Sunday, January 30, 2011

Game Night


Grandpa Jim & Grandma Dee came over for game night.
We played Apples To Apples - Grandpa Jim won!

Friday, January 28, 2011

Preschool Pictures




A sweet boy asked Kaydi to marry him this week at preschool
during lunch. She said "no".
We're thinking she wants to get her college degree first
or maybe she's playing hard to get?

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Kaden's Favorites

Color - Red
TV Show - Chase
Movie - A Team
Sports Team - Dallas Cowboys & Chicago Cubs
Sport to Play - Football
Board Game - Whoonu
Card Game - Apples to Apples
Activity - playing video games
Food - Tacos
Dessert - Oreo Ice Cream Cake
Beverage - Mt. Dew
Store - Best Buy
Singer - Eminem
Song - Love The Way You Lie
Restaurant - 54th Street (Kansas City area)
Candy - Jolly Ranchers
Celebrity - Tony Romo
Super Hero - Batman
Villain - Joker
Shoe Brand - Nike
Cereal - Captain Crunch
Game System - Wii
Wii Game - Madden NFL 11
Comic Strip - Garfield
Magazine - Boy's Life
Car - Camaro
Animal - Dog
Place to Go - Minnesota
Book - Swindle
School Subject - "Does recess count?" "No"
"Then PE or Physical Education."

Monday, January 24, 2011

Kylee's Quote of the Day

Kylee - "Mom, thank you for not home schooling me."
Me - "You're welcome."

Sunday, January 23, 2011

Sunday School

Kaydi started Sunday School today!
She was so excited to finally get to go to "church school" like big brother and sister.

Back "Home" Again

On Saturday, we were invited by the ISU College of Human Sciences (Dena's alma mater) to a pre-game reception and the women's basketball game at Iowa State.
As soon as I got off the elevator in Scheman and was greeted by Dynette Mosher, the college alumni relations coordinator, I felt like I was back "home" again.
It was so nice to see familiar faces and be surrounded by red and gold.
Despite the Cyclones losing, it was a GREAT game.
Kaydi was all smiles trying to keep an eye out for Cy.
She didn't want to have her picture taken with him but she sure got excited every time she would spot him.

She was happy until the very end of the game...
Was this face about the Cyclones losing
or because Daddy spilled her popcorn?! I'll let you guess.
She was smiling again when she got to run around on the floor
with a balloon after the game with Kaden.
They were especially excited to see Coach Schaben!
One of Kaden's favorite parts of the game was seeing Coach Fennelly get a technical and Coach Schaben pushing him off the court. He had fun discussing it with her.


After the game, I ran into a friend that I haven't seen in years. Lora lived two floors above me in Maple Residence Hall and spotted me in the crowd as we were getting ready to leave. It was nice getting to say a quick hello to her.

Before leaving, we decided to check out the new Johnny Orr statue and that's when another friend from the past spotted me. I. could. not. believe. it! I was on the State 4-H Council with these friends, Troy and Beth. I have not seen them in quite some time either so it was nice catching up with them. Our state council days were AWESOME!!
When I got home I had an email from my cousin Kim that she was also at the game. Her daughter had performed in the half-time show. I'm thrilled I got to see the routine, but bummed I didn't get a chance to talk with them.

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Wishes for 2011

We made our wish list again...

GO TO-
Leech Lake
a zoo
an amusement park
Wayne, Nebraska during the off season
a guided owl or nature hike
Living History Farms or something similar
a Science Center or Children's Museum
Missouri to visit the Tidman's
Dubuque to visit the Kadolph's
an Iowa State football game
the Mall of America
the NASCAR races with Uncle Brent
an Iowa Cubs game
the Iowa State Fair
a parade

EAT AT-
Legends
Spaghetti Works

GO-
hiking
ice skating
scrapbooking
bowling (and eat pizza) at Perfect Games
mini golfing

AND-
vacation out west (Colorado, South Dakota)
finish the basement
family movie nights at the movie theater (more often)
guys night at Taco John's
guys night to see Green Hornet
make a new recipe every week

We'll see what wishes come true...

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

GO CYCLONES!

On Saturday we had our good friends, the Spiehs family, over to watch the Iowa State vs. Nebraska game. Yes, they are Nebraska fans, but we still had a great time despite the cyclones losing by one point.