Clay Creations

The boy's had a field trip to this pottery studio. It happened to be during the Spring Break week for his cousins, so we invited them to come along (along with grandpa and grandma too). The older boys got to form their creations with clay, then come back and paint them after they had been fired.

Kelbre and Brady chose an already made pottery to paint. Brady picked a truck and Kelbre picked a unicorn. You can see in this picture that Brady is painting his truck green. Well, after he painted the entire thing green, he went back and painted the entire thing black!

So here are the finished products...............

Kelbre's Unicorn, pink of course (the other side is white with sparkly pink dots)

Robby's candy dish






Aaron's pot

Kelbre's wisdom and such

Kelbre is always making us laugh and smile. Here are some things that have been going on lately.....

.....She is learning to spell. She loves to practice writing everyone's names. She has now decided to call her dad R0bb since that is his name. Somehow I am still Mom.

.....I was in the kitchen peeling potatoes when she came up behind me and declared "I am so glad you are doing that. I hate the crusts!"

.....While in the car on errands, I took a left turn and pulled out fast to avoiding getting hit. She starts yelling "Despacio mama, Despacio!" When Aaron said "What does that mean? Wait?" She quickly told him "No, wait is 'espera,' silly, 'despacio' means to slow down!" She loves to speak to them in Spanish, especially when playing I SPY and they have no clue what she is saying.

.....I received an email the other day that the circus is coming to town in May. I was talking about it with the boys and how exciting it would be to get tickets. Well, a little while later Kelbre came down dressed with shoes and socks and said "I am all ready for the circus, let's go!" The poor girl has no concept of time yet.

Blue and Gold: American ABC's

"Y" is for Yankees

"J" is for John Deere

"K" is for Kelbre

So last week was our Cub Scout Blue and Gold Banquet. The kids had to draw a letter from a hat, then make a cake that had to do with something American that started with that letter. My kids of course drew "Y" and "J" which weren't exactly easy! Aaron wanted to do Joseph Smith but I didn't think that even he could produce that good of art!

The coolest part of this whole experience was Robby. The night we decided to frost the cakes, Kelbre asked "where is my cake Mommy" and I realized I blew it. It never occured to me to make her a cake too. Robby's baseball was supposed to be two halves put together, to form an actual ball. But he insisted we give one of his halves to Kelbre so she could have something to decorate. Way to go Robby! Once again you have saved the day.

My attempt at craftiness

So I am hosting a baby shower on Saturday and I decided to be crafty. I saw someone make a diaper cake before, so I gave it a whirl. Most cakes have 3 tiers but I ran out of diapers. Not bad if I say so myself. I am going to add a few more curly ribbons on the outside.

New Year's Traditions

The boys always head to the slopes on New Years Day. Robby got the 5th grade passport this year which lets him ski for free at certain resorts, so they headed off to Eldora Ski area this time. They had a great and Aaron had a decent crash (without injury). I am glad I didn't watch the news that day because another boy hit a tree that same afternoon and was airlifted out of the resort. They are hoping to try snowboarding soon if Uncle Brent with take them.

Christmas

A big family gift from Pap Pap. Thank You!

Nerf for the Wii. They also got a couple games.

The Nerf turned into a contest between daddy and uncles (big surprise)

Kelbre with one of many barbies. This is soccer barbie from Grandma and Grandpa Johnson, of course! She also got a Mermaid barbie that really moves from her Grandma Centra. She hasn't stopped carrying the mermaids around since Christmas!

The boys each got a GameBoy. They haven't put these down except to play the Wii.

When school starts again life is going to suck.

Christmas Eve Traditions

We always celebrate Christmas Eve by baking Jesus a birthday cake and singing him Happy Birthday. This year we decided to celebrate with our neighbor Chris and his kids. His son Bryson is the same age as Aaron and he has become like another kid in our family. Although he isn't a member of our church, he was very willing to incorporate our traditions. It was a fun night.

By the way, Aaron is wearing a reindeer cow hat from Chick-Filet that they made at the mall.