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Biggest Geek EVER!

I've decided I'm the biggest geek ever.

Seriously, who comes home from the grocery store and thinks,

"Hey, I think I want to line up all my food and take a picture!"

You would THINK I would want to get them put away fast because they might, defrost, ruin or get a finger poked in them.......

But no, I take a picture

Maybe I need help...........

But I'm still so excited about it all!

Thou Shalt NOT Steal!

We had our first take-the-candy-back-to-the-store-because-you-stole-it party yesterday!

2 nights ago, Bronson brought out a candy/sucker/juice/weird-invention-looking-candy, Preston Niederhauser's watch (who was staying with us) and a toy that was under Camden's pillow.

Once confronted he had to tell Preston he was sorry, and last night he went back to the store to tell Food Lion sorry and pay for the candy. (which he's going to have to earn the money for that.....but between preschool/golfing/etc. we didn't have time for the work part)

Brooks took him there last night. I had Girl's Night so I didn't hear how it went.

This morning in the car I asked Camden what happened at the store:

"Fine! I told the guy I was sorry, I gave him some money and he gave me MORE money back (change), and he gave me the treat back too!"

Wow, wow, wow. It REALLY sounds like he learned his lesson! You see when you steal, you get MORE money AND the thing you stole..........hmmmmm, we may have to rethink this.

Here's Iris (the culprit of my chin hickie....that keeps getting darker and darker).

Everyone says she's just so little and skinny (I LOVE IT!), and nothing shows it better then a naked/diaper shot!!!!

Word of Caution.............

I don't care HOW cute it is, or how WEIRD it feels, don't EVER let your 4 1/2 month old suck on your chin during family scripture

reading.............even if it IS only for a few verses.

SHE'S TWO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MY HAPPY FIRST BORN GIRL IS............TWO!

She's still trying to master the whole holding-up-2-fingers-thing!

She wanted a "Bicho" (bug) pinata! She was so excited about it and kept talking about it. Even though it took her a while to warm up to the idea of whacking it with a bat!

Annie Richards came over for her Party/Family Home Evening (yes, we multi-task AND multi-plan) and Aleeya was soooo happy to see her!

Here she is with her favs. Her puzzle and My Little Pony.

The boys call her the Puzzle Girl. She'a a puzzle FREAK! When I go to drop her off at the childcare at the gym the ladies always say, "Here comes the puzzle girl!" When she saw the 2 puzzles she started squealing with a high pitched voice, "Eeeeeeee!" (hopefully that squeal doesn't become a habit!)

Party Pooper

Can you tell which one did NOT dress up for the Ward Hill-Billy Hoe Down and Square Dance? To his credit he DID dance! He said he didn't dress up because I took his plaid shirt....yep, I did.

It was so funny how I was going through my 3-6 month and 3T boy bins to find the girls some outfits! We had a lot of fun! It dawned on me though that we haven't had a family picture since........well, the beach. So here we are after the activity. We're so lucky to have house guests here (Niederhausers............or the boys call them "The Elders") to take pictures! :)

It's official

I am married to an old man. He turned 32 on Tuesday! He had a great birthday and I had even MORE fun breaking into his email and emailing EVERYONE at work and in the ward to tell him it's his b-day (since he doesn't think b-days are a big deal.................the nerve.)

His buddy Preston and his brother Mason from Utah flew in that night and we got to go out to eat (thanks to my friend Nikki who had 5 impromtu guests on a school night). Then came home to eat homemade cheesecake.....his fav. Kind of weird though since he's lactose intolerant.

I guess everyone in the house would pretty much do anything for a laugh or smile....and that was my goal with Brooks' b-day card. So I asked each of the kids to give me a silly face (and this is what they came up with)

(Yes, I'm aware I look AWFUL, but that was the plan.......you know, right when I wake up, yesterday's make-up, bathrobe, the works)

I printed off this picture and put

"Happy Birthday, from the coolest, brightest and most fun people you know"

Then in the inside it said,

"Man, you really need to get out more".

And yes, I got him to laugh! Mission accomplished.

Flower Power

Sorry, but my cute little flower girls are too cute today for church!!....so I had to take pictures.

Here is Aleeya getting readyMy happy Iris......or as we call her "Irisita tan chiquita"

Are you ready for this complete and utterly......

random photo post? (I knew if I had that WHOLE title for the title a few of you would find this post boring...........let me tell you something, my life is ANYTHING but boring)

Here are my boys at a HOCKEY game. Yes, you read me right. Maria in the ward here gave us 5 free tickets to go to the NHL Carolina Hurricanes (or "CANES" as they call it here.........or yell out their car windows while driving by.....) season opener. Considering they were free tickets, you would think they would be on the very back row right? Well, you're actually...........right. They were, but check out how steep it was, the boys could see everything! Bronson loved it. Camden got bored, and Emerson still didn't know what to think when this picture was taken. It was a boys outing while I stayed in a hotel with the girlies watching..........drumroll...........BIGGEST LOSER! YAY! We don't have TV so I haven't seen it yet this season. But if I DID have a TV, THIS show would definitely be the only one I watch! It was awesome. The next morning Brooks went to the temple and then I did. It's the first time being to the temple since May and it felt sooooooooo good. I seriously just feel at home there and peaceful. I like to describe it as sitting in a spiritual LazyBoy chair. My spirit feels comfortable and at home there.

The below picture is of Camden and Emerson during naptime (yes, all 4 kids still at home during the day are forced to take naps.......mean mom, I know). I was impressed w/ Camden's ingenuity. He made separations, in his bed and Emerson actually climbed down (w/o me knowing!) and they fell asleep, because they were in "different rooms"
ADIOS Mystery Gang and Hello Dragon! The whole family was going to dress up like the Scooby Doo mystery Gang this year, but due to lack of Ward Halloween Family Dress-up party, I actually decided to let the kids be what they want for Halloween. Novel idea, I know. :) Emerson chose to be a Dragon and he is always wearing this. It's so funny.

Camden and Bronson with their newly earned light sabors (from FINALLY finishing their Summer homework)

The Girls!

I took the shot of Aleeya walking by with her dress tucked in her....wait, I mean EMERSON'S undies. She's so funny. (Update: she's doing great potty training wise, thanks for asking.)

The black flower was something I just got in the mail. A friend sent me this website that had sooooo many cute bows, tu-tus, wands, flowers, party favors etc. for super cheap! You have to buy a ton per dozen though, so they would be great as gifts. I ordered a dozen of "mixed flower bows" and got 12 super cute bows of all colors. I was so excited, because it was kind of a gamble. But I'll probably order princess things from them sometime in the near future.

www.haloheaven.com

Well, Adios for now!

Meet Chi.

Pronounced: "Ch-eye"
Meet Chi, our new pet. He's a "tobacco worm" that Camden found at Brooks' softball game last night. Seriously, I have NEVER seen a caterpillar this big. It's like Chi is on steroids or something!!!!
As for his name- we have NO clue where Camden got it, but he said it's his friend's name (which I haven't EVER met, and considering I know all his friends, it's rather....um....confusing.)
Notice Camden's black hoodie. I got a bunch of hoodies from Walmart last spring for $3 each. Then we had iron-on stuff so the boys have been having fun picking what they want on their hoodies. Camden wanted a great white shark.....which is ALSO what he's going to be for Halloween. He wears that hoodie everywhere......Hmmmmm, maybe I'm onto something. If I put Great White Sharks on his shoes, MAYBE he might remember to wear them! Nah, who am I kidding.