Famous Ladies

Mom and Munchkin were in Saturday's (Nov 8, 2008) SL Tribune newspaper. The author and photographer came over to the house and took a bunch of pictures. Munchkin was a little disappointed of the picture they used, but she was still pretty excited. Word got out around the ward as well. Now Mom is going to give classes on personal finance. Here is the link if you want to check it out. ~Dad
http://www.sltrib.com/personalfinance/ci_10932106

First snow fall

Munchkin and Buddy Boy were both so excited to wake up to all the snow. Munchkin went to school, but wasted no time to go outside and play. We built a snowman, and pushed the sled around. Buddy Boy loved watching it fall. Outside though he just wanted to be held. Here is some of our fun. ~Dad

Halloween Joys

The day before Halloween doing some last minute decorations:



At school Munchkin in her "fairy princess ballerina" costume:




In her Jasmine costume:


Buddy Boy didn't enjoy us trying to dress him, so we let him off the hook this year. He was much happier to go as a cute little boy for Halloween and to be comfortable:

We Heart Families and Friends!

This has been a bit of a whirlwind week. Those who know me know that "whirlwinds" are not my thing, but it's actually been a good time! Mae, Nate and family came into town for a short bit. Mae and Nate were on their way to Nebraska, and so their kids stayed with Grandma Woods while they were gone (technically, Nate is still gone). That means a lot of fun for Munchkin. She LOVES these kids more than anyone. In fact, the other day she said she wished Aunt Mae could be her mom so that she could see Rylan more.....I tried not to take it personally :-)

We've also been blessed with so many generous friends and neighbors! We were given clothes for the kids from 4 different families this week! We also were given the chance to purchase an entertainment center from a neighbor for a fantastic deal. We're so flippin lucky!

Anywho, we've had a lot of fun things going on this week:

-Making and decorating sugar cookies at Grandma's house (The kids, not me)


-Teaching Junior Achievement in Munchkin's kindergarten class (the kids all love me now, I feel so cool:-))

-Having fashion shows and trying on all the new clothes and costumes we've received (I know, I'm a horrible mom dressing Buddy Boy up like that. At least I didn't put on the wig I'd been considering.)






-Feeding breakfast to all the elementary kids with other volunteers for "Walk to School Day"

-Taking leftover apples home from the breakfast and making syrup and applesauce before they could go bad.


-Making homemade tootsie rolls and Buddy Boy enjoying them and leaving the proof wherever he could.



-Taking Buddy Boy to get his hearing tested (which didn't work out too well. They couldn't even finish the test cause he was such a wreck! lol)

-Going to the park 2 times for playdates with cousins and friends.

-Going to the library to watch Zoomania present fun, FUN animals!

Playroom

We have wanted Munchkin and Buddy to have a play room for a while, but we had a hard time deciding what room to use for the playroom, so Mom and Munchkin decided we would make Munchkin's room the playroom. We used some scrap wood and made a bench. Munchkin and Buddy Boy both helped make it. They love playing on it. They both love the playroom. Everyday it becomes a complete disaster from all the toys. ~Dad

Munchkin Dance

Munchkin loves to dance and sing. This is her "Karate Dance". I love seeing her creativity in action. I would be really nice to get a candid recording, but doesn't usually work that way for me. She was dancing and I made her stop and start over so I could record it.
We just had our primary program, and she was so excited to be able to sing a solo. I wish I could have recorded that! It was wonderful.
Dad