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Visit the Orthodontist!
Best news of the day yesterday! Ben does not need oral surgery!!!!!!! He just saved me a ton of money. We went to visit the orthodontist yesterday and as we were walking in Ben told the me that the tooth in the roof of his mouth has started to come in. I really didn't think much of it. When Dr. Bailey took a look at is he said good news, I am going to save you a ton of money, Ben doesn't need an oral surgeon to take care of that. We will just have your dentist pull out the baby tooth and then I can hook onto the tooth coming in and pull it into place." Yeah!

Then after Ben's appointment, with only 45 minutes left of school, he wanted to go back to school so he wouldn't miss anything. What an awesome kid.

Farnsworth King Adventure #500

Last Saturday we decided to meet the Kings in Park City for a little park fun. Well, as we decided to take the rain with us and the park was out of the question. So we met the Kings at the Utah Olympic Park and we just happened to show up when the ski jumpers were practicing.
It was so much fun to watch the skiers jump off there ramps into the pool. Doing all sorts of tricks before landing in the water. 
If you can tell the water is really bubbly. They actually turn on air jet in the water at the skier gets ready to land to they can see the water. Jason said it had something to do with the fact that the skier can't tell the difference between the water and the sky. Makes since.
The kids really loved watching the jumpers. It was Will's favorite part. We got back in the car and Will yells "Climb, Climb, Climb, Launch! Launch!" He could have watched it all day even though it was raining. The kids on the rock from left to right, Sarah, Corinne, Whitney, Ben, Ryan and Daniel.
This is Whitney and Will on our way home listening to Whitney's Ipod. I just thought it was so sweet that she would share the music with Will and he loved it.

Nesting?

Maybe? I wish, sometimes, that my nesting instinct consisted of deep cleaning my house. I am sure that if that were the case my house would shine all the time. But instead I do things like paint. I paint everything. This time it is my dining table. This table is a hand me down from my parents. 4 years ago I decided that I didn't like the brown color that it was and decided to paint it red. I was a paint dork at the time and the paint just peeled right off. We kept using it all this time in the crappy red peeling paint, partly sanded, brown color. 

Now that I know to use primer on everything, I decided to tackle this project again. I had the chairs out side sanding them down and Jason came out and said, "Oh, no not this project again." Well, after a lot of work here are the results. I think it turned out great. I am searching for another chair to go with it so if anyone out there has one please let me know. Any condition, almost, is fine. 

What should I paint next?

What a day!

As some of you might have heard on the news there was a stand off in Farmington yesterday. It was in our ward boundaries and yes I knew the man and his family. It is crazy to think how things can change for someone so quickly. The kids schools was on lock down all day and they were all trying to find out why they couldn't go out to play when it wasn't raining. I walked over and picked my girls up from school and we talked about the situation on the way home. Whit was more scared than Corinne because Whitney new more. The school did a great job of not letting the kids know what was happening. Whit new bits and pieces because she is in the oldest grade. 

Just as we got everyone into bed last night we heard the blasts. The blasts were smoke bomb type things.  It was scary and Jason and I just looked at each other. Whitney came out of her room in tears thinking it was gun shots. She has a really good friend who lives 2 houses away and Whitney was worried about her. After a while we got Whitney calmed down and she and Ben sat and watched the news with us. Nothing came on the 9:00 news. We sent the kids to bed and I watched the 10:00 news tell about the man, Brian, shooting himself. That mixed in with the shots we had heard just after 9. 

My friend Natalie came over this morning and we talked more about the incident. We both new Brian and new he was a nice guy who was having a really rotten day. To people outside of our area looking in they would think ahhh how scary. But us, knowing the person, knew it really wasn't scary at all. We wondered how many times on the news we hear about situations like this and think "whoa, glad I don't live there" when really, what do we know.

Do you feel like being crafty?

It's coming up on craft night in our ward and I am in charge of the craft. I thought I would post what we were doing so if you of you would like to join us you can.  This first one is a growing board. It says Watch Me Grow down one side and then had foot mark offs on the other. That way you can measure yourself and kids and see how tall you are growing.  For those without children at home you could always hang it sideways and measure your wide or slender you are going. :) This is only $10.

This next one is a hanging frame board. I had fun doing this and I would even include the cute pictures of my kids in the hanging if you don't have any to put there. :) This comes just plain wood and you get to paint it whatever color you would like. A cute girl in my ward said she was going to paint each frame a different color. I thought that would be cute. This is also $10 and that includes everything you see. Some people were surprised at that price but it really is true. 

Let me know if you want to come and craft with us on Thurs. Oct. 9th.

A Boy and His Dog

There is nothing sweeter than a boy and his dog, especially today. Will was having a rough morning and stood by the back door crying for Lucy. I sent him out the door thinking hurray, the kid is driving me nuts. A few minutes later I look out the window and this is what I find. Will and Lucy jumping on the trampoline together. 

I wish I would have had my video camera handy because the giggles and squeals that came from Will were the best sound ever.  Lucy had her ball in her mouth and when she dropped it Will grabbed it and through it off the trampoline. Lucy jumped down to get it and then ran back to the kid table you see in the picture and just sat there waiting for Will to do something.
Will took one look at Lucy and yelled "Lucy get up". The he proceeded to grab Lucy by the ear and pull her back up on the trampoline. Lucy didn't even care she just jumped right back on and started jumping with Will.

You know, sometimes I really hate my dog but then there are times like these that I would never ever think of giving her away.

Comments?

This is for everyone out there that reads my blog. I like comments. It makes me feel like I should keep blogging. It makes me feel loved and special all over. ;) So mom, dad, David, Kathy, Julie, and all you other none commenters, comment everyone once in a while so I know you are still out there. That way I don't feel like I am blogging for nothing.

LOTOJA 2008

LOTOJA 2008 happened this weekend and it was great fun. The picture above is when we were at the beginning at 6:30 am in Logan. It was so beautiful to see all the riders under the temple. Look close and you will see riders up by that house getting ready to start the race.
The race always starts out all smiles. Ben and Whitney wanted to go with us this year. It was cold at the start so Ben and Whitney borrowed jackets from Grandma thank goodness.
I let Ben and Whitney take all the pictures at the race. They took turns and had a lot of fun. This is what our car looked like with all our signs we needed to have on it.
This is our first feed zone in Preston. I didn't realize Jason wasn't stopping. He threw his water bottle and I passed him off another one. Whitney did a great job taking this picture. 
This was the torturous climb up Salt Creek Pass. Jason is of course the one in orange. He was almost to the top of the climb in this picture. After this climb he told me he was done. He didn't want to ride anymore. He was in a lot of pain but after a brief massage (from me) David convinced him to get back on his bike and coast to Afton and then see how he is feeling.
Ben loved being his dad's support. Here he is running along side his dad yelling "go dad" as far as he could. 
Here Jason is in Afton. He plopped on the grass and had a quick banana and another massage and decided he would continue on the ride. I was proud of him for keeping going. Whitney was really worried about her dad seeing him in so much pain. She kept asking me if dad was going to be okay. Physically yes, mentally, probably not.
We took a small kid break in Afton and let the kids play on the toys. Ben was having fun and decided to stage these pictures. 
He looks just a little confused. I can't understand why?
We finally made it to the finish line. We waited and waited. Jason wanted to bad to finish the race in less than 12 hours. We were counting down the minutes. 
He made it in 12 hours and 13 minutes. That is 2 minutes faster than last year but it was a lot more painful. He says it was because he was over fed and under trained this year. Which is probably the truth but it makes me laugh.
Here we are at the end of the race. Whitney wanted to walk Jason's "Lucky Bike". I am not quite sure why she called it the lucky bike but she felt it was.
This photo is on Sunday morning at the awards ceremony. Jason and David King received their 1000 mile award. Saying that they are crazy enough to ride this ride 5 year. Crazy. Jason and David are slightly to the right in the orange.

I am not sure at this point if Jason will ride again next year. Whitney is now inspired to ride more. She is excited to ride Little Red with me in June. It will be fun to have her learn the sport of cycling. It is addicting.

Happy 16th Anniversary!

Today Jason and I celebrate 16 years of marriage. It is hard to believe it has been that long. I am so lucky to have the awesome husband that I do. Our marriage has been great.  I look back on all the fun times we have shared together, including "more than rocks". Jason is truly my best friend and he makes me laugh every day. What could be better than that. I truly think we have grown stronger as a couple since he has started working at home. We get to spend more time with each other taking walks in the middle of the day and enjoy lunch at our favorite sandwich show up the street. I couldn't be luckier. 

Thanks Jason for a wonderful 16 years and I look forward to another crazy, yet fun, 16+ years.

Mamoo is Sleeping

Annis Blanche Crandall Murdock

August 02, 1916 ~ August 24, 2008

One of our favorite persons passed away last Sunday at the age of 92. Our kids have reminisced this whole week about the fun times that we had with "Mamoo", their great grandma. We just went to visit Mamoo at the beginning of August to help her clean out her basement. Will and her had so much fun laughing a playing together. The 90 years between them didn't make a difference. When we went to the viewing Will kept saying Mamoo is sleeping. 

On our visit we also went shopping and went to dinner. My girls will always remember her as the great grandma with the best taste in clothing. She rarely missed a birthday party and was always bearing gifts. Even up till she died she was a snazzy shopper. 

We will all miss Mamoo but we know now she is in a better place. We traveled to her house this last Sat. When we pulled up to her house Will through his cars on the floor of the car and yelled "I want to play Mamoo." It was the sweetest thing. I sure hope there is some way for him to remember her and the fun we all had together.