still going...

and going, and going. I'm kind of like the energizer bunny I guess. I got to go to Sun Valley for four days with my family, and it was a blast. Everyone in my immediate family was there, minus one sisters family, and one husband of mine (not that I have more then one). Anyway, I got to take my yearly ski trip, and we could not have had a better day. AMAZING! My brother Paul, and his family are here from Kentucky, and we always have good times together. Problem is, I have not taken one single picture of that fun we've been having. But, when I get some from my family I'll post a couple. Good Day.

Christmas fun

We had a whirlwind Christmas, but it was just so fun that I couldn't get stressed about it. We had a sledding/Christmas party with my Dads side of the family, and then we had our traditional Christmas Eve dinner party at Grandma Annas house. Can I just say, I love love love my Grandma. She is so AWESOME! It is really kind of funny in a way. She has outlived several of her dear friends, so now all of their husbands are calling my grandma for a good time. haha. Or just friendship, or something. All I know is she is so dang cute for a 89 year old woman, that I would call her too if I were an old man. haha. Anyway, here are some pictures from her party too.

Christmas giggles

I was trying to make the kids smile for Craig, so he could take a picture of them in their church clothes, but he recorded it instead. Now I guess the secret is out......I'm a big nerd! especially when I'm trying to make my kids smile for a picture. It's true, I hold nothing back. Not even my own dignity.

White Christmas

I LOVE haveing a white Christmas! For me it never really feels like Christmas without snow, so I guess that would make this year EXTRA Christmasy... or something. We have about 12 inches of snow, and I love, love, love it. I was driving tonight with my kids in the car, playing/singing Christmas songs, looking at lights, and thinking about tomorrow, and I think I may have experienced my first little Christmas high. If Christmas was a drug tonight, I must have been smokin it, because I am all sorts of giddy and excited. I'll post Santa pictures in the near future.
Merry Christmas everyone.

Do you ever....

have something really, REALLY funny, or stupid, or unbelievable happen to you? Maybe it's just me, but I always have a really hard time posting after a post that I thought was really entertaining. It's like....I can't really compete with it or something. Does anyone else ever do that? .....k, so I guess maybe I'm just nuts, a little, or allot whatever.
So, the other thing I can never compete with are those incredible women that REALLY have it together. This past week my sister in law has been in town, and it was so fun to spend time with her. She is one of my favorite people to spend time with, and I totally adore her. She is one of those people that can be really sick, wearing no make up, possibly has missed a couple of shower days, and still manages to be gorgeous. It is so disgusting, and a little disturbing when your husbands sisters are all the girl that all the other girls wanted to be like. I mean really. I love them to death, but what am I supposed to do with that? I'm so not that girl, but at least I am friends with that girl right? OK well, I'm totally babbling, and need to go to bed. I'll catch you all up on real stuff soon.
p.s. We have SNOW, and I'm so excited about it.
p.s.s. for my sister in laws that might read this, I really do Love ya, and I wont hate you because your beautiful.;)

It was good!

I just read through my thanksgiving entry, and realized I didn't share any of the good parts. We really did have a great Thanksgiving...really. After I got the poo, and other stuff cleaned up we went and played football with the Halls. Followed by Dinner at my parents, and then back to the Halls for games. The next two days we just hung out with Family, and had so much fun. I got to do a girl night with my sisters on friday, and girl time with Craigs sisters on saterday. I love nothing more than hanging with my family (and family in laws). Just wanted to say that for the record. :)

my thanksgiving "outpourings"

There are three facts you need to know before I go on any farther.
Fact #1- Carter has a very bad gag reflex, and he can't handle any really bad smells, such as poop.
Fact #2- I am insane!
Fact #3- I had all the three year old cousins on the Hall side come over, and we had a "Diego Slumber Party". Thus confirming fact #2.

Everything started out great! We had the elders over for a nice lasagna dinner, played "Hide Diego, hide", and "Draw Diego, draw", and watched "Diego Saves Christmas". The kids had a great time, even though our slumber party didn't have much slumbering.

The next mourning was Thanksgiving, and this was the plan:
wake up, feed the kids breakfast, dress them, Craig takes the missionaries shopping, and i take the kids to the Hall family "Turkey Bowl" to return them to their rightful Mothers.

I knew things were off the moment we discovered that our cat had somehow gotten into our new(ish) Pathfinder.....the day BEFORE, and had been trapped in there all night. Cat + small confined space for extended period of time = LOTS OF POO. We got that all cleaned up, and by then Craig had a rush to get the Elders, leaving me to finish getting the kids ready by myself.

All the 3 year olds were fed, cleaned, and dressed, so I went downstairs to Laylas room to get her dressed. A moment later I hear Carter from the top of the stairs yelling/dry heaving "mom, (gag) it looks (gag) stinky in here (gag)!" (he always says looks instead of smells)I rushed to the stairs just in time to see Carter vomit down the stair. I yell "run to the bathroom, HURRY", so obediently, he runs to the bathroom leaving a vomit trail behind him. (Did I mention he had toast and peaches for breakfast?)I followed him to the bathroom, and as I turned the corner I saw what triggered the vomit episode. His sweet little cousin was standing there with his underwear and pants around his ankles, and poo all the way down his legs, smeared all over the floor, and even a little on the door. (I really have know idea how that happened). At that moment I hear sweet little Layla come up the stairs, and enter the Kitchen. Remembering the mess in there, I ran back in the kitchen to get her. I got there just in time to see her pick up a chunk of peach from Carters mess, and happily pop it into her mouth. AAAAHHHHH!!!

Lets have a quick recap! I'm crazy...Diego...no sleeping...cat poo...Carter puke...cousin poo...layla gets a snack!
Basically, the moral of the story is.......Carter needs to chew up his peaches.