Peyton's 1st Sleepover!

So Jeff had this "great" idea to let Peyton have a sleepover and invite 3 friends! Isaac was sick so it was Matthew, Tenje, and Peyton from 6:00 pm Friday until 10:00 am Saturday morning. Ashley and I snuck out to see a girl movie ("27 Dresses" which was very cute and I'm sure Ashley would agree that you must go see it), so Jeff was left to entertain the 1st graders. Luckily, the Playstation did a good job of entertaining them. Jeff's hut-building-ability, popcorn-popping, and storytelling entertained them as well. Unfortunately, Peyton didn't like the idea of Mom taking pictures at his sleepover so you may notice that he's missing from one of the pictures and looking a little grumpy in the second one. Ashley had no problem getting in on the pictures!

Cross Country Skiing at Bogus Basin

The kids are in ski lessons for 1/2 day each weekend so last weekend Jeff and I took the opportunity to go cross country skiing together while they were busy on the downhill slopes.






Two hours of quality "us" time. It was so beautiful up in the mountains, above the inversion. Yes, we get inversions in Boise but luckily they don't stink like they did in Layton & Farmington! Hopefully you can see by these pictures why we are in love with Idaho and why you should all come here! I hate snow and still had a wonderful day.

Peyton lost his 2nd tooth!

Peyton lost his 1st tooth!

Yay! Peyton lost one of his teeth on the bottom row - I'll post pictures soon - we're so excited we can hardly stand it! The 2nd one is already loose...

Did you know the tooth fairy has raised her prices for teeth? Kids these days are getting paid in dollars instead of cents. I remember when I was happy to get silver instead of copper... (just kidding, Mom)

Ashley and Great Grandpa Bob O.

Since her Great Grandpa Bob O. passed away almost a month ago Ashley has been full of questions. We tried to explain to her that Grandpa's spirit is up in heaven now even though his body is buried at the cemetery. Here is a list that should make you smile.

• "When is Grandpa Bob O. going to wake up?"
• "Is Grandpa Bob O. going to be cold at the cemetery?"
• "Oh, so Grandpa Bob O.'s up in heaven with Jesus?"
• "Why is Grandma Margaret on her own?"
• (After we're back in Idaho) "When are we going to Grandpa Bob O.'s funeral again?"
• (And every time I look the least bit sad) "Are you sad about Grandpa Bob O.?"

Every night when we say prayers she remembers to tell God to take care of Bob O. and have him watch over us. And we've always told Ashley that Jesus's spirit is inside church so every time we drive past a church, it doesn't matter which one (Ashley knows Jesus is nondenominational), she exclaims with glee -- "Bob O. 's in there with Jesus!"