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The Day After Christmas…
…was a Sunday. We go to a home church on the Sundays that we are free. On the day after Christmas, one of the moms planned a play that everyone had got to be a part of. Emery was Joseph and Hewitt was...
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Silly Boys
Last night, I had the following conversation: Fletcher: “Mom, who won the silverware?” Me: “What?” Fletcher: “The silverware – who won it?” Me: “Fletcher, what are you talking about?” Fletcher: “You...
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Not Our Destiny
We were driving someplace new earlier today. Fletcher noticed that something was different on Nuvi (our GPS). There was an ORANGE flag instead of a black and white checked flag to mark our destination....
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Quiet On The Set!
Today we did a lot of video filming! We filmed 2 Valentine’s Day videos, and 1 mailbag video. We have some really funny videos coming out. The Soaper Bowl should be done tonight – I can’t wait to see...
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Charades!
Mom and Dad had a date tonight. So they left for Louisville, and we finished up all of our work. Afterwords, I called all the kids together to make sure all the work was done. Once I was sure it was...
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Woosh!
Woosh! There goes one sled! Woosh! There goes another! That was what several days of our NH visit were like. Woosh! All day! Woosh! With a few Ooofs thrown in: Greyden ran off the track and...
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It’s Time To Go Skating!
On one of the days that we did not have anything planned, Grammy and Gumpy suggested that we go to the skating rink near where they were staying. Everyone wanted to go, so we went! It was a HUGE rink!...
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Pizza!!
No, this post is not about pizza. This post is about… …Skiing. When you start skiing, the first thing you learn, (if you have an instructor) is how to stop! At least, that’s what we were taught. To do...
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Hold Up, Boys!
One of our favorite things to do in the Spring and Fall is go hiking in the woods at the Charlestown State Park. It’s also great fun to swing from hanging tree branches: The boys always like to be in...
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Do You…
Do you like to play in the park? My brothers do: Do you like to watch the others, if you are too small to play? Jade does: Do you think that Daddy is a loon for taking pictures instead of playing?...
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Why???
Why do boys like to do things the uncomfortable/difficult way? For instance… Why do they like to wear the footy pajamas that have holes in them? (Even though Mom told them they should be put in the...
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The More Things Change…
… the more they stay the same. I was digging around trying to find some old pictures the other day, when I came across these. In August 2008, we were at a friends house for dinner. And since they have...
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Magic House
I have amazing cousins. And I love visiting them. Do you know what I like even more? Going to their birthday parties. Do you know why? Because my Aunt Heather and Uncle Adam pick the coolest places...
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Boys Will Be Boys
Boys will be boys – they will turn straws into fangs: Boys will be boys – they will play in the mud: Boys will be boys – they will wrestle anyone that will let them: Boys will be boys – they will...
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The Circus Came to Town
The circus came to Charlestown this spring. The newspaper said you could watch the elephants put up the Big Tent, so we went to watch. You can imagine how disappointed the boys were to watch a bunch of...
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Dyed Eggs
We haven’t dyed Easter eggs in a long time. But this year, Mom surprised us and bought eggs for us to dye. Now, that might not sound like a big deal to some of you, but she didn’t buy just a couple of...
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Wet or Dry?
Greyden“>Greyden really enjoy cooking eggs for everyone for breakfast. The only problem is that some of us like our scrambled eggs “dry”. And some of us like them “wet”. So they make them twice....
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Puppies, Puppies, Everywhere!
Did you know that we once got to “babysit” dogs for a few months? Yep! We took care of two Great Pyrenees dogs – Alex and Shelby. Great Pyrs are livestock guardian dogs for the goats. But we just...
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Swimming
My children adore swimming, but for some reason, we haven’t had a chance to swim once this summer. So we packed the children up… … and we rectified that today! Jade kept coming up to me...
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To The Ship!
On our recent trip to St. Louis, we had to stop at a rest stop. Whenever we stop, the children always run around and stretch their legs. If we’re in a parking lot, without a safe place to run, we just...
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