Happy Kids

When childhood inevitably comes to an end, I hope that my children will have memories more sweet than bitter, more happy than sad, more love than contention, more peace than stress, more faith than fear. Both Tyson and I were given the gift of a happy childhood, and it has made all the difference. Thanks be to good parents everywhere! You are loved! You are needed!

30, Flirty, and Thriving

We like to party, party (to the tune of Madagascar's "Move It, Move It")! So we ordered 19 pizzas. We had loud horns and silly string and confetti. When Tyson came in, he was blasted from every angle as we all sang a booming chorus of Happy Birthday. We danced under the direction of the wonderful brother and sister Graham. We ate carrott cake. We enjoyed eachother's company until late in the night. We all love Tyson so much and are glad he was born.

Aunt Chrisine's Wonderful Weekend

Christine brought the sunshine from Arizona on her visit last weekend. We went apple picking, swimming, out to lunch at Noodles and Co., and to the Women's conference. We shopped the clearance rack at Target and got some sweet shirts for $1.98! We stayed up late playing Quiddler, drinking Fresca and eating Bar-B-que kettle chips. We played games with the kids until they were worn out (which is pretty hard to do). And, as Tyson told me later, Kinzi and Buzz and Ezra HOWLED after we left for the airport. Howling is worse than just crying. We love you Christine! Thanks for your love and support and sweet thoughtfulness. You are our sunshine!

fallin' off the pumpkin

Sock Puppets, The Circus, and other Teeples family Projects

Okay, let's see what we've got here. So our family spent FHE a few weeeks ago making some sweet sock puppets. They turned out better than expected, and we have been "acting" out scipture stories and "singing" with our puppets during our nightly devotionals. Buzz made himself a super-hero mask out of two pony tails and some blue tape--which screams of his Young genes. Kinzi loves to jump rope and Ez loves to watch her. I got a cute invitation for a circus happening in my own back yard; Kinzi, Buzz, friends Abigail, Hyrum, Lauyrn, and Kate all participated. Talents such as Tarazan swinging, rope climbing, trapeze flipping, trampoline jumping and the like were showcased. The marble tower returned! Last time we had this toy out Buzz cracked his head open on the chair he was standing on as he fell in an attempt to reach the tallest marble insertion point. A sample of the tomatoes that came from our garden that eventually were canned into spaghetti sauce and our house still smells like Papa Johns! Of course, Kinzi's first day of 2nd grade. And the kids collecting small yellow flowers and getting stung by stinging nettle at the ward campout! I think that about sums up the happs.

46,000 pound steam engine

trip up north