Pinkalicious

Ally had a playdate at her friends house today. She loves my friend, Karma, and has been going to play at her house ever since she was 6 months old. Karma told Ally that they would make pink cupcakes today, and Ally insisted on bringing her Pinkalicious book. Now this is a very cute book, one that I never had heard of before I had Ally. As a mother of boys, it wasn't one that we purchased for our family collection. And Karma has 3 handsome sons, so she had never heard of this book either. So Ally is bringing pink into her house of boys, and having a blast with so much attention on her.

Davis goes to Denver!

Davis made it home safe and sound from his "awesome" weekend in Denver. Clarks parents drove him out there to go to the Bronco's vs. Bears game. And the Bears almost had a win, but lost in overtime. Dang it. But Davis still had the time of his life. I was so happy this trip worked out and he was able to go. Sometimes life gets in the way, but thank you Dave and Sheila for making this possible for him. He got home tonight with a mile wide grin on his face. And since he is a man of so many words his summary of the weekend is "mom it was awesome"!!!

I need advice

I'm sitting outside of Ally's preschool right now trying to figure out this little girl of mine. She has LOVED school since the first day. But the last couple of days she is crying, and won't let me leave. She won't go to nursery, or any friends houses either. She has to be right by my side 24/7. I'm in the shower, she is sitting right outside, I'm using the bathroom, she is sitting right outside, I go do laundy, she follows right behind. Ok yes, I would just say I'm flattered that she loves me so much, but she was never like this before. She has been very emotional. So I got her to sit down in the circle this morning, but only if she held my hand. After sitting like this for a few minutes I gave her a big hug and left her crying. It breaks my heart, but what do I do? Help!

An early gift

Santa's helper delivered a gift for the boys today. Clarks coworker has season tickets to the Denver Broncos. Well, he knows what football lovers the boys are, and he gave Owen tickets to the game against the Patriots and Davis tickets to this weekends game against the Bears. I don't think anything I get them for Christmas will top this, they are beyond excited. I am grateful to Clarks parents who will be taking them to these games. Any mom loves seeing her kids so happy!!

CeLeBrAtE!!

Happy National Cotton Candy Day!! For Ally it is like another birthday. Look at Owen, the look on his face says it all. "My mom is such a dork, but if I just pretend to smile this can all be over with soon."

Holiday Outings

Tonight for our weekly holiday outing, we went ice skating. We got on Ally's favorite train (frontrunner) and took it to Farmington station. There is a cute, very little skating rink there. It was so fun skating outside with the holiday music and lights. And the best part is, except for about 20 minutes of our evening we were skating alone. Which was great because the rink isn't much bigger than a puddle, but we had such a fun evening. Santa was even there in a nice warm room so we could warm up by the fire. He didn't hold the kids attention for long though, they were back outside in the freezing cold playing on the playground. I've got to watch Davis, he took a bit of a tumble on the ice and landed on his face. I'm worried about his front tooth. He fell right on his mouth and hit his tooth, and cut his lip. He now has a fat lip, I just hope the tooth doesn't die. Oh my gosh, my bed feels so warm and cozy after the evening out in the freezing cold. Good night.








PS-Joke from Davis
How does Frosty the Snowman get around?

By icicle :)

Christmas Tree

We went out and picked up our Chrismtas Tree tonight. I forgot my camera, and my phone. I was so not prepared, but luckily Owen had his phone so we got a picture. Not a great one, but we still got one. I was having troubles getting the tree to stand up straight once we got home. I was joking to Ally we would have to take it back. She started to cry (she's been very emotional lately) and said we couldn't because this one was special. It tips a tad, but it is a special tree.

Light Night

It's Monday night and that means we went to see Christmas Lights. We had fun tonight going to the Kaysville light parade. I hope someday this parade matches the 4th of July parade. I love the light parade. I'm such a mean mom though and tricked my kids into getting their flu shots by planning something fun and just "stopping" by the doctor on the way to said fun activity. I didn't have any idea it would be such a bummer for Owen though. The nurse came in and said Owen was due for a whole list of shots. The poor kid got 5 shots, but now he is ready for 7th grade (aaahhh). They all forgave me though, and once we left the office never gave the shots a second thought. What great kids. I love them so much and I love going out and playing with them. And thankyou Five Guys for a delicious dinner.

North Pole Breakfast

I've written about our elf, Ichabod, before. He comes to visit our house during the holiday season. He's just an extra set of eyes, and reports the kids behavior to santa. He came back this year, with a fun breakfast. Owen read Ichabods story, and we enjoyed waffles with "snow" (powder sugar), hot chocolate with lots of cream and Ichabod brought "snow covered donuts", Allys favorite treat. Ichabod even took the time to write each kid a letter and bring them a little gift of some warm socks. He said warm socks come in very handy in the North Pole. So now until Christmas we will have our elf Ichabod in our home. He is a great houseguest and requires no extra effort at all.

Thanksgiving 2011

To begin our Thanksgiving, we got to wake up early (way to early for a holiday), and drive to Brigham City to watch Owens football team play in a tournament. They also play Friday and Saturday. And if they play as good as they did today, they will have no problem placing first. They did awesome. It took a little bit for them to warm up and wake up, but once they did they scored 41 pts!! I love watching my kids play football. Davis was busy sitting on the sideline, watching the other coaches and memorizing the teams plays. That kid is amazing, he can call the other teams plays before they even start. So after cheering and playing we were starving. And Sheila had made us a wonderful delicious Thanksgiving Meal. I look forward to this meal all year long. I love Thanksgiving food. We enjoyed the company of Clarks family and the kids had a great time playing with their cousins. So I would call this holiday a success, a good day to enjoy our many blessings.

Bethany Jane

Welcome Bethany Jane! Krissy and PJ had their 4th baby yesterday (the 22nd). Congratulations and we love you, Krissy, PJ, Eden, Dallin, Lucy & Bethany.

Don't make them wait

This is what happens when the kids get together and have to wait (oh my gosh it took forever) too long for their food. They had a great time playing with my phone.

Here we go...

The Holiday season is here. And my kids and I are so excited. There are so many fun things to do during this season. We are going to continue our tradition of going around to see light displays every Monday night. Last night, Layton turned on their lights in the park, and had a little program before hand. Owen even missed his Patriots playing Monday night football, to go with us. And Davis is happy to go anywhere, as long as he has one of his 57 footballs with him. So that is just a random #, but it seems like we have that many footballs around the house when I am trying to clean or sit on the couch or just walk from one room to the next!! Next week, Kaysville light parade.

Goofy Girl

Sometimes having a little girl with a goofy personality is fun, but sometimes it can be a tad embarrassing like when I have to run errands and go to basketball games and the school with her wearing these glasses.

A first...and probably the last

I have never heard the words "Mom, can I please go to bed," in all 11 years of being a mom until tonight. I was shocked. Owen uttered these words tonight as we were watching The Polar Express. (Davis heard me say ya, go brush your teeth, and he flipped out screaming because he thought I told Owen to go to bed and it wasn't bed time yet, he didn't understand what was going on either). Last night, Owen went on his first scout campout. He had a blast, and came home so excited. Snow and all they had a fun campout. Fun, but tiring apparently. I can't be too happy about Owen asking to go to bed though, because as I type this Ally is still going strong. I just can't win them all now can I!

Yes, that was me

If anyone was driving by Clinton Walmart this morning and saw a person walking around the parking lot with a basket full of groceries, yes, it was me and yes, I was lost. I totally spaced it and had no clue where my car was. How embarrassing! I paid, walked out and walked straight to my "normal" parking spot. I honestly thought about calling the cops. I probably looked so silly wondering around the parking lot with a loaded basket, but eventually I did find my car and got home safely. I'm such a dork!

Can't pass up a good deal

Yes, we had just made plans to go play at Get Air today, but Rachelle called me with another great deal, and I just didn't want to pass up a good deal. So after Get Air, we went to Classic Fun Center. And the kids continued their play with skating and laser tag, and bounce houses. I got the "cool mom of the weekend" award. My kids better remember this day when they are mad at me for making them do their homework, and reading next week!
Can you tell Owen and Ally were totally sick of me and my camera? It is the only picture of Davis though, I couldn't get the kid to stop for more then 2 seconds.

Got Air!

Owen was supposed to have a football game today, but with the winds and snow it was cancelled. Well, gosh we weren't just going to sit around without anything to do so we dcecided to cash in a coupon I had bought for Get Air in Roy. It's a gym that is all trampolines, and padded walls, and foam pits. Owen went to a birthday party there on Wednesday and has been begging to go back. It really is a fun place. Although I warn you, the foam pit is VERY hard to get out of. And sadly the place records people jumping in (I still think it's for the embarrassment factor, not the coolness factor of watching yourself do tricks). But it is delayed so I got to watch myself jump, as if that wasn't bad enough, I sat horrified as I watched myself try to pull out of the foam pit, and then adjust my underwear and clothes afterwards. Ya, that was awesome! But hey all in the name of fun with my kids. And it was fun jumping and playing with them!