Landon's First Field Trip

Landon went on his first field trip a few weeks ago. I went with him. Here are some pictures from the day.

Hail

This morning we had some hail.

My car was outside and has some minor dents in it from all of the hail.

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Another tag

Okay. My sister-in-law, Julie, tagged me, so here's a new blog entry, finally. Sorry it's not one with pics.

5 Things I was doing 10 years ago:

1. Halfway through my freshman year at BYU, realizing it may not be the place for me.
2. In a very unhealthy, long-distance relationship.
3. Eating at the Cannon Center for dinner each night.
4. Listening to a lot of Sarah McLachlan
5. Driving my room-mate crazy!!!

5 Things on my to do list for today:

1. Take Landon to school/Pick up Landon from school
2. Laundry - Blake was throwing up until 1 am this morning
3. Stick to my diet - part of my life story!!!!
4. Take some movies back to Blockbuster, get some new movies
5. Figure out what to feed my fam tonight

5 Snacks I enjoy:

1. Laughing Cow Light Swiss Cheese and All-Bran Crackers
2. Cold cereal with ORGANIC milk
3. Skinny Cow ice cream sandwiches
4. Healthy Choice fudge pops
5. Kettle Corn

5 Things I would do if I were a billionaire:

1. Pay off the house and the cars
2. Buy a house in La Jolla
3. Hire a personal cook
4. And a housekeeper
5. Take a vacation with Jeff

3 Bad habits:

1. Staying up too late at night when I'm into a really good book
2. Not doing the dishes
3. Being too hard on myself

5 Jobs I've had:

1. Account Rep at Modus
2. Temp at Modus
3. Day Care Worker
4. Card Slider at Cannon Center
5. Worker at Ice Cream Shop

5 Things you probably don't know about me:

1. I love a really quiet home in the evening.
2. I am not the clean freak I used to be.
3. I don't really like being on the computer.
4. I don't really like being on the phone, either.
5. I cannot function at more than 50% until I have had a shower.

I tag Melanie, Shirlene, and Kristin.

Quotes from the boys

Landon:

One night recently at the dinner table Marcie asked Landon what his favorite part of the day was. He thought for a moment and told his mom:

"My favorite part of the day is loving you!"

Blake:

When we were at Marcie's parents house for Christmas, Blake was trying to pedal on thier exercise bike. I asked Blake if he was exercising on the stationary bike. He said:

"I am not exercising - I am not a girl!"

We think it is because Marcie goes to the gym during the day and Blake see a lot of girls exercising.

Empire State Building

Empire State Building

Times Square - Toys R Us store

Times Square - Toys R Us store

New York - 2

Here are some more pictures of New York. Times Square and the Toys R Us store in Times Square.

New York

I went to New York for a couple of days for a conference. The one night that I was there, I visited a few places. Here is Grand Central Terminal, Chrystler Building and Times Square.

Tithing Settlement

Blake was very tired after donating after tithing settlement. He held onto his donation slip through his nap!

Christmas Tree

Here is our Christmas tree this year.

Tribes Award

At the end of November Landon was given the tribes award. Tribes is what the schools in our area use to describe the code of conduct and learning. Landon was recognized in front of the whole school on their Friday assembly. Landon loves school.

Star of the Week

Landon was chosen to be Star of the week for this Kindergarten class. He was chosen because he has been a role model in his class and had made good choices.

Part of being star of the week, he made a poster about himself that was hung up in his classroom all week.

We are so proud of him.

How to cook a turkey

In Landon's Kindergarten class, he was asked by his teacher how to cook a Thanksgiving Turkey. His teacher emailed us his response.


Kindergarteners Tell How to Make a Thanksgiving Turkey
By Mrs. French’s Class 2007-2008

Landon: Cut off the feet. Put it in the oven for eight minutes. I don’t know what spices to put on it because I’ve never cooked one before. And I like pumpkin pie—I just don’t like the pie part.


Here are a few other clever responses:

Matthew: Get the turkey at a store like Wal-Mart. Decorate it when you get it home—put some stuff on there like candy. You have to cook it because my mom said to. When it’s done, I’d eat it with my sister and brother. I like it with barbeque sauce.

Lauren: Go to Market Street for the turkey. Put it in a pan and turn on the stove. Cook it for five minutes with candy. Put it on a plate before you eat it.

Neil: Go get a turkey and put feathers on it. Put it in the oven for five minutes. Don’t cook it with anything else, but you can put salt and pepper on it. I like turkey the best!

Karsyn: You can get the turkey from a farm. Put it in a pan and put it in the oven. Cook it with salt to make it taste good. You can leave it in for thirty hours. When you take it out, you can eat it with ham.

Ethan: My dad was an Indian once and he shooted one. Cook it five minutes in a pan. Put a top on it before it goes in the oven. Leave it there for five more minutes. You can eat it with salt and a fork.

Cameron: I would buy it at Wal-Mart and then ask my mom how to cook it because I don’t actually know. I think I would put it in the oven and cook it…I don’t know how long. You can eat it with salt on it, though.

Tag #2

My cousin Trish tagged me with this one.
A. Each player has to list 6 facts/habits about themselves
B. At the end of the post, the player tags 3 people and posts their names

1. My forehead is so big that I have to have bangs. I think I get it from my mom's side of the family.
2. I thought it was funny that both Trish and Marji said they love to read. I'm not sure if I love to read so much as I love to "collect" books; I go to Barnes and Nobles, Borders, Half Price Books, or Amazon.com and buy 3 to 4 books at a time that I want to read. Then they just sit in my house, all lonely, waiting for someone to read them. I am really bad about the classics. I feel I should read them, so I buy them and they just sit there...
3. I've let my kids eat candy for breakfast before, (it was just Halloween, after all). I figure there are worst things I could be doing as a mom than that!
4. Even though I love our little 7-pound Border terrier/Yorkie mix, if I could, (without causing major issues within my marriage) I would also have a 100plus-pound Newfoundland in the house. And a cat, too.
5. I'm a democrat. I converted in my early twenties and have never regretted it.
6. I've never been outside of the United States. We lived in Alaska when I was little, so I've flown over Canada a couple of times. And I visited Tijuana for an afternoon, but I don't think that counts!

Okay, now I tag my sister-in-law, Danielle, my sister-in-law, Kristy, and my cousin, Heather. :)

Tag #1

Marji tagged me with this. I tag my sister-in-law, Julie, my sister-in-law, Shirlene, and my mom.
1. YOUR ROCK STAR NAME: (first pet & current car) – Toby XC90
2. YOUR GANGSTA NAME: (fav ice cream flavor, favorite cookie) - Better Batter Peanut Butter
3. YOUR “FLY GIRL” NAME: (first initial of first name, first three letters of your last name) - Mkum
4. YOUR DETECTIVE NAME: (favorite color, favorite animal) – Green Dog
5. YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name, city where you were born) - Marie Spokanne
6. YOUR STAR WARS NAME: (the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 letters of your first) -Kumma
7. SUPERHERO NAME: (2nd favorite color, favorite drink put “The”) -The Red Diet Cherry Coke
8. NASCAR NAME: (the first names of your grandfathers) - Oscar Charles
9. STRIPPER NAME: ( the name of your favorite perfume/cologne, favorite candy)- Happy Heart Peanut Butter Cup
10.WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (mother’s & father’s middle names ) - Marie Allen