Spending time with all of you just makes us smile! Here's some fun snapshots from our fun family week.
No matter where we are - we all love Independence Day. Here's some pictures of the fun we all had.
God Bless America!!!
God Bless America!!!
In four very busy weeks we got to see all of you! Here's some pictures that were taken of our adventures with each of you. We are really excited for next month when we get to see all of you - ALL TOGETHER!!!!
A Kids' view on marriage:
Eric (age 6): Marriage is when you get to keep your girl and don't have to give her back to her parents.
Carolyn, (age 8): My mother says to look for a man who is kind....
That's what I'll do....I'll find somebody who's kinda tall and handsome!
Jan, (age 9): No one is sure why it happens, but I heard it has something to do with how you smell. That's why perfume and deodorant are so popular.
Eric (age 6): Marriage is when you get to keep your girl and don't have to give her back to her parents.
Carolyn, (age 8): My mother says to look for a man who is kind....
That's what I'll do....I'll find somebody who's kinda tall and handsome!
Jan, (age 9): No one is sure why it happens, but I heard it has something to do with how you smell. That's why perfume and deodorant are so popular.
Zoey: What do you get if you cross an iPad with a Christmas tree?
Johnny: I don’t know. What?
Zoey: A pineapple!
Josh: What does Jack Frost like best about school?
John: What?
Josh: Snow and tell.
Chris: What do snowmen like to do on the weekend?
Chrissy: What?
Chris: Chill out.
Johnny: I don’t know. What?
Zoey: A pineapple!
Josh: What does Jack Frost like best about school?
John: What?
Josh: Snow and tell.
Chris: What do snowmen like to do on the weekend?
Chrissy: What?
Chris: Chill out.
If April showers bring May flowers, what do May flowers bring?
Pilgrims!
Why do turkeys gobble?
Because they never learned table manners!
What kind of key has legs and can't open doors?
A Turkey!
How can you send a turkey through the post office?
Bird class mail!
What happened when the turkey got into a fight?
He got the stuffing knocked out of him!
Why did the turkey cross the road?
Because the chicken got Thanksgiving off!
Why did the band hire a turkey as a drummer?
Because he had the drumsticks!
What sound does a space turkey make?
Hubble, Hubble, Hubble!
How do you make gold soup?
Throw in fourteen carats!
What's a Pilgrim's favorite kind of music?
Plymouth Rock!
What do you call a 500-pound turkey?
Sir!
How do little Pilgrims draw pictures?
With crayon-berries!
Why don't turkeys fly?
They can't afford plane tickets!
What's the friendliest vegetable on Earth?
The sweet potato!
What's a turkey's favorite type of doll?
Gobble-heads!
Pilgrims!
Why do turkeys gobble?
Because they never learned table manners!
What kind of key has legs and can't open doors?
A Turkey!
How can you send a turkey through the post office?
Bird class mail!
What happened when the turkey got into a fight?
He got the stuffing knocked out of him!
Why did the turkey cross the road?
Because the chicken got Thanksgiving off!
Why did the band hire a turkey as a drummer?
Because he had the drumsticks!
What sound does a space turkey make?
Hubble, Hubble, Hubble!
How do you make gold soup?
Throw in fourteen carats!
What's a Pilgrim's favorite kind of music?
Plymouth Rock!
What do you call a 500-pound turkey?
Sir!
How do little Pilgrims draw pictures?
With crayon-berries!
Why don't turkeys fly?
They can't afford plane tickets!
What's the friendliest vegetable on Earth?
The sweet potato!
What's a turkey's favorite type of doll?
Gobble-heads!
The Ghost in the House (Tune: The Wheels on the Bus)
The ghost in the house goes boo boo boo,
Boo boo boo, boo boo boo
The ghost in the house goes boo boo boo
For this is Halloween
Additional refrains: I added the spider and I am sure you can think of more!
The steps in the house go creak creak creak
creak, creak, creak, creek, creek, creek
The cats in the house go meow meow meow
meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow
The mice in the house go squeak squeak squeak
squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak
The spiders in the house go creep, creep creep
creep, creep, creep, creep, creep, creep.
The people in the house go eek eek eek
eek, eek, eek, eek, eek, eek
Do you want more?!!! Get your parents to help you visit Grandma's friends website:
http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2012/10/scarecrows-and-halloween-fingerplays.html
The ghost in the house goes boo boo boo,
Boo boo boo, boo boo boo
The ghost in the house goes boo boo boo
For this is Halloween
Additional refrains: I added the spider and I am sure you can think of more!
The steps in the house go creak creak creak
creak, creak, creak, creek, creek, creek
The cats in the house go meow meow meow
meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow
The mice in the house go squeak squeak squeak
squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak
The spiders in the house go creep, creep creep
creep, creep, creep, creep, creep, creep.
The people in the house go eek eek eek
eek, eek, eek, eek, eek, eek
Do you want more?!!! Get your parents to help you visit Grandma's friends website:
http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2012/10/scarecrows-and-halloween-fingerplays.html
Follow us to the temple - we know the way!
Just Plain Silly!Knock Knock!
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We bet you didn't know. . .
You've probably heard all about how hard it was for the pioneers to cross the plains. They had to leave their homes and friends and most of their possessions. But did you know that one of the most popular things for kids to do in America during that time was jump rope? It takes practice and hard work to become good at jump rope, but it's also just plain fun. So every time you jump rope you're playing like a pioneer!
Wouldn't it be fun to know how many children jumped rope as they crossed the plains?
Your mothers, aunts and grandmothers probably can recite the jump rope rhymes they remember from their school days. You’ll be surprised to discover that many of them are versions of the very same rhymes you know.
Cinderella, dressed in yellow
Went upstairs to kiss a fella.
Made a mistake And kissed a snake.
How many doctors did it take? One, two, three.
Down in the valley where the green grass grows,
There sat Becky pretty as a rose.
Up came Kevin and kissed her on the cheek.
How many kisses did she get this week?
One, two, three, etc.
Wouldn't it be fun to know how many children jumped rope as they crossed the plains?
Your mothers, aunts and grandmothers probably can recite the jump rope rhymes they remember from their school days. You’ll be surprised to discover that many of them are versions of the very same rhymes you know.
Cinderella, dressed in yellow
Went upstairs to kiss a fella.
Made a mistake And kissed a snake.
How many doctors did it take? One, two, three.
Down in the valley where the green grass grows,
There sat Becky pretty as a rose.
Up came Kevin and kissed her on the cheek.
How many kisses did she get this week?
One, two, three, etc.
Bunnies & Eggs
What do bunnies and eggs have to do with it all?
People who worship Jesus Christ (Christians) consider eggs to be "the seed of life" and so they are symbolic of the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Bunnies have lots of babies so they are symbolic of rebirth too.
Somewhere along the way it came to be a tradition for them to be associated with the bright sunny days of Spring and remembering Jesus.
Here's a fun game!
I went on a Easter Egg Hunt - To play, the first player starts by mentioning an item and says, "I went on an Easter Egg Hunt and I found a CANDY BAG." The next player then adds another item, and also repeats the first item said, "I went on an Easter Egg Hunt and I found a CANDY BAG and a BASKET." Continue adding a new item each turn until a player forgets to mention a previously mentioned item in the proper sequence. Continue until one player remains.
People who worship Jesus Christ (Christians) consider eggs to be "the seed of life" and so they are symbolic of the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Bunnies have lots of babies so they are symbolic of rebirth too.
Somewhere along the way it came to be a tradition for them to be associated with the bright sunny days of Spring and remembering Jesus.
Here's a fun game!
I went on a Easter Egg Hunt - To play, the first player starts by mentioning an item and says, "I went on an Easter Egg Hunt and I found a CANDY BAG." The next player then adds another item, and also repeats the first item said, "I went on an Easter Egg Hunt and I found a CANDY BAG and a BASKET." Continue adding a new item each turn until a player forgets to mention a previously mentioned item in the proper sequence. Continue until one player remains.
Camping Fun & Silliness
Funny Poetry
2 favorite things: Grandkids and Camping!
Barbara Clark liked to write poems about her grandkids. Evidently Poppa Stu was quite the busy boy when he was little. Here's some lines from her poem about little Stuey:
He’s only two and can he travel. There’s not a thing he misses. Then he soothes my nerves and temper with his hugs and with his kisses.
He tramples on my flowers that I’ve worked so hard to raise,
But he smiles and says, “Hi Boppa,” and my words are full of praise.
He’s only two and can he travel. There’s not a thing he misses. Then he soothes my nerves and temper with his hugs and with his kisses.
He tramples on my flowers that I’ve worked so hard to raise,
But he smiles and says, “Hi Boppa,” and my words are full of praise.
Trifle Cupcakes
Your great, great, Grandma Craven (Susie) liked to make a dessert called Trifle, a big bowl of rasberries and custard and slices of sponge cake and cream all mixed together. Mmmm...yummy, but here's a fun idea - get your mommy to help you make trifle cupcakes!
All you need is a sponge cake mix, a custard mix, some fresh raspberries, raspberry jam, custard, and cream.
Make the sponge cake mix and pour it into muffin cups and bake. While it's baking mix up the custard and put in the fridge to cool. After the cupcakes have cooled scoop out holes in the centers of each cupcake. Put raspberry jam in the bottom of the holes, then drop in a few fresh raspberries, top that with custard then cover the tops with whipping cream. You can sprinkle the tops with cinnamon sugar or the crumbled up crumbs from the cupcake centers. Put them in the fridge for a few hours so the flavors soak in, then eat. Mmm, mmm good. Now you know what eating Trifle with Grandma Craven was like!
All you need is a sponge cake mix, a custard mix, some fresh raspberries, raspberry jam, custard, and cream.
Make the sponge cake mix and pour it into muffin cups and bake. While it's baking mix up the custard and put in the fridge to cool. After the cupcakes have cooled scoop out holes in the centers of each cupcake. Put raspberry jam in the bottom of the holes, then drop in a few fresh raspberries, top that with custard then cover the tops with whipping cream. You can sprinkle the tops with cinnamon sugar or the crumbled up crumbs from the cupcake centers. Put them in the fridge for a few hours so the flavors soak in, then eat. Mmm, mmm good. Now you know what eating Trifle with Grandma Craven was like!
Deep Thoughts - By Winnie the Pooh
“It is more fun to talk with someone who doesn't use long, difficult words but rather short, easy words like "What about lunch?”
“If the person you are talking to doesn't appear to be listening, be patient. It may simply be that he has a small piece of fluff in his ear.”
“My spelling is Wobbly. It's good spelling but it Wobbles, and the letters get in the wrong places.”
“When you wake up in the morning, Pooh,” said Piglet at last, “what's the first thing you say to yourself?”
“What's for breakfast?” said Pooh. “What do you say, Piglet?”
“I say, I wonder what's going to happen exciting to-day?” said Piglet.
Pooh nodded thoughtfully. “It's the same thing,” he said.”
“If the person you are talking to doesn't appear to be listening, be patient. It may simply be that he has a small piece of fluff in his ear.”
“My spelling is Wobbly. It's good spelling but it Wobbles, and the letters get in the wrong places.”
“When you wake up in the morning, Pooh,” said Piglet at last, “what's the first thing you say to yourself?”
“What's for breakfast?” said Pooh. “What do you say, Piglet?”
“I say, I wonder what's going to happen exciting to-day?” said Piglet.
Pooh nodded thoughtfully. “It's the same thing,” he said.”
New Year Silliness
Dear Lord
So far this year I've done well.
I haven't gossiped, I haven't lost my temper, I haven't been greedy, grumpy, nasty, selfish, or overindulgent. I'm very thankful for that. But in a few minutes, Lord, I'm going to get out of bed, and from then on I'm probably going to need a lot more help.
Amen
So far this year I've done well.
I haven't gossiped, I haven't lost my temper, I haven't been greedy, grumpy, nasty, selfish, or overindulgent. I'm very thankful for that. But in a few minutes, Lord, I'm going to get out of bed, and from then on I'm probably going to need a lot more help.
Amen
More Silly Jokes
How do you know when Santa's in the room?
You sense his presents.
What do you call Santa when he goes down the chimney when there's a fire in the bottom?
Krisp Cringle
Knock, Knock.
Who's there?
Mary and Abby.
Mary and Abby Who?
Mary Christmas and Abby New Year!
You sense his presents.
What do you call Santa when he goes down the chimney when there's a fire in the bottom?
Krisp Cringle
Knock, Knock.
Who's there?
Mary and Abby.
Mary and Abby Who?
Mary Christmas and Abby New Year!
Do you know why Santa's little helper was depressed?
He had low elf-esteem!
He had low elf-esteem!