Kieran had his fall orchestra concert a couple of weeks ago. He is playing first violin and has really improved his playing so much in orchestra.
I am so glad that he enjoys his violin music!
And here is Kerry orchestrating the putting up of the Christmas lights. Wait til I post a picture of them, they look awesome this year!
Here is Amanda with her trophy and T-shirt from her last debate tournament. She got 3rd place out of the 50 kids in her Novice Lincoln-Douglas Division. She also got a Top Ten Speaker award! She is doing awesome in debate.
Here is her trophy.
We've tried out Netflix for the last 3 months or so and have liked watching the good old shows like Brady Bunch and Gilligan's Island. The kids really like them, especially Lauren and Kason. Tonight they were watching the "Grand Canyon" Brady Bunch episodes. Remember how the Brady's got trapped in a ghost town jail and then later Bobby and Cindy got lost in the bottom of the Grand Canyon and an indian found them. Now there is some reality TV!! Just wanted to take you on a short trip down memory lane. :)
We stopped at Malad Gorge on our way back from the Boise concert. I've never been there. 150 foot bridge span, 250 feet to the depths below.
I took these two pictures while we were there too. I just can't decide which one I like better.
Amanda went with her friend, Jessica (orange shirt), and a group of other friends from Hillcrest High School to their Sadie Hawkins. Here is a pic. They had a fun!
On Nov. 5th there was a Skillet Concert in Boise. We took Amanda as an early birthday present. She was sooooo excited!
Kieran got to go with Kerry and Amanda and I stayed at the hotel with the younger kids.
Here they are in their shirts!
And pulling the rock faces. They had a blast!!!
Skillet is a Christian rock group. Emphasis on the rock. They have some pretty cool music with better lyrics than so many songs. The electric violin and cello add another awesome element to their music. The main singer and his wife, who plays keyboard, lead the group and the drummer is the other woman in the band. Check them out at www.skillet.com
It is the month to be thankful. Some of the things I am giving thanks for are my family, my friends, my health, my life, my Savior. I am trying to be grateful this month for many things and focus on giving thanks. So, if you are reading this, thanks for caring.
Kason turned 8 last week. He had a mighty fun week with a party, birthday, halloween and a baptism. What a lucky boy!!
He looked so handsome in his new suit.
And so did his Dad.
He had a really nice baptism at Grandma and Grandpa Smith's pool and we had lots of people there to share his special day. Thanks to everyone took time to come and be with Kason. He was so excited and that made it fun! What an awesome boy! We love you, Kason!
When this creature showed up at our house before Halloween he was not at all scared of
this cute spa girl
or even this armed pirate
nor this demon slayer
but this movie style Wolverine finally
almost stopped him in his tracks
and an awful stare from this crazy witch really did him in.
Hope your Halloween was as fun as ours!!
