Yeah, so much for being good about updating all of our holiday adventures. I honestly don't know why I have been having a hard time finding a second to blog! It's not like I haven't been busy before. I guess I just haven't been making it a priority. It was all I could do to post Christmas books each day on my teaching blog, and honestly, I didn't even do that!
Anyway, since I last posted we have:
-wrecked my car (I wasn't me, it was my most expensive kid yet, Jared ;)
-seen Kurt Bestor's Christmas concert (great show but the same night as the wreck)
- torn up our basement for plumbing (no washer and dryer... yuck!)
- gotten lots of the basement framing done
- had visits from my brothers
- been watching all sorts of peoples kids (good thing my girls LOVE play dates!)
- been doing all sorts of holiday crafts (I may even post a few if I ever find the time)
- finished Christmas shopping
- and done the whole Christmas thing with our families.
I will, eventually, update pictures and stories of the sad Subaru, Bessie the rental car, the basement, the crafts, the holidays and such.
Well that's all the time I have for now. I may even post more updates later tonight... don't count on it! ;)
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
But at least they are funny!
I was talking to my mom on the phone to make plans for tonight (we are going out and she will watch the girls). When I got off the phone Eva looked up at me and said, "Who was that, mom? John McCain?"
Who says kids aren't expensive...
The other day, a girlfriend of mine was trying to convince me it was time to have another child. I told her we can't afford it. She said that adding one more to two doesn't cost that much more.
Now, I love my girls and wouldn't give them back for anything. That being said....
-Last week as I was getting ready for the holidays, I thought I'd wash the sofa cover. It wasn't dirty (peed/spilled on), but I figured it couldn't hurt to wash it just the same. Boy was I wrong! Since it wasn't really dirty I just tossed it into the washer along with the throw and two throw pillows without inspecting them. Then, again, I tossed it all into the dryer without a thought. When I pulled them out of the dryer, EVERYTHING was spotted with blue and red crayons, and the dryer was coated in a thin film of crayon wax. Joy. You see, cute little Eva thinks it's hilarious to hide things. She gets into mommy's wallet and hides the change in the end table drawer. She takes Naiya's snuggle bunny and hides him in the bottom of the toy bin; and she likes to stuff crayons anywhere they will fit... including in between the sofa cushions. -Fortunately, after hours of scrubbing and scraping, the dryer is clean (or at least clean enough to use, some of the wax melted under the arms that protrude to move the laundry). I did a test run and it's all good. Unfortunately, the sofa cover, throw and pillows are a loss. $$$
-This morning while making blueberry muffins, I got the "frozen" blueberries out of the fridge. I use quotes when I type "frozen" because when I got them out they were cold, but squishy. When I looked in the fridge I noticed the temperature gage was turned down... TO ZERO. Naiya had been playing in the fridge non stop two days ago. TWO DAYS AGO!! Brilliant. $$
Now imagine if I had three!!
Now, I love my girls and wouldn't give them back for anything. That being said....
-Last week as I was getting ready for the holidays, I thought I'd wash the sofa cover. It wasn't dirty (peed/spilled on), but I figured it couldn't hurt to wash it just the same. Boy was I wrong! Since it wasn't really dirty I just tossed it into the washer along with the throw and two throw pillows without inspecting them. Then, again, I tossed it all into the dryer without a thought. When I pulled them out of the dryer, EVERYTHING was spotted with blue and red crayons, and the dryer was coated in a thin film of crayon wax. Joy. You see, cute little Eva thinks it's hilarious to hide things. She gets into mommy's wallet and hides the change in the end table drawer. She takes Naiya's snuggle bunny and hides him in the bottom of the toy bin; and she likes to stuff crayons anywhere they will fit... including in between the sofa cushions. -Fortunately, after hours of scrubbing and scraping, the dryer is clean (or at least clean enough to use, some of the wax melted under the arms that protrude to move the laundry). I did a test run and it's all good. Unfortunately, the sofa cover, throw and pillows are a loss. $$$
-This morning while making blueberry muffins, I got the "frozen" blueberries out of the fridge. I use quotes when I type "frozen" because when I got them out they were cold, but squishy. When I looked in the fridge I noticed the temperature gage was turned down... TO ZERO. Naiya had been playing in the fridge non stop two days ago. TWO DAYS AGO!! Brilliant. $$
Now imagine if I had three!!
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Breakfast of Champions
The other day, the girls came into our room in the morning, bright and early. They told me they were hungry and asked if I'd make them breakfast. I asked Naiya how old she was. She told me three. I asked if she thought she was old enough to make breakfast. She laughed and said no, but then rethought it and said yes. Curious, I gave her a few minutes to do her thing. From my bed, I heard the refrigerator door open. I heard the cutlery drawer open and the sound of cutlery clinging together. I hear chairs moving. Finally I came in to see what was going on.
Naiya had served the two of them a breakfast of PICKLES.... straight out of the jar. Yum! 
The Festival of Treats
Thanks to Goompa and Nana for providing us with tickets to this years Festival of Trees. As always it was amazing to see all the wonderful creations.
Thank you to Neema and Pa for sending us with a pocket full of goodies to keep the girls energy up! ;)
Thank you to Naiya and Eva for patiently waiting the hour and a half to see Santa. At first they were content with just catching a glimpse of him, but then Naiya saw that he was handing out candy canes and that was motivation enough to wait in line.
Cute Eva still has SERIOUS issues with stranger danger. This year we are making progress as she actually sat on Santa's lap (last year she was in tears). She would not, however look at Santa, mommy or the candy cane for a picture. She would look at her shoe, and only her shoe. She is stubborn. (I have no idea where she might get that.) Fortunately I had an idea that this might happen so I didn't actually pay for pictures. Here's the one I snapped from the sidelines:
And as you can see, she got over it and accepted the candy cane (from mommy). No permanent mental scars as far as I can tell. 
Great night for a good cause with yummy treats. Who could ask for anything more?!
Thank you to Neema and Pa for sending us with a pocket full of goodies to keep the girls energy up! ;)
Thank you to Naiya and Eva for patiently waiting the hour and a half to see Santa. At first they were content with just catching a glimpse of him, but then Naiya saw that he was handing out candy canes and that was motivation enough to wait in line.
Cute Eva still has SERIOUS issues with stranger danger. This year we are making progress as she actually sat on Santa's lap (last year she was in tears). She would not, however look at Santa, mommy or the candy cane for a picture. She would look at her shoe, and only her shoe. She is stubborn. (I have no idea where she might get that.) Fortunately I had an idea that this might happen so I didn't actually pay for pictures. Here's the one I snapped from the sidelines:
And as you can see, she got over it and accepted the candy cane (from mommy). No permanent mental scars as far as I can tell. Great night for a good cause with yummy treats. Who could ask for anything more?!
Eat Your Heart Out Charlie Brown
It is a tradition in my family to cut our own Christmas tree each year. Generally we go sometime the weekend after Thanksgiving. We drive up past Evanston and then into the Uintas where you get your permit. Then you drive off and find the perfect tree. (Generally mine is Charlie Brown looking.) It's a perfect day-long, hot cocoa filled outing for the family. Unfortunately for as long as I've been married (5+ years) Jared has never made it up with us. He's either working or it's the day of the Utah vs BYU game (go UTES!), or he's sick. This year was no exception, and the poor guy stayed home with a nasty stomach bug. Good thing we have Nema, Pa, and Babi (my grandma) to help out!
The girls were hilarious. Between not being able to decide if they wanted to run in the snow or go up in the backpack and the fact that they wanted to take home EVERY tree, they were a handful. It was fun non-the-less. In the end we found another great tree (only a little crooked on the top :) and a little guy for the girls to have in their room (thanks Amanda for the idea).
The girls were hilarious. Between not being able to decide if they wanted to run in the snow or go up in the backpack and the fact that they wanted to take home EVERY tree, they were a handful. It was fun non-the-less. In the end we found another great tree (only a little crooked on the top :) and a little guy for the girls to have in their room (thanks Amanda for the idea).
Here are the pics:
"What about this one?"
"Are we there yet?"
Here's a pic of the girls helping Pa cut down their little tree (a little hard to see, but I was just so proud of my little lumberjacks!: 
And here's the finished product decorated 100% by the girls (but put up on the shelf by mommy):
It was a great outing, and Naiya was only a little disappointed that we didn't run into Santa. ;)
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