1. House Guest
Brandon wanted to bring this cute little guy home from his science class. He's a boa constrictor, about 6 feet long. Not all that cuddly, but pretty cool. We got to feed him live rats, which about made me hurl. I used to have rats as pets, and watching them become dinner was a little sad. Seeing how quick the snake went to work on them was very impressive.
2. Projects
Over the holidays, I decided to make this baby quilt for a sister in the ward who just had a baby. I'm her visiting teacher, and not quite sure if we're connecting. She's not a member, but is super nice. Aubrey helped me pick the fabric. It was a fun project and turned out pretty cute.
3. Family Traditions
I think Brian is still shocked by how beautiful the weather is here during winter. For the last few years we've made it our Christmas Eve tradition to go on a family hike. This year we went up a new trail that ended at a nice lake. It was a fabulously warm day. The kids were extra eager, and Chance was thrilled to be part of the fun. To be honest, we started the tradition with ulterior motives. The long hike would leave the kids exhausted and fast asleep very early so we had lots of hours to take care of things. This year it did NOTHING! The only ones tired from the trip were me, the dog and Brian. Aubrey stayed up until after 11:30 pm and Jon woke up at 4 am because he was too excited to wait. Brian and I didn't go to sleep until after 1 am. We were busy putting together the new foosball table. (Fun Fact: during college I earned the nickname "Kimbo the Barbarian" because of my mad foosball playing skills.) I guess next year, we'll have to re-think our family hike. It might be a family triathlon in order to get these kids tired! Ha!
4. Holiday Quiz
We were a little late with this one. We decided to make gingerbread houses this year. We did the graham cracker version. And we finally got around to it way after Christmas. Still, it was a fun family night. Brandon got a little graphic with his war scenes. The gummy bears impaled with candy cane sticks were a little too much for this G-rated blog. So, you get to see this creation. Can you guess what famous building it is?
10 comments:
I love your gummy Lincoln Memorial.
We did the school snake thing. Freaked me out. I refused to watch feeding time but got a constant play by play from the boys.
The baby quilt is so cute.
That pic of the snake is giving me the heebie jeebies! Cute rag quilt. So nice of you to make it for your visiting teachee. Lincoln Memorial all the way!
My hat's off to you! I could never do the live rat thing!
I wanna see the impaled ones!
And...snake. AHHHHHH!
We had pet snakes when I was growing up (along with the rats, tarantulas and more normal pets). I didn't think the snake would bother me. It did. After the first day I was a little icked out. I think we'll stick to babysitting, not actually owning a snake.
Can I start calling you "kimbo the barbarian" I love it! We miss you in YW. Hope you're enjoying your new house.
Kimbo the Barbarian! Okay, we are inviting ourselves over for a doubles foosball tournament. We are the reigning champions in Cypress-- and I stink!
Props to the gingerbread...or graham cracker!...very creative.
Okay - you get my vote for Mom of the Year! Anyone who lets their child bring home a snake deserves to be the winner. Connor will be VERY envious when I tell him but his mother is too mean to ever allow that ... just ask him!
Oh, thanks for checking out my blogs, because it gave me the opportunity to see yours!! LOVE the quilt you made, who do you VT that got that great blanket? How do we switch it so you can VT me? ;)
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