My kids saying the funniest things....

We have been having lots of "big" talking in our family. I know, I know, hard to believe right? Well John thought he would "trick" the kids who were talking about how smart they are... here is the result


John said,
"How many animals did Moses put on the Ark?" Nathan said, "i know this I just learned it in primary. There were 2 animals and if they were real good there were 7 on there." Andrew said, "How did he get the whales on the ark?" Nathan and Zach, "Duh, they live in water they were probably having all kinds of fun because all they got to do was play wherever they wanted." By the way folks...it was Noah who built the ark not Moses! But, that seemed to be irrelevant.

Next, Jacob and I were driving home from vision therapy and Jacob was looking at my new cell phone. then he asked this gem, "mom, how do you know if someone is on the phone waiting to talk to you?" I couldn't help but smile and try not to hurt his feelings by laughing.

Today another funny one...
Katie, who is 4,"Mom, Dad is going to make a cd for me?" Mom,"Really? of what?" Katie,"probably out of plastic stuff like this one is (pointing to a cd)."

I mean really! kids are so darn funny. John thought it was important to write these and post them before we forgot. John and I have been working very hard but, these sure still seem funny to us.

This is what we have been up to...

Well, it has been so busy here that I just realized I haven't blogged in forever. Josh became an Eagle Scout yesterday.

Josh giving Adam Whitaker the Eagle Mentor pin
standing with a proud Mom and dad
and hugging a very happy dad and son.

Josh getting his Eagle Scout Award and hugging a delighted Mom

Josh baptizing Kloey in January

The Eagle charge

Twas the night before Christmas...

The most comfortable spot on the house for Ben

playing in the snow and getting "snow-blowed"by the snowblower

trying to get that darn snow to pack.

New pajama bottoms that I sewed for everyone

Lightsaber duals

It starts...

A tired mom and her baby

Broken Bones??

Well, it finally happened. In the last two weeks, we have experienced a new engine in a car, a new dryer, a root canal for kodey after being hit in the mouth with a football (long story there), and Josh was at a wrestling match and broke his collar bone. He is some sort of brace to pull the bones back into place so they can heal. They will X ray again in 8 days to determine if surgery is needed. let's hope not!
Josh was doing so well in wrestling, especially this match. It was an awesome thing to watch. Unfortunately, his collar bone broke right at the beginning. He was dominating at 5 points in the first 10 seconds and well on his way to a pin. Needless to say, it took him about 30 seconds to loose some control of his left arm and that resulted in a pin. he is out of wrestling for the season :( It will take 10 to 12 weeks until he can wrestle again. we shall see. We have it on video and I will post it as soon as I download. Don't worry it is not gruesome, you can't even tell it has happened. We can because we have watched it several times and you can tell when Josh becomes less aggressive.
Beyond that? celebrating Kloey's 8th birthday and getting ready for her baptism the first Saturday in January. this sets off a long line of baptisms with Lydia's the first Saturday in March, and Gallie's the first Saturday in May. then we will be done until next year with two.
Our holiday season is shaping up nicely. We are so thrilled to be together celebrating such a wonderful time of year.
Our three teens are at Sadie's right now. i will post those pictures soon. i only didn't get a picture of Aleceeya's date and her. She left too fast to go and pick him up. Anyway, time for bed for me. Hope all is going well for you this holiday season.

!!!GASP!!

I know, you are astounded! A New Post!

Sometimes, life just gets in the way of what I want to do.

The 4th Annual Toilet Bowl Football Game

We play with a roll of modified toilet paper. Everyone can catch it and we have fun.
This is the month of birthday's
Our dog, Buddy turned 12!

Joseph turned 6 this month

The November Birthday Boys

Nathan turned 10

Josh..16!!!

He also, earned his Eagle Scout!

So much has been going on. My term ends Nov. 30.

I failed my science test again! Oops!

I turned in 2, 10 page science papers.

With 2 powerpoint Presentations! I have passed 3 of the 4

I am just waiting for the results of paper #4 .

We had a fantastic Thanksgiving. Not without some arguing and sadness

(such is the life of our children)

The toliet Bowl this year was a little chilly. We played later than usual.

everyone is plugging along.

Saw some really cool deals for Black Friday but, I refuse to go out

shopping for them. I should (cause I would save a ton but...)

All of the 3 teens are going to Sadie Hawkins Dance this year.

That is exciting for me. (Josh's first date)

Kodey is doing well work and school.

All of the kids had great reports from SEP's (parent teacher conferences)

They are all doing well.

That is about all for now. Hopefully, things will slow down

and I will be able to blog more often.

a couple of more things...

In between being busy with school, work, volleyball and other things, John and I managed a little trip that was fantastic. We had such a good time! then, it was back to work and the fun that comes with Halloween. I have been a little behind in posting. UGH! Life just got in the way a little bit. So here is the last month with the Thill's...

making haunted castles out of gingerbread...
Josh and the pie eating contest 2nd place, that's my boy!

Halloween 2009 Star Wars

A snack at the park

the Boyd's conveniently had their first baby while we were visiting

at my fave restaurant In-N-Out burger

the finding nemo ride at Disney

john was caught up in the action and he almost missed the ride I was waiting in line for

Taht's us in the back on Splash mountain

before the falls

the Magic kingdom

I have always wanted to visit this

just a beautiful shot

the pier...cool huh?

Our footprints in the sand

the water was so warm

I can't believe I am really here

The San Diego temple

Darth Vader made out of legos

I love the teacups

me after some serious spinning in the teacups

John was having so much fun

the giant turkey leg, I lost John in the crowd and when I found him he was eating this

Peter pan ride

the sword and the stone

back left corner..Tower of terror

California adventure, fun ferris wheel (I can't stand ferris wheels and this one was very scary)

on the boardwalk at California adventure

Disney store

So, hopefully I am caught up for awhile. Now, the guilt won't be hanging over me. I am at the end of my school term and it is crunch time in getting things done. I have less than a week. we are having fun as a family and talking about our next trip to Disneyland in Feb 2011 with our friends. (the whole family this time).