Parkinson Family: March 2011

Friday, March 25, 2011

HP ePrint "Happy Baby" Commercial Spot

Our kids couldn't stop laughing about this one.

Monday, March 21, 2011

Things that make me smile...

On March 5th we got to go to the BYU game against Wyoming. We spent Friday night with Nate and Jordan and that was nice. On the BYU campus we had tickets to go to the Carl Bloch exhibit. That was really neat!! We saw many of the original Carl Bloch paintings that were shipped over from Denmark from churches over there. (He has painted many of the classic pictures of Christ, many of which are on the front of the Ensign or LDS church manuals.) Viewing these life-size originals almost made me feel like I was in the presence of the Savior. It was a neat experience.
We all really enjoyed the BYU game. The kids enjoyed cheering for the team and taking part in all the excitement. This is the first live game we have ever been to as a family (besides Bear River highschool games). It was even more fun that they won, too!

On Saturday March 12th, Aaron and his dad took Erika and Kyle fishing at Locomotive springs. It is a spring fed lake that the fish and game stocks pretty regularly. The spring is warm enough that it never freezes over in the winter. It was worth the 1 hr drive because the kids had such a good time. They caught fish non-stop. Here they are in the backyard displaying their catch (at least the ones they decided to keep.) They had a blast!

Sunday morning, Erika woke up feeling sick. Actually, she had started feeling sick the night before but we thought she had just been carsick from the drive to Locomotive springs. But, the next morning we realized she had the flu. She had thrown up a few times and decided to make herself a "bed" in the hall by the bathroom. A little while later, Heidi pulled up a pillow and blanket and decided to keep her sister company. She adores her sister and loves to be by her.

This last week, Aaron took Kyle out practice on his bike. He is still a little rusty at riding without training wheels. He did pretty well!! We are so proud of him. We are excited to get out and enjoy the warmer weather. My kids just make me smile- They keep us busy, but it is such a good kind of busy.

Friday, March 11, 2011

Recipe: Marshmallow Taffy

Marshmallow Taffy (A yummy treat!)

Ingredients:

2 1/2 C marshmallow creme (1 lg bottle) 1 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 C corn syrup 1/4 tsp salt
1 1/2 C sugar could add salted peanuts
1/4 C butter (melt beforehand)   or dip in chocolate

Butter a 9X13 pan and set it aside. Put marshmallow creme into a bowl and have it ready. In 2 qt saucepan combine corn syrup and sugar, stir constantly on high with wooden spoon until mixture comes to a boil. If sugar crystals develop on side of pan, wash down with a wet pastry brush. Cook to 260 (soft crack stage).
   Remove from heat and let stand for 3 min. Without scraping sides of pan, pour into marshmallow creme and stir. Stir in butter, vanilla, and salt. (and nuts if desired).
   Pour into prepared pan. Let stand at room temp until firm (about 5 hours). Cut and wrap. ENJOY!

Friday, March 4, 2011

A visit to Rexburg

The weekend of February 18-19th we went up to Rexburg to visit Aaron's grandparents. Aaron's grandpa has cancer and we don't know how much longer he will be around. He was at a care center recovering from a recent fall. It was so good to visit with him and grandma!! They hadn't seen Jared yet, so we had a good reunion. We love his grandparents so much. Aaron's aunt Renee and uncle Randy let us stay at their house, for which we are so grateful!

The kids had fun trying out Grandpa's electric recliner

After the visit with grandpa, we took a trip down memory lane and Ryan showed us around the BYU-Idaho campus, where he currently attends. They have made many improvements since we went to school there over a decade ago. It was fun for me to think back on my college days, the fun single life but also the stress of studying and hard work. We had a lot of fun times there. Aaron and I remembered our season of dating and courtship. Part of me kind-of wished I could go back, just for one day, and re-live that time of my life. But, I am also glad to have moved on to where I am now. I wouldn't trade places. I am grateful for my experiences then that have influenced my life now.

After our tour around campus, we got to take the kids swimming at the hotel where Aaron's parents were staying. Anytime they can get in the water, they have a lot of fun.

Jared's first time swimming- he's still unsure about it.

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Parkinson funnies

Nov 2012- Aaron was watching football on TV and Jared came out saying, "I want to go watch grass!"

Dec 2011- Heidi said one morning, "Mom, there's frosting on the house!" (on a cold day when frost was on the house).

June 2, 2011- Driving in the car Kyle said to his sister, "If you don't learn to talk, Jesus will make you talk Spanish." (He explained later that he actually meant sign language. That's how he thought it worked.)

Feb 28, 2011- Kyle said, "I don't like to have babysitters because they are only supposed to take care of babies!" Then we explained that they can take care of bigger kids too.

Dec 15, 2010- Kyle said, "I know how they make egg nog. First they dump in the eggs and mix them around. Then they put in the nog..."

Oct 20, 2010- Kyle said, "Mom, is some cheese blue?" I said it is called blue cheese but isn't really that blue. He said, "Well, then does it taste like blueberries?" I love all the questions he asks about how the world works- He's really trying to figure things out.

Oct 7, 2010- We were driving by Arctic Circle and Kyle said, "Is that the hamburger hut? I like that hut." I am wondering if he was remembering a time when we went to "Pizza Hut".

Aug 12, 2010- We were driving by a farm where there was a big fire burning up the field and Kyle said, "Dad, is that where the indians live?"

Aug 8, 2010- We were driving in the car and Kyle said, "Dad, I think I 'm truck-sick." "You mean car sick?" "No, truck sick- when you're sick in the truck."

Aug 2, 2010- We were headed off to a doctor's appointment for the baby and he was crying. Kyle said, "Mom, I think he's crying because you said he is going to get a shot."

June 28, 2010- The other day at dinner it was Heidi's turn to pray and daddy was helping her. She was just repeating everything word for word when he got to "Please bless it.." and said it 3 times. Finally I had to open my eyes to see what the hold up was. Well, little Heidi was just stuffing spaghetti in her mouth as fast as she could and it was hanging out all over. We all just bust up laughing. I guess she just couldn't wait any longer!

May 19, 2010- On the way home from the hospital after seeing their new baby brother, Erika said, "When I was born mom and dad said that I looked blue." Kyle said, "And when I was born I was pink and red. "

Dec 9,2009- The other day we were eating dinner and Kyle didn't want to eat. He said, "I don't like to eat aliens!" We told him there were no aliens in his dinner. Then, realizing what he was talking about, I said, "You mean onions?" He kept calling onions "aliens" and we got a kick out of it.

Nov 20, 2009- Erika lost another tooth at school today. Kyle said to her, "Erika, when my tooth gets loose and comes out, I'll give mine to you."

Oct 10, 2009- Today Erika said, "Mom, someday when I'm older, I want to get that recipe from you!"

Sept 9, 2009- We couldn't find our puppy anywhere and had driven all over the neighborhood to find him. Finally about 2 hours later Kyle showed up holding him and I said, "Where did you find him?" He said, "In the killer-box". "The what?" "The cooler-box". He had stuck him in a cooler in our backyard and forgotten about it. We were glad he was okay!! I felt terrible and gave him some extra TLC for a little while.

Sept 4, 2009- Erika said tonight, "You know what my favorite thing is about school? It's lunch... and learning... and break!" We said, "Isn't that the whole thing?"

Aug 17,2009- We were camping and had brought all our bikes. As we were leaving camp for a little while, Aaron commented that it might have been wise to bring a chain to lock up our bikes so they wouldn't get stolen. Erika said, "Or, we could have just brought a sign that said, 'DON'T STEAL!'".

July 12, 2009- Today at church Kyle looked at my Young Women's Medallion and said, "Mom, is that you on the necklace?"

July 3, 2009- Kyle had been sleeping down in Erika's room with some friends and came upstairs before we went to bed. He said, "Mom, there was some noise down there. I think it was the tooth fairy, coming to get the loose tooth."