Jumping Rope

When we had a few families over that are good friends of ours, and all the parents heard that the boys were "jumping rope" in the basement, this was not what they were expecting...

A Very, VERY Belated Happy Birthday

It took me three months to realize that Amy did not have a birthday post, and I am sorry. So here is a short one.

Our wonderful AMY ELIZABETH turned nineteen (!) on January 23 this year. We celebrated her birthday with some families from church. The party was lovely, even though many of the guests went home with minor injuries (there was some sparring in the basement: watch for those videos later) .

Amy, you have been an incredible example to all of us younger ones. You are a wonderful sister, and I love you so much. God bless you, Amy!

Gift Baskets..

Last Friday and Saturday our church put on an "Economics Conference." About 170 families (800 people) came from about 25 states and as far as England and Canada to be encouraged and see things from a Biblical point of view.

Our family was commisioned to put together some gift baskets for the speakers. I think we made 10 small and 2 large. It was a nice project to have. I think they turned out pretty well!
This is a small:

A Very Overdue and Very Merry Christmas Post

I know, I know, it's been forever(ish) since I last posted on here.
And now that I finally do post, it's a late post, to boot!

But it's better late than never, right?

Anyway, we had a wonderful time celebrating Christ's birth.

I can't believe Christmas was 2 whole months ago! At that point, we were mostly unpacked and were able to decorate our house. We were so happy about that. The tree got moved around a few times until we figured out the perfect spot for it in our living room. Sadly, it wasn't until after Christmas that it was placed there.

We spent our Christmas Eve in our favorite, usual way; with our grandparents at their home.

These are a few pictures I took near their house on our way over, from inside our moving car.

Eggs, Eggs, Eggs

Abigail, Anna, A.T (I should just refer to him as @ to save time) and I hardboiled some eggs and drew faces on them with Sharpie markers. They turned out pretty funny.

Business name ideas, anyone?

Hi everyone! Allen and I are down in the Pueblo mall today running a kiosk for Daddy's caramel apple business. (I'm posting via Allen's phone with his 30 day free internet trial...) We were thinking, and we're really in need of a catchy name. Any suggestions? Right now, our signs just say, "Caramel Apples and More." The official business name is "Andrew's Kitchen." That name is so-so... We were thinking maybe we could incorporate our last name somehow since it is fairly unique. But we're not tied down to that. Right now, my best idea is "Ann & Andy's Sweets." Anyway, I know we have plenty of smart and creative friends, so I thought I'd throw this out there. =)

First Walk

These are the promised photos of the first walk in our new house.

That is not a giant multicolored turtle on the far left. It's Avery with one of their cardboard shields strapped to his back.