Canyon and Rivers Day: January 2009

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Ice Skating!

We went Ice Skating today! We went with others from our homeschool group, and including us, there were 3 families! We had a blast!

Mike and I had no intention of putting on skates, but I could see, once the boy's had been sized, and tightly laced up, and ready to get on the ice, even though they had the ice skating "training wheels" for help, they were going to need some help. So I went and got some skates, laced up, and got on the ice! I haven't been ice skating since I was around 15 years old......this was a bit daunting.

Putting falling fears aside, I ended up having more, and more fun with the boy's!

Here are some pictures from our fun day ice skating.....

Gretchen took Canyon around the rink, he LOVED that! I wasn't ready for that yet!

Canyon felt very comfy holding on to the wall!

River and I are seperating ourselves from the wall, finally!

After a fun day skating.....reclining back, to watch the boob toob!

Thursday, January 15, 2009

New Year, New Cat!

Meet Manny Von Popcicle! Our newest member to the family! We saw him at the animal shelter, and I was immediately in love. He's a manx, with a stubby tail, and a LOVER! He's already really good with the boy's, and they are really good with him.

The story of his name? The shelter named him Manny, and last night, Mike suggested we keep that name, I was already calling him Mr. Man, so it fits! The Von Popcicle part? Well.....I was explaining to the boy's how our new cat was getting neutered at the vet on Tuesday, I was explaining what they do, and why (they get their testicles fixed is basically as far as I went on explanation of the procedure). In the morning, I was reminding them that we would be picking up our new cat at the vet later that day, and River say's to me: "Did he get his, um....popci.....um....popcic.......uh, popcicles fixed?"
Too funny, right?!! So, Grampa said we should call him popcicle! I knew we should put it in his name somehow, so there it is! Manny Von Popcicle!

Monday, January 5, 2009

Catching Up! Rivers Birthday, New Years Eve, Snow!

Ok, I'm catching up here! We have had a busy holiday season! First, Canyons birthday on Nov 11, then Thanksgiving, then Christmas (4 snowy weather hour trip both ways), 5 days later, on Dec 30 it was Rivers birthday, next day New Years Eve, and New Years Day then! Woo hoo!
So here is a bunch of pictures to catch up!

Here is Canyon re-building his space station...

Here are the boy's, eating ice cream, out of the same box, together......after I had asked them if they could wait a bit longer for ice cream, cause I couldn't quite get it for them yet......well, our boy's just do it themselves!! They got up to the freezer, go it, and shared! Good for them! Teamwork. By the way, this was Rivers birthday morning! I should mention it was in the morning!

We made up tissue paper masks, capes, and had some fun!

Canyon, with his paper costume, doing a famouse Canyon Pose! Note: He is always wearing this costume!

River mixed the batter, and helped me make his birthday cake through the whole process! He was very happy and excited to make his birthday cake....he just lit up the whole time!

Excuse the messy house, maid's off duty! There is playing to be done!

River....licking the knife....

Daddy cutting the birthday cake, I have the candle pictures, but I took video of River blowing out the candles!

Mmmmm....France ice cream (That's what Canyon was calling French Vanilla) and carrot cake! River made it clear he wanted a carrot cake!

New Years Eve!!! Papa and Gramma came over with x-mas gifts from them and Gramma Margaret and Grampa Merle.....what a nice surprise for the boy's! Canyon got another Lego set! A Jeep with Boat in tow....he is our Lego Master!

Dad, putting the jeep and boat together....Canyon sits with him the whole time....within a day or so, it starts getting modified, over and over again, just like his Airplane Lego set....that he plays with every day....still!