ICE

We went to an ICE exhibit at the Gaylord Texan (a fancy schmancy hotel and resort.) We had about an hour to kill before we could enter the exhibit so we walked around the resort. The whole place was decorated with Christmas trees, lights, trains and even a life size gingerbread house.

The theme of the Ice Exhibit was “The Grinch Who Stole Christmas”. We were each given a a big warm coat because the exhibit is kept at a balmy 9 degrees, however, when we went into the exhibit they told us it was only 2 degrees. The entire exhibit was made of ice. It was absolutely amazing. It was hard not to touch the sculptures. We spent an hour in the exhibit walking from room to room and we each went down the ice slide. It was really cool !!(no pun intended)

Thanksgiving in San Diego

It has been years since we’ve visited Nathan’s parents in San Diego.  Since we live SO much closer now we decided to spend Thanksgiving with them. It was a two day drive  - 11 hours each day.  The kids did awesome.  On the way we saw lots of cotton fields and got to see the cotton plants up close when we stopped for gas.  Several of Nathan’s siblings came to San Diego as well.  Nathan’s dad, with the help of his brothers, deep fried a Turkey and his brother, Jamie, Barbequed some Turkey.  Each of the sisters and sister in laws helped with the dinner and many hands made light work.

Some of the Teuscher’s spent the morning playing soccer.  We were shocked when Ryan wanted to go and even more shocked that he scored a goal. On the way home Ryan said “That was surprisingly  fun!” Cassidy (the only girl) kept up with the boy cousins and gave them a run for their money. 

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On our way home we stopped at my brother Scott’s house in Queen Creek, AZ.  They were kind enough to let us stay there on short notice. We were so excited when we saw a baby scorpion on the wall.  It was really fun to visit with Scott and Heavenly and their kids.  Their house is so cute and Scott’s artist talents are thoughout the whole house. We are excited to see them again at Christmas time.

One of MY Favorite things!!

Cassidy’s Baptism

      Cassidy was baptized on November 7th.  She has been looking forward to this day all year.  She’s watched each of her friends get baptized, waiting for HER day.  Cassidy looked so pretty on her baptism day.  She even let me put curls in her hair.  She was so excited she was glowing.  Cassidy shares her birthday with her friend Julia, so they got to share their baptism.  (there were several other children in the stake baptism but Julie and Cassidy were the only two from our ward.)  I’m sure she will always remember her special day, especially because her Grandparents and Great Grandmother Shelley were able to attend. 

Halloween

The kids had decided what to be for halloween months ago. Actually, Ryan has been talking about his costume for a couple years. This year I gave in. We made Ryan a headless horseman costume. It took a lot of time and a lot of effort but it was well worth it. We used football pads to build up his shoulders. For the "neck" we took an old baseball hat and used spray foam on the top of it, then Ryan painted it gray. I made the vest and we used one of Nathan's white shirts. Ryan was so proud of his costume and was able to wear it for 3 events.


Cassidy's costume, on the other hand was super easy. After watching a new Pipi Longstockings, she decided to be Pipi. She was darling. We were able to get a jumper and a striped shirt off e-bay for less than 8 dollars, including shipping. She wore striped socks and we sprayed her hair orange and braided it around a hanger. A few freckles on her cheeks and she was ready to go.