Healthy Snacks

I have a school project where I have to design a brochure for a local daycare. The topic for my brochure is healthy snacks for preschool aged children. In my family I have many children who fall within this age group who love to eat and don't mind me taking their picture. So I made a whole bunch of food and invited them all over on Saturday night. I think the kids liked the food and I know that Miriam and Rachel did not mind having the night off from cooking. Thanks for your help everybody.

All of the great food!

Sarah waiting so patiently.

Preston digging in.

Most of the preschool aged children in my family.

Trevor and Danny had to wait patiently until I had all of the pictures I needed. there was plenty of food left for them.

It was a pretty fun night for the kids. After they were done we turned a movie on for them and the adults had the chance to eat in peace (that does not happen very often).

Tis the Season

Last year, for St. Patrick's Day, Justin dressed up as the Beer Fairy and delivered six packs of beer to several of his co-workers and our friends. I thought it was hilarious and will never forget it. I think that the only way to celebrate the St. Patrick Day season is to post this picture everywhere I can. Justin thinks I do it to punish him, but I do it because it is one of my favorite pictures in the entire world. I think you are wonderful honey, and I am so glad that you are man enough to wear a skirt every once and a while. We hope everybody has a great St. Patrick's Day, and if you are good the Beer Fairy might pay a visit to your house.

Happy Birthday Danny

On January 30th, Danny turned 9 years old! Boy, did we party! On Friday night we had a Simper family night where everybody came over to have some Hawaiian Haystacks, cupcakes, and play a little Guitar Hero. It was a lot of fun and I think everybody, young and old, had a great time. One of Danny's favorite things of the night was that Grandma S. stayed the night, it made him feel like she was coming for a special slumber party just for him.

Danny blowing out 9 candles on some super sized cupcakes. They were yummy!

Trevor, challenging Aunt Miriam for the best rocker of the family. Aunt Joanna and the cousins are singing backup.

Dan and Trev just hanin' out and lookin' cool.

Danny, just watching the action with the cousins and Uncle Deryk.
(Look at all the people on that little love seat, I counted 6 in a space made for 2!)

On Saturday night, the Meyers came over for some more fun. It was Awesome, we always have such a great time when Justin's family comes to visit, they are all so wonderful. Preston beat the trash out of everyone in boxing on the Wii. Preston really is unbeatable.

Preston boxing Uncle Stacy.

Preston won by knock-out. Stacy tried 3 times and lost every time in the first round. After they were done playing, little Preston walked over to his 6 foot 5 inch uncle, putting his hand on Stacy's arm and said, "Good try." It was pretty funny and I think Stacy about fell out of his chair because he was so shocked.

Danny had a great birthday. Thank you to everybody who came. We missed all those who couldn't make it and look forward to seeing you soon.

I know that I am a terrible mother because it took me so long to post this. I guess between work, school, and clinicals I am lucky to get it posted now. Right now, I really should be finishing my care plan, but this is much more fun!

Best Lead Dog!

For weeks Trevor had been talking about his class training for the Iditarod race (you know the dogsled race from Alaska except the dogs are kids when it's done in Idaho at Tendoy Elementary). He was so excited because he was going to be a lead dog for one of the sleds. Every night during dinner he gave us an update about the training and would talk about beating the other teams during practice. It sounded like all of the kids took it pretty seriously, when the teams were practicing at recess one of the dogs (a kid) broke loose and ran into a teacher breaking the poor teacher's arm in 3 different places.
When race day was announced Justin and I were very disappointed because we couldn't go. Justin had some very important things to do at work during that time and I had clinicals for school scheduled that day (I hate school, I can hardly wait for it to be done!). I hated telling Trev that all of his hard work would go unwatched and he would have no one in his cheering section, so I put out a call on the Sister Network to ask for a replacement. Joanna rose to the occasion and braved the cold. These are pictures that she took of the event.
Joanna said that Trev did a great job, he was the best dog there. She said that his team would have won if his musher were more athletically inclined. Apparently, she was half a field behind them yelling at them to stop. They had to wait for her to catch up while the other teams flew by.
Trev did win the best lead dog award and got a stuffed puppy as a trophy which he proudly displays on his bed. Congratulations Trevor we are so proud of you!
I am so grateful for Joanna who is always willing to support the boys. The Sister Network is such a wonderful thing, I can't count the amount of times that I have needed something and knew that I can just call my wonderful sisters and one of them is always more than willing to help. I hope that I am as helpful to them as they are to me. Thank you so much, I don't know what I would do without any of you.