My Christmas Gifts.

My dear sweet husband likes to buy stuff for me, I know what a hard life I have!

This year he went a little overboard.

As per requested I will give you the highlights:

And the matching necklace that's better in person.

I've saved the best for last

My new favorite thing...

Are you ready?

It's a duzzy!

a drum roll please...

It's a car!

Can you believe he got me a car for Christmas?

How's he going to top this one?

My baby is Eight!

I knew that my children would grow up, but I didn't know that it would be so fast.
I feel as though this is the beginning of the end; in a short time Josh will be grown and won't need me.

That is all I can say about this right now, I will revisit it when I am a little more emotionally stable.

Week in Review

We have had a crazy few day's, there have been: A school holiday performance, 2 class party's, 3 family Christmas party's, my aunts 50th birthday party, our own Christmas celebration, and tonight we will have our annual boxing day party with friends.

It's been a good Christmas...but I am sure TIRED!!!

girls & goodies!

My friend's Leeann and Farrah came over on Monday and we made yummy treats. Ian wanted to help with everything, he also didn't want to button up his shirt.
I think he helped so he could eat!

Matty-cakes was so tired we put him in Oscars swing to contain him and it worked; he passed out in 5 min.
That's all I have time for.
Clines Out!

A party for the girls

The last two years the girls from the ward have been getting together for a fabulous Christmas party. These are the pic's.

We missed you Amber!

family Pic's

I thought the crazy was over...it's not!

I wanted to put something new, so these are our family Christmas pic's and I love them.

Enjoy!

I really wanted to send this one out but I went for the nice family pose to match my cards.

Out on the Town.

Gordon and I attended his company's work party and had such a lovely time.

It was so nice to get dressed up and go out with out any children (thanks D & K).
The Holiday Party's have officially arrived!

What the kid's are saying

Ella: Mom, Miss. Crook doesn't have a husband.

Mom: Yes I know.

Ella: Some girls don't get married.

Mom: That's true.

Ella: I want to have a husband.

Mom: Why is that?

Ella: For he can take care of me and be sweet to me!

(How cute and sweet is that!!!)

Top 10 reasons I loved Enchanted:

10. It's a feel good Movie

9. McDreamy is in it

8. I wasn't the only one in the theater laughing (i.e. it's hilarious)

7. Amy Adams portrayed a perfect cartoon like princess

6. It's clean

5. The songs were fun

4. Ella and I giggled through the whole movie

3. Josh, Ian and Gordon giggled too

2. It took place in the Big Apple and I love the Big Apple!

1. It made me feel like a little girl

I got my hair did!!!

Recently my hair has been getting on my nerves! I haven't liked the length and it's been such a long time since I have had highlights it's become quite noticeable that my hair color is no longer Blond. So tonight I went to see my new favorite hair colorist, she matched the bottom hair color to the top hair color, gave me very subtle golden highlights to match; it's all quite natural looking.

But the best part is that it cost 40 smackers!!!! I am used to paying a lot more for crappy highlights that I have to go back and get touched up ever 6 weeks.

So really what I am saying is: I have a great inexpensive place to get my hair done and I am happy with the way I look!

This is a crappy picture, our camera ran out of batteries and all I had was my camera phone, and just so you know my hair's not quite that dark.

WHAT!?!?

I am going to preface this post by saying that Josh has been sick with a fever and rash, his actions may have something to do with that.

This morning Josh came to me and said "Mom, look how many eyelashes I've pulled out!" I looked down at his hand and was surprised to see 50 or more little brown eyelash hairs covering his palm. In complete shock I said "Son, didn't that hurt?"

"A little" he replied. I then looked at his eye and saw that my son (bless his heart) pulled out almost half of his eyelashes on the upper lid and half his eyelashes on the lower lid.

I didn't know whether I should get angry or cry, what was he thinking?

I composed myself and said "Joshua why did you do that?"

He was quick to answer, "because Mom, blowing eyelashes is good luck"

He's so pretty!!!!!!

It's that time again.........

Gordon and I were laughing about this skit tonight, and I had to share it with all my 5 readers.

Enjoy!!!

HALLOWEEN

The Ducks

Again, no time to type-

Went to a local park and fed some ducks-

Kid's were crazy, grateful and had a blast-

(it's always the free stuff they're the most grateful for...why is that?)

Have a Happy Halloween!!!!!!

I posted this pic because of Ian; that boy is crazy!!!

I think she stands in front of mirrors and practices posing

Trunk-or-Treat

I was thrilled this year to find out that my kid's wanted to be a "pretty" witch

and a vampire. The last 4 years or so it's been many verities of a princess' and super hero's.

Ian was a cute lion (costume provided by Farrah) and Oscar was a little chicken (I didn't take pic's of him but I will on wed.)
We now already have way to much candy and of course they are asking all day long for a piece.

It might have to magically disappear.

The pumpkin patch

No time to write.

It's a pumpkin patch.

We went with friends.

The kid's were crazy and ungrateful.

But we made memories!