Isaac the Meteor

Isaac played a Meteor in his 3rd grade Space Production. He did a fantastic job.

Isaac the Meteor

Waiting for the program to begin:

Short stories

As Ethan sat down next to me after passing the sacrament for the first time, he leaned over and said "that was much more fun than just sitting here".

Isaac received an A for his Thomas Jefferson report. He had to put together a timeline and give a presentation on 7 facts.

As Ethan & Isaac were getting out of the van to go to scouts & mutual Leo yelled out the door "have a good time and play nicely".

Grace had stuck something up her nose. I tried to pull it out with tweezers, which didn't work. I got an appt to take her to the pediatrician. Once there, I plugged the other nostril and blew into her mouth. As I lifted my head, Grace was screaming. The object flew out of her nose and into her mouth. She started choking, so we sat her up. It flew onto the floor... an eraser from a pencil.

Ethan's poem

Ethan's English class had a poetry slam. They were taught about presenting and then were able to practice in front of the parents. I have a video, but it's not working. Hopefully I can get it working soon. Here is Ethan's poem about the Apocalypse.



The day had finally come,

And now we're all going to run.

Trying to survive our last day on earth

When the earth will crash into the sun.

The sun is coming closer.

We only have 5 minutes left.

We are coming closer to our end;

Everyone is doing theft.

We all brace ourselves for the impact

We all start to say goodbye

Then we all start to cry.

The llamas start to run.

The birds try to fly.

The dogs and cats legs are shaking;

But they don't know that today is their last day.

Everyone is running around crying.

I don't know what to do.

We only have 5 minutes left.

My life is almost through.

I can see the sun coming closer;

I feel the warmth on my skin.

It's finally here,

I lower my chin.

-Ethan Cox





Park outing

Grace with daddy

Ethan and Grace

Isaac and Leo

Washington, DC

We took the kids to Washington DC to see the cherry blossoms. It's a huge festival that lasts several weeks. Isaac was doing a report on Thomas Jefferson, so we thought it would be great to see the Monument in person. It's always amazing to see history up close.

Cherry Blossoms

Washingon Monument

Thomas Jefferson Monument

Draft found from June 2010

What can I say?! I'm horrible at keeping up with the kids memories... and now it's worse trying to remember them.

As a family, we love to watch 'America's Got Talent' and 'So you think you can Dance'. The boys love trying to imitate the moves of some of the guys dancing, especially the robot.

Ethan is growing by the minute. He's an amazing help with Leo and Grace. If Grace is crying, he'll go and scoop her up.

Isaac is catching up fast to Ethan. I tell Ethan he needs to make sure he's a good brother to Isaac because one day Isaac will be taller. Last week Isaac asked if we were rich or poor. I asked him what he thought. He said rich and then asked if he was right. I told him no. I love that he doesn't feel the effect of all that's happened.

Leo loves Grace, but also isn't sure of her. He doesn't want to touch her, but he will acknowledge her when she cries. He is helpful when I ask him to get me something. He loves jumping on the trampoline.

Tepanyaki

A couple nights before we left, we decided to have a "special" dinner out with Mary, Reese & their kids and with Christine & Adam.