Our House

These pictures are for my brother, Jay.

Little Guys

I love these little guys.

Playing

Daddy still playing with the big kids.

Family Home Evening

Monday was so fun! For Family Home Evening Alex gave a lesson on using nice language. He saw a story in The New Era ( a religious teen magazine) about a boy who started a No Cussing Club in a Pasadena, CA middle school. He decided to start one in our family and had us all sign the document. I thought it was pretty creative of him. So now we are all trying not to say things like shut up, idiot, stupid etc etc. and H,E double hockey stick! (:

Adam had the treat and wanted to make old fashioned donuts. It was actually a recipe from Brigham Young's family that was printed in the newspaper. We thought that was pretty interesting. So we bought buttermilk for the first time in our lives and mixed them up.

Our favorite neighbors, the Williams, in Utah had a family tradition of making donuts annually on the Sunday before Christmas and then delivering them to their neighbors. YUM. I think we might start that tradition here in Texas. We did bring some donuts to our next door neighbors. Next time we will double the recipe and spread the sweetness a little further. (:

Free Lunch

Thanks to Gramma Betsy for the free lunch at The Flying Fish. We got another Billy Bass last week at a thrift store and Chris got another free $9.00 meal. I love a bargain. (:

Missing the Snow

The kids are missing the snow. I am missing it just a little bit. I don't think Chris misses that snow blower much.

Two Teeth

Guess who lost his second tooth! This time it was NOT a "natural" tooth losing. I was running errands and almost home when Steven called me and told me that John had kicked Adam's tooth out when they were "wrestling"! Boys....Boys....Boys....

Peanut Car

Gramma Betsy, Here is the "peanut" pinewood derby car, finally.

Needles

Ryan finished his soccer stitchery and Kathryn taught John and Adam how to sew. We all stayed cozy by the fire that Steven and Ryan built together.

Valentine's Day

I love flowers! Alex picked out the colorful bunch for me and Chris brought me the yellow Texas Roses.We had a great weekend just relaxing with the kids. We had a special breakfast together, Chris grilled steak for dinner, we made Valentine's cookies, Chris took Kathryn on a surprise date to the mall, the Valentine's "Easter Bunny"(as John calls it) came and left the kids a treat on their beds, I built my FIRST Bionicle with Ryan, and Chris surprised me with a Heath Bar/ Coffee ice cream cake from Cold Stone Creamery.

Roodles

Look who lost his first tooth. Adam was so proud.........and excited when the tooth fairy left him a quarter. (so easy to please)

Our Break

It was so wonderful to get away for a few days! The Bed and Breakfast was so relaxing. It was right by the lake and very beautiful. The chocolate covered strawberries were to die for. Being alone with Chris was by far the best........no kids, no phones,no computers, no schedule. I LOVE not knowing what time it is and NOT caring.

Latest News and Drumming as a Career or Profession

I was asked by Betsy for the update on Ryan's pinewood derby. The peanut car was entirely Ryan's design, and he guided me through every step even as I used the power tools, belt sander, and broke at least one band saw in the process. He painted and designed the last part of the peanut as well. So what can I say? Since I didn't put the car in Lockheed's wind tunnel to make sure it was faster than the other 10 year olds', I guess Ryan placed right in the middle. Not bad for a 10 year old kid who fully designed and built his own car!

I was also asked about how last Friday's drum playing went. Let's just say that I'm not going to be quitting my day job anytime soon. I was asked a few weeks back to help a guy at my church with an upcoming show. This guy wrote an EP around the Twilight book, and wanted to spice up a live show with drums and bass guitar. The downloads have netted him about $3000 so far so I thought it might be an interesting gig. Well, after 12 hours' worth of setup, rehearsal, tear down, set up, wait, and play, we ended up playing to a crowd of four people. That's right FOUR.

But it was a good show.

--Chris

We had a great weekend with Grandpa John and Grandma Dana visiting us from Kansas. They came to celebrate Alex's bday and see Ryan race his Pinewood Derby car. We had a crepe breakfast on Saturday , walked to the park,played games,and then went to a German restaurant before the race.German food is NOT for me.!!I am a true Mexican food fan! The Fear Family are true taco/tostada fans and my own flesh and blood, Alex, hates tacos! Actually, none of my kids would list tacos as a favorite meal. I can't believe that I gave birth to these kids! There is nothing quite like a fried corn tortilla tostada and some cold tropical punch!!!
Anyway, we had so much fun. Grandma played a game of Pay Day with the boys and was sure they were swindling her out of money while she was talking to Chris. (: (hi Dana) The kids also had a little tether ball tournament with G&G down at the school playground.
Chris and I actually watched the Super Bowl start to finish for the first time in our entire marriage.... exciting game..... Our kids could not believe we were really watching it since we have NEVER watched a sports game together on a t.v. in our almost 16 year marriage. SERIOUSLY. They went in the other room and watched a black and white Little Rascals video. (:
It all starts over again in the morning. 5 am will be here too soon. Goodnight.
John, Adam, and Ryan all start soccer tomorrow..........I need an extra driver.........and a cook

p.s. I am so excited that Chris called and asked a single lady we know to stay with our kids this weekend on our anniversary so we can go away to a Bed and Breakfast for 2 days. Thursday cannot come soon enough!

Alex

Alex is going to be 15 tomorrow. I cannot believe it has gone by so quickly. When I realize I only have 3 years left with him here at home .....I cry. I wish I could put it in slow motion and pause it a few times.
He is so awesome. This morning and every morning that he gets up for seminary on his own, I am so thankful . When I came out this morning he once again was fully dressed, lunch packed, breakfast eaten and had the keys in his hand. He was going to warm up the car before I got in. Then when I hopped in, he got the snow/ice scraper and scraped all of the windows and mirrors in 20 degree weather while I sat in the warm car. What a man! I love that boy and am so pleased with his gentle kindness and dedication. He is going to become a great man.

No School!

I've been very busy this week because the kids were out of school. There was icy weather on Tue and Wed so we hung out all day at home.They were so excited when they heard school was cancelled that they were blasting the song Celebration by Kool and the Gang at 7am! It was so cute. When they are not arguing I LOVE when my kids are home with me. We had a ton of fun keeping the fire going in the fireplace, playing games,watching movies.....just relaxing. I love these kind of days.
Last night at Young Women's we made a "time capsule". We also made one as a family that we will open next year. We had "show and tell" which was so fun. I learned so much about these girls and it made me feel so much closer to them. They brought some interesting and very creative items.These youth are so strong and valiant.I am in awe whenever I am in their presence. I feel so blessed to be able to serve with them.

My camera is back!

Here is a picture of where Chris' foot came through our master bedroom closet.

Someone's in Katie's Room

Look who I found in Katie's room this afternoon! Any of you Twilight fans will recognize Edward. And who wouldn't want to see him in their room???

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Enslow Family Facts 1) Where did Chris and Rita first lay eyes on each other? A dance in Morgan Hill Dr. Eliason's house the mall a fireside in Monterey

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No Camera

I cannot find the cord to charge my camera battery. I wonder if I left it behind while on vacation......irritating. Maybe Chris will buy me a new digital camera on the way home from work today. hint hint hint (:

Christmas

Nativity

Our quick nativity, minus costumes, ended with Adam as baby Jesus.

Stockings

Christmas Eve Day I find John and Adam with the tape hanging up their stockings.

Where is my phone?

If you ever lose your cell phone while visitng my house just call it and it might just ring under the Christmas tree.....if john got a hold of it, that is.

Whoops!

Last night my studly hubby came home early from work to install an antenna in the attic so we can get a few local channels. My camera battery went dead before I could take the pictures that captured what happened about 10 minutes after this photo. Ssoooo when I get my camera up and running I will take photos of the HOLE in my master bedroom walk in closet CEILING. I now have a great view of the attic!

Seriously, I am so thankful he was not hurt.Ryan watched him as one leg went through the attic floor, crashing through our closet ceiling.

We all had a good laugh about it.