Rolls

I finally did it. I have been wanting to make homemade rolls for a long time now, but the thought always scared me. Finally I decided to try it. They worked out very well. My boys were really excited. They loved having fresh baked rolls.

Living Planet Aquarium

Today is our last day off-track. I have mixed feelings this time about my kids going back to school. This off-track time has been very nice. We have done a few things, and my children have been very cooperative and nice to each other. It has been really nice.

Today for our last thing we went to the Living Planet Aquarium. We had discount tickets and we went with my sisters Andrea's two children and my sister Serena. It was fun but I was glad we had discount tickets otherwise it would not have been worth the money.

Grandma and Grandpa

Today we took a trip to Kamas to visit Grandma and Grandpa Atkinson. It started out snowing this morning, so we didn't know if we would go, but we chanced it and it was fine. We got to Grandma's ad she had made sugar cookies so the kids had a great time frosting cookies with Grandma.






Then after that they all settled on the couch with a story from Grandpa.



We had a great time today. We have great Grandparents. They are wonderful. Thanks grandma and grandpa for a great day.

Swimming

Last night we went swimming for Family Home Evening. When I asked the kids if they wanted to go swimming they all looked at me like I was crazy. Abigail said, Don't you think we will freeze? They thought I meant at the outdoor pool. But we went to an indoor pool. The kids had a great time. Wyatt didn't know what to think at first, and then he finally warmed up and loved it.

It was a great time. I didn't take a camera so their are no pictures.

Nice Weather

This week has been so nice. The weather has been so nice. My kids are off-track and they have loved going outside everyday. Then on Friday we went to Classic Skating. They loved it. I forgot the camera so no pictures. It was a lot of fun. They rode their scooters and climbed on the big blow up slides and the jungle. It was a lot of fun. Even Wyatt was able to go on the big blow up slides. They all came home very tired out.

Today I was able to clean the garage and then we went on a bike ride. I have been enjoying this beautiful weather. I just hope it doesn't turn cold again.

Random Things

We have been off-track this week, and so we have just been hanging out and having fun. Here is a picture of Wyatt all dressed up and ready to go ...


Jacob made us peanut butter chocolate chip cookies today pretty much all by himself. He is becoming quite the chef.

Stiches, stiches stiches ugh!

So today was a great day, until about 3:30 p.m. John's parents and his sister came to visit today. We just hung out and talked and got hair cuts and such. Then we went to Jumbo Burger. We no sooner had gotten home, than Wyatt decided to climb on the table (The little monkey that he is) and then he slipped and fell and hit his eye on the metal railing. Instantly his eye poofed up and bleeding. We were pretty sure he needed stiches so we went up to the insta care and as I was walking in a doctor was walking out and she saw Wyatt's eye and walked right back in with us. Then at the check-in counter we had five nurses all looking at him. He was pretty brave. They put his arms in a pillowcase and wrapped him up like a burrito and they stiched him up. He didn't much like getting the shot to deaden him, but everythig else was done. All while the doctor was stiching him he kept saying, Done, done, done. He wanted to be done.

He is doing great now. Running around like the wild child he is.

Christmas Week

One day last week, John, Abigail and Wyatt went outside to build a snowman. Their snowman was so tall, that I thought I would take a picture.



Then John buried Abigail in the snow.



They had a lot of fun playing in the snow.

Christmas 2009

Well, Christmas has come and gone and it was a great time. We started out our Chrimstas celebrations with the Atkinson Christmas Party on the 23rd. We had a good time.




Then on Christmas Eve some of our cousins came to sled with us.


Then that night Andrea and Travis and their family came to our house for Christmas Eve dinner. It was nice. Then we played games.




Then the children all went to bed so quickly and Santa came!! The most exciting time of the year.

Christmas morning was so much fun. Everyone enjoyed what they got. Jacob kept saying, I am going to have to tell Santa thank you. He brought such good stuff.






We have been having a wonderful week, just hanging out and our Dad has been able to only work 1/2 days and play with us as well. It has been a wonderful Christmas.

Piano Recital

This Saturday was our piano recital. It went well. Here is some video of the boys. Here is Jacob playing.
Here is Joshua

Temple Square

Last night we took the kids shopping for Christmas presents for each other. Then we went downtown and ate at Chuck-a-rama and then we went to Temple Square. It was really cool. The kids all really enjoyed it.

Abigail "Star Performer"

Tonight was Abigail's singing performance. SHe did a great job. Here are some pictures and video.

Make a Smilebox greeting

Santa Clause is Coming to Town . . .

Today was our ward's annual Christmas Breakfast and Santa always comes. This year Wyatt could say Santa and new who he was, but when we took him up to Santa he just started to scream. Abigail also was afraid. So Jacob and Joshua were the only ones to sit on his lap.

new Family Picture

So I now have had the worst experience ever taking family pictures. The above picture is the product. The photographer was horrible and didn't know how to work with kids, or glasses (ie., look at Jacob's) and Wyatt was in the worst horrible mood ever!!! All of my kids were super tired and it was a very horrible picture. John has vowed that we will never have another family picture again! (I am sure he will forget and we will get another one next year). So, make sure you get a good photographer when taking your pictures.

Thanksgiving/Relief Society Christmas Party

So last weekend was Thanksgiving and I haven't had a chance to write about it because as soon as we got home, I started working on the Relief Society Christmas Party for our ward.

For Thanksgiving we went up to Kamas to eat with John's parents. It was a lot of fun, and the food was great! We spent the night and then the next morning Vicki, Aunt Pat and I got up at 4:00 a.m. and went over to Park City to the Outlets and Wal-mart for Black Friday. It was fun. I didn't find any great deals though.

Then we left that morning and went to Star Valley to visit my family. It was good food and fun there as well. Then Saturday we came home and got ready for church.

Last night was our Relief Society Christmas Party and we had a dinner and program. It was really neat. Everyone helped and it turned out to be a big success. A big thanks to Bro. Payne who spoke. He did a wonderful job. All the music was wonderful too. It was a really nice night.

Grandpa Bisel

Yesterday was John's Grandpa Bisel's funeral. It was a good funeral. Wyatt was not feeling very well and it was right at his nap time and he was onery!!!! Never before have I ever been so grateful for a nursery. They were a life saver. I put Wyatt in the nursery with Abigail and the funeral was very nice. A big thank you to the ladies in the nursery!!!

Grandpa's funeral was very nice. It was a lot of music and each of his 8 children gave a short tribute. It was very nice. This world is now missing a very good man. But I am sure he is very happy that he has re-united with his dear wife and daughter.

Two down and one to go

Well, we have two weeks down and one to go of off track time. Last week was not the greatest of all weeks. Wyatt started not sleeping at night waking up. Then the fever started and then the goupy nose. I was sure that it was just his teeth coming in because his gums are red and swollen. Then after three nights of no sleep I finally took him to the doctor. He has a double ear infection. Poor guy. Every time he has gotten in new teeth he has gotten and ear infection. Good thing these are the last four teeth to come in.

Halloween!!!

Yah! Halloween came and it went. Everyone is tucked safely in bed so ready to sleep. We started the day at the library where Witch Matilda came and told stories. Then watched movies and then it was finally time to trick or treat. I think this year, I was more excited than the kids. Abigial was a witch, Wyatt was a cow, Joshua was Yoda, and Jacob was Harry Potter. We had fun trick or treating.

First Snow of the Season

My kids prayers are being answered. They have been praying for it to snow for a month. Today luckily there are off track and it snowed!! They promptly put their snow clothes on and began playing in the snow.

Wyatt was not sure what to think of the snow. He liked it, but at the same time he was very cautious.

I am grateful my kids now have something to do while not in school.