A Crazy Red Head: 2014

Merry Christmas

Thursday, December 25, 2014

After a fabulous party with Dan's family last night and Seth begging to be allowed to go to bed while his cousins were still here, we woke up this morning (they patiently waited for me to rise) at 4:30 AM!

Her LAVA LAMP came with a solid chunk of goo and took 4-6 hours to warm up.

Seth asked for a church coat and orange tie that was real; not a clip on or zipper tie.

He was surprised to get an air soft gun set with protective masks!!!

Dan had charged the paddles in preparation of hours of play time with the

new MX vs. ATV SUPERCROSS game!!!

Blue is her new favorite color!

Seth's stuff

Dan's Pile

My Gifts

Chloe's Presents

I found these downloadables on Pinterest and loved how they turned out.

Our Tree :)

The War

Seth got his awesome orange jacket from Grandpa and Grandma Davis Christmas Eve. He slept in it and still hasn't taken it off!

With oven baked french toast for breakfast and cinnamon syrup to top off a special Christmas Breakfast, we are all ready to go back to bed. But even as I'm typing this the snow is falling in huge fluffy flakes. Both Chloe and Seth are outside trying to build a snowman, maybe they'll have a better chance this afternoon. Seth has been discouraged with all weathermen and wouldn't believe the news reports but we are all so glad for a White Christmas!!!

Mack Friday

Friday, December 19, 2014

Swimming Lessons

Thursday, November 13, 2014

These kids are so funny. They loved Wave 4 swimming lessons at the Clearfield Aquatic Center. Seth hasn't loved the lessons in the past and was dreading wasting so much time that could be better spent getting dirty. They learned deep water bobs and both were able to touch the bottom of the pool in the 12 foot section multiple times! They worked on their breaststroke - 15 yards, back crawl, front crawl and elementary backstroke - 30 yards. I tried to get a video of them swimming the length of the pool but it never worked out...

I loved these photo's of Seth coming out of the water! He is so proud that he can touch the bottom, doing a 'pencil dive'. He holds himself as strait and shoots right down, and then takes for-e-ver to come back up! His gasp for air seems so loud!

Chloe passed wave 4 and will move onto wave 5 but Seth needs to work on his technique and conditioning and will be repeating wave 4. It is so surprising, he usually is braver, stronger and faster at physical things. He spurs her into action when she would normally hold back. He does love to dive and works harder on that but she has really come into her own - she loves to swim and is a little fish or mermaid! She was so fast and worked really hard to master the various stokes!

The Fruits of his Labors

Thursday, September 18, 2014

We got these two boxes delivered today:

Inside were these two boxes:

The little box was full of these:

The big box was full of these:

Now our freezer is full of these:

Now is the time to start sucking up to DAN♥

He Is So Clever:

Friday, August 22, 2014

Man, do I love this kid! He can build almost anything out of LEGOs and will build and rebuild something until it is just how he wants it. Needed a trailer to haul all of his dirt bikes around, no problem. Hitch not working out like he wanted, no problem. Bike rack to heavy for your truck, no problem! Now if I can just make sure that we have enough tape and heavy stones, there will be - no problem!!!

2014 Thomson Campout Songs

Friday, August 15, 2014

Grandma: Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah by James Backett

Laura: All of Me by John Legend

Guy: Love Runs Out by OneRepublic

Brittany: Wanted by Hunter Hayes

Wendy: I Choose You by Sara Bareilles

Russ: Unconditionally by Katy Perry

Ben: Untitled Self Portrait by the LEGO Movie

Cattie: Still into You by Paramour

Zack: Counting Stars by OneRepublic

Megan: I Want Crazy by Hunter Hayes

Craig: All of Me by John Legend

Brayden: Burn It Down by Linkin Park

Morgan: Stay with Me by Sam Smith

Jeanette: Who I am With You by Chris Young

Brad: I Love a Rainy Night by Eddie Rabbit

Jessica: I Don't Dance by Lee Brice

Vance: Take It Out On Me by Florida Georgia Line

Twin 1: I'm So Pregnant by Iggy Azalea

Twin 2: Rock-A-Bye Baby Lullaby

Spencer: Country Boy by Alan Jackson

Monica: All of the Stars by Ed Sheeran

Justin: Jump by Van Halen

Travis: Enter Sandman by Metallica

Becky: Raise 'em Up by Keith Urban

Dan Hancock: Give Me Back My Hometown by Eric Church

Taylor: Boom Clap by Charli XCX

Brian: Banana Pancakes by Jack Johnson

Ethan: Am I Wrong by Nico & Vinz

Hannah: Pompeii by Bastille

Makena: In Summer by Josh Gad

Jase: ABC by Jackson 5

Liz: Invisible by U2

Dan: Workin' Man Zombie by the 4onthefloor

Chloe: Roar by Katy Perry

Seth: Ultimate Warrior

Krista: Poison & Wine by the Civil Wars

Jeff: It's Tricky by Run DMC

Madison: Rockstar by A Great Big World

Kyle: Walk This Way by Run DMC

Tommy: We Can Make the World Stop by The Glitch Mob

Jennifer: Demons by Imagine Dragons

Lindsey: Jamie All Over by Mayday Parade

Carson: Dynamite by Taio Cruz

Kate: Cups by Anna Kendrick

Desi: Let It Go by Idina Menzel

Charly: Waka Waka by Shakira

Wyatt: Classic by MKTO

Erin: Flaws by Bastille

Kendall: I Wanna Get Better by Bleachers

Sam: My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark by Fall Out Boy

Maggie: Let It Go by Idina Menzel

Jack: We Thank Thee O God for a Prophet

Josh: It's Not Easy Being Green by Kermit the Frog

Ogden Temple Open House

Monday, August 11, 2014

It is so beautiful! To say that those of us that usually would go to the Ogden temple are excited that it will be opening soon is putting it mildly. I feel so blessed to have so many beautiful temples near us!

And that there is Farr's ice cream right next to our beautiful new temple,

Now He Can Retire

Wednesday, August 6, 2014

Last night I got to go through the temple with my niece, Megan. When I woke up this morning, Dan had sent me the photo's he snapped with his phone. I got a good morning kiss from my sweet son and then soon after, "Can you take video of me jumping?" After my late night (I got home at 11:30) it was all I could do to get the kids off to school. This is the video we captured of him and his buddy: