing and had a very successful day of grocery shopping last weekend. Keith and the kids were way impressed!

There you are...all updated. For now.

Friday, December 18, 2009

Lauren's Ballroom Showcase

Make sure you wait about 25 seconds for dance to begin. This first one is the Viennese Waltz to the song "Once Upon A December".

Again, make sure you wait for the video to run 25 seconds or so before the dance comes on. This one is the Mambo to the song "Mambo!".

Lauren really loves ballroom dance and will be continuing class in January learning the Waltz and Cha Cha.