Seriously?!?! Are you kidding me?!!?

Sooooo, my camera is broken! Are you kidding me?!!? We've had the best pictures of the boys on the roof (helping Brooks clean the chimney) and playing in upper 60 degree weather outside, Sally's AWESOME haircut....to name a few. When I put on the antlers on the boys we made this morning (mounted on cereal boxes then a headband....seriously they look so funny and they really think they're deer) and didn't have my camera, I almost cried.
BECAUSE I can't post new pictures, I decided to post an oldie
But it's a goodie too, don't you agree? Looking at this picture I still don't understand why many of you are asking me why I want more children! Doesn't this explain enough? And won't Aleeya just KILL me one day when she's older for taking this and then explaining to her fiance that she had projectile poop like a rocket when she was 2 months old? Camera or no camera, I say this was worth posting.

How could I forget.....

The boys SPECIFICALLY asked me to put this picture on of what we do on snow days (after the snow melts). Bronson made this "castle" with places to park 16 cars since "if you live in a castle everyone wants to come visit and they need a place to put their cars". Bronson's face looks weird partly because he says, "PICKLES" when I take a picture and Aleeya's hair looks like....um.....we stayed home all day. Because we did and it was AWESOME! Emerson is shirtless and in his pjs because that's just how we roll around here.

SNOW DAY!!! CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?!?!?

I know, I know, MIRACLES NEVER CEASE! This is about 5:00 pm I guess and the flakes were actually huge! (This was last Monday)By the time we ate dinner, Brooks had me bundle up all the kids so HE could go out and frolic with them for a while (2 reasons I was reminded I don't much care for snow: 1) getting kids bundled up, more clothes to wash, puddles by the door, etc., and 2) it's COOOOLD!) My poor kids have coats, but that's about it. Thanks to their bear Halloween costumes they had gloves/claws and here's Aleeya with socks on her hands to keep them warm. (Notice the wet knees)
Our FIRST Snowman!!!! Okay, I'm laughing now because my SIL, Jodi just posted a picture of this HUGE snowman they built in Utah, and this looks like mini-me of that one with not as cute assesories (our's must be a boy) and definitely not as big. The boys were soooo proud of it. As you can see, it took about all the snow in the front yard.

I DID change my attitude about the cold and made them all hot chocolate (Brooks had his spiced cider) for when they came in. We learned our cookie sheet does NOT work as a sled and Bronson learned a new phrase......"white-washing". Classic.

The best part about it is, we enjoyed it for the day and come this weekend it should be back up in the 60s. So the boys got their cold, snow day from school, but I get my warm weekends to get stuff down outside! PERFECT!

Big Girl Bed!

Here she is in half of the bunkbed from the boy's room. She hasn't had any issues with it yet.....mostly because she can get IN her bed, but can't get out. So what we had to deal with Emerson and Bronson about getting out of her bed, just doesn't exist and it's awesome.....except for one minor hole. Of course, the second night, she found it and fell asleep with her head almost out. No, she didn't fall, but it DID make for a great picture moment...........and yes, I'm done with the Aleeya posts. :)

Hair ISSUES!

So I have a princess....yes, with HAIR ISSUES (don't we all). But after getting her ready for church on Sunday I realized if this is long enough to stick out so far, it's long enough to ATTEMPT something with.

I COULDN'T believe when I could get it in a barrett on the side (since the front of her hair is the shortest. So I got some curlers (the sexy modeling

picture below). As the other picture shows, I have some practice to do
with those wide and crazy things, but at least it's possible now!!!!

Yummmmmy

I figured this is becoming mostly about Brooks! So back to me and the baby with 2 things that are just YUUUUUUMY to us right now. First of all, anyone who knows me knows I've always had a thing for "sugar water" (I know you're questioning how well you know me....), whether it be juice, pop or "bubbly" as I call it, or whatever. So I found this Aquafina RASPBERRY (has to be that kind) that is sooooo yummy to me and I don't have to feel guilty. I have to discipline myself to one a day, but you can bet I cherish every swig. Now most other things taste too sweet to me.....even Brooks' Crystal light mixes you throw in a water bottle. Don't get me wrong though, I would DEFINITELY take bubbly or V-8 Splash, etc. anytime, I'm just slowly weaning myself.
Oh, and you can NEVER go wrong with MILK chocolate covered almonds. Pregnant or not, always a winner when I need a quick fix (although "Biggest Loser" says I should grab a Yoplait or a piece of Extra Long-lasting Sugar-free gum........whatever).

Pinewood Derby

so for the Elder's Quorum social this year the
men folk made pinewood derby cars.... the best part was that there weren't ANY rules to follow. Brooks came home with tales of the coolest and most creative ideas people had. But here's what Brooks went with. The derby car, painted by the boys attached with a rubber band to a remote control car. Pretty ingenious if you ask me......
the problem?!?! Well, before the race started the derby car fell off the remote control car so it never raced. Oh well, there's always next year and I'm sure all the men are already thinking of their next year's creation. The plus? Well, the boys LOVE the car and Bronson even took it to school for show-n-tell.

Bye Bye Binki

We took away the binki this week starting Monday (so she'll be good to go by church on Sunday). Throughout this experience I'm reminded why I've taken the binki from my other kids at 12 MONTHS!!! NOT 15 MONTHS!!!! It's like they grow an opinion in those 3 months. Anyway, here's Aleeya sitting in her bed refusing to go to sleep and she was bawling!!! Then I pulled out the camera and she smiled....stinker.

She would walk around whining because she was one nap short (now she'll only take one nap during the day) and she'd grab those binkis that she saw me cut off the tips, hold them up in my face and curse in babytalk. She let me hear it.

But honestly, the last two days, I've had my princess back and the happy little girl that always says, "Wow, wow, wow" when she shows me something (I guess I said that to her everytime she showed me something......but I only said it once, mind you.)

Funniest Story.....my belly hurts from laughing

WORST FIRST DATE STORY EVER Jay Leno went into the audience to find the most embarrassing first date that a woman ever had. The winner described her worst first date experience. There was absolutely no question as to why her tale took the prize! She said it was midwinter...Snowing and quite cold... and the guy had taken her skiing in the mountains outside Salt Lake City, Utah . It was a day trip (no overnight). They were strangers, after all, and had never met before. The outing was fun but relatively uneventful until they were headed home late that afternoon. They were driving back down the mountain, when she gradually began to realize that she should not have had that extra latte. They were about an hour away from anywhere with a rest room and in the middle of nowhere! Her companion suggested she try to hold it, which she did for a while. Unfortunately, because of the heavy snow and slow going, there came a point where she told him that he had better stop and let her go beside the road, or it would be the front seat of his car. They stopped and she quickly crawled out beside the car, yanked her pants down and started. In the deep snow she didn't have good footing, so she let her butt rest against the rear fender to steady herself. Her companion stood on the side of the car watching for traffic and indeed was a real gentleman and refrained from peeking. All she could think about was the relief she felt despite the rather embarrassing nature of the situation. Upon finishing however, she soon became aware of another sensation. As she bent to pull up her pants, the young lady discovered her buttocks were firmly glued against the car's fender. Thoughts of tongues frozen to poles immediately came to mind as she attempted to disengage her flesh from the icy metal. It was quickly apparent that she had a brand new problem, due to the extreme cold. Horrified by her plight and yet aware of the humor of the moment, she answered her date's concerns about' what is taking so long' with a reply that indeed, she was 'freezing her butt off' and in need of some assistance! He came around the car as she tried to cover herself with her sweater and then, as she looked imploringly into his eyes, he burst out laughing. She too, got the giggles and when they finally managed to compose themselves, they assessed her dilemma. Obviously, as hysterical as the situation was, they also were faced with a real problem. Both agreed it would take something hot to free her chilly cheeks from the grip of the icy metal! Thinking about what had gotten her into the predicament in the first place, both quickly realized that there was only one way to get her free. So, as she looked the other way, her first time date proceeded to unzip his pants and pee her butt off the fender. As the audience screamed in laughter, she took the Tonight Show prize hands down. Or perhaps that should be 'pants down. 'And you thought your first date was embarrassing. Jay Leno's comment...'This gives a whole new meaning to being pissed off.' Oh and how did the first date turn out? He became her husband and was sitting next to her on the Leno show.

Sr./Dr. HOTTIE

Today I am officially married to a high school teacher! Funny how I go from being married to a student, middle school teacher, med. student, doctor and now this. :) He starts teaching a phisio/path class for Honors Science Students tonight and it's twice a week (2.5 hour classes). This will be a HUGE difference from when he taught 8th grade Spanish since the kids going to this class WANT to be there and learn and were hand-picked to take this class. Brooks' teaching material is great. I've looked over some of his slides, etc. and you can BET there is enough humor/Brooksisms thrown in there to keep them entertained. He should be able to bring in actual specimans from work too......I wish I was a student!!!!! I would be the girl sitting on the front row, answering all the questions, and writing my name using the teacher's last name.....however, in this case it actually WOULD be my last name.
But don't you worry, he STILL can do intramural basketball AFTER his class on Thursday nights at 9.....so he hasn't gone COMPLETELY old on me!