BRITTEN

BRITTEN

KAMERON

KAMERON

MY BOYS!

MY BOYS!

Saturday, November 26, 2011

Golf, Harry Potter, and the Rockets Red Glare

Okay, so apparently it is my turn to blog. Staci told me so. It's been a while, but here we go. First off, Halloween came and went. While not my favorite holiday, it was fun. Kameron decided to go dressed as a golfer (you should see his swing). Staci found a nice argyle sweater, he wore Britten's baseball pants, and some tall argyle socks. Look out Phil, here he comes. Britten decided to go as Harry Potter. I tried to talk him into letting me die his hair black, but I think he was afraid it would never come out. He was the best looking blonde Harry I've ever seen. It was a little bit of a sad Halloween though, as Britten was invited to his first Halloween party. First Halloween trick-or-treating without Britten. Kameron and I had a good time though, and Britten had fun at his party. I just wish they would stop growing up.

It seems like I hardly had a chance to blink after Halloween, and Thanksgiving was upon us. I love Thanksgiving. The day was hectic as always. We began by running over to Staci's grandparents church to spend some time with her family. As always, it was fun. Good to catch up with all of her family. We then ran back to my mother's house for the big dinner. Mom had two big tables set up in her family room. Our family barely fits anymore. The food was wonderful and the company even better. Once we were done eating, the real fun began. Two years ago my Brother-in law (Dan) began a new family tradition. After dinner, we head to the field between Columbia Elementary School and Kaysville Junior High, and launch model rockets. We gave Britten his rocket for his birthday, but I think I had more fun putting it together than he did. He was excited for the launch, however. My brother- in -law Spencer and my brother Kevin also made rockets, and Dan brought his from last year. Kevin thought he had to show off his Engineering skills and outdo us all. His rocket was a two-stage rocket (basically that means it goes, splits in two, and goes some more). It was awesome, except for the fact that we never found it. Kudos to Dan for starting this fun family tradition. Later that night, Staci and her mother renewed their tradition of joining all of the crazy Black Friday shoppers. They left around 9:00 p.m. on Thanksgiving night, and she crawled into bed around 7:00 a.m. the next morning. As far as I am concerned, that is one less shopping trip I will have to take, so good job honey!! Keep it up. I'll stay home and watch football. The boys and I also have a tradition to spend a few hours the day after Thanksgiving at the Hill Air Force Base Air Museum. Kevin and Staci's dad Russ joined us this year. It was a lot of fun. Now it is full speed ahead to Christmas.

Oh, to kick things off for the Holidays, I made Staci proud by hanging our Christmas wreath. Now the countdown to Christmas begins. But oh, how I love it.