Thursday, November 17, 2011

Sigh

I was one of the first. I swear beyond all that is precious and dear, I was one of the first. I've spread this addiction and caused others to also have the love. I loved him first, and while I really hate dislike the whole, so much cheesy publicity there are tshirts at Walmart, I still have to love him. But even with the cheesy, I'm still addicted enough that I'm going to be awake for 6 more hours after working a 12 hour day. And even though I think I'm too mature, I will probably squeal like a 13 year old when I get to see him tonight.

Ah Edward Cullen, you can climb in my bedroom window anytime!


Something good.... I haven't actually spent any time with Li in the past few months. Crazy jobs, crazy family life...sometimes I'm just crazy. But I'm really excited to see my girl and spend a few hours just getting to enjoy life! (I may be really cranky tomorrow though, watch out!)
K

Saturday, November 12, 2011

Not going to be my Chrstmas card....

Having a family that is so ridiculously good looking makes it really hard to decide which picture is going to be on the Christmas card????

Well at least I have ruled this one out, but still, it's really cute!

Something good.... HARRY POTTER! A 4 hour special DVD special edition that spends the entire movie showing the behind the scenes. I'm so excited!
K

Monday, November 7, 2011

Halloween 2011

Last year I found the coolest bridge on a bike path where I took Halloween pictures. This year our day was CRAZY! So crazy I took Syd out of school early so we could get everything done! While I was making homemade butternut squash soup (Ryan's fav, he was begging for me to make it) and pumpkin bread pudding, and getting Dash ready for his school party, and going to work to visit a few patients, and wondering if Ryan eats butter in his sleep because I had just bought a WHOLE pack around Syd's bday and I can't make the beloved soup without it, and making Jack-O-Lantern grilled cheese and cleaning my house BEFORE I had my parents over for dinner with said yummy foods, went to the ward Trunk-Or-Treat (best way ever to score a lot of candy) with our brand new Jeep Commander (I may post a love blog about it later) then trick or treating for a few hours INCLUDING one family in our ward who makes homemade doughnuts. After while coming home and trying to wrestle 2 kids out of makeup and costumes and taking the candy hidden in their pockets to force them to bed. And then washing my hair FIVE TIMES and realizing that the "wash out" dye had dyed my hair permanently....

I took some pictures of my adorable kids

Sydnee decided this year that she was going to be a witch, she obsessed over the costume catalog and finally picked an outfit. Meanwhile probably while I was sleep deprived at work, I apparently bid on a costume off Ebay... and won. Literally didn't know it for DAYS! But I'm glad I got it and she was super cute!

In our house, we normally have costumes picked out for MONTHS before Halloween. And basically for at least 6 months, Beckham has known he was going to be Dash. After watching the Incredibles one day, he insisted that I call him Dash. And he fit that role perfectly, so Dash it was. I actually have let his hair grow out longer so he could be closer to character.


With Sass it was all about the accessories. Which witch hat? (haha I'm so funny) What broom, do these tight have the right color of orange, are these boots cute enough.... I think it turned out perfect! 


Becks wasn't exactly thrilled that his costume has muscles, he didn't want that. But his Mommy procrastinated so long that it was the only Dash costume left, literally, I mean it's actually a size too big, but I had gone to 4 stores and it was the only one I found. As soon as Becks put on his costume he would RUN!!! All around the house, across the church parties, from house to house trick or treating.... RUN!


There are no exact words to describe how adorable I find this picture. One of my favorite parts about Beckham being Dash is that he would frequently attack people (usually Ryan) and say
"stop picking on my sister!"


The witch casting a spell and Dash running SUPER FAST!


Yes, by a last minute shopping moment, I called Ry at work and told him he was going to be Fred Flinstone. Good thing he realized how serious I can be about it cause he even shaved (most) his face. Our costumes were a HIT with the adults, and all of the kids would look at us and say "you're cavemen?" What injustice has come to the children of America if they do not even know who The Flinstone's are? Good, clean family cartoons have been replaced by Spongebob??


My prego sister Klair, LOVES M&M's. She's collected them for years. So for her baby bump, she was the Green M, complete with white GoGo boots. I'm really excited for her to find out what the baby is next month (Go team GIRL!) Beckham wants her to have a boy, and then name it Beckham, so he can have a twin!


Something good.... A 4 wheel drive vehicle!!! And possibly having to dye my hair darker, well at least Ryan thinks that's good. I like it blonde
K

Monday, October 31, 2011

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

This is my favorite holiday, I love it so much I took the day off work! Hope everyone has a safe holiday, I just hope that I don't freeze!

For the record that is totally my hair!

Something good.... CANDY!!


Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Pumpkins and more pumpkins

Every year we go to the pumpkin patch. The kids spend hours in the freezing cold finding 50 different pumpkins and picking the PERFECT one, until I realize that I don't need to spend $15 per pumpkin and let the kids buy a mini one with promises of the BEST $3.99 Wal-Mart pumpkin available!

This year thought we went to a new pumpkin patch (how many times am I going to have to write those 2 words?) This one included a pumpkin from their "patch" ( we've been going to a REAL farm so I'm kinda snobby about a grass field with cardboard cartons of pumpkins) But there was also a corn field maze and a few other cute things.




In case I've never mentioned it, I am allergic to corn plants (and a lot of other plants, but corn is one of the big ones) I will break into a VERY VERY VERYYYY itchy rash and throw myself into the nearest body of water to get the stuff off my body. Now you would think that because of this, my husband and children would be sympathetic and we would skip the corn....


Yeah right Mom, let's go!!! (thanks for the concern guys...thanks)


People may have looked at me strangely but I refused to touch or be touched



Beckham had a blast. If I won the lottery I would pay someone else to build me a corn maze because it would entertain Becks for HOURS



This was pretty much my view the entire time, they would run off and leave me to fend off the plants by myself




So there has been a lot of pumpkin receiving in our house. We already had 4 sitting outside. But since we got to choose 3 free pumpkins from the patch ;) we decided find the weirdest looking ones


I think what Ryan is holding is actually a squash













Something good.... Beckham is going to be the perfect thing for Halloween!


Oh and the reason there aren't a lot of pics of Sassy? Let's just say that when Momma tells you to stop throwing a fit or she will take you to the car... she's not joking

K

Preschool Pumpkin Patch

Beckham's AMAZING preschool went to the pumpkin patch last week. And since my resolution this year is to enjoy every moment I can with Becks before he starts Kindergarten next year, I took the morning off and went with him!

Beckham decided to choose a pumpkin that he could barely carry.



My cute little candy corn! Beckham has decided that he still does not need to look at the camera whenever I am taking a picture. He smiles and looks somewhere else entirely. I am constantly saying "LOOK AT MEEEEE!!!" to which he replies "I'm AM!"



There was I giant hay slide. Which consisted of plastic, hay bales, and potato sacks. And $5 a person to get in the patch.... someone is making a killing and I need to get into the Pumpkin business






For the past 1 1/2 weeks most of Beckham's preschool class has been gone except for one other boy Henrick. Becks has loved "BOYS ONLY" days at school, and his teacher has said that they constantly compete on who can do an assignment better, or faster.


Anytime there is a special occasion Becks requests a mohawk for his hair. It's really cute, but really a pain to wash all the glue out of his hair




It was FREEZING! But we had a blast on our Mommy and Beckham Pumpkin morning.



Something good... My hair is finally at a point where I can feel like I have long hair. And while Ryan constantly annoys me and tells me he wishes it was dark and short, I don't care. I like it!

K

Autumn Leaves

It's beginning to look a lot like fall!!! One of the best things about living in Colorado is how beautiful it is when the leaves begin to change. It's the reason that it's called Colorful Colorado.

The kids keep asking if we can rake the leaves in our front yard and play in them. I keep telling them that of course we will do that but we have to wait until all the leaves fall off the tree.

They decided to help the tree out....




Beckham was too short to reach the branches so Sydnee would pull one down and hand it to him







Those pictures were taken from my front window while the kids didn't realize I was watching what they were doing.


But shortly Beckham realized that I had the front window open and he could poke his head inside the house and say "hi" to Mommy.


Beckham found my decoration witches broom (or maybe it's the one I use at night) He had a lot of fun running around the living room being a witch






He was cackling and screaming






I went a little crazy this year adding to my Halloween decorations. I LOVE Halloween!!






This sign may actually be very informative










Something good.... I got my new GPS in the mail!! I no longer have to try and use my iPhone to navigate! You don't realize how much you use and depend on a GPS (especially with my job) until you don't have one for 3 weeks. I love Garmin and the British English setting and how it makes me giggle

K