Fire Station

The preschool made their annual trip to the local fire station in October for Fire Prevention Month. The trip fell on one of my days off, so I got to tag along! The kids got the see a firefighter in full gear so they wouldn't be afraid of them in case of a house fire. They also got a tour of the station, to sit in the fire truck, and had all their questions answered by the Captain of the station. Sarabeth loved the fire truck and wasn't scared at all of the firefighter in full gear. She also reminded me on the way home to change the batteries in our smoke detector.

Preschool Days

Sarabeth has been having a great final year at her preschool. Stacy has organized all sorts of fun activities and field trips this fall. I know I am late in posting a few of these, so please forgive me. Here is Sarabeth's birthday party and trip to the library for story time.

Greeley Snowfort!

So far this fall's theme seems to be snow fort building. With the big storm that rolled through last weekend and dumped about 14 inches of snow in Greeley, the kids had another chance to build. They are getting even more creative in their creations. They built 2 forts this time, one on each side of the yard. It was a great afternoon, with the sun shining and several friends over to help build and then have a snow ball fight. And no one cried! Well, except for dad when the Broncos lost to Washington.

Thanksgiving Tree!

This is the Thanksgiving Tree that Nathanael has been working on in Art Club the last several weeks. It is so cute and he did such a great job on it. The plate it is sitting on was designed by him too! He is so proud of it. Now we have a centerpiece for the big day next week!
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Noah

Noah's big birthday party last weekend was a great time to celebrate his 11 years! He invited a few of his friends over for a sleepover, video games, Little Caesars pizza, and a great breakfast made by mom. So what was the 11 year old requesting for birthday gifts? Cash. For his savings account. To buy a laptop computer. To design games on. Wow. Smart kid. When I was 11, I wanted a new basketball to bring to school so I could pick the teams at recess. Go Noah.

NFL Pool Action

I am a wee bit behind in announcing the weekly Roth Family Football Pool winners from the last several weeks. It has been great fun this year to introduce the kids to the wonders of "gambling." I have decided to split the pool into a kids winner and an adult winner each week. That way everyone has something to look forward to. The kids are actually making some great picks, and are getting anywhere from 6-10 games right each week. So, without further ado, here are some winners!

Week #6- Ryan wins with 10 and the tie breaker and Andrew wins the kids with 9!

Week #7-Grandpa Roth wins with 9 and Noah wins with 8!

Week #8- Ryan wins with 9 and Nathanael wins with 8!

Week #9 was the bye week for the pool.

I think these are all the winners and their pictures. Sure would like to see Uncle Wes or Grandpa Jim get their pictures posted sometime. Maybe even Sarabeth!

Fort

I know I already blogged on the snow fort last weekend in Laramie. But here are the better pictures from the camera instead of the Blackberry. Gosh the kids had fun building the fort, then having a snowball fight. I think a little bit of that excitement and energy came from the opening scenes of "Where the Wild Things Are" that we watched the night before. Amazing movie by the way. You should go see it. Note in the pictures as the snow keeps disappearing as the day wears on....

Noah

Had a great weekend at 3506. Mom and dad came down from Laramie for the weekend to celebrate Noah's birthday, see the entire family this time (since Jen and Sarabeth missed the Laramie trip last weekend), and do a few outdoor projects we have been waiting to do. Unfortunately, we didn't make it over to see Jen's new classroom at Frontier. Big Andrew even stopped by to see the folks and enjoy a beer. Noah, Andrew, and dad also tried to figure out how to show their respective ages. The Littles even talked Grandma into playing a game she hates: Monopoly.

Happy Birthday Son

Hard to believe that our oldest son turned 11 today. Wow. It seems like just yesterday......

Well, anyways, I love you son. Thanks for being such a wonderful, smart, fun, leader of the "band of brothers." Thank you for the many blessings you have provided to our family over the years. I am proud to be your dad and honored to call you my son.

More Snowfort!!

The boys have been super busy today working on the snow fort. They spent several hours this morning on it, then 2 hours at the pool, and now another 3 hours on it this afternoon. They also had a major snowball fight. Nathanael and Andrew versus Noah. Too bad its going to get dark so early tonight.
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Snowfort!

The boys are busy building a snow fort in the backyard this morning. Grandpa provided lots of good tools for the job, and away they went. It is great snow for building, and it isn't too cold out. Note the short sleeve t-shirt Nathanael is in. What a great way to start November.
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