It's Only an Hour

We went to the Christmas Devotional tonight.  Tracy announced we were leaving in about 15 minutes and anyone who wanted to go should be ready.  (After the fiasco we had a couple of years ago, our optional limit for this has weakened) Immediately we had a taker, Kestle'. Yeah, I think.  The rest of my children reverted into hermit crab mode.
Mom: Well, you have to wear a dress.
Kes:  OKAY! Can I wear the one I wore to church?
       (DANG! That didn't work)
We the proceeded to guilt a few others into coming with us. No nylons required and you can drive over on your own seconds before it starts.
Kes could not wait.  She was in her dress and in the car before anyone could talk her out of it.
She loved the count down until the broadcast starts.  Every 10 seconds, she would ask how much longer.  When the screen went black 30 seconds before it began, she asked with a shudder of excitement, "How much longer?"  I leaned over an told her after it started it would be about an hour. Her reply,"What the heck am I doing here then?" 

Choices

Today I dropped Kayson off at scouts and gave him the normal goodbye,"Have fun, be good and make good choices!"
He replied with a straight face, "Is cake a good choice?"
That boy makes me laugh!

We Are Still Here

Snow day #1 (Tuesday) was a wonderful, lazy day.
Snow day # 2 (Wednesday) was a little more active.  I was trying to clean the house for Thanksgiving and someone got the great idea that with all the kids home, we could easily put up Christmas decorations and get the boxes put away.  Yes I decorated for Christmas before Thanksgiving.  It was lovely!  Christmas on the walls and harvest on the tables.
Snow day # 3 (Monday)  was out of control.  After a week together, Kes was ready to send the kids to school and I must say I almost agreed with her.  We got our week long break for Thanksgiving but were tired of being couped up in the house. 
Creighton was ready to go to school on Tuesday, Nov 30.  His application for BYU was due on the 1st and the school had not sent his transcripts.
I am also bragging, he made the semi-finalists for the Coca-Cola scholarship.   The downside was the 3 essays.  He will find out more in February.  Every penny counts.

SNOW

It is all I can do to get my kids in bed tonight.  Snow is falling, there is a blizzard warning for tonight, the Idaho State Police have asked that schools cancel tomorrow and the remote thought that they may not have to go is killing them.  Kaia looks out side every 2 minutes for the update.  Tracy is still out on the wrecker.  But, honestly, I think Mom wants a snow day tomorrow worse than the kids.  There is nothing better than sleeping in and knowing you don't have anywhere to be because you CAN'T be there.  Here's hoping!

Kestle's Work update

Today, Tracy called and asked Kes if she wanted to haul tin.  For those of you who don't know what this is,  our kids go to the shop and load the tin, bent car parts on the wrecker.  They hate this part.  It is alot of work!  However, they then take it to the recycling place and have it weighed.  They pay by the pound and sometimes they can make some good money for the vacation fund.  When Kes got there, Tracy already had it loaded.  She has been to the shop quite a few afternoons lately.  One of the guys teased her about how her Dad never gave her a day off.  They dropped off the tin and came home after work.
Tonight, Kes told Cambree Dad had paid her because she never got any time off.  We laughed, thought it was cute. She then proceeded to pull out $65 out of her pocket!  Yep, Dad paid me

Kaia

Kaia got invited to a slumber party last Saturday night.  We don't do sleepovers but we let her have a late night.  She brought home loads of party favors but she has one favorite used constantly.

I sometimes wonder if she is really sleeping behind that mask!  She was sick yesterday but still wore it to sleep the day away.

Young Womanhood Recognition

Wednesday night, Cambree got her Young Womanhood Award.  It was so fun and exciting!

 She got four stickers and her Medallion.  Kennadee got one sticker.

 Candace, Cambree, friend and Kennadee.

Might I just say how much I love this girl!  She is an amazing young woman with so many fabulous qualities.  She bore a sweet testimony of the Book of Mormon.  She is such a good sister and example to everyone.  I don't know why Heavenly Father let me be her Mom but I am lucky to have someone so amazing to teach me!

Anyway, she made cute fall invites with laminated leaves.  Ken and I made "cake balls" (probably never to be repeated.  While we were with the girls Kayson was across the hall at Court of Honor receiving his First and Second Class scout.  Timing wasn't great because we missed that but we are proud of them both!

Last Thursday, The girls had their big Fall Dance Show.  It was fun.  Cambree and another dancer collided foot to hand.  Here are the results. . .

There were big tears but she danced on.

I probably should make this 2 posts because we have decided Cambree rarely makes the blog.  Either she is too busy, too quiet, never home, or extremely good at avoiding the camera.