Shave and a Hair Cut.....

We finally got Talmage's first hair cut. Mind you he's now 18 months old but that just shows how little hair he had. I will give it to him that he had quite the rat tale going and some crazy patch of comb over just on the top of his head. He did look quite homely so a haircut was in order. I'm not sure who reacted more over the hair cut, Talmage or his two siblings looking on and taking pictures with the cel phone thinking this was the best day ever for their little brother. When Talmage got done he smiled and with that baby talk of his said "Ahh good boy".

Oh what a night....

This week we had a Relief Society Enrichment night to help us prepare for those holiday dinner parties that we all wish we had time to put on. I was asked to put together some ideas how to decorate a dinner table for the Fall and for Christmas. My friend Patti was in charge of the menu which included a fruit appetizer, two different side salads, delicious sweet potato bisque, and two desserts. I split the table in half to do one side in a Fall theme and the other side in a Christmas theme. It turned out really pretty and I think everyone had a good time. Some were taking pictures with their cel phones and even commented that I open a store doing decorating and other services like this. This may just be another side job for Patti and I. I'll decorate and she'll prepare a menu. For those of you that were there, I hope we were able to inspire you in some way and give you simple ideas of what you could do for your home. For those that weren't able to attend we missed you greatly!

Trick or Treat

So we made a trip out to Utah the weekend of Halloween and it was so much fun. We had a party at my sister Caralee's house in Saratoga Springs. They had it all decorated to the hilt and it was awesome. Had the traditional sloppy joe's, chips, vegi's and soda. Couldn't have been better except for when her husband came out and freaked the kids out with his costume. Oh, and it freaked me out too!!

The kids had a lot of fun being with their cousins. It's the first time in 6 years that they were able to be together and as Abby said "this is the best Halloween I've ever had in my whole life".

Thanks family for making this happen! Miss you all!

Mouth of Babes

So it was my turn to carpool to Preschool today. I take Walker and two other little girls in the morning. They all get a long pretty well and enjoy the ride together to school. I on the other hand enjoy the conversations that take place in the back seat. Here's todays script:

Walker: Don't say mean things. I'm the boss now!
Jacey: You're not the boss!
Walker: Ya' my mom's the boss!
Jacey: She's not the boss! My mom is the boss of me!
Alyssa: Guys, Jesus is the boss!
Walker: No he's not, he just makes babies and puts them in your tummy.
Jacey and Alyssa: Ohhhh.

Ouch!

So while we were at the park the other day Talmage managed to fall down (that's not the unusual part) hitting his head. Although this time his head landed square on the water cover in the grass. Once I picked him up and wiped off the grass I saw the craziest marking ever. What is even more crazy is that is has stayed like this for three days now. I thought it would blend into his skin and just leave a big red mark or even a bruise. Nope, the grid mark stayed! So if you have seen him lately just know that it was an accident and I nor Walker branded him in any way.

Calgon...take me away!

So when I said I’d post soon I really meant it. Who know life would throw me so many curve balls all at once. I’ve been preoccupied with two recent deaths of friends I hold very dear in my heart. A family chaos resulting in a lot of sad outcomes. Keeping busy with business ventures and being pregnant with a lot of emotions and my head in the clouds the past two weeks. My ears are numb from spending so much time on the phone only trying to help people, my fingers are bleeding from typing so many emails and chats and my nerves are shot resulting in a two week major headache.

So among all that I happened to embarrasses my 6 yr old daughter the past two days at school. We had been looking forward to red ribbon week ever since she brought home the schedule of what they get to dress up in all week. This week has been Parent Teacher Conference with early dismissal dates. My friends have kids in other schools and are participating in the same thing. So naturally I thought it was taking place this week until a cute boy that I carpool with told me it was next week. I thought for sure he was wrong and how sad it is that he isn’t participating. Then I get home and check the schedule again….IT’S NEXT WEEK!

I’ve had my daughter dress all in red from head to toe on Monday for Red Spirit day. Can you guess what today was? Crazy shoes and socks day! I let my child out of the house like this only because we thought it was a dress up day at school. I had to break it to her that mom made a HUGE mistake and it’s really next week. Does she look impressed with me? When will it get back to normal? Does anyone have an extra hole I can crawl in for a while?

Where's My Mind?

So for some of you committed followers of my blog (which may only be a handful) it is to you that I say I'm sorry I have been missing for so long. We can look back and think that either nothing noteworthy has happened in Watsonville the past few months or know the truth that too much has happened to even find time to take a moment to blog about it. I wondered when and how I would start up again. What story do I start with? What picture do I pull out of my phone that has been in there just waiting to be shared. When to find time to do it all? So instead of starting at the beginning where I left off and fill you in on some of the most memorable moments like say the first day of school for two of my kids, Cordell's birthday, a family trip to Catalina, the announcement of our new pregnancy and other funny things said and done along the way, I'll just start where we're at now.

If you live in Kern County you may have seen a familiar face or two around town on the cover of our local magazine. Abby and Walker had the opportunity to pose for this months cover in their Halloween costumes. Finally a photo op for Abby to show off what she loves doing best, playing dress up and this one in her Alice in Wonderland costume. Secondly, the proof Walker will have when he's 16 to show his friends that his mom really is crazy for letting her little boy dress up like a white rabbit and be shown all over town.

It was fun and the article in the magazine was flattering. I love doing crafty things for my kids and anyone that will let me. I'll post later about the recent making done for my sister Kristy. I say that now and I promise...I WILL post again! I've missed you all.

Wow, that wasn't so bad after all!