First Fieldtrip

I went with Warren's preschool class to the fire station last week. Holy cute. I wish I could just sit and watch this little class all day, they were so funny. I adore his teacher, and the firemen were all very sweet to the little kiddos. Warren being in preschool is one of the best things that ever happened to me (us). Not only do I get a break a couple times a week, but he gets to do cool stuff and make new friends and learn from his awesome teacher. New phrase he tells me all the time - "I'm following directions, mom!" Thanks, Mrs. Gall. You're the bomb.

Warren's Party

We had a fun little shindig for Warren's birthday party this weekend. We started out making sock puppets, followed by a ghost hunt in the front yard, a little pin the nose on the pumpkin, cupcakes and "Happy Birthday Dear Warren" (which made his little face light up with JOY watching all the people sing to him), and lots of leaf pile-jumping. I think we all had a good time.

We hid about 40 of these ghost suckers in the front yard for the kids to find. By far the favorite activity of the day, I think.

The two noses that actually made it on the pumpkins were products of cheating, I'm afraid...

Dangit, I forgot to take a picture of the whole tower before they got eaten up. Just admire it from a distance, I guess.

I'm pretty sure Cami hates her costume. At least the smushy head thing. Oh well, only one more time she'll have to wear it and then it can go away forever.

Most of the kids thought the sock puppets were whatever, but the moms liked them. :)

Sesame Street

Steph is going to be upset that I'm taking up precious real estate, but I wanted to share two new discoveries that W and I found online. I loved Sesame Street as a kid, but it's a whole new experience to watch them as an adult. If you don't laugh when Cookie Monster says "arrive derci, Frog," "that the question, lady," "me no panic, me no panic," or "speech like that deserve at least five cookies," you have problems.

Last Trip To Elitch

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We took our last trip of the season to Elitch Garden. We still had a free pass to use up, and the weather was perfect for a final tour of kiddie rides. Warren loves this place. Sad that Taylor only got to go with us one other time (that explains why I have zero pictures from the other 15 times we went this summer). We'll see how Cami's personality develops and if she'll allow us to do season passes next year without putting up a stink every time we go. :)

Thanks, Grandma K!

We love the nightlights, shirts, and the Mr. Potato Head. You rule. THANKS!

Hurry, Halloween!

Warren has literally asked to go trick or treating 50 times today. It's really going to mess him up when we have his B-day party a week before his actual birthday and Halloween. We've got lots of partying to do, so if the month could hurry up and get almost over, that would be grand.

On Tuesday I made this spooky tree, the glitter pumpkins and this cute banner (with binding/sewing help from Lindsay) I'm happy they turned out.

Just wait until these bad boys are carved and I break out my pumpkin jar luminaries. Those are only for the week of Halloween, unfortunately. I L-O-V-E fall and especially Halloween.

Motherhood Addendum

I now wish to sell my children on the black market...any takers??

Happy Birthday to Grandpa

It's the other grandpa's turn - he did better this time. Cami...kinda.

Motherhood

I have the best job in the world. I'm the boss, I LOVE my employees (I'm pretty sure they dig me, too), the pay is fantastic (hugs and kisses and the best memories imaginable), I can go to work in my jammies, and make/eat cupcakes whenever I want. Sounds dreamy, huh? I'm not exactly dying to back to an office anytime soon...



I was talking to a friend last night and trying to explain how things were going for us over here. After talking for a while, I said something to the effect of - "There's just not much else going on. Every day is pretty much the same. Sorry we're boring." My words didn't sit right with me and I got to thinking. We're not boring at all. Every single day is jam packed with action. Just not the action that sounds super cool in words. But trust me when I say that I'm having the time of my life. My husband and kids are literally my whole world. And it's great. Who wants to hear about how cool my kids and husband are? Probably no one, cause that's annoying. But fact: the three of them are the 3 cutest/smartest/most awesome/(insert any other wonderful adjective here)/greatest people on the planet. I wake up and get everyone dressed (Taylor can do this part all by himself) and fed, make the beds, do some laundry or clean something, take Warren to preschool, watch some sweet cartoons, play on the ground, try a new recipe, color, go to the grocery store, go to a park, go to a museum, go to hobby lobby, organize something, clean the tornado, make dinner, give baths, etc. All very boring tasks - except that I get to do them with/for my family. This little life of mine is all my dreams come true. We have a great marriage, healthy and adorable kids, supportive and loving family, a job for Taylor that allows me to stay home and pay all our bills, good friends, and a warm house. Sorry if it's boring to anyone else, but it's the most fun I've ever had.

Little Chef

Nobel What??

So, I know this isn't a political blog, and I promise I'll keep such posts to a minimum, but was it just me who was a little confused by the decision handed out by the Nobel Peace Prize Committee? I mean, I think Obama's a good guy, who has good intentions, and 50% of our household voted for him last year. But, is his record, so far, deserving of such a prestigious award, especially when the current debate is whether we should up the number of troops in Afghanistan?

Anyway, using the same logic as that employed by the Nobel Peace Prize Committee, I have decided that:

1. George Lucas and Gene Roddenberry (the man behind Star Trek) should both be awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics for their "inventions" of lightsabers and transporters. Isn't the ability to capture a one-meter self-contained beam of plasma, which can cut through anything except a similar beam of plasma, more ground-breaking than whatever some scientist did to win the prize this year? And, ol' Gene thought up the "physics" to transport matter across vast distances of space more than 50 years ago! Where's his prize?

2. I should be make partner next spring at my law firm, because I have good intentions, my work shows lots of promise, and I bring a good attitude to the office. That's about what Mr. President has done in the last 9 months, no?

Anyway, enough thinking out loud. Don't get me wrong, I hope we look back in ten years and think that the President was deserving of this Prize at this moment. I promise I'm no right-wing nutjob--just one confused citizen.

Lastly, here's my favorite take on the situation:

In early November, just weeks after the committee awarded the Peace Prize to the president, the Vatican likewise cast aside tradition and canonized Obama in a brief but moving ceremony. It was true, Pope Benedict admitted, that sainthood historically had applied only to the deceased — and then only to those who led exemplary lives of heroic virtue and sanctity, followed by several miracles through the saint's heavenly intercession. For that matter, it was also generally expected that the person embrace the fundamental tenets of the Catholic Church.

But the pope waved aside all such hurdles in Obama's case, explaining that the president's "entire life has been a miraculous journey" and that the pope himself had experienced the president's holiness during their meeting in July.

"Our critics say we're too hidebound," Benedict exulted, "but not after this."

By Thanksgiving, Obama had picked up a 2010 MacArthur "genius" award several months before their scheduled release in recognition of his "exceptional creativity and promise." This was followed by an Oscar for Obama's starring role in "My Best Intentions," an autobiographical film expected in theaters in 2017.

No less satisfying was a Grammy the president pocketed for an Album of the Year that he was expected to record in 2020, in which he would recount in epic verse the settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that he'd engineered while president.

To be sure, not every institution fulfilled its duty to honor the president's potential. One of the few setbacks occurred when the National Basketball Association canceled plans to crown Obama next year's Slam Dunk champion after "Krypto-Nate" Robinson objected, insisting that he be allowed to defend his title.

Fortunately, such signs of ingratitude toward the president were rare. Indeed, the most heart-warming proof of the soaring esteem in which people of every continent held Obama occurred in December, when a Mexican brewery announced that it was replacing actor Jonathan Goldsmith with Obama in its popular Dos Equis advertising campaign, "The Most Interesting Man in the World."

"Without Obama in the role as 'most interesting man,' our campaign was simply a lie, and the whole world knew it," a spokeswoman said. "Now when we say 'his reputation is expanding faster than the universe,' we're not even kidding."

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