No...I'm not kidding...Charlie picked out this "get up". The coat, the tie{can't you just picture Todd wearing that on Sunday's?}, and the hat! When I asked him if I could take his picture, this is the pose he got into. I couldn't convince him to pose any other way. What a funny kid!
Thursday, March 12, 2009
so cool...
No...I'm not kidding...Charlie picked out this "get up". The coat, the tie{can't you just picture Todd wearing that on Sunday's?}, and the hat! When I asked him if I could take his picture, this is the pose he got into. I couldn't convince him to pose any other way. What a funny kid!
march fo{u}rth fun...
After eating our "footlong"{anything to do with marching} subs and talking about all the great goals that we had set, the kids took turns leading the marching band around the house. It's the one time a year we eat dinner to and then march to "Yankee Doodle" and "When The Saints Come Marching In"...boy, these are good times!!
Every good party has to have at least one game. We played Jenga! This is just before it fell!
Monday, March 9, 2009
minor accident...
If you look close to Brenna's cheek you can see a bruise. It actually looks a little worse in person. While riding her bike to school last week, she looked behind her to see Madison and she ran into a car. The car was not moving and there was no injury to the car and (as you can see) only a minor injury to Brenna. She has laughed and made jokes about this little accident since it happened. It's good to see that she can laugh at herself for something that could have been embarrassing.And yes, she was wearing her bike helmet. Emma Grace and Brenna have both been so awesome about wearing their helmets. And now that Brenna has had a little scare she is on the "you've got to wear your helmet" bandwagon.
By the way, notice the tooth that is missing. It finally came out after weeks of pushing and pulling on it.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
and the winners are...
And now ... the moment you've all been waiting for ... the judges (who also happen to be the participants in the event, but we're ignoring the obvious conflict of interest issues) have returned from deliberations and it's time to reveal this year's Golden Boot recipients.
It was a tough choice for everyone! Everyone did great and we are looking forward to another year of goal setting and Golden Boot recipients.
And now ... without further delay ... the winners of the 2008-2009 Golden Boot Awards are ...
Adult Winners:
1. Tara
2. Liz
Children Winners:
1.Spencer
2. Cody
the GOLDEN BOOTS
March Fo{u}rth 2009
Today is March Fo{u}rth!
Celebrate today by marching fo{u}rth in life. This is my favorite quote about setting goals. I used this last year on my post but decided to use it again.
"I am so thoroughly convinced that if we don’t set goals in our life and learn how to master the technique of living to reach our goals, we can reach a ripe old age and look back on our life only to see that we reached but a small part of our full potential. When you learn to master the principle of setting a goal, you will then be able to make a great difference in the results you attain in this life." -M. Russell Ballard“Go for It!,” New Era, Mar 2004, 4
Here is the list of all of the goals that were set by everyone in my family for this next year!
Happy goal setting!!
Todd: Write a book
Journal every night
Liz: Have a complete rotating 3 month supply of food, water & supplies
Be able to do a 1 hour yogo routine on my own
Memorize the Proclamation to the World on the FAMILY
Brenna: Save $100.00
Audition for at least 2 plays and perform in at least one
Read 5 books over the summer vacation
Learn 2 songs out the “Top Hits” piano book
Emma Grace: Save $30.00
Memorize 3 songs from the Primary Passages Piano Book
Eliza: Learn to count by 5’s and 10’s
Ride my bike without training wheels
Learn to tie shoes
Charlie: Be potty trained
Scott: Be more patient in traffic
Work on a year supply of food
72 hour kits for us and kids
Tracey: Blog at least once a month
Learn something new each quarter
Work on a year supply of food
72 hour kits for us and kids
Bradley: 26 mile over night hike
write in his Gratitude journal everyday
Go to Hawaii with Sarah
110% Home Teaching
Find a new hobby
Sarah: Start and complete "my story" journal jar
Go to the temple once a month
read 12 books
Send out birthday cards
read and study all of the D&C and church history
Alyssa: Learn to read
Learn 3 Articles of Faith
Send somthing via mail to somebody in the family once/ twice a month
Corbin: Ride his bike with no training wheels
Learn 3 Articles of Faith
Learn months of the year
Send something via mail to somebody in the fammily once/twice a month.
Ava: Learn some shapes and colors, and start talking.
Miralyn: Learn to knit
Accomplish preparedness 3 month supply
Attend the temple once a week
Brian: Lose 20 pounds and look like supermodelquin and then only gain half of it back.
Read the Book of Mormon and the Doctrine & Covenant
Brady: Run a 40 dash in 4.7 seconds (currently at 5.1 seconds)
Connor: Hit a home run in baseball
Callie: - Learn to sew with her new sewing machine
Ashlyn: Learn to ride her bike
Continue/Finish reading all of President Hinckley's talks
Attend the
Be 15 minutes early to Church each Sunday
Go on a cruise with
15 minutes early to church each week
Bare testimony in church 4 times in 2009
Read EQ and Sunday School lessons each week.
Run a half marathon
Run 450 miles
Read an entire book (my choice)
Buy a home
Save an undisclosed amount of money each month
Mom(Peggy): make two quilts
write in journal once a week
Read the D&C by July
Read from
Dad(Bob): write 300 wills
finish Bishop’s book
give 6 talks (conference, sacrament, funeral, baptism)
Julie: Read Gone With the Wind (not just watch it)
Take the boys to a food bank or homeless shelter to help
Organize my extra bedroom and get rid of things (junk) in my house
Start a blog (Maybe if I do this, it will be my journal writing goal!)
Take a Ballroom Dance class (Maybe I'll meet somebody there!!!)
Cody: Learn to play the drums (if mom can figure out where to get some-any suggestions)
Earn 10 merit badges
Read 10 books about World War II
Try out for a play at one of the many theaters around here
Bare his testimony 3 times in Sacrament Meeting
Susan: 100% visiting teaching
Sew two quilts
Start a blog
Drew: Learn more about the Savior (especially the atonement) by reading the Doctrine and Covenants and selections from the New Testament, attending the temple 18 times this year, and studying the Infinite Atonement by Tad R. Callister.
Keep running even after the Ragnar. Run 1000 total miles this year.
Nichole:
Ethan: 100% Home Teaching
Read the Book of Mormon every day
Alexa:
Spencer: Read to
Complete a long Hike
Save $100.00
Share his testimony in Sacrament & or Home Evening 6 times
Tanner: Learn to Read
Learn to ride a bike w/o training wheels
Pay 100% tithing on time
Write in her journal every Sunday
Monday, March 2, 2009
March Fo{u}rth is coming...
We have a fun tradition{this is our third year} in our family to celebrate March 4th. It's the only day of the year that is also a "command". So everyone in our family{all of my siblings, in-laws, nieces, nephews} set goals to work on to help us MARCH FO{U}RTH. It's a fun way to celebrate making goals and teach all of the children how to set goals.
We start off with marching music, playing a marching drum, eating footlong subs, tracing the kids feet on a big white tablecloth{getting it embrodiered, of course}, and then telling everyone what our new goals are going to be for the next year.
Again this year someone will win our GOLDEN BOOT AWARD for accomplishing their goals. Yep...it's a GOLDEN BOOT with a little bit of cash inside for fun. I have been emailing with everyone in our family to find out exactly what they did to accomplish their goals. Everyone will soon vote for one adult and one child that they felt BEST accomplished their goals. So Fun!! Everyone did great!!
{okay, so the boots look a little cheesy and yes they came from a garage sell for a buck and are spray painted gold...this isn't the GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS!}
Here are a few of the goals that were set AND accomplished!! Wa-Hoo!!
Journal everyday*run the Ragnar Relay*read the entire Book of Mormon*read all of President Hinckley's talks*learn how to ride a bike without training wheels*run 800 miles*learn to play the piano*attend the temple monthly*recieve cub scout and scouting merit badges and ranks*go camping with family*learn to read*learn to do big cartwheels*sew a quilt*
We'll find out on MARCH FORTH who our GOLDEN BOOT AWARD WINNERS are for this year!! And we'll see what amazing goals everyone has set for this coming year!! So look for a post on March 4th!!
more spilled milk and more...
This morning {I didn't take a picture} but I started off the morning by cleaning up a milk spill about the same size as the one in the picture. I had to get out the mop and all! Meanwhile I was making a smoothie and apparently I didn't get the bottom of the blender on tight enough. {I'm not kidding} it was only one minute later after cleaning up the milk spill that I took the blender off the base and the bottom of the blender came right off and smoothie went EVERYWHERE. So here we go again. While I'm cleaning up the smoothie, the girls come into the kitchen and inform me that Missy just threw up!Mercy...the day is going to get better!!
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