LEW Skywalker!

Here is our little Leland, or as we call him LEW (Leland Eugene Whiting). He has been particularly fond of the light saber lately . I just couldn't resist showing you our little Jedi in training.

Oh December!

Well, December has been so darn overwhelming that I have been doing my best to just make it through alive. As some of you know, both Ammon and Manessa had birthdays. One just two days before Christmas, and the other just two days after. I also took a turn to host Thanksgiving this year, which I have not blogged about either. So instead of trying to play total catch up I am just going to start now and run with it. The cute kids in the tub was just a cute picture that I wanted to throw in. Then I will go ahead and give the birthday and some Christmas deatails here as well.I let Manessa help me put stickers on the party invitations, and she was having a littel too much fun. I am still finding stickers in random places.

We had a joint birthday party for the kids on the 27th, (Manessa's actual birthday.) I made Manessa a Barbie cake and I was going to do a really cute cake for Ammon with a dump truck that my sister-in-law told me about but he insisted that he wanted a snake. So I returned the $23 truck and lined up a bunch of green cup cakes. It was way cheeper, but probably not as cute as it could have been. There were 16 kids here between the ages of 3 and 6, I'll tell you what, that was one of the dumbest things I have ever done. But the kids made out like bandits. Santa was a little out done by the birthday possee. Ammon got a small skatebord for Christmas, and this full size one for his birthday. Leland really likes both of them too.



Ammon also got a pair of roller blades, and a light up lazer gun that was from Grandma and Grandpa Whiting. (you can see the little skatebord in this one too.) He has even tried riding the skatebords with the roller blades on. We had to explain to him that it probably wasn't a very safe idea.
Manessa got a princess scooter that she has been riding all over the house. She has also grown attatched to the mask that was from the pin the tail on the donkey game. It was amazing the flood of relief that I felt after the party was over. I guess I just don't deal with stress very well. I am sorry that we went so long without any postings or updates. But now I gave you a big one, so there you go! ;o)

Crazy 8 Tag

Okay, here is another tag.  But I am too lazy to do anything original.  Though I did throw in a cute picture. 

8 Favorite TV shows in no particular order:
1-Burn Notice
2-House
3-America's Next Top Model
4-Starter Wife
5-In Plain Site
6-My Name is Earl
7-Reba
8-South Park

8 Things I did yesterday:
1-Vacuum Trix
2-Make Phone Calls (Work)
3-Taught Leland to say Ammon.
4-Bought Soda for Thanksgiving Dinner.
5-Call The DMV about registration getting hacked by my kids.
6-Listen to Wicked 
7-Read Wicked
8-Refill my med's.

Favorite restaurants:
1-Cafe Rio
2-Los Hermanos
3-IHOP
4-Spaghetti Factory
5-Mimi's
6-Blue Bird (Logan)
7-Sukuru
8-Asian Buffet

8 Things on my Wish List
1-FirePlace Mantle
2-Carpets Cleaned (Professionally)
3-Tummy Tuck/Booby Lift
4-A full day IN my home with NO kids.
5-See "Wicked"
6-A weekend away with Mike
7-King Size (Nice) Mattress
8-Happiness Without Chemicals

8 Things that I love about the Fall
1-The colors of the leaves
2-The chill in the air
3-Halloween
4-Thanksgiving
5-Drinking hot chocolate
6-Wearing sweaters
7-Thinking about Christmas
8-Watching the rain

8 People I Tag
1-Megan DeLange
2-Rachel Whiting
3-Priscilla Morgan
4-JoyLynn Gonzallas
5-Nina Renner
6-Shyanne Hathaway
7-Jenn Harbison
8-Celeste Bailey (Get a Blog Chica!)

HIgh-School Tag

SENIOR YEAR

1. Did you date someone from your school?
One guy from end of Sophomore to beginning of Senior year, then a bunch of casual dates.

2. What kind of car did you drive?
A blue 1979 Chevy Chevette AKA The Shove It AKA Smurfette.

3. Did you pass your driver's license test on the first try?
Yep

4. Were you a party animal?
I hung out a lot but never "partied"

5. Were you considered a flirt?
Yes!  Especially senior year.

6. Were you in band, orchestra, or choir?
Not just Choir, All-State Choir!

7. Were you a nerd?
I was on the Math Team, you tell me?

8. Were you on any varsity teams?
Drill Team, Drama, Debate,

9. Did you ever get suspended/expelled?
No, but I went to the principals office for "pantsing" a girl.

10. Can you still sing the fight song?
Sadly, Yes.

11. Who were your favorite teachers?
Scott O Bagley  (He taught Drama, Debate, and English.  He also gave Seniors a lot of extra privileges.)

12. Where did you sit for lunch?
With the cool kids, duh!  Okay, I don't really remember WHERE I sat at lunch time, it kind of varied. But after eating until class started again most of the seniors would hang out on the steps outside "Senior Hall"

13. What is your school's full name?
PIUTE HIGH SCHOOL

14. What is your school's mascot and colors?
Thunderbird Columbia Blue (not to be confused with any other blue), Red, and White

15. Did you go to Homecoming and if so, with whom?
Homecoming was not really a big thing. There was a dance, and I always went, but it was not a date type thing.

16. If you could go back and do it again, would you?
Yes, but only if it were with the same people.

17. What do you remember most about graduation?
Changing into a comfy brown army shirt after I got out of the gown.

18. Where did you go Senior Skip Day?
We had a full Sluff Week, and we went to California and hit all of the sites. I actually almost got sent home, it is quite a story, if you haven't heard it you are missing out.

19. Have you gained some weight since then?
Lots, but I have also gained curves.

20. Who was your prom date?
The big prom was Junior year, I went with Eric Allen Sophomore and Junior Year. Then Senior year I went stag with a big group of friends.

21. Are you planning on going to your 10-year reunion?
If they actually have one.  It should be this next summer.

22. Did you have a job in high school?
I worked for my Daddy at Grass Valley Merc.

Halloween!

For Halloween this year we kept with the tradition of trick-or-treating in Grandma and Grandpa's neighborhood. Grandma Whiting made Manessa the most adorable witch costume and Ammon and Leland were a hit with their DI specials. Mommy even got into the spirit and dressed up a bit. Not sure if you would say that I am in costume, or just let my real self out this time.
Here is Manessa with Grandpa Whiting. She has him wrapped around her little magic wand.
This is Uncle Tyler with Leland the cutest little chili pepper north of the border. I was too lazy to figure out how to rotate the picture, so you will have to rotate your eyes to get the full effect.
The kids got way more candy then they should ever eat and have been on a crazy sugar high since the Wart Trunk-or-Treat last Wednesday. Hopefully it will all be gone and then out of their little systems within a week or two.

Take the Quiz and Share Your Results! 

You are straightforward, tenacious, and beautiful, but unfortunately aware of it.  You are

 attention loving, and people easily flock to you, but deep down you are mistrustful of

 people in general.  You can be judgmental and thoughtless, but you love deeply and are

 extremely protective of those that you hold dear.

I really hoped to be Alice, but I guess you just never know who you really are.

Fun Project

I just had to brag a little. I am so excited to print these up. I have cute little 4x4 frames to put them in and I am going to hang them from the iron rod that Cindy gave me for my birthday a few years ago.  I have been waiting for something worthy to hang from it and now I have it. YAY!