Science 101

After a doctor's appointement for Cooper to see what was wrong with his stomach--he was having pooping problems--he and Maggie had a science lesson in her room on what the insides of our bodies look like. Maggie had the whiteboard in her room and she was tracing Cooper's body. Then she added the esophagus and stomach. Cooper drew the rest of his bones and intestines.

President's Day

Today the kids and I had a fun day. We went to Chick-Fil-A for lunch, spent their $5 Valentine's money from G&G Davidson, went bowling, and then visited Chris at work--he was a little sad that he missed out on all the fun. We all had a blast bowling--except Maggie. She didn't have the bumpers up and is very competitive, so she was upset that she had a 25 score and Cooper had 100. She really did have fun though as did the rest of us.

A Valentine's Day Scavenger Hunt

Teresa has 3 friends from her ward plus herself planning a scavenger type hunt pre-Valentine's Day Dinner and had one available space left, so she invited me to join them. We met and planned last week what we were going to do and tonight will be the dinner and hunt. The idea is to have the husbands go around hunting for our stuff that we left at certain places and then they have to decide what items are their wife's. I was the clue writer and associated everything to Disney type movies and fairytales (I love fairytales!) and left the clues in the cases of the movies--having VHS tapes still come in handy, even if it is just for the case. It should be a fun evening and excited to see how it turns out. Here are the clues:

A Happily Ever After Date

begins right here

With maidens, princesses, and mermaids,

Your clues are ever so clear.

Your tasks are ever so simple

You must find which one belongs

To your own sweetheart and princess

which is their book, lipstick, or songs.

Nine different places you'll visit

An item will be waiting for you

To stash inside your honey's bag

Of pink or brown or blue.

So, starting right here and now

You'll build your perfect date

With the items of their choosing

So hurry and don't be late!

• "Oliver and Company" may have had a bag lady or two, But your task is to find your lady's bag. Phe-ew!
• The Prince found Cinderella by trying on her shoe, So you must find your true love's shoe by doing the same thing too.
• Aurora was sleeping peacefully with a flower in her hand, so pick your wife's favorite flower found within the land.
• Lady and the Tramp went to their favorite place to dine, now you have to decide what your wife picked for you two to spend some time.
• Ariel had a song to sing to her true love beau, now pick your love's favorite music or favorite movie show.
• Belle always had her nose within her favorite book, but now you must find your wife's, so look and look and look.
• Alice tried some yummy candy that made her grow, now you must find your wife's favorite that you know.
• Snow White had lips...as the red, red, rose. What does your wife wear on her lips? Do you knows?
• The Angels are a baseball team where you could have some fun, but where would your wife like to go after your dinner is done?
• You should have 8 items within your wife's bag, so hurry on to Bill and Sandy's and please don't lag.

Post Script: We had an awesome evening! We had hors d'oeuvres first and then sent the men on the scavenger hunt. Chris got 6 out of my nine items correct. He picked the wrong shoe, lipstick (I don't wear it), and place to go--he picked a movie gift card, but the wrong one. We had dinner at Sandy and Bill's house with prime rib roast, red rosemary potatoes, julienned carrots, broccoli, homemade rolls, peach soup--chilled, salad, and chocolate or lemon cake. We ended up with a game of how well do you know your spouse. Oh, we also had homemade chocolates.

Talent Show

This morning was a talent show for the primary in our ward. When Allie heard about it, the first thing she wanted to do was sing "Castle on a Cloud" from "Les Miserables." She did an outstanding job--she has a very sweet voice and even does vibrato. Maggie played a Spanish song called Malaguena and she also did a fantastic job. Cooper wanted to do all sorts of things, but finally settled on the splits. He gets a very funny face when he does them. They were all very cute. Allie almost backed out at the last minute, but finally did it after a little bribery of ice cream from Costco. (I forgot my memory card, but took pictures at home.)

My Dad loves me

I have been a little sick this week with a fever at the beginning of the week and then a cough. My dad thought I needed a little pick me up and brought me flowers today. I love my dad!

Making Love at the Superbowl Party!?

Kim is quite the crafty person and is not totally into the Superbowl scene--neither am I really, so she had a wonderful craft for the adult women. She had us make a darling L-O-V-E sign. As we were sitting down decopaging, Teresa stated, "Lance, we are making LOVE over here." Being intriqued at that comment, he trotted on over to our table, looked at what we were doing and gave Teresa a smile and a peck.

A different venue for Superbowl XLIV this year

We went to Kim and Andy's house this year for the Superbowl instead of Chick and Dianne's. Kim and Andy have a much bigger TV room and then the downstairs is full of kid's stuff, so it was a little more accommodating for watching a sporting event and having 11 kids run around. I watched a bit of the game and had fun with the family. We wanted the Colts to win, but it didn't hurt our feelings if the Saints won either. It was a good game to watch...well, what I watched of it.

A New Do

Allie has wanted a new hair-do since her cousin, Drew, got one. Well, yesterday I said, "yes." We went and got a longer, stacked A-line for her. It is way cute!

A new cousin--Jude Gabriel Davidson

While we were in Cancun, Jeff and Lucy had their third son, Jude Gabriel Davidson. He was 3 weeks early, but was still a good size boy--6 lbs 10 oz and 19 inches long. Last night, the kids and I spent the evening over there taking care of them (Lucy had to have a c-section) because Jeff had to go out of town. We had a fun evening with them. Cooper and Tate played non-stop on a Star Wars game. Maggie was a huge helper with Cole, Jude, and Allie, and I made soup and cinnamon rolls. Bathtime was a fun time too. Lucy hopefully got a little rest.

Back from "The Snake Pit"

Did you know that the word "Cancun" translates to "snake pit?" I don't think as many people would visit the place knowing that's what it means. We had a fabulous time--and we didn't see any snakes! The weather was a little overcast and rained a titch, but I won't complain of the 80 degree weather. We enjoyed our hotel--it definitely wasn't Ritz-Carlton, but it was worth the money we paid. The beaches were beautiful, the food was good, our rooms were clean, the trips to town and Tulum were fun, feeding apples to the iguanas was also fun, boogie boarding was exhilerating, walking on the beach and gathering seashells with my husband was relaxing, but the company was the best! I love hanging out with my husband. We always have a great time together! I also had a fantastic time with Chick and Dianne.

School Pictures

I just got their class pictures today! Just a little late don't you think, since they got them taken in the fall. They are cute though.

Captain Underwear and his sidekick, Pretty Panties

Cooper and Allie were asked to put their jammies on and this is what they came out wearing. (They did obey and have their jammies on.)

Happy New Year!!

Can you believe it is 2010?! I can't! 2009 just flew by. We had a great New Year's Eve --day and night. First we went sledding at a new hill here in Roy. Stacy and her kids spent the day with us as well as Jill's niece, Victoria. The kids had a blast. Cooper got to try out his new snowboard, but didn't do too much, but Brandon really had a ball with it and all of the other kids tried it too.

Ater sledding, we all went to The Princess and the Frog movie--minus Stacy's boys. We thought it was a very fun movie.

After that we headed home to get ready for our New Year's shindig with Kevin and Stacy's family. (My mom and dad came for dinner.) We played games, ate lots of yummy food--shrimp, cheesy chicken soup, white chile, chips, dips, chocolates, ice cream roll, and veggies--, chatted, the kids played, and we all watched movies--we had 3 different ones going at the same time: The Proposal, Matilda, and Fantastic 4. We then got out my bucket of instruments and really rang in the new year in the proper fashion--LOUDLY!!! Great Day!!

Indoor Soccer

Chris put together an indoor soccer team for Maggie. We both thought it would be great for her for the winter time. She has two cousins, Grace and Makayla, playing with her. They are getting killed each game so far, but they are working hard. (They are playing comp teams that have played for years together and this is their very first game together.)

Christmas Day Continued...

After our festivities Christmas morning, we headed to Chick and Dianne's house for breakfast with our little family. We stayed for a couple hours enjoying them and then headed back to our house to play with toys and get my other food items cooked for the dinner at my parent's house. We spent the whole evening at their house with all of my siblings and their families. It was a very full house, but fun. We had a little program that evening after we opened presents. The program was nice. My sister, Lisa, and her family are very musically talented. It was a nice ending to a very great Christmas Day. (I know I didn't get a picture of everyone, but here are a few.)

Christmas Day

Christmas morning came later than expected. Last year Maggie woke us up at 4 a.m and then every hour on the hour until we gave in at 7:00 a.m. This year she slept in until 7:20 a.m. The kids are at perfect ages--we think that every year. It was just so exciting for them. Everyone got lots of stuff--too much in fact--but we sure loved watching their faces light up. Christmas is just a magical time. I love it!!