Fun in the Sun

Man it is so fun to the learn new things. Is that not the coolest way to capture the sun? Hopefully as I try more the better they will get. (Thanks Amy it was fun!!)

"Hey Mom, iith-tuck"

Faith wanted her pictures taken and this is what I got.

As you can see Faith and Cooper love this baby girl (their cousin)to pieces. Whenever she is at our house Faith turns into the little mother hen, and she always says "Can I pet her?"

Sosha

It is so nice to have Sosh back at home.... Most of you already know the story of Sosh but to put it in a nutshell... Sosh use to be an indoor dog and we treated like one of our kids but she got too big and so she became an outside/garage dog. She has always been polite and gentle with the kids and just a dang good dog. Two summers ago we came across another English mastiff that needed a home so we took her. Well lets just say it didn't really work out. Sable never had any listening skills and was always a big dummy. Lots of town people complained about our two BIG dogs, so we sent them down to a pen down on the farm. Anyways we got rid of Sable because she was a big bully head and brought Sosh back home. She thinks she is in seventh heaven!!! She even gets to sneak in the house every once in a while as long as she doesn't get off her rug... I know she looks kind of sad in this picture, but it is her way of being a good girl.

I've been working on getting a Valentine picture of the kids so we can make some V-day cards. Yesterday was Coopers turn. He is so hard to get a good picture of because he is constantly on the move and I am not fast enough to keep up. Here is what we came up with. Hopefully I will be able to post the other kids soon.

Last week we heard that there was going to be tryouts for the play Oliver. I asked Quincey and Gracie if they would like to give it a try and they both said yes. First of all that is so not like Quincey to get up by herself and sing in front of people that she doesn't really know all to well. I was really surprise she wanted to do it.

After a couple of days of practicing the primary song, (If The Savior Stood Beside Me) we headed over to the show house to try out. As soon as we got there some kids were reading parts out of the script. (I forgot to tell them that they were going to have to read.) Instantly they both wanted to go home & didn't want to do it anymore. (Bribery really does work) Quincey got up there and did so awesome, every note was on tune and I could actually hear her. On the other hand Gracie got to scared when she got up on the stage and started crying.....

We just got the call last night..Quincey is going to be an orphan, and even better news they are going to let Gracie be an orphan too.

We recently bought this movie and the kids love the music on it and are always singing it.....

This is Faith version for the song Mamma mia, just thought it was kind of funny and wanted to share.

"Mamma Mia, Heavenly Father"

Last night when I went to tuck kids in this is what I found. Gracie and Cooper both in his crib all sprawled out, with every blanket, pillow and stuffed animal that they could find.

SHHHH.......

..don't tell my dad. While we were in Boise, all the girls

thought it would be so funny to paint Coopers fingernail,

put makeup on him, and dress him in this purple ballerina

tu-tu. It was all fun and games until he choked on a lifesaver

and threw up mac n cheese and hot dogs all over the tu-tu.

Good Job Coop, you showed those girls didn't ya?

Christmas PJ's are always a Christmas tradition with our family.

Even though the kids know what there Christmas Eve present is

they are still so excited to open them.