I'm A Little Late

Hi everyone! We really didn't fall off the face of the earth! I know, I'm such a loooossseerr!

Lots of stuff has been goin on and I'm just now tryin to catch up! Bear with me!

First off....we went to Disneyland!

Like a MONTH AGO! Told ya I'm just catching up!

We went for a week. With BOTH sets of grandparents! Who does that?!

My parents (Jen) had never been. I think they enjoyed themselves!

We went for a whole week! We left on a Sunday, stayed outside Vegas @ Wiskey Pete's in Primm Nevada. FYI ~ cheap rooms (like 20 bucks) BUT YOU WANT TO STAY ON THE UPPER FLOORS.....I guess the lower floors have problems with like ants and rodents and stuff! YOU'RE WELCOME!

So here are some picture in no order what-so-ever! AND I have a boatload more to upload just can't find the #$%^ camera cord.

BUZZ....

that is McCoy's head peaking over the top with Brian.

Haylee and Jen.

Lego store in Downtown Disney.

My boys....

'wimmin' @ the HILTON!

Haylee Fish....

Our favorite thing to do.....PIN TRADING!

Our FAVORITE STORE.......WORLD OF DISNEY!

we weren't as bad as the Grandma's....they each bought some new luggage to carry all their loot home!

Chip & Dale

Teacups

We ALSO met up with our friends, Guy and Sara and their kiddos.

Caden & Guy on Dumbo

Cruela!

McCoy did not want to tell her we had a puppy back @ home! =0)

Donald's boat. Exploring with Grandpa!

Jesse!

teacups AGAIN......barf

I think this building is called "Innovations". Over in Tomorrowland. It was really neat. It had a whole 'future house' with new technology and way cool inventions. AMAZING !

In California Adventure hangin' with Andy's bucket of green army men!

I have alot more photos to share. It'll have to wait till tomorrow. It's 11 o'clock PM. and I'm pooped!

I did have a surprise while I was in line for PeterPan! I got a call from the manager of Hallmark up in our neck of the woods and offered me a job. We got back from our trip on the 2nd of May and I started workin part-time on the 4th!

See.....I told ya I'm trying to catch up!

I'll post about THAT fabulousness later!

More pics tommorrow.....

promise.....

Brian's already snoring so he is no help to me in finding the #$%^ camera cord! =0)

thanks for staying with this uber long post!

Grandma & Grandpa are ready for us to move.....

Let me tell you a little story.
Yesterday, while wandering around Wally-World, I spy a toy chick in the Easter novelty section. I buy it for our dog, Bella. Why? She had one 2 years ago right after we got her. SHE.LOVED.IT & mothered it to death! Emphasis on the death part. I didn't find any last year at Easter, so when I saw it yesterday, I couldn't resist.

Brought it home and gave it to her. She went nuts. Then chewed it. And slimed it.

Brian, I and the kids went to bed.

G-ma & G-pa were upstairs watching a movie in the living room.

about 10 p.m........

CrAzY pounding on the door...... there stands our back door neighbor...... freaking out.... thought we were all dead from carbon mon. poisening....

WHAT?!

He kept hearing cherping noises coming from our house area, and couldn't see any lights on in the house.

His carbon mon. detector makes that same cherping sound. He thought for sure we were all dead.

G-pa goes to investigate.

and finds Bella's chick on the back patio, stuck in the on postion because of all the chewing and sliming.

Promptly sends the chick to Jesus (aka the garbage) and gives me a firm talkin' to in the morning!

my bad =0(

Our Nest....

We ArE mOvInG!!!

Yes, after a year of living with the parentals, we are finally leaving the nest!

Not far tho, just down the street.

Same ward, same school, same friends and neighbors. We wouldn't want it any other way!

It will happen end of May, first part of June!

I'm so excited. It will be like Christmas....I forget what I've got hidden away in storage!

Ohhh! It's gonna be goooood!

How Did This Happen?

I'm 37 today....

not too sure how I feel about it.

I'll be under the covers all day...

The Tooth Fairy Sucks....

Miss Haylee lost a molar. Like a week ago. It came out at home, but she faked it and told the Sec. at school that she lost it in class just so she could get the 'tooth fairy box' to take home. Gotta love that girl!

Like I said, that was a week ago.

The fairy came......LAST NIGHT

She really sucks.

It's not like Haylee put the box in a secret place. Right in plain view, for all the world to see. Night after night, nothing. I kept telling Haylee the tooth fairy must go to bed at like 9 or something, she is not a party animal, stay up late, kinda gal.

Haylee thinks the tooth fairy sucks. She does. BIGTIME. She does things like this ALOT. Don't believe me? I have proof. Not just at our house. At Josh's house too.

My friends son, Josh thinks the tooth fairy is a horrible wretch. She forgets about him all.the.time. And then like a year or so ago, she pulled this one on him.

The Fairy must have been running late that night, and forgot to stop at the ATM. She looked in her Gucci purse and had no more mula left! What to do what to do??? Then she spotted some dollar bills sitting on the living room floor. It must have been fate! She snatched them up, put them in place of Josh's tooth, and out the window she flew!

The next morning, Josh came bursting in his parents room and shouted, "THAT STUPID TOOTH FAIRY....SHE USED MY OWN MONEY"!!!!!!!

apparently Josh 'marks' his money so that his siblings don't steal it. and it was clearly marked with big red J's all over it!

Yep! That darn tooth fairy.....she sucks in these parts!

Random...

The kidlets go back to school tomorrow

I, for one, can't wait

they are really really bored

and I'm sick of the whining

my kids actually like school {they take after their mother}

Haylee has her science fair project all ready to go {thank you Grandpa Ned} they both get a kick out of doing it every year, and have always come in first or second place

Caden's New Years resolution is to flirt LESS with the ladies

Haylee's New Years resolution is to find a boyfriend {yikes}

Madi's New Years resolution is to play more Webkinz {um nope}

McCoy's...."Momma, what's a rezloooschun"?

we went & saw 'The Princess and the Frog' last week. It was so cute. The kids loved Ray.....mostly cuz his bum lights up {big surprise}

they want to see 'Alvin & the Chipmunks' {just to see the Chipettes sing Beyonce's "Single Ladies"}

I kinda do too

I'm weird like that

I know all the moves to 'Hoedown Throwdown' by Hannah Montana

I told you it was a long Christmas Vacay!

my Primary kids did so good learning the new song I have to teach them for January {my expectations were verrrry low} they picked it right up! {I guess I must be doing something right}

totally loved the little girl in sacrament hitting her mom and screaming at the top of her lungs, "But mom I want to stay, don't make me go home, nooooooooo"

no ones cellphone went off during the sacrament {huge improvement for the ward} that makes like 2 weeks in a row! It's the same person too. You'd think they would get a hint to turn it off what with all the crusty looks shot @ them and all. Lol

Brian has to go to Grand Junction tomorrow, then Vegas on Weds. Hope the weather stays good {he's driving both}

I want to go back to Disneyland this spring, the new water show will be done in April. Anyone want to foot the bill? I've decided that's where Brian and I will serve our mission, in Disneyland, not Anahiem....

I have alot of resolutions running around in my head, but nothing I really want to put into writing, my thoughts are mush right now

I want 2010 to be an awesome year

I want the economy to get better

BIG things and IDEAS to come our way

new future, new prospects, new job, new move......making my head mush

I told you this would be random

What Momma Wants...

Dear Santa,

I've been a good mom all year. I've fed, cleaned and cuddled my children on demand, visited the doctor's office more than my doctor has, and sold sixty-two cases of candy bars to raise money to plant a shade tree on the school playground. I was hoping you could spread my list out over several Christmases, since I had to write this letter with my son's red crayon, on the back of a receipt in the laundry room between cycles, and who knows when I'll find anymore free time in the next 18 years.

Here are my Christmas wishes:

I'd like a pair of legs that don't ache (in any color except purple, which I already have) and arms that don't hurt or flap in the breeze, but are strong enough to pull my screaming child out of the candy aisle in the grocery store.

I'd also like a waist, since I lost mine somewhere in the seventh month of my last pregnancy.

If you're hauling big ticket items this year, I'd like fingerprint resistant windows and a radio that only plays adult music; a television that doesn't broadcast any programs containing talking animals; and a refrigerator with a secret compartment behind the crisper where I can hide to talk on the phone.

On the practical side, I could use a talking doll that says, "Yes, Mommy" to boost my parental confidence, along with two kids who don't fight and three pairs of jeans that will zip all the way up without the use of power tools.

I could also use a recording of Tibetan monks chanting "Don't eat in the living room" and "Take your hands off your brother," because my voice seems to be just out of my children's hearing range and can only be heard by the dog.

If it's too late to find any of these products, I'd settle for enough time to brush my teeth and comb my hair in the same morning, or the luxury of eating food warmer than room temperature without it being served in a Styrofoam container.

If you don't mind, I could also use a few Christmas miracles to brighten the holiday season. Would it be too much trouble to declare ketchup a vegetable? It will clear my conscience immensely. It would be helpful if you could coerce my children to help around the house without demanding payment as if they were the bosses of an organized crime family.

Well, Santa, the buzzer on the dryer is ringing and my son saw my feet under the laundry room door. I think he wants his crayon back. Have a safe trip and remember to leave your wet boots by the door and come in and dry off so you don't catch cold. Help yourself to cookies on the table but don't eat too many or leave crumbs on the carpet.

Yours Always,

Mom

I so didn't think this up on my own. Sharkbait had it on her blog, and I thought it was straight-up awesome! A Mom can wish, right?

Funny Story...

So the other day I saw this cute Gap commercial and I immediately thought of my neice, Sami. So I text her Dad (my brother Jeff), and her Mom to tell them about it. Sounds innocent right? That's what I thought. I wrote, "just saw the new gap commercial, and it reminds me of Sami". Then I get this threatening text back, "who isssss thiiissss, and how do you know my daughter"?????? Turns out Jeff and Lindsey didn't have my new cellphone number programed in their phones and thought it was some stalker out to take their darling daughter! My bad! Sorry guys.

Anyway this http//www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzwsEMd9iBo is the cute commercial that got me in so much trouble!

Normally I don't put any pictures of me on here, but since this has my cute husband in it, here you go. Saturday night we had so much fun at Brian's Christmas party! Edwin snapped this picture....what the heck is up with my teeth?

Ok that's my one picture of me this year, I'm good for another 12 months!

help!

I just got called to be the Primary Chorister!

ummm YIKES!

If you have any fun ideas, please please please send them my way!

oh....and lots of prayers too!

well...

My tummy is full.... and I am thankful for a great Thanksgiving.

Happy, healthy kids.

Happy, healthy husband.

A busy holiday season coming up!

Christmas music!

and for hubby taking me to this last night!



we BOTH loved it! Bare chests ~n~ all!!

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving, bring on the Christmas madness!

In the spirit of all things Thanksgiving, I present to you my thankful list.

-Wii games and the Blockbuster pass for unlimited game rentals! Momma likey when the kiddos aren't fighting. Games that they can play together = happy momma.

-Super comfy bed with freshly washed sheets!

-mornings when McCoy sneaks into said comfy bed @ 4am and squeezes between Brian and I. Drives Brian crazy, but I'm hanging on to these moments . He is my baby after all.

-Happy Pills. Yes I take 'em. I know I need them. and after dealing with a friend who refuses to take them, but desperately needs them, this week....I realize I am a stronger person because I address my mental health, and not hide from it!

-Teachers. All my kids teachers. I love them so much! The kids are doing so good this year, and I consider all their teachers some of my very best friends!

-PTA. wha? Yes I love it! Keeps me hoppin', but involved!

-no piggy flu @ our house! Several of our friends have had it. Keeping fingers crossed that it doesn't motate our way!

-my IPOD...and listening to Ozzy's Crazy Train ~DON'T JUDGE!

-Layaway....this is actually 2 fold-- 1. Holds Christmas crap until the bonus comes into our hot little hands on Dec. 5th. 2. Holds Christmas crap so I don't have to find a hiding place!

-Pepsi.Pepsi.Pepsi.

-My super fantastic, surprised they aren't crazy yet, in-laws! We have stayed with them alot longer than any of us expected, it means more to me than they will ever know.

-Christmas Lights! Brian and his dad have rigged up a pretty sweet light show, complete with music! We will put the Griswold's to shame this season!

-Homework.....and the fact that my kids have it all done tonight. Now they are callin' my name to play the Wii....Have a good night everyone!

Daddy Daughter Date!

Tonight Haylee and Brian had a really special date. It was the Daddy Daughter party for the 10 and 11 year old girls in our ward. The girls really wanted a 50's theme, so they all loaded up and headed to Pop's Malt Shop just down the road for some yummy treats and dancing with Dad!

Don't they look cute?! Notice the 'Chuck Taylor's' Brian is wearing!

They had so much fun! I just have to say, Brian is such an awesome dad. He got off early to go tonight. He was in the middle of a big sale at work and turned it to another salesman, thus him only making half of the commission! and while I'm on the subject of the hubster......we celebrated our 16th anniversary last week! We went and saw "Couple's Retreat". It was the perfect anniversary movie! Love you Brian, thanks for making the last 16 years seem like 16 minutes....

underwater! Here's to a million more!

PlAyInG iN tHe LeAvEs

Look who I found hiding in our leaves this afternoon...

we have wildlife in these parts....this would be 'Moose'

'G.Q. Smooth....Lady Killer...right here'

Madi was moving around too much to get a decent picture.

Happy Fall Ya'll!

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Caden's New Girlfriend....

It all started when she asked him if he liked spiders in the afternoon........

doesn't he look so at ease with her?!

Jazz Game....Ghetto Style

You must drive the 'Ghetto Cruiser'

Lovely huh! The back hatch was actually blue......a 16 year old kid hit me in a cross walk a long time ago, and we never bothered to get it fixed. I couldn't even tell you what the insurance money went to! LOL
Anyways....my ultra savy husband decided since they had a surplus of 'cash-for-clunker' cars at the dealership that were waiting to go to the junkyard. He would swap our dented one for a 'new' one. What can I say....it was free! And I am told, Brian's friend, 'Paco' can paint it for "real cheap"! (ya, I'm worried too)

Thursday afternoon I got the call that said we had Jazz tickets for the pre-season opener. You just don't say no to free tickets right?????!!!

Keep in mind me are "po" so we went on this date el cheapo!


100 points on the Subway card = FREE meal for Brian and Jen!!

nom nom nom....


Free parking pass.....check!

We go to will call and pick up our tickets. They were the VIP ones. Crap.....they come with a free all you can eat meal in the VIP room downstairs!!! Well we couldn't pass up the free food, so we ate again. Yes I was miserable....but by halftime we recovered to go back downstairs for more nachos and popcorn!

I love moochin!!!! That's how we roll.....Ghetto Style!

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overheard @ the warehouse....

Caden: Mom, I don't want you to worry. I will never ever join the Dark Side!

someones been playing too much Lego Star Wars....

all right! all right!

i posted! monica.....happy now?! =0)

this is miss madi the first day of school. 8th grade!! where did the time go?!

new elementary school.....i absolutely love it...and i'm not just saying that cuz i been living there the past couple of weeks!!

i wanted a cute picture of caden and haylee on the first day of elementary.....this is all i got

and mr. mccoy.....preschool baby.....total bliss for mom 4 days a week, 2 hours a day!!!

i know it wasn't a very exciting post, but you get what you get and you don't throw a fit! actually i have some more pictures on another card, and if i clean out my purse, you might actually get to see them!!!

have a good weekend everyone!