Sleep Deprivation

I should be posting our pumpkin carving in our family or my kids' Halloween costumes maybe later; . . . I thought this was comical.

Okay, so most of you know that I have a hard time sleeping. Some nights are really bad and lately I have been pretty decent. The night before last, I think I finally fell asleep at 2:30 am and only woke up twice (to go to the bathroom, check on the kids). I woke up with the kids at 7 am.

Anyway, I went to Old Navy today to return something and as I was approaching the entrance door with kids and bag in one hand and purse and keys in the other, I found myself clicking my "Unlock" button on my keys to my car to open the doors to Old Navy! I kept thinking - why isn't it opening??

I'm going to bed early tonight - yeah, right! Happy Halloween! :)

Go Thunderbirds!

Okay, so Nicholas' football games are always a blast as I grew up with brothers and a dad who bascially checked out during football season so I fully appreciate the game. Last Friday, both JV and Varsity Timpview teams won and finished the season 9-0. Here we are after the varsity game on Friday. Nicholas is JV but also plays varsity and ended the game against Provo High by sacking the quarterback! It was quite exciting. The score was 51 - 7.

We now go to the play offs. We took State last year. We play West this Friday. Go T-Birds!

Sea Creatures

I have been meaning to take the kids to the aquarium for a while now so we finally did it this past Saturday. My absolute favorite was the octopus. He was quite phenomenal up close but I couldn't help feel sorry for the litte space he had to swim in. Touching the manta rays was also fun. The jelly fish were so pretty.



This made me think of home - California. Near my home town (in Monterey) there's this amazing aquarium with the most beautiful jelly fish exhibit. The next time we visit, I'm definitely taking the family here.

This Weekend

Okay, I admit. I haven't been to a BYU game in years and I have missed out. We bought tickets this season and Nicholas and I went on Saturday. I was absolutely not going to be cold. So here I am completely layered. Before posting this, I said to Nicholas, "I'm not going to post this, I look fat." Nicholas replied with a chuckle - half kidding - half agreeing - "Uh, yeah." Oh well, here I am with one of my best friends, my son! I can always count on him to be honest with me!

ELLA LOST HER FIRST TOOTH!! AAGH!

So when we got home, Ella showed me her first lost tooth. I was actually kind of sad. Silly, I know.

Little White Lie & Honesty?

Okay, so my little Aidan has such a vibrant personality. It took him a while to talk but boy did he make up for it soon after he started. He is quite articulate and doesn't hold back sharing anything he feels. Anyway, today he came upstairs after eating breakfast (I was getting dressed; Matt makes breakfast every morning for the kids) and his hands were wet from washing them. Here's the conversation: Me- Aidan, you're supposed to dry your hands after you wash them. A - I did! Me - How come they're wet? A - I dried them but the water didn't come off." LOL.

Later today, Aidan and Ella were both in time out because they both hit each other (seriously, this is a first). After I spoke to both and let them out, Aidan said with a big SAD face, "Mommy, I said a prayer in time out that you wouldn't ever put me in time out again. I don't like it when you put me in time out. It's not nice." LOL

St. George Marathon - Sat. Oct. 4, 2008

Matt ran his 6th marathon this weekend! I was so proud of him. Needless to say, it rained the entire marathon and we were not prepared. Although the kids are smiling (being super great sports!), they were freezing after sitting under umbrellas for 1 hour 30 minutes. Shoot! My pic of Matt crossing the finish line didn't make it!