HAPPY BIRTHDAY UNCLE JIM!

Happy Birthday to you,

Happy Birthday to you,

Happy Birthday dear Uncle Jim,

Happy Birthday to YOU!

We love you!!!

How Time Flies...

I've been looking through old pictures...

February 4, 2006

February 21, 2008

Where does the time go...

Happy Birthday Alex!

Happy 2nd Birthday Alex!

We love you!

Love,

Uncle Shaun, Aunt Crystal,

Christopher & Anneli!

Day 5 of February Vacation!

Last day of February Vacation and we woke up to ***SNOW***! The kids were excited to see that Daddy was sitting on the couch debating if he was going to go into the office or not. Once the kids were aware of this, the decision was made--Daddy was staying home!! YIPPPEEE!!! I don't know who was more excited them or ME! He never stays home--snow or no snow he usually goes into the office. Thanks Shaun for staying home today!!

Love of Family

"Your most important friendships should be with your own brothers and sisters and with your father and mother. Love your family. Be loyal to them. Have a genuine concern for your brothers and sisters. Help carry their load so you can say, like the lyrics of that song,

'He ain't heavy; he's my brother.' "

Ezra Taft Benson

"To the 'Youth of the Noble Birthright,' " Ensign, May 1986, 43

Day 4 of February Vacation---

I gave Christopher a choice this morning between the New England Air Museum Beardsley Zoo or Mystic Aquarium and Institute for Exploration for today’s special day trip. He let Anneli help him decide and they chose Mystic Aquarium and Institute for Exploration. They love the Beluga Whales and Penguins there! We ate an early lunch at home and trekked down to good old Mystic, CT. The trip was quiet, Anneli fell asleep and I caught Christopher “resting his eyes” for most of the trip, yet he NEVER fell asleep he says! Boys sure learn that one pretty fast!

We saw

Beluga Whales

Sea Lions

Penguins

Fish

Piranas

A Sharks Jaw and a Shark being preserved in a Jar!

Anneli's favorite orange fish (see her little fingers pointing to it!)

and The Cat in the Hat!

They climbed in tunnels.

and posed for pictures too.

After the aquarium we drove to Norwich to meet Shaun in his field trailer at Three Rivers Community College. The kids were pretty excited to see where Daddy works! He took us on a tour and then out to Friendly's for dinner!

What a great day!

Day 3--February Vacation...

Today was a busy day or as Christopher and Anneli said, "a boring day"! Oh well, not everyday can be fun, right?! We started out by doing some school work and then the kids entertained themselves with some fun games on the computer.
We then ran to Price Chopper to pick up a few things. After saving .30 cents on gas with thier Fuel AdvantEdge program, (yeah do the math--a few things!) we raced home, put all the food away and had lunch. While they ate lunch, I prepared dinner for a friend, my parents and myself. I made an EZ Beef Shepherd's or Cottage Pie. Anneli enjoyed it, but Christopher hates things mixed together--but so do I! The kids were then happy that my mother was back from South Carolina so I dropped them off there while I brought dinner to my friend. I visited for a bit and then I drove my Dad's car to get it's oil changed! UGH! I hate that job!!! His car is interesting though--it's a black Chevy HHR with FLAMES on the hood. I thought I had a picture but i can't find it. I'll post one later! It's a little crazy to drive---I kept thinking that people were looking at me! Actually, the flames are very subtle--they really aren't that bad. But never in my wildest dreams would I imagine that my father would drive such a thing! He has always been the Jaguar Man to me!

That was pretty much our day until later that night when Christopher, Shaun and I went outside to see the Total Lunar Eclipse. Christopher fell asleep but he woke back up to see the "Red Moon" as he called it! I didn't get a picture of the moon, but I got a picture of Shaun looking up at the sky holding our very heavy Christopher.

It may not have been a fun an exciting day, but I don't think any of us should have been bored! :)