Cool Picture

This post is for my Mom. I can't get it to send in an email. I've been messing around with Photoshop and trying to figure it out. This is one of the only things I know how to do and it makes me feel like a genius. Just imagine if I could actually figure out the program. Maybe I could get Lexi to show me how to use it . . . =)

Auburn vs Tulsa Game

Tonight we decided to treat the kids to a basketball game. Luckily when you live in a college town you have access to cheap sports entertainment. We wanted to make sure that the kids got to have the experience of watching a game in the old coliseum. It's the same building that Charles Barkley played in during college - that should tell you how old it is. Actually it's way older than that and they are going to tear it down this year (as soon as they finish building the new one). At first the kids weren't all that excited to go, but as soon as they got there they had a lot of fun. They want to go to Tuesday's game now. We'll see.

Here are the kids enjoying the game. You can see we're in the nosebleeds.

The kids were excited to get their picture taken with Aubie. Dayne kept pointing

out Aubie all during the game, but when it came time to take a picture he wasn't
so happy to see him. Ben came to the rescue and we got the picture.

SPRING BREAK!!!

We just got back from our Spring Break vacation in Alligator Point, Florida. We rented a beach house with our friends, the Hirts. It was so great to have weather in the 70's and 80's and to be able to hang out on the beach. The kids especially had fun - Alexis said she never wanted to leave. It was hard to come back home after such a fun vacation!

Getting ready to take off!

Kids hangin' out on the deck.

Monstrous jellyfish

Lexi had tons of fun collecting sea shells.

Dayne playing in the sand.

Sam didn't want to leave my side. He was not impressed with the ocean.

The 2nd day we went to the beach he decided that the sand wasn't so bad.

Dayne, Ben and Lexi had lots of fun wading in the ocean.

When they weren't at the beach they enjoyed playing in the pool.

Alexis' 20 questions

I got this idea from my cousin (thanks Cissy). I think these questions are a crack up and I had fun asking my kids (and finding out what they thought of me).



1. What is something mom always says to you? How was your day at school?

2. What makes mom happy? When I clean my room without her asking me

3. What makes mom sad? When we don't listen

4. How does your mom make you laugh? When she drops a pancake on the floor

5. What was your mom like as a child? She liked to play with her brothers and sisters

6. How old is your mom? 30

7. How tall is your mom? 5' 4"

8. What is her favorite thing to do? Discover plants

9. What does you mom do when you're not around? Take care of kids

10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for? Being a planter

11. What is your mom really good at? Telling which plant is which

12. What is your mom not very good at? Making a tree house

13. What does you mom do for her job? Babysits kids

14. What is your mom's favorite food? Yogurt

15. What makes you proud of your mom? She knows how to grow stuff

16. If your mom were a movie character, who would she be? A Ladybug

17. What do you and your mom do together? Read books

18. How are you and your mom the same? We both have brown hair

19. How are you and your mom different? We don't have the same color eyes

20. How do you know your mom loves you? She helps me

Sam's 20 questions

1. What is something mom always says to you? Will you go do your chores?

2. What makes mom happy? When I clean up

3. What makes mom sad? When I don't clean up

4. How does your mom make you laugh? She tells me a funny joke

5. What was your mom like as a child? She was cute

6. How old is your mom? 102

7. How tall is your mom? Taller than a city

8. What is her favorite thing to do? Play with me

9. What does you mom do when you're not around? She plays with Dayne

10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for? For dressing up

11. What is your mom really good at? Running to the car

12. What is your mom not very good at? Playing the piano

13. What does you mom do for her job? Vacuum

14. What is your mom's favorite food? Chicken

15. What makes you proud of your mom? When she smiles

16. If your mom were a movie character, who would she be? Percy from Thomas the Train

17. What do you and your mom do together? Whatever God wants us to do and He wants us to be wise

18. How are you and your mom the same? We match

19. How are you and your mom different? Mommy doesn't make stories like I do

20. How do you know your mom loves you? She's nice to me

Here's a video that I got off of my cousin's blog. It was a religious forum that they had at Harvard. In this video they are asking a 20-year old girl, who is a Latter-day Saint, about her faith. I was so impressed with this girl and how well she answered these questions. They asked her a lot of tough questions which I believe she answered very well.



Day of Faith: Personal Quests for a Purpose - 3. Rachel Esplin from Harvard Hillel on Vimeo.

7 years of ALEXIS !!!!!

Lexi just turned 7 on the 7th (it was her golden birthday)! To commemorate 7 years of craziness here are a few pictures of Lexi and some of her favorite things:

Color: Purple
Food: Apples
Day: Friday and Monday
Thing to Do: She likes to do art stuff on the computer (I'm thinking of turning her loose on Photoshop so she can teach me!)
Game: Candyland
Place: Froglegs (it has a bunch of inflatable play areas)
Toy: My Little Pony Set & Tinker Bell Hopscotch
Song: ABC Rock
Movie: Veggietales - Esther
Book: If Wishes Were Horses
Activity at School: Rotations

5 years of SAM!!!!

Sam turned 5 on the 2nd of March. He is getting so big I can hardly believe it. Here are some pictures and a few of his favorites:

Color: Green
Food: Everything (that's what he said and it's totally true - he's a bottomless pit)
Day: He said Thursday because it's his best day.
Things to Do: He likes to make pictures for his friends and his Mom
Game: Mickey Mouse puzzles
Place: Being in the woods
Toy: A Truck
Song: ABC Rock
Movie: Veggietales - Little Joe
Book: "My Day"
Activity at School: Going on hikes

Sam and Alexis' Birthdays

Last Monday Sam turned 5 and Lexi turned 7 on Saturday. It was kind of a crazy week because we were all sick (again). We were better by the end of the week so we had a party with their friends. It was fun, but I'm glad it's over!

Global Warming - Come Save Me!!!!

We've been having the strangest weather lately. Yesterday morning we had thunder and lightening storms and a tornado warning in effect. We bunkered down into our tornado shelter (the hallway, it has no windows and completely closes off) and hung out for about an hour while we waited for the warning to pass. The tornado sirens sound so eerie - like war of the worlds or something. It was really warm and cloudy most of the day.

However, this morning we woke up (earlier than I would have liked) to the kids saying, "Mom and Dad! It's snowing outside!" The weather man said that we might have a few flurries, but this was way more than flurries. We probably had a few inches and it snowed for most of the day. We thought maybe they'd cancel church, but no, they didn't. (Did you hear that Oregon? Even Alabama doesn't shut down when it snows!) I was asking people at church how often it snows like this and they said it hasn't snowed like this for at least 10 years. Why couldn't it have waited a few more years until we were gone? The only thing that keeps me sane is knowing that it will be in the 70's by Friday. I think I can make it . . .

Ben made this snowman before church. Even the snow here has school spirit!
(P.S. He wasn't wearing his church clothes when he made it)

Ben had to make another snowman after church because it had fallen down while we
were gone. Of course this one had to be bigger than the last one. We had a bunch
of people drive by and take pictures of it. It's the biggest one in town