Green Machine

Spencer and I have been going on walks each morning for exercise. Jenna likes to join us on Saturdays. She rides her bike as we walk. Well, we came upon a yard sale and saw this cool "Green Machine". We knew she would LOVE love LOVE it! so we went over and asked how much. Only 5 bucks!! She was sooooooo excited. I told her she would absolutely have to share with anyone who wanted to have turn or we would get rid of it right away. The front tire is a regular bike tire and it needed the tube replaced but that was an easy fix. She couldn't wait to give it a try but did manage to get her chores done for the day.

The maiden voyage....

The smile says it all!
She is a "cama cazie" driver and loves this cause you can spin out and into circles VERY easily as the back wheels swivel. in her words "AWESOME!!!!" She would be riding down the street saying "woo hoo! woo hoo!" .......ah to be a kid again!

The New WFHS JV Basket Ball Player!

After a grueling week of tryouts, Michelle made the Williams Field High School JV Girls Basket Ball team! She did better than alot of the varsity players on her time for the mile. She ran it is 7 min 15 sec. She will be practicing 6 days a week for 2 1/2 hours each day! Hope we all make it thru! Good job Shell!!

Anyone Bored?

I guess this is what you do when you're bored and don't have anything to do. I found these on the camera and I thought they were pretty funny!

She must wonder what she looks like when she is asleep?

This one made me really laugh!!

Silly Girl!

Again?!!!

Something tells me this won't be the last time the "yulk mobile" gets toilet papered....Brad missed his car so much he switched cars with Shannon. She is now driving Spencer's white car (just till Brad leaves) and Brad is back with his old buddy. I think he was having an identity crisis without it.

Trip to the Fire Station

Jenna, Jenna, Jenna!!!!!! I have never known someone who can wrap someone around her finger so quickly and manage to get what she wants. We have a fire fighter in our ward Bro Gale and Jenna begged him to let her go to the fire station to see the trucks (this was at church last Sunday). He is a fire chief and doesn't work at any of the ones around here but he asked her when she wanted to go and she said tomorrow! He called up one of his buddies who works at the station right near our home and arranged for him to give us a tour. So that's what we did for our FHE activity! Does she look happy or what? She is in Hog Heaven! I think Rachel had fun too.

Michelle went with us also and found out that Mike (the fire fighter)

is the husband to one of her school teachers.

Listening very intently! (One of the rare moments she was still!)


True to her form, she had Mike wrapped around her finger quite quickly. He was great with her joking around with her and such. He kept calling her "Genevive" which she thought was hillarious. She wanted to climb up this ladder "to see what was up there" being the nice guy he is he let her but followed her up to make sure she was safe!

They were quite good friends when we left.

The big ladder truck wasn't there because it was in for repairs so he invited us back to see it. So now that's all we hear........guess we will have to do that soon. Bro Gale wasn't at church this week to bug so she could get it set up. Oh darn.....maybe she will forget about it.....ha ha NOT!

Brad's Eagle

Just wanted to post a couple of pictures from Brad's Eagle Court of Honor. The photographer didn't get into a good position to take pics so we don't have any that are great. (We won't mention that her initials are SK) (grumble, grumble) anyway, enjoy.

This is just a small table display. Jenna took this pic. I loved these pictures of when he was just starting scouts. The one on the top is when he was a new scout. Bottom left, first pine wood derby and the bottom right, one of the first scout activities here in Coronado ward. Shooting rockets at Bishop Layton's dad's place. Bro Plowman giving them the "Eagle Charge"
Pinning his mentor pin on Bishop Layton. Brad really loves this man! We do to. He has been Brads leader since he was an 11 year old scout. (I think)

The new Eagle!

Will you go?

Shannon is going with a group of girls (ok, if he says yes...) to Higley's winter formal.

She asked Austin Rollins (I think that's right) anyway, now she is on pins and needles waiting for a reply.........She put the message cut up into some of the balloons and then put ha ha ha ha..... in all the rest.

New Elder

Wow! I can't believe Brad is old enough to be an Elder!

He was ordained yesterday November 1, 2009. This makes it more real. In a matter of months, Brad will be off on his mission. He has been going to mission prep class since he graduated and just soaks in the information. Several of his friends have their calls and some have even left already. It can't come soon enough for him. I am so honored to be his mother.

Despite being a little rough around the edges, he is an amazing son.

Love you Brad!!

Our Star Dorothy!

Before the performance. She was a little bit nervous and so she asked if we could say a prayer.....aw.....so we did. (Later that night when she was saying her prayers, being so convinced that prayer works, asked that Heavenly Father make her flowers stay alive for ever and ever and ever......continued for about 30 times.....needless to say, I had to explain that isn't something Heavenly Father will do.) ah, the faith of a child....Here she is in the first part. She was a little shy at first but warmed up. All of the kids in this play have some kind of disability. It was amazing to watch them get so outside of their comfort zone and do this. Holly was amazing with them and it was a great experience for all of them.

These are the munchkins. Notice their costumes, yes....I made them. I cut the vest out and Trindle sewed them together. The hats are great dollar store finds! The apron has flowers cut out of circles in the matching material for the vests. Whew that took alot of time but they turned out really cute!