let's make a deal!

have you ever seen the old tv show, "let's make a deal"?

my parents love to celebrate the new year with the grand kids playing their own version of this game show. my dad plays a pretty good leading role as 'monte' and all the kids come dressed up with a must-have sign begging for a deal.

(do you see luke skywalker joining in on the family fun? my mom LOVES him!)

kai is dressed as jimmer..."shoot me a three point deal!"

max wanted to be a soccer player and his sign is a picture of a game plan- no words:)

abe was the big JB (sadie even did his hair)--

"GIVE ME A BIEBERIFIC DEAL!"

abe couldn't believe that the word 'bieberific' wasn't in the dictionary.

sadie dressed like her new, soon-to-be baby sister that we like to call Tallulah

(i'm not sure how that name came about)

"my name is Tallulah, and i will kick and scream for a great deal!"

making deals with "monte" consists of picking behind box one, two or three...sometimes one door includes what's in monte's pocket or you have to sing a song or do a trick. sometimes you can make trades or if your lucky he will give you cash and a box. monte likes to mix it up and you had better watch out for ZONKS---lame things are always lurking behind some of the boxes.

it really is a fun tradition.

THE BIG DEAL....

sleeping bags for everyone for our

family camp out this summer!!!

thanks grandma and grandpa!!! happy new year!

Arrow of light (And Awesomeness)

Last week I got my arrow of light. It was really cool. I put all of my awards on and my full uniform on as well. When we got there we had a flag ceremony and then some of the other scouts recited the scout oath, promise, motto, etc. They then had me go up to get my arrow of light badge. When that was over we went outside to have me cross over a bridge. at the other side of the bridge my new leader gave me my new scout book and slide. When we got back inside we had cake.

IT WAS

====AWESOME!!!====

I had to share some things I liked about cub-scouts. I chose camping, hiking, and kicking trees

Brother Brown gave me an arrow that he made by himself. None of it was store bought.

he told me that the arrow symboled staying on the right path. He said that if you don't care for an arrow every day it will not work.

Mark (one of my leaders my dad was the other) shared some things about scouting.

They gave him an award.

He said he wanted me to get my eagle and he wanted to come.

=I am grateful that my dad and my other leaders took the time to do this.=

camp out

abe had to go camping before his birthday. it was one of the last requirements left for his arrow of light. dave really wanted to take him cross-country skiing to a yurt, but with moving and his work schedule, they ended up in dave's parents' backyard. it seemed just as good as the state park and since it was freezing wintry weather, we thought it would give them the option to abandon ship if needed. they set the tent up in the snow and snuggled in for the night. they told stories, and then slept all night. the next morning they conveniently came inside to sit by the warm "campfire". abe told me what a great time he had with his dad. i am grateful for dave and his tireless effort to meet every one's needs even when life if crazy. he is a good dad.

abe-y...not so baby

abe turned eleven today!

we woke up early, opened presents and ate ice cream cake for breakfast.

it was a great start to the fun day we have planned.

Happy Birthday Abe-y Baby!!!

suite life of max and kai

we did it! we survived another move. it was rough. we are now living in a hotel until our house is finished. we are grateful for a place to live and so far we are unorganized, but loving it.

this was taken right before max jumped in the deep end and started to panic--so i did what any pregnant, loving mom would do... i jumped in after him in my clothes.

later i asked max if he was glad i rescued him and abe looked confused and said, "you rescued max? i thought you tripped."

love it!

braces

sadie recently got braces.

exciting.

then max had a dentist appointment

and his very first x-rays.

very exciting.

we found out he has an extra permanent tooth

right in between his top two front permanent teeth.

looks like he will need braces when he is about eight and then again when he is a teenager. he has been nervous about it all, so when sadie had her check up i took max along. we showed the orthodontist his x-rays, who then gave max a high five and let him sit in the chair (he needs to get comfortable in that chair since i'm sure he will spend a lot of time there). he watched while they worked on sadie. i hope it relieved some of his anxiety.

HIGHLIGHT:

when we were all done, sadie said how bad her teeth hurt but she was not going to complain because she didn't want to scare max. i love it when my kids take care of each other.

5th grade economy

i should be packing, but instead

i am making pencil poofs for abram's

class economy.

(googly eyes make everything exciting!)