I Hope They Call Me on A Mission...

Mikkel's going to Veracruz, Mexico with a report date of March 4, 2009! I tried to send an email out but outlook is being lame and won't let me send anything out right now...

my bubble babies
Jacob 4 1/2 Abigail 2 1/2

first day of school
9/7/08

First day of school

9/7/08

Halloween - I couldn't get a good shot of Daniel

Here's a better shot of him

Jacob's just hamming it up for the camera

Abby's new haircut

Daniel is just cute.

Here's the visitor we found in our yard last weekend

He decided we were too boring and went to look for greener pastures.

Daniel and Isabelle watching t-ball

Abby helping to feed the goat.

Jacob is in on the fun too.

Here's our goat.

Birthdays and Movies

I know I said I'd post pictures and I will... I'm waiting on Mikkel to bring me my camera so I can upload them.

Isabelle turned 16 :( this week, Fred's on the lookout for a good shotgun...

We went to see Twilight at 12:01 Thursday night/Friday morning. We had a great time, we got there at 6:45pm and there were 20 groups of people in front of us... good thing we go there when we did! We sat in line with friends from our ward. We played spoons and Yahtzee for a while then I took Isabelle to get some gelato (for her birthday) and they let us in the theater at 9pm. Our group ended up taking a whole row of seats and we sat there for three hours waiting for the movie to start. It wasn't as bad as it sounds though, I haven't had that much time to talk with my girlfriends (uninterrupted) since I was a teenager!!! At some point in the night, three of Isabelle's friends got up, announced that it was her birthday and would we all sing "Happy Birthday" to her, so she stood up and 417 people (the theater holds 418) sang to her at the top of our lungs. She says she was embarrassed but I know that will be something she remembers for the rest of her life.

I thoroughly enjoyed the movie... not just the movie but all the sighs, squeals and comments from the audience members. The fun thing about going to the midnight showing on opening night is that you get all the major fans there and the excitement in the air is palpable, it's absolutely electric! Until this week, I was firmly on team Jacob but the movie has really turned me into an Edward fan.

I just found out that one showing alone made over $35 million (the movie only took $36 million to make!) and opening weekend numbers are around $70 million. They've already announced a sequel is in the works... how many days til it comes out?!?

Emotional Day

Yesterday was emotional... Isabelle sang one of my favorite hymns in church and Mikkel was ordained an Elder. Those kinds of days always kill me because it makes me miss my Mom. I should be over it by now, she died 7 years ago! I usually am but it's those big days in my life (and in the lives of my children) that the emotion comes rushing back.

Later I was at an enrichment board meeting and mentioned I wouldn't be able to help out at the January class. When asked why, I started to cry because I'm still emotional about having surgery. Of course the sympathy started and I appreciate that but I felt like a fool it was just a meeting for pete's sake! Plus, I don't like to make it all about me (I know you're all laughing at that but it really is true!)

To top it all off I was reading The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch and it's so sad! Okay, it's not sad, it's totally inspirational but it's so sad that he had to leave so young and with such a young family. His story is such an amazing one. So, of course I started bawling again... today I have a headache I wonder why?!?!?

Today was much less emotional, just your usual Monday, thank goodness! I did get to take a nap though, I'm saving up for Thursday night when we're going to see Twilight!!! We're going to the midnight showing and can't wait to see it. Thursday is Isabelle's birthday so that's what she's getting as a gift. I'm taking her out for dessert before we go to the theater and we're meeting up with a bunch of moms and girls from our ward. It will be fun - late - but fun!

Last week, Jacob and Abigail figured out that they could pull a chair over, get the key and unlock my bedroom door (we have to keep all the doors locked so they can't - well, couldn't - get into everyone's stuff) so they got in and totally ransacked the bathroom until they found the little flashlight Fred has and started to play with it. I found out what they were doing, got upset (they know better) and put them in their beds for time out. Of course, everything was better once we all cooled down, they apologized and they helped me clean up the mess, etc. When Fred came home he asked Abigail how she was doing and she told him "I bad. I bad Abby". I don't know where she got that from, I've never told them they were bad. You'll hear her say "be still" or "that's not okay" and I know she gets those from me but never that! We thought it was hilarious no matter where she got it. Oh, by the way, Fred and I immediately assured her that she's not bad and that we love her very much.

Oh, Abigail got her hair cut and it's so cute! We had to cut off 6 inches (thanks to Jacob's little stunt) and the part he cut is still 2 inches shorter than the rest. I wasn't willing to cut it to the middle of her ear... so we'll just keep trimming it until that part grows out. Actually, the haircut really suits her, she hated having her long hair brushed and now it's fast and less painful (fewer tangles!) plus it just looks like an Abby haircut!

Aaaaagh! Part Two

Just found out he cut Daniel's hair too. By the way, the sunshine crackers are a box of cornbread crackers that should last a week or two (if eaten in normal serving sizes).

AnneMarie commented on my last post that she's just agreed to help me out and watch my sweet children in January. I can only say that he usually goes in spurts so hopefully he'll have this out of his system by then. Also, preschool is two days a week so that helps to preserve sanity.

Daniel has decided he likes to play with the computer and somehow keeps changing settings and I think he even downloaded some software. We've been toying with the idea of re-doing the game room to make it harder for the kids to cause problems with the computers, now I think it's becoming a necessity!

I have to say that I've enjoyed reading your comments on the last post... they made ME laugh out loud! I also know that someday I'll look back and miss these days but I have to wonder if it will ever happen. that just seems so far away!!!

By the way, Mikkel sent his mission papers in today. I'll definitely post the news when he gets his call.

Aaaagh!!

Only 289 more days until school starts... next year. I wish it were sooner, Jacob is driving me nuts!! This week he ate all the sunshine crackers in one sitting, cut the dogs hair, lost my tv remote, ate the t-ball game snacks, cut Abigail's hair (now she has a mullet) and sprayed Pam all over the back porch and Daniel - at least they're both non-stick now! Oh, and he showed Abigail how to pee outside so she wouldn't have to waste time going into the house to go potty. Yea, gross!

I love him to pieces and I know some day this will all be funny, but right now his mind is too busy for my own good. He thinks things up and decides to try them out whether or not they're good ideas. He needs school to focus all his energy and experiments on. Now, I know I could be a good mother and work with him to do just that (focus) but the thing is, I do! These are things he's done while I was wasting time doing things like laundry or going potty (no, not outside) myself!

Calgon, take me away!!!