Feeling Old!

So I wake up this morning to Malia crying at 6:15, of course we can't let mom sleep in . . . ever. Anyway, I didn't really have time to get on the computer yesterday much past 9 AM and so you can imagine my surprise to see what my lovely sister had done. Nice Ellen, I especially like the pic of me looking like I am going to barf up everything I had just inhaled from The Cheesecake factory (we had a sister's weekend in Seattle a couple of years ago and had a blast fyi). So my birthday went ok,

• I got to play tennis with my friend Trisha
• I was able to get the kids' warmer close up the stairs from the basement, (that is a feat in itself)
• Went piano music shopping at the piano store in town that is going out of business and all their music was 50% off, (gotta love it)
• Went bowling with the fam
• Gotta a surprise cookie plate from Buffy and a gift from my VT
• Went to PF Chang's and converted Randy to their lettuce wraps, (yum)
• Went to a baseball game for about 2 innings until we couldn't stand it anymore a). cuz of the cold and lack of jackets, and b). we just aren't huge baseball fans but the tickets were free
• Came home and played the Ticket To Ride expansion that Kristi got me, with Billy, Alina and Kristi, it is so much fun

So all in all even though I am (30) now, I had a good day, the kids picked out some really cute and funny cards that I think they like more than I did. Randy even took the night off from work so that he could actually be home for my old feeling birthday, what a sweetie, love ya toots. Oh and thanx again Ellen.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KT

I KNOW YOU ARE GOING TO KILL ME FOR THIS AND I TOTALLY JUST KEPT TYPING IN RANDOM WORDS TO FIGURE OUT YOUR PASSWORD (which by the way was not that hard to figure out....you should really do something about that!)

I am totally hijacking katie's blog because my little sis is turning the dreaded 30 today and i wanted to make sure that everyone knows (because she doesn't want ANYONE to know!) happy bday babycakes. wish i was closer to celebrate with you! have fun tonight (but not too much fun!) and everyone else out there, let her feel the love! give her some good 30 year old advice....mine....CHANGE YOUR PASSWORD SO PEOPLE LIKE ME CAN'T HACK INTO YOUR BLOG! (but you know you love it)

happy birthday k-k-k-katie!
love ellen

Micah isms

Lately Micah has been saying the funniest things, I want to journal these so I can remember them later, cuz knowing me I will forget.

McKenzie: Dad Micah said the "s" word.
Randy: Thinking where of earth did he or you learn the "s" word asks, What did he say?
McKenzie: (spelling it out) S-T-U-P-I-D (we don't like our kids saying this word)
Randy: Micah what did you say?
Micah: Dad I was trying to cut the top off of my lollipop but it wouldn't cut so I said, stupid scissors.

Randy was asking Micah what he wanted to eat, Micah replied Yogurt. So Randy told him to go to the fridge and get the yogurt out. While Micah was there he grabbed the cottage cheese by mistake (thinking it was the yogurt, same size container you know).
Randy said: well let's look for the yogurt together.
Micah looking for the yogurt spots in the back of the fridge.
Randy replies: Micah, you've got eagle eyes
Micah responds: No dad, I've got skunk eyes.
Randy laughing Micah looks up at Randy and says: Dad you've got skunk eyes too.
We still can't figure out what skunk eyes are.

Here's one more. When Micah has to go potty he usually dances around, not necessarily grabbing himself and crossing his legs dancing but wiggling around and just being goofy. One day I was noticing the dancing going on and told him to go use the bathroom.

Micah: "I don't have to go potty."

Me: "But you are dancing around like you have to go potty, just go to the bathroom before you pee your pants."

Micah: "Mom I don't have to go potty."

Me: "Then why are you dancing around?"

Micah: "I just gotta dance."

Happy Birthday Morgie

My little Morgie turned 5 today, man I am getting old. She is such a sweet, affectionate, helpful, lovable, smiley part of our family. I'm so grateful I was chosen to be her mother. She has taught me soo much. Her birthday has kinda lasted all weekend, since her bday landed on a Sunday this year. Yesterday Morgan, McKenzie and I went shoe shopping and then to Toys R Us for her birthday hat and balloon. Then our neighbors invited us to go to the Scera Pool to help them use up their punch pass card before it closed Monday, we were happy to help them out. By the time we were done swimming it was dinner and I wasn't really in the mood to cook and so we went to Red Robin for dinner.

Here's Morgan after she ate the pizza she ordered, (if you can't already tell by the mess on her face).
Here are the cute sisters. I sure hope they grow up and stay as close as they are now, (believe me they have their moments of not wanting to be together, but for the most part they are inseparable).

This is the "other side" of the table, ya know the side I'm not cool enough to be a part of. jk, I love Micah's expression, "what they are they looking at, weirdos." After dinner they brought out a piece of their Mud Pie (a half of a serving) but it was still enormous. We all ate it and still couldn't finish the plate. It was sooooo goood though, I think I want that for my birthday, nothing else. Actually Randy asked me what kind of cake I wanted and I told him I didn't want anymore cake. Over the last two weeks, we have had so many cakes, and cupcakes and desserts that I just can't take it anymore, give me a salad with candles in it please.
Today after church Auntie Dee Da came over and we made pizza for dinner (Morgan's request) and she opened presents. She got some Littlest Pet Shop stuff, "Taylor" from HSM, the new Little Mermaid movie some artsy things and a cute little bird feeder. Even Jeffery the Giraffe from Toys R Us called her to wish her a happy birthday (apparently a part of the birthday club festivities when you join). Then a few neighbor families came over for cake and ice cream, not a party just a, "please get the cake out of my house gathering."
Morgan wanted a zebra cake, and since I really didn't want to serve pieces of cake to everyone, and thought cup cakes would be easier, we made zebra striped cupcakes, nothing fancy but she liked them. We found a couple of the kids' little zebra animals and put them on a few of the cakes. All in all it was a fun birthday for her, and since we have the day off tomorrow I think we are going to try and go see "Kung Fu Panda" at the dollar theater (man I love Utah).

Singing to Morgan

Morgan's first day of Kindergarten

It has officially happened, Morgan is a honest to goodness Kindergartner. What has happened to the time, she was just a baby last week I swear. I just recently found an old friend from school on Facebook and we were asking what each other was up to and he asked how many kids I had, and then said "When did we get so old?" I pondered that question for a while and I still don't have a good response. It was somewhere between 5 years and 10 years after graduation, but lately it's been hitting a lot harder, probably because my infamous 30th birthday is coming up and I am not ready for it. Anyway, enough about my reality checks, more about my sweet little kindergartner. Isn't she so stinkin cute?


She got the same teacher that McKenzie had, Ms. Headman, which I requested and had numerous talks with her reminding her that she needed to put Morgan in her class after the assessments last week. Ms. Headman called me later in the week and I wasn't able to answer the phone, her message stated (jokingly) that I was going to be with the other teacher in the afternoon, (complete opposite of what I requested). It's a good thing we're friends enough that I know when she's joking. I know Morgan is going to love her, McKenzie still wishes that she could go back and be in Kindergarten again. The second pic is of her friends Katelin and McKenna who also started Kindergarten today. I didn't realize how small she was until I saw this shot. She'll catch up sooner or later right?

Happy 1st Birthday EA!

Opening her gift from Aunt Dee Da.

This little girl loves to clap, say "Ya" to everything, except that I'm the coolest, wave "bye bye," crawl like Mogli from the Jungle Book, yell at us to get our attention, sleeps at least 12 hours a night, jump like a little frog (including on a trampoline), and loves to be held by her momma, sometimes daddy (more so lately thank goodness).
She is our little ham, always trying to get attention.
I love this little girl. A year ago today I was in the hospital going through the longest labor of my life (and that's weird cuz she is #4 and my others were a lot quicker). Anyway, after 12 hours of tonz `o fun, out came this 9 lb cutie, she was also my biggest. . . by far. But she has gotten back on track to be like her siblings, long and skinny. She keeps us on our toes with her little personality. She's full of life and energy and when she is awake she has the attention of the room.

We took her to Toys R Us, she's part of their birthday club and so we went there as a family and she got a hat and a balloon and we all picked out a present for her, (which the kids play with I think a little more than she does).

I made her spaghetti for her birthday dinner, I was trying to think of what to make a 1 year old and every time we have this she just inhales it, that and chicken nuggets. I let her feed herself, cuz I am such a nice mom and this is the how beautiful she looked after. She's got a sauce beard, she ate about 3 bowls of it, so I think it was a hit.
I am so grateful for the life and energy she has and the blessing that she is as a part of our family. I love you baby girl.