Ice fishing

One of our favorite things to do in the winter is to go Ice fishing. Jason got a new Ice hut for Christmas that holds 6 people!! It is huge, it sets up in about 1 minute. We had to try it out on Randolph Res. Bryce caught this fish.


Austin working the reel

It is really kind of neat to be able to look down in the hole.



Notice the nice heater, it keeps the hut toasty warm, sometimes we get too warm and start taking off our hats and coats!!

Bryce's Birthday

Bryce turned 11 on Jan 7, I can't believe how old my kids are getting!!
he got lots of science kits, and we went to the planatarium in Salt lake (his choice not mine) The kids had fun!! But I decided next time someone gives my kids gross and disgusting science kits, we will wait till we go to their house to play with it!!

Playing in the snow

My parents gave the kids some snow block molds, so they went out and tried to make a fort, but we really don't have too much snow, but they had fun being outside anyways, Misty even go into the action.

Merry Christmas

We had a wonderful Christmas again this year. It started out on Christmas eve at the Annual Christmas Eve program at the church, then we came home and ate dinner and opened the pajamas, then Christmas morning was filled with ripping paper, and lots of fun. Later we ventured out and drove to Hyrum to spend the rest of the day with Grandma and Grandpa Petersen and Aunt Shelly even dropped in. we played games and opened more presents. We spent the night there, as a huge snowstorm came in we were a little worried if we would get out the next day. We knew the snow was comming, so we drove our little red toyota, wich does great in the snow, but we are quite crowded in it. Anyways as morning came, we checked the road reports, and with blue skies we decided to head up to Idaho Falls. The roads were on and off good and bad, we did see about 5 vehicles off the road, but I think most of them were from the night before. We made it to Idaho Falls, and enjoyed spending time with family. We again opened presents, and just had a good time visiting, and the kids had a ball playing the Wii, and playing with cousins. We had a hotel, so the kids had fun swimming at the pool, then we came back on Sunday, and today I am spending my time digging out of our suitcases. All in all, it was a great Christmas. I hope you all had a merry one too.

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

Twilight

So, my husband wasn't too thrilled about me wanting to drag him out thanksgiving weekend to go see Twilight, but he said he would go, (what a trooper), but on monday my friend Amanda called and said that she had seen it, but would like to go again, and they were showing it in Evanston, at 9:45 pm so we could go after the kids were in bed.

We decided to go, and we invited everyone we saw on tuesday, or tried to, it was so last minute, I am sorry if we didn't get to anyone who wanted to go, but we had about 12 ladies who went, it was so much fun just to get a night out with the girls, and watch the movie that we all enjoyed.

I loved it!! Of course, I tend to forget most of the book about a week after I read it, so I wasn't thinking about what was left out. Now I want to read the book again!

We decided that we need to do this about once a month (to keep our sanity) Girl's night out!!

If we missed you this time, but want to come next time, let me know!

Now I decided that I will try to drag my MIL and her sister to the movie on thanksgiving, I told Jason that him and his dad can take the kids to Madagascar! We'll see how it goes, but I definetley want to see it again!

2 a.m. Honking

Most people if they woke up at 2am to honking, and screaming would grab the phone and dial 911, but living in a small community, this happens hopefully a few times a year, and it happened again this weekend. No it was not Halloween parnksters out smashing pumpkins, or anything.
Here is the story...
I was sound asleep, and something woke me up, at first I thought it may have been our puppy needing to go out (she does that sometimes), but as I laid there trying to get my mind to work, I reallized it was honking and screamming!! I turned to Jason who must have been awoken also, and said "We must have took state" then I turned around and went back to sleep.
Yes, whenever one of our High School teams takes state, no matter how late they roll into town, they drive the streets in a caravan honking and screaming, usually starting with the bus and all the athletes, then followed by the fans (aka parents) they are hanging out the windows and screaming, and honking their horns letting everyone know that they took state!!
All in all, I don't think too many people mind, we are just used to it. It didn't even wake any of my kids!!

Congratualtions Coach Stuart and her volleyball team!!!

Good luck Coach Brown, we hope to be awoken again when you take state football!!

October

My sister Robyn has been after me to update my blog, so it may be a little long, we have had several things going on this last month. So grab your popcorn!!

First of all, Jason had a once in a lifetime Buffalo hunt that he drew out on. It was down in the Henry mountains in southern Utah, I wish we all could have gone, but it was about 8 hours away, and I couldn't take the kids all out of school for a whole week. (Jason was gone for 9 days)

Anyways, he had so much fun, it was a very difficult hunt because the area is so huge, and once they get spooked, they will travel up to about 20 miles. But on the second to the last day of the hunt he finally got one. If you have never had Buffalo meat, it is really good, it isn't gamey like deer or elk.

While Jason was gone, I had to hold down the fort, which wasn't easy, we had a huge project come to us the week before he left, and a new employee started the week he was gone, and all my kids came down with strep, then I even had to substitute for Jason one day. Needless to say, I was glad to have him back!!!


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Last week, the school held their annual Halloween carnival, I took Bryce and Austin. The kids get to dress in their Halloween costumes, and they have the gym set up with some blowup activities, and some carnival games. Then they had a Magician and Bryce got called up to be one of his assistants, he was thrilled. he got to make fire from his wand, and then a bunny appeared.

Bryce and Austin dressed up at the Carnival

Bryce doing the "guppy race" they have goldfish that they put in the gutters, and then they blow bubbles through a straw to get them to swim, and they race to see whose "guppy" passes the finish line first.

This is Bryce being the "Magician's assistant"

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Tanner Turned 12!!!

Ok, so I never had a hard time sending my kids off to Kindergarten, but for some reason turning 12, and getting the priesthood and going to mutual have really hit me hard, I can't believe he is that old.

We were going to go do something fun, but we had a death in the family and ended up going to a funeral instead, but Tanner and Jason have a cow elk hunt to go on in the next couple of weeks, since Tanner is now old enough to do so and he is excited about that. Then last Sunday, Jason's parents and Mine and Rebecca came over for a small party.

Also, the day before his birthday, he got to go to Salt Lake with his music class and see the Opera "Madame Butterfly" (I can't believe he is this old).

Tanner also started playing Middle School basketball (I can't believe he is this old) When I took him for his physical, they measured his height and he is 5'7", he is now taller then me (did I mention that I can't believe he is this old)!!! Games start next Friday so I am sure I will get some pictures of that and post them.

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Yesterday I took our puppy misty for a walk to pick up Bryce and Austin at the bus stop, which is right at the town park, so I let the kids play for a while, there was another family there too. Well Bryce was playing on the trapeze bar and fell off and ...yes, he broke his arm!!! That makes 3 broken arms this summer for our family, along with Bryce's stitches in June, and my knee surgery!!

It is a good thing we have had witnesses at all these accidents, or people would start to wonder what was going on.

Well are you done with your popcorn yet?