Liam's Birthday Video...

Some of you have already scene this, but I thought I'd post it anyway... enjoy!

addison and the donut

Takes the cake

Lightning McQueen Birthday!!

Happy Birthday Liam!!

Birthday Boy

Liam got this birthday crown at school yesterday, and he has made it a permanent fixture on his head ever since. I needed to get something from his room last night after bedtime, and there it was crumpled yet still perched on top.

He’s turning 4 tomorrow. This is the first birthday where he really KNOWS that it’s his birthday. He’s been counting down all week with signs that he and Jenna made. He takes off the last number tomorrow. His excitement is adorable and infectious. We can’t wait for the big day either…

Africa coture

All ladies have to wear skirts while we are on the Mully Children's Family campus in June. Then we will leave all our clothes at MCF.

The only skirts I own are wool or denim for fall/winter--way too hot for Africa. I shopped some thrift stores, asked friends and family for light-weight knee-length skirts to take, but came up empty.

So mom Hoffman and I went to Wal-Mart and she bought $2.98 worth of fabric off their clearance, and I am sewing the 3 skirts I will take, wear, then leave. That is less than $1 per skirt!

Here is the first of my labours of love to leave at MCF.

I am a self-taught rogue sewer and don't use patterns--or if I do I make my own. But I am totally enjoying creating and improvising, using math and problem-solving. I think I'll add some pockets to this one and try a different shape/tactic on skirt #2.

Moms and grandmas--suggestions are welcome for skirts #2 and #3. Grandma Dunkin--do you recognize the lace trim at the bottom?

Outdoors

We had two days of semi-warm weather, and took advantage of every minute!

This one takes the cake

We had some family fun collaborating on this awesome Swatch-esque birthday cake for Dad Scott's birthday. Orange creamsicle cake made it taste just as good as it looked!

snow much fun!

Elli’s first sled ride!

Liam is having a (snow) ball!

Snow bunny!

Even in winter the swing set is a hit!

The boys crash into the snow (I think on purpose!)

too much inside time...

After three days of being inside due to LOTS of snow...

recent sleeping patterns

The Pack-N-Play...with all of his earthly possessions.

"What will you do if you have to go to the bathroom?"
"Dad, there's a bench right there. I can just hop out."

Of course....

Sled dog

Sunday afternoon our family went to visit some special guests at the Cascade library. I dragged everyone over there so we could sit in a hot room for nearly 55 minutes listening and learning all about the Iditarod, sled dog racing, sleds, Alaska, and all kinds of great pioneer stuff. I took Liam and Elli up to the front of the room to sit on the floor with them, but after about 20 min they were done and had wandered to the back of the room with Dan. I was still sitting there open-mouthed and just loving it all. The best part was petting the dogs. I love dogs. I could have taken them all home with me. We used to have a Siberian Husky named Sasha when we lived in the snowy mounts of Colorado. Just a really fun family outing...at least for me! Woof.

Dan is 30!

Happy 30th Dan!New decade = New "Do"

Liam and Elli dressed in their finest for the big occasion
Liam helped me bake the cake for Dan's ice cream b-day cakeGood thing I had help!
The finished product--(layers bottom to top: choc cake, peanut butter, Moose Tracks ice cream, peanut butter, choc cake, frosted with a mix of French vanilla ice cream and Cool Whip--topped with crushed Oreos and peanut butter crunchies) Yeah--it was GREAT!

Scott Family December 2006

THE Scott's NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS EVE

THE Scott's NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS EVE
by Jennifer Scott

'Twas the night before Christmas Eve, and all day in our house

Two of three children were spreading crumbs for a mouse;

The stockings had been ripped off the mantel with flair,

It really is amazing that I still have a head of (golden wheat blond #137) hair;

The girls asleep in their cribs, Liam kept getting out of bed,

Needing to go potty, wash his hands, and get more books to be read;

I was in my PJ’s, Dan had his computer on his lap,

Barely awake, soooo tired and longing for a nap,

When across the street we heard a clang and clatter,

And peeked through the blinds to see if anything was the matter.

Encore as a puppy would’ve been there in a flash,

But he’s getting a little slower, there’s pause (“paws” too cheesy?) in his dash.

The moon couldn’t be seen through the rain, we had no snow

Making murky and muddy all the ground below,

When, what to my swollen, puffy, crusty, sleep-deprived eyes should appear,

But the neighbor’s house adorned with three country-ish Christmas trees, two life-sized Toyland torch candles, a spiral tree, some wreaths, a Christmas flag, a blinking candy cane, and a lone reindeer,

With a roll of my eyes, I shut the blinds quick!

I hate tacky decorations. They just make me sick.

I laughed when I saw them, in spite of THEM, not of myself;

And looked at our tastefully decorated living room shelf.

I sighed a big sigh and just shook my head,

And knew that within my own house there was no tackiness to dread;

I shook it off and started doing some pre-Christmas work,

Filled stockings, sorted presents, and hung a curtain so Liam couldn’t lurk,

But I was foiled, Liam got me, “need a tissue for my nose”,

And like a rocket off a launch from the couch Dan arose ;

He sprang to hallway, blocked Liam’s’ view, got a tissue

And marched him back to his room saying “good night, we love you, we’ll miss you”.

The casserole’s made, OJ stirred, presents sorted just right

"I’m tired, it’s 8:52, and I’m going nite-night."

Christmas table

I used my Pfaltzgraff Winterberry dishes to decorate and hostess a table at our ladies' Christmas banquet. There were over 650 ladies there. It was a great evening--I just loved decorating and serving the lovely ladies that signed up at my table--and they enjoyed taking home a package of Starbucks Christmas blend to remember the evening by. Our speaker presented a joyful and very evangelistic message about the Christ of Christmas. There was one lady at my table who was Catholic and friends had been trying and trying to get her to come to church. This banquet was her first time at Ada--I hope she was as blessed by the evening as I was to be a part of it.

Elli's Birthday Present...

Ellison is now the proud owner of a Janet Scott original. Check it out:

Computer Skills

"When did he start using the computer?"

"I don't know. He's using the computer?"

"Yeah, he's playing an Elmo game on the Internet."

"By himself?"

"Yes. By. Himself."

"He's 3!"

"Evil genius."

Family portrait

The poor photographer who had to try to get everyone to look at the camera and Liam not to say "cheeeeeeeze" so hard that it looks like he's crying instead of smiling!