2009 in review

It's been a great year!

first friend to spend the night

This is G and his friend MB

MB got to spend the night last night

They played star wars, watched star wars and played video games

In the morning they played in the snow and rode the sled behind the 4 wheelers.

Basketball Game #2

Today G had his second game of the season!

They are really improving and learning to work together.

They lost (but only by 8) 12 to 20

they played the 'black' team.

Game #1 was last Saturday
They lost (by alot) but they'd only had one practice
they played the 'Blue' team.

Day #6 of Christmas

Today is a "Secret Service Saturday" for the Christmas Elf.



He must complete 3 acts of meaningful Secret Service (one of each of the members in the house today) before he can receive his treasure!

**the Gifts of Days of Christmas continued but I didn't have time to picture and post all of them.

There were things like ...
a pig figure that oinks a Christmas carol
Christmas candy
window clings
a toy fishing pole filled with candy
etc

He has so much fun, anticipating what would be in his box every day!

Day #5 of Christmas

Today I found a Ring Pop was in my mailbox.

Day #4 of Christmas

I found a paddle ball and some oreos!

Day #3 of Christmas

I found a triangle box of Christmas tissues in my mailbox
Notice that MoM has made my mailbox look more Christmasy.
She says if she's going to have this box sitting around for the
holidays it needs to look better

Day #2 of Christmas

I found a bowl and cup in my mailbox

Day #1 of Christmas

I found a blue Christmas Tree in my mailbox!

Day 1 Horses

This is a story about two horses, there names are Ben and Winser. Ben is a horse with a mood, he has a white nuzzle, and Winser is all black and brown. This morning they were in a rage, phhpt went Winser and phhpt went Ben. Now there rage is all over and all is calm. There just eating grass now, umm… Did I ever tell you that they are very strong?

Pukey again

Today G got sick at school.

I was hoping it would just a fluke puke but no, it's not!

Game of the Week ~

Mom and I have been playing
"Crossing the Plains" game this week
We buy $170 worth of supplies we think we'll need to cross the plains.
The person with the most supplies at the end wins.
I won the first time I ever played
She won the next night
Tonight was the tie breaker!
She won again!

Thanksgiving Concert

Veteran's Day and Cub Scouts

Today I was very excited.  I kept on telling my friends about tonight, going on a fieldtrip.
Tonight we went to a Veteran's Memorial and found my neighbor's engraved name.

My mom told me about my Grandpa Rice who was in the Navy.  He helped clean up in the Pearl Harbor.  I thought it was the most amazing, yet terrifying job.

I found out why we have Veteran's day on 11/11.  It's because that's when they signed the treaty of WW1. On November 11 at 11am.   Pretty cool huh?

G out!

See What I can DO?

birdhouse building

Today we started painting the birdhouse that

G and his dad built on a super chilly day in October.

the finished picture ...

October's Swim Meet

My little fish is amazing!

At this meet he was swimming the 50 meter Butterfly

(that's down and back the length of the pool).

He was in last place at the turn (and not just barely last .. LAST)

and mercy me he put on the steam in the last few meters and pulled off a first place!

G and his swim buddies

Praying Friend

G's find from the Yard

Happy Halloween 2009

G's school party was on Friday.

The game was to get a gourd across the finish line BUT you couldn't use your arms below the elbow or your legs below the knees.

Most of the kids used their heads but some of them used their bottoms.

Can you think of another way to move the gourd?

Friday evening we went to the church party, supper, carnival and then Trunk 'r Treat.

Saturday was a slow relaxing day until almost 7. G and I took off to town walked around for a 40 minutes gathering as much candy as he could.

G's dad has had the started the tradition that when you get home your sort your candy.

G's latest fall time fun activity

Flashing those Pearly Whites

The announcement

Mom's note

It seems when they took his braces off they glued his head to the bricks?!?

BEFORE


Doc taking them off!

G's own Hygenist

She was the one that has taken care of him every time.

and loves him because he talks the whole time he's in the chair.

Doc and G

After

That was alot of moving for these little teeth!

Post #100

Yay! G's little blog has it 100 post.

Today on this 100th post .....

G is standing 52 inches tall

G weighes 54 pounds

G is 3469 days old

the boring sunday

Welcome It's acually me! I did some stuff yesturday soooooooooooooooooooo... Lets get started, oh did you see my video? Well it tells you a little bit. I made a bow and arrow, just a ordanary Long Bow it shoots a Long way get it Long just like LONG BOW! ha ha! and now I'm going to wach the The Amazing Race!

bow and arrow

G had written instructions on how to make a bow

As he made the bow he checked them off.

what it says ..

"1. Some wood (as the bow)

2. Little pieces of wood (about 3 to make the arrows)

3. hand protectors (both)

4. String

and possibly a point on the bow"

MOM's note ~

this is what happens when G and dad watch Lord of the Rings

and G's off of electronics for the afternoon!

Creativity is a GOOD THING!

Cort's Wedding

This past weekend was the much anticipated Wedding of Cort.

pictures by G

(except that one)

Trucker Buddy Jon

Today Trucker Buddy Jon came to visit G's 4th grade.

(You would have thought that Trucker Santa was coming, G was SOOO excited)

well, you can't tell it here,

because we're tough guy here!

Trucker Buddy Jon drives for Wal-mart. His home is in Canada. He has stay asleep for 18 hours. His tires hold 110 pounds of air pressure per square inch. We got to see where he sleeps, he has a vcr and a tv in his truck.

Trucker Buddy Jon is 65 years old (soon to be 66), he has been driving a truck since he was 16 and for Walmart for 40 years. He use to drive across the ice just like in "Ice Road Truckers". He married his current wife after he'd known her just 5 days.

Trucker Buddy Jon arrived at 9 and stayed until 1.

The class sends Trucker Buddy Jon messages (via USPS) every month but he sends messages via e-mail to them every week telling them where he is in the US.

Truck Buddy Jon brought the whole class these super cool hats, pins and key rings.

Protection Ninja....

surviving the Titanic

G has been enjoying school.

Hubby went one day to be the WATCH DOG (this is a great program where Dad's get involved with the school while adding a certain amount of protection to the school). PLUS G loves his dad to come to school.

G's class studied about the Titanic.

G spent time last Wednesday first being a reporter interviewing Titanic survivors

and then he became a 3rd class passenger survivor

and was interviewed by a classmate reporter.

G took his 3rd class passenger role very seriously. He came home the night before and demanded that we cut up some of his clothes (!). I finally dug out some jeans that I'd cut off, thus they had strings still hanging from them, we found a 'work shirt' and he was happy!

G is thoroughly enjoying 4th grade.

Nothing much to report

G's life has gotten back into the routine of things.

We took a few weeks off of anything other than school, but in September it all starts again.

Piano on Mondays
Swim Team on Tuesday and Thursday
Cub Scouts on Wednesday

Thank goodness that Cub Scouts are the only one that goes into the night.

G decided to swim this fall instead of Soccer (soccer would require a Saturday also so I was pleased with this decision).

This week at Cub Scouts ~ we played outside. First we learn how Leg Wrestle, that was funny to watch. Then we played Frisbee Golf and ended the night with kickball.

This week was Dad's turn as the school "Watch Dog". This always thrills G, dad not so much.

The black is still hanging around but is certainly lighter. Unbelievable how long it takes to heal.

Tonight G and dad are at a ProBaseball game for alittle daddy son time.

Thanks dad

Playing catch with dad isn't always so great!

Gone Fishing ~

G went fishing in his "boat" in our "lake"!

introducing Lord Elwood

School Week 1

This week was really a long one ~ school started a week and a half ago.

G is always excited about school, he loves the whole social aspect of it RECESS!

G loves Math and yesterday they started Larson Math in the computer lab. He came home telling me just how much he loves Larson math. Oh, I suppose I should tell you how he told me about his new computer teacher. We actually saw her one day when I was picking him up after school, "Mom see that very pretty lady, she's our new computer teacher." Then yesterday after he'd had computer, he told me all about her ... "she is cute, pretty, really really nice, she's from Ohio, she's 23 and not married."

His teacher, Mrs Wolford, gives out Wolford's Wonders as a good behavior incentive ~ once a month (or two) she'll have an auction and you can bid on things with your wonders. Or keep them to get bigger prizes (privileges). G was excited because he's gotten 4 wonders every day this week 2 for not pulling cards and 2 for doing his class room job (floor monitor) so well.

they played steal the goal and tether ball and 4 square in PE

At recess he has been playing basketball and some form of Bakugon

this week's spelling words are ..... gain, cream, sweet, safe,past, reach, kept, gray, field. break, east, shape, steep, pray, pain, glass, west, cheap, steak, chief. With his challenge words....graceful, descent, athletic, knead, activity.

Just keep going

Why not keep this going during the school year?
I mean really the school year is an organized adventure
(well, organized most of the time).

But you know this will be G's mom perspective of what G's

perspective is ...since G's mom is not there to see things first

hand. Clear as mud... or maybe it's like that telephone game

where things get jumbled the more people that tell the story!

I'm sure G will have things to say every once in a while.

#83 Back to school

challenge results

G was challenged to learn all 50 State capitals.

Today was the day he was tested ... he got 42 of them correct!

He earned $14.10 ~ he bought 2 fishing magazines with his winnings!?!

#82 Tuesday and the last day

Today, after I got my chores done, I get to do whatever I want to
(as long as I don't get grouchy)

I'm playing on my Nintendo ds, and the Wii.


Mom's note ~ and he didn't chose to blog so I'm finishing up for him!

tonight we have "sneak peek" where we go and meet his teacher.
He's excited to be going back to school.

#81 Monday

I went shopping for some new school clothes today.


I got a Ben Ten shirt and a Bakugon shirt. I like those the best.



I finished a good book, "The Indian in the Cupboard."

#80

My mom and I watched Secondhand Lions

I really like it. I watched part of it again later

#79 Saturday

This morning I went fishing with Jim. We caught 13 small perch in all, I caught 7 of them. Jim is going to use these as bait for fishing for bass and catfish. We fished from the bank and saw a water snake.

My friend Baily came over to play this afternoon.

#78 Friday

Oh this day is so long ~ I can't wait to go fishing in the morning with Jim.

#77Thursday

I went to get my eye tested and ordered my new glasses. I like my new glasses.
They should be in before school starts.

#76 Wednesday

My muscles hurt today after my workout with W yesterday, but there are bigger!

#75 Tuesday

today, I went down to my neighbors house to talk about fishing. We made a date to go fishing this weekend. I can't wait.

My brother took me to the gym with him where I worked outed hard.

#74 Monday

this is my fanny Granny

Her 89th birthday is coming up

this is when we were talking about school

I enjoyed looking at her dollhouse

my favorite thing in the one room that I'm touching

I liked the chairs, the table, everything in there.

We went Mini golfing

My brother beat me

It was HOT! I had sweat on my face.

Too bad for me!

#73 Sunday

We went to Ha Ha Tonka castle



it was really really cool.

then we went to my Aunt Maurice's house.
We then spent a while there. My mom and Aunt
Maurice were working on something
while I was watching COPS.

G OUT !!!

#72 Saturday

this is our pumpkin plant
it came up in rocks.
My mom thinks that it came up from
the seeds from our Jack-o-lanterns last year.
bye

#71 Friday

Today I played the game above Wii Resort

we got this for my mom's B day this my mii Fred

#70 Thursday

today we ran to the city and ate at the one the only REDLOBSTER!

gOUT!!

#69 Wednesday

Today we all stayed home all day. huh 4 wheeled all day so, I am only allowed to have a tankful each month.


G OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

#68 Tuesday

G went to play with his friend Jennie (while mom had a meeting with Jennie's mom).

Just in time for us to leave home, it started to pour.

Not G's favorite kind of traveling weather but we made it.

#67 Monday

Today we met some friends, from Oklahoma at the water park.