A new twist on date night

We got a Wii as a family gift for Christmas and love it. Everybody wants their turn. Shortly after Christmas we invested in Wii Fit. Our New Years resolution is to exercise regularly.

If we can get the boys down at a decent hour we sneak down stairs to have a "Wii Fit date". It has been really fun for us to exercise and laugh at each other on a regular basis. This is us supposedly doing the warrior pose. So far neither one of us has lost any weight, but we are sure it is because our excess is being turned into muscle. "Wii" will keep you posted on our progress.

Recipe from Thanksgiving

Springtime Pasta Salad

2 C. spiral pasta ¼ C. sour cream
1 med. Zucchini, cubed
1-¼ tsp. dill weed
½ C. sliced ripe olives
½ tsp. salt
½ C. chopped sweet red pepper
½ tsp. ground mustard
¼ C. chopped onion
¼ tsp. pepper
½ C. mayo or salad dressing
¼ tsp. garlic salt


Cook pasta to package directions; drain and rinse with cold water.
Place in a large bowl.
Add zucchini, olives, red pepper and onion.
Combine remaining ingredients; pour over salad and toss to coat.
Cover and chill for at least 2 hours.
10-12 servings.

Lincoln the 80's Dude

Lincoln decided to be an 80's Dude. He grabbed dad's old black leather zipper tie, mom's old parachute pants and 80's buttons. Doubled layered the polo's, made sure the collars were up, and slipped on his vans. He tried to create a little waver hair do with what little hair he has (buzz cut). He came out looking very authentic.

Totally awesome dude.

Mason the Injured Moto Cross Rider

Mason decide he needed to be bloody, so he rounded up an old Moto Cross costume, some gauze, and some fake blood. He then enlisted the help of mom to make sure blood was oozing from the all the right spots.

Josh the Mighty Knight

Josh decided he wanted to be a Mighty Knight (like Tyrone on the Backyardigans). After a visit to the discount costume store and using a few leftover toys we had a start. Pieces from leftover costumes finished off the look and Josh the Mighty Knight was born.

Josh says his costume is "Awesome Possum". He even calls his redeye "evil eyes".

Lincoln Arrow of Light

Hi this is Lincoln, I know my parents are the ones usually typing, but this time it is me. Something very exciting happened to me Wednesday night. I got my Arrow of Light for scouts. It is so cool. It even has a holder with my first and last name engraved in it. It also has 2008 engraved in it. It was the best day of my life!

Busy as can be!

Mason is an awesome soccer player with a killer left foot. His coach puts him in a certain position just so he can use his "secret weapon".

His favorite position to play is defender to stop the ball before it gets to the goalie. He also likes to play forward which puts him in a perfect position to make goals, which he does quite often.

This is Josh's second season playing soccer. He is not the most aggresive player yet, but he sure can chase the ball! Josh plays 3-on-3 without a goalie so this gives him a chance to play all positions. Usually it is a swarm of 5 year olds around the ball until one person breaks away.














Lincoln is our speed demon. He enjoys racing his kart at Miller Motorsports Park. This is his 3rd year racing and is having a very successful season. He is filling up his shelf with trophies and plaques. He has a long season from March to October, 15 races total. He has made a lot of friends and it has helped him interact better with other people he doesn't know.