Happy St. Patrick's Day

The Kids weren't very excited about their green eggs for breakfast!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Jake and Jacey update

I Guess I better do an update on Jakob and Jacey since I have done a couple for Josh!

Jake participated in National History Day a couple of weeks ago, he did a webpage about Henry Ford.

He has also decided to take up track, that started on Monday, so we will see how that goes! I told him that he has to stick with it because the fees are paid and the running shoes are purchased!

Jacey is loving 2nd grade. She loves to read and she is doing really well in math. She started attending activity days in November and really enjoys going to the activities each month. She still really loves to play dress up and barbies and now she has her sister loving it too!

My Three year old is going to be the death of me

Jena decided to paint the computer chair, part of the computer desk, and some of the keyboard with diaper rash cream. What am I going to do with this child? I can't leave her alone for long or I find things like this!

Yet Another Quote worth sharing

"Aren't we rather prone to see the limitations and weaknesses of our neighbors? Yet that is contrary to the teachings of the gospel of Jesus Christ. If we have the spirit of fault finding...that never comes as the result of the companionship of the Spirit of our Heavenly Father and is always harmful." ~President George Albert Smith

Another Quote worth sharing

"Look to the temple of the Lord as the great symbol of your membership. As we attend the temple, we learn more richly and deeply the purpose of life and the significance of the atoning sacrifice of the Lord Jesus Christ. Let us make the temple, with temple worship and temple covenants and temple marriage, our ultimate earthly goal and the supreme mortal experience." ~President Howard W. Hunter

A Quote Worth Sharing

"I testify that no one of us is less treasured or cherished of God than another. I testify that He loves each of us-insecurities, anxieties, self-image, and all. He doesn't measure our talents or our looks; He doesn't measure our professions or our possessions, He cheers on every runner, calling out that the race is against sin, not against each other." ~Elder Jeffery R. Holland

Cute Craft

Joe went to SLC yesterday to help with the vision van, so the girls and I rode a long and spent the day with my sister Rachel and her kids, along with my mom and my sister Roberta.

We made these cute hair clips for the girls for St. Patrick's Day.

We also had a fun talking and laughing! Thanks Rachel for letting us come and spend the day with you and your kiddo's!

My little artist's!

This is Jacey's Island that she made today. Pretty creative if you ask me!

And Jena showing off the picture she drew, because she didn't want to be left out!

Our Latest DI Find!

The boys are in heaven, they LOVE Star Wars!

Happy Valentine's Day!

We hope you all have a Happy Valentine's Day!

Here are some cyber cupcakes, enjoy!

National Jr. Honor's Society

Joshua was inducted to the National Jr. Honor's Society tonight.

Good Job Josh!

Jake is also a member, but he was inducted last year!

Another Josh Brag!

I received this letter in the mail yesterday!

January 14, 2012

To the Parents of Joshua Burger:

It gives me great pleasure to tell you that Joshua will soon receive an invitation to attend a 2012 People to People Leadership Summit.

Your child was nominated by educator Cara Sommers of Rocky Mountain Middle School who believes Joshua meets the participation requirements for scholastic merit, leadership potential, and exemplary citizenship.

And as a nominee, Joshua's overall aptitude for academic achievement, ability to take initiative and make decisions that can effect positive change, and continued growth and progress within his grade level are all factors that may have been taken into consideration.

For more information, look for Joshua's formal invitation arriving soon.

Investing in Joshua's ability to succeed in a globalized society begins with developing his leadership skills, and the Leadership Summit offers a rare opportunity for him to join highly motivated and accomplished students from all over the world. I look forward to welcoming Joshua into the program.

Sincerely,

Natasha Porter

Director of Admissions, People to People Leadership Ambassador Programs

I looked it up online this morning, and the Summit is going to be held at Tulane University in New Orleans LA. If it is something we have to pay for he probably won't be able to attend, but I think it is awesome that he was even nominated.

On another note he just started taking band this year, so for the first part of the school year he was in beginning band, but he has done so well that his band teacher has moved him up to intermediate band. (she is also the teacher that nominated him for this Leadership summit)

Today was the big day!

This Morning was Rocky Mountain Middle Schools Geography Bee.

I believe that Josh took 6th place!

Wouldn't you know that the camera batteries would go dead when I got there, and the spare ones were charged so long ago that they were dead too, so I didn't get any pictures!

Good Job Josh, we are so proud of you!

A small brag!

Just wanted to share this letter that I got in the mail yesterday!

January 6, 2012

Dear Mr. and Mrs. Burger

We would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Josh in becoming one of our finalists in our school wide National Geographic Bee. It is a wonderful accomplishment and you should be very proud of him. Josh earned a spot in our final competition by beating out 150 other students. The National Geographic Bee questions are rigorous and Josh did a terrific job thinking them through and giving correct answers.

The National Geographic Bee offers some great prizes for the winners. The winner of the school Bee will take a qualifying test to advance to the state level. The winner of the state Bee will win $100 and paid trip to Washington D.C. to participate in the national competition. The winner will win a $25,00o scholarship.

The competition will be this Friday morning.

I have been calling him the walking encyclopedia for a long time, he is full of all kinds of information that most of us probably wouldn't know off the top of our heads,I guess sometimes it really pays to be the walking encyclopedia!

Happy New Year!

May 2012 be wonderful and prosperous, Happy New Year!