Eyes Aloft!!

I've been listening to all kinds of old time radio programs to help me fall asleep. I listened to one that was called Eyes Aloft! And talked about those who were serving in the Aircraft Warning Service at the beginning of WWII. Basically they were volunteers who would spend shifts watching the skies to report any aircraft flying overhead, figuring that if Japan attacked the mainland of the US they would come from the west coast. Since America had no Air Force at the time it was a pretty amazing feat by civilians who wanted to be involved in the war effort. Any aircraft seen was reported to filter center and eventually the information was given to the Army. I am just continually amazed by the unity of people during WWII. Between war bond stamps, rationing, and volunteering to spend 4 hours in the middle of the night in a cold shack watching the skies.

There's no such thing as GREEN waffles!

I love holidays! I love decorating for them, having fun celebrations and traditions. One thing I've learned, Cory's on board with everything except GREEN Eggs! Actually he was just a little shocked when I presented this as our St. Patrick's Day Eve dinner. Food coloring much? It was all in good fun and was fun. We ate it the night before because I had several dance shows including a late night one on St. Patty's day. My friend made rainbow waffles and everything had a "Lucky" theme and it was even cuter! So next year maybe we'll go for that!

Pam's Visit

Pam and her two kiddos came for a visit last month. She had to drive her car behind mine and since this was her first roadtrip alone she was a little nervous. The blowing snow in Wyoming didn't help either. It took us a while to get back and Jeffrey kept telling her (over the phone) that it would be ok and she should be brave. Things I know he's heard me say to him before. Jeffrey LOVES Liam and I'm pretty sure the feeling is mutual. They would watch episodes of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse together on Pam's phone.

 We found a game we had thought was long gone, Kabookii for the wii. It's like cranium except on the tv. Pam and Elena won!

 We went to visit the Miramont Castle in Manitou Springs when we discovered that the cliff dwellings (something we had promised Elena could see) was closed during the week.

 Stopping for lunch with all the kiddos was always a good time. Notice Liam scooting his highchair away from the table in the picture above.

 We went to the Denver Mint where we learned how they make coins. The kids were pretty well behaved considering it was so early in the morning and they couldn't touch anything!

 Elena came with me to dance class where I teach the baby dancers (3-5 yrs) and did such a great job. That girl has some natural talent for dance.

 The Manitou Cliff Dwellings...which I learned were not originally lived in here, it was moved here to protect it from looters and the elements.

 Love my sis!

 Dinner at Cici's Pizza. Kiddos were free! My favorite price!

The Only Way I Can Catch Up...

Anyone with a child knows that it is IMPOSSIBLE to keep an "up-to-date" scrapbook. Anyone with a husband with a talent for photography knows they will have HUNDREDS of pictures that they want to keep around. My solution? I've become a digital scrapbooker. I swore I never would, but I don't have the time or the energy to drag all my supplies out and settle on a theme and then crop and stamp and glue to my heart's content. I haven't tried any but the Stampin' Up! program (My Digital Studio) but I love it and it's finally given me a sense of accomplishment. I don't even have to worry about printing my own pages out. I just upload them and send them on their merry way. A few days later they arrive on my porch and I slap them in a book and consider myself accomplished! Some of these pictures are older, but I hope you enjoy the peek into our lives!

There's no place like home, there's no place like home...

Fort Riley, Kansas it is! We will be heading there this fall after Cory finishes school in Oklahoma. I don't look forward to moving, I hate leaving friends, but there is always an adventure in going someplace new. So we'll follow Charles Muntz' example and say "Adventure is Out There!"

Photo Catch-Up

 Happy 31st Birthday in December to Cory. He denies it and says he still feels 21 years old.

 Enjoying some of Daddy's birthday cake. Yummy!

 Rollerskating for daddy's company Christmas party. Jeffrey wasn't a fan of not being able to stand upright without falling over, he was quite often seen crawling from place to place.

 In the Christmas Nativity at our friends, The Rogers, house. I was amazed they got him to stand still at all!

 Christmas lights at the zoo. It was so much fun!

 Feeding crackers to the giraffes, man it was crazy. Their long purple tongues came out of no where to wrap around a cracker!

 

 I love our zoo!! It's awesome!

 Riding the carousel is Jeffrey's favorite part of the zoo.

 Waiting to see Santa, thank heavens for popcorn. It was the only thing that kept that little boy occupied during the wait.

 Making a gingerbread house. Jeffrey kept asking for "some one of those", meaning frosting.

 Throwing reindeer food (birdseed) on the roof for the reindeer. It was such a cute idea!

 Opening our present on Christmas Eve...pajamas.

 Presents from Santa!

 Jeffrey really cleaned up this year. He had lots of things to open.

Jeffrey LOVED this "be-cycling" truck he got from my gram. He even had to take a nap with it later on Christmas day.

Jane Clayson Johnson

I really liked her book I am a Mother. While I want so badly to be a certified TCRG with Irish dance, the most important thing I can ever do in life is be Jeffrey's Mommy.

This Week

Jeffrey has the ability to turn the cleanest room into a disaster in the time it takes Mommy to take a nap. 

Jeffrey and Daddy giving chest bumps.

I spent several afternoons testing soldiers from each company on the weapons in their arms room. This added to my daily work made for some long days. I will put in a few hours at the office on Saturday to make up for it. 

Tricia wanted some juice to help her stay hydrated after she was tired of drinking water. I took Jeffrey with me to Walmart, enticing him with the opportunity to see the fish. He attracted a lot of attention in the store when he put on his outside voice and pointed every interesting object out to me. He had a grand time pushing the cart.