Thursday, December 29, 2011

Finally a post...


We have been busy lately with the usual holiday stuff and close to end of semester stuff for Izabel.  Izabel is back in fencing class and there are a few pics here from her recent lessons.  She has completed 3rd grade science and math and received the 4th grade materials.  Her other subjects are not far behind. 
The first set of pictures are from Matt's phone and I just received them so they are a bit of duplicates form the last post when we visited Aunt Norelee's horse, Annie.    
While Grandma Ann was out here the kids tried on a new hat - firefighter.  We visited Denver's Firefighter Museum.  It is a cute museum, just the right size for little ones, and has a fire truck and firefighter clothes to try out.
The other big news in the house is that Izabel won grand champion for the second time in the National Western Stock Show youth art competition.  We will be planning our trip to the show around her 4-H group's projects, i.e. the llama competition, so we can root on her friends. 







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Denver FD uses white trucks because studies show white is easier to see then the traditional red.

Learning about communication centers and calling 9-1-1

Izabel showing Seamus a fire safety game - what can you play with?

Badges from around the country.

Back to the fire truck.

If you ask Seamus what a fireman does he tells you they drive.  At least this is a Mack truck.

Modeling their new hats.  These ones came home with us.

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Catch-up in picture form

Hanging out with Annie (perhaps we should start calling her Cousin too?  She is part of the family)

Izabel practicing to be a fashion designer... she styled the outfit but this is mostly courtesy of Cousin Brianna.


Hanging with Cousin Conor after Thanksgiving.

Turkey coma. Seamus had a project at school where they teacher filled in the blank "I am thankful for... butter."  Makes me wonder what he does at school.  Too bad it is no more diary for him, his body just cannot handle it.




Making crafts with flour dough.





Story time for the kids.

 We were at the mall + no line whatsoever = the kids met Santa.  No pictures because I was not going to pay the crazy prices for a picture I will never do anything with but they were nice and let us take a pic outside with the decorations and Seamus cooperated, somewhat.

Izabel in her kids chapel at our church.

Seamus hanging with his girl Lexi.

He calls her "My Lexi" and sings songs about her.  He also asks, "Where is My Lexi?" fairly regularly.  He then argues with the answer.

Izabel and Lexi.   Izabel LOVES spending time with Lexi.