fRiDaY.....

Friday was a big day at our house we had alot going on......varsity basketball, Troy and Kale leaving for the opening day of deer season in Iowa and the guys were going to be gone so I called my friend Steph to see if she wanted to come up and hang out with me and the girls this weekend....and she said.....sure. So the plan was that we all go to the basketball game then Troy and Kale leave after the game to do their guy stuff and us girls were going to hang out all weekend!!!!!!(AWESOME plan!!!) But the plans all changed at about 8:30am!!!!! The school nurse called and said Kale was sick. So off to the school I go to pick him up. As soon as we got home I called Steph to let her know about Kale just in case she did not want to be around the crud!!!! No problem she says....I'll be there!!! Poor Kale.....as the day went by he got a little sicker!!!!(is that a word????) When Troy got home we were talking about Kale and what our plan would be for him to try to go on Saturday....I thought he was sleeping......but from under the blankets I hear a muffled "oh I am going" but we thought it was best he stay home tonite and see how he felt on Saturday....he didn't like it but that was the only plan I gave him!!!!!

So Steph and I stayed home with Kale and did not get to go to the game......and wouldn't you know it.......Taylor was leading scorer with 16 points!!!!!! I was so disappointed I did not get to see it!!!!!! Great job Taylor!!!!!! As for the team.....we lost......by 19 points.......not a good nite!!!!!

HaPpY BiRtHdAy!!!!!

Happy Birthday Grandma Becky & Aunt Janine!!!!!!!!

We Love You!!!!!!

tAyLor...

Taylor was invited to a leadership conference today in Des Moines. They took 14 kids from our school and she was one of the few who got to attend.....I was pretty proud of that fact!!!!

I think she said there were over 600 kids total and they split off into groups to do activities and also did activities as a large group. I have to say when she got home she was really pumped up...she said she got to meet alot of kids that she would have otherwise never ever had the chance to meet. And the very most important thing she said was......."It made me realize that no matter how bad I think I have it......wow there are alot of other kids who have it really bad".....family problems,death,divorce and the list goes on. But she loved it and I was soooo happy that she really got into it and took alot away from it!!!!! She is an awesome kid and I know as parents we sometimes forget to stop and take a second to think about how good they really are......even if their room is a mess!!!!!hahaha!!! We love you Taylor and are very proud of everything you do!!!!!

sUnDaY&sNoW......

On Sunday we finally got snow.......3.5 inches!!!!!!! I was pretty excited about it.......Troy not so excited......he had to go into work to clear some snow to be ready for Monday!!!!!!

But this was a problem when the snow came........the satellite went out!!!!!! So the kids found the OLD........NINTENDO 64!!!!!! How funny is that!!!!! They played it all afternoon. The next few pictures show all the NINTENDO 64 fun from the afternoon!!!!!!

HAHAHA!!!!! Look at that thing......it is huge!!!!!!!


Donkey Kong and Mario Party......were the games of the day!!!!!!

Kids and Dempster too.....playing the games!!!!!

Kale kept saying oh my gosh look at how bad these graphics are!!!!! If we would have know how much fun they were going to have with this thing we would have wrapped it up and gave it to them for Christmas!!!!!!

DeCoRaTiNg tHe TrEe......

Saturday was a long day....that was the day I felt the very worst!!!!! It started snowing.....that made me happy!!!!! And it was beginning to look alot like Christmas so we got the tree out and we decorated the tree!!!!! How fun.....my kids always look at me like I have lost my mind....I love decorating the tree!!!! So when you see the pictures of our tree you have to know that the tree was on clearance last year at Wal-Mart and ALL of the decorations are from the Dollar Tree or from Wal-Mart.......cheap!!!!!! But we think it looks pretty good for a cheap tree!!!!!! And like every other event at our house Troy and Kale have to pick at each other the entire time.....and this time was not any different!!!!!! As you will see in some of the pictures!!!!!!Troy,Delaney, and Taylor decorating the tree......I think Kale was already mad about something at this point!!!!! And we just got started!!!!!

Kale finally joined in!!!!!

And I do apologize for this picture......but it does put a whole new meaning of Christmas tree skirt!!!!!! Oh my gosh!!!!!!
Kale was not at all impressed by the "skirt"

And yes......Dempster wanted to help!!!!!

TAH-DAH!!!!!!!

bLaCk fRiDaY.....

OK who all went shopping on black Friday?????????

I really wanted to go...but felt like crap so decided to stay in bed!!!!! So did anybody find any great deals that they could not live without????? I looked at all the ads and really did not see anything that I couldn't live without......but I really wanted to go to watch all the crazy people!!!!

ThAnKsGiViNg dAy......

OK.....it looks like I have alot of catching up to do.....I caught a bug after Thanksgiving and boy did it kick my butt!!!!! Thanksgiving day we went to my sisters house in Des Moines and spent the day with family and friends....new friends to us but we really had a good time....thanks Janine....for the awesome food and for letting us all take over your house......and Michelle....for bringing the friends....hahaha....just kidding!!!! We were in charge of bringing snacks and games!!!! How easy is that???? So while I was making snacks that morning Kale decided to help...he made chocolate chip cookies.....the premade ones that you brake apart. I went to the other room(to watch some of the Thanksgiving Day parade.....the kids HATE watching it....I love it....that's what we did when we were kids....did you?) for a second and when I came back to the kitchen this is what I saw........

Kale and Dempster waiting for the cookies to bake.....oh boy it might be a long day!!!!!! But the day turned out great....we ate lots and lots of food, played games.....it was our first time playing apples to apples.....I thought it was alot of fun......and we have to play jenga!!!!! My sister Michelle and Dave playing apples to apples.And look at this crazy game of jenga........it is always amazing to me....look at that!!!!!!
Shaky McShakerson skipped out on the jenga game to take a nap!!!!!! I should tell you Shaky has a name......Todd....but I like Shaky!!!!!!