HALLOWEEN 2008

So today started out NOT like any other day. Up before dawn due to my endless nightmares this week (Must Be A Halloween Thing), and than a morning and afternoon filled with yard work fun.
BTW - THANK YOU TAMMY, ANNA & KIRSTEN for ALL your help today.

I finally got the flowerbeds to look Great.

By 1:00 I was ready to pass out - this included not just yard work but several diaper changes, quick lunch for the kids, and 2 time outs. Whew! So I began my short relaxation on the couch with some leftover chicken enchiladas - YUMMY!

At 2:30 I began getting Mira and I ready for trick or treating at Daddy's work. I know I should have passed on this - but who misses the chance to show off such cute kids:-)

By 3:30 all the kids are in the car ready to go. I still have rollers in my hair and for the life of me I cannot find my cell phone. WITHOUT MY CELL PHONE - I am driving naked. It's just not doable. So I began my calls to my phone with half my curlers still in my hair and only 1 knee high nylon on.

I kept my ear to the side of that couch for 3 whole phone calls. For the life of me - I couldn't figure out how the heck it got down there. So I got a knife and I attempted to turn the BIG couch over. My leg still hurts. So I braced myself and grunted a big "OOOOOOOAAA" and it lifted. It was a miracle. However - I heard a distinct ripping sounds from my body. I was a little worried until I saw that the whole side of my costume had been torn. But - I got my phone.

So off to Dad's work. Fun - quick, and dad got off early.

This was the 1st year I've gotten to go trick-or-treating with the kids. It was so much fun. The only problem was when someone didn't answer the door - Boyd would break down into a fit of rage. Can you blame him - I mean What The Hell is wrong with people that write things on their door like "No Candy, Go Away". Asses! Boyd just expressed what we were all feeling.

We came home and spread out the candy and went Hog Wild. All of us ate til we were sick. Boyd opened all the suckers and tasted them and than ate the one he thought was the best. I had to remind my conservative hubby (aka Dad) - that it wasn't a big deal.

Now I'm ready to get this dress off and relax my ta-tas for awhie. PJ's and shower here I come.

I hope everyone had as fun a Halloween as we did!

October 26, 2008

BOYD'S FIRST BIRTHDAY PARTY

This is my first official blog. I've heard this is pretty cool stuff - so I thought I'd give it a try.

Boyd's Birthday was yesterday. We didn't really say anything because his party is next week (we delayed his birthday due to a BYU football game - I know, I know). But when we went to the Butterfield Halloween party they sang to him. He was so excited to get all that attention and he is just learning how to blow out the candle.

Basically - he sucks at the candle thing - but he's got years to improve it:-)

Than we went to a haunted forrest at this nursery which was pretty cool for being free. I wish I would have known ahead of time because my cute black heels were not the shoe of choice for the dirt path. Step, smoosh, step, smoosh - you get the gist.

Mira was so scared and kept grabbing onto me as tight as possible - thus cutting off my air circulation. Which basically came down to step, squish, breath, step, squish, breath.

However today she was begging to go back. She's such a horror junkie.

So a BYU game, Halloween party, Birthday Party, and haunted forest - I think I'm pretty much a super Mom (for a moment anyway).

Oh and Boyd is the freakin cutest chicken/turkey I've ever seen.