Dr Seuss and Nancy Carlson

Carter's class performed a variety of Dr. Seuss Reader's Theaters for Dr. Seuss Day.  Carter was Thing 1.  He was pretty adorable, but don't take my word;see for yourself!

Alex was one of the selected students from his school to go to this years Young Writer's Conference at William Penn University.  He had to write a short story in order to go.  He wrote a story about a robot dog from outer space. It was great!  He is a fantastic little writer! While at the conference, he was able to select  which break out sessions he wanted to attend and the keynote speaker was Nancy Carlson.  She was excellent!  Alex purchased a book and had it autographed. He also picked out a young writer's hooded sweatshirt.

Alex also drew a Sneech in his art class at school for Dr. Seuss Day.  He is a talented writer and illustrator!

January- March Misc Iphone Pics

I cleaned off the pictures on my phone and wanted to include these on the blog.

 We figured out why our bird seed goes so fast.

 

 The boys and Nadya watched the Vet as she  Preg Checked the cows.  

They found it very interesting.  

She offered to let them do one, but all the kids said no. 

 The boys earned badges and participated in a skit at Boy's Scouts.

 For the 100th day of school Carter's class dressed up like they were 100 years old. 
Carter looked so much like Grandpa Hansen.

Hallie made a totem pole for Literature Class.  She is so creative!

 

The girls went to their Valentine Dance at school, but Doug and I had a little fun with them first.  Doug put on his old Football shirt that was a tad too small on him and said he was going too.  They refused to go if he went, so he opted to stay home. (He wasn't going to go, he was just teasing!)

 Valentine Cards and boxes.  

The boxes were made entirely at school.  That was a nice change!

 The boys said the kids at school are always wanting their mechanical pencils,
so this was our valentine card!

 The idea was from Pinterest.

 Aunt Diana and Uncle Joe invited us up to Lake Rathbun for the day.  What fun!

All the kids were being entertained with one Ipad for a short time.

Christmas Programs

Alex and Carter both had their Christmas program before Christmas.

Don't they look handsome?

 Carter's class sang the chipmunk version of "Christmas Hurry Fast" complete with hula hoops gestures-- pretty cute stuff! They also sang "Frosty the Snowman." 

 As usual, Carter was in the front row. He is second from the left.

Alex's class sang and signed the "Twelve Days of Christmas."  He did a great job!

  Alex is in the second row and is fourth from the left.

A snow storm postponed Hallie's program until after Christmas, but I am just going to include it here. Not all middle school students participate in the Holiday Program, just those in choir.  They sang "Let it Snow" and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas."  You'll find Hallie on the second row all the way to the right.

Hallie has recently been asked to audition for the Honor Choir next year.  

She was very excited and of course we were proud!

November Iphone Pics

I spent a fair amount of time organizing all my iphone pictures this past week.  I've learned from my mistake and I will be sorting thru my iphone pics each month this year-- or at least that's my plan.   

So here is a recap of November Iphone pictures...........

I woke up to this short note, written on a napkin  from Alex.  It made me laugh.

I was a bit disappointed that I didn't get to snap a picture to document Alex's first official deer hunt.  

Luckily, Doug forgot his phone so he came home to get it and I quickly snapped my picture.  :)

In all they shot five deer, which around here is a pretty disappointing number. 

 But, it was a good start for Alex.

Nadya broke her finger playing basketball. She had to sit out the rest of the season as a result.

Both the girls made 1st quarter honor roll.  Good Job Girls!

The boys each earned their bobcat badge in Boy's Scouts.

We had a pretty warm November.  We soaked it up!

Iowa

So, this is the reason for my blogging absence......

We sold our home and moved to Iowa.

It's been hard.  I miss Utah.

I miss my friends, my family, my old routine, my old home, our sweet neighbor, "Grandma June"

and the kids miss their friends. 

We had many, many, hard goodbyes and we packed up all of our belongings.

 Carter rode shotgun in the U-Haul the entire 1160 miles.

Life in Iowa is different.  Not better, not worse, just different.

I am sure it will take some getting use to.

We are settling into our home. 

Slowly and surely it is starting to feel more like our home.  

Nadya celebrated her 5th Gotcha Day!

The kids started school and we took our traditional first day of school Photos.

They all seem to be settling in, but Alex has definitely had the hardest time.

The girls played Volleyball and really enjoyed it.

It's different being at such a small school.  Everyone is involved with everything!

The kids tend to spend more time outside.  

The boys enjoyed helping Dad and Grandpa with Fall Harvest.

And Carter was the first second grader to be selected for Student of the Month!

So proud!

I've skipped over a lot, but that highlights most of August and September!