"Santa didn't get me what I wanted!"

Last night was our ward Christmas Party. This is always exciting for the boys. It's really the only time they get to see Santa. I don't do the mall thing and they are sleeping peacefully the other time Santa comes around, so this is their shot!

This is Tyden's second year in a row running the full length of the cultural hall to be the first kid to see Santa. He is not at all afraid. He kept trying to sneak back in line to see him again and again. Thankfully Santa is very familiar with our ward and knew that he had already seen Tyden, so he gave him a candy cane instead of the giant goody bag again.
Brigg was very excited to see Santa and tell him what he wanted for Christmas. He was however devastated when he opened the treat bag and found out it was not in there. Instant tears. Loren could not figure out why he was crying but snuggled him just the same. Don't worry Mom saved the day.
Brigg, " sniff, sniff, Santa did not give me what I asked for!"
Mom, "Buddy this is were you get to tell Santa what you want, on Christmas is when you get it."
Brigg, "oh, ok." (tears instantly disappear and the devouring of candy begins)

Jaxon did not really want to see Santa. I made him, but he was super excited when he also got his very own bag of treats.

They had a gingerbread making contest so I cleverly came up with this. At least I thought it was clever. It was a rice crispie igloo with marshmallow penguins, complete with a blue fruit roll up lake and goldfish swimming in it. So the igloo looked better in my mind, but whatever it was fun. The kids destroyed it as soon as we got home, the penguins were the first to go!

We put away the crib

The other night Brigg asked if he could sleep in the guest bedroom. He says that Tyden and Jax keep him awake and he is tired during the day. Brigg as always been a great sleeper. From the time is was very little he would tell us in one way or another that he was ready for bed. I remember living in Glendale, he would shake the gate at the bottom of the stairs when he wanted to go to bed. Even now he asks if he can go to bed at night. What kid does that? When we stayed with Loren's parents before we moved here they had to share a room out of necessity. They learned to love it, and I couldn't break there little hearts and split them up. I asked Brigg if he wanted that to be his room now and he said "YES!" So away with the crib. Tyden moved up to the top bunk and Jax moved over to the bottom. Now night time is, Brigg sound asleep 2 seconds after you kiss him goodnight (which is how it has always been) and Tiny and Jax playing in there room for about another 45 minutes. Whatever.

5 minutes

For Thanksgiving my Mom and Dad as well as my younger brother and his wife and their baby girl came to visit from Idaho. We had a ball! During the week we managed to fit in Sea world, the Zoo, a turkey, the beach, a temple trip, kickball, salsa, anniversary, Twilight, shopping, flag football in the rain, more food, made a robot, killed a mouse, Wienerschnitzel, not so much sleep (thanks to my early risers) and tons of laughter!

They were here for a whole week but it really felt like minutes and then they had to leave. See you again in June, Thanks for the fun week.

The best present ever!!!

Sometimes in life we might have some complaints about our husbands. As women we tend to gab and dish about the annoying things our husbands do. Well yesterday my Hub totally redeemed himself! It was my birthday and I wasn't really expecting much because Loren had to work all day and our budget is a little tight. I was over at my friends house and this is what I came home to. Ya there are pretty roses (in a koolaid pitcher, vases are non existent in our house) and I love cards, I truly think they are the best! My real joy was for the circus peanuts, I LOVE THEM!!! I really love them best when they are no longer soft. This really happens fast with circus peanuts, you just leave the bag open. So what did he do?.... He opened the bag,

He loves me!

How do you eat a PB & J?

Brigg prefers just jelly. Jaxon always gets a bend-backer and he opens it up and smashes his face into it. Taking small bites from the middle first.

Tyden is always fun to watch. He will pull the two pieces apart and eat them one at a time. He could also eat pb & j's morning , noon and night.I have plans to make a blog book and I just wanted to remember some of the random things my boys do.

Halloween Fun

I have to say this was a really fun Halloween. Loren was at work. (but that is not why it was fun) First we went to the hospital to visit Dad and ate in the cafeteria. Then we joined up with my good friend Allison and her family and hit the neighborhood. The boys loved it. Brigg and Tyden could have cared less if I was around or not, like usual. Jaxon was a trooper, he totally figured it out. I remember when B and T were that little they kept trying to go in to peoples houses. They got tons of candy. Add that to the candy that I bought to hand out and ended up not handing out any, We got TONS!

Pirate, Woody and "Have no fear, Underdog is here!"

High School Musical 3

Yah I went, it was fun! I went with my friend and her

7 year old daughter. There was a line all around the theatre full of little girls and moms waiting to see the movie. There were a few dads and way more boys than I was expecting. It was a great finish to all the movies. I think I liked this one the best. Plus, the AC in the theatre was broken so we all got free tickets for another show.

I'm a lucky duck

I get to be their mom.

Brigg age 5, 46 in tall and 46 lbs.

Tyden age 3, 41 in tall and 41 lbs.

Jaxon at 1.5, 35 in tall and 28 lbs

Messy faces

Last night we had spagetti for dinner and to top it off the boys had chocolate pudding for dessert.

Under all that chocolate is a layer of sauce as well, YUMMY!

Soap Box

So I am not the kind of person who normally talks about politics or even gets involved. This is the first time I will have ever voted. I do care who will become president, but that is not my only concern. Prop 8. I am sure that some in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints have heard our leaders talk about this and have encouraged us to get involved or even donate. Don't think that you can ignore this issue, because eventually it could be in your state. Proposition 8 does not interfere with gays living the lifestyle they choose. However, while gays can live as they want, they should not have the right to redefine marriage for the rest of society. Some moral issues are better left to the parents to teach there children.

http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1815820715/bctid1822459319

Spencer's invade

This past weekend Loren's parents came to visit. Our sister in law and 5 kiddos came too. It was blast. Unfortunately I don't have any pictures, because Hub had to take the camera to work. Thursday we hit the beach, it was freezing. The kids didn't seem to notice the raging wind and lack of sun because they all jumped in. Friday we did the entire San Diego Zoo. Finally on Saturday Loren was able to join us. We headed over to Belmont park for some more Cali fun. Thank goodness Tyden barely made the height requirement so he was able to go on the rides with the big kids. It would have been a really, really long day if he didn't make it.

6 Quirks

So I was tagged by Dawn and I am suppose to tell you six quirky things about me... here it goes.

• Compulsive eyebrow plucker. I look and pluck everyday.
• Can't sleep on the other side of the bed. When we got married we claimed our sides. Loren and I have tried to switch before, just doesn't work we always end up switching back.
• I have a weird imagination. If Loren says he will call or come home at a certain time and is late I will imagine the most awful things. example you ask--- trapped upside down in his car down a ravine, oh and it's on fire! Terrible stuff like that. Mostly life altering imaginations. Same for my kids. When I send them out in the back yard I like to take a look around. Because I will imagine this huge child eating snake is just sitting out there waiting to devour my kiddos.
• I love to vacuum. I love my vacuum. It helps with that not so fresh feeling. (not that "not so fresh feeling") This normally happens after dinner time and I am sick of stepping on cars and toys, so I go on these rampages and tell the boys if the vacuum touches a toy it goes in the trash. So it scares them into cleaning up their toys and my feet don't hurt anymore. 2 points for me!
• I hate eating chicken off the bone. I guess I can thank my Mom for that one. Once my Mom, who is normally a fine cook made fried chicken and it was not done all the way. We made up a song to tell my mom to never cook chicken that way again. Funny memories.
• I never, ever go to bed at night without washing my face and brushing my teeth. Ever! It does not matter how late or tired I am.

Now I am suppose to tag 6 people who get to tell 6 quirky things about themselves. Alison , Alli, Nikki, Breanne, Briana, and lucky number six is Angie.

proud moments and good ol' fun

First I must put a disclaimer on this post, you will see blood and guts and stuff!

You know those moments in life that make you smile. The ones where you are so proud you want to tell all you friends about it. I'll give you some examples;

• Like when your youngest son finally tells you he is poopy by showing you the proof on his fingers...proud moment
• Or when you make it out of the grocery store with all of the things from your list and your children stayed buckled in the cool car carts the whole time. (thanks to the threat of their life before you went in)...proud moment
• Or when your children behaved during church and your husband was working so you did it all by yourself...proud moment

Well here is another one of those moments.

That is the Hub doing a above the knee amputation...proud moment

Loren set up the tent in the back yard this weekend just for fun. We ate Sunday dinner in the tent. The boys enjoyed their dinner while Loren and I did not. I tried a new recipe and lets just say that I won't be making that again.

Thanks to our new neighbor friends who supplied the sidewalk chalk, we had a blast Saturday morning while we were all still in our jammies.

We have a mole! In the beginning he only played in our front yard. Leaving me a new mound each morning in the grass. I would just smooth the dirt out, no big deal. Now the little stink has moved to our side yard. Where a couple of weeks ago, I planted some new shrubs and put in bark. Anyways it is really hard to smooth out the dirt and then get the bark to be on top so that it looks nice again. What do I do?

The spouse tag

1. What's his name?

Loren (Hub)

2. How long have you been together?

8 years

3. How long did you date?

5 Months, we met June 30,2000 and Married Nov. 25, 2000. Most of it was long distance. Me in ID and him in AZ.

4. Who eats more?

It used to be a tie, now I have to admit that I do.

5. Who said 'I love you,' first?

It was me

6.Who is taller?

He is

7. Who is the better singer?

Me

8. Who is smarter?

Hello he is the doctor!

9. Who does the laundry?

The not doctor

10. Who does the dishes?

me again

11. Who sleeps on the right side of the bed?

Him

12. Who pays the bills?

He brings it home I send it out.

13. Who mows the lawn?

If He has time He will, But I love mowing the lawn so I do not mind.

14. Who cooks dinner?

That's me

15. Who drives when you are together?

The hub

16. Who is more stubborn?

toss up, he would probably say me, but I am not sure.

17. Who kissed who first?

mutual

18. Who asked out who?

Group date in Central Park and He was not my date.

19. Who proposed?

He did over labor day weekend. He always says that I proposed, because I knew two weeks after I met him that I wanted to marry him so I told him that I wanted to move to AZ and be his wife. Ya, I saw that look of oh crap in his eyes, but it did not take him that long to realized that I was the one for him.

20. Who is more sensitive?

dah, me

21. Who has more friends?

That is a close call.

Play tag if you want, this was fun!

Jaxon, the little stinker!

Jaxon has started this new thing where he will wake up at 5:30. Yah, super fun! I always turn him right back around and put him back in his bed. Where he stays until about 6:30, when he comes out again. I am not a morning person, I don't like waking up unless I see the number 7 first on the alarm clock. So Jaxon is making me crazy. It makes the rest of the day interesting. He often falls asleep at the drop of the hat. Normal nap time is after lunch but lately it has been when ever and where ever the eyelids fall. Today I was doing the dishes and he was sitting on the floor having some crackers, I turned around to find this super cute photo opp. I hope that this 5:30 thing does not last long, I can deal with 6 ish but no way am I doing 5!

The big K

Today was the big first day. Brigg has been counting down the days for schools to begin. He asked for an alarm clock for his b-day so he could wake up and get ready for school. We set the alarm last night and of course he slept right thru it. He was very excited to go and later he said that he did not miss me at all. I, on the other hand missed him a teeny, tiny, little, insy, winsy bit.

"Am I 5 now?..... no wonder I feel bigger"

5 short years ago I had Brigg. I can't believe how fast time goes by. I still remember the day like it was yesterday. Weird! Today I am pleased to say that he will finally eat most things (without threats from me) and actually say that he likes them. He is very helpful, most of the time. His favorite chore is putting the silverware away. He still loves to torment his little brothers, but I also know that he loves them will all his heart. He loves to give kisses at the strangest times. Like when I am in line at the store, and I am trying to keep Tyden from running away and Jaxon from pulling all the groceries out of the cart. Or when I am talking to a new person at the park. It is his way of saying, "I am being a good boy mom." I am very excited to see the changes that will come this year.

Here is his special day!handsome boys

homemade pizza on the bbq for dinner and a new skate board for his birthday

our lighter broke, so we bbq'd the candles.

Brigg and Loren decorated the cake,

yummy!

This is Grace, our new friend. Brigg really likes her. Son, you are still to young for that!

Something fun!

We were able to purchase San Diego Zoo passes and so we took the boys to check it out. Here's the proof.Brigg told us he wanted to see and alligator. These are croc bones, but he did not know the difference, neither did I.
The boys all said that the camels stink.

Tyden was most excited to see the giraffe.

B & T on the sky ride. The sky ride is included in our season pass, way cool!

Jax and me on the sky ride.

So cute!

Thanks to a season pass we can go to the zoo any time we want to tire our boys out. This place is all hill, up and down. They all slept great!!!

Thank You

Thank You

Thank You

sprinkler park

Our new neighbors told us about this sprinkler park so Saturday after Loren got off work we took the boys. We picked up a hot-n-ready and hit the park. Brigg jumped right in. It took Tyden a little time to feel comfortable but soon he was just has wet as Brigg was. Jaxon did not really care for it much at all but I helped him with his fears. Might I just add, that one hot-n-ready does not cut it for our family anymore. The boys can easily eat the pizza themselves. What do Loren and I get? The crusts.

Salsa boys

So I made a killer batch (if I do say so myself) of salsa the other day.

So for an afternoon snack this is what happens when you give my kids some salsa and cheese crisps.

Yep that's salsa.
Can you see it?

mmm...good stuff!

home sweet home

The house

The master shoe box

The hotel

the boys room

The kitchen, laundry and half bath.

living and dining

Backyard in need of TLC

skate park