Our Christmas Week

Scott had several days off this past week, so we tried to pack it with fun stuff, including: seeing real reindeer, LOTS of sledding, hanging out on Christmas Eve, and once we had opened presents: TONS of Wii. For the record, Cerise LOVES the snow and Morgan ABSOLUTELY HATES IT!!!

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BOY!

A long overdue post

We went to Idaho Falls the first weekend of December to see our nephew, James, baptized (which we almost missed); our nephew, Matthew, blessed; Scott's brother, Stephen get his Eagle; have the annual O'Connor family Christmas party; visit my brother, Kevin; and swing by Salt Lake and Ogden to see the lights. Needless to say, it was a VERY busy weekend, but we had fun and loved visiting everyone. Here are some pics of the highlights (warning LOTS of pics):

Temple Square:

Lights in Ogden (sipping hot cocoa):

At the Ogden Temple before it got dark enough for the lights:

The O'Connor family Party:

Building Rice Crispy Houses:

Grandpa while everyone else was building Rice Crispy Houses:

Sampling the frosting:

Cerise was the official photograper for the gift opening. She literally took 20 or more pics of Uncle Stephen opening his gift (although not a single one of him once it was opened). He was getting a bit embarassed:

Aunt Katie with her gift from us:

Uncle Tim with his youngest two, Evie and Phoebe:

Our very own Mastercard commercial

Yesterday, while playing "storekeeper" the following conversation occurred:

Mom: How much does this candle cost?
Cerise: One penny.
M: Okay, how about this wallet?
C: Three Pennies
M: Okay, that's all I need. Thank you madame storekeeper.
C: Wait! Surely there's SOMETHING else you need!
M: Ummm, how about obedient children. How much do they cost?
C: (with no hesitation whatsoever) One hundred thousand dollars!!!


How did she know that such a commodity would be worth so much?

Why, Why do I ask for her opinion???

Since Scott won't have a descent conversation about baby names until we know the gender, I have been running my ideas past Cerise. So far she has shot down EVERY. SINGLE. NAME. She always has a reason too. It is so frustrating. So, what does she have against the names? I'll tell ya. Here are the ones we discussed today:

Camryn: Sounds like Camera
Quinn: "Sounds like Queen and then SHE would be the queen and Morgan and Me would be the Princesses, and I want to be the queen."

Ryan: Sounds like Lion
Bryce: Sounds like we're eating Rice

I am quite convinced that this child will NEVER have a name that everyone agrees on!

We have a date!

Well, at my Dr's appointment the other day, I was able to convince them that I NEEDED to have my ultra-sound before Christmas, even though I won't be 20 weeks until the week after. So, on Dec 23, we will be finding out if this peanut is a boy or a girl. We don't really have a preference either way, as long as it is healthy. We love our girls, and wouldn't mind one bit adding another, but we would also enjoy a little more testosterone in the house. Either way, we will be thrilled. Santa will be filling a pink or blue stocking with appropriate items as our way of telling the girls. Should be fun! Stay tuned.

I have the best husband.

So, tonight I was craving Wheat Thins and Easy Cheese (healthy, I know). Scott and I had already been to various stores several times today, and it never once occured to me that this yummy combination might taste good.
However, tonight, after the girls were in bed, and I had just returned from another run to Target, I was craving Wheat Thins and Easy Cheese. So, Scott went to the store and got some for me. Can I just say YUMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks hon, you're the best!!!

On a side note, did you know that if you got to Target and buy something at regular price that WILL be on sale on Black Friday, that if you take in the receipt within 10 days of Black Friday, they will give you the Black Friday price. How cool is that??? (kinda takes the excitement out of waiting in line at 4:00am, but hey, I know I got my stuff!!!)

Nearly Half

The things I have done are bold/italics. IF you like this, copy and paste it on your blog.

(sorry, I just read this and it is hard to tell which ones are bold/italics. However, since I don't know how to selectively change the font color, you'll just have to squint. Or teach me how to change the color).

Edited again to say: I changed the font so it is a little easier, but I would still like to know how to change the font on only PART of a post, or just one post.

OKAY, last edit: YAY for Andrea!!! Thanks for teaching me something new about blogger!!!

Things I have done in my life:
1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disney World
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you're not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chicken pox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Seen Mount Rushmore in person
101. Learned to play an instrument

Hmm, not bad. 46 out of 101. I guess I'm not as deprived as I thought.

Some Cute Fall Pics

We went to the park tonight to take some pictures in the leaves. I don't claim to be good at photography, but I think that for pictures taken by ourselves, these turned out decent. Hopefully we will use one of these in our Christmas cards. Enjoy.

Genius!

If you recall, when I took this test in June it said I was at a college (undergrad) level. Then in July, it said I was up to Post-Graduate reading level. Well, behold, I am now a:

Movie Reviews

GENIUS!!!!

Life is SOOOO unfair!

So, Scott has been out of town for business trips the past two weeks. The first week he was in Florida, for training for work. The second week he was in Washington DC training for his upcoming speaking assignments with Clean Energy America.

So, while he was staying at hotels that looked like this:



and this:


And seeing sights like this:




I was at home cleaning up PUKE. For TWO DAYS STRAIGHT (all while still dealing with my own morning sickness)!!! Poor girl, Cerise was SOOOO sick.

We are glad that Scott is home now, and that he enjoyed his trips.

We're Off to See the Wizard

Our family dressed up as characters from the Wizard of Oz. Unfortunately, we didn't get any pics of Scott and I, but we looked good. I was Dorothy, and Scott was the Scarecrow. Cerise was Glinda the Good Witch, and Morgan was a brown, floppy-eared Toto (it was the best I could do). This week was rather crazy, with Scott out of town until Friday afternoon, so we didn't get any really great pics , but here are a few of the best ones:

Cerise as Glinda for her Preshool Party
(Big thanks to Grandma for making this GORGEOUS dress!!!)

Morgan insisted on having a "pitty dess" too, so here are my two "pincesses":


Sorry, I didn't get any pics with Cerise's really pretty hair. You just get the thrown together hair do. For trick or treating her hair looked like this:


This is the only decent picture I got of Morgan by herself:


The girls ready to go to the Costume Party at the gym where Cerise has gymnastics:


Jumping on the Tumble Track (aka, long trampoline):


More Gym Pics:

Jack

The thickest pumpkin skin I've ever seen. I literally had to DRILL the face into this one. (and then I forgot to take a picture of it).

Pumpkin Patch

Here are the long ago promised pictures from the pumpkin patch.

Another Tag

Here are the rules: I have to answer the following questions with one word answers and one word only!

1. Where is your cell phone? Dunno
2. Where is your significant other? Computer
3. Your hair color? Brown
4. Your mother? Working
5. Your father? Dead
6. Your favorite thing? Sleep
7. Your dream last night? Ummm
8. Your dream/goal? Kindness
9. The room you're in? Dining
10. Your hobby? Reading
11. Your fear? Loss
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Home
13. Where were you last night? Home
14. What you're not? Motivated
15. One of your wish-list items? Yard
16. Where you grew up? Wyoming
17. The last thing you did? kisses
18. What are you wearing? clothing
19. Your TV? on
20. Your pet? several
21. Your computer? humming
22. Your mood? ill
23. Missing someone? Nope
24. Your car? Messy
25. Something you're not wearing? Jewelry
26. Favorite store? Target
27. Your summer? Hot
28. Love someone? Forever
29. Your favorite color? Blue
30. When is the last time you laughed? Today
31. Last time you cried? September

Okay, now I tag Marla, Cally, and Lindsay

Making it Official

So, I've had the counter thingy on my sidebar for a couple weeks, but I thought I should make an official announcement. We are officially expecting baby #3. I am due in May. We are all EXTREMELY excited (and I'm a little intimidated, but still thrilled). There you have it, it's official.

He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not

Today on the way to the Pumpkin Patch (pics soon to follow) the following conversation occured:

Cerise: Daddy, tell me something about yourself.
Scott: I (thinks for a minute) love Mommy.
Cerise: Well, (long pause) You can't make it up.

Random Fun

Here are some random pictures from the past few weeks. Nothing really to report, but I thought that I'd at least give my readers something to look at.

The morning after a really cute hair do, she looked just like a bug with little antanae:


Chillin'


Bored:


This is the hair from the day after the previous picture:


Before bed one night, Morgan kept handing me ponytails and asking for more. This is what followed:



Date night:


A cool picture that Cerise happended to snap after playing tennis on vacation: She has some serious talent: