Jingle Bells

Cassidy started piano lessons about 7 months ago. Her teacher has several recitals per year. I think she's finally starting to enjoy playing the piano. When she learns something new she always wants to be perfect the 1st time without practicing. I think this has been a good experience for her to learn that 'practice makes perfect.' Here's a video of her Christmas recital.

Blizzard Halts Ski Vacation

Who would've known, we planned a last minute trip to Powder Mtn and a blizzard decides to hit. Next time we'll check the weather report. We had plans to put the kids in ski lessons but that will have to wait. It was too windy and snowy. Instead, Chris took the kids sledding...big mistake. They sent Preston down the hill thinking he wouldn't go very fast and Chris had to catch him. His head landed in the snow and he bumped his eye and forehead on Chris' knee. At least that's all that happened, it could've been worse.















These two pictures make me laugh! Their faces were so cold, they couldn't smile or move their faces.

Going Nutty At The Nutcracker

Tonight is our last night of the Nutcracker. Cassidy is the 'mini' mini doll. She's done a wonderful job so far, especially after going to bed at 11:00pm since Tuesday. She has to arrive at 6:00 and leave 9 or 9:30. They have a lot of down time between performing. The girls are very creative and think of some pretty "nutty" games... watch below.

Christmas Photo Shoot

Our Christmas photo shoot is always an adventure. One child loves to pose, one child hates to pose, and one child has no clue what's going on. We did get couple good shots and even a smile from the grumpy guy.

Courtney's Senior Pictures

What a blast I had with Courtney. I don't know if she can say the same thing... I kept asking her to do all sorts of crazy things, she must think I'm crazy! Thanks for letting me do your senior photos. Courtney has been one of our awesome babysitters over the past year, my kids have enjoyed her so much. She is so smart and pleasant to be around and as a senior she still takes time out to babysit for us.

Had to throw this one in of my wonderful assistant!

Photoshop before and after

I've been trying to learn photoshop CS3 the last few months. It's quite a complex software to learn. Here's my latest stab at it and for those who use photoshop elements most of this can be done using elements.

AFTER

BEFORE

Friends Forever

Last week Cassidy's friends, Lydia and Hannah, played in the back yard. They always have a great time together and always include Preston. He just loves them. We're going to miss the nice weather.

Eclairs: Two Ways

Last Sunday the 'Cassidy Club' was formed and the 'Cassidy Club' wanted to make a dessert. The club found a recipe for eclairs in the Lion House Desserts recipe book. I read it and realized how complicated it was and decided to disappear from the kitchen for a few minutes... just to see what would happen. After arriving back, I found that the 'club' had mixed all 6 ingredients together. Chris had stepped in to help and realized the ingredients were supposed to be mixed in a pot and cooked on the stove. I then showed him the instructions and to make a long story short, we decided to create an object lesson and make the eclairs two ways. What happens when you follow instructions and what happens when you don't. The 'clubs' way is on the right and the correct way is on the left.



Okay, I will admit one thing, Cassidy and Chris liked their eclairs and ate almost the whole thing! Yuck. What do you think this guy liked?

Soccer Seizes for the Season

Finally old enough to play soccer and it's over! Excitement is the only word to describe Carson and soccer, and now all we can do is look forward to the next season.