Pictures

Hey Cousins! I added our new cousin Evy to the list on this blog - - now I need to add pictures of everyone. If you email me your picture I'll put it on the blog. It would also be nice to have everyone's birthdays. What do you think?!

Weston's memories of the trip to Virginia

Ellie and I caught 2 grasshoppers. Their names were Tommy and Fred. Fred died.


We went to a candy store. I chose chocolate chips, and gummy letters, and I had a wax bottle of soda, and some gummy army men.

We saw the Washington Monument and the statue of Abraham Lincoln. We went to an airplane museum.

I saw the movie Jonah and the Whale with Ellie. I had a good time. That's all.

Ethan's Famous Monkey Bread

Monkey Bread is one of the best homemade desserts I have ever tasted. I learned to make it in my Life Skills class. I hope you like it.

1 can of pre-made biscuit dough
1/4 cup butter or margarine
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup sugar

Preheat oven to 350. Pull biscuits apart into several pieces and roll into little balls. Melt the butter in the microwave for 30 seconds. Mix cinnamon and sugar in a small bowl. Dunk the dough balls first into the butter and then into the cinnamon sugar mixture. Place them in a round baking pan. Bake for 20 minutes. Let the bread cool a little before you monkey with it!

Aidan is helpful

Aidan got to give his first talk in Primary today.

"I am part of a family.
My dad goes to work and the church. He has the priesthood.
My mom helps us clear the table, make dinners, and take care of us.
My brothers and I have responsibilities, too. We clean the car, eat our food, clean up the toys, have fun and be happy.
Heavenly Father and Jesus are happy when we help our family."

Aidan did a good job giving his talk, but even more important, he understood what he was talking about. Earlier in the week, his dad told him to help give service and he immediately said, "Can I clean up the toys?" And then he went upstairs and cleaned the entire toy room by himself! He has also helped clear the table every night, and he helps vacuum.

No Cussing Cousins

Have you guys heard about the "No Cussing Club"? A boy named McKay Hatch started it, and it now has over 30,000 members in all 50 states and many countries. The story has been in a bunch of newspapers, as well as on news programs. It's free to join, and you can buy rubber "No Cussing" bracelets for $1. Just go to www.nocussingclub.com and check it out!

Weston's fun night with his daddy

Weston got to spend some fun time just with his daddy. This is what he has to say about it:
"I had so much fun tonight. Dad and I played with little racecars, then we made cheese with pepperoni. We made some snowcones. We played dad's "dot game" twice. 354 and 464 were my scores. I liked the snowcones --YUMMY! It made me happy that we had fun!"

Noah Says Hi

Noah has been doing very well in school the past couple of weeks. We've been using a "reward system" (bribes) and it has been working! Noah gets a handful of goldfish if he's good in the morning and a prize if he's good in the afternoon. We're also working on a trip to Disney. And if he ever gets completely potty-trained well take out a full-page ad in the NY Times and fly to the moon. I'm only kidding a little bit.