Country folk in the city!

Doctor had Wednesday afternoon off so we decided to head out of town with the kids. We don't have much by way of shopping in our sweet little town so our "mall" experiences are very few. When we got to the mall I felt like we were a hillbilly family coming to the city. Our precious children were fascinated with everything. There were audible gasps and they kept saying, "Wow! Look over there!" It was hilarious. Princess had to go to the bathroom and they had a motion sensored paper towel dispenser. She was so amazed and kept waving her hand by it and giggling when the paper towel would come down. After the mall we took our kids to an indoor playground. Honey Bunch was so adventurous and had no problems keeping up with the big kids. It was a such a great day, I'm so glad that we got to spend some extra time with our Dad! We didn't get many pictures, unfortunately, but here's one of Doctor and Princess playing "whack-a- mole", and a cute one of Megaman.

Its' a little late but..........

I'm finally posting Princess' birthday pictures. We have a tradition of the boys wearing one of Dad's white shirts and the girls wearing my wedding dress on their birthdays (idea stolen from a friend). Here's my beautiful Princess through the years.

Oh Happy Day!

Here are some things that made me smile yesterday -

*My brother called me yesterday and gave me the BEST idea for what to give Doctor for Christmas. I got off the phone and ordered it right away. I'm super excited about it, now I have to wait a month and a half to give it to him. He's going to love it. Doctor always gives me the most sweet and thoughtful gifts, now I have something to compete with. Yeah!!! Thanks, Bud, you rock!

*When I emptied the dishwasher I noticed a sippy cup full of milk that had been placed there by my sweet Honey Bunch. I obviously didn't realize it was in there before I started it, but I'm kind of glad I didn't. It gave me a chance to smile knowing that my sweet little girl was "helping" me do the dishes.

*A couple of weeks ago I accidentally almost burned my house down in a little "crock-pot incident." (We are ok, the crock-pot was not) I was forced to get a new crock-pot and, boy oh boy, I had no idea what I've been missing out on! We got our old one when we got married and thought it was great and would last a while longer. I'm so glad we got a new one! Everything we have eaten has tasted so good! Who knew our old one was crappy? Hooray for delicious crock-pot food!

*Megaman got his first tooth!! None of my kids' teeth have erupted in the "normal" pattern, and Megaman is no exception. His first tooth is an upper front tooth. My grandpa always says that every crow thinks theirs is the blackest so take this next comment with that in mind. Every time we say something to MM about his new tooth he smiles and giggles and gives this look like, "I'm SO cool!" He is so proud of himself, its adorable.

Smile awhile, and while you smile another smiles, and soon there's miles and miles of smiles, and life's worth while because of your smile.

Kid Comedy

Here are the latest gems.........

*Princess was telling us the story of Christopher Columbus. When she got to the part about the three ships she said, "He used the money from the queen to build the Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria." Dude then said emphatically, "No. He sailed on the Cauliflower!"

*We were driving Dude to school when we passed by a cement truck. I said, "Look guys, they are pouring cement over there." Princess then asked, "Why would they pour some mint?"

*We've been listening to a version of the song "We Thank Thee Oh God For A Prophet" that has a harmonica and guitar playing in the introduction. When Honey Bunch first heard it she said, "This song is AMAZING!" Now when we put that CD on she says "Skip to the amazing song!"

*We've recently discovered that Megaman loves animal sounds. His two favorite toys are See 'n Say toys. When we make animal sounds at him he laughs the cutest laugh. Of course he won't do it when we try and get it on camera, but the video is cute anyway.

I'm losing my mind!

For the last 7 years I have slowly been losing my ability to remember things. I've blamed it on "placenta brain", lack of sleep, well really any number of things, but now I'm starting to think I'm losing my mind. Almost every time I talk to my mother we have at least one conversation that goes like this:
Me: I had no idea! Why didn't you tell me that?
Mom: I did. Twice actually.
Me: No, I would have remembered that.
Mom: Really I did.
Me: Oh.
In the last month I've forgotten to have Princess wear her Halloween costume to her preschool concert (I also forgot the camera), Dude's book-it calendar, a dance class that we go to every Friday, Dude's allergy shots that we go to every Wednesday, and probably a half dozen things I don't remember that I didn't remember. I routinely schedule multiple events for the same day and time because I never remember what I already have going. If this memory loss is related to birthing/raising children I hope my memory returns as the years go on. If not, bear with with me, and please don't hesitate to tell me the same things over and over.

Vote! Vote! Vote!

I probably should have done this post a few days ago, but here it is anyway. Please, please, vote! We are so blessed to have so many freedoms in this country, please don't miss the opportunity to have your voice heard! Get out there if you haven't already! God Bless America!!

What's a girl to do?

So here's my conundrum. My husband is the WORST person to shop for and Christmas is right around the corner. Let me share some past experiences.
* When we were wedding ring shopping we went to every ring store in the Boise vicinity at least 3 times. Seriously. The ring he finally chose is not the ring he wears now.
* Our second Christmas together I thought it would be nice to buy him a new pair of jeans. Big mistake. I took him to the store with me, knowing how picky he his. We spent what felt like an eternity at the store before he decided on the right pair. When we got to the check out, the line was forever and a day long. After standing in line for about 5 minutes he said, "You know, I'm not 100% sure I like these." He then put them back on the rack and we left empty handed.
* Three Christmas's ago I asked him to tell me specifically what he wanted. He told me a laser level. I went to the store and compared all the levels and chose what I thought to be the best one. When I came home he accidentally saw it in the trunk and promptly returned it. We then went back to the store together where we spent the next hour with the nicest sales guy trying to find the best one. The sales guy gave up.
* The gift I bought him two Christmas's ago was picked out entirely by him. It stayed in the box until 4 months ago.
* Now, the kicker of all kickers. A few years ago Doctor was at the store and found a tie that he really liked. He bought it then brought it home and asked me to wrap it up as a Christmas present from the kids. When he opened it up on Christmas morning he said, "Hum.....I don't like this tie." He then got up early the next morning and returned it.
So, what's a girl to do? I'm at a loss. I will say, though, how grateful and flattered I am that he chose to marry me considering how picky he is. Lucky for me he hasn't changed his mind. :)

Pumpkin Time!

We carved pumpkins for Family Home Evening on Monday. We let the kids design their own pumpkins and then Dad carved them. I think they fit their personalities pretty well. Megaman loved just watching the kids.

Family Pics

We took some family pictures yesterday. Not bad for taking them ourselves I think. Doctor's sister graciously offered to photo shop them for us, so I'll probably post again after they've been "doctored." Here's my favorites.

Happy Halloween!

Our town has several activities to celebrate Halloween and the first of them was yesterday. We have an Anakin Skywalker, southern Belle, cat, and M&M.

Megaman finally has a thumb he can suck. :)