Top 10 April Fool's Day Jokes

In honor of tomorrow being April Fool's Day, we thought we would do our top ten based on April Fool's Day jokes. Here are a few that we came up with. Some are well known and others are not. Hope you enjoy them and try a few of the nice ones out on your family.

1. Cellophane on toilet seat - Not very funny when you are the one using the restroom.
2. Salt in sugar bowl - Not good for those with high-blood pressure.
3. Slip a rubber band over the sink sprayer handle so that it is stuck in the on position. Carefully aim nozzle so that it sprays out onto anybody who turns on the faucet. This is a good one.
4. Super-glue coins to a heavily trafficked sidewalk or driveway. It is fun to see how many people try and try and try to get it.
5. Fake mouse in freezer/fridge - This wouldn't work for us because we actually have real baby mice in our freezer to feed our snake.
6. Type letter to yourself stating that the vote went through and school is now going to be held all year long - no more summer vacation! Read to kids.
7. Paint husband’s toenails red while he’s sleeping.
8. Place a raisin in the top of toothpaste tube. Kids will think it’s a bug!
9. Wake kids up at 3:00 A.M. for school. Tell them it’s 7:00 A.M. Don’t say "April Fools" until they have had breakfast and gotten dressed for school! How many of us have done this to ourselves not on April Fool's Day.
10. In the middle of the night, switch children (carry them) into separate beds so they wake up in a siblings bed instead.

What are some of your favorites?

Spring Break Blues

Spring Break has come to a close and we are saddened that it went so quickly. We did however have a GREAT two week Spring Break! It was very productive and eventful. It started off with a nice day trip to Old Tucson Studios with our friends, the Haskins, and ended with a whole week spent in Grand Junction, Colorado with our families there. Sundy and the girls were also able to go to the Phoenix Zoo and spent time with lots of other friends. Of course we took lots of pictures of everything so we could share them with you but we went to download the pictures and the SD disk had issues and corrupted the picture files. We were unable to save them and boy were we sad that we could not share them with you all. Luckily we had blogged the Tucson pictures before we left.
While in Colorado, Sundy's mom taught her how to can. They canned 7 quarts of pork, 28 quarts of steak and 14 quarts of chicken. Sundy also learned how to make pear jam, which is Kiara and Katia's favorite! :-) Sundy made un-leavened bread (on accident) and worked in the shop with her mother. Meanwhile, Kiara and Katia played hard with cousins (Zane's kids and G.J.'s kids). Kiara especially loved Zane's new additions (two puppies: an Irish Setter and an Italian Greyhound.)
Scott spent his time between the McCallisters home and the DeGooyers home. He enjoyed attending church with his parents in Naturita where his father spoke. He also enjoyed going to work with his dad. Mom McCallister had a to-do list for Scott in exhange for all the meat mentioned above! :-) He sanded, stained and fixed a lot of the wood fixtures in their home. He also had time to hang out with Zane watching some basketball games, and attending a job fair at Mesa State.
During the trip, Sundy read "The Work and the Glory" outloud to her family. Both girls LOVED the book. It made for great discussions about church history during the long drive (10 hours).

Top 10 Favorite Kid CDs

I know this is usually posted at the beginning of the day but we are on vacation in Colorado and enjoying ourselves. Since we committed ourselves to posting each Tuesday, we are following through no matter what is going on in our lives. Today's top ten list is in honor of "Music In Our Schools Month."

1. The Learning Station “Tony Chestnut” - What’s more fun than pointing to different parts of your body with a really cool song about names! All the songs on the CD are fantastic
2. Jessica Harper “Hey Picasso” - Songs inspired by famous works of art. Not just for kids!!
3. Disney Greatest Volumes 1-3 - All the songs we love from Disney’s movies from Snow White to Tarzan! We like playing name that tune with these fun CDs!
4. Sandra Boynton’s “Philadelphia Chickens” - She’s not just a children’s author - her songs are FANTASTIC! We like her CD “Rhinocerous Tap” too!
5. John Lithgow’s “The Remarkable Farkle McBride” - John Lithgow is at the top of our favorite children’s singers! He not only sings fun songs, usually they are educational too! The title song introduces children to the different instruments of the orchestra in a really fun story/song!
6. School House Rock - Education and Music go hand in hand with this classic!
7. Heigh-Ho! Mozart! - Taking Disney tunes and putting them in the style of classical composers is so fun! Great music! Great learning tool!
8. Jim Gill “The Sneezing Song & Other Contagious Tunes” - We were lucky enough to see Jim Gill live in Las Vegas! “May There Always Be Sunshine” is a song that will please adults and children!
9. Primary Focus’ “Choices Count” - A great way to introduce the pillars of character to your children! They will always remember Respect, Responsibility, Fairness, Caring, Citizenship, Trustworthiness, etc.
10. Bare Naked Ladies’ “Snack Time” - If you like the group, you’ll love this CD they made for their own kids! It’s funny! And it’s definitely still the same group we adults love!

One-on-One Time

We have been trying to spend more one-on-one time with our daughters over the last few months so we can get to know their interests and help them develop more talents. We have dedicated a few hours each month with each of them. Some months are better than others. The girls have their choice of doing whatever they want with that parent, whether it's window shopping, cooking, bike riding, walking or learning new things. They have really enjoyed it and so have we. Today we had time so we took advantage of it.

Katia loves cooking and baking so Sundy and she spent time in the kitchen learning how to make mint brownies. She even made them look all pretty.

They were delicious!

Kiara and Scott spent time making a music video about puppies. Kiara loves animals of course. We finally got a video to upload so you can see what they made. Kiara did it while Scott talked her through it. We all had a blast.

Top 10 Things that are Green

Well today is St. Patrick's Day so of course our top ten has to deal with GREEN. It is such an awesome color and there are so many great things that are GREEN but we couldn't put them all. So here are some of the things that we enjoy that are GREEN. Today is also Scott's sister's birthday. Happy Birthday Stacey! We love you!


1. New York Jets - J-E-T-S Jets! Jets! Jets! Need we say more?
2. Scott, Sundy and Katia’s Scriptures - The word of God.
3. The Brazilian Flag - Scott’s mission alma mater. Brazil is very green too.
4. Scott’s High School Colors - Go Green River Wolves!
5. Money - We accept donations to the DeGooyer Life Fund. (LOL)
6. Pine Trees - We love the smell. It reminds us of camping and Christmas!
7. Plants - Scott maintains that plants have feelings so he constantly talks to them....
8. 7-Up - The un-cola. Good when your tummy is upset.
9. Avacados - Scott loves avacado shakes. Sundy loves them with miracle whip.
10. The CTR Shield - Choose the Right.

Day Trip to Old Tucson Studios

Here in Arizona there is so much to do within a reasonable driving distance. Matt and Lori wanted to go on a day trip so we all decided to go to the Old Tucson Studios. We left this morning around 8:00am and returned just before 8:00pm. Everyone had a great time! Old Tucson Studios is a place where many films and shows have been made. Some include "Little House on the Prarie," "The Three Amigos," many John Wayne films, some Clint Eastwood films, and many more. They had quite a few shows to watch, rides to ride, and tours to take. We did it all. Here are a few pictures we took.

In front of the entrance.

The gun fighers that put on an excellent show.

The ladies that danced the Can-Can for us.

The Sheriff and his deputy put on quite a comedy show.

The old miner that really played the part.

"Follow the Light!"

Lets hear it for the Men!

Girls just want to have fun!

Ridin' the rails...

The cutest girls in the whole wide West!

Jail birds.

Blowing a little steam.

and belly up to the bar.
Hope you enjoyed the pictures.

Sundy's Favorite Part of Spring Break

To say Sundy loves reading is an understatement. It is one of her favorite things to do in her free time. She had barely been home a few seconds and already she had a book open. Now that spring break is here she is in heaven. Heaven help Scott, Kiara and Katia for the next two weeks. :o)

A Good Day For A Yard Sale

We decided to do a yard sale today. It was a beautiful morning with clear blue skies and no wind. We didn't have much advertisement so we were not expecting too much traffic. We had a fair amount though. We told the girls they could keep the money from the things they sold. They were excited and this week they went through their things, mostly stuffed animals, and found a good amount. They were able to get rid of quite a few stuffed animals at the yard sale. They actually made more money than we did. The best part of the whole ordeal was we did it as a family. It was fun to work together and enjoy the time sitting outside and talking. We still have a fair amount of stuff left over so we will try again another day down the road. We also have a few more boxes to go through to weed out any unwanted items.

Kiara's Spring Orchestra Concert

Last night was Kiara's spring orchestra concert. Her group played three pieces of music. They were:

• Theme from Symphony No. 1 by Johannes Brahms


• March of the Metro Gnome by Fred Hubbell


• Fancy Fiddles by Mark Williams

This was her second concert of the year. She has one more at the end of the school year. She has been doing a great job and she loves it. She is also interested in trying out for the youth orchestra here in the east valley. Hope you enjoy listening to the selections. The recordings are not the best but they work.

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Top 10 Reasons Why We Like Spring Break

I am sure by now you have had enough of Seuss. It seems like last week was a non-stop Seuss-a-thon. Now that the play is over we have Spring Break to look forward to next week. It is two weeks long which will be full of relaxing and fun as well as spring cleaning and gardening. In honor of Spring Break we have posted our favorite things we like about it. Hope you enjoy your Spring Break!

1.Visiting Family in Colorado - This has been a tradition for Sundy and the girls. This year Scott might get to tag along.

2.Sleeping In - Sundy enjoys this because of #10.

3.No School - Enough said.

4.Time to READ! - Sundy really loves this part.

5.Time to PLAY! - With family and friends.

6.Spring Weather - Here in Arizona it is already beautiful.

7.TWO Weeks of Vacation - most places only get one week.

8.Relaxation - time to reflect and meditate.

9.Catch up on House Work - often called "spring cleaning."

10.Stay Up Late - We are night owls ever since we moved to Las Vegas. We still haven't got out of the habit.

Seussical Jr. Debut

Tonight was the debut of Seussical Jr. at Anthem K-8 for the parents. The kids did an excellent job. Kiara and Katia were bird girls and had a great time. The following is two short videos of some of their numbers and pictures of the cast. Hope you enjoy them.

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A Seussical Feast

Oh! The thinks you can think!

And Scott dreams with a wink!

He thought up this think - of a really fun dinner!

Green Eggs, ham and cat hats were truly a winner!

With food and fun we celebrated the show

Seuss meals are really quite fun, don't you know?!

Scott made it crazy and very entertaining!

He's the greatest supporter of our theater training!

Yeah, for Green Eggs! Yeah, for the ham!

Yeah for pancake hats, covered with jam! (or sugar free syrup!)

Thanks Scott, oh, thanks Scott! You are such a prize!

You are much more, oh, much more, than JUST one of the guys!

Flowers are too normal for a Suessical show!

So Scott got some clovers for us, don't you know?!

They are pink and green and made us all smile!

They are planted in chocolate - which will last us awhile!

I'm sorry, ladies, but this fabulous guy is mine!

He's great! He the best! He's truly divine!

Eagle Pride Award

Sundy was the "Teacher of the Week" this week and had the Eagle Pride trophy in her room all week. It is nice to be recognized for all the hard work she puts in to teaching the kids and doing the musical with them. She really loves teaching the kids and they love her too. Good Job Sundy!

Top 10 Dr. Seuss Books

We decided to do the Dr. Seuss theme this week for two reasons, one in honor of the musical that Sundy, Kiara and Katia are doing this Thursday and Friday and two his birthday was yesterday 3/2. What kid has grown up not knowing Dr. Seuss? His books will be around for a long, long time.

1. Cat in the Hat - The classic that started the love for our family!
2. The Grinch Who Stole Christmas - It’s not Christmas until we watch the animated version of this classic!
3. Sneetches - Everyone is special! And so is this book which teaches that lesson!
4. Horton Hears a Who - "A persons a person no matter how small!"
5. Horton Hatches and Egg - "An elephants faithful 100%!"
6. The Thinks You Can Think - Never stop imagining! :-)
7. The Lorax - Zane thinks this is a "tree hugger" book. Maybe it is. But we still love the story and want to "save" the truffula trees!
8. Oh the Places You’ll Go - Perfect for graduations!
9. Green Eggs and Ham - One should always try new and different foods! You could be pleasantly surprised!
10. Fox in Socks - We like seeing who can read this one the fastest!

Pinal County Science Olympiad

Saturday Kiara and Katia competed in the PESOS, which is the county competition for the Science Olympiad. They had so much fun and Scott and Sundy did too. We all woke up real early in the morning (5:30am) to get to the bus that took us to the competition and didn't get back home until 3:30 pm. We packed a sack lunch and ejoyed the great weather we have been having. Kiara competed in the Science Bowl, Boggle Science and Write it - Do it. Katia competed in the straw egg drop and Categories. This competition was a little different from the last two in that there was more competitors and the parents were not allowed in some of the events while they were constructing their projects. That was a bummer but at least we were able to go and support their team. Unfortunately their team did not finish in the top 4 but they both had a blast and will do it again if they get the chance. It was fun to see them use their science skills and whatch them have fun with their friends.