Dancing and Tea

Tea anyone? Kaylee set up a tea party for her and Erin while the twins were at school. Erin was quite well behaved for an 18 month old--only one plate was broken. (That's just what happens when you smash the plates together repeatedly to make pretty music.)

Kaylee was a wolf at her dance recital. Yes, a fairy princess might have been a tad bit cuter and more worth the $85 the costume cost but she loved being in the spotlight regardless of the costume's ungirliness. And who ever heard of Little Red Riding Hood being chased by a fairy princess? She was great and the preformance was really cute so that makes it all worth it RIGHT???!!!!

Well. . . it's been a while. . . lots to update so I just won't. Okay, maybe a little updating. I've been exploring face book and I really didn't even have time for blogging--now I'm dabbling in both!! Crazy, I know, and I guess I'll just settle with not being very consistent with either one so thanks for your patience (as if you're that concerned right? You're too busy keeping up with all your stuff so it's good I'm not giving you a lot to read!!) Anyway. . . the twins had a birthday in February so I'll start there.

As you can see lots of kids=lots of fun. Audrey and Kira wanted a pincess birthday even though there were a few boys on the guest list--what can you do right? A girl gets what a girl wants (on her birthday anyway) It was a great time but obviously it took a few months to recover from since I'm just now getting this on here. . .

Woops, gotta go. I guess this is all the updating I'm doing for now. Just keeping it short and sweet for my peeps ;0)

Don't Be "Crappy"--Watch This

This is so hilarious and right on. While accessing the internet to watch this I found myself getting frustrated with my "slow" internet. What??!! It takes more than one full minute to access people/places/thoughts from all over the world with a little box on my desk??!! Unbelievable. . .

A piano for me

Now someone just needs to tell these girls. . .

Yeah!!!! I've wanted one for so long and apparently I'm not the only one that was excited about it. I'm quickly realizing that thirty or so fingers on a piano at the same time can make quite a lot of noise so we've had to lay down some ground rules like "no playing while some one is on the phone", "one person at a time", and "no brownies even NEAR the piano". I might even get to play it some time when the used-but-new-to-us-ness wears off ;0) Hooray for Craig's list--it got me a piano!!! (That and tax returns of course)

All About Kaylee

It's finally time for me to update this thing. Kaylee's birthday was on the 21st and she turned 6!! I can't believe I have a six year old!! She is truely an awesome kid. Sometimes I feel bad because she got cheated as a baby and she had to grow up really fast when we found out she had twin sisters on the way. She was a trooper back then and she still is--I don't know what I'd do with out her. Now the struggle is to try to slow her maturing down a bit!!! She's so smart and responsible. She loves to learn and she's really good at reading and creating crafty things and dancing. Here's a few birthday pictures for you to see.

Every year she asks for a castle cake. Every year I get a little better at making castle cakes. This one isn't much but I was just proud that it didn't fall apart or lean slightly to one side or the other--I've learned to appreciate the small achievements as well as the great ones in life ;0)

She didn't ask for anything because she "didn't even know what [she] wanted for Christmas and still got so many things that [she] doesn't even know what to ask for!!" So she got a princess wii game, an outfit w/shoes, a find the picture book, and a makeup set and a gift card from her grandparents. Pretty good haul for a girl that didn't want anything.

Erin got in on the cake action this time. She was feeling yucky on her birthday so this is her first real go at birthday cake. FINALLY we get some fun cake face pictures of her!!

I just thought this picture was funny. They did this and then told me to take a picture of them. They were supposed to be settling down for scripture time but the photo-op was too cute to pass up.

Merry Christmas!

I hope everyone is having a great Christmas. The girls have been VERY excited. It's sort of translating to grumpy and naughty lately though--there's only so much excitement/sugar/late nights a kid can handle I guess. It's too bad we can't take a 24 hour break from Christmas and recuperate so they'll be their happy, cheery, and CALM selves for Christmas Day. Erin's chocolaty face says it all. She decided to eat some of my visiting teaching treats while the rest of us were being mesmerized by the "dancing lights house". I guess I should have wondered why she was so happy and quiet. . . We really are having a great time doing all the stuff that comes this time of year--Have a very merry Christmas!!!

8 TV shows I love to watch:
1. The Office
2. House (He's really rude and crude and I shouldn't but I do)
3. I'm stretching here. . .
4. I used to watch Oprah, but not for about a year now. . .
5. Lost (but losing interest fast, they "lost" Kevin around season 2)
6. 90210 (Only a few episodes and only because I was banned as a teanager and Kevin is gone Tuesday nights--excuses, excuses)
7. Yeah, that's it
8. Oh!!! How could I forget the Food Network?! (Haven't watched in a while but I do love Paula Dean and Rachel Ray)

My Favorite 8 Restaurants
1. Macaroni Grill (*Sniff** Miss it and love it)
2. Johnny Carinos
3. Cafe Rio (just give me an excuse to go to Utah--ANYWHERE in Utah ;0)
4. Outback
5. Mongolian Grill
6. The Melting Pot (Can't afford it unless Mom's buying!!)
7. Wingers
8. Papa Tom's Pizza

8Things That Happened Yesterday
1. Bath Day! It takes a few hours to clean them all ;0)
2. Went to the church and spent 2 1/2 hours making changes to visiting teaching routes
3. Realized I was late getting Audrey and Kira to school
4. Fed Erin and laid her down for a MUCH needed nap
5. Read stories to/with Kaylee and helped her draw pictures to report about them
6. Cleaned the same things I clean every day
7. Made grill cheese sandwiches and tomato soup because I had a really bad cold and didn't want to make anything else
8. Spent all evening with Kevin trying to decide if we should go to the ER because he was having massive stomache pain (turns out he's okay, but man he was in a lot of pain--poor guy)

8 Things I'm Looking Forward To
1. Christmas in IF (loved being in Nevada for our last two but it will be nice to be home)
2. Thanksgiving in Malta (Hopefully Gary makes pizza ;0)
3. My carpet being replaced (up and down)
4. My upstairs being repainted (just wish it wasn't me who had to do it)
5. My Aunt and Uncle going through the temple
6. Going to bed (it's late and I still have a cold)
7. Perfecting myself--it's no fun being flawed
8. A clean house (it may happen some year. . . )

8 Things On My Wishlist
1. That all of my children will stay active in the church (Mandy, I'm keeping this--call me a copycat if you must)
2. A cruise, with Kevin and only with Kevin
3. Heck, I'll settle for some alone time with Kevin no matter where it is--we haven't even been able to go to the temple together lately
4. A job Kevin loves that isn't an hour away from home (Frankly though, I'm just glad he has a job he likes so no complaints)
5. More self confidence, less caring what others think
6. Some self control when it comes to baked goods
7. That I could recreate Cafe Rio's Salad--wait, I just did that tonight!!!
8. A personal servant--why don't we have those anymore?

8 People I Tag: Whoever wants to do this...