Frbruary 2009 in Review

Well I can't believe that February has come and gone and I didn't make one blog entry. My reasons for blogging were to keep family and friends updated with things that are happening with our family and hopefully to eventually print it out and have a record. I've gotten WAY BEHIND on scrap booking and am not good at journals so this feels like I'm multi-tasking. Here is a brief overview of some of the highlights from the month.

BASKETBALL

Shaun and Shane started playing basketball. So far I have to say it's been my favorite sport to watch. They play full court for an hour and both boys are really great at running from one end of the court to the other. Other than that we have a lot to work on, but they're having fun. Shane's age group is too cute for words and Shaun's team actually has some skills. They tied yesterday's game 28 to 28.

BARKLEY

For those of you that haven't heard...YES, we got a puppy! His name is Barkley and he is a Lab mix. (Dad is a purebred lab and Mom is a Jack Russell Wiener Dog mix) He has filled our home with energy and laughter and Greg is doing really well. He wants me to be clear that he doesn't want a dog but that he loves his family and is willing to deal with him for us. With that said, he has been wonderful and wakes up even earlier to take Barkley outside for potty breaks and stayed up late with him the first few nights to comfort him when he was adjusting to his new home. We're keeping our fingers crossed because so far he's been a fabulous dog. Potty training is going great and we are keeping him well exercised and the pictures will confirm that he is loved:) Barkley is so spoiled he has two beds. He sleeps in his crate, but takes lots of puppy naps on his doggie bed.

BLUE AND GOLD BANQUET

We had our first Blue and Gold banquet for Cub Scouts and Shaun got to present the colors for the first time.

They have a cake contest and Shaun's goal was to make the tallest cake. Congratulations Shaun. He did win the award for tallest cake and thanks to Amy's tips on strawberry cream filling, a few people mentioned his was the yummiest too.

Just in case his wasn't the tallest, he was trying to place with the most frosting too. I thought he was so creative. He stuck a gummy eyeball, a heart sucker, and an American flag in the top for "I Love America"The cake was 7 layers tall.

REFLECTIONS "WOW"

Shea and Shaun entered Reflections again this year. The Theme was "Wow". Shaun wrote and illustrated a story about a turtle named Tail (surprise, a turtle) and Shea took photographs of the Hoover Dam and the Arizona/Nevada time zones. Shea has entered in a different category every year and this year she won a trophy and her photo's were selected to compete at the state level. We haven't heard anything more yet.

MY SWEET DAD SENT ME THESE BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS FOR VALENTINE'S DAY!

NEIL ARMSTRONG

In second grade the kids write a report on an important person in history. They put together a wax museum for their families to attend and dress the part. It's so cute. You walk around and touch their thumbs and they recite a short history of their person. Shaun was Neil Armstrong and fortunately he just read the short card, not the full report. His was 11 1/2 pages because Andrea's was 11 and his had to be longer. Hmmmm where does he get that from?

ENRICHMENT NIGHT

I just had to show off a few of the yummy desserts we enjoyed. We have some amazing talent in our ward!!! Love you Amy!