laugh or cry?

It's about 10:30 PM, I've just come home from rehearsal after a very crazy, hectic day, when I come to the realization that I went to my friend's house with a loaf of coconut lemon bread with a candle in it and sang happy birthday to her....ONE WEEK EARLY! Her birthday was marked on my calendar for the 16th, but I guess calendars are just no good for me seeing as how today is the 9th. The funniest part is that she completely humored me, didn't say a word, except of course thank you. My first instinct is to cry at the fact that I just can't get things right anymore, but then I think, ya' know I'll bet I made her day in more ways than one, so I'm goin' with laugh. What would you do?

I love Justin!

I"ve been tagged to share about my hubby:

5 things he loves

1. ME
2.The kiddos

3.watching ANY sport...seriously

4.playing ANY sport...seriously

5.eating good food...the key to his heart really is through his stomach!

5 things on his to-do list

1. finish extending the patio

2. finish transferring files from the computer...(hint, hint babe)

3. get the oil changed

4. work

5. play basketball

5 foods he enjoys

1. chinese food; I'm talkin' the super fried stuff at the buffet type places

2. cheesecake

3. pumpkin pie

4. lasagna

5. brownies and ice cream

5 things you may not know about him

1. He has a really good singing voice

2. He pretty much taught himself to play the piano

3. He doesn't like eating soup

4. He really would like to teach, but he chose to go with a career with more financial stability

5. He's a good dancer. He'll tell you only swing, but when I taught ballroom and he was my "monkey," he could do anything.

5 quirky things about him

1. He loves to watch Mcgyver even though he realizes how completely corny it is.

2. He is allergic to raspberries and won't even go near artificial raspberry flavor

3. He will watch ANYTHING that's on tv...intently, he just can't pull himself away: cartoons, corny shows like Mcgyver, you get the idea
4. He has a weird ability to get what he wants without seeming overbearing or like a jerk and is a master at finding great deals.

5. He loathes giving the kids baths and rarely does (he helps enough elsewhere, though)

Thanksgiving 2008

For Thanksgiving this year, we went to St. George, Utah to be with Justin's mom's side of the family. The trip was pretty long and Taylee crying for 3 hours straight didn't help, but we made it and had a great time with the Andreason side of the family. We had Thanksgiving dinner at the church with about 50 people, half of whom I didn't know, but it was fun to meet them. That night we had a talent show and if I can figure out how to post video I will. I was not in a picture taking mood all weekend, so I only snapped a few out of sheer guilt that I need to be recording family history.





I tried to get a shot of Grandma "A" with just Taylee, but she wouldn't cooperate.

Madison, McKayla, Brooklyn and Treygan

Mason and Cade

Ambree doing her cheerleader stunt at the talent show

Taylee chased Max around for a good long time trying to hug and kiss him. Here he finally conceded.

Taylee back for more Max hugs

Max pushing Taylee away

Apple Picking

We've been absent from the blogging world for almost a month, but...WE'RE BACK! We had a really fun, really busy October. Keep scrolling...you've got a lot of catching up to do.

We started off the month by apple picking at a local orchard. My hubby was really excited to can applesauce this year and at 10 cents a pound how could I say no? But, holy cow....250 pounds....that's not a typo. Remember, we are planning to can all of these!




What a sweet girl

Taylee kept picking apples out of our boxes, taking a bite and throwing it back

Is this a good one?

The boys working hard

mom and girls trying to pick (key word, "trying")

Self Reliance...check!

Canning applesauce was a family affair! It was an ALL DAY job, exhausting and messy, but we'll probably do it again next year.

Dad worked the strainer

mom sliced and cored and Trey transferred to the pot

Brooklyn and our neighbor buddy washed apples

She still washed even after her friend got bored

Halloween

How cute are they?!

My little ladybug didn't last long trick-or-treating

Trey had to be Saluk this year. Saluk is the bad guy from Aladdin 3. He wanted to be him last year but I talked him out of it. He didn't forget this year so we went for it and tried to come up with something resembling Saluk.

All the neighbor kids went together. They're all good friends and it's so much fun!

Sweet fairy princess was thrilled to have curls and make-up.