Brian let me go to Old Navy and pick out matching shirts for our family picture! I assure you the shopping was much more fun then the taking of these pictures. We took about 150 and just a few caught everyone with the fingers out of their nose and their eyes opened. ...Oh the memories.
Just the 5 of them
We tried to get a really good picture of all the kids but McKinley was a complete basket case--which is actually quite unusual for her. In the end, we have a great picture of Reagan and her siblings happen to be around her.
GQ #1
Is there a more fine specimen of a man than this? I think not. Its all the olympic workouts he has been doing lately.
Christmas Morning for the Boys
The kids did not get up until 8:00 on Christmas after an eventful Christmas Eve. The kids "saw" Santa and Rudolph out the window and then rushed to bed at 7:00. They were so good, we did not hear a peep - even when the heard jingle bells outside their window. According to Lincoln, "It was more jingle bells than one person could hold, so it had to be Santa." He also said he heard Santa say "Rudolph, if you hear something, tell me!" By 8:00 Lincoln was the only one still awake, so I turned on Babes in Toyland for him and he eventually fell asleep.
When we opened presents in the morning Jefferson chose one of his gifts from Santa to open and inside was a 9-inch Denver Broncos action figure (it has clothes and joints like a doll, but it is for boys, so I guess that makes it an action figure, right?). Truman saw it, turned around and did a face plant into the couch. He was SO JEALOUS. He folded his arms and walked out of the room while Jefferson oohed and ahhed over it. When he eventually came back and had his turn he ripped into a similarly shaped gift of his own, also from Santa. (Seriously, I have never seen someone unwrap with such vigor and that is saying a lot considering how many presents we open in a year around here!) Sure enough, inside was his very own Denver Broncos football player. Santa got these toys for under $4, so definitely a prize this year!
Christmas Presents
Truman received 5 Footballs for Christmas. Here is he is showing off his favorite.
Chance Encounter with Cosmo
The boys have talked about going to the game for the last several weeks. They were very excited. We got to meet some of the players afterwards and get high fives. On our way out of the stadium we were lucky enough to check off the number one thing on their list: Meeting Cosmo.
Truman in Heaven
At the beginning of the second half we walked down to the front row and got some pictures. Truman was mesmerized by the Cougs warming up. (That's Brandon Bradley, CB and Jordan Pendelton, OLB, among others, in the background).
If you have ever seen someone run to get warmed up they pump their knees really fast upwards but don't necessarily run fast. They shake their arms and loosen up a bit. On our way up the ramp to our seats Truman was running around, pumping his knees and shaking his arms and rolling his head around. We asked, "What are you doing?"
He said, "Warming up for the second half."
This kid has dreams.
Sarah's Mission Call
You need to click on the picture and it will take you to the place where you can watch the video. As you will see, the video and event was UTTER CHAOS
The video isn't short but gives you a feel for how it played out.
Sorry we gave out Jeff's phone number to the world. If you start getting random phone calls then let us know and we can take the video down.
Congratulations Sarah!
Trumanism
2- I'm so good at coloring, I think I need to go to the hospital.
3- A good thing to spread is the gospel, a bad thing to spread is germs.
More to come...
October: Birthdays and Conference
We enjoyed a lot of birthday fun and too many birthday treats over the first week of October with my 30th birthday, Lincoln's 7th birthday, and the girls up for Conference weekend. Dad was also here, which was lots of fun - for us at least!
Kyle Orton
Truman got to be his favorite thing for Halloween. Fulfilling his dream as the Denver Bronco's Quarterback. (Thanks to Grandma and Grandpa for the B-Day present a couple years ago!)
