2009 EMS Geography Bee Champion!

Tonight I just have to brag.......

I am the proud Momma of the 2009 Eaton Middle School Geography Bee Champion!!!! Tonight, at 6:30 in the Middle School Auditorium, Logan competed against other 6th, 7th, and 8th graders in the school bee. As the first place winner, he received a Certificate, a medal, and a $20.00 Wal-Mart gift card! WooHoo! Now Logan advances on to the county wide Bee sometime in February.

A big Thanks goes to Grandma Genth, Grandma Miller, Dad, and Elinor for cheering him on!

Congratulations Logan!!!! I am SOOOO proud of you!!!!

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Here is our latest update:

Shaun - Felt a bit under the weather.....well MAJORLY under the weather with a severe sinus infection that swelled his eyes! After starting meds on Saturday, he is finally starting to perk up.

Kayla - Back to work on Friday and Saturday after a nice vacation from Christmas to New Year's.

Aubrey - Cheered for the Freshman Basketball game at Oakwood Saturday afternoon and then spent the night with her friend Taylor S.

Logan - Went to the skate with Isaiah M. and then spent the night.

Elinor - As you can see in the picture above, I have a SHOPAHOLIC on my hands! Elinor enjoyed spending the gift card that she got from her Aunt Kristy and Uncle Keith. Crafts is Elinor's favorite activity....so she got a placemat for her craft table, construction paper, paper pad, craft foam, and craft sticks!!!!! Wow~~~ 10 bucks goes a LONG way for a savy 5 year old!

I'm off to get on a CTMH conf. call.

Kayla

Is this the Girl Gourmet Cupcake Maker? Yes! This is Elinor our little cupcake! She wanted the Girl Gourmet Cupcake Maker for Christmas and her Aunt Jerusha and Uncle Clayton came through with the big gift. Actually, the Girl Gourmet Cupcake Maker only gets one star out of five with me......I'll give it one star for the really great marketing they did on the TV ads and the box was oh so cute:) but that is where the good stuff ends. The cupcake maker came with 4 mixes for the microwave that can be "baked" in 30 seconds! Are you kidding me? What kind of cupcake is made in 30 seconds??? Well ....we tried it out on Christmas Day and...well.....while it left us a little disappointed.....you can't keep us down! Back to Wal-Mart we went to get some "real" cupcake fixins!!! We scored 2 Wilton cookie cutters, 2 tubes of glitter icing, 1 pink frosting tub, sprinkles, and cupcake mix. Wow!!! Now we are talking fun, fun, fun!!! Elinor personalized a cupcake for each family member with the first letter of their name and she also made a special cupcake with LOTS of sprinkles for her cousin Paige. We had a blast, the cupcakes were delicious, and we made memories that will last! Now that I'll rate 5 out of 5 stars!!! Just wait until you see our Valentine's Day cookies in a few weeks!!!

Have a fun and safe New Year's Eve.

Kayla

Our First Blog Entry

Wow! Tonight was a BIG night for the Russell family.....we set our Blog up, and now here is our first entry. I'm hoping to learn more about the blog world and keep this site up to date throughout 2009! That's my New Year's resolution for 2009.....I might be behind on Christmas cards, shopping, cleaning, wrapping, and laundry, but I have a blog!!!! Thanks to Logan for helping me with the playlist and the background. Didn't he do a great job? Are kids born knowing how to do this stuff now? Anyway, I hope that you'll subscribe to this blog so that you can keep up with us throughout the year.

Love,
Kayla