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Friday, August 17, 2012

More stuff with Mom

June 13, 2012

My mom treats us to Kalahari every year. It is an indoor water park. It is awesome.

We did a little backyard slip n slide and trampoline.

Corbin got super dirty!!

YW girls camp

I LOVE the young women in our ward. Quality girls!! Here are some pictures from camp in June.

This was the fourth and final book in the Eragon series. And I liked it. The third book was probably my favorite. I loved Roran's character and storyline. I liked that good conquered evil. It felt like the author threw in a bunch of answers to questions he started earlier in the series at the very end of the book just to tie up loose ends.

THE WEDNESDAY LETTERS

(June 11, 2012)

I liked this book but didn't like everything about it. I liked the storyline between Malcolm and Rain. I think the horrible thing that was uncovered by the letters was a little unbelievable and how quickly all was forgiven was equally unbelievable. I would have loved this story more if the focus was just Malcom and Rain. It felt like the author couldn't figure out the focus of the book.

OUTLIERS

(June 18, 2012)

I really enjoyed this book. I think everyone should read it.

More birthday celebrations

Corbin's 5th birthday fell on the Sunday before Memorial day this year. After the morning festivities, we went to church, came home, made him a special dinner and ate ice cream cake.

The boys went to a friends house later for a camp out in their backyard.

Corbin was not happy that Trevor was trying to blow out his candles. :)

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Corbin's birthday

Corbin's birthday breakfast included stertz, sausage, and raspberries (his favorite, along with blueberries) and the annual birthday cupcake.

He wanted to get to the presents right away!

Corbin turns 5!!!

CORBIN GLENN COLLETTE
May 27, 2012

We love our cute little boy. He is a total boy. Loves to play outside, ride scooters and bikes and jump on the trampoline. He is really into board and card games right now. He wastes me almost every time in Stratego and puts up a good fight in Chess. He will play the same game over and over. His favorites are Book of Mormon Battles, Stratego and Pokemon. He loves the Wii and DS. He loves to collect Pokemon cards and trade them with friends. His favorite treats are "broccoli" and "peppers with ranch". No joke. He is a little shy...but will raise his hand and shout out all of the answers to a question in a classroom setting. He is still a mama's boy. He is a little afraid of the water...but likes it at the same time. He constantly wakes up in the middle of night needing to go to the bathroom but is so
asleep that he can't find it. It's pretty funny.

when I grow up I want to be: a person who makes games
favorite food: peppers dipped in ranch and pickles
favorite color: red and gold
favorite thing to do: playing with Trevor on the trampoline
favorite book: Chronicles of Narnia

Dave talks in his sleep...

Convo in the middle of the night last night:

Dave: The answer is 24.

Cathy: 24 what?

Dave: 24 milimeters

Cathy: Oh darn, I put 25!

Dave: Are you serious?!

Cathy: yep.

Dave: that is NOT good.

I can have full conversations with Dave while he is sleeping. It is great for retrieving information. :)

NUMBER ONE SPEECH

"Winning is not a sometime thing; it's an all the time thing. You don't win once in a while; you don't do things right once in a while; you do them right all the time. Winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.

"There is no room for second place. There is only one place in my game, and that's first place. I have finished second twice in my time at Green Bay, and I don't ever want to finish second again. There is a second place bowl game, but it is a game for losers played by losers. It is and always has been an American zeal to be first in anything we do, and to win, and to win, and to win.

"Every time a football player goes to ply his trade he's got to play from the ground up - from the soles of his feet right up to his head. Every inch of him has to play. Some guys play with their heads. That's O.K. You've got to be smart to be number one in any business. But more importantly, you've got to play with your heart, with every fiber of your body. If you're lucky enough to find a guy with a lot of head and a lot of heart, he's never going to come off the field second.

"Running a football team is no different than running any other kind of organization - an army, a political party or a business. The principles are the same. The object is to win - to beat the other guy. Maybe that sounds hard or cruel. I don't think it is.

"It is a reality of life that men are competitive and the most competitive games draw the most competitive men. That's why they are there - to compete. To know the rules and objectives when they get in the game. The object is to win fairly, squarely, by the rules - but to win.

"And in truth, I've never known a man worth his salt who in the long run, deep down in his heart, didn't appreciate the grind, the discipline. There is something in good men that really yearns for discipline and the harsh reality of head to head combat.

"I don't say these things because I believe in the 'brute' nature of man or that men must be brutalized to be combative. I believe in God, and I believe in human decency. But I firmly believe that any man's finest hour - his greatest fulfillment to all he holds dear - is that moment when he has to work his heart out in a good cause and he's exhausted on the field of battle - victorious."

--Vince Lombardi

In the Faith of Christ