Another year wiser

Happy birthday, Doug!

Thanks for everything you do.

You're amazing.

We love you so much!

Anything goes

The scouts decided

to have their own version

of the pinewood derby.

Only without any rules.

Other than a weight limit.

So there were some pretty creative cars.

They raced them the other night.

Austin's car had an air hog

attached to the top.

It did awesome!

We called it the Yellow Submarine.

The only car that beat it

was one with a bigger air hog on it.

Great job, Austin!

A giving heart

Our little Jordan

was hard at work

this afternoon.

We didn't see her for awhile.

But as I was tucking her in for the night,

she let me know

there was a surprise on my bed.

(Mom and "Dady'o")



These were
on Doug's
side of the
bed.







And this
is what
I found
on
mine.

It makes me so thankful
to think that, undeserving as I am,
I have a little girl
who thinks I deserve
whatever gifts she can give.
Even flowers on my bed at night.
Kids are such a blessing.

Monster

by Jordan

Age 6

Just a little, mom?

One day,

London decided

it would be nice if

she put some

lip gloss on.

So she did.

Is purple her shade, or what. :)

All in a day's work

Last Friday, Doug
and a
friend took
a little fishing trip.
I wondered if they
were crazy, fishing in
January.
I thought they might have a tough time finding anyplace to fish that wasn't frozen. It turns out, they had a great day!

Going solo

On Saturday, we took a
little family trip over to
Eagle Valley to watch
Austin.
He was singing in solo/
ensemble for
the first time.

It was so amazing to watch.

It was a room full of kids

from middle school to high school.

Each took a turn singing a solo

in front of Dr. Atkinson,

from the state college.

He critiqued each person after his/her

performance, and showed them

how to improve.

But he did it in a very kind way.

It was so cool to watch, and we

were so proud of Austin.

He sang his heart out,

and when he finished,

there was hardly a soul in the room

who wasn't touched.

These are the other kids from his school

who sang in the competition.

All of them did a super job.

You can hear it for yourself.

He sings "Homeward Bound".