A sad day.

Today I was told that my Grandma Jean died on Tuesday. The last time the boys and I saw her was about a month ago. She had been in bed depending on oxygen and not doing much for herself ,but she wanted to come out on her couch to visit with us. I didn't know that would be the last time I would see her. She is not my real Grandma, but I lived next to her when I was first born and I have always kept in touch with her and always called her Grandma. I didn't know her middle name was Julia until I read her obituary....what a pretty name. The things I will miss so much about her are.......her hugs, smile, soft skin, her love for makeup and nail polish, her red hair, she was the best homemade macaroni and cheese maker ever, her love and kindness for children, the love she had for the boys and I, how welcoming she was when I would stop by to see her, pink "pepto"  candies and orange slices ready to hand out, updated on "Days of Our Lives", hearing memories she had of me when I was little, and her telling me that she loves me. I always felt safe and happy when around her. Grandma Jean was one of my favorite people in the world, I am going to miss her so much. Another thing I remember is the picture of Christ she had hanging in her living room. I think that was my first exposure to anything like that....she had the same picture hanging my entire life.....I loved to visit her and know it would always be there too! What a great lady, I am so blessed to have had her in my life for all these years! I am betting that she is in heaven now with her sweet eternal companion having a wonderful time! That brings me joy : )

Pinewood Derby

Keaton had his 1st pinewood derby on Friday night.He was pretty nervous for the 1st run!
At the end of the night he came in 1st for his age group. He was so excited.
Uncle John was so great to help Keaton out with his car. They put a lot of time and effort into it and it paid off. What a great Uncle he is!
They are pretty proud! Way to go guys!

I won tickets to Zorro!

In December I went to the musical My Fair Lady with my mom for her birthday. The next show to come was Zorro. I mentioned how I would love to take the boys but I felt it was to expensive. Well, I ended up winning tickets, it was a whirlwind of a time getting there yesterday but we loved every minute of it! The boys loved loved loved the sword fighting!
After the show.
Talon came upstairs today as Zorro! How cute is that, he didn't even know who Zorro was until yesterday. Now he himself is a Zorro look alike : ) (I made his mask to finish out his attire)
Keaton better look out, Zorro is in the house!

Science fair - growing germs

Talon and his group did a great presentation for their science fair. They swabbed for germs at their school and made a graph to show "germ comparisons".This is a picture from their poster. Talon had volunteered to swab his mouth for the cause : ) Funny thing is, he ended up without any germs!!!! His teacher and the rest of the staff didn't know how on earth he was without a germ. How do you ask was he germ less? Well, he had been on an antibiotic for an ear infection. Wow....that's how powerful the meds can be. Not a germ in sight! Funny huh.

Overnight-er

Keaton got to go on his first overnight-er for scouts last weekend. It was supposed to be a winter camp but we have had such nice weather that the boys didn't even need a jacket. (as a mom I am not to bummed that it wasn't cold for the little fellas). Here is is all packed and ready to go.....he was like this for about an hour before he even had to leave, now that is what you call EXCITED!I can't believe he is old enough for this. Where does the time go?
They got home the next day a little earlier than planned and we were not home for him yet. He is such a good boy, he let himself in and by the time I got home (about 15 min later) he had all of his stuff unpacked and put away. All on his own....I am so proud of the young man his has become.

Someone got his letter crown!

Mr. Carter Knudsen earned his letter crown at school on the 15th. We are so proud of him. To get his crown he had to be able to recognize all of his consonants and vowels, and know all of their sounds. Woo hoo big boy, you did it!What a little poser : )
I took him out for some frozen custard to celebrate. He wanted the biggest size they had, so of course their was enough for him to share with me....cookie dough was his flavor choice, yummy!

Arrow of Light

In January Keaton had his Arrow of Light ceremony for scouts. He was so excited to get his arrow. He displays it proudly in his room. He has enjoyed scouts very much. I am so proud of him for all of his accomplishments.Nanna and Grandpa were there to support him on his big night.
The young man that did his presentation was awesome. We are lucky to have him in our area to make the scouts night extra special.
Proud mom!