2021 in Review

• Lance and I went to Las Vegas to attend Jeff & Penny's sealing
• Lance went home to attend Wally Ogden's funeral
• Lots of hiking and outdoor play with WA still closed due to covid
• Went to Silver Mountain Resort in Kellogg, ID for our spring break
• Cora took a cheerleading class. Kimball took a speed and agility class and first time on a baseball team. He has a great arm and it was the first time sports had been an option in the last year.
• Lance flew an airplane with Tyler Ives
• Went to Mexico City and Matamoros, Mexico to visit Kempton and Bonnie
• LAST DAY OF HOMESCHOOL!!
• Christine and kids and Mom came to visit
• Cora had her first braid!
• Got our first puppy, Murphy, he's a Cavapoo
  
• Went home to visit Grandparents and cousins
• Donna, John, Kempton, and Bonnie came to visit us
  
• Went to the rodeo and motocross at the fair
• Cora had her 8th surgery 
• Went sailing on Pend O'Reille lake
• IN-PERSON SCHOOL STARTS!!
  
• Kimball did his first BMX class
• Lance got a new calling as elders quorum president and I got a new calling as 2nd counselor in relief society
• I went to UT by myself for craft day and to spend time with Mom and Christine
• Joseph, Trish, and Charity came up for her state volleyball championships in CDA
• Aunt Bev passed away
• Grandpa Pettingill passed away
• Dates with Daddy-Disney on Ice, Monster Jam, Trans Siberian Orchestra
• Cora turned the big 8 but has not chosen to be baptized yet. Because we were in Twin Falls for the funerals during her birthday, it was the first time any of our children were able to have a birthday with Grandparents and cousins
• Baby Miles was born to Scott and Sydney
  
• Kimball got braces
  

New Year Happenings

We have been replacing all the old, brown 1979 doors in the house with new ones and I can't believe how much more modern it looks. With the boxes from the doors we've been having epic box forts and slides down the stairs.

After the first day back to school from Christmas break we surprised the kids by picking them up from school and went sledding. So much fun!!! Lance has pretty good bruises on his back but I had no casualties. Then we went to dinner at Caruso's.

Two days ago we got 8" of snow in one night so school was canceled. Snow play, hot chocolate, and warm baths all around, even for Murphy.

 

New Hardware

This poor kid! Three days after Christmas he received his top braces and palatial expanders on the top and bottom of his teeth. He's been a real champ, not complaining too much, very little pain, although he's really only been eating yogurt. The excess saliva has been unreal - he slurps literally every 3 seconds but now that we are almost 2 weeks in with it, the salivary glands have calmed down. He also has quite a lisp.

Kimball has a very narrow bite in the shape of a U so this expander set is supposed to widen his bite like a rainbow arch shape. The braces he'll have for 2 years which is typical but I'm hoping he doesn't have to wear the expander that long!