Happy 41!

Tuesday was Dave's 41st birthday. We celebrated by playing games, opening presents and eating cake.

41 things we love about Dave (in no particular order)

1. He works hard

2. He is funny

3. He makes thing for us

4. He likes rollercoasters

5. He is inventive

6. He will try just about anything

7. He follows his dreams

8. He fixes things

9. He is a budgeter

10. He plans ahead

11. He like to do big projects

12. He loves to play

13. He is smart

14. He likes to tease

15. He likes fun vacations

16. He never quits

17. He is determined

18. He catches big fish

19. He is a great skiier

20. He gives us father's blessings

21. He teaches primary

22. He takes us to dinner on Fridays

23. He serves others

24. He likes camping

25. He is creative

26. He is good at puzzles

27. He hates to pay interest

28. He like to go mountain biking

29. He hates to pay for hair cuts

30. He likes things done right

31. He has fun ideas

32. He is supportive

33. He is a good scout leader

34. He helps with homework

35. He does quality work

36. He teaches us

37. He follows the prophet

38. He is a good provider

39. He is a great dad

40. He is a great husband

41. He loves us!

Pet Peeve of the Week

Hurricanes and kids missing school!

Mission Call

Grandma and Grandpa called us this week with the exciting news that they received their mission call! They will be serving a genealogy mission in Salt Lake City and leave in 2 Weeks! We are so happy for them and hope they have a great time and enjoy serving.

Soccer

Brett is playing his first season of soccer this year. Opening day was Saturday and although they had barely practiced, what with rainy days and hurricanes, they played very well. Brett's team is the Colts. They "won" both of their games Saturday (score is not officially kept). Brett even got his foot on the ball a couple of times. He didn't complain about the long day (pictures and opening ceremonies before the games), he didn't complain about the heat, and he didn't complain about how much he did or didn't get to play. In my book that is a success. He even pays attention when on and off the field and cheers when his team scores. I hope he continues to have fun all season!

Brett quote of the day

I made chicken sandwiches for dinner. Brett wanted us all to look at his partially eaten sandwich. "Look I made Texas."

Brett quote of the day

I have two actually, since it has been awhile. We were driving around this morning to see if any thing was open. As we drove past the middle school I read their sign. It says, "Go away Gustav, You're not welcome here." Or something to that effect. Brett says, " What is a Gustav?"

I few days ago he was playing "Big Brain Academy." I was watching him and explaining it to him. I guess I was telling him the answers too, because he said, " I am trying to test my own brain!"

A rather blustery day

Well, the storm is gone and we are still here. We are really happy with the decision we made to stay home. We got lots of work done yesterday. Painted and put up window trim in the new room. It was pretty overcast all day and sprinkled off and on. It was also breezy all day. Late in the afternoon we had bands of rain and some strong winds. We lost power at about 5:00 pm, just before we made dinner. So, we had sandwiches. We rounded up the flashlights and candles and while there was still light the kids played games and legos. We expected the worst of the storm to be between 8-10 pm, but by then the worst was past. We played games by candle light and I read to the kids for a while at bed time. We had some windows open to let cool air in, but Brett did not like the sound of the wind and frogs. The kids all camped out in the living room. It wasn't the best night sleep, a little warm and muggy. We had all just gotten up and were resigned to poptarts for breakfast when the power came on. Now I just have to keep the kids busy for a few days and convince them to do some homework!