Weekly Post

The kids didn't have school on Monday.  We headed back to the orthodontist that morning.  Cole finally made it 6 weeks without breaking his retainer (don't worry he broke it on Wed of this week, so we get to start all over AGAIN).

Liv played outside and went sledding with her friend.

This picture was taken when the kids were supposed to be doing homework.  As you can see, Shawn has enticed them all to watch something funny on the internet.

Ethan had another ski trip for school on Tuesday.  He had a blast!

Wednesday we had the Blue and Gold Banquet.  The kids got to participate in an Egg drop and Cole received a few awards.

Liv came home from gymnastics sick Thursday night, and spent the remainder of the night throwing up :(  She stayed home from school on Friday looking like this most of the day.

 She did get out once while we ran to the store.  

She was so weak she could barely walk, so she got a ride in the cart!

We had soccer, tennis, orange theory and a few other active things this week also.  Oliver is still doing good at his puppy classes.  He spends lots of time hanging out with me during the day looking like this...

Friday night we went to the Milwaukee Bucks basketball game.  They played Miami Heat.  It was a good game, but we lost in the end.

Saturday morning I dropped Ethan off at futstal and then took Liv over to the church for a Stake Activity Girls Day.  She had a lot of fun with her friends.

Ethan worked on a school project over the weekend that required me to dig up old pictures, like this one..

Liv worked on her Valentines box for school this weekend.

I had a church meeting Saturday evening and I wasn't feeling well, so I came home early and ended up throwing up all night.  Looks like Liv shared her little stomach bug :(

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We started out the week with Liv almost starting the house on fire.  Seriously!  Don't microwave mac and cheese cups without water.  Smoke was billowing out of the microwave and filling the kitchen.  

School Updates:
Liv started a book club in her class.  She is reading Superfudge by Judy Blume.

Cole went on a field trip to downtown Milwaukee and saw the play Holes.

Ethan spends most of his time texting, including lots of girls.  We actually had to have a sit down talk with him about it :)

Shawn and I went golfing.  I found a fun indoor golf place that lets you golf with simulators.  It was my first time golfing.  Let's just say I didn't do so awesome :(

I played in a Volleyball game Wednesday night for Young Women's and I got a new tennis racquet for my class.  We've spent a lot of time in the basement playing tennis as a family.  We've had a few mishaps, including shattering a light!  

Cole had snowboard lessons this week.  He is doing better and hopefully soon will be done with lessons and able to ski with Ethan.

Cole also had two basketball games on Saturday.  He scored several points and had lots of steals.

Ethan had futsal for a few hours Saturday morning.

Friday night was pretty quiet.  Shawn was working 24 hours and the kids and I had a nice night watching movies and eating popcorn.

Liv has been dying to get up some Valentines decorations, so she worked on that this week.

We went to the Blaze pizza place for dinner Saturday night.  It's like subway, but for pizza.

We stopped at Best Buy after dinner.  This is where I found the boys!

Then we headed to play Laser Tag as as family late Saturday night.  This place is a little different in that you actually have missions to accomplish during the game.  It was fun!  We played a few arcade games that night also.

Weekly Post

I took almost zero pictures this week, sorry!  This will be a lame weekly post.

Monday is the only day of the week when the kids don't have anything after school.  We LOVE Monday's.  We relaxed at home and tried out our new hot chocolate machine.  Ethan taught family home evening.

On Tuesday Ethan went on his first ski club ski trip after school.  It was 2 degrees outside and he was stubborn and wouldn't even wear long johns or boots.  They got to ride in nice coach buses and despite the cold he had a great time.

Oliver attends doggy school on Tuesday nights and Cole came with us this week.  He was very helpful.  We went out to Panera before class.

Wednesday Ethan was very proud of himself as he scored the highest pull-ups (15) for the middle school fitness standards test.  Liv passed the vision test at school.  Both Cole and Liv took the standardize MAPS testing this week.  For Young Mens on Wednesday night the boys played captured the flag in the snow.  Ethan turned into a crazy animal and was taking down leaders and kids twice his size.  Cole had scouts that night and Liv hung out with me at Young Women's.

Ethan had futsal on Thursday night and Liv had gymnastics.  I helped in Liv's class and Shawn and I went to our weekly Orange Theory Class that morning.  Shawn had both a dentist and a doctor's appointment also on Thursday (it was his day off).

Friday we had the sister missionaries come over for dinner and then I took Ethan and his friend over to the High School for the varsity basketball game.  Liv went to the Little Mermaid play.

The kids came with me Saturday morning for the Young Women Volleyball Tournament.  We lost :(, but the kids had fun cheering the girls on.

We spent Saturday evening cleaning the kids bathrooms :( and cheering on the Packers!

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It's gotten really cold here lately.  But our kids sometimes still go outside in shorts and no shirts.

My boys are growing.  I had to take them in to get their suits let out almost 2 inches.

Then we stopped by Dick's Sporting good for a quick game of basketball.

Oliver and I went to Doggy School Tuesday night.  He was a very good student, because he LOVES treats and everything is reinforced with treats.

The boys are having fun playing basketball at the church on Wednesday nights.

I had an appointment with the chiropractor for some neck pain I've been having.  

Ethan went with some friends and their church group to SkyZone on Friday night.

Shawn and I took Cole and Liv to the mall for some shopping.

Cole had two basketball games Saturday.  Ethan continues to volunteer to run the scoreboard and Liv plays in the hallways with her friends.

The boys went skiing/snowboarding in a terrible snowstorm Saturday afternoon.

Liv and I stayed in the warming house (she didn't want to ski this time) and worked on a school project.

Liv also had gymnastics pictures this weekend.

We finished off the weekend watching our Packers finally get Victory!