3rd Week of January

Here are some highlights from the 3rd week of January.  

I had work off and the boys didn't have school on Monday, January 15th for Martin Luther King Day.  It was rainy, so we just hung out and finished some chores.

Steve took Hudson over to Scheels on Tuesday after Hudson got out of pre-school.  Hudson had a blast playing around w/ the toy guns and checking out the fish.

Tuesday night, Steve smoked a yummy beef roast for dinner.  He put in potatoes and carrots this time as well, which were super yummy as well!  Thanks Steve!  I had to work late that night, so I was especially thankful for Steve to do the cooking that night.  

Nyles also had safety patrol this week at school, both before and after school, so they went a little early to school and stayed a little after.  

Yummy beef roast Steve smoked for dinner.  Nyles and Carter during safety patrol week.

Piper had fun chewing up a cardboard box we gave her.

Piper being silly chewing apart a cardboard box.

The other boys wanted to go to Scheels, so he took them Thursday after school.  They got a free token to ride the Ferris wheel.  Steve took an old gun he had and traded it in for a muzzle loader rifle.  He plans to use this to go deer hunting w/ Nyles this fall.

Nyles and Carter riding the Ferris Wheel.  Great quote.  Nyles trying out the new rifle.

Thursday, after I got off work, Steve took Nyles to the temple to do baptisms for the dead for the first time.  There were large groups both in front of them and behind them, but thankfully they squeezed Nyles in so he could do 4 family names.  Nyles had a great time and is looking forward to going again soon.  We'd like to organize a time we can go w/ the extended family.  Nyles' cousins: Alexa, Conor and Lynsie all are getting their temple recommends this year for the first time as well, as they were all born in 2012.

Nyles with his limited use recommend.  At the Draper Temple w/ Steve.

Friday night, we went to a movie w/ Stacie/Phill and Dave/Joann.  Claire was w/ a friend so she didn't come, but Stacie picked up Lynsie to come instead.  We watched the movie "Migration."  It was cute.

Lynsie, Nyles, Conor, Carter, Stacie and Phill.  Steve, Me, Hudson, Joann and Dave.

Hudson getting a closer look at the movie.

Quick picture after the movie.

Saturday, I went to a Pilates class w/ Pauline.  Carter had a basketball game as well.  His last one is next week.  His friend Colin came home w/ them and played for a couple hours.  Shortly after, Carter started complaining his throat was hurting.  It didn't stop hurting, even after taking Ibuprofen, so we decided to take him back to the Dr. to check it out.  He had just stopped taking his antibiotics a couple days before for Strep throat.  Steve took him to the Dr. and they tested for Strep again, and sure enough, he still has Strep!  They then put him on a stronger antibiotic to finally get rid of it.  This has happened a couple times in the past for Carter, so apparently Amoxicillin isn't strong enough for him.  Poor Carter!  While Steve took Carter to the Dr, I took Nyles and Hudson to the Library.  There was a really cool bright rainbow as we got to the Library.  It rained most of the day, and most of the snow is going away.

                                          Pauline and I after our Pilates class.  Cool rainbow!

Grandma LuDean McGrath (age 97) fell this week.  She ended up being admitted to the hospital for 3 days, then was just moved to a rehab center today.  They're working to help her get her strength back and be able to walk on her own again.  Grandma Valere Hegerhorst (age 93) also went to live w/ Aunt Elaine (her daughter) this week in Nampa.  This way she can be helped and monitored better, especially with her high blood pressure.  We're praying for both of them and their health.

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