Boy Crazy!

Caleb Dwayne

Eli Wesley

These two boys make me boy crazy!  They are so cute and fun I just want to squeeze them!  I hitched a ride with Nicole after work on Friday night and met Mom, Dad, and Reid at Derek & Lacie's house.  We had a great weekend and got to spend alot of time with Caleb and Eli.

Boys unloading wood with Caleb's help

Like father, like son!

 Nicole, Reid and I took Caleb to the park for a little while.  He ran on his tippy-toes all over and played on the playground.

Caleb showed us how he jumps on his big boy bed!

A very happy Aunt JaNae

Mad Science

Shane and I got the girls science kits for Christmas.  When they unwrapped them we got just about the reaction you would expect when getting a science kit for Christmas: "Hmmm....looks cool but I'll check it out later....where's the next gift?"  Kinda like unwrapping a gift to find a new package of underwear or socks...all good but movin' on!

Maybe not very exciting on Christmas but the science kits have been good rainy Saturday activities.  We made snow and played with magic sand a few weeks ago.  We cracked open the kits and books and did two new experiments this weekend.  The first project was making gravity goo.

Kennedy wasn't so sure this was a good idea at first

but it got funner.

Especially when you can make a big mess with it and stretch it all over the place.  Looks like boogies

Isabella was happy playing with measuring spoons, water, and her dinosaur creature.

Our second experiment was learning about density with common household items like honey, dish soap, vegetable oil, rubbing alcohol, water, etc.

We measured everything very carefully.  I really think we need to invest in some safety goggles or at least mad scientist glasses just so we get the full effect.

Movie Night #1 2011

We got to have our first movie night of 2011 this past weekend.  We haven't had one in awhile and we were all excited for it.  First movie of the new year:

Even more fun...we got to use the new movie style popcorn maker Mom and Dad bought our family for Christmas.  Isabella and Shane were in charge of popcorn poppin' :

While they were poppin' and preparin' our bowls, Kennedy was showing us her dance moves.  She is full of them now after taking hip hop and jazz since Septemberish.

We also decided to take some self portraits with my new camera.

Puppies and Badger

Shane and I bundled up and took the puppies for a 40° walk up Badger Mtn on Saturday. Brrr!  It was cold but also refreshing to get some fresh air.  The puppies were hot on lots of scents and we got some cute pics of them. 

Rabbit pose

Lady-Long-Lashes

Shane finished a fireplace mantle for his friend on Sunday morning.  I was Shane's construction assistant. He recruited me to hold up pieces while he nailed them in but mainly I just "supervised" and drank coffee.  It turned out really good! 

KitchenTable: I miss you!

The holiday season is over and back to reality we officially are.  We both had a break from our CBC jobs - me more so than Shane.  His 3 week break from school was full of extern visits, curriculum meetings, assessment meetings, student orientations, etc. But school started last week and off and running we are for another full year.

Which means the kitchen table went from this:

to this:

The puppies are back in their positions too: laying at our feet under the table.

Dan sits very proper with his paws crossed.

Lady cares less about appearances

You may have noticed the fine upholstery (patio cushions) on our kitchen table chairs.  Shane and I wore out the padding on the chairs last year (a sign you have used them WAY too much) so we put temporary bleacher cushions in place.

One thing is for sure: one week into the school year and I miss the kitchen table already!

Bobby Lights Overnight sensation, One hit wonder musical moguls, Musics must haves!

This is a new and what will be a reoccurring section on the Bruce blog.  I  know the title may seem a little on the lengthy side, but something of this minute magnitude deserves a title that is slightly on the blingy side.


The purpose of this segment is to add just a little musical enjoyment to everyone's lives even if it is one little song at a time.  Take the time, cleanse your ear like you might do for your palate as you switch wines tasting at a swanky vino bar as to not disturb the next fermented fruit flavors as they swill around in your mouth just before it begins the long yet short journey down to your belly, giving you that hopefully warm fuzzy feeling even the cheapest of wines can deliver! And if your really lucky, it may be followed by a not so pleasing, this is a really bad wine shiver.

Today's selection is a gentleman by the name of Zach Deputy, Song:  Sunshine. Hailing from the south carolina coast, this big bearded ( i mean this is a manly beard!)  beast sports a 4 octave vocal range!  Impressive i know, like him you will.  His music, soothing voice and his wildly dexterous finger work on his nylon string acoustic guitar will gently surround the auricle of the ear as it teases your musical sense with his island like ninja soul music.   Easy to palette and sounds good goin down.

I ask only this, give it a listen.  Maybe you love it, maybe you don't.  One thing is for sure, the sky is generally blue, grass is generally green and when in rome!  This makes absolutely no sense i realize, but .....

Click the link and enjoy....maybe...hopefully...just a little......
https://www.opendrive.com/files/?10349488_H8VEN

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year 2011!

We spent New Year's Eve at the Everett's playing Wii Pictionary and Texas Hold 'Em.  The boys lit off amazin' fireworks left over from 4th of July.  It was a nice and quiet night and we got home in time to watch the ball drop!

New Year's Day, Kennedy and I tackled the thank you notes.  Look at our assembly line:

Aunt Brittany and Uncle Ryan came over and the kids kidnapped them!  They were good sports and played games A-L-L afternoon. Isabella gave them the "stunk" (skunk) so they had to draw 2 in Uno Moo - she has caught on to this game really quickly! They also played Princess Dominoes, Apples to Apples (AKA: Applesauce if you're Isabella).  She enjoyed this game even though she can't read, and Ryan didn't complain about having to read all of her cards to her (over and over).

Ryan and Kennedy played the Kinect until they were both tired and needed a break.

The girls snagged Brittany while Ryan was taking a break and they did the SoulJa Boy and Lady GaGa PokerFace.

Brittany was a client at the Ariel Vanity Salon.  What a good sport - this manicure was top-notch:
 

Later that evening another Uncle Ryan and Aunt Carmel came over with their lil guy, Deagan.  He hit it off right away with Isabella.

Matching Princess Slippers are over-rated

Costume change #?? - who can keep count

Here are just a few costume changes we witnessed through the course of the day....

Clack-Clack Shoes

Not just a witch - a GLAMOUR witch

This one I'm not so sure about - it's a jazzy outfit with a cape....hmmmm

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