Christmas in Keo

Hilarious saran wrap game where the kids got to unroll the saran wrap and try to get money and candy out while the next kid quickly rolled the dice. When doubles were rolled the saran wrap ball was passed to the next person. 

Fun shooting the BB gun.

Evy Basketball

Evy's been with the Lady Bears for 3.5 years. As the team has recruited new players and started to focus on being regionally competitive it was no longer a good fit. Evy played with the team through December. They won their 5th-grade league and had some good tournament wins. She will miss the friends she made on this team!!

Quick (Snowy) Trip to Kansas City

We left for Kansas City on Saturday morning with the intention of going to the Broncos vs Chiefs game on Sunday. However, when we woke up Sunday morning Kansas City was under a winter storm warning for the next two days! Freezing rain and snow made us decide to scrap the football game and head straight back home. Horrible driving conditions and a 6-hour trip. So thankful we made it home in one piece. 

We found Coralbell

Our police department has such a fun Facebook page. They hid the city elf somewhere in town and then gave clues to her location. We decided to play along. On Tuesday night we drove around for an hour looking for her with no luck and then they gave a really good clue on Wednesday morning. Will and I found her after preschool. When we returned her to the police station Will chose a $20 HuHot gift card as our prize! 

Our Artist

Evy loves sketching these figures. I love this sketch that she did of our family. This fall she entered a contest for area 5th and 6th graders to design the holiday card for a local credit union. I was so proud of the effort she put into her drawing and I'm so annoyed that I forgot to take a picture of it! It was a red cardinal in an evergreen tree in front of the credit union corporate headquarters. She didn't end up winning which I think is just crazy! :-) 

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! We enjoyed the day in Marion with Scott's family and didn't do much else over the long weekend. 

The Master Rigger

We call Will the hoarder. He wants to keep everything - every sticker, every card, every piece of paper. He has been known to drag cardboard out of the recycling bin and construct some random item using 3 rolls of tape in the process. And don't even think about throwing his creation away! His room would be stacked to the ceiling with cardboard creations if we didn't sneak things out to the trash occasionally.