A few minutes to myself!

Hooray for a GREAT show that Reese now LOVES to watch. She actually had an attention span of 15 minutes to watch and let me have just a couple of minutes to myself while she was actually AWAKE. This is a moment to celebrate for sure! Thanks Backyardigans! My new best friends!

Tree Farms in the Mountains???

Does anyone have any suggestions for a great tree farm in the mountains that we can go to cut our own Christmas tree??? The boys have been asking for years and this year maybe we will just plan ahead enough to actually be able to do it!!! PLEASE .... information ANYONE???

The Plane! The Plane!

The boys were thrilled to stumble upon a local air show on their way home from a primary program practice last Saturday. Mark let them watch for a little while but then they had to get home. Being a sucker sometimes, I decided we would drive by the airport on Sunday after church to see if any planes were still flying. Well.. they were flying alright. I pulled the Yukon over and parked in a field at the end of the runway and we watched for a little while again. It was so impressive, I told the kids I thought it would be o.k. if we went home and changed and came back with Mark after his meetings. Here are some pictures from the afternoon. It was about the most quiet and peaceful Sunday afternoon we've had in a LONG time!!! The boys all sat in awe on top of the Yukon and watched all the planes fly just above our heads. Reese was not as happy with the roar of the engines as they flew over, but soon got used to the noise.
Mark was as happy as the boys!!! He loves planes and would love it if I would ever let him take flight instruction lessons. Hmmm... maybe when he's 90???
Little Miss Nervous was not so sure about all the planes buzzing overhead!
This was a shot of one of our favorites... not sure what model this is, but he was great! All the planes were old wartime planes... no F16's or fancy planes at this show.
Another favorite! He was REALLY loud!!!
Reenactment of the bombing of Pearl Harbor called...Tora, Tora, Tora. This was a very impressive show done by a national group that goes around to air shows to perform. There were about 15 planes in the air all flying crazy everywhere. They would swoop down to drop the bombs and then huge red and orange clouds of flames would shoot into the air. They had amazing explosions and bomb droppings - dead bombs of course! But REAL fire!!! I am sure it would have been an amazing sight inside the airport where you could really see what was going on .
The kids thought it was awesome when the planes would spray the smoke!
O.K.... so the free seats on the roof of the car at the end of the runway had a little fence blocking issue, but this explosion was HUGE!!!

So much for the Flu shot!

Well... little Reese has got a fever AGAIN.... and it's not her ears... not strep... and they say it's not the flu. Hmmmm... it's either a result of the shot or our short one hour stay in nursery on Sunday to visit and get used to the idea of going to play with the other kids. HA!!! It's going to be a trip sending her to nursery next month... that is... IF we can avoid the sickness that always looms in nursery. Why don't people ever keep their sick kids OUT of nursery. PLEASE - let this be short lived and heaven help us that she doesn't catch something else!!!

Caught!

Another funny moment from Reese... Last week as I was cooking dinner for Mark's birthday, I hear her saying " Tank Ou... tank ou... tank ou (thank you)!" I turned around to see that she had gone into the pantry... found a wheat bucket to push up to the counter and was helping herself to the birthday cupcakes! CAUGHT in the act! She is very resourceful when it comes to getting what she wants. She truly takes after her mischievous brothers!

FLU SHOTS... Ouch!

Can I just say that taking five kids to a flu shot clinic is NOT a fun experience!!! Let's hope it is worth it and we avoid the CRUD this winter!

Happy Birthday MARK!!!

November 6th was Mark's birthday! Hooray to the birthday boy! We had a quiet evening at home for his birthday and had Tapioca Pudding for his "cake" and then cupcakes for the kids. I think this is the ONLY time we make tapioca pudding all year. Mark and Brennan are the only ones who like it and the rest of us... well let's just say we prefer the chocolate!

My Turn...

So I just knew this was going to come at some point or another. Now the title of sickest family member falls on Mom's head. UGH! It's been 10 days now that I've been sick and it's SLOWLY improving. I have had strep tests, Mono tests and two antibiotics and we are still battling this. I think that after the crazy month of October and non-stop excitement and adventures, my body finally said... "ENOUGH! Get some REST and then we'll start over!" I'm not sure if I can remember the last time I have been this sick. With a huge blessing from Father in Heaven, so far no one else in the family has gotten what I have and hopefully it will stay that way. I am thinking that we will head to get our flu shots today and try to stop at least a few germs from getting to the Kenison Family this winter. At least I am getting this out of the way before all the business of Thanksgiving and Christmas begins... it's right around the corner!

TOMORROW'S the BIG Day!!!

Time to get some good sleep tonight and be prepared to stand in VERY LOOOONNGG lines tomorrow to VOTE!!! Mark was able to get to the polls the other day to do early voting but he had to wait in line for over an hour and I was not able to make it back before the polls closed. Looks like I am going to try and brave the early hours and try to get in line at 5:30 AM... Am I crazy??? The only day of the year that I even think about those hours is the day after Thanksgiving to go shopping. I LOVE the thrill of the hunt on those days to grab all the great deals that are out there, but I am not so sure about standing in line in the rain for hours to wait and VOTE... However, I WOULD NOT MISS IT... even if I am still really sick right now... but I have to admit, I'm a little nervous about the whole outcome of the many different votes that will be placed tomorrow. Mainly.. President and Prop. 8 in California. We all need to pray HARD tonight!