Christmas Tree Hunting - 12/04/10

Our family decided to try something new this year. We went down to Grandpa Carl's place in Spring City and went Christmas tree hunting! :) We had so much fun going up the canyon and then hiking up the mountain until we found our Christmas tree. Jake cut it down for us. Grandpa got a tree too. Then the men dragged both Christmas trees down the mountain and back to the trucks. We spent the night at Grandpa Carl's and Grandma Jeanie's. Sunday we drove back home and put up our tree. It is beautiful and we had such a great time!! Yea for Christmas!!!!

Jake turns 15!!! November 26, 2010

So, I'm a little out of order on the blog. Oh well. Anyway, Jake turned 15 on Friday, November 26, 2010. It was the day after Thanksgiving and it was such a fun day. We first got up and he opened his presents. His favorite I believe was, Call of Duty Black Ops, which is a video game that just came out. Then we had crepes for breakfast, Jake's favorite! We then went to see the latest Harry Potter movie, The Dark Hallows Part one. We loved the movie and then came home so Ben and I could rest for a minute and Jake and Ryan played the new game. That evening Jake chose to go to The Cowboy Grub for dinner. It was delicious, as always. Then we drove around downtown looking at the Christmas lights. We would have walked around but it was bitter cold and only about 15 degrees outside.

We are so grateful to have Jake in our family. He is such a good young man and so fun to be with. He recently received his grades for first quarter and he got a 3.7! HONOR ROLL!!! We are so proud of him for making good choices and trying his best in all he does.

Ryan gets his cast off! 12/02/10

Ryan got the green light from his hand doctor, Dr. Martin, to get his cast off! He was so excited to get it off. What is funny is he was at first excited to get on his cast and have everyone sign it, but the thrill quickly wore off and he didn't love it very much after that. He was so grateful to be able to use his hand again!!

Ryan's Broken Hand...Nov. 3, 2010

The sixth grade had just finished their unit on Greeks. One of the teachers decided to do a Greek Olympics to finish it off. The kids went out onto the field and were able to do different "Olympic" activities. One was the javelin throw where the kids got to throw "javelins" which were actually foam swim noodles. Great idea! Another was the "discus" throw. The teacher had the kids spin around 3 times and then throw the "discus" as far as they could. The discus was actually a 5 lb. weight (she brought a couple of 5 lb. and 8 lb. weights) she had brought from her weight lifting set from home. Bad idea! The kids waiting their turn were not behind a protective barrier, they just stood behind a jump rope she placed on the ground. The kid throwing the weight was only about 6 feet away from those waiting in line. Ryan was waiting in line, and since he was up next was holding a weight in his left hand. The boy who was up, spun around 3 times, and over spun, sending the discus hurtling back towards those in line. It hit Ryan right in the hand, smashing his hand between the two weights. OUCH!! It broke his middle knuckle. His hand was swollen and bruised on the inside and outside. It was very painful! He got his cast on the following week after the swelling had gone down. Poor kid!! Dumb teacher!!