Butler Basketball

I was reminded not so subtly by my cousin, Leslie, that I have not updated my blog in a while.

Ry, Kol, and I went to the Butler basketball game with my dad and my little sister last Saturday.  It was the last regular season home game and they needed the win to claim the regular season conference title.  The game was on ESPN2, so it was declared a "white out" game for the Butler fans.  It was a great game and Butler won, which made it even better.  Hinkle Fieldhouse is an awesome place to watch a basketball game.  

I have turned my boys into Butler basketball fans, I love it!!

Science Fair 2009

Today was our annual Science Fair.  It was a little busier for me this year having to help Ry and Kol get their projects together.   But, they both turned out awesome, so it was worth it.  

Kol studied frogs and how they tell us about the environment.  One of the other moms told me that there is a traveling exhibit at the science museum in Columbus that is all about frogs being environmental indicators.  So, I guess he picked a pretty good subject!  Kol earned an Excellent ribbon.

Ry studied vibrations in relation to the "sweet spot" of a baseball bat.  He had a lot of fun combining baseball and science, two of his favorite things.  Ry earned his third Superior ribbon.  I think this is definitely his best subject!

Snow Day

It has been a long time since I posted anything, sorry! It was absolutely crazy getting the house ready for the market. I have decided that buying a house is definitely a lot more fun than selling one. The weather isn't assisting us in getting any showings, but the boys had fun playing in the snow! We had about 4-5 inches of snow yesterday, then we probably had close to an inch of ice, then another 6-7 inches of snow on top of that. It's a mess. I bought Ry and Kol snowsuits on clearance for Colorado next winter, but they came in handy today. Tate played with some snow in the bathtub. It was fun for a couple of minutes, but he decided it was too cold! Check out some pictures:

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Merry Christmas...a little late!

I haven't actually downloaded pictures from Christmas yet, so Christmas Eve will have to do. I always got one present to open Christmas Eve, new pajamas. So, I have carried that tradition on with my kids. It is fun, they were so excited to have new pajamas. It didn't hurt that they were Star Wars. It is fun now that Ry and Kol are really old enough to help with the Santa prep and Tate was old enough this year just to have fun, but he was still a little overwhelmed by it all.

I couldn't figure out where to hang the stockings this year, so we got creative and used the foosball table!

Santa got some good snacks this year, we decided to give him a break from cookies and we made Rice Krispie treats with M&M's in them. We were out of carrots, so the reindeer got apples, I am sure they didn't mind. ;)

We had a really great Chritsmas and hope you all did as well!!!

Castle Rock...the whirlwind tour

I think most of you know by now that we are moving. Marty accepted a job offer in Castle Rock, Colorado. It is almost right in the middle of Denver and Colorado Springs. I was hoping for warmer weather, but we prayed a lot and this is definitely the best move for our family. I think I will be more excited when we are actually moving. Right now, the stress of prepping the house for the market is all I can handle.

My parents got me a ticket do I could fly out with Marty for his interview, thanks again!! It was the craziest 2 days we have had in a while, but we were able to see a lot of the town.

We made a very quick stop at the temple, it is only about 15 minutes from Castle Rock, that is luxury we have never had, it will be nice!

This was out first glimpse as we drove in on the interstate. The rock is obviously a main focal point. In the foreground is the outlet mall, that is a key to the city's economy and won't hurt my feeling to have that close by, too.

The main street area, there were a lot of cute shops and buildings.

The new library, they also have a new fire station and city building downtown.

It snowed the second day we were there. It was actually cloudy both days, so we didn't even see the mountains. I guess we will have plenty of time to admire them.

Scuba Santa

The Newport Aquarium has a fun Christmas event, Scuba Santa. There is a little story to it, the reindeer got out and he had to come to a magical underwater world to find them. So, there are reindeer statues all over the aquarium for the kids to find.

This is how Christmas should be! :)

Kol loves the frog bog, I think he is going to do his science fair project on protecting local species. Frogs are actually a key indicator of the health of an ecosystem, so it should be a good project.

I Guess I am Jumping on the Bandwagon!

Okay, I think I have subconciously avoided this Twilight craze, but I went to the midnight showing of the movie with some of the gals from church. It was fun, it is 3:20 AM and I just got home a few minutes ago. Sometimes, we have to break the routine! But, I did enjoy the movie, so I guess I will have to read the books because I am way too impatient to wait for the sequel.

Leaf Jumping

It is hard to believe this was just over a week ago. It was in the 70s and the boys were wearing shorts. Tomorrow, we have a chance of flurries. Crazy! Anyway, I made one mean pile of leaves for the boys to jump in. They had a great time spreading the leaves back all over the yard! :) Tate wasn't sure about it at first, but he got into the spirit of it quickly enough. I think he enjoyed dragging the rake around the yard more than anything.

The Aquarium with Aunt LoLo

My little sister, Lauren, was able to come over a spend a long weekend with us for her fall break. The boys love spending time with her. We went and saw High School Musical 3 on opening day, which we all loved! We also went to the aquarium. They were having some special events for Halloween, so that added some extra fun!

The local Radio Disney station was there playing games and giving away little prizes. We actually stayed there playing a lot longer than I thought we would. I think we all won something. Lauren won a Sleeping Beauty poster and a couple other little things. Ry won a Cars stationery/coloring set. Kol won several small prizes. I won a fun bowl, a HSM3 poster, and a Camp Rock hat. I wish my luck would be that good when big prizes are on the line.

They also had underwater pumpkin carving. The fish seemed to enjoy nibbling at the pumpkins.

The Frog Bog is one of our favorite areas of the aquarium.

Lauren found the shark petting to be more enjoyable than she thought it would be. Kol will usually get a really quick touch in, but we have yet to convince Ry that they will not turn and take his hand off. :) I think Tate would be a willing participant if he could reach!