Pocket Mod

Just check it out, its fun, easy and the best planner EVER!

http://www.pocketmod.com/

Just For Fun : Celebrity Guy Fan Club

I know most girls go ga-ga over Brad Pitt or Matthew McConaughey...

But not me I like the nerdy, misunderstood, and funny guys the best...

like John Cusack...Say Anything ( His sister is awesome too!)

and Brendan Frasier...George of the Jungle ( no explanation needed), Encino Man, The Mummy, and With Honors

and I know he seems like one of the regular hunks with all those muscles and everything...
but REALLY he is a regular geeky guy disguised as a hunk
...honest!

Vin Diesel- The Chronicles of Riddick, Saving Private Ryan, XXX

also my list would not be complete without ...

Collin Firth...Pride and Prejudice and Bridgette Jones Diary...sigh

 So which celebrity guy fan club are you part of?

A Day at Zoo Boise

 Levi was home for Halloween weekend. We were headed to Julia Davis just to play at the park, when we saw the zoo and it was just too tempting. We had a great afternoon with Levi.

 We love the prairie dogs and they were especially fat this year, which just enhanced their cuteness 100 %.

 These turtle shells are so much fun for the kids...

 ...and the adults.

 Turtle, Turtle!

 Oliver loves this giant Komodo Dragon. They look like mini dinosaurs to me.

 Josef hiding behind a large maple leaf.

 Look, we're nesting!

 Oliver had no trouble making friends here.

Ian's favorite type of animal are the cats. Apparently this is a Leopard, not a Cheetah. I was informed by Ian that you can tell by the pattern of the spots.

These are Wort Hogs and I was telling Oliver how it was Pumba from the Lion King and I started singing to them "Hakuna Matata" and their little tails began to wag. When I stopped singing their tails were still. I started singing again and the tails wagged again. They liked it!

Here's Oliver with a giant snake. He wasn't too scared though, we've seen bigger live snakes at my friend Tanya's house.

Well that's a wrap! Sometimes you just gotta take a trip on the wild side.

Happy 32nd Birthday Levi!

My sweetie turned 32 on the 9th. That glow is all 32 candles.

He made it home just in time for cake, he literally drove into town at around 8pm on his birthday.

I missed the blowing out the candles photo...so we recreated it (above). It's pretty funny.

We don't get to spend everyday with him, but we are always greatful we get to spent the most important days with him.

Hapy Birthday, LEVI!

Veteran's Day

Happy Veterans' Day 

to all those who have served!! 

Thank you so much!!

I am getting this posted really late, but if I can push the Publish Post button by midnight...it counts right?

The photo above is my oldest son Josef, he wanted to be a Marine for halloween. The jacket he is wear is actually his Grandfathers unifirm from the 60's. He looked so handsome and I love that he would be willing to serve out country and knows that is an option for his future.

A few days ago the boys and I went to a presentation out at Gowen field hosted by Idaho Military History Museum. We had never been there before. It was a great museum! They had many displays ranging from the civil war to present. It was fun pointing out the different branches of the military to the boys and the various wars and which of our family members served and at which time. There were also so gun and canon demonstrations the video below is of everything going off at the same time, again the weapons range from those used in the Civil war to those used in the present. We had a great time and learned a bit of military, world, country, and family history. We also couldn't hear very well for a while after all the canons and guns were done. : )

LDS Copywork: Articles of Faith

I made up these quick copywork masters of the 13 Articles of Faith for my 7 and 10 year old to use. They are also memorizing these for their Faith in God award, so it works nicely to use them for copywork, dictation, and memory work.

The font is similar to that used in Handwriting Without Tears. You'll need to download the PDF file to view and print.

Articles of Faith Copywork Masters
http://www.mediafire.com/?vy6lddb1aufvvu9

Sweet Tooth

I just love Halloween candy!!

I dress my kids up all cute and walk them door to door letting them beg for candy from our neighbors. 

Then we come home and I get to raid their buckets for my favorites. 

Hey, I am owed! 

If I have to put up with thir sugar high and then low.I better be sugared up too.

I don't take all their candy, just a few favorites.

Number one confiscated candy being the chocolates, like mini Snickers bars and tootsie rolls. 

I also am fond of those little cinnamon bears, which are really too hot for kids anyway, mine always spit them out...so really I'm rescuing them. Its a charitable act.

I enjoy red licorice too, especially Twizzlers which are SO 1980 something.

Two of my very favorites are the Green Apple Blowpops and Apple Jolly Ranchers, because they taste like 6th grade. One taste and it's spring one more month till schools out, I am on the bus ( which smells like rubber, exhaust fumes, and stinky feet) riding home from middle school my window half rolled down, whispering with a friend about some cute boy.

 My all time favorite candy to find in my kids Halloween buckets would have to be Banana Laffy Taffy. It is king of taffy flavors and you just can't beat the bonus joke on your wrapper. My sister and I used to read these jokes aloud and just roll on the floor laughing, not because they were all that funny, but it was just fun to laugh.

Unfortunately it is November now and all that's left of the Halloween candy are the stuff no one wants to eat. I'll have to wait till next October for a bite of nostalgia for my sweet tooth.