11 January 2011

Thanksgiving

The Participants:

 Topper's Great Grandma and Grandpa


 Dad's parents, Gram and Gramps


One of  Topper's brothers, Uncle Soldier/College Man


Another of Topper's brothers: Uncle Computer Genius 


The Food!:

Big Red, testing out our (now abandoned) roll recipe, Again.  Some recipes just aren't good.  It took about seven years to figure this out.  I always thought it was just operator error!  What a slow learner.



Yippy-Skippy's fall trifle was DELICIOUS!  Pumpkin and gingersnaps.  A definite repeat for next year.



The Entertainment:

 This was one of the best parts!  The girls made up their own program of about eight songs and played different duets and solo's.  They even had an original piece they all participated in.  Great job girls!






Here there is a Football game on - No, maybe it was the parade-, a board game, and a game of Apples to Apples with players rotating in and out while we fixed the food.   It was nice just being together.


 -This one speaks for itself.-


Great Grandpa put his glasses on the mutt.  Love it!


In looking back at this years pictures to post on the blog, I realize that I haven't taken very good pictures.  In fact they are down right awful.  I am beginning to realize (I know, slow learner) that the point and shoot cheapy that I insisted in keeping cause it could fit into the diaper bag is no longer satisfactory.  In fact I hate it.  This is why I'm not breaking out the camera for every little thing.  Or even big things, like a picture of all the cousins together, or a picture of Auntie and her kids, or say, the whole gang together,.. you get the idea.  The Christmas pictures (next post?) are even worse!  So... Maybe it's time to let the Hubby, who has been begging for years, go ahead and buy me a good camera.  It's time.

10 January 2011

Catching Up


Big Red Turned 11!
  She loves to read, play the Clarinet, get up early for some "peace and quiet time," 
and play with her Sisters.


After the requisite Hunters Education course (taken with our Ward Young Men), the Big Girls got to go hunting with Dad.  They all had a great time.  Dad harvested two does (Yum) and the girls got to experience the biology of it all first hand.  With polar opposite reactions.  


Paternal caution about taking his Princesses out on opening day, Dad made SURE they had enough orange on.  What do you think, is it enough?   Mom was satisfied.


Luna Lovegood, Pocahontas, Anne Shirley, and Sacajawea 


Home made rally t-shirt for Sister's Cross Country.  Very fun!

08 December 2010

Our New Online Fun

Our most recent little family pass time is looking up flash mobs online. They just lift your spirit and look so FUN!

Here's the one that started it all for us, and a few more we found and had to share.




Hammer Time Mob Dance

(Watch for the Grandpa in this one)


Random MC Hammer "Can't Touch This" Street Dance

(This is the same group as above, but watch for the swim goggle guy.)

15 October 2010

On A Fair Day In May

May is the month of the emerald birthstone, May Day, Cinco de Mayo, lily of the valley, and the birthday of our own little Taurus the Bull, Yippie-Skippie!

This year she turned 9. NINE!


Some of you may remember how Yippie-Skippie came into this world. Early, but healthy and ready to help her family with her love, warmth and humor. She was a great baby, and an eager playmate to her sisters. She talked late, and that gave her family the opportunity to learn some sign language, and she blossomed with the increase communication abilities.


All that time in her own head before she could communicate well allowed her to develop one of her greatest gifts: her great imagination and observation skills. Yippie-Skippie sees things differently than most people. Her observations are unique, and she marches to this uniqueness enthusiastically. Although self conscious in a group, those who know her well are delighted to have her as a friend.


NINE! Wow. But watching her turn into such a great gal helps take the sting off the turning of the years. We are blessd to have her in our family!


(This pic is over a year old, but it's one of my favorites. I couldn't resist.)

03 July 2010

Parody of Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody AKA Mom's Rhapsody

Wait, wait, here's another but that's it, I promise!...
-for now

COTM - Dad Life

As if the Swagger Wagon wasn't funny enough... GrandMary sent us this one.
Sit on down, 'cause this is funny!
(And sometime later I'll catch up on the move)
Happy 4th! I love this country!



12 May 2010

SWAGGER WAGON

You may have seen this already, but we can't stop laughing! The other segments are pretty good too. I love to laugh at myself, and some of these are ridiculously painful.

I do wonder though. Where is the SUV driving-military family-mormon-4 kid-outdoorsy-less materialistic family rap at? ...could be funny...


*Be it known: We buy American, and drive a Ford SUV. cool beans?