MLK Snow Day (1/19/2009)

For MLK Day (1/19/2009) Andrew had no school so Dave took the day off work and we headed to the snow. We found this great snowpark that only cost $5 for all of us to stomp around in the snow and Dave even scored an abandoned sled (it was broken) that still had some life in it.

I posted some pictures of our fun excursion on Facebook. Check them out!

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2005970&id=1129644235&l=836df

I'm still working on a bunch of video that I took of the day, but it might be a while before I get that up.

Andrew lost his first tooth!

I am so excited that Andrew finally lost his first tooth. It's been wiggly for a couple of months now and this morning before school I thought it might come out while he was at school so he actually let me pull it out. It didn't take much since it was hanging by a thread. I took some pictures and video but if I wait to post that stuff too, I probably won't post this for another couple weeks. Anyway, the tooth fairy came and left him a dollar (don't even post a comment on how you think that is a ridiculously high amount; inflation people!) and he traded it for a Snake Oiler die cast car (which I bought from the dollar tree so it was actually a fair trade. Now he's sticking his tongue through that little space all the time and it is so cute how it has affected his speech a little!

MerBud Jones

I've been doing some research on the internet for our dog version of Indiana Jones (see my new year's resolution) and I found a great deal on a costume, and I'm pretty sure it comes with a miniature whip:

I'm still kind of on the fence about the creative direction of this movie; maybe "Airbud meets the Little Mermaid." I think we're going to have to buy a lot of hamburger to train Clifford to do the underwater stunt sequence that we have already storyboarded.

Dave is an MCTS

Dave recently started upgrading his Microsoft certifications. As many of you may know, Microsoft recently revised their entire certification process. He took his first test and is now officially a Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist for Windows Vista. This is similar to the MCP cert they used to have. If any of you are still awake, he is working very hard for his next test! We celebrated by having homemade spaghetti and meatballs and carrot cake. Yum!

Pigs in a blanket and a Mission

It's really Sunday February 1st, but since I need to catch up on my blog and we're all home sick from church, I'm traveling back in time to share this story:

Andrew and Sydney helped make Mini Pigs in a blanket today. We made them with lil' smokies and they turned out great! This comes from one of my favorite online recipe sites, Recipezaar. They loved mixing up the dough and rolling up the smokies into the little blankets. Usually, Sydney is my shadow in the kitchen. She loves to help me cook and bake. Whenever I get out the mixer or put a pot on the stove, she drops whatever she's doing and pushes a chair up next to me! This time Andrew wanted to help too, which usually ends in a fight over who gets to stand next to me or mix the ingredients or whatever, but they both had fun rolling up the dogs in the dough.

Also, my parents received their mission call to go to Elberta, Utah, at the Mosida Lodge. Their official title is "agricultural missionaries." I didn't even know that existed. So, they maintain the farm and help all the people that go to push handcarts around during the summer. They are going to report, June 1st so make your hand cart trek reservation quick! We'll be moving into their house in Auburn and we are really excited about that. The kids will have so much fun running around on the farm and taking care of the chickens. Finally, Dave will be able to wear his bib overalls and bolo tie to church (well, I guess that goes for my dad too).