My weird daughter

I have more pics from the trip to post but this was so funny and I had to share.
We had a rough trip back home and Addison did not love her car seat. I sat in the backseat with her and helped her, a little. At one point she grabbed the CD case and put it over her face and went to sleep. Not sure what was going on there. I thought it was a fluke until she did it 2 other times. I guess she wanted her privacy. She slept like that for almost 2 hours. I was afraid to touch her, I didn't want the screaming to start again.

Joe's BBQ

We went to lunch with my parents and brother to Joe's BBQ, they said it had the best BBQ ever. (apparently my brother has never been to TX) It was good but not as good as KD's or The Hog Pit. I will give them an A for effort. The kids really enjoyed the cookie. (except Addison, she was teething the whole week and ate like a bird.) The best part of my meal was the black cherry soda...YUMMY!!! (now that is sad I go to a BBQ place and say their soda is the best, just to give them credit they did have a yummy baked sweet potato). The cute little girls are my brother's. Aren't they adorable. They are about 3 months older than Addison.

Thanksgiving

I have been so excited for Thanksgiving. We went to Gilbert Arizona and visited my dad's family. We had so much fun!!! The drive there was not too bad. We stopped in Tucson and stayed the night with Jeff's brother. We hadn't seen them since July 2008 and that was when they got married and so I am sure you can imagine how much we actually saw them. Parker had a great time with them. Thanks Scott and Kelsey for letting us stay. Parker keeps asking when we can come back and visit. He also said that he wants to move there. The next day we traveled 2 more hours to Gilbert. On the way though we stopped at IKEA (Parker saw it from the freeway and said we had to go). I got an early Christmas gift (new dishes) and apparently Addison had her stuff all picked out. (sorry about the bad pic, it was taken with Jeff's Phone)



She was so cute. Every stuffed animal that she saw she had to have. (she wasn't too heart broken when we put them back)Parker had fun in Smaland. He LOVES that place. After our little visit to IKEA we finally made it to see some family. My parents and my youngest brother made the trek from SLC and we were able to see them as well. I was visiting so much with my family that I didn't really take that many photos of Thanksgiving dinner but there are lots from the rest of the week. I am so glad that we traveled to see my family. Thanks Doug and ShiRey for letting us stay with you. We had a blast!!!

Look what I did...

Addison is starting to get more hair and so I thought it was time we try ponytails.



You know what is funny, it took me like 20 minutes to get her to cooperate and then I thought they looked funny and so I took them out. I just couldn't stop laughing and Jeff thought they look funny too.

TGIF

Parker discovered Smores in the microwave and he was in heaven, he said we had to put it on a stick...it was so cute!! Not sure why he doesn't have a shirt on.

Happy Thanksgiving to all!! We are enjoying our time here in Arizona. Haven't seen Parker for days, he is too busy playing and Addison is sleeping so I have a little time to blog. Gotta love it!!!

1. Wait! Wait, don't forget the pie.
2. Dinner followed at once by bathtime (according to Addison, she runs down the hall after I get her out of her chair and pounds on the bathroom door until you give her a bath.
3. The trouble is you can't leave her alone for a second.
4. Sometimtes my family is too many miles away.
5. With a faint pop the last bag of cookies was opened (this is Jeff's answer, LOL)
6. Somewhere it is shadowy and ominous. Not here it is 80 degrees outside and gorgeous!!!
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to maybe going to a hockey game, tomorrow my plans include hanging with the fam and Sunday, I want to not drive 750 miles!

TGIF

She found the Halloween candy and boy was she a happy girl!!! (not to mention she sat very still and ate that sucker so well)

1. We need to plan a vacation without kids.
2. The leaves fell off the tree today and it made me smile.
3. If you want something done well, you better do it yourself. (speaking about Parker's cleaning skills)
4. Need to take out my contacts because I got up way too early this morning and put them in.
5. Massachusetts has a proposed 5% sales tax on elective cosmetic surgery; I think it should be higher, if they want to do it, they can afford more sales tax.
6. Being around family makes for a happy holiday.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to movie night with hubby, tomorrow my plans include going to the temple and Sunday, I want to relax!

I finally got it done

I have had the fabric to make this since the first of October and then I got out of the mood to sew...been doing digital scrapbooking instead. But I lost my creative juices for a moment, let's hope it gets back soon. And so I started sewing. Now I am going to have to wait until next Halloween to use it, oh well. It didn't turn out as large as I would have liked but I love it!!! I cannot wait to show my mom. Here is a pic. (I don't know how to photograph it good.) My mom is going to show me how to quilt the top stitch by hand. She is the master of quilting (oh and my Grandma) Can't wait to see her next week!!! YAY!!!

Why I love Midland...

This is why I love Midland....yes I am missing my fall and winter from Utah, but you cannot get a fresh Pepper and tomatoes from you garden in November in Utah. Quick question for you...how many green tomatoes can a little girl eat before it will make her sick? While I was raking leaves and picking red tomatoes Addison decided that she would eat until her heart was content.

Popcorn

My kids LOVE popcorn. They will do anything for it. Addison is the worst. They get their little popcorn buckets and have a little picnic in the living room. It is very cute. Here is our most recent picnic....isn't that face on Addison so cute. She has just started posing for the camera.

Whose the new guy??

I finally did it.....I cut Jeff's hair. He let me do what I wanted and I had the balls this time around to cut it. It was getting so long and he NEVER did it....unless you count Sundays. So I cut it. The buzz at church was funny. Lots of people introduced themselves to the new guy (that one was my favorite) and he got lots of comments. I like it. He has not had it this short forever. This is how he had it when we got married and so I feel like I got my newlywed back. Parker likes it but thinks that we should have shaved it all off. Addison just keeps staring at him. It took her a few minutes to figure out it was daddy. Do you guys like it???

Before:


After:

TGIF

1. The last band I saw live was Blink 182 (wow it has been a long time).
2. What I look forward to most on Thanksgiving is seeing my family.
3. My Christmas/holiday shopping is done.
4. Thoughts of how tired I am fill my head.
5. I wish I could wear all those clothes in my closet that are one size too small...just lose 10 pounds Heather.
6. Bagpipes are loud, but amazing.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to movie night with Parker, tomorrow my plans include nothing (oh don't be jealous) and Sunday, I want to spend time with my absent hubby!

TGIF

Decisions, Decisions...oh the life of a trick or treater.

1. Plans and schedules are usually interrupted by children..

2. I'm happy when things go smoothly .

3. The last thing I drank was water, that is all I ever drink .

4. One of the most valuable things in my life is my kids .

5. I like BBQ chicken on my pizza.

6. Dear November, please start to look more like fall .

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to having my hubby home, tomorrow my plans include a day without the hubby and Sunday, I want to relax!

Halloween Fun

We had a blast this year. We all dressed up and went over to our wards trunk or treat. Addison was a bumblebee, Parker was Anniken Skywalker, Jeff was a ref, and I was a witch. Parker got way too much candy, but he had a blast doing it. Addison loved putting the candy in her bag. It was cute. She didn't want to eat it, just put it in her bag. Parker was ready to dump out his candy and start the sugar high!!! Parker has already started talking about next year and what he is going to be.