Happy Thanksgiving

Today I must have been all out of my norm, because I FORGOT to take a family picture...(while we looked decent). So right before taking the kids up for bath time it hit me, I HAVEN'T TAKEN OUR ANNUAL THANKSGIVING DAY PICTURE!!! So here we are, I already changed into sweats and my kids...let's just say they had fun playing at Grandma Cyndy's house.

We had a great time. It was with Gentry's family this year, and after dinner we headed to the theater to see BOLT. It was cute, but I don't get the 3D thing, is it just a fancy way of saying the movie is going to be a little fuzzy and hard to watch? Maybe it was the greasy finger prints on my glasses from my sweet children. Does anyone else agree with me? It was fun being there with Gentry's parents and cousins though. And there were a few moments I actually laughed out loud. (Although some may say I'm an easy laugher.)

GOOD FOOD, GOOD COMPANY, GREAT DAY!!!...and I easily inhaled a million calories, but luckily it doesn't count cause it's a holiday! Thanks Cyndy for the yummy dinner.

I need to get to bed early because its shopping bright and early!

Side note: I saw Twilight again...3rd time it just gets better! (Should I be embarrassed to admit I'm obsessed?)

TWILIGHT THE MOVIE (sigh)

I LOVED IT I lOVED IT I LOVED IT! AHHHH (SIGH)

So I met my neighbors, or should I say neighborhood:) at Red Robin for a little Twilight pre-movie get together. It was really fun. I was so excited for the movie and I can't wait to go back tonight with Gentry. If you haven't seen it YOU MUST GO!!! If you didn't like it, don't tell me because I'm pretty sure our friendship will end:)

My only complaint is it needed to be LONGER!!! HAPPY DAYS!!!

Papa's Gonna Buy You A "Mopping" Bird...

I'll explain the title in just a minute...

So Gentry and I went to VEGAS for a couple of days to go to the Pool and Spa convention. I was excited to go not really because of the convention, but for the time away with just us..no kids. Our business partners Nick and Mignon came too. We had so much fun together. I wanted to take some pictures of us while we were there, but none of them turned out because Gentry has a horrible habit of closing one eye. Now at least I do it with both eyes:) (squinty eyes= genetic defect) So Mignon LITERALLY took tons of pictures trying to get one with both eyes open but this is the best we got. I laughed so hard I about peed my pants every time we took a picture because Gentry couldn't keep his eye open.

Meanwhile my kids split the time between my Mom and my Mother-in-law. They had a great time and didn't want us to come home. I was talking to my mom on the phone and she was telling me that Brock was having a meltdown at bedtime, so she was singing him "Hush, Little Baby" over and over and over...until she thought he was asleep...but he was still awake and asked her to continue singing. So this morning I was driving to Costco and I hear the kids singing "hush little baby don't say a work papa's gonna buy you a mopping bird." I didn't correct them because I thought it was cute.

Thanks to my Mom and Cyndy for watching the kids! We had a FABULOUS time!..Is it too soon to go back?

Missing Treats

Boston came home from pre-school and couldn't find his chocolate treats anywhere. He was totally upset about it and I was trying to help him find it. My searching stopped when I took a look at Brock's mouth. (Keep in mind Brock chose a red sucker for his treat.) I asked Brock if he ate it and he said "No!" So let's let the jury decide this one.

"GRANDMA'S PAYBACK"

Cyndy took the kids for a few hours the other day so I could have a break from them to work. It was so nice. I didn't have a messy house when I got done.

Gentry went to pick them up and they were sporting these new T-shirts along with a few new stuffed animals. (My personal favorite, ha ha.) They had such a great time they couldn't stop talking about going to Target and picking out stuff from the dollar part. You'd think I've never bought them anything before. I think they thought it was cool to have a little "date" with Grandma. They had so much fun that by the time they got home they were ready to sleep..which Brock sat on the couch and really did fall asleep. Alyssa on the other hand had to miss out on an hour of playing because she had gymnastics, so she had a melt down and Grandma Cyndy gave in and let her stay a little longer which turned into an all night-er.
Thanks Cyndy the kids had a blast!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALYSSA!

My little girl is growing up! I can't believe she is already 7. She is such a good kid, and so helpful with the boys.

For her birthday Gentry and I decided to get her a karaoke machine. She LOVES it. She's been singing all morning long. I think I'm having just about as much fun with it too.

I told her we weren't going to have a party this year, so I let her take two friends to the movie and lunch. Gentry is taking them because she didn't want her brothers to come with her. (I think it makes her feel more special.) So me and the boys get to go to the Relief Society "Super Saturday".

Happy Birthday Alyssa we love you!

Going to the Boat

So on Tuesday I decided to take the boys with me to go and vote. I called them in from outside and said "Boston and Brock let's go vote!" They came running in and were super excited. They even got buckled in the car without any arguments.

A few minutes later we get to the school to vote, and the boys were acting super disappointed. They went inside the school with me and they were looking around for something, then they turned to me and asked "Where's the boat mom?"(Now I know why they were so excited to come along with me)...the people gave them an I voted sticker and they seemed to be okay with the sticker. Too bad there was no boat after all.

Second funny story, I wanted to write before I forgot about this. I have a horrible memory:

I was talking loudly(some may refer to it as yelling.) And asked the boys who colored on the walls upstairs, and also who put their boogers on the wall. No one fessed up so I turned to Brock. (Mother's instinct I guess.) He looked right at me and said "I didn't do it mom!"...So I turned away completely annoyed that he was lying and he yells "Okay I did it, Geez." I had to turn the corner because it made me laugh for some weird reason.

Another thing my boys will do when I'm asking who the "culprit" was is they will actually raise their hand and say "Um, will I get in trouble if I did it?"...that's another hint for who actually did it.

Happy Anniversary!

Today is mine and Gentry's 9th anniversary! Wow how time flies, but at the same time I feel like we've been together forever. I couldn't ask for a better husband. We have so much fun together and he always keeps me laughing. Whether it's breaking the shower curtain while trying to spy on me while I'm taking a shower (Yes he did that last week, then tried to fake another injury so I wouldn't get mad.) or just playing pranks with the kids he always knows how to make me laugh. He is my best friend and I feel so lucky to be his wife.

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY BABE! I LOVE YOU!!!

We're BAAACK

We went to Disneyland this last week and we had a really good time. The kids had a blast. We decided to use our stimulus check to go do something with the kids. We heard Halloween at Disneyland was fun so we thought we'd try it. It was way fun. My mother in law came with us and bought us tickets to go trick or treating with the characters. That was probably my favorite part. We went together with Brock and Kristin's family. Alyssa had fun going on rides with Halle.

My only tip for those of you that have twins that are 39 and 3/4 inches and one that is 40 inches, make sure the shorter twin wears shoes with thicker soles. They are STICKLERS about height restrictions. We had to have Boston put on Alyssa's shoes just so he could get on some of the rides.

Alyssa "survived" the Tower of Terror. Grandma Cyndy bought her the shirt that said she went on the ride...but she didn't want to get back on. Once was enough for her. (She did it just so she could get the shirt, boy have I taught her well?!:)

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