Lights at Temple Square - 12/01

Jellybean, Sweet Pea and Loch Monster w/ Cousin BabyCakes

A gorgeous shot of the Salt Lake Temple

Surprise! Guess which child is unhappy about having yet another picture taken?

We tuckered BabyCakes out. Being nice and toasty warm, all bundled up in the stroller was the perfect setting for a little nap.

They even try to make the construction sites more festive. Not really working. I'm still walking on wood sidewalks and I can still see cranes, orange cones and blaring work spotlights.

Enjoying their ride home on Trax.

Trimming the Tree - 12/1

We're still teaching her that ornaments should be hung facing outwards so that people can see them. :-)

Trying to find that perfect spot!

Pretty soon, he'll be able to hang the star on the top for me.

How Much Is Too Much?

We had my brothers and their families over for the BYU/Utah game on 11/22 since I've got the basement that children can be banned to and kept away from the adults. (No, really - that's why we do it at my house - to keep the noise and drama away from us.) Chris' youngest child, who's 2, absolutely adores Rascal. She follows him all over the house when she's over here. Rascal was whining for treats and I thought I'd let my niece have the honors. Well, she abused the privilege and gave Rascal the rest of the bag. She was so proud of herself, though, for helping to take care of Rascal.

Darn That Facebook!!

I found Facebook at the end of October and that pretty much has ruled my life since. So I'm getting back on the blogging horse and will work to be better about keeping you up-to-date on my wacky life. Sorry for the massive updating that will be going on over the next several days. You can really just ignore all of it and start following my life once I'm caught up. I felt that since this is kind of a little journal for me, I needed to catch up and post about the old news. :-)

Curiosity Got This Cat in Trouble - Again

A little cat deja vu for you. You've already been warned about what happens when dad is left in charge of the kids. This is what happens when dad is playing WOW and not paying attention to the kids.

I'm watching TV and hear Eric frantically yell to me to come downstairs and bring the camera. The kids haven't gone to bed yet. So nobody is asleep in a funky pose. What could be so pressing that I need to rush downstairs with a camera for? Oh, only Rascal. He's jumped on top of a filing cabinet and then into the "ceiling" of Eric's office.

Does this look familiar, folks? Eric trying to coax down the cat?

Once again - Rascal is trying to figure out how to get down from his predicament. "Oh, now you've done it, cat. You touched dad's Star Wars poster." It's not funny anymore.

Sweet Tooth?

Sweet Pea lost another tooth - her third one. She pulled it out all by herself. But here's the rest of the story . . .

Let's set up the scenario for you: I'm at work, Eric and the kids just got home from the school's show choir performance and Eric needs to use the little boys' room, and the girls want ice cream. So - to paraphrase - I'm gone, Eric's indisposed and the girls are left to their own devices. Through the bathroom door, Eric gives permission for the girls to get their own ice cream. And just like their mother, the girls must have tons of chocolate sauce with their ice cream. (Some days it's ok that Heavenly Father blessed me with two carbon copies of myself - like when it involves eating ice cream. Most days, it is not ok to have 3 Julie's in the house!!) Dad's occupied and can't help open the bottle of sauce so Sweet Pea is going to be the big sister and make sure she and Jellybean get chocolate sauce on their ice cream. She uses her front teeth to try and open the bottle. Eric says he then hears wailing coming from the kitchen - not whining, not whimpering, but wailing. Jellybean is screaming that Sweet Pea has blood everywhere. Eric's still tied up and can only hurry so fast, you know. Sweet Pea is still hysterically crying and is now in the kids' bathroom. Jellybean is just in a state of panic and freaking out. What a brave little girl Sweet Pea is - she wrenched that tooth the rest of the way out all by herself. She met Eric at his bathroom door with tissue in the wound and a tooth in her hand. Oh the drama!! That front tooth was loose but nowhere near being ready to come out yet. She's amazing!! So I guess you could say Sweet Pea has (or rather, had) a sweet tooth!!

We've Got a Thespian in the House!

Loch Monster takes acting lessons at Hale Centre Theatre. He just finished the fall semester and performed at the recital. He's taken 2 previous semesters and then we took a year long break because I wasn't happy with what was happening during the classes. I didn't feel like playground games taught anything about acting. I paid for one hour acting lessons not daycare. This is the first semester of classes I've finally felt like we were getting our money's worth. He memorized lines and performed in a small play. He did superb!! And he enjoys every minute of it - that's the best part.