Kalli's Day

Kalli turned 8 in November and was baptized in December. We had a lot of family and friends and it was a neat day. Here is Kalli with scriptures that her Grandparents gave her and a journal that Uncle Jacob and Aunt Wendy gave to her.

Later that day we went to the Idaho Falls Temple Visitor's center and looked at several of the Arnold Freiburg Book of Mormon paintings that were on display.

It was great to have Jacob and Wendy and their children up.

Kalli and Dalli Jo, with Grandma and Grandpa Bingham in the background.

Kalli with her new scriptures. Our camera was having some problems so we missed the more important part of the day!

Saturday Morning Basketball

For about 5-6 weeks in November/December, Ashley and Kalli had basketball. It is school league but it helps greatly in developing some basic skills.

Here is Ashley going for a rebound.

Kalli waiting for the inbounds.

Kalli dribbling. Grandpa Baxter was able to help coash a game.

Ashley heading to the hole!

Grandpa helping keep the peace.

Kalli and Kassidie

Michone enjoying the social aspect of sports.

Kalli getting ready to dribble two balls at once

Kalli getting ready.

Ashley keeping her fingers loose in between games.

Ice "Dead" Fishing!

Landon and the girls have been sliding and ice skating down on our canal just down from our house. The water is completely frozen down to the rocks and dirt except in a small area down below the waterfall where there is a deeper hole. While sliding around, Landon decided to go exploring and found this frozen sucker fish just below the ice. He was so excited. The sucker fish had a little minnow in his mouth, but it fell out as Landon picked up the fish. I am not quite sure how Landon got this fish out because he wasn't one bit wet. He brought the fish home, sure he had provided dinner for us, and was quite disappointed when I would not cook it for dinner. I offered for Ace to take it home and maybe his dad could take it and get it taxidermied. Landon was not impressed and put the fish in a rabbit cage to protect it until Josh came home to see it. He tried to talk Josh into BBQing for us but Josh gave the same answer as I did. This is a very impressive fish which my chickens will love to eat when the novelty wears off. Landon did have to have a BATH and his gloves, coat, and snowpants all HAD to be WASHED immediately. That fish was approximately 18-20 inches long and the mouth was opened in sucking form, about a 1" diameter circle, so you could put your finger in it. Quite a unique fish I must say. Way to go Landon!

Halloween fun

The girls loved their costumes. Grandma Baxter made Michone's. It was awesome - THANKS DAWNIE!!
Finised product on the Jack-o-lanterns.

Ryan with his pumpkin

One could say that Ashley has a cautious or reserved outlook on life.

Michone is a little more "YEE HAWWWW"

Landon cut his top a little narrow, but we got the yuckies out in the end.

Kalli modeling the pose for her pumpkin.

Family home evening time!!

Show Time!!

Here is Michone, Ashley, and Ace (our neighbor) with their sheep at the county fair. We have a great 4H leader who knows how to do well with picking good quality lambs and also how to show them.
Michone with a top prize smile. Michone and Ashley both placed FIRST in their age group for showmanship. The judges then bring the top two or three from each age division and show again. Michone almost got Reserve Grand Champion but walked behind the lamb which knocked her to 3rd place. Great job girls!!

Ashley, Michone, and I getting caught a little off gaurd

Ashley did great in quality. She was one away from reserve grand champion (which means she placed third overall)!

Kalli loves her bunny. This is her second year showing this bunny and she did wonderful.

All done and time to PARTY! Ashley was not sad to see her lamb go as it was often a battle of wills between them during walks!

New School Year, New Outfits

Here are a few pictures of back to school day. Landon catches the 11:30 bus for afternoon kindergarten. The girls catch their bus at 7:45.

How could parents so young have children so old. 7th grade, 4th grade, and 2nd grade.

Bingham Family Reunion

YEE HAW!! Let the fun times roll.
A little back blog to catch up on...
While in Oregon this summer for the Bingham Family Reunion, the weather turned a little wet and cool. Jacob and Wendy arranged to use this arena to have our "rodeo" in. It was a lot of fun and very much needed for the children to run and play.

One of the games was a stick horse race. Here are lots of great grandchildren having a go at it.
I would give names, but I am not sure the spelling...

Here is Ryan ready to start.

Ryan has decided this is not for him!

We might have a little to learn about being a graceful "non-winner."

The grandparents had their chance for glory as well......

Dad, Bonnie, Cindy, and Lynn off to a fast start.

Bonnie and Cindy looking good on the corner.

A couple of people are going the wrong way here.

Rest time.

Giving Justin a big "YAY HO"

Justin and Emily had been planning on coming from Germany but after three days in the "airport" with no luck getting a flight, they decided to throw in the towel. Justin had called Dad's cell phone to tell him they would not be coming and so Jason had us give him a YAY Ho.

Who is more relaxed? Landon or the horse?

One of the games Wendy had was the cowhide race. Here is Hillary, Tara and Nic (the horses) in full speed. Nic - I love your form - is that kind of a cross between power running and power walking?

Whatever it is, it must work!

Now there is perfect form!

Just like a real rodeo, the bullride is saved for the end.

We had a great time and really enjoyed visiting with family. I look forward to the next time the Blaine and Lois Bingham family get together.