Category Archives: General

Avery took a toy to donate to school. We went to the office to donate it and the donation box was gone!! Uh oh, did we miss it? I asked the school secretary, she told us that the box had … Continue reading →

On the 8th Avery took cans of beans to school to donate to the school district. They asked for cans of food, but NO SOUP! On the 15th the kids both took cans of food to donate at Awanas. It … Continue reading →

Sawyer’s preschool Christmas performance was very entertaining. His class sang “Jesus Loves Me” and “Away in the Manger,” with Angel wings on. It was adorable. The name of the show was “Christmas Around the World.” There were songs in Russian … Continue reading →

The last of school in 2011, Sawyer’s Christmas performance for preschool, and the day we fly to Boise- a stressful day! Avery and Sawyer both had lollipops that we our square sticker pictures (from costco) on the back. We also … Continue reading →

Each year the kids pick out an ornament (with our help) for the tree. We try to encourage them to pick something meaningful for that year… still a hard concept to grasp. I took Avery to the Hallmark store. Did … Continue reading →

We arrived in Boise late on Friday night. But there was a lot to do on Saturday & Sunday…. SHOW # 1 Avery & I (along with my mom & dad, Lacey, my sister Mardi, her two son- Jack & … Continue reading →

COOKIES!! After school today Avery, Sawyer and I got to work. We made chocolate chip/M&M cookies and sprinkled sugar cookies. We didn’t have a chance to frost and munch on the sugar cookies. Maybe tomorrow? We’ll be giving the cookies … Continue reading →

This afternoon Avery’s girl scout troop sang a few Christmas carols with two other troops. They met at a retirement community just before their dinner time, at 4:30! Sawyer and I sat right in the front row. I sang along … Continue reading →

Dan really wanted to get a real live Christmas tree this year. I found a deal we couldn’t pass pass up on a deal sight to cut your own Christmas tree down not too far away. It was really fun … Continue reading →