NOVEMBER PARTIES

THIS MONTH WE HAVE HAD TWO BIRTHDAYS THAT WE HAD TO CELEBRATE TAYLEES AND CHALISES. ON THE 25TH OF NOVEMBER SOME OF THE FAMILY WENT TO DISNEY ON ICE AND TO THE SPAGETTI FACTORY. DISNEY ON ICE WAS ALOT OF FUN. TAYLEE LOVED IT BUT FELL ASLEEP HALF WAY THROUGH IT... GUESS SHE HAD A BUSY DAY. MARIA AND TERALEE I THINK LOVED IT THE MOST THEY WERE SO INTO IT! LATER THAT NIGHT WE WENT TO TROLLEY SQUARE TO THE SPAGETTI FACTORY CAMI AND THE GIRLS AND VONYA AND HER FAMILY AND LINLEY MET US THEIR FOR DINNER. IT WAS WAY GOOD! THE LATER THAT NIGHT I GOT BRAVE AND TOOK THE TEENAGE GIRLS TO EAST CANYON TO OUR FAMILY TIMESHARE AND SPENT THE NIGHT TO CELEBRATE CHAILSES 16TH BIRTHDAY. THE GIRLS HAD ALOT OF FUN! THEY DID EACH OTHERS NAILS AND WENT INTO THE HOT TUB AND WATCHED A MOVIE THEY STAYED UP LATE BEING GIRLS GIGGLIN ALL NIGHT! IT WAS ALOT OF FUN TO BUILD MEMORIES THOUGH. ME AND TAYLEE WERE JUST THEIR TO KEEP THEM IN LINE. TAYLEES BIRTHDAY WAS ALOT OF FUN TO SHE GOT SPOLIED ROTTEN THAT'S FOR SURE! ALL THE FAMILY CAME OVER AND CELEBRATED WITH US IT WAS ALOT OF FUN!

TAYLEES 1ST BIRTHDAY!!!

WE CELEBRATED TAYLEE'S BIRTHDAY EARLY SINCE IT FELL RIGHT ON THANKSGIVING DAY THIS YEAR, AND OF COARSE I HAD TO WORK. WE HAD LOTS OF FAMILY COME TO THE HOUSE AND HAD A FIRST PRINCESS BIRTHDAY PARTY. LINLEY DECORATED WITH STREAMERS AND BALLOONS. WE HAD SLOPPY JOES, CHIPS, JELLO AND PASTA SALAD, AND OF COARSE CAKE AND ICECREAM FOR DESSERT. TAYLEE LOVED HER CAKE AND LOVED TO PUT HER HANDS IN IT AND THEN WENT FOR THE MOUTH WITH HANDS COVERED IN ICING. WE ALSO FILLED A CROWN PINATA FULL OF CANDY FOR THE KIDS. TAYLEE ALSO LOVED TO OPEN ALL THE PRESENTS. SHE THOUGHT THE SACKS AND TISSUE PAPER WERE MORE FUN THAN THE PRESENTS!!!

BUSY BUSY BUSY!

THE LAST TWO MONTHS HAVE BEEN SO BUSY! OUR COMPUTER WAS BROKE DOWN FOR A COUPLE WEEKS SO I COULDN'T UPDATE ANYTHING LITERALLY!!! OUR MOTHER BOARD WENT OUT AND WE HAD TO BUY A NEW TOWER. LAST MONTH TAYLEE DECIDED ONE DAY THAT SHE WAS GOING TO START CRAWLING... SO NOW SHE IS CRAWLING EVERYWHERE AND SHE THINKS SHE IS SO BIG! SHE CAN STAND BY HERSELF FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS NOW TO BUT SHE'S NOT WALKING YET. SHE LOVES TO EXPLORE THE HOUSE NOW THAT SHE CAN CRAWL! HALLOWEEN WAS BUSY WE HAD A HALLOWEEN PARTY HERE AT OUR HOUSE AND HAD INVITED SHANE AND CAMI AND THE KIDS TO COME CELEBRATE WITH MY SIDE OF THE FAMILY. WE HAD A BLAST! WE CARVED PUMPKIN'S, ATE CHILLI AND BONE BREAD STICKS AND JUST HAD A GOOD TIME JUST VISITING AND PLAYING GAMES...THIS MONTH HIS CHALISE'S AND TAYLEE BIRTHDAYS. CHALISE JUST TURNED THE BIG 16 NOVEMBER 10TH! SHE WAS SO EXCITED TO GET HER I-POD SHE TAKES IT EVERYWHERE! SATURDAY WERE GOING TO DISNEY ON ICE WITH SOME FAMILY AND GOING TO THE SPAGHETTI FACTORY AFTER TO CELEBRATE HER BIRTHDAY!!! I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE TAYLEES FACE WHEN WE GO! SATURDAY NIGHT WE'RE GOING TO EAST CANYON FOR CHALISES BIRTHDAY SOME OF THE GIRL COUSINS ARE GOING UP. IT WILL BE ALOT OF FUN! TAYLEE IS TURNING ONE THIS MONTH... WHERE DID TIME GO IT WENT SO FAST! IT'S CRAZY TO THINK A YEAR AGO I WAS GETTING READY TO HAVE A BABY. WE LOVE HER TO DEATH. SHE IS GROWING SO FAST AND WE WOULD NOT TRADE HER FOR ANYTHING! LINLEY IS IN THE MIDDLE OF TRYING TO FIND A NEW JOB. SHE WAS LAYED OFF AS BEING A NANNY AFTER A YEAR FOR FOUR KIDS AND IS HATING NOT WORKING. SHE HAS HER CNA BUT ISN'T HAVING MUCH LUCK FINDING A JOB. BRENT CONTINUES TO WORK ALL THE TIME AND IS CHANGING CREWS AT WORK SO HIS SCHEDULE WILL BE CHANGING AFTER THANKSGIVING. HE WASN'T TO HAPPY ABOUT THAT BUT IS DOING BETTER WITH IT NOW.

OCTOBER 2008 (HALLOWEEN)

HALLOWEEN WAS ALOT OF FUN WITH THE GIRLS! BRENT WAS WORKING AND KASEY WENT HUNTING SO LINLEY CAME WITH US. THIS YEAR WAS TAYLEES FIRST HALLOWEEN SHE LOVED IT! TAYLEE WAS DRESSED AS A LADY BUG AND LINLEY AND CHALISE WERE NURSES...CHALISE WAS A DEAD NURSE. TAYLEE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO THINK ABOUT THAT. TAYLEE IS TERRIFIED OF SPIDERS! THE TWO OLDEST LIKE TWO TEASE HER WITH FAKE SPIDERS. WE WENT TO THE WARD TRUCK-OR-TREAT ON HALLOWEEN. THEY HAD CHILLI THEIR TONS OF IT! I HAD MADE SOME CHILLI BUT GUESS WHAT... I FORGOT TO PUT THE CHILLI POWDER IN IT SO IT WAS GROSS! IT WAS WATERY AND NO FLAVOR :) OH WELL THOUGH. THEN LINLEY TOOK TAYLEE AROUND TO ALL THE CARS WHILE ME AND CHALISE STAYED AT THE TRUCK IT STARTED TO RAIN AND GOT GOT A ITTLE COLD BUT EVEN WITH THE RAIN HALLOWEEN WAS ALOT OF FUN!