I forgot my camera at the Church for playgroup today. Luckily, Justice had Scouts and picked it up for me. He DID however leave me a good idea of the perspective that Cub Scouts have on their activities. LOL! Silly boys!
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Back to School Lateover
In celebration of making it through our 1st week of school, the kids had a lateover tonight with their friends. Liberty went to the Larsens while Maggie & Soph and the Stephens kids came to our place. Lots of fun!
For dinner, Brett roasted hot dogs for everyone in the firepit. Thanks Honey!
The kids played outside the entire night. Most of the girls fun happened on top of the popup. They had chairs and stuffed animals up there. They even "sold" chips and rocks for free. Silly girls!
The boys jumped on the tramp, did the zipline and hung out in the hammock. Justice was so excited to have a boy over. Finally!!! (Not that he doesn't love the girls it's just boy playing is so different!)
For dinner, Brett roasted hot dogs for everyone in the firepit. Thanks Honey!
The kids played outside the entire night. Most of the girls fun happened on top of the popup. They had chairs and stuffed animals up there. They even "sold" chips and rocks for free. Silly girls!
The boys jumped on the tramp, did the zipline and hung out in the hammock. Justice was so excited to have a boy over. Finally!!! (Not that he doesn't love the girls it's just boy playing is so different!)
What a fun night!
Hope you all have a great weekend!
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Medora: Ryan to the Rescue
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Vacation 2011
At 9 o'clock at night and after a LONG, LONG drive, all you want to do is get home, right? Well... so did we. IS that what we got? NO!
Thirty four miles west of our West Fargo exit we heard a large clunk from the front of the truck. Did we hit something? Brett pulled over when the gages started going wacky. He popped the hood to check it out and came back with a very long hose and a mangled fan! CRAP!
We drove to the next exit and pulled off the side of the road. Without the fan, it overheated right away. So sad! It was starting to get dark so we called our Larsen friends and started transferring things to the trailer. (In hopes they could load us in his truck and haul the trailer back home). Ryan very kindly agreed to come rescue us! He was out on errands so by the time he dropped his fam off and drove to exit 310, it was about 10:30 pm. Our kids were so good and so patient! They sat on the trailer til the bugs and cold got to them, played games, told stories and drew pictures. We got some great kids!
Turns out that Ryan attached both the truck and the trailer and hauled it ALL home! He is amazing!!! Thanks Ryan & Lilly for saving us!
P.S. For those of you wondering... I am in denial that breaking down late at night after a trip has anything to do with me! LOL!
FHE @ Buffalo River
Tonight, we got together a FHE with some of our Ward family out at Buffalo River State Park. The forecast looked a bit questionable and the morning was rainy but we couldn't have asked for a better August night. It felt like it was in the 80s and there was just enough of a breeze to keep the bugs away. (Att least until we were loading the cars. I think Glory got 20 in the about 5 minutes!)
The kids and I love going out with all the ladies and the kids during the Summer but there's always something special in having the Dads come out to play. The kids and the Dads had a blast playing and swimming in the lake while the Moms and the babies visited. Ellen was even in town for the week on her school break and joined us! Yeah!
The kids and I love going out with all the ladies and the kids during the Summer but there's always something special in having the Dads come out to play. The kids and the Dads had a blast playing and swimming in the lake while the Moms and the babies visited. Ellen was even in town for the week on her school break and joined us! Yeah!
Kids Rule!
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The West Acres Kid's Rule movie this week was Judy Moody and the NOT Bummer Summer. I took the kids and met the Larsens and Potters for some fun. It just happened that while I was in line, the man behind me asked me how many kids I had because he had extra tickets. He paid for our whole family! SCORE! Free movie! Totally make my day! YEAH! Oh... and the movie was great too! LOL
Artic Swimmers
It was NOT swimming temps today but the kids have had their heart set on swimming together so whatever, right? Just don't make me get in!!! The Cudneys and us were invited over to do a bit of Artic Swimming at the Larsens tonight. The kids LOVED it! At least until they froze their hineys when they got out! LOL Thanks for the fun night, guys!
We got to warm ourselves by the fire. And they even treated us to some roasted marshmallows! Yummy!
The Larsen's ool!
Welcome to our ool!
*Notice their is no "P" in it.
Let's keep it that way!*
LOL. McKenzie and I think we should put that quote
in really big vinyl on their garage next to the pool.
Pool Partay at the Larsens!!!!! They invited us (and some neighbor girls) over today for FHE dinner and activity while the pool is being filled up. The kids had a blast despite that the water was like 30 degree from the hose!!! Silly kids! At first everyone could touch the bottom so all the kids were in and out. They put in the little slide, had races, made up dances and just enjoyed getting wet. Some played in the sprinklers under the tramp or laid out to dry on the deck. Thanks guys for letting us come play, for feeding us and letting us stay for a movie and popcorn. You are awesome!
Memorial Weekend Camping Trip
The weather perked up a bit so we took our chances and headed up to Turtle River State Park for some camping with the Larsens. The original plan was to have 6 or so families come up for the weekend but due to moving and weather circumstances our numbers dwindled to two. We had a blast though! Turtle River is beautiful. We'll definitely have to go again especially because we recently bought a Popup trailer from the Babcocks. We have never been big campers but let me tell you... plug that baby in, plug in a heater and some bedtime music and we are SET! We might even make this a Camping Adventure Summer. We'll see!
Back to our Memorial Day Camping...
We picked the best two sites in all the Park. We totally lucked out. If you ever go with a group, make sure you get sites 15 & 16, then 13 or 23. They are Perfect! We got up a bit late so we just had time to set up camp and eat a bit of dinner. The kids all wanted to help setup the Popup. Sorry Ryan- you're tent is cool too! LOL
Some of the kids were dying to go fishing. My amazing hubby braved 4 kids on his own in the DARK, mind you to take them. What a guy! They even got a couple. They were <-----------this----------> big! Literally! Like 4 inches. LOL. But Brett cooked one up over the fire and most the kids tried it. They loved it! Nothing like fresh fish. Too funny!
Back to our Memorial Day Camping...
We did Hobo dinners again (love them!)
and what camp fire is complete without Sh'mores? Yum!
In the morning, we had breakfast burritos and headed for Church in Grand Forks. Nothing like Camp-Smoke Visitors in Sacrament Meeting! LOL When we got back we cleaned up camp while McKenzie played Old Maid with the kids. (The Larsens stayed another night) Then, we had lunch at the Playground. The winds had picked up and the temps were pretty chilly but the kids always have fun together.
We did a bit more fishing before we left. All the kids caught something. Maggie and Lilly think fishing is fun and easy! Oops! Sorry Ryan! (Gotta love beginners luck!) Glory carried her fish everywhere. She made sure he got a drink once in a while (even though he was long gone by then ;) The river was beautiful and protected a bit from the wind. Perfect fishing for little kids.
Thanks Larsen for inviting us! Let's do it again soon. Happy Campers are we!
Going with the Flow
We are supposed to be camping this weekend but Fargo's Mother Nature always likes the last say and today she said- "No way!" Mean Mama! LOL So.... we are going with the Flow! (literally because flow has to do with water and rain is water, right?)
We were all craving Hobo dinners so we made them anyways. The kids helped make them and Brett cooked them up on the grill. So yummy!
In the evening, the Larsen's invited us out with a few other friends to Casselton's Governors Inn for a bit of swimming. We had lots of fun! Thanks for inviting us, guys!
Bummer 'bout the weather but we had a blast anyways! Take that, Mother Nature!!
We were all craving Hobo dinners so we made them anyways. The kids helped make them and Brett cooked them up on the grill. So yummy!
Then since we weren't eating breakfast in the woods, we did the next best thing. A bike ride to Sandy's Donuts with the Larsens! We love family bike rides, we love the Larsens and we LOVE donuts. It was a perfect substitute.
Annual Easter Hunt
The guests coming to our 5th Annual Easter Hunt (Grandma Crump-style) drastically changed this year. Our normal crew either moved or had visitors. (Brett will be irritated I used that word cuz he'd say that those that came this year are "normal". Well, that's up to discussion. LOL! j/k- luv ya guys!) Only the Tuckers have come before so it was a brand new Adventure for everyone! We had a fabulous time! This year- the McPhersons & Jimmie (Julie's Mom- she was in town for Dylan's Baptism), the Larsens, the Tuckers, the Potters and the Elders joined in the fun. Thanks for coming, guys! You are awesome! {XOXO to the Hoffmans, Webers and McKees- we missed you!}
Most everyone brought their rain gear or found creative ways to get around the puddles. So hilarious. Check out Elder Horrocks & Mckenzie on the playground! They are SOOOO tricky! Everyone seemed to have a good time. Even the oldest kids and the Elders (who were reluctant in the beginning) really got into it!
SIDE NOTE: We are really big VeggieTale fans so if you've seen the Easter Carol- you'll understand! If not, just smile anyways! I LOVE doing this Party! Every year growing up, my Grandma Crump did a similar Hunt at her house. When we moved here, we decided to start one of our own. We love it and the fact that it makes us feel a part of her even though we are far away! A few years ago, my Grandma passed away. She was such an amazing example of love to our family. I like to think that we keep her memory alive by doing our little Hunt! We love ya Grandma!! (If you want to watch an Easter Carol, it's on Netflix Instant. It's worth watching!)
After the Hunt, we had a fabulous Easter lunch! So yummy! We had all kinds of meat sandwiches on croissants and wheat rolls, a gorgeous fruit platter, all sorts of veggies, 7-layer dip thingy, chips, and cupcakes. Of course everyone, especially Sophie, enjoyed their candy from the Hunt as well. I think for the next seven years Soph's gonna have a pound of gun in that cute tummy of hers. But she was one happy girl! LOL! The weather was so perfect that almost everyone ate outside. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the sunshine!
What a great Easter Hunt Partay!
Thanks everyone for celebrating Grandma Crump with us!
See ya next year!
CANDLELIGHT Valentine Couple Partay!
This is our 2nd annual Couple Valentine's Partay! What a LOVEly, CANDLELIGHT evening! Let me tell you the tale....
Candlelight took on a whole new meaning for us this year. It just so happens that 16,000 people in Fargo and West Fargo were without power today due to a city-wide sporadic power outage of Xcel Energy. The lights flickered and went out about 1:40 pm this afternoon while we were cleaning & decorating our home for the Partay. We decided to plug in our generator and finish getting ready. After all, the recording at the power company said they'd have it back on by 5:45 pm. Well, the Partay was scheduled for 5:30 so with a bit of flexibility- it would work out perfect. Turns out that the power company LIED! L.O.L. We finally got power back at 2:30 AM. That's right- we were without power for 13 hours including the time during the ENTIRE party! Crazy, I know! But thanks to our emergency preparedness obsession, some white Christmas lights and a few candles-- the Partay turned out perfect! Some fabulous friends willing to go with the flow made it a night to remember. [Not pictured: Manuel & Christie Matos- issues with power made it so they couldn't be here for picture time. Bummer! Maybe next time!]
Starting on time wasn't quite a priority this evening as we juggled those without power AND making dinner on the side of the BBQ instead of the kitchen BUT it didn't matter much. The Wests brought a yummy citrus drink to have while we visited. As soon as everyone was there, the kids were settled and the food was ready, we headed down to our Candlelight Valentine Restaurant. Isn't it LOVEly?
The men-folk were in charge of the dinner. Was it ever yummy! They decided on a Cafe Rio night menu. It's a Mexican Grill out west that we LOVE! They did a fabulous job. Totally authentic Cafe Rio dinner with the silver trays, sweet pulled pork, black beans & cilantro lime rice, pico de gallo with corn and beans, sour cream, cheese, limes, chips and even the Tomatillo Lime dressing. Delicioso! Muy buen! The girls were in charge of drinks so, Christie brought the most darling wine glasses all decked out Valentine-y. They were perfect! Thanks lady! Then, Jenny brought a bit of Mormon bubbly. So romantic! Dinner was awesome!
After stuffing ourselves with the fabulous food, we took the candles upstairs for CANDLELIGHT Couple Games. Absolutely a hoot! LOL (Way too much fun to include here so you'll have to stay tuned for the next few posts. HERE, HERE, and HERE)
But when all was said and done, we ended the romantic night with some delicious desserts provided by some of our lovely lady friends. Wow! Do these ladies know how to spoil us!? KTuck brought strawberry shortcake with real whip cream (that has love written all over it ;) and a cheesecake type dessert. Haylie made mini eclairs with her "to-die-for" frosting. She even made all the ladies a little "Pie in a Jar" to take home. They are the cutest things I've ever seen! All of it was AMAZING!
What a terrific way to start out our Valentine Weekend! Let's do it again next year! Thanks to the Brothersons, Tuckers, Ironroads, Larsens, Wests and 1/2 of the Matos (LOL) for joining us in our little Valentine tradition. Luv you guys!
Happy LOVE day to you all!
Upgraded Movie Night & Dance Party
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We recently attempted to catch up a bit on the Technological World we have been left behind in. We finally upgraded from a 0.3 to a 20 Mbit/sec for our Internet. No mistake! That IS a point before the 3! I know- we were soooo slow- it's embarrasing! We also traded in our half-way broken (a blank screen and broken battery) portable DVD player hooked up to our TV for a BuRay Player. Fancy Smanzy! We even signed up for Netflix and got all kinds of fancy new stuff with the all-in-one surround sound system! We are so cool! ;) [LOL- You better be laughing with us NOT at us cuz you know- It's not nice to laugh at people!]
So with all this new stuff, we had the Larsen girls over for an upgraded Friday Movie Night! We watched a funny little show, FishTale instantly on Netflix. Pretty goofy but amazing that it took like 10 seconds to load! After the show, we played with another fancy feature of our BluRay- Pandora. So neat! Just type in any musical Arist and create a Station. Then it finds similar music and you have an instant Dance Partay without paying for the DJ. The "High School Musical" Station was a huge hit!!!!
See all the fun us Cave Men have been missing!? ;)
Happy Birthday Boys!
Ryan and Jamison both have birthdays this month. Happy BDay boys! Hope all your dreams come true this year! ;) McKenzie & Heidi decided to throw a joint Partay for them tonight. It seems like forever since we've all got together and it was great to get out of the house for a bit. Food at the Larsens is always fabulous!!!! So good! Seriously- we've been eating "sick" food for weeks. I was in heaven tonight!
After dinner, we played a couple of fun partay games. First-- we played a very violent and abusive but tons of FUN round or two of "The Wind is Blowing..." Too funny! It was comical and some pretty good exercise, to say the least. I seriously have a very large bruise on my right arm. Ouch! Thanks a lot, Kenzie! ;0) Also- I'm pretty sure that Dave has a few of his own. Sorry 'bout, man but you WERE trying to take my seat!! LOL. We learned lots about conserving water and things we didn't want to know about the Bishopric. LOL! Next, we played the Newlywed game. Oh so funny and.... not so funny! ;) Oh the joys of men and women and their ideas. Some things we think of our spouse are better left unsaid. LOL! Good things we were among friends!
Thanks gals & guys for fun memories and
getting us out of the house!
{Disclaimer: January Fargo Winter Blues has hit me hard so I didn't take my camera so there's no physical proof (besides a few bruises) of what gorgeous people we hung out with or how hilarious the games were but trust me- we had a grand time}
Rock Wall @ the Y
Brett & Ryan took the older kids to the Y today for a little RockWall fun!
At first, timidness got the best of all of them until bribery was introduced. LOL! Ryan said there was ice cream for anyone who made it to the top and rang the bell.
That was IT! Everyone got a Wendy's Frosty afterwards!
At first, timidness got the best of all of them until bribery was introduced. LOL! Ryan said there was ice cream for anyone who made it to the top and rang the bell.
Way to go you guys!
You're awesome!
Lovely Larsen Christmas
We joined the Larsen fam & friends for a Lovely Christmas dinner this afternoon. The food was absolutely AMAZING! Made with lots of time & love. We had Ryan's mom's Tavern Ham (cooked for 24 hours), Twiced baked potatoes (Brett's Christmas specialty), funeral potatoes, pecan sweet potatoes, pink salad, green marshmellow salad, Bobbi's potato roll thingies, [I know- technical terms are my specialty], rolls (anytime makes rolls from scratch that's some love!), egg nog, juice and caramel brownies. Sooo good! We got to spend the evening with the Larsens, the Clarks, the Potters and Elder Krupa & Elder Pape. What lovely people! ;) 
The Potters got a Wii which they also lovingly shared. We had a blast singing and dancing! SOOOO funny! Everyone got in on the action! Totally make me laugh! ....And no one needs the gym this week either! Wowzers! What a workout!
The Larsen girls got a car for Christmas. And they lovingly shared it with us. Ry & Kenzie cleared out there heated garage for the occasion. It was perfect. It was like a humungous party room for the kids. They ate out there, played out there, and even drove out there. They had a blast!
Both the Elders got to talk to their families. We also got to sing "Wish Wish you a Merry Christmas!" to Elder Krupa's family over Skype. It was so great to spend Christmas with them especially with them so far away from their own fams. The Larsens have lovingly adopted them. And we had so much fun spoiling them this Christmas!
What a lovely Christmas Day!
Christmas Couch
AKA Brotherson's Christmas Eve Partay
For several years now, we have joined the Brotherson family in a Christmas Eve Celebration. This year, everyone brought either a soup or some pie. It was all sooooo good! We ate like pigs! I love food around the Holidays! Yummy!
Here's some of the fun:
It has been a tradition for several years now that a Family picture be taken on the Christmas Couch! It has been some of my very favorite pictures of my little fam & the Brothersons. I LOVE it! Thanks for the memories, Christmas Couch!
For several years now, we have joined the Brotherson family in a Christmas Eve Celebration. This year, everyone brought either a soup or some pie. It was all sooooo good! We ate like pigs! I love food around the Holidays! Yummy!
They had tons of people over this year. We thought it would be WAY squishy but it was just perfect! It was really laid back and relaxing! The kids scattered all over the house- playing with toys & friends, games on the XBox, and playing the Piano while being accompanied by an ANGEL singing (aka Elder Krupa) LOL! The adults just enjoyed eating and eating and eating and visiting. What an awesome evening! Thanks KBro & Sean. We love you guys!
Happy Christmas Eve!
Chillin' with the Cooks
We LOVE being invited to the Cook's around Christmas! There's always vast amounts of delicious food and fabulous people to be with! Thanks for having us out guys! Merry Christmas!
Oh and it was "Chillin' with the Cooks" because most of the kids and the guys went out back to try out the Zipline in the snow! I didn't brave the many FEET of snow so I didn't get any pictures but they loved it! They came in soaked and frozen but who needs feeling in their limbs, right? Thanks for the fun memories!
Santa's Village
Every year, Santa makes a special stop @ Rhealt Farm during December. We've gone quite a few years so it was fun to get to go again. Ryan and the girls came with us. There is so much to do there! The whole grounds are decorated in lights and "Twelve Days of Christmas" decor. In the big barn- there's a Toy Train display, a Letter to Santa Writing Station, and a Photo Op Wall (the one you stick you're head into). In the outer building/pen you can visit Santa's Reindeer. In the Rec Building there's an Ornament Making Craft Table, a Christmas Tattoo by Santa's Elf Star, Coloring Pages, and Hot Cocoa for sale.
HoHoHo for Santa's Village!
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