Random Photos

All pretty and ready for church with straight hair.

Ezra has been SO into learning the letters. He's started to sound out his own sentences. This is a sign he put on his bed and it says, "I love mom. I love dad. Now I know my ABC's."

Our first big snowfall of the season, we got 10" this day!

Lance auditioned for and performed in Handel's Messiah in Coeur d'Alene. It isn't Christmas until we go to the Messiah and this year he got to enjoy it from the stage. It was wonderfully done and he really, really enjoyed being part of it! 

 

Cora Turned 9!

Cora turned nine this year! I can't believe how big she is, she's got 20 pounds on Kimball but is still about one inch shorter. She still gets up in the middle of the night and sneaks food while watching tv. She struggles with her handwriting and math but is doing well on reading. She loves to help me in the kitchen, LOVES food, and loves to dance. She's spunky and wears her emotions on her sleeve. She's sweet when she wants to be but is easy to come out of a bad mood. Cora darling, we sure adore you!

 

Craft Day in UT

Craft day in UT was another one for the books! Lance let me go Monday-Saturday and Mom came to Christine's a few days early as well so the three of us could spend time together. We always have the best time chatting, eating, baking, cooking, shopping, cleaning, etc. It is such a treat for me to get away from my daily routine, have the kids and Lance appreciate what I do for them (hopefully), and just have some girl time with the family. Charity and Savannah came up for a few days, never a dull moment when they are around. And Sydney and her two young ones came for a few days as well!

I'm not sure that the kids had a home cooked meal while I was gone, but boy did they have fun with Dad! One night he set up the tent in the basement, loaded them up with snacks, and put a tv in the tent for their slumber party. Dad is the best!

 

Kimball Turns 11

Happiest of birthdays to this big man in the house! Holy smokes, 11 years old. Kimball is such a great student, rule follower, thinks of others first, funny and witty, and just an all around good kid. He especially loves to make people laugh just like Dad. He is increasingly becoming a much pickier eater which is a hard thing for me to not take personally and his anxiety has become an all time high this month. For a few weeks he wasn't even functional and I was so desperate to know how to help him. We sat and cried a lot together, of course this happened when Lance was in DC visiting Kempton so I didn't have his help. It's new territory we're trying our best to navigate and help him through. He still loves to ride bikes and do tricks on his scooter, draw animations, and play with Murphy. He's mature for his age and still holds my hand in public which I'll gladly accept as long as he lets me. I love you, Kimball!

 

Fall BMX

Man, oh man, have the boys been enjoying BMX! Ezra picked it up so quickly and executed the drills great. They had a super season as Kimball came in first for his moto and Ezra came in second for his moto. Way to crush it, boys!

 

Random October Happenings

Lance and I went with a group of friends zip lining through WA just south of Liberty Lake. It was so pretty to see the fall colors from up high and you can't beat those views. The weather was amazing!

My friend Joanna had a canceled trip but didn't want her hotel reservations to be wasted, so she invited a few gals from the ward for an overnighter girls night. It was so fun! We started by getting manicures, had Greek food for dinner, and stayed up late into the night chatting about life at the historic Davenport hotel. It was a much needed last minute break for me.

Lance FINALLY got his 73' VW Karmann Ghia back.....now to work on the interior.

Look at my sweet cubs!

While playing hide n seek Ezra found Murphy's kennel as a good hiding spot, haha.

This cheeky Cora will not stay in her own bed! She's always sneaking out at all hours of the night, watching tv and sneaking into any food she can find. I've tried EVERY strategy and consequence to change this but to no avail. When I asked her how she was going to stay in bed she said, "I know! I'll make a sign and put it by my bed so when I wake up, I'll know that I need to go to you room!" I let her make the sign but it didn't even work on the first night, she was up. Needless to say, she has a sleep study scheduled for a couple of nights.

On this night I decided that she wasn't able to sleep in her own bed if she couldn't stay in it so she slept on the floor in my room. I had to take a picture of her.....she tucked Princess Poppy in and let her borrow the sleep mask. So sweet.