Fairmont Hot Springs Pictures

Funny we didn't take any basketball pictures on this trip, but Fairmont sure
was fun!

Bedtime with Grandpa

The night before our trip to Anaconda.

Last Summer at Tal's

Tal just sent me pics she took on our Washington trip...

Lava Hot Springs

Ty got back from the state basketball tourney in Boise with the Menan gang, and we headed straight to Poky. Austin and Rachel watched the kids while we went to Lava with Atim and Chris. Ate at the Thai restaurant and then got ice cream. Good times!

Happy Birthday to Kysa

Okay, I'm a little out of order, but here are some fun pictures from last
month.

Corn on the Cobbers

The kids had a contest to see who could do the best job eating their corn.
They all did well and I had to declare it a tie. Bountiful baskets food
co-op from Arizona meant fresh, sweet corn-on-the-cob three weeks ago. I
wonder what surprises I'll have in my basket tomorrow??? I haven't got a
basket in a couple o'weeks.

Happy Birthday Shay! The Big 3.

We went to Leo's for Shay's b-day. Took the Taggart kids Logan, Kadin, and
Brooklyn cuz their mom and dad had a ward function. Dave and Gretchen and
Preslee came, and Travis and Laura's gang, and Clint and Kass. What great
friends. Kelsy spent a lot of time with the little girls. Mom took the
boys to play laser tag and they loved it. Kelsy had cute balloon animals/a
sword for Raleigh made by her friend in Utah. A fun evening for sure.
Hoops tomorrow, and maybe skiing at Pebble with Kelsy tomorrow night.

Shay Likes Scissors

From parent teacher conference at the Lighthouse, Ty and I learned that Shay
likes cutting, puzzles, books, and sledding. Kysa likes puzzles, books, and
eating snow. Their teachers commented about how Shay is more bossy and
demanding towards Kysa than the other way around. They also commented on
how much both of the girls love puzzles and books. "Shay would do puzzles
all day if I let her". Not that it's surprising, but it was interesting to
me that the teacher's brought it up as if their interest was above the norm.

At this point I very am happy with the school. I am not the best
stay-at-home mom and as much as I think it would be great if I could do all
the neat things with the girls they are doing in Montessori, I know I
wouldn't get-er-done. I feel like they are learning correct principles that
will help them be successful in their lives and their interactions with
others. The biggest thing is I know they are learning a lot of personal
responsibility. How many 2 year olds zip up their own coats? How many 3
year olds wash and put away their dishes when they are done eating? Simple
things they learn at school are helping them (and me) do better at home. I
keep trying to remind myself not to do things for them that they are capable
of doing for themselves. I also think it's great that they get outside
play time in the winter. They have their snowpants and warm clothes and get
30 minutes before lunch and 30 minutes after, plus carpool time at the end
of the day. (As long as it's above 20 degrees.) When it warms up they have
trikes and bikes to ride around. Shay loves the sledding hill, and as I
mentioned earlier, Kysa loves eating the snow. :)

As for Raleigh, he says, "Mom, I wish I could go here!" Sorry, Ral, you're
a public school kiddo now.

Parent Night at Lighthouse Montessori

Kysa showed us her favorite "works", but the highlight of the night for her
was letting the bird bite her little fingers.

Sleeping Beauties

Visiting Grandma Rue--An Interview About How She Met Grandpa Bud

I took the girls to Grandma Rue's after church and taped her talking about how she met Grandpa and a few other things.  She says she hasn't written down much of her personal history so maybe we'll do more of these...

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Magic

Kysa just came upstairs and exclaimed, “Mom, I want to make toys disappear!  I want to do magic!”

I said, “Kysa, I don’t know how to do magic.  It’s not real.”  Kysa, angrily, “But I want to!”  Then she ran off.  hmmmm…

She just came back with her "magic hat"!  No wonder.

More Pics of Bodie

A Good Night--Bodie and BBall

YAY!  Skyline wins.  I am so happy for Ty.  One game closer to state.  I am praying this is their year...

After dropping two games to the Tigers in the regular season, Skyline came out on top at the Tiger Den Tuesday night, defeating Idaho Falls 66 – 54 in the first round of the district tournament. Skyline had five players in double figures–Abreo, Jensen, Miller, Berger, and Smith. Michael Berger set a career mark with ten boards. Zach Smith had a game high six assists and was perfect from the free throw line, along with Berger and Scrogum. Both teams shot well from the stripe. The Grizzlies were 22-30 for 73%. Idaho Falls shot an exceptional 85%, going 18-21.

Skyline will face Madison in Rexburg on Thursday night. (Madison defeated Highland in OT 51-46 in Pocatello.) Highland will travel to Idaho Falls to play the Tigers in a loser-out game.

A Funny From Family Home Evening

Ty hit the hot tub at Dave's last night with Trav after practice, and me and the kids decided to watch home videos for FHE.  Well, Kysa was struck by Shay's short, straight hair (at about 8 months old) and commented, "Shay, when you were a baby, you were a BOY!" Shay exclaims, "Mom, I was a BOY!" They both start laughing hard, along with their mom and their brother.

We got to see Bodie tonight, a week old, as Kirb and Andrew were headed to Grandma Rue's and then to Paul for a few days.  The kids were very excited to see her.  Kysa said, "I love her" a couple of times.