Sunday, November 22, 2009
More pics of Addison
Addison's hair is very difficult to do anything with. Before taking these photos, Dacia smoothed down her hair, but less than 5 minutes later, well, you can see the results.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Late Autumn Hike
At the beginning of November, on the last really warm day in the valley, I took the boys on a hike on the Mill D Trail in Big Cottonwood Canyon. It was a good thing I threw a bunch of warm clothes in the trunk of the car, because it was COLD in them there hills! There was snow on the lee side of the mountains, so I took the boys up this trail since most of the first leg is on the west and south face of this particular mountain. The trail was dry for the most part, with just a few muddy spots. Jonah was sure nervous about falling off the trail and down the mountain in some spots. Kinda weird when hiking up the trail.
We only hiked up about a half hour due to the position of the sun. We turned around with enough time to make it back down with the last remaining sunlight. Jon-Jon kept asking how high we were going to go. "I'm real tired! I don't have enough oxygen 'cuz we're so high up. When are we going to stop and take a break?" We eventually did stop and the boys fueled up on Capri-Sun flavored water and Wheat Thins. Good thing Dad had so many pockets in his cargo pants and jack-vest!
We only hiked up about a half hour due to the position of the sun. We turned around with enough time to make it back down with the last remaining sunlight. Jon-Jon kept asking how high we were going to go. "I'm real tired! I don't have enough oxygen 'cuz we're so high up. When are we going to stop and take a break?" We eventually did stop and the boys fueled up on Capri-Sun flavored water and Wheat Thins. Good thing Dad had so many pockets in his cargo pants and jack-vest!
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Gray Halloween
We had a great time on Halloween night with Grandma, Grandma Gray and Emily! Caleb dressed as robot, Peter a robot cowboy, and Willie as an robot alien. Jonah went as a vampire, Jonathan as dark Spiderman, and Spencer as a hunter who hunted, killed, skinned, and then wore the skin of Tigger. Ok, fine, he actually went as Tigger, but we couldn't get him to keep the hood/hat part on, so Rob commented that he actually looked like he was wearing a Tigger skin. Grandma and Grandpa fed us all pizza before we went out and we had a great time!
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Monday, September 28, 2009
Sunday Afternoons
Jonathan recently brought home a note from the school saying he needs glasses. So, at church Sunday I decided to test the school's findings. We were sitting in the overflow behind the regular pews in the chapel, and I asked him to tell me the page # for the first hymn on the marquee at the front of the chapel. He squinted, and lifted his hand to his eyes, and was about to walk closer to see it when I stopped him and said, "You need glasses."
"No I don't," he replied. "I'm just too far away to read it."
He then grabbed a hymn book and said, "See? That says 'Hymns' upside-down!"
So that explains why he keeps bumping into walls and things...
Later he told me that he used to want to be a fireman when he grows up, but has changed his mind to be a doctor, "Cuz they make more money!" (If only he followed politics...)
Here is a recent Sunday drive, inspired by Jon and Heidi Mae and family. Ours are nowhere near as picturesque.
"No I don't," he replied. "I'm just too far away to read it."
He then grabbed a hymn book and said, "See? That says 'Hymns' upside-down!"
So that explains why he keeps bumping into walls and things...
Later he told me that he used to want to be a fireman when he grows up, but has changed his mind to be a doctor, "Cuz they make more money!" (If only he followed politics...)
Here is a recent Sunday drive, inspired by Jon and Heidi Mae and family. Ours are nowhere near as picturesque.
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Bowling
Yay! Bowling night for FHE! Spencer's first time. You'll notice how thrilled he is about in the last couple of pictures...
Yeah, that's not his happy face.
Yeah, that's not his happy face.
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Back to School!!
Jonah is in 3rd grade, Jonathan is in 1st. All I can say is, aaaaauuuugggghhhh, what a relief! I guess I fall in to the category of a parent that relishes the day the kids go back to school. That still leaves Spencer at home, and he is the worst of our 3 so far in needing constant attention. I don't ever remember the other two requiring such vigilance. Anyhow the boys greatly enjoyed their first week back. Of course, Jonah started on Wednesday, and Jonathan on Thursday, so it wasn't really a week.
Yes, they comb their own hair.
The week before, Diedre planned her annual back to school party which was a total blast as usual! The boys all had fun with their different activities.
They wrote introductory letters to each of their teachers...As you can see, the following is Jon's:
Green Beans? Really? What does "Centers" mean? Naughty kids? From what we are told, he is their ringleader! "Wanna play house?" That's our Jon-Jon!
At least they waited until AFTER Diedre left before gambling with glowsticks...
Ummm, superkid on the right, aren't you a little short for a superhero? I don't remember Superman rolling up his tights.
We went to Dacia's concert tonight. Her choir, Deseret Chamber Singers sang at the Springville Art Museum. It was their end of summer concert, and it was very nice. Below are a couple very brief videos of some of their pieces. (Each song clip is less than 30 seconds long--and three clips, taken with my super high-tech, ultra sophisticated film and studio equipment....a $100 point a click camera...No seriously, the choir was great and my recording not.)
Yes, I was sitting in the audience. I felt guilty the whole time, like I was bootlegging a movie or something...I added one more song, several clips. I told you my camera was rinky-dink! It only records sound for video in one minute intervals. It will keep recording video after one minute--without sound, so I have to keep stopping and restarting my recording. I tried to look for pauses, or rests, but wasn't always successful. This clip is 5m30s long--all one song.
Uh, yeah, the video is of the floor. I told you I felt guilty!! Mainly of filming the back of heads...
Wait, is the taller superkid (I couldn't really say bigger) beating up the shorter superkid? Or trying to protect him?
Yes, they comb their own hair.The week before, Diedre planned her annual back to school party which was a total blast as usual! The boys all had fun with their different activities.
They wrote introductory letters to each of their teachers...As you can see, the following is Jon's:
Green Beans? Really? What does "Centers" mean? Naughty kids? From what we are told, he is their ringleader! "Wanna play house?" That's our Jon-Jon!Back to the party...They made their very own t-shirts!
And had a sleepover!
At least they waited until AFTER Diedre left before gambling with glowsticks...Oh yeah, I forgot to mention Joe and Jon received new Superman pjs--complete with cape! (attached with velcro.) Both boys ran around the house the first day the put them on--running with their heads turned back looking over their shoulders--to see if the capes were billowing...Of course Dacia and I were sutably impressed, even if Joe became very frustrated that he couldn't see and billowing from his cape. Jon was just happy his flapped at the edges a bit...
Ummm, superkid on the right, aren't you a little short for a superhero? I don't remember Superman rolling up his tights.We went to Dacia's concert tonight. Her choir, Deseret Chamber Singers sang at the Springville Art Museum. It was their end of summer concert, and it was very nice. Below are a couple very brief videos of some of their pieces. (Each song clip is less than 30 seconds long--and three clips, taken with my super high-tech, ultra sophisticated film and studio equipment....a $100 point a click camera...No seriously, the choir was great and my recording not.)
Yes, I was sitting in the audience. I felt guilty the whole time, like I was bootlegging a movie or something...I added one more song, several clips. I told you my camera was rinky-dink! It only records sound for video in one minute intervals. It will keep recording video after one minute--without sound, so I have to keep stopping and restarting my recording. I tried to look for pauses, or rests, but wasn't always successful. This clip is 5m30s long--all one song.
Uh, yeah, the video is of the floor. I told you I felt guilty!! Mainly of filming the back of heads...
Wait, is the taller superkid (I couldn't really say bigger) beating up the shorter superkid? Or trying to protect him?
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