ArtistsWeAre

What can I say - I disappear for 3 months and then you can't seem to get rid of me. Yep, you Google reader people are seeing a lot of me and those of you who do the old fashioned click and view see me a lot too.

Well, once again, my kids were doing funny things and I had to capture a little of it on camera for the world to laugh along with me.

You see Levi is perfecting the art of food eating - he wears it, draws in it, sings through it and some times eats it.
Can you guess what Sarah was thinking in this video? Yep, your guess is probably right - something like, "Would my ANNOYING HUSBAND GET OVER HERE AND HELP ME OUT INSTEAD OF TAKING MORE DUMB (oh, those turned out cute) PICTURES."

The "Oh those turned out cute" is what she normally says after the kids are in bed and she has a few moments to see my artistic work.

See there you have it - we are all budding artists in some form or fashion.

Dirt Cores look like Turds

Today, coming out of church, we were all walking in a line like sheep. Ellie was the last and cut across the lawn 50 feet or so behind the rest of us. Out of nowhere, she stopped with one foot in the air and screamed a blood curdling scream. We turned on a dime and asked what was wrong. She pointed down at the ground that had just been aerated. She sad, "AAAAAggghhh, I can't move because all of the poop." We lost it and laughed so hard, that she screamed again. This time, she was mad that we were laughing.

We told her it was dirt cores and to come. She didn't. We went to the van and loaded up and I started the van. She freaked out. Ah, the fun of a spunky girl.

Yesterday, I got the bird house out that was a project to complete a promise to Caleb (we built the bird house 6 months ago - :-) ) and we finally finished the painting yesterday.





Earlier in the day, I went on my first mountain biking ride of the year. It was a ton of fun. Bryan Hakanson and Shaun Bowen two great guys from the ward were my biker companions. It was an easy ride and I discovered my rear brakes were loose and my rear gear shifter didn't work properly. Needless to say it was a softy ride and I was the softy struggling up the hill in high gear.



Here is a little video of our stopping point. The trail was free from snow until it wound around the North side of this hill and we found a couple feet of snow pack.





On Friday, Ellie went to a party that was perfect for her, a Princess Party at Ashlyn Edwards house. Ellie loved it and put on her princess dress for yet a fifth time this week. ;-) You can see Ashlyn in the background looking through her cardboard castle.



Lastly, Sarah threw a great party I hear with 18 other women who came to talk about The Goose Girl. Sarah has prepped for this evening for the last 4 months and has worried about it weekly since then. ;-) We are both glad to have that event done. Now, she can get on to the end of her 1200 page book she is reading right now, The Count of Monte Cristo. It is her hobby and I can't believe how much time she finds when she used to have none at all to read 12000000000 pages. She is fanatical.

Super Funny Video - impressionist comedian

Okay, I had to share these videos with someone. I was reading the WSJ.com this morning and saw a funny banner. I clicked on it and found of all companies, Nationwide Insurance, using viral videos to spread humor and build awareness about their company.

Check out this video - you'll bust your gut. It typifies the nosy neighbor and the tough moments most couples go through when talking about a tough topic.



Here is another I liked a lot. Sarah and I are talking about our own will.



Lastly, this is a gut buster too. Caleb has been starting to do some funny things that make Sarah and I start to wonder when we are going to have the Birds and Bees talk. I think I was 7 when my Pops - thanks Dad, took me on a long walk through the park to confirm what the stupid neighbor boy put in my head. Darn kid took away my innocence. ;-)

Day before Easter Morning Videorama

We had a busy day. I went on a four wheeler ride at 7 am with a local friend, Chris O-Neil.

We went for about 2 hours and the view at the top of this hill overlooking Washoe Lake was great. The last 1/8th of a mile to this peak was very steep and rocky and my 2 wheel drive four wheeler was precariously bobbing up and down and losing traction as I bounced over rocks - made for a fun ride.



Then we went to a local Easter Egg Hunt - lots of candy and fun. Here is a video of Levi eating grass and crawling.



Then, can you believe, we bought and picked up a large 12'x 12' rug and nice comfy pad that makes such a difference. We all took our shoes off and wriggled our toes in the soft carpet. Yipee. Today is a day to celebrate



Here you can see a close-up



Then, the kids and I went to the park while Sarah ran some errands. The park was definitely much more fun.

Take a look at how much fun the three were having on the swings - I know you only see Levi but listen to Ellie and Caleb's laughs. Levi was a hoot kicking and grabbing for the camera



Ellie loved the slide and notice if you will that she has on socks, sandals because she couldn't find her shoes, pants to protect her bum on the swing, the dress from earlier today she had to wear for the Easter Egg hunt, the second brown dress on top that she daily reminds me came from Kylee and then the necklaces and then her favorite pink jacket - what a funny nut.



And both Ellie and Caleb have a fun time squeezing on this tricycle. I had a vision of both of them as teenagers still being best buddies.



To top it all off, Sarah gave Caleb and I haircuts and now it is 11:26 and we are pooped and I failed to meet my "to-bed" by 10:45 goal. ;-( And would you believe this is three posts in less than a week - amazing.

Oh, and to top off the post, here is a link to 19 photos from the day:

Sarah Reminiscing about being MVP of Girls Freshman B-Ball

I thought this was a cute video of Sarah reminiscing about an old trophy we found in a box of junk.

Cute Sarah

Levi singing Dadda, Caleb showing off his coloring and the Missing Tooth Video

Did you hear that. He sang Dadda first. Sorry, Sarah maybe you'll hear Mama next time he needs his diaper changed. ;-)



And there

Here is the video of Caleb showing us his tooth and writing a letter to the tooth fairy to ask for him/her to save the tooth so he could show his class. I thought that was funny and for some reason Caleb was being stubborn and a little standoffish. I think it was the camera in his face once again. Yes, I'm afraid I have injured my kid for life. ;-)

Caleb Lost his First Tooth

Well, some of you thought we had faded away to nothing without posts for so long, but guess what? We are still here and to prove it, here are some great pics in slideshow fashion:



And here is a funny video of Caleb talking about his first lost tooth. He wrote a note to the Tooth Fairy asking him to please leave the tooth along with the mullah so he could take the tooth to school to show his friends.

He also told me the Tooth Fairy would leave him $1. Wow, more than the tooth fairy ever left me. I guess his bounty is appreciating with time too. ;-)