Peek A Boo

Aliza has just started covering her eyes to play peek a boo. She looks so stinkin cute when she does this. Half the time she doesn't cover her eyes all the way, but she always says, "Bew" (boo) when she moves her hands away. Aliza's personality is really starting to show lately. She is becoming quite the teaser :) In the bath tub Madeline lines up all of her letters along the wall. Usually Aliza just plays with some other toy until Madeline has most of the letters lined up. Then she smiles and quickly takes away one of the letters while Madeline isn't looking. Usually after that Aliza starts laughing and laughing... Madeline doesn't always think it's quite so funny :) What are little sisters for? :) She is a really good girl and she (really all of them) keep me smiling.

Growing Pains

My shoulder has really been bugging me lately but I don't remember doing anything to hurt it. Well on Monday I decided to feel my shoulder and to my surprise it was poking forward, and it felt like it had popped out of it's socket. Hmm... then yesterday I was looking in the mirror and realized that my right shoulder is probably 2 inches higher than my other shoulder and its totally poking out. I decided it was time to go to the doctor.
I really dislike going to the doctor so I always put it off, but this was wierd. Since I never go to the doctor I don't have a regular doctor (just an OB) so I went to this clinic thing today. I had a great friend of mine come watch the girls and hoped I'd be back in an hour. Three hours later... I finally got home! Yikes! What did I come home with? A sling and orders to put ice on it. :)
There were a lot of funny things about that clinic, but one of the best was that the doctor was laughing at me and called another doctor in to "show me off" :) They were guessing that I had a separated shoulder and thought it was pretty funny that I didn't know how it happened. When I told Jared he said, "How does someone get a separated shoulder other than from playing football?" Well anyway. After the x-rays it doesn't look like my shoulder is separated after all, maybe just a AC shoulder sprain? whatever that is.
I'm suppose to go back in a week. So my lesson learned today is... maybe you can sprain your shoulder from lifting 3 little girls up all day long :) And if all else fails, ice it :)
I think it's funny I'm wearing a sling since I can really move my arm just fine, but I probably should have a more serious look, so that's why I included the serious picture. Plus, Jared wanted everyone to notice Madeline's great tower of blocks. Madeline and Aliza were having a lot of fun seeing how high they could build.

Shot Gun Shooting

I'm not big into guns, but I had fun at the Turkey Shoot on Saturday. Sixteen people showed up. I was in charge of bringing dough nuts and apple cider. I think I only hit one clay pigeon all morning. In the competition, I went 0-6, but hey, I had two others tied for last with me, so I wasn't alone. It was fun watching how well some of those guys shoot. Amazing.

Bruneau Sand Dunes

The day after Thanksgiving Jen had a "must leave the house" moment, so we loaded everyone up and drove an hour to the Bruneau Sand Dunes near Mountain Home, Idaho. It was sunny, but cold, so we only stayed for about 45 minutes. It's a fun place to go, especially for a little or big hike. We were glad we went, but next time we go, we'll go when it's warmer.

Whenever I see sand dunes, I think of Kwai Chang Caine walking in sand, and that's why I added the beautiful music.

Thanksgiving

We had a really nice Thanksgiving. We decided to just stay here and relax instead of traveling. We didn't have dinner until 3:30 (really 4:30) so Jared played football in the morning while the girls and I watched the Thanksgiving Day Parade and prepared Thanksgiving dinner. Then we went to this place called Harpers Ferry and got to see lots of peacocks, deer, and a bunny. It was a really pretty day and this place was really cool. I think that was actually the highlight of my day- going out enjoying the beauty of the world with my family. For dinner our friends the Hutchins and the Wolfs came over. I'm really glad we were able to have friends come over since we weren't able to be around family. I don't think I'd want to make a big Thanksgiving dinner if it were just us (Jared would probably prefer a bowl of cereal over Thanksgiving dinner :)). I am thankful for so many things in my life. I'll just list a few...

I'm thankful for...

A loving and supportive husband
Three beautiful and healthy daughters
The beautiful earth that has been created for us
Being a woman
Being able to stay home and take care of my kids
Living in a free country
Jared has a job
Knowing that I am a child of God


The list could go on and on, but I just really am so thankful for life and for all of my blessings.


We didn't do any still shots of the actual dinner, but here I am cutting the turkey while holding another turkey :)

Turkey Bowl Collapse 2007

I only play football once a year on the traditional Turkey Bowl. This year we played in a local park and I wish it lasted longer. Well, on the first kick off, I pulled a muscle in the back of my leg, but I could still hobble around, so I stayed and played all time offense. We only had nine players, but hey it was fun, until a little scuffle broke out, which led to four players leaving in anger, which then we only had 5 players, and it's tough to play a good game of football with five. All in all, I can't wait until next year, because there is always next year.

The lesson of the day is to remember to say prayer before church sporting events or else something bad will happen. Also, remember to stretch before you play.

JPI Basketball - Video Clip from 1999

I ran a statistical basketball league (www.rmball.com/jpi) for 11 years, and I have many clips that I intend to put on youtube. This is a good one, so sit back and enjoy the show.