Monday, January 26, 2009

Winter update

Happy Winter Midwesterners!!! Bayley here with an update on the family that is mine (let me know if that was correct grammar...or even made sense). We're all staying warm, and plenty busy. Braxton and I had Semester 1 finals this past week, so there was a lot of studying in the house. But they're over now and we're excited to begin the 2nd half of the semester with a clean slate and new classes. Zoe had begun rehearsals for the church spring musical, "Fat, Fat Jehoshaphat". Zoe has a speaking role this time and is working very hard on memorizing her lines. Emma has started another round of dance lessons and is learning how to read and write. Every week the class focuses on a different letter in the alphabet. Mom and David traveled up North this past weekend for some fun in the snow. I don't know much about the trip except that they went hiking with the dogs most of the time and not a single case of frost bite.
Beth here now :)- NO frostbite. The temps were quite cold, and some wind when we weren't in the woods. But the snow was powdery, and very deep, which proved to be insulating instead of wet. Snow shoes would have been handy for some of the trail. The dogs were leaping in and out of belly deep snow. I think they enjoyed it though. They sure did sleep well at night! :) If you can't live in the tropics, you may as well learn to have fun in the arctic!
Stay warm everyone! By mid-week it should be in the mid 20's!!
-posted by Beth and Bayley

Sunday, January 18, 2009

Rock Man


Tonight Emma decided to play with some rocks that Beth has collected from up north. She sat on the floor to see what type of a picture she could create with the rocks.

Her creation: Rock Man!!

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Emma & Her Rock Man

Winter Rock Man



Emma decided to outfit her Rock Man for Winter. She gave him a hat, put mittens on his hands, and built a miniature snowman for him to carry in a birdcage!!!

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Emma's Rock Dog

Monday, January 12, 2009

Look, It's a Baby!!!

Braxton, Bayley, Emma, Zoe & Baby Audrey

Audrey & Jeff

Emma' New Hat


Thank you, Alissa!!!

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Nord Grandchildren

Sleeping Bob

Sleeping Nick

Penguino!


Emma and her new stuffed toy - Penguino!

Thank you, Grandma Beverly!!!

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Baby Snowflakes


Emma and her new Baby Snowflakes.

Thank you, Grandma & Grandpa Houston!!!

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Rock Band


Kids playing their new Rock Band game on Christmas day.

Thanks for the drums, Grandma Beverly!!!

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