Homemade beards

This afternoon, Abby, Madison and their friend Megan decided to get creative and make their own beards.  They said they were creating a chinese beard because it looked cool.  They used a bunch of masking tape and braided their "beards."  I must say they have WAAAYYYY too much time on their hands!

Happy Birthday Abby #11

Today, Thursday, November 13th is Abby's birthday.  She is turning eleven.  It has been nice to have parent/teacher conferences this week because the kids have enjoyed playing outside and having more free time.  Jared got home early from work and everyone else was home by 4 p.m. so we were able to open presents earlier than normal.  Abby chose to go to Pasta Factory for dinner.  We made her favorite cake...an ice cream cake roll with cookie dough ice cream.  

Abby had a small incident at school today.  She was playing wall ball and accidentally jammed her thumb into the wall.  When she got home it was swollen and bruised.  Hopefully, her thumb will feel better in a few days.  We had Madison's old wrist guard from when she broke her wrist this spring.  It seemed to make things better.  

Abby is a fun, energetic girl.   She loves to laugh and goof off with her sisters and friends.  I am wondering where the time is going and how fast she seems to be growing up.  Just the other day, she was mad at me because I had made some plans for her without talking to her first and her reply was "quit getting involved in my business."  I didn't know 10 year olds had "business."  She is a very good student (5th grade) and her teacher is Mrs. Lancaster (her husband, Bob, was born and raised in Star valley and Abby's Grandpa Luthi coached him in basketball.)  She has one more year before entering Young Women's.  

Happy Birthday Abby...We Love You!!!

REMEMBERING OUR GRANDPA LUTHI

After getting home from my dad's funeral last week,  I sat down with the kids and we talked about memories we have of their Grandpa.  We had fun remembering.  I am hoping to add to the list as more things come to mind.    

* Playing hide the rubber band (hot or cold game)

* Letting them "fix" his hair with barrettes and rubber bands.  He liked them combing his hair the most.  That is probably why he put up with the hair dos.

* Spending many hours helping Bailey put the same two puzzles together.

* Taking 4-wheeler rides; especially to the cemetery where he would show the girls where their relatives were buried.

* Bailey loves dressing up as a princess; he would call her "his little princess"

* Doing crossword puzzles with Grandma.

* Falling asleep on the couch for a cat nap and Maddy said she liked to wake him up by saying "Grandpa, you're asleep, wake up!"

* He liked to have fun and tease.  The girls remember his fake $1,000,000 bill that he tried to convince them was real and that we was rich.

* When he and Grandma would come down and tend them, Madison remembers watching movies and eating popcorn with Grandpa.

* He always asked how the kids were doing, what they were up to and how they were doing in school.  

* He would take us all out for pizza when we would visit them in Star Valley or Logan.

* Madison said she would try and get Grandpa to learn his colors.  He was color blind and she would bring him different colored objects and make him guess what colors they were.

* When he and Grandma would come visit, they would always bring the girls chocolate milk from Gossners.

* Grandpa liked to play mercy with Maddy.  He would let Maddy win.

* Maddy liked to have Grandpa tickle his feet.

* They loved his hugs.

Henry Cordell Luthi obituary

My Dad

Last Wednesday, October 29th, 2008, I received the most horrible phone call of my life.  It was my mom telling me she had some bad news...my dad had passed away.  I was doing homework with the kids and getting ready to go to our ward trunk or treat party.  I was devastated to say the least.  I have never felt such sorrow and grief in my life.  My dad was a great man and I loved him dearly.   I will miss his phone calls in the middle of the day when mom was in the store; I will miss knowing he was just a phone call away when I needed some advice, his fun stories, his smile, and his sense of humor.  (to be continued...)