Home at Last

Slowly but surely I will be up for blogging again. We had a great time visiting our families. I have so much unpacking to do, Christmas to put up, and preparation for my Mom who will be here in just two days. I am overwhelmed!

I can't wait to read your blogs to see all about your holiday adventures.

Happy New Year!

We wish you a Merry Christmas!

We have hit the road and are heading out to visit all of our family and friends in Utah for Christmas. I just wanted to leave a little something from us to you. I hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday!

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Stickers

Many people think housewives do not have much to do. Cleaning and taking care of kids alone is enough to keep anyone busy. While I am cleaning upstairs the kids are destroying the downstairs and vice versa. The cycle is constantly repeating itself.

I was upstairs doing some laundry when my little one tells me the stickers are all gone. I keep my stickers up high because they tend to end up stuck to all kinds of furniture if they are found. S is very good at climbing all counters and shelves, so I figured I had better run down to make sure she was not on the top shelf of the pantry.

I came down stairs and look at my cupboards, floor, and fridge and this is what I see.

At a closer glance I notice these are NOT stickers!

We bought a roll, not a book, but a ROLL of stamps a few days ago. Luckily I addressed and stamped about 35 of our Christmas cards already, but here I find the rest.

Needless to say these are the most expensive stickers we have ever bought our kids.

UPDATE: I was able to save a few of these. A sharp knife and a lot of patience later, I became so pleased with my craftiness I forgot the intial shock of it all.

Ice Skating

Last Saturday my girls were invited to a Birthday party at the ice rink. At first I was really nervous thinking about taking a 4 year old and almost 3 year old ice skating. I finally agreed we would go.

I could not believe how much fun the girls had!

It was cold, cold, cold. The girls had on sweaters, gloves, hats and ear warmers.

They had little walkers for kids to hold onto if they couldn't skate really well. Both my kids had one. M doesn't have the best balance but did a lot better than I thought she would. S was crazy. She was walking all over the place in her skates sans walker. This kid is a natural athlete.

I did not get many clear pictures on the ice because I sat on the sidelines with E, who was very jealous of her sisters.

I noticed some man taking pictures of my kids. It kinda freaked me out because that is weird isn't it? I later learned he was a photographer for our paper. He said he was doing a community activities article and could not pass up pictures of my cuties.

When I get my hands on the article I may post it.

Maybe next year E can have her first try at the whole ice skating thing!

It really made me miss living in Dallas and skating (and shopping) at the Galleria Mall.

Random Musings....

... because my lasagna takes an hour to cook.

1. I am not feeling Christmas this year, maybe because I took my tree down three days after I put it up. My kids refused to leave it alone, I knew we were going to be gone every weekend anyway, and we are not going to be here for Christmas. It just seemed like too much effort to redecorate it every day at nap time.

2. Every time E gets hurt she rubs her head and wants me to kiss it. This happens even when I see her stub her toe. Maybe it is a form of sign language.

3. I hate my Internet service, but we had to buy a modem so we feel like if we switch it will be a waste. I am ready to switch but I can wait til we move.

4. I had a bishop tell me he was a Utard. It took a moment for me to realize what he was talking about, but now every time I think about it I laugh out loud.

5. I was born in Utah so does that make me a Utard too?

6. I really like homemade food, but I hate to cook. I usually brave my hatred and make it anyways. Tonight is lasagna, I am NOT Italian but for some reason I make really great Italian food.

7. I do not like casseroles, my mom never made the Mormon standards. She is from the South and a convert so we always had Southern food even though we lived in Utah.

8. My mind is running a mile a minute as usual, but the timer just went of so dinner here I come.

Las Vegas

Jeremy and I decided an adult vacation was in order, meaning no kids!! We went to Las Vegas. I'll start by saying we do NOT drink, do NOT smoke, do NOT gamble. We do like to site see, people watch, see shows, EAT, and Shop, shop ,shop. There is plenty of this to do in Vegas, we had fun enjoying each other with no little ones tagging along.

Happy BIrthday M!

My baby will be 4 years old. I can not believe how fast time has flown by,

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I will be gone for a few days. Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!

What is missing?

Do you notice anyone missing in this picture?

How about two little girls!

For some reason my children are terrified of any costumed personage. This means no Santa, no Easter Bunny, no Chucky Cheese, and other random characters like the Red Robin standing outside of one of our favorite eating establishments.

This year much to my surprise S braved the o' so scary man, also known as Santa. I know her love of all things sugar oriented, sitting in a basket next to the throne, overcame her fear of Jolly Old Saint Nick. She is tolerant, but not smiling thinking of her reward.

It all started out so well. My little Santa baby M was just plain unaware at the tender age of three weeks old.

At three months M even smiled at her new furry friend the Easter Bunny.

Then at eleven months it starts. She was compliant, as long as she wasn't on his lap, but not wiling to smile. My poor nephew was placed on Santa's lap during a nap. This, now that I think about it, is a great idea.

Our final picture with such creatures, with the exception of this year's Santa picture, M was done! No more sitting on Santa's lap, no more tolerance of the Easter Bunny, no more smiles for any large being dressed in costume. I got this picture for free because the photographer thought it was hilarious.

Not one of my kids would visit any of the above named, until this year. I am very proud of S for overcoming her fears, for what ever the reason or the reward may be. Hopefully this year the Easter Bunny is giving out something involving sugar.

Week Long Wrap Up

I have been having technical difficulties. I am not sure whether it has been my computer or the ridiculous Internet service we chose but I have not been able to download pics or post on blogger. Yesterday it started working out of blue so be prepared to read this and a few more posts. Just scroll down to see I received another award and also got tagged.

Thanksgiving was great! The turkey yummy, all my side dishes were sooo good. I was pleased with myself. All the food was gone by Saturday and I only had one plate of leftovers. Usually we eat for a couple of days on left overs. Note to self, prepare more food next year!

Can you believe I was so overwhelmed with cooking, I did not take one picture. I was bummed when I realized this.

Jeremy turned one year older. He got the one gift he really wanted. He has already passed all the Easy levels and is working on the Medium ones. Seriously, boys and their toys!

E loved every minute of the birthday excitement. Good thing because we have a few more in the next two months. Oh ya, and Christmas is in there somewhere too!

We also attended a Wedding. One of the girls in Jeremy's office got hitched. My girls were excited when they saw the raised platform also known as a dance floor. All the weddings they were in this past year prepared them for dancing. They wasted no time spinning around. It really didn't matter that they were the only ones so inspired.

Congratulations to H and J!!

We realized a while ago that we have cousins who don't live too far away. We have enjoyed spending time with them. Since they live a ways out it turns into a day long event, but oh so worth it. Hopefully we can get together again soon!

We have been working on putting up our Christmas decor and deciding what goodies to make and bake this year.

Jeremy and I are glad we have survived one more week of this crazy whirlwind called the Holidays.

Tagged Ya Again

I was tagged by Farrah to complete this Meme. I need to share 7 random things about me.


1. Most people don't know that I have always been ADD. It was way worse as a kid, but I still have a hard time concentrating. My brain is constantly jumping around. I do not multi task very well at all. I have to make sure I work off of lists.

2. I live my life in denial. In my mind, I still look like this....

...young and thin!

3. I have never owned a dog. Knowing my husband I never will.

4. Looking at pictures, I realized I have the same hair cut I had when I was 21. Now it is at a little bit of an angle.

5. I was an avid scrapper, until the day I had my first child. I have never completed a page since. I still download tons of digital stuff and buy supplies like crazy. I just don't have the energy or the time.


6. The first time I met Jeremy I had a weird feeling we would be together.

7. I have always wanted a little girl. Now I have three and I feel blessed.