Nina's Orchestra Concert

Nina had her first orchestra concert on Thursday. She really loves playing the violin. I thought for sure she'd want to be in choir this year because she's always loved to sing, but I'm glad she didn't. A musical instrument is a great skill to have.

It was really funny. This big green garland that was hanging above the opening fell down in the middle of Silent Night and landed on the back row where Nina was sitting. Of course her and her friends got all giggly. And then one of the boys on their row fell off the stage and they really couldn't stop laughing.


After getting several pics where Caleb obnoxiously kept pretending to sleep, I finally threatened him and he kept his eyes open.

And of course by then the girls had lost interest... LOL Kids are punks!

Christmas Parade

According to my calculations.....

This is what an elf face looks like according to Alyssa.

The happy little elf family... Caleb was home sick :(

Nina standing in the middle of the road.

Ummm... Alyssa.... no other explanation needed...LOL

I'm a Contributor!

I'm the newest contributor for Modern Molly Mormon! It's a really great site for the (almost) Molly Mormon women out there. I think it's gonna be a lot of fun to contribute to a different type of blog.

I also just became a contributor to a blog called Elementary Drama Ideas. Those of you that really know me know I love being involved in drama, so I thought I'd help this site out.

Check 'em out if you get a sec. And yes, this makes 6 blogs I write for... LOL.

Killer Tumbleweeds on the Loose!!!

The wind is whipping like crazy today and there are huge tumbleweeds everywhere! It's crazy. Look at that huge pile across the street from my house. That whole side of the road looks that way for blocks.

They're all over my yard too!


There was even this big guy right in front of my door. When I picked it up to move it, it was as tall as I am! Sheesh!

Monday is Kid Cooking Night!

Monday night at our house is Kid Cooking Night. The kids plan out two Mondays' menus at a time since I shop every other week. They have to cook the entire dinner all by themselves. Last night they made individual pepperoni pizzas, green beans and dessert pizza. They had a lot of fun making their dessert pizza.