Stop Global Laming

With everyone driving hybrids now, what could that giant black cloud be? .... "no... that's not smog... it's smug. It's one of the leading causes of Global Laming..."

Super Comic

This may seem a little silly... but it's a comic strip I drew for a Home Family and Personal Enrichment meeting back when I was the Enrichment leader. I thought it would be fun to post it. It took a long time to do... so I might as well get some more miles out of it, and I had a lot of fun doing it. Some of it was traced and some of it I free handed, but of course the women super heroes needed some wardrobe updates. Their original costumes were a little less than modest, as you could imagine. The meeting was based on a talk by Pres Faust on "The Forces that will Save You" (you should read it if you get a chance). So we took a super hero spin on it. It was a good evening... I thought so anyway. Don't think I'm being sacrilegious in the strip... It's meant to make a point, while still keeping it a little light.

Matthew turns Three!!!

Matthew turned three on January 16th. I'm sure you all can tell how on top of this whole blogging thing I am. I generally am about a month or so late on posting anything that happens in our lives. Anyone who knows Matthew shouldn't have too hard of a guess on what kind of Birthday cake he wanted, and where we should go to celebrate his Birthday. So I made him a Hulk Smash Birthday cake.... I even dyed the cake mix green so the cake and the frosting was green. I think he liked it.... and I thought it turned out pretty good. We went up to Grammy's house for Matthews Birthday because of it's proximity to our favorite Birthday hang out Chuck E Cheese... well that, and we like spending time with "Wa Wa" as Matthew calls her. She got him a few gifts, we ate pizza, played games, and took a trip to Toys R us for him to pick something out for himself.

The next week my Mom, Becca, Hannah, and Andrew came down to visit, and bring Matthew some nice gifts. Becca is Matthew's favorite Aunt (sorry Dawn, Katie, and Angie), and sometimes I think he might like her better than me. I think he's secretly plotting to move to Becca's house. So needless to say he was pretty excited for her to come and visit, and Grandma and his cousins.

Matthew is getting to be a big boy. He wants to go to school really bad, and has a great desire for learning. He loves to play outside with Michael on our play set, jumping on the tramp, or ridding his bike. He likes to play the Leapster, and is starting to learn how to spell his name. He gets most of the right letters... just not in the right order. He's a good helper, and will get dressed by himself, and put his things away when he's asked to. I'm looking forward for another year of Matthew. He has the cutest smile, and always has a hug and a kiss for me.

Fun Christmas Activities

We had lots of fun over Christmas.... here's some of our more enjoyable activities.

Riding scooters with Daddy, and all the cousins


Hulk Smashing Uncle Derek


Playing Hungry Hungry Hippo with cousin Cassidy, by the way, Macey is surprisingly good at this game.

Playing at the zoo with the Montross cousins


And of course, some Macey Cassidy bonding... in matching jammies

Sleepy Kids

Scott updated our home page with some really cute pictures of our sleepy kids. Be sure to check it out!

http://www.scottnsara.com//sleeping2008.html

Christmas

Our Christmas gift from us to you... this wonderful Blog! ; )

Merry Christmas to everyone! We had a fun Holiday season this year. The kids and I spent a couple of days with my sister Becca before Christmas, so the kids could hang out with their cousins... and of course so Becca and I could hang out. Christmas this year was with the Montross family. We enjoyed a fondue Christmas Eve dinner (a Montross family tradition), and then spent Christmas day with the my family as well. The kids (and Scott) all enjoyed ridding scooters with all the cousins, and of course opening presents. After Christmas we went to the zoo, and enjoyed a visit from Scott's brother Derek, his wife Angie, and their little girl Cassidy. More pictures to come.

Macey got some new cups for Christmas... maybe now she can get off the bottle... or give it to her new baby.

She also got a stroller... to push her new baby in, and all of her other babies. And probably her favorite present of all... new shoes! Macey loves shoes. In fact, her first word, other than Momma or Da was ... shoe.

Matthew seemed pretty happy with his new hulk action figures... until he opened...

The Hulk Smash Gloves!!! Did Matthew get anything other than hulk stuff??? Let's see there were some pajamas... but those were Hulk too. Seriously... he did get some really nice clothes, a new leapster game and some other things.

Michael got some presents he really liked... and one... not so much. Overall he got a lot of nice things. He got a bug maker (we've made lots of fun little bugs), a craft that makes monsters, some nice clothes, and the Scooby Doo gang. On a side note, Michael's Iron Man action figure, and Matthew's Hulk action figure have had some really great fights.

Somehow I failed to take any pictures of Scott or Me opening any presents. But in case you were wondering, we both got some nice things. I especially enjoyed my multitude of sweaters, and my peppermint bark (my favorite Christmas time treat).

Finally, Out of Gas- written by Scott

 "Sleeping Beauty"

From there to here, from here to there, kids will sleep most anywhere.

Eventually my kids do run out of energy and wherever they are when that happens, is where you'll find them, fast asleep.

 "Blue puppy joins Michael for a nap"

It might be on the couch.

 "I spy a blue monkey"

I may find them on the floor.

 "that looks comfy"

It could even be somewhere, I haven't looked before.

 "What's up with that frisbee"

They can fall asleep reading

 "Do you think Michael is puzzling?"

Or doing puzzles, maybe,

 "Is it the bug world or gorilla mountain?"

Even waiting their turn for a Diego movie.

"Fish out of water?"

Sometimes after a long day in the sun,

 "Was that a turkey corndog?"

After a big lunch,

 "it's rare to see any food still there"

Or before they're all done.

"Matthew helps Daddy play" 

While zapping monsters

 "Michael likes nickjr.com"

or playing Scooby-Doo.

 "Matthew likes to watch"

Of course it happens, when just watching too.