Just cute pictures

You may have noticed that I am catching up from the last four weeks or so.. Here's something cute to look at..

Science Fair

Here is the information I promised much earlier about Braden's science fair project. He choose to do a project on paper airplane wing span. He had a great time doing it, and that enthusiasm was evident in the 100% he got on the project.

Late Wednesday News

I didn't feel like blogging yesterday. I had gain a pound and Eric had stayed the same. I felt really bummed, but this morning, I got on the scales and I was 2 pounds down. So we'll see how next week's weigh in goes.

Braden and I have been working on his science fair project which involved paper airplanes. I'll blog more about that tomorrow.

St. Paddy's Day 2008 and good news

As is traditional, the Ferrin family had green eggs and ham for St. Patrick's day (also honoring Dr. Seuss's birthday on March 2nd). We were all decked out in our green, but Braden and Adam had matching St. Patrick's day T-shirts. That was cute. Here's the pictures of our holiday breakfast.


I almost didn't get to download these pictures because my new cell phone about died. I left it charging on the bathroom counter last night, and about 4:30 this morning, it started making the weirdest noises. When we checked on it, I realized that I had splashed water on it last night while washing my face. The most embarrassing part is that I have to admit to the destruction myself. I finally got the thing turned off (a very long story), and the battery out, and I used my blow dryer on the cool setting. With that treatment and then sitting on my dresser upstairs where it was nice and warm, the phone decided not to die. That is nice for me since to replace it would cost me $199. OUCH!

RADkids

The kids' school does a personal safety program with the kids called RADkids. It is the largest national-wide childrens' safety program. They learn about good people/bad people instead of strangers, about household safety, and on and on. They also learn basic self defense. Last night, Braden's class had their simulation. They demonstrated their newly learned skills and actually practiced the escape moves on a real adult. The adult (in body armor) tries to "abduct" the child and they practice escaping. It was amazing. I would recommend this program to anyone. Here are some of the pictures I took.

More Wednesday news

This mornings weight in was great. I lost 3 pounds last week. Eric lost one. So I'm down 17 and he's down 13. We've lost 30 pounds together. The problem I'm discovering now is that when I do push-ups or crunches my c-section scar tissue really hurts. I should probably talk with a doctor about that.

Braden is home with a horrible cough this morning. It's the same cough that Adam had last week, so I'm scared that it will be making the rounds in our family.

Oh, I did have my hair cut. 6+ inches shorter now!

Beautiful Day at the Park

We love the park! Yesterday I took Jon to the park. Today was so beautiful that I took Adam and Jon to the park for a lunch date with their cousin, Abi. Rachel brought Abi to the park and we had lunch. It was so fun..


I just downloaded some pictures from my cell phone. The pictures below are from the night that we picked up Eric from Parent/Teacher Conferences. I love the picture of the three boys at the wipe board, as well as the picture of Jon having a kiddie sized Frosty in the large desk. Braden was very proud of his long division problem. He's decided that long division is COOL! I had to add the picture at the bottom of Eric and Braden (at Eric's school) when Braden was Jon's age.

More Moisture

The good news is that I can finally see most of the grass in my yard. We still have a pile of snow near the driveway, but everything else melted during the lovely spring weather we've had the last couple of days. It was about 55 degrees on our walk home from church, but right now it is raining. I don't mind the rain, at least it's not snow. :)

Braden says that there are a couple of muddy spots in the yard. I would have to say that there are probably more than a couple.

Braden would like to contribute something.

It is very hard to walk in the muddy spots because it's very muddy and the mud sticks to your shoes. I have trouble walking in the muddy spots to get into the white car to go to Scouts.

The other bit of news is that we went to the mall yesterday. We stopped at the shoe store so that Eric could get a new pair of dress shoes to replace the doggie chew toys that he had been wearing. The store was having a sale. So I had the salesperson measure the kids feet. That led to Braden, Emma, and Adam all getting new shoes. I couldn't believe it. I just measured Braden's feet and gave him new shoes just a couple of weeks ago. He's gone from a 3 to 4 in less than a month. *SIGH* So all of the shoes that I have put away for the future fit now. To quote Charlie Brown, "ARGH"

Please tell my children to stop growing. It's hard on the budget.

Braden just snorted. He doesn't like that idea.

Braden's Success

I was so proud of my son Braden today. He's really struggled with a couple of his classmates who have been teasing him. So, with a little encouragement from Mom, he faced the kids, told them that he didn't like being teased, and asked them to leave him alone. Of course, his teacher was there, but I was so proud of him. It's a tough thing to stand up to people who are being emotionally abusive, especially when you are nine.

The numbers are in

The numbers are in... Eric and I both lost 2 pounds last week... So I'm down 6 and he's down 4.

This morning I will be going to the school to watch Braden help with a flag ceremony for the Utah County PTA Council meeting. He looks so cute in his uniform. I'll try to get a picture.

I got a picture, but you can't see much since it was taken with my camera phone and Adam was sitting on my lap squirming. Braden is the one on the right.

Christmas Holiday Update

It seems like I haven't posted for weeks. We've had a delightful holiday. The Sunday before Christmas we spent at Grandma and Grandpa Ferrin's house for a sleepover. It was nice for the kids to get their grandparents to themselves. We had Sunday dinner and then opened our Christmas gifts to each other. We put the kids to bed, and then Mom Ferrin and I created "sculpy" angels for my 8 young women (Beehives) at church, and Dad Ferrin and Eric did a puzzle. On Christmas Eve, we went home and prepared for the night's activities. We drove back to the Ferrin household, to be joined by Karla, Don and their family, Neil and LeAnn, Stefanie, Josh and their family, Rachel, Brandon and their daughter, and Tim and Carly. Peter, Kristina and their daughter were sorely missed. We had a traditional Portuguese Christmas dinner consisting of boiled vegetables and fish, and then we had a family musical program with different members of the family performing. After all of that excitment, we packed up the kids and drove back home. Most of the other siblings stayed at Grandma's house.

Christmas morning was delightful. The kids woke up about 6 and went downstairs to discover their gifts from Santa. Then we opened gifts. We spent a quiet morning playing and watching "Elmo's World" DVDs. Jon-Jon LOVES anything Elmo. So when he discovered that DVD, he insisted on watching it at least 5 times. At about 9 o'clock, we started the pie making. The only trauma was when both containers of shortening were rancid. Eric drove all over Springville looking for any place that had shortening. Nobody did, but we were able to borrow some from a neighbor. We made pumpkin, dark chocolate cream, sugar-free cherry, banana cream, and apple pies. They were delicious. We had a traditional American Christmas dinner with turkey and all the trimmings.

The day after Christmas, the Hunstman cousins came from Salt Lake City to go to Jumpin Jacks with the kids. They had a blast. I only wish I had pictures. We then topped off the evening with a visit to the Golden Arches. How could a day get better?

We were going to head to Idaho for the blessing of my sisters' new baby, but didn't make it after the hospitalization of the husband of my best friend, Liz. He's still in Intensive Care, with the doctors and nurses confused about whether or not he had a heart attack. A nasty infection has made him a very sick man, and we stayed at home to help Liz with her children. Please direct any thoughts and prayers to their family.

Tonight we had another turkey dinner (turkeys were cheap 50 cents a pound). Rachel, Brandon and Abi came over and also our neighbor, Karen (who the children adore -- especially Jon-Jon.)

So, now that you have been updated, except our love for the beautiful Holiday Season and Wonderful New Year.

Saturday Update

Well, we didn't end up going to Salt Lake, and it was a good thing too. There was a huge concert at Temple Square, and it would have been a zoo. We went to Mom and Dad Ferrin's house and watched the B&W version of "Miracle on 34th Street." I'd forgotten how much I like that movie.

This is a picture of Braden after his choir concert yesterday. It was crazy. Lots of parents and no seating area. *sigh*

Trying to figure this out

Today is Friday and I'm still trying to figure this blog out. Braden has a 4th Grade Christmas Concert at the Mall in Orem, so we will be going to that.

On the left is a picture of my new niece, Daphne Rose Johnson. She is a doll.

The birth of our family Blog

Hello. This is our new blog. Braden is home from school today, so we are trying to find something fun to do together. I discovered that trying to keep up with a webpage is very difficult to do, so the Ferrin Family will try this new medium.

This is the most recent family portrait. The children look respectable, which is why Mom has a silly smirk on her face. You can't win them all. Braden wants me to tell you that he is the handsome boy on the left side of the picture. (Mom added the "handsome" part.)