Jack's Birthday

I know I am a little late, but here it is. Jack's birthday was on Dec. 22nd, and he wanted to have some cousins over, and go to the Jumping Jack's in Springville, it was really fun. Everyone had a blast. He also wanted a spider man cake. My sister had a pan for it, so I just baked the cake, and took it out. When I took it out it totally broke, so I decided to just put blue or red frosting on instead of trying to make it look good. I asked Jack what color frosting he wanted and he said red. I tried and I tried to get it red, but it was pink. So he had a pink spider man cake. Well, I couldn't do that to Jack, so I went to Walmart and bought a blue cake for him. FUNNY! I am retarded! Well, Jack is 3 now, and he is a big as anyone else. He is such a joy in our lives, even though he is really tough. Today he threw a little hard (like hard as a rock) ball at this neighbor boy, and it gave the little boy a little big of a black eye. He is such a boy, we are trying to direct his energy toward good. Yesterday we went to my grandparent's house to visit for a while, and my grandpa just watched him and said...."Man, I bet he doesn't even stop when he is sleeping." IT IS SOOOO TRUE!!! WE love ya Jack-a-boo! You can tell Joe had fun at Jumping Jack's too!!!

Christmas Tag

Hurry, cause it's almost Christmas!!!! My cousin Jessica tagged me, so here I go.
1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Both. I love to wrap for my kids, cause that makes it funner for them to open, but I don't mind gift bags for the older folks, you know, like myself.
2. Real tree or Artificial? We have an artificial tree, but I love both. I wish we could have both. I absolutely love the smell of a real tree.
3. When do you put up the tree? Day after Thanksgiving.
4. When do you take the tree down? Two years ago, it was down I think in April. I know, we are bad!!!
5. Do you like eggnog? Yeah, I wish I didn't though. MMMMMMM
6. Favorite gift received as a child? Probably my Rollerblades, since I was the queen of Classic Skating!!! FUNNY!!!
7. Hardest person to buy for? Definitely in-laws, and parents. They already have everything!
8. Easiest person to buy for? Kylee, she would be happy with anything pink, or purple!
9. Do you have a nativity scene? YUP!
10. Mail or email Christmas cards? Mail.
11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? NONE
12. Favorite Christmas Movie? The Original Grinch, or Elf!! Love em both.
13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? Depends on when I see a good deal.
14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? MAYBE
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Flank Steak!!!!! Hurray for Christmas Eve Dinner.
16. Lights on the tree? Lots of colorful lights
17. Favorite Christmas song? I want a hippopotamus for Christmas...Just kidding, that is Barbara's. Mine is the little drummer boy by Harry Simone Corale.
18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? Home
19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer's? EASY, just sing the stinking song.
20.Angel on the tree-top or a star? Angel.
21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Morning, well, usually we open jammies on Christmas eve.
22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? Going to Costco last minute, and having a million people there, and everyone is onery.
23. Favorite ornament theme or color? My favorite ornament, is probably a Noah's ark ornament that the in-laws gave me my fist Christmas in the family. They give some each year, and they are sooo cute.
24. Favorite food for Christmas dinner? I already said....FLANK STEAK!

I tag Barbaloots, Janel, Shannon, Jessica Nye, yeah you Jessica and Megs. GO!!!

Missing Summer

Oh how I am missing summer right now. I used to be a real fan of the snow and the cold, but something has happened to me in my old age. I am not loving the winter. It really only started snowing this week, so I really shouldn't be complaining, but I am anyway. I am sooooo cold! All the time!! I mean, in the summer we go outside, I sit and soak in the sun while the kids play happily outside. In the summer, you don't have to worry about sliding off the road. In the summer, you don't have to worry about running out of windshield wiper fluid when your windshield is SOOO DIRTY YOU CAN'T see anything, and the dumb windshield wipers don't even work very well. Okay, so I am being way to big of a scrooge, I am done venting now.

GO VOTE NOW!!!!

Okay, so my sister-in-law Barb (the one in the middle) is nominated to win as best blog or something like that....top five, anyway, you need to vote for her, so go here and vote for Barbaloot suit She is freaking funny, so you should read some of her posts too!! Thanks yall!

Is yours as clean as mine?

Well, I know this picture is kind of disgusting, but I can't help it that Mia is totally DRAWN to the toilet. SICK! I know. But she will get stuck like this, and then scream, but most of the time she stands up and beats it like she is playing the drums. She is so fun. Mia is 9 months old, I can't believe how fast the time flies! She has four teeth, and two more coming in. She just barely got her two front teeth, and now the next two in the front are coming in, so it is runny nose city at my house. I love being a mom. It is the greatest thing ever....the hardest thing ever too. I cleaned up about 50 messes that Jack made the other day. 1st he drew all over the wall (luckily it was washable markers) next, he and his cousin Taylor found the chocolate cupcakes, and ate them. You could tell right where they walked, cause there was a trail of cupcake all over. Then, he cut the hair off of a horse that we have (you know, those stick ponies) anyway, it was mess after mess. Plus the mess that all the kids made (Ky, Jack and their two cousins) EVERY TOY in the house was on the floor, and in Mia's crib (along with cousin Taylor) that was pretty funny I have to admit. I know I should love the messes, cause they will be gone all too soon, just like President Monson said, so I am trying to love them. (it is still hard though).

Clownin' Around

Is it too late for Halloween pictures? Just kidding, this wasn't Halloween, but we thought it was so funny. Our little Mia is even cute when she has a clown wig on. How is that possible? Just had to post that pic! LOVE IT!