Finally! March 9, 2022

After the incident with the crossbow that was mentioned when we went to South Carolina in November, Glen had a chipped tooth.

It stayed that way to make sure that none of the nerves were damaged and there were no issues.  

Finally we have his tooth fixed!  Look at that smile. 
 

Sweet Friends February 26, 2022

"Tea" parties are a common thing in our house with the neighbors.  Water, snacks, and a tea set on the kids table is all that we need to have a good time.

 

Snow Day! January 17, 2022

What a great way to start a snow day, but with kitty snuggles from Penny.

Then suiting up with all of our snow gear to play outside.

Grace seems comfy.

The kids decided to dig out a hole in the snow then cover the hole with plywood.  Then, cover the plywood with snow.  It made a really great snow fort/cave.

They had a lot of fun playing in it.

 

Glen turns 10 December 30, 2021

We celebrated Glen turning 10 years old by making him a meal of his choice and a cake of his choice.

Happy birthday Glen!

 1. How old are you? 10

2. Who is your best friend?  Adam

3. What is your favorite thing to do?  Play Roblox on my iPad

4. What is your favorite color?  Blue

5. What is your favorite food? Pizza

6. What do you like to do with your family?  Play games 

7. What is your favorite toy? Legos

8. What do you want to be when you grow up? An ice cream truck driver

9. What makes you happy? Our cats

10.  What makes you sad?  When I can't be with the cats

11.  What is your favorite show to watch? The Owl House

12.  What is your favorite book? Diary Of A Wimpy Kid

13.  What do you love to learn about? Art

14.  What is the best part of your birthday? When friends came over

15.  Where do you like to go?  Lake Anna

16.  Who was your teacher?  Mrs. Zuniga, Mrs. Weaver

17.  What is your favorite treat?  Snickers

18.  What do you think about right before you fall asleep? What I want to dream about  

19.  If you could meet anyone famous, who would it be? I don't know

20.  What was your favorite birthday present?  Legos

Christmas Photobooths December 26, 2021

While we were in Arkansas, Chris and Katie told us that they would like us to have our pictures taken.

We did not know quite what to expect.  They just told us to wear Christmas colors.

So we dressed in red and drove to the location.  To find a large building that was filled with backdrops for many photobooth options.

It was fun to play around with them and get some cute pictures.

At this location, we were able to throw snowballs at each other.

Taking a little bit of a break from all of the playing to get a picture with both my boy and my girl.

 Merry Christmas!

Mining for Gems December 23, 2021

While we were driving around the area of Mammoth Cave we found a store that advertised mining for gems.

All of us enjoyed emptying the bags that we bought and discovering all of the beautiful stones

So many pretty things to take home after this trip.

 

Mammoth Cave December 22, 2021

While exploring Kentucky we also decided to explore Mammoth Cave.  It is another national park that we wanted to check out.

From the visitor's center we needed to take a shuttle bus to the entrance of the cave.  Glen was so excited!

The cave was amazing, and there were so many levels and rooms that we got to explore on our tour.

Here are the happy travelers.
 

Lincoln's Birthplace December 22, 2021

Grace has a free pass to the national parks, and we wanted to explore Kentucky on our way to Arkansas.  So we stopped by Lincoln's birthplace.

Inside of this huge monument is a log cabin which is a replica of where President Lincoln was born.

The junior park ranger packets taught us a lot about this building.  I am so glad that the kids enjoy working through the activities and learning about the parks and the monuments that we visit while we travel.

 

More Ice Skating December 20, 2021

 

South Carolina November 6, 2021

Matt's uncle still had a lot of items from Matt's grandfather that needed to be shared with the rest  of the family.  So he came up with a way that all of the grandchildren could put their names in for what they wanted.

Then the fun part, we got to drive down to South Carolina to visit Matt's Uncle and Aunt and pick up all of the items that we asked for.

It was a really great visit.  We had a great time except for when we were shooting the crossbow that Matt's uncle has, Glen shipped his tooth.

He was not in pain, but it felt strange.

And we know that we have some dental work ahead of us to fix that tooth.
 

But over all the trip  was great and we look forward to visiting with them again.

Halloween October 31, 2021

We had a great time celebrating Halloween at Oakdale park this year. 

Glen was a skeleton 

Grace was a pioneer girl (wearing a dress that I wore when I was 11)

So much fun

 

Run The Runway October 17, 202

Every year the children's museum teams up with the local airport and they have a fundraising 5k race.  They have a children's fun run and a 5K race on the runway.

This day it was cold and it was windy so we all gathered in the back of my car till the race started.  It was Amy, Carol, Austin, Glen, Grace, Matt and I.  It was quite a fun car.

I did not get pictures of the rest of us running because I was running at the time.

But I did get a few pictures of Glen running, and Matt running with him.

It was flat, fast and a lovely run in general.
 

I am glad the the family was able to enjoy this together.

Tired! September 12, 2021

After a busy day at school, I am glad that I have a comfy place where the kids can just relax and sleep.

 

 

First Day of School August 17, 2021

First day of school for both of my kids!

Glen is in fourth grade and his teachers are Mrs. Zuniga and Mrs. Weaver.

Grace is in sixth grade and her teachers are Mr. Hostetter (English), Mr. Fulford (Math), Mr. Amortegui (History and Science)

 I think that this is going to be a great year for both of them.

Lake Anna August 2, 2021

The Kiser family decided to have a family vacation together.  We decided to go to Lake Anna.  Which was nice because it was only 1.5 hours away, and we did not have to worry about the waves.

We rented a motorboat and a tube for a few hours and had a great time tubing.  All of us had a chance to go out on the tube.

Sometimes even two people were on the tube.

The view from our house.  

Most of the time you could find us on the water in kayaks, canoes, and paddle boards.  We went all over our area of the lake!  It was so much fun.