Like a Lion

Yesterday was a windy day so we got out our kite. The kids had fun flying the kite with their dad.

Kade and I hung out inside out of the wind. He is growing up so fast. He has been sleeping through the night for a while now. He is such a good, happy baby.
We got some more color on the walls. The entry way got the splash this time.

Color

Living in a new house that has white walls and white trim has bugged me to no end. We have been slowly getting color up on the walls. The kids rooms got done within the first few months. Then the sun room and then the hole basement saga. Well now the rest of the house is yelling no screaming for a slash of color. So Saturday we picked color and painted the 1/2 bath.

We also go paint for Kades room. He is moving to Karissa's old room. Colby is all over this paint job because "Boys can't have pink rooms." Karissa has moved to the guesses suit to a queen size bed and loves it.

Basketball Anyone?

We have been going to our church building with some friends once a week to teach the kids some basic basketball stills. (We are keeping them in "the know" with all the March Madness mayhem around... we love it.) The kids are learning a ton. The ages are 9 to 3 who try to play. Kyle and the other 3 year olds end up playing hide and seek, but hey we are all having fun. A big thanks to Brian King for teaching the kids their mad skills.
The kids and some of the moms even played a little game.

Great Falls

We have had a crazy weather week. The kids were out of school playing in the snow Monday and Tuesday. Very cold and windy, 21 as a high with wind up to 30 mph. Then Saturday rolls around 76 as a high and Sunday 81. So with the warm weather the kids did some fishing at the pond and yesterday we went on a field trip to Great Falls. It was a pretty cool place. The kids had a blast and didn't want to go home when it was time.
Some big news for Colby. He lost his 1st tooth and yes the Tooth Fairy found him and gave him a dollar. He thought he was going to trick the Fairy in to giving him more money by putting his tooth under his pillow again. I told him the She will know if it has been under his pillow before.
So last night after FHE Kyle was asking for the chocolates with the steeples on them. "What?" I told him I don't know what kind you are talking about. He asked again. "Brian do you know that he is talking about?" Kyle asked Brian. Brian smiles and says I think he wants the chocolate chips to eat. Yep that's the chocolate with the steeple on them.

Karissa

Our little girl is 8 today. Yesterday they didn't have school because of snow and Karissa said it would be cool if she had her birthday off too. I told her that they would most likely have school because the roads would be cleared off and they are. But Karissa got her Birthday wish, they closed school again today.

Karissa means very dear, and she is. She is a great helper, she loves helping her dad work on projects and her mom cook. She loves to sing, dance and play Guitar Hero. She hopes one day to play volleyball and Basketball in school. We think she will have some height so that might help. She loves her whole family. She is very loving to all. We love you so much Karissa. Happy 8th Birthday!

story time

This is one of the bed time stories my mom would tell us. Last summer my mom told my kids the story and they love it. I found it on the internet and thought I would share.

The Story of Little Black Sambo
BY HELLEN BANNERMAN
Once upon a time there was a little black boy, and his name was Little Black Sambo.
And his mother was called Black Mumbo.
And his father was called Black Jumbo.
And Black Mumbo made him a beautiful little Red Coat,
and a pair of beautiful little blue trousers.
And Black Jumbo went to the Bazaar, and bought him a beautiful Green Umbrella, and a lovely little Pair of Purple Shoes with Crimson Soles and Crimson Linings.
And then wasn't Little Black Sambo grand?
So he put on all his Fine Clothes, and went out for a walk in the Jungle. And by and by he met a Tiger. And the Tiger said to him, "Little Black Sambo, I'm going to eat you up!"
And Little Black Sambo said, "Oh! Please Mr. Tiger, don't eat me up, and I'll give you my beautiful little Red Coat."
So the Tiger said, "Very well, I won't eat you this time, but you must give me your beautiful little Red Coat."
So the Tiger got poor Little Black Sambo's beautiful little Red Coat, and went away saying, "Now I'm the grandest Tiger in the Jungle."
And Little Black Sambo went on, and by and by he met another Tiger, and it said to him, "Little Black Sambo, I'm going to eat you up!"
And Little Black Sambo said, "Oh! Please Mr. Tiger, don't eat me up, and I'll give you my beautiful little Blue Trousers."
So the Tiger said, "Very well, I won't eat you this time, but you must give me your beautiful little Blue Trousers."
So the Tiger got poor Little Black Sambo's beautiful little Blue Trousers, and went away saying, "Now I'm the grandest Tiger in the Jungle."
And Little Black Sambo went on, and by and by he met another Tiger, and it said to him, "Little Black Sambo, I'm going to eat you up!"
And Little Black Sambo said, "Oh! Please Mr. Tiger, don't eat me up, and I'll give you my beautiful little Purple Shoes with Crimson Soles and Crimson Linings."
But the Tiger said, "What use would your shoes be to me? I've got four feet, and you've got only two; you haven't got enough shoes for me."
But Little Black Sambo said, "You could wear them on your ears."
"So I could," said the Tiger: "that's a very good idea. Give them to me, and I won't eat you this time."
So the Tiger got poor Little Black Sambo's beautiful little Purple Shoes with Crimson Soles and Crimson Linings, and went away saying, "Now I'm the grandest Tiger in the Jungle."
And by and by Little Black Sambo met another Tiger, and it said to him, "Little Black Sambo, I'm going to eat you up!"
And Little Black Sambo said, "Oh! Please Mr. Tiger, don't eat me up, and I'll give you my beautiful Green Umbrella."
But the Tiger said, "How can I carry an umbrella, when I need all my paws for walking with?"
"You could tie a knot on your tail and carry it that way," said Little Black Sambo.
"So I could,"said the Tiger. "Give it to me, and I won't eat you this time."
So he got poor Little Black Sambo's beautiful Green Umbrella, and went away saying, "Now I'm the grandest Tiger in the Jungle."
And poor Little Black Sambo went away crying, because the cruel Tigers had taken all his fine clothes.
Presently he heard a horrible noise that sounded like "Gr-r-r-r-rrrrrr," and it got louder and louder.
"Oh! dear!" said Little Black Sambo, "there are all the Tigers coming back to eat me up! What shall I do?"
So he ran quickly to a palm-tree, and peeped round it to see what the matter was.
And there he saw all the Tigers fighting, and disputing which of them was the grandest.
And at last they all got so angry that they jumped up and took off all the fine clothes, and began to tear each other with their claws, and bite each other with their great big white teeth.
And they came, rolling and tumbling right to the foot of the very tree where Little Black Sambo was hiding, but he jumped quickly in behind the umbrella.
And the Tigers all caught hold of each other's tails, as they wrangled and scrambled, and so they found themselves in a ring round the tree.
Then, when the Tigers were very wee and very far away, Little Black Sambo jumped up, and called out, "Oh! Tigers! why have you taken off all your nice clothes? Don't you want them any more?"
But the Tigers only answered, "Gr-r-rrrr!"
Then Little Black Sambo said, "If you want them, say so, or I'll take them away." But the Tigers would not let go of each other's tails, and so they could only say "Gr-r-r-rrrrrr!"
So Little Black Sambo put on all his fine clothes again and walked off.
And the Tigers were very, very angry, but still they would not let go of each other's tails.
And they were so angry, that they ran round the tree, trying to eat each other up, and they ran faster and faster, till they were whirling round so fast that you couldn't see their legs at all.
And they still ran faster and faster and faster, till they all just melted away, and there was nothing left but a great big pool of melted butter (or "ghi," as it is called in India) round the foot of the tree.
Now Black Jumbo was just coming home from his work, with a great big brass pot in his arms, and when he saw what was left of all the Tigers he said, "Oh! what lovely melted butter! I'll take that home to Black Mumbo for her to cook with."
So he put it all into the great big brass pot, and took it home to Black Mumbo to cook with.When Black Mumbo saw the melted butter, wasn't she pleased! "Now," said she, "we'll all have pancakes for supper!"
So she got flour and eggs and milk and sugar and butter, and she made a huge big plate of most lovely pancakes.
And she fried them in the melted butter which the Tigers had made, and they were just as yellow and brown as little Tigers.
And then they all sat down to supper.
And Black Mumbo ate Twenty-seven pancakes, and Black Jumbo ate Fifty-five but Little Black Sambo ate a Hundred and Sixty-nine, because he was so hungry.
The End