Dennis Quaid on Ellen

This is so funny - If you missed this on Ellen YOU have to see it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C64ZYuR7PuQ

The days before Halloween

Couple of our family pictures at the ward Trunk or Treat. Matt loved saying Trick or Treat and receiving candy. He made out like a bandit. Matt was Pooh Bear and Izzie was a Sweet Pea.

This is Matthew's friend Kenna. She was Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz and looked so cute.

On Friday we went to the Elementary School's Halloween Carnival. Matt didn't want to dress up for this. He had a melt down with the cowboy boots and hat. So he just wore his wranglers and button down shirt and looked like a normal boy. But as soon as we got there at the school he loved it and played tons of games! I am lucky he let me take these pictures.

October 2008 Update

Here are a few fun pictures of the kids -Matthew and Izzie.


Hangin out in my toy basket.



Sleeping so soundly.


This is Izzie at 4 months trying to crawl -YIKES!

Sleeping babies are my favorite!

Ann Taylor

Thanks to Jenny -

Ann Taylor right now has an irresistible offer:

October 11th-November 1st, online only: Ann Taylor $50 off $100 purchase (Code: 91900015)Can be used multiple times, but only once per order and works on clearance and sales merchandise! It also works on current deals such as the $20 off denim and B1G1 half-off deals. There's currently $6 shipping on any order.

Am I Bald YET?!!

So I am pulling my hair out! My kid has finally decided that naps are behind him. Matthew is only 2 and a half years old! He went from having one everyday for about an hour and a half to NOTHING. I have tried everything- sleeping with him (mostly me sleeping and him talking), reading books, yelling and screaming, putting him in front of the TV hoping that makes him sleepy, but NOTHING is working! If I head somewhere he falls asleep in his car seat and has a nice 5 minute nap. However he needs the naps, and so do I!!! I need my space from him. Help - I am almost to locking the little feller in his room.

Random Pictures from our trip to Oregon

We had a great time in Oregon - but I am so glad to be home! We missed John like crazy. I had no cell phone coverage in Pleasant Hill where my sister's farm is and I beg and pleaded to use every one's phone just to talk to him. Usually we got to talk maybe a few minutes a day - which really sucked! But it was fun to see everyone and to catch up.



Izzie trying to stay warm. The first week was warm and in the 80's. The second was cold and wet we even had some rain. I didn't pack for cold weather so we wore the same thing over and over. Thanks to all my clothes I packed (I was over my weight amount for the flight and had to carry some on with me. I looked so silly carrying so much stuff.)



Matt had so much fun. His cousin Rae Rae is 3 and they were the best buddies hanging out and playing so good together.


Rae Rae, Izzie and JoJo



My niece Stef grabbed my camera and took cute pictures of Izzie. Here is one of them.



My beautiful niece Stefanie!

Chickens!

My sister's family lives on 26 acres. They have one dog (Maltese-Snow), cows -they are just renting space and chickens. Also not welcomed guests - deer who ate the garden and all the flowers and coyotes that like to keep you up at night with their howling. But the kids love the chickens. My dad build them a chicken house which is called the Chicken Mansion and they produce eggs! They are cute tiny brown eggs. We did eat them and they are the freshest eggs I have ever had. When you buy chicks you have no idea if you are getting a male (rooster) or a female (hens) so they grew and they have three roosters and the rest are hens. And of course they have named each one, and my mom calls two of the roosters"Thanksgiving" and "Christmas" If you know what I mean!!! :-)



Josh has eggs in his hands!

Chicken Mansion


Matt hanging with the chickens