Glenn Beck

Bored Baby...

Many of you live in real places where you can find entertainment on a cold day for your bored kids. Well, I don't, dang it! When the kids are getting the winter-crazies, I don't have a lot of options. In fact, I only have TWO options... the public library or the playland at Arctic Circle! I was going nuts the other day, needing somewhere for Brig to play without giving him frostbite or hypothermia, so Tony packed him up & took him to Arctic Circle so I could have some peace & quiet for a little while. I guess it is sort of like Christmas time where the kids have more fun with the boxes than their toys. Same thing on this day... Brig came home laughing his handsome little head off 'cause he got to wear the sack on his head. Who cares about the slide or the tunnel. He just wanted to put the sack on his head. Oh, what a love!

President Hinckley

Last night as the TV show was interrupted we were watching to show that Presidnet Hinckely had passed away, our entire family burst in to tears. I stood there with my eyes fixed on the screen while I held Brielle, Brikenna, & Brooklyn's sobbing bodies. What a shock that we all knew would eventually come. I'll always remember what a fantastic leader he was. I always loved his cute little cane as he waved it in the air. I thought he was hilarious when he pretended to "knight" Henry B. Eyring at the last General Conference. President Hinckley was so funny & sweet, but also so inspiring & positive. We'll miss him! But can you even imagine the reunion he's having with his cute little wife, Marjorie, as well as with the Savior? Wow... My sister, Tracy, told us that the new age of technology hit ~ & to the credit of the youth of our church. Her son, Andrew (A junior in high school) got a text Sunday night from a friend telling them to wear church clothes to school the next day in honor of Presidnet Hinckley. Apparently the high schools were bombarded by youth in dress clothes today. The rising generation... they never cease to amaze me!

HGTV Dream Home

Well, I'm at it again. Every January, I vote faithfully on HGTV to win myself a Dream Home! It's my only ticket to somewhere warmer... & this year it is in the Florida Keys! I wonder if it is sacrilegious to pray to win it... I'd take alligators & hurricanes over glaciers in my backyard any day!

Cat Food & Marshmallows

My kid ain't no dummy. This is how I found him. Look closely, 'cause he dumped a pile of Lucky Charms on the counter, then proceeded to pick out only the marshmallows! He left all the yucky stuff... I don't even know what it is really called, but at my house we've call it "catfood" ever since my sister, Val, said it looked like catfood. So, my brilliant little 21 month old son, Brig, ate all the marshmallows & left the catfood. Isn't he a doll?!?! What a genius!

25 below...

...And today is 25 below zero...

20 below...

What's your weather like? Mine SUCKS! Woke up to 20 below zero today & school cancelled... How about you?

Family Football War!

This has been an exciting year for football in our family. Tony's San Diego Chargers finally have a seaon worth watching... & Bridger has totally been following the New England Patriots since they started the winning streak (that's how he decides who his "team" is... by who is winning!) Yesterday, for the AFC Championship game, guess who was up against each other? Yip! Chargers vs. Patriots! I know. Some are out there judging us right now for our "wholesome" Sunday activities. But, hey, the 1st Counselor in our Stake Presidency called us at kick-off, laughing, asking how attitudes & tempers were in our household right then. Even told Tony he'd put in a prayer for the Chargers... Funny, huh? Anywhoo~ the kids went & made cheerleading signs & posted them on the entertainment center, the microwave, the front door, & even on their backs! Tony got a nice leather "Chargers" baseball hat, & Bridger got a nice leather "Patriots" hat for Christmas & they were wearing them with a vengence. They were serious. You don't mess with a guy's hat! It was father against son... daughter against mother... sister against sister... & in the end Bridger's team (& mine & Kenna's) came out on top. The Charger fans (ie Tony, Brooklyn, & Brielle) are a bit of poor sports with all their pouting & moping around! Now, bring on the Super Bowl! Go New England! Beat those Giants!

Happy 7th Birthday, Brielle!

Yesterday was Brielle's 7th birthday, & today we had her "Purse-Party!" She invited 8 friends over & we had a lots of fun. First, all the girls decorated composition notebooks that Tony had cut to the shape of a purse & I helped them cover with scrapbook paper. The girls added lots of "bling" to them, & we put on a ribbon handle. SO CUTE! Then, they made bead necklaces (After they decorated their purse notebooks, they had to decorate themselves!) After that, we had a crazy game of high-heel-musical chairs. I think my heels will never be the same... there were a lot of almost-twisted-ankles, but luckily none of the heels broke off my shoes! (What? Concerned more about the shoes than the little girl's ankles? Nah...) Of course, I made her a "Purse" cake (wow, I suck at making cakes...). It's so fun to see Brielle feel so special... to be the center of attention... to unwrap lots of presents! Today was HER day, & she loved EVERY minute of it!

Hotties in Heels!

Nicole, Courtni, Hope, Shaelyn, Brielle, Sarah, Cheyanne, Shaylin, & Averi throwing a bit of 1st grade attitude into these heels!