Twilight Premiere!!

Okay, so I haven't read any of the Twilight books...YET, but when I was given the opportunity to go see the movie last night, I jumped at the chance!! I went with 4 other girls from my ward after our RS Gratitude Dinner and I've been waiting all day for one of them to post the picture we had taken there, but I just can't wait any longer...maybe I'll swipe the picture to add later.

Anyway, I just had to say I loved the movie! Maybe it was best to see it before reading the books because I've heard a few people say it wasn't that great. But, I totally fell in love with Edward and the whole story line. I was left aching for more! I'll definitely be reading like MAD as soon as I can get my hands on the books.


So EXCITING!!

So HOT!!

So LOVED it!!

Tagged Again!!

Well, I'm guessing that because I haven't been posting regularly, people think I need to be tagged or something. It's not that I've been ignoring all my wonderful friends here in the blogosphere, it's just that my days have been pretty busy, my nights have been filled with reading and catching up with all of your postings, and I simply haven't had much to say. So, here is my lame attempt at letting you all know I'm still here, alive and well!

Sixes Tag.....
6 TV shows I like to watch:
*For those of you who don't know, we have no cable or dish at our house, so the only channels we're able to pick up are the Spanish channel and the Infomercial channel. At about 4:00 ION Television (the Infomercial channel) plays regular shows so we occassionally watch:
1. MASH
2. Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
3. Family Feud

6 Restaurants I like to eat at:
1. Los Hermanos
2. Olive Garden
3. Chili's
4. Rumbi
5. Cafe Rio
6. The Italian Place

6 things that happened today:
1. Helped Sydney with a homework assignment, then took the kids to school late.
2. Babysat Memphis and played with my kids
3. Found a bag of doll clothes for my friend on freecycle, picked them up and presented them to her (she was thrilled, they'll be perfect for Christmas!)
4. Deposited checks and paid bills, Yuck!
5. Got my hair "chopped off"
6. Colored my hair, then added highlights

6 things I am looking forward to:
1. Finishing my hair so I can get to bed.
2. Finishing Sadie's quilt.
3. Selling our house and paying off ALL debts!
4. Putting up the Christmas Tree.
5. Sewing Christmas PJ's for my kids.
6. Finishing this tag so I can go to bed.

6 things on my wish list:
1. For Matt to get a better job.
2. To sell our house!!
3. To stay in SS 4th Ward.
4. To LOSE 50+ pounds.
5. To be a better mom and wife:)
6. For Matt to get accepted to BYU.

6 people I Tag:
1. Kyra
2. Bonnie
3. Bev
4. Staci
5. Kim
6. Callie

I've Been Tagged....

The rules are:

1. go to your pictures.

2. upload the 4th picture in the 4th folder.

3. post an explanation of picture.

4. tag 4 friends.



This is a picture of Stetson one Sunday after church when Matt and the kids were being silly and trying to see how many grapes they could fit in their mouth. I'm not sure what brought on this perfect shot, but Stetson came skipping into the Living Room singing "Here I Come to Save the Day!!" and we were lucky enough to snap it just in time.

I tag....Tara, Ilene, Brooke, and Jonie.

Frosty, the Snowman...

Winter is coming on us in full force. We got our first snow of the season yesterday, we awoke to a beautiful blanket of white on the ground. The kids were so excited and couldn't wait to get out and play in it. I assured them it would most likely be all melted before they would even get a chance. Which, of course, it was....



But, we went into Grammy and Papa's house tonight to see Uncle Erick and their backyard was still snow covered. It didn't matter that it was already 8:30 p.m., it was freezing cold out, and they were all dressed for bed. They just had to go out and play in it! And, of course, they just had to build a snowman!



I love how easily kids get excited. Their love for life is what keeps me going sometimes!

Halloween is always a fun time for kids and I've always tried to make it a priority to have the best costumes for my kids. This usually involves alot of money spent on fabric and patterns for costumes I get to stress over for a couple of days anyway, and I don't think I've had a full nights sleep on the night prior to Halloween for a good six years, at least. Well, this year we are so lucky to live in a ward and neighborhood that is the best in all the world! One of our Enrichment Meetings in September included a Costume Exchange, so that all those costumes we keep in storage could get a little more use out of them. So, all of our Halloween expenses came to a whopping $5 for a shirt we got from DI for Stetson's costume, and I didn't even have to break out the sewing machine. HOORAY!!


Sydney made a very lovely Geisha Girl, and got to use the pretty Oriental Umbrella she got from the State Fair.


Stetson finally decided on the Phantom of the Opera for his costume two days before the big day, and it turned out to be very cool!


Sadie got the cutest Lady Bug tutu and accessories from her aunt Racquel for her Birthday, which goes perfect with our little Sadie-Bug!


McCrae kept telling me the week prior to Halloween that he was going to be a golf guy, but I just wasn't up to making knickers for him and didn't know exactly how else to pull that one off. We had borrowed a Spiderman costume from a friend for him, but when we were trying to get everyone else ready for the big day he went down to the dress up box in the playroom and brought up our very old Superman costume, this picture was taken before I fashioned a cape for him using some of Sydney's red athletic shorts, which actually topped off his costume quite nicely.


Matt got his costume from our Stake Clothing Exchange back in July, he thought it was the greatest. He loved lounging in this gown around the house, and actually wore it to the pool as a cover up one time...that is when I kinda misplaced it after washing. But, after much searching, I finally found it in the 'junk' room with a few other DI items. I'm so glad I did, it turned out to be a great costume for him.


Everyone else was all dressed up and ready to go, and I was feeling a little left out with no costume, so I ran to my closet and dug out my red gingham shirt, denim overalls, put my hair in pig-tails, threw on one of the kids' dress-up hats, and drew on a few freckles...voila, Ellie Mae!


Here we are at the end of our Trick-or Treating adventures at Grammy and Papa's house, McCrae had had it and will not cooperate for the picture...notice he is now wearing the Spiderman costume. What a fun filled day!


And this sweet picture of Sadie-Bug sums it all up. This is how we all felt after our Halloween shenanigans.

SMASH--the Scary, Hairy Monster!!

**Disclaimer: I debated on whether or not to publish this post because it may gross a few of you out, but I just couldn't resist. So, anyone with a weak stomach who may be reading this, just don't read the last paragraph and you should be just fine!

Meet my monster, Smash
When I look at my Monster, I see a square head, a round body, three sharp claws, and four wheels for his feet.
When I hear my monster, it sounds like screeching wheels, and scary growling.
If you were to taste my monster, it would be like drinking curdled milk and sucking on a rusty nail.
My monster Smash smells like a big old sweaty dog.
If you were to touch my monster, it would feel like cold, hairy metal.

**Stetson, had an assignment for school to make a monster, write up a description of said monster, and draw a map of his monster's neighborhood. He had a lot of fun designing and bringing his monster Smash to life. When we were writing the description for his monster he wanted it to feel hairy, so I asked him how we were supposed to make him hairy. Then the thought came to me for Stetson to go ask his dad (just to be funny!) if we could shave his back for the monster. Matt, of course was more than willing to oblige, and I was stuck with this crazy little idea of mine actually coming to fruition. So we went forward with the shaving of Matt's back, and he thought he was going to be funny and have a big patch of hair off his chest as well, against my advice. Smash turned out to be a pretty cute and hairy little monster. Meanwhile, Matt has been dying from the itch of a freshly shaved chest (not so much back, just chest); hence my advice on not shaving the chest! Anyway, I thought about posting pictures of the shaving but worried that might be a little too gory! You know, body hair just seems so...gross. EEWWWW!!

Hee Haw Farms

Last Friday Night we had the opportunity to go to Hee Haw Farms with Stetson's teacher, Mr. Goodman, as part of a class activity. Of course, when we pulled in to park I realized I had forgotten the camera, so SORRY, no pictures. Mr Goodman got free child admission with a paying adult tickets, so we took advantage of a family pass coupon we had and took the whole family along. Matt, Sydney, Sadie and McCrae enjoyed the Courtyard Activities (i.e...Animal Alley, Hay Jump, Mini Maze, Pedal Karts, Corn Box, Corn Cannons, Boo Junction, Slides--including a 30' Haystack Slide, and much more) while Stetson and I got to go with his class on a Hayride and then through Cornevil Night Terrors. The hayride was alot of fun, especially since I was able to talk with one of the other moms and make a new friend! But, the whole night terror maze was just AWESOME!! We wound our way not only through the haunted corn maze but also into a section of haunted woods with ghouls, goblins and monsters all along the way to jump out and scare us. One of the coolest things to me was the scarecrow which stood so tall above the corn, and then suddenly started coming after us. There were also a number of guys along the way that would pop out of the corn and chase us with chainsaws, one of those times I tripped over someone elses feet and fell with Stetson falling over the top of me. It was a riot!! I laughed so hard I almost peed my pants, and all the kids (Stetson included) were so scared, I think they almost peed their pants too!

My Crae!

Last weekend I went on a GNO and a couple of the other girls were talking about their little boys and some of the things they do. Well, one of the mom's brought up McCrae and said how he is just an angel....and of course I had to agree! I pondered on her comment for a second but all I could respond with was, "Yeah, he is!"
So, I wanted to honor my little McCrae and the good boy he is; he definitely has his moments when I would like to lock him in a closet or something. But, those times are few and far between. I love my Crae boy soooo much!!







Isn't he just the cutest, most adorable, and fun-loving kid you've ever seen?!:)

Halloween Cruise

Last night we went down to Provo with some friends to go on a Halloween Cruise. I was a little surprised to learn that they have been doing this little Halloween Cruise for nine years now, and this was the first year I had heard about it. It was pretty fun, we were all crammed onto the riverboat with a Pirate as our captain. As we sailed along the Provo River there was scarey music playing in the background, halloween lights strung overhead, and over 100 carved pumpkins on display. We were entertained by our captain and two other pirates who jumped aboard along the way with pirate jokes and story telling. Although McCrae slept through the whole thing, it was a fun experience for the entire family. Thank You Sliders for inviting us to tag along, and for the pie and ice-cream afterward. We're so glad to have friends like you!!

Happy Birthday Sadie!

Sadie turned FIVE on Saturday, October 11...we had so much going on that I'm finally getting around to posting about my favorite little bug's big day. The following picture was taken on Sunday when we had some of our family over for cake and ice-cream.



The top ten reasons we LOVE Sadie sooo much...
1. She's always so bright and happy.
2. She's got the cutest smile and most infectious laugh.
3. She gives some of the tightest squeezes.
4. She's got attitude and personality +!
5. She is such a little smartie.
6. She's got a very tender heart.
7. She is a little social butterfly.
8. She's got beautiful blonde hair and it has grown back so cute
from her many chop jobs.
9. She knows sign language and teaches it to all of us.
10. She always reminds us to say our prayers.



In the above picture, Sadie is enjoying her chocolate shake from Chili's. We went in celebration of not only her birthday; but also Stetson's awesome football season, and Matt passing his SSW Licensing Exam. YEAH!!



Sadie opening her present from Grammy and Papa. She is so excited to be five, she tells everyone she sees, "I'm five now!" and this morning when we were getting her ready for preschool she said "I should be in Kindergarten now mom, cuz I'm five."
I had to explain to her just like I did to Sydney at that age that Kindergarten only starts up once a year and she gets to stay in Preschool until it starts again next fall. She was pretty happy to learn that when she goes to Kindergarten she'll be one of the oldest kids because then she'll be turning six.