Week of February 15, 2009

I did not get anything posted for a week - because there were no photos.............the stomach flu hit the Jennings House. (ick)

Anyway.........

Sunday 2/15/09

Stan and the kids before church. Notice Marcus' new suit!

Monday 2/16/09

No school today. Surprised Preston with a little birthday party. Cathrine and the kids came over for Wii games, pizza and lots of laughs. Preston was very surprised!!

Tuesday 2/17/09

Happy Birthday Preston! Stan and I took him out for Crab Legs (his one birthday request)

Wednesday 2/18/09

Haircut day! Lookin' "spiffy" and much older with the shagginess cut off.

Thursday 2/19/09

Courtney and Scarlett (my niece and her baby) stopped by for a visit. Marcus didn't quite know what to do with a little one trying to play with "his" toys.

Friday 2/20/09

A toddler lives here. Enough said!

Saturday 2/21/09

Teenagers can sleep anywhere!

Week of February 1, 2009

Sunday 2/1/09

Go Steelers!!! Marcus even enjoyed the big game.

Monday 2/2/09

Monday means clean the house day in my dictionary. How can we make such a mess between Saturday night and Monday morning????

Tuesday 2/3/09

Clean and shiny!! I love clean kids and especially the smell of baby shampooed hair and Baby Magic lotion on sweet baby feet :)

Thursday 2/5/09

We took the plunge and bought a potty chair. Now if we could just get Marcus to use it!

Friday 2/6/09

Happy Birthday Maria! Flowers from Carolyn Sue and dinner out with Stan YAY!!!!

Week of January 25, 2009

I found this quote this week:

LOVE IT!!

Anyway........
Sunday 1/25/09


While I was at "Great to be 8!" at the church, Kyle and Amanda worked TOGETHER to make cookies for the family. :)

Monday 1/26/09

Preston prepared and presented a great Family Home Evening about Joseph Smith. He even made a "treat". Baby carrots with dip (we had a choice of Thousand Island or Creamy Italian). Love that kid and his devotion to FHE.

Tuesday 1/27/09

Was in a baking mood. Tried from scratch chocolate cupcakes (pretty good) with Peanut Butter Buttercream icing (totally Yummy!)

Wednesday 1/28/09

Whenever the camera comes out lately, this is what Marcus does. Maybe I have taken too many pictures of him!

Thursday 1/29/09

Amanda loves her new Converse "chucks". I even made a scrapbook page about them today!

Friday 1/30/09

Met Cathrine at Wal-Mart for a "walk around". Don't know what I would do without her. She gave me my birthday present early. Who wouldn't love beautiful truffles (and a gift card for later)? This girl just gets me!!! I can "verbally vomit" to her anytime and she never seems to mind. LOVE YOU SIS!!

Saturday 1/31/09

Totally busy Saturday with basketball and volleyball. A tender day too, as we said goodbye to our dear friend Ina. She was my visiting teacher when Amanda was born and became a dear friend. I was her Visiting Teacher for a time too and she always made me feel important and we had many laughs together. I will miss her, but am so glad she is out of pain and at peace.

Week of January 18, 2009

Another week has flown by, it's hard to believe that January is nearing an end.

Sunday


DESSERT! On Sunday I try to make a yummy treat for us. We don't have dessert everyday around here. Tonight I made Mint Brownies...........YUM!!

Monday, January 19, 2009


Stan was home and he and Marcus enjoyed a story before naptime. Marcus loved it!

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Big day for our country! I watched the inaguration and President Obama's speech. Even though I wasn't on his "team" during the election process, I hope our country can come together and work on the problems we are facing. It was a historic day for sure.

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

February is almost here - time to start making Valentines - YAY!

Thursday, January 22, 2009

I'm trying hard to get Austin's scrapbook up to date before he comes home. This is his 11th birthday. Why does time have to fly be SO dang fast!!!!

Friday, January 23, 2009

Marcus made himself a bed on the kitchen floor and Kyle joined him for a nap. Guess I should have taken the hint that he was tired! (It was almost 10 pm!!!)

Saturday, January 24, 2009

Saturdays mean: Video games (for Preston), haircuts, new shoes, volleyball practice (for Amanda), basketball practice (for Preston and Kyle), plus all the fix it jobs, laundry etc. Plus, today, 4 dozen frosted sugar cookies for "It's great to be 8" tomorrow, and oatmeal raisin cookies for Hayden's sunday school class................WOW!!!

Week of January 11, 2009

I'm going to start posting a week at a time - it's easier to keep track of for my old brain!

I took a picture on Sunday, of the family watching Grease and singing along to all the songs - it got deleted!!

Monday

Marcus learned how to make Goldfish confetti!! Love those toddlers. (Note the "confetti" in his hair!)

Tuesday

One of my favorite blogs. I have to visit everyday. Great cooking inspiration and lots of good humor. Up at the top you can see some of my other daily wanderings around the internet. I sit and do my morning "blogging" while Marcus eats breakfast.

Wednesday

Kyle loves to mug it up for the camera. It looks like there is an orange in his mouth - nope, it's his tongue!

Thursday


Spent the afternoon making the It's Great to be 8 invitations for Primary. I love how they turned out!

Friday

Marcus loves the computer. He spent an hour playing Little Einsteins and Elmo games!
It's amazing to us that he already knows how to use the mouse and get where he wants to go. I think kids are born with a technology gene now!

Saturday

Just keepin' it real. Kitchen counter on a Saturday morning............

Just words............

No photo today. I just wasn't feeling "it". I did get out of the house with Marcus and if I would have taken my camera with me I would have a cute photo of him enjoying McNuggets INSIDE the McDonalds. He love it!
Note to self: Keep camera in purse!!!

January 8, 2009

January 8, 2009



Preston brought home his cell project today. It was a hard, stressful project for both of us :)
He was happy to report that he received a grade of 5/5!!! Yay Preston!