Papers

Quinn suggested that I put up pictures of our playoff bracket papers....

so, his wish is my command!

Here are all the TEN papers:

(try clicking on the photo and zooming in...) Mom's then Quinn's then Kylie's

Steven's, Griffin's and Christopher's
Dad's and Zak's

Chase's then Heather's Enjoy!

The first game (Seahawks vs. Saints) was SHOCKING!

At least it was a very good game.

The 2nd game (Jets vs. Colts) SHOCKING also,

but quite boring.

We'll see what tomorrow brings!

Christopher & Griffin both picked the Jets to win!

And NICE for them, Dad and Christopher were the only ones that did NOT have the Saints Defense.

Playoffs - First TWO Games

Here are the guesses for the first two games:

Saints vs. Seahawks - Everyone guessed the Saints would win

Colts vs. Jets - Christopher and Griffin guess the Jets will will
Everyone else guesses the Colts will win

We'll see....

Christmas Lights

Last night, while driving Griffin home from a friend's, we looked down a street and saw these fantastic Christmas lights. We had to drive down the street and take a picture. I am amazed at how many houses still have their lights up on January 7th. I kind of enjoy it; but I am glad mine are down and put away. Twice today, I saw people's Christmas tree still up in their houses too.

Quinn!

Quinn just got home from his soccer game today.

His Frosh/Soph team won!

They won by a LONG way!

Quinn played a lot of the game.

He played well.

He played defensive.

He had a good time!

Congratulations, Quinn.

Or is this picture better?

Let's Look Back....

We started this blog in September of 2007
Let's look back and see what we, (meaning I), posted on January 7th of our previous years....

January of 2010 (Only 2 posts for this entire month!)
They were both about FOOTBALL – Playoff picks

Jan 7 2009 – (24 posts this month)
We were getting our furnace fixed
S & C took a picture of Cosmetology school I went to 29 years ago!
Griffin could read a few words…and, the, like, my, can…
(Yesterday, Jan 2011 he was reading Little House in the big woods!
Yea for progress!)

Jan 7 2008 (12 this month)
We had FHE and broke a piñata that Griffin, Kylie and I made;
it apparently caused great tears!
This was the month that I COMMANDED that all the children
have piano lessons, like it or not!
Zak was into football…shocking


So, what do we learn from all this:

• I am a great wife/mother....always cooking and cleaning, for YEARS!
• We are a family that enjoys Football!
• HEY! Who will set up our Playoff Brackets....anyone?
• Progress is good
• We can come back from a NO when we want a YES
• Taking piano lessons is a good thing!

OK, Now back to the Cleaning.

Oh, and On THIS day, January 7, 2011, Kerry called and asked me to lunch. So nice!

And Then There was Laundry...

Sorting, folding, putting away....

Oh, and there is still more in the washer....

Happy 2011!

We had a GREAT New Year's Eve!

We played our annual game; which we played for over 1 1/2 hours!

It is always a fun and funny time.

Here we are standing in front of the

GAME CATEGORIES
*Zak says he is going to get married the day after he gets home from his mission so he can have a whole category that he totally knows!

Everyone is holding their auction booty!

We are already thinking of new categories and questions for 2011!

Then we watched the movie "Shrek Forever After". It was great! I highly recommend it. It has great music; very funny.

Happy Birthday Zak!!

To celebrate Zak turning 18, I decided to give-it-a-go at making my first movie!

Here's to you, Zak! We've enjoyed all 18 years.

Happy Anniversary to our Newly Weds!

It's been just about one year since they got married! Their anniversary is Dec 30.

I decided to do an interview to celebrate their union.

It turned out GREAT, but not all of it recorded.....

Enjoy what there is; which I think is about 4 minutes.

The interview will start with me asking Steven about his new (to them) car that they just bought:

Merry Christmas!