Teacher's Convention

This past weekend was Teacher's Convention for Christian Schools. We took the opportunity to head up to Silver Lake for a few days. We brought along my family since they've never been there before. Although it rained and it was cold we still had a great time. We managed to hike in the dunes Friday. And on Saturday we drove to Ludington. We visited the State Park, The Badger (the ferry boat), and then went to Pentwater to eat dinner. It was a good weekend all around.

Dentist Appointment

Last week Thursday I headed to the dentist office with all 4 kids. Three of them were pro's at this. But 1 of them was new. Enter Mallory. She was not a willing participant once they called her name.
Dr. Chris is simply trying to show her how gentle the toothbrush is. Look at the big tear rolling down her cheek!
Now I'm restraining her so he can brush her teeth. I believe I was sweating by this time.
The tears are gone and her smile is back. She's picking out her wonderful (albeit cheap) prizes. Job well done, Mallory! Although they informed me as we left that next time she would need x-rays...

Politically One-Sided

I received the following link in an e-mail today. Although I am not one to spout political facts and issues like some, I do feel that this article has some good points. It's very obvious that the media is one-sided in it's view of our presidential candidates and the artile calls them on that. Enjoy the read. It's very interesting.
http://www.ldsmag.com/ideas/081017light.html

Happy Fall Y'All

Okay, here it is. Pictures of my favorite time of year. Last night the kids headed outside with Jason to start blowing the leaves. Now mind you, they don't exactly help. Oh they try all right, but it usually ends up causing Jason more work. Enjoy the pictures.

Maddy and Loryn were trying to build up their pile. Little did they realize they were dropping leaves where Jason had just blown them into the woods.

No words are really needed for this one. I love it!

Can you believe it?! I even got in a picture. This one was taken by Logyn. Not too bad, huh?

She just kills me. I had to put this one in.

Looks like they're really helping with the clean-up.