We spent our day at the Pleasant Grove Discovery Park. We met our cousins there and had such a wonderful time. What a blessing to have family that are friends as well! There is something just magical about children playing, sliding, swinging and laughing. It makes life peaceful and filled with true joy. I am blessed beyond!
It’s been almost a 2 month break since I have last made a blog entry. We decided to home school again and I have been pouring my energy into setting up our daily routines, curricula and learning centers! I LOVE HOMESCHOOLING!!! I couldn’t be happier! Here are some photos to update family and friends on the last 2 months of “Larson Life”!
Briggy Jr. is almost ready for nursery!
Every morning he joins dado at the piano or does a squatting-dancing-jig making us all laugh.
Thayne loves his new trike in any weather!
Mom and Briggy at Gateway Discovery Museum. We went there for Abby’s Birthday.
Here I am with my Visiting Teacher, Carolyn. Brig and I have been newly called as the Ward Bear Den Leaders!
Ben’s first batch of bread-he was so proud of himself!
We had to call poison control when Briggy Jr. got into dado’s shoe polish.
A homeschooling moment.
Abby diligently studying her music theory.
Ben shoveling Thayne.
Our snow shoveling buddies! They wanted to surprise dad with a clean driveway when he got home!
Buddy #4 warmly watching from inside and cheering them on.
The spaghetti photo for the grandparents.
Abby started dance in January. She is crazy about dancing!!!!!!!
Abby turned 5 in January. She now has her own e-mail and is about to launch her own blog. If you want to e-mail her… contact me and I’ll hook you up.
We finished reading Charlotte’s Web and started reading Alcatraz vs. the evil librarians.
For Valentine’s Day we made these mouse mail boxes and went to the Homeschooling Friends party.
Here’s Thayne with his Valentine’s Box.
Here’s my headshot for Mrs. Utah.
These are the wonderful 26 contestants. I’ve really been impressed by these women and enjoyed getting to know them.
Brigham playing football with Ben in the backyard between pruning our trees. That’s our new goat Sophie.
Ben, Dado, Sophie and the football.
This is our second goat-Annie. Yep, we milk her every night and the kids LOVE it! We’ll see how long that lasts! 
Sophie.
Our first ourside meal of 2009! We are so excited for Spring to help our yard come alive so we can play outside everyday! Looking forward to lots of playdates!
Now if you are still reading…. you must be either my mom, mother-in-law or one of my closest best friends. (or weird internet stalker… why else would you read such a LONG entry?) So if you are in one of the first three categories… leave me a comment and let me know how you are doing! Love Karmel
Happy Cousins ringing in the new year! Below, my brother Dave and his wife Amber joined us for the New Year.
We’ve been getting LOTS of snow here in Mapleton! Above is Ben’s MEGA icicle he broke off of our house. Below are some more icicles from the front of our house. Lots of snow shoveling exercise.
Abby and Thayne playing outside on the first big snow day this winter. Do you love those outfits? Yep… frugal me got those for free!
Here is Ben, Abby, Thayne and some neighborhood kids. Brigham sometimes hooks up this rope and board behind the riding lawn mover to take the kids for rides. Well, when he wasn’t available… they got together, hooked up the ropes around themselves and took turns giving each other a ride. What fun they had! And I had a blast watching them out the kitchen window. I thought for sure they would tire before everyone had a turn… but they proved me wrong!
Ben found the first flower in our yard and put it into Abby’s hair on the first day of Spring. It was a moment begging to be photographed!
Ben was also giving Thayne Scooter lessons that same Spring day…
