WE DID IT

Well Christmas has come and gone and we did it, we did it all.

Some of us saw Santa

Some didn't

We put up lights

We put up the tree

We put up stockings

Family photo op

Ogden Christmas Village

Gingerbread houses

Gingerbread feet

The Professional at his best

Christmas Eve Chucke Cheese. a fam favorite 3 years in a row.

Another tradition is on Christmas Eve the kids get to open one present that consists of pajamas and a ornament. Then we meet my family at IHOP for a late night dinner.

And

Some where inbetween was a whole lotta other Christmas hoopla.  Dare I say it? I loved every gosh dang minute of it.

Merry Christmas 2010

Holly smokes & I thought November flew by. Where December went one will never know.

No complaints here, I've kinda been doing nothing.....Just enjoying, enjoying the sounds, enjoying the chaos, enjoying the sights, enjoying the winter smells and most of all enjoying my own little family. gluing, painting, cutting, stapling, snow, fog, Chrismas lights, Christmas movies, Christmas programs and all the other Christmas Traditions old and new ones.

I hope your Christmas is Merry, safe and filled with close family and friends, like mine is.

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Stef

 

Same Thing, Different Shirt

A day in the life of Lincoln

swinging from the bar

eating crystal light (walmart brand of course)

peanut butter

linc in the sink

linc in the spice cabinet

linc in the medicine cabinet

linc in the microwave

linc in the bathroom sink

                                                 linc again in the microwave

linc in the pantry

linc on a stool on a chair

diaper cream beard

peanut butter and top ramen

fruit snacks

in my closet

in the pantry

scaling the counter

looking for something....anything

And it's only resulted in this

ONCE

(knock on wood)

Wow after reading this blog post I decided I look like a very neglectful parent.

I thought I should just mention that:

#1. all the bar stools are put away in the basement..except now he just uses the drawers as a ladder.

#2. the pantry does have a lock, but he's learned how to unlock it...with a knife.... uh crap

#3.the medicine is technically up high & all cleaning products are child locked

#4. This only happens when I need to use the bathroom or put my face on.

#5. after I snap a picture he is immediately removed and called by his first, middle and last name in a loud parental tone.

Nap time

  Here's a few things I've been up to while the boy child rests for 2 golden hours.

                                                                   Burp Rags

3 Lady's at my work are pregnant with girls

one side is cotton the other is terrycloth.

I made them extra big, my kids were supreme projectile vomitors

I gave them each a set of 3

 For my lovely Mother's birthday I made her a dark skinned gal, per her request. (she's an avid collector)

Happy Birthday Maw

I'm pretty sure there's alot of other things I do at nap time, just nothing worth blogging about.

Baby Jane?

  Tell me, do you have a childhood memory that has just kinda stuck in your brain?
I do.  An old movie I watched, oh I don't know I was maybe 8 or 9.

"What ever happened to baby Jane"

Storyline:

In a tale that almost redefines sibling rivalry, faded actresses Blanche and 'Baby' Jane Hudson live together. Jane was by far the most famous when she performed with their father in vaudeville but as they got older, it was Blanche who became the finer actress, which Jane still resents. Blanche is now confined to a wheelchair - Jane ran her over with the car while drunk, even though she has no memory of it - and Jane is firmly in control. As time goes by, Jane exercises greater and greater control over her sister, intercepting her letters and ensuring that few if anyone from the outside has any contact with her. As Jane slowly loses her mind, she torments her sister going to ever greater extremes. (cooked and fed her, her pet bird)

So when I saw this

I totally had flashbacks of this

Creeped me out a little.

Incredible actresses, I should probably watch this again to ease my mind.

I still love you Canyon.

October in a Nutshell

Wow! where did October go?
October was a busy busy month, so here are our main events.


Tuesday- Trunk or Treat.
A genius idea, if I do say so myself.



Thursday
Porter's school doesn't do a Halloween parade like I did as a kid, instead they had crazy hair school pride day.



Mom, Mother-in-law & teacher treats.
tissues, hand sanitizer & candy (plus a cinnamon scentsy for the moms)




Friday

Pumpkin Carving at Ty & Shays




Porter, diggin in





                                                           One of the final carvings



                                                           

My Butterfly Fairy

It was a toss up
Darth? Vampire? Iron Man?
I think he made a perfect Tony Stark.



Saturday arrived and we had trick or treating to do.
Lincoln was not having anything to do with a costume, so I tricked him of course.
Batman pjs. He didn't even know he was in costume.

First Stop
Trick or treating and soup at Ty and Shay's


Now off to Gma and Gpa McPhie's for more trick or treating and more scrumptious soup.



Officer Uncle Matt

Daddy Warbucks & Orphan Annie

Luigi



Micki



Hailey

Porter, Spence & Harrison



 Wingless fairies



 Hope everyone had a happy and safe Halloween
Now bring on November, a little slower this time.