The Hunt is ON!: Christmas

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Christmas

Christmas at our house this year was fun. The kids actually let us sleep until seven. (a first- they are usually up before 5) everyone got some cool stuff...

Tyler got an erector set with instructions to make about 30 things. It even has a motor to make them work when he's done. Right now he has a backhoe to show off...

Matthew and Craig both got cameras. I am looking forward to seeing some of the goofy pictures they take. Matthew's favorite gift was a book from Uncle Mark on "Backyard Ballistics" I keep stressing the adult supervsion (do I really have any here) Craig got some luggage so he can travel without his laundry hamper (it seemed like a good idea)

I got royally spoiled this year!! Kary surprised me with a Cricut Expression.

1 comment:

The Aubreys said...: Well you got spoiled. It looks like you all had a great Christmas. Hope all is well. love ya; January 13, 2009 at 12:36 PM

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FUN!!

the young men and young women in our ward decided to do something fun for their activity for the end of the summer. All 6 groups had to build a boat, it could be made out of anything you wanted as long as it only cost $35.00. All the boats were made (Kary's group- the teachers- built a 12 foot long, 4 foot high, pirate ship) the whole group headed out to Quail Resevoir to have a race and see who would float. Tyler's group tied a matress to some big foam blocks, and Matthew's group took a large sheet of plywood, cut two holes in the middle, put buckets in to sit in, then put big round pipes under the edges. It was an interesting sight when all the boats got to the water. Matthew helped build his boat, but he had football practice while the activity was going on so- Craig took his place on the boat. To make a long story short, the priests (Matthew's boat) won the race, Deacon's got second, then the girls after them. The pirate ship- it sank. But not before the boys had time to bomb the other ships with water balloons. All of the kids had fun.