Christmas 2008

Elise likes to do stuff with pictures ,got an album.

Melissa is about the grumpest they come.

MacKenzie with hot sticks for her hair.

Myla ,Brian and Dale got MP3 players.

Me with white sweater Brian got me.

Dale with battery powered trucks.

Elise with her new quilting hoop.

Tyrel with hoody jacket that was wrapped in lucky charm box.

Brian got a baldmans hairbrush.

Myla with abutterfly sleepbag.

Fun I n The Snow!

Snow !yeah!

Well the weather finally changed from feeling like spring to winter .Up until wedesday of last week the kids were wearing heavy coats to school in the morning because it was about 30 out in the morning .When they came home they would be carrying it and wearing just their short sleeved shirts cause it was 65 out.

Then it started getting colder on thursday and by saturday we had some dusting of snow.The kids had to get out all the snow gear (snow suits ,hats,heavy gloves,boots,hats).More snow on sat night and sunday .It is very powdery and has no moisture in it .The kids were hoping for no school or a delay but it didn't happen today .It only got up to 8 degrees today and the computer said with the wind chill it felt like - 9 .It is supposed to be colder than that the next 3 days.Brrrr.

Here is some pictures for x-mas.

Bomb Scare

So our kids go to school in this little town called Culver .Nothing ever really happens there and it is a good school .All 3 schools high,middle and elementry are all on the same campus in one big block. So yesterday when the kids got to school they were told there was a note taped to the front door of the elemntry doors saying there was abomb that would go off sometime between tuesday and friday.The school sent the kids to a nearby church until 9:30 while the school was checked out by the police and athorauties.They brought home a note telling about it.

Then this morning I went back to bed after they left for school and at 7:35 when Tyrel got to school they found out that there was another note and a box in front of the school and it said this is the first of 3 packages to be delivered .School was canceled and Tyrel was calling home on a friends cell phone to say they were on their way back home.The bomb squad from Salem was called in and the school was searched and it has been determined it was a hoax .There is a reward being offered for information on this bomb scare.

http://www.ktvz.com/global/story.asp?s=9450961


There is a message on the school web site that says school will resume tommorrow and it being watch thru out the night .And there will be law enforcement there the rest of the week.

The Wonderful Love of the Brethern.

Yesterday morning we got up and started doing breakfast.I tried to help by cutting up the bacon and slicing mushrooms ,we were having breakfast burritos.So anyway I did these small things while sitting down at the table.By the time I helped that little bit and ate my breakfast I was ready for a nap. So everyone else got ready and went to church.Brian was supposed to call on their way home so I could turn on the oven so they could make pizza.I awoke to the noise of them all coming in the house.
He did not call becuase a dear family from Eugene had being at church and was coming over and this sister had brought all the stuff to make dinner for us and to see how I was doing.We had awonderful dinner and very nice visit with Br.Edwin and Sis.Liz and their children.The brethern are just so wonderful,thanks everyone.Thanks Liz ,I know you don't blog but others that you know do and they will tell you how much it meant to us for you to come.

The Great Prayers.

As you all know I was very bad last week.And gave some a very big scare (including myself).With the help of God and great faith and prayers I am doing much better.I am taking it very easy.Eat ,sleep ,lay around reading books,talk on phone ,watch movies on the computer right by my bed,and do nothing .It has been aweek today,and I not sure how long I can take all this lazyness.But I still don't have all my strenght so I can't do much else. THanks so much for all your Prayers and thank you Gale for coming to see me.

Church

We went to church tonight .When it was 7:45 pm and no one else was there ,Brian called to check on everyone to see if anyone was coming and no one was coming.So he decided we would each pick a song to sing .So everyone in our family picked a song we sang them and was home at 8:25 .Very discouraging.

More pictures.

Ryan and Zack with thier apples.

The kids enjoying their selfs.

Carmel apples.

Sally getting ready for her turn.

Melissa was pretty happy with her self.

More Pictures from sunday

Mackenzie did the get it by the stem thing.

Zack got it and then dropped it back in so got it with his hand.

Tyrel got his too.

Ryan Hays bobbing for his apple and got it.

Girls pumpkin has a heart and some other stuff.

Party after Church.

Boys checking out their pumpkin.

Boys working on their pumpkin.

Girls working on thier pumpkin.

The boys pumpkin.

The finished pumpkins.

Lots of Pictures

This is all the loot our kids got trick or treating ,not including all that they have already ate.

Thursday the night before Hallaween was Myla's birthday and we did our pumpkins as part of her birthday.I forgot to get a picture of her cake but we had angel food cake and strawberries with cool whip.

Trick or Treat

We went trick or treating in the town of Culver where our kids go to school .This was first year to go trick or treating since Myla was a year old. Here is some pictures.