Statue of Liberty

Payton had to do a report on an American landmark in his 1st grade class. The teacher didn't want parents there because the kids had to stand up and do it all themselves. So we prepared some thoughts on the Statue of Liberty and Payton made this crown & torch to wear. The teacher told me he did a fantastic job & wished she had video taped it! He is such a smartie-pants!!!

2008 Christmas Apron Exchange

Instead of the normal gift exchange we do each Christmas, my sister Charise had the idea to design aprons for each other. They were supposed to be tailored to the tastes/ personality of the person. So, Steve made M&D safari themed dish towels since Mom didn't want an apron, Shauna made Reese a family & temple themed apron, I made Chantel an Hungarian apron (where she served her mission), Charise made Shelley a patchwork blue apron, Chantel made Steve a clawed masculine apron, Shelley made Shauna a travel themed apron and Mom made me a family themed apron. All-in-all I thought they turned out pretty good. Shelley won the contest. What should we do next year I wonder????

This is me frantically trying to finish my apron before Chantel arrives from the airport. Just made it. It says "Are you Hungary?" Then, underneath the pepper pockets, it says "Jo etvagyatt" which is bon apetit in Hungarian. I thought it was rather clever. But, after I had designed it, I found out Chantel was pregnant. If I had known beforehand, then I would have done one that said "I've got a bun in the oven!" :)

Halloween Fun!!!

Costumes were thrown together last minute.

Dan - Scary clown thing

Cheryl - Butterfly

Payton - Vampire (again)

Ashlynn - Black Cat

Logan - Gorilla (though he refused to keep the head on so you couldn't really tell)