Kindergarten!

Little Miss started kindergarten last month. Where did the time go?

She is in Ms. Francis morning kindergarten.  She got to wear yellow, her favorite color on the first day.

So far she loves it, but does have trouble getting up in the morning. She has a new best friend named Giovanni who lives in our complex. Mister calls him Giobunny.

Choo choo

This little boy loves trains. He plays with his tracks for hours, and carries around his friends Thomas and Percy where ever he goes.

More portraits..

She is pretty good!

Portrait by Little Miss

Little Miss drew a portrait of me today, I thought it was pretty accurate.

Saving your blog reader

Gooogle is getting rid of google reader. I don't completely understand what that means but I found a good blog that will help you save your blog list here at

http://www.beehiveandbirdsnest.com/

Please do this you only have until tonight to do this.

Some pictures

I forgot I have blogger on my phone so here are some pictures from the last bit of life.

This is Sarah's first time at a drive-in movie. Whaaaa?

 

We moved from American Fork. This is how Mister has been since that time...

fun times...

 

 

He sure does love to "ride" his bike. Little Miss is getting too little for her bike but she is getting a new one soon from her cousin Olive. 

 

 I have never posted a youtube video before so I hope this works.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taTSxDVEHRM

Being married to someone with a disabliltiy (Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease "CMT", a mild form of muscular dystrophy) and having 2 children that could possibly have it too, this hit me.

When I first met Branch I didn't even notice anything different about him. He was just a funny boy that I liked hanging out with. It was only later when I saw him in shorts and he has skinny legs. CMT atrophies muscles, which basically means the muscles in his legs no longer get messages from the brain and no longer grow...basically. No amount of exercise will fix this. The muscles can literally no longer receive messages from the brain. Anyway, I saw his skinny legs and said something along the affect of "Your legs are as skinny as mine!" Wow, smooth and senstive right?? He was not offended thankfully, and explained to me about CMT.

One of the things I fell in love with Branch about was that he didn't let his disability define him, but instead used it to strengthen him. He has done so many things in his life that if the situation had been reversed, and it was me with CMT...well, I don't think I could have done as much as he has. He served a mission in the Philippines that required a lot of walking from him. He choose a career field in prosthetics and orthotics that means he helps people with mobility issues...move and live. He is living a full life with me and our two beautiful children.

In fact, in all the years I have ever known him to get angry was once. We had parked in a handicapped parking spot at our local grocery story in Dallas. We both got out and started walking to the store when the security guard yelled at us that we couldn't park there. We had the placard in our car. He pulled up his pant legs and should the women his braces and said "Yes, I can." Then explained to her what he had. He was angry in the car later. I think he gets tired of explaining to people sometimes, I know would. Though, just like in the video I have said, while parking close to stores and other places "We are so lucky you are disabled"...but he knows what I mean...

Here is a website for the type of AFO (ankle foot orthotic) that he wears.

I guess the reason for this post. I love seeing people that take their "weaknesses" and turn them into "strengths". 

Branch is the strongest man I know.

 

Branch got hurt at work. Thought he broke it but just

bruised the bone. The doctor said it will hurt for months... 

 

Mister loves to wear shoes while a home. 

Usuaually they don't match. 

Ususally one shoe is Little Misses. 

 

"We should get this mom! Then I will be camoflauged!"-Little Miss, Target 

  

"Oh scary! SCARY!!"-Mister, E's soccer game

 

Little Miss gave me flowers yesterday.
She yelled "Don't look at me! Don't look at me!"

as she hurried to my room.

I think it looks like Picassos "Sunflowers" 

Making masks

Little Miss saw a picture of her cousin E wearing a pretty mask so she wanted to make one for herself, and of course Mister wanted to do what she was doing. Here are the results. What do you think?

Helping out

Here is Mister testing out the play mat for baby Laurel.

His turn

I asked Mister too make some silly faces and this is what I got. Enjoy!

Impromptu photo session

Little miss left early to go to a cousins baptism. Before she left I had to give her lots of hugs and decided to take done photos.

My superhero name is...

Little Miss came to me wearing her hot pink batman cape and my long black scarf over her head. She looked at me and said...
"My superhero name is....Mrs. O'Dark"

 

Okay then.... 

Emily 22         Branch 10          Daddio   12         Liz             David               No one

The top 6 (in bold) are worth 2 points. The rest are worth one point.
The prizes? Bragging rights, and dinner paid for by daddio :) 

Best Picture

Argo Lincoln Argo

Best Actress

Jennifer Lawrence Jennifer Lawrence Naomi Watts

Best Actor

DDL DDL Hugh Jackman

Best Supporting Actress

Ann Hathaway Ann Hathaway Anne Hathaway

Best Supporting Actor

Tommy Lee Jones Tommy Lee Jones Tommy Lee Jones
Christoph Waltz

Directing
Lincoln Lincoln Beast of the Southern Wild
Life of Pi

Animated Film

Brave Brave Brave

Cinematography

Life of Pi  Lincoln Life of Pie

Costume Design

Anna Karinina Les Mis Lincoln

Documentary Feature
Searching for Sugarman How to survive a plague Searching For Sugarman

Documetary Short
Open Heart Open Heart Redemption
Inocente

Film Edititng 
Argo Licoln Silver Lining Playbook

Foreign Language
Amour Amour A Royal Affair

Makeup and Hair
The Hobbit The Hobbit The Hobbit

Les Mis

Music (Score)
Life of Pi  Skyfall Anna Karinina

Music (Song)
Skyfall by Adele Skyfall Certainly

Production Design
Les Mis Les Mis Lincoln

Animated Short
Paperman Maggie Simpson Paperman

Live Short
Curfew Henry Henry

Original Screenplay
Zero Dark Thirty zero Dark Thirty Zero Dark Thirty
Django Unchained

Adapted Screenplay
Argo Argo Beast of the Southern Wild

Sound Editing (TIE!!)
 Zero Dark Thirty Argo Skyfall

Sound Mixing 
Les Mis Les Mis Skyfall

Visual  
Life of Pi Avengers The Hobbit

Snow!