Jayden Turns 5

My youngest son, Jayden turned 5 years old today. He was so excited to turn 5, because it meant that he could finally go to kindergarten. I had to explain that kindergarten would have to wait until the new school year began after summer vacation next year. Since he loves his preschool teacher and class, he took the news with only a little disappointment. Happy Birthday, Jayden!

Weiser Wins!

Megan's basketball team played Payette today. They played a great game and won 24 to 14. It has been fun to watch Megan develop her talents. She even told me that running was getting easier. Pretty good for my little asthmatic! Great job Megan!

Jayden and Bishop Winegar

We had tithing settlement today with Bishop John Winegar. Jayden made sure to point out that his birthday was in 7 days. When the Bishop asked if he could come to our house on Jayden's birthday to give him "some smacks", Jayden, after a moment of thought, replied "if you have money you can". I guess we know what Jayden thinks is important. =)

First Real Snow

We woke up this morning to our first real snow of the season. Cordell had fun taking pictures of it, so I thought I would share them with you.
I am so not ready for winter!

Since there wasn't any early morning play practice this morning, I took the opportunity to sleep in a little. When I got up, I found Cordell and Megan outside raking leaves without having been asked. Made this mother very proud!

After breakfast, Ashley, Brooke and Jayden helped rake leaves too.

Ashley and I went to see New Moon last night with my book club group. There were 18 of us, and we had a blast! Jennifer Miller and Christy Waite got to the theatre around 5:30 to make sure we'd be first in line for the 8:15 showing. Thanks ladies!

The rest of us showed up piecemeal after that.

The movie was pretty good (the books are soooo much better), but the best part was listening to all the comments those women made. Thanks for a great girl's night out!

Thanksgiving Lunch

Brooke's school had Thanksgiving lunch today, and Jeff, Jayden and I were able to enjoy the afternoon meal with her. The cooks made great homemade rolls and a pumpkin dessert that Jayden really enjoyed. To bad the day is soon coming when Jayden and I won't be able to share a meal any more. Before I know it, Jayden will rivel Cordell in food consumption volume. (Cordell says Jayden will never beat him! He may be right...)

Ashley Performs

Last night Jayden and I got to attend Ashley's Treasure Valley Honor Band performance at Northwest Nazarene University in Nampa, Idaho. The band performed very well. I especially enjoyed their last song - Spitfire. It had so many time signatue changes that it made the kids really work to stay in tempo. When Ashley finally gets her CD of the performance, I'll see if I can figure out how to post Spitfire for your listening pleasure. For now, see if you can find Ashley in this photo. Great job Ashley!

Figuring it Out

OK, so I think I'm learning how to do this. =)

The Begining

I've been feeling for a while now that it is time for me to do better at recording what is happening with my family and sharing those happenings with our friends and family. So, like so many of my family before me, it is time for me to enter the world of blogging. Now if I could just figure out how to customize my template....