Jello Pond

Riley Jo had to do a 100 day project for the 100th day of school, and she wanted to make Jello ponds with Swedish fish in them. She had to count 100 fish and put them in the pond. We thought that making individual ponds would be easier for the teacher and kids, so that's what we did! They turned out pretty neat, although I recommend eating them fairly soon after they set because the fish get all slimy and funky if left in the jello too long.

Finally....

My mom got the kids a Wii for Christmas, and Matt & I got them some games. She didn't make it up for the Holiday, and I wasn't paying attention when they grabbed the gifts from us, so the kids were totally confused why they were getting the games ;) My mom was able to make it up over the New Year weekend, and with her came the Wii !!

The monster truck game....

Riley Jo likes the sports and she is good at them. No one has beat her at bowling or tennis yet!

She is so funny to watch while she plays. She really gets into the action and does funny poses and jumps!

Quality time with Nana

Of course Riley Jo had to get out her Easy bake oven and her and Nana made an abundance of baked goods....

Dustin even talked her into going outside and trying out his new bow...

Sledding Fun

Although we don't have near the amounts of snow that other areas around us have, we did manage to get some sledding time in.

I had the bright idea to sit on the back of the 4 wheeler to get pictures of the kids, and it worked good for Riley. When it was Tater's turn in the sled, not so much fun for me. I had to hang on with both hands! Therefore I didn't get too many pictures of him!

Merry Christmas!!!

Merry Christmas to everyone! Hopefully everybody had an enjoyable day! We survived yet another Christmas and the kids, of course, made out like bandits. We were planning on my family for Christmas, but the weather and roads kept that from happening :(, so it was a quiet day at my house.

This is team work.....

I love the look on Tater's face when he opened a Wii video game, seeing as we don't have one! He couldn't figure out why he would be getting a game!! (my mom got them a Wii, but she wasn't able to make it, and I wasn't paying attention when he grabbed that gift) Now he insists that we need to buy a Wii :-)




Dustin got a remote control monster truck and had the brilliant idea to tie Butch's toy behind it to see what would happen. Needless to say, the dog is stronger then the truck!!! But it made for some good laughs.

Santa was the winner of favorite gifts this year by far! Riley Jo got a pink desk and art supplies and she LOVES it!. She has done nothing else but color and draw since Christmas Day!

Dustin got a compound bow from Santa and is pretty excited! He couldn't wait to get outside and try it out!

Looks like he's gonna be ready for archery club! Believe me, he is counting down the days until it starts!

Tater's Christmas Play

The 2nd graders and the 5th graders put on a Christmas play at the school. Dustin was Paul Elf. He got to be on the stage for the whole play! (He felt pretty important). He did awesome! He didn't mess up any of his lines, he spoke clear and loud, and there was no embarrassing moments:)

The Tree....

This year I was looking for a tall skinny tree, just because of a small space issue. I figured it won't be that hard to find a small tree in the woods, but apparently I can not judge size. This tree looked a LOT smaller in the woods. Once we got it home, Matt had to take about 12" off of the top and trim most of the side branches! The good thing about having a 'not so full' tree, is that we used less lights and decorations so hopefully it will be really simple to take down everything!

It's a pretty tree. I think Charlie Brown would be proud!!!