The Wax Museum

Bradley's third gade class put on a wax museum. Each child was supose to chose a historical American figure. Bradley chose Benjamin Franklin. Unfortunatly I was not able to get the hair to work :( but the glasses are a pair of Richard's old glasses to funny huh?


Did you know that Benjamin Franklin was a vegetarian at the age of 16? Or that he never patented any of his inventions? Or that he invented swim flippers? Or that he is on the 100 dollar bill? (okay that last one is a pretty well know fact).

Bradley had to memorize facts about Benjamin Franklin, do a report, make a poster and dress up like him. I guess I learned a lot about him too. But I was shokingly surprised how little Bradley wanted help. He was adimit about doing this all by himself, down to the typping. (He is learning how to type in 3rd grade, I learned in Jr. High.... how times change).

I have never seen so many kids hold still for that long! It was really amazing. I keep trying to get Bradley and Olivia to practice a wax museum, but they are on to me. They know I just want them to hold still.

I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Clause!

Stationery card

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The Polar Express

This past weekend my family took a trip to the North Pole on the Polar Express (or a ride on the Heber Valley Railroad). Jeff's choir performed during the trip, and part of the proceeds from the ticket sales went to the choir. We had lots of fun all being together and starting the holiday season. During the train ride we had hot chocolate, cookies and good music. Olivia even preformed a solo (I will post that later. It is SOOO cute)! Santa came, met all the kids and of course gave bells to kids (If you have read Polar Express or at least seen the movie you know why).

Jeff's choir

We decided to take pictures for our Christmas cards while we there.... in total we have 242 pictures. Here are just a few... I swear Ivy and I did not coordinate our children's clothes. Red is the color of Christmas right? And great minds think a like.

The Haroldsen's on the trolley.

The Zawalski's after the train ride.

Heather and Honey enjoying the train ride.

Does Bradley really look 9?

Olivia is quite camera shy ;) 

Cute Little Kelsey

Bradley's Birthday.......Oh and Halloween

For Bradley's birthday he decided he wanted to have a Halloween costume party. We invited his whole class (yes I am crazy, and no I did not have my head check before we sent the invitations). Most of his class came and of course all of our family did too. Everyone dressed up (well except for Kim :) My biggest regret is that we did not take pictures.... ummm I was so preoccupied and trying to keep kids happy and having fun.

For the party we had a dance floor with Bradley's dance mix and Halloween songs. We also had reversed bobbing for apples (apples hung from a rope), a mad scientist table where the kids made there own GAK, (I am sure all the parent's loved having that go home with the kids). We also had a ton of "creepy"food and a make shift trick-or-treat candy give away.



Bradley was quite the talk of school the next week, but I don't think I have fully recovered.... And something like that (the whole class invite) will probably never happen again. Except when Olivia remembers this party and I have to invite her whole class (AGHH backfire).

So what was everyone??? Bradley was Mega Mind. Because we knew he was not going to be able to wear the mask to school, we came up with making a paper mache head. Bradley really played up the part of Mega Mind.

Mega Minds "evil" pose.

Olivia was Strawberry Shortcake.... and very adorable at that.

Not Pictured....

Richard was a gorilla...yep he had a full gorilla suit. The kids got quite a scare out of it, then they wanted Richard to chase them all over. I was in a poodle skirt (not too original). My mom was dressed up as an actual Grandma. We had a mummy, lots of vampires and dead zombies (brides, cheerleaders). Cute princesses and lots and lots of other costumes.

Kelsey was a cut little bumble bee and Ivy and Jeff were the bee keepers.....

(Everyone say AHHHH all together).

The party ended and Halloween started, and the costume mayhem started all over again, but hey my kids wore their costumes more this year then they ever have... There is one bonus :)