Happy Halloween!

Have a safe and Happy Halloween!! Today has been a crazy day! I'll definitely post pictures tomorrow!

Another...

Okay, I really need to stop picking up books! I have a problem with books. If I start to read one, I HAVE to finish it as soon as possible. I really cannot stand not knowing the outcome! This latest book, The Kite Runner, I finished this morning at 2:30 am. I just started it yesterday afternoon. As soon as I begin a new book, the cycle starts...I ignore my kids, the phone, the dishes, my bladder, the laundry, dinner, etc.. All I want is to curl up in bed and read!
This book was very sad. I liked it because I learned alot about Afghanistan and their culture. Now I know who the "Taliban" are. And how the people are treated there. As you can imagine, my prayers have been very long lately due to these two last books. I'm just so thankful for many, many things. So now I guess it's time to catch up to all the housework I've been avoiding....

A Long Way Gone

Oh my goodness. I just finish reading this book. It's a sad and crazy story told by a boy soldier from Sierra Leone, Africa. What an incredible writer and story teller! This book is unbelievable.

Confucious Says...

Man who fart in church must sit in own pew.

Woo-Hooo!

Ok, I'm not going to pretend I'm a huge Red Sox fan. To be completely honest, I just learned that the "B" on my cute purple hat stood for "Boston". All this time I thought it stood for "Baseball". Duh. Anyway... Sunday night I watched the whole game! And I was really into it! I jumped up and down when whats-his-face caught that last out. Yay! Boston is in the World Series!

Witches Night Out!

My sweet friend Cami threw the cutest and funnest (Karinne, is that a word?) Witch Party ever! We all came dressed as witches (some really scary, and some not so scary) and brought a treat, Cami had us take a fun quiz about monsters (do you know which monster eats brains?), then we made the cutest little gifts out of starbucks bottles and candy! I love being a witch!

The Big Three-O.

Happy Birthday to my only favorite brother-in-law, Danny. He's a great father and husband to my sister and my adorable nieces and nephew. He's a lot of fun to hang out with. And he's kind of a stud.

Momma Quiz

I can't find the cord to upload pictures (hmmph)!....so i'll just post this cute quiz I found on someone else's blog.

1. How long have you been a Mom?
11 years! Woah, that sounds like a long time for some reason...

2. How many children call you Mommy/Mom/Mama?:
3 children, oh and a lizard, and a cat (who has 3 kittens, so does that mean I'm a grandma???)

3. Girl? Boy? or both?
Three wild and wonderful boys.

4. Did you know what you were having?:
Oh yes. And each time I was hoping for a girl. Oh well.

5. How old were you when you became a Mom?
19

6. How long were you in labor?
Hmmm *thinking*, Caleb took 12 hrs. Jordan took 6 hrs. and Tanner took 20 min.

7. Have you ever had an epidural?
Never.

8. What was your least favorite thing about labor?
The feeling of being out of control.

9. Do you want more kids?:
Yes. From my own body? No.

10. Do you plan on having more soon?:
Not in the near future.

11. Does daddy change diapers?
Oh yes.

12. How many times have you been peed on?:
With three boys?! Many, many times.

13. Barfed on?:
Oh eww.. A lot I'm sure.

14. Is your child named after anyone?
Jordan's middle name (Noi) is named after Marcus' brother, and Tanner's middle name (Jon)is after my dad.

15. How did you come up with their name(s)?
I've always loved the name Caleb. Marcus named Jordan and Tanner.

16. When your child(ren) gets in trouble, who is the bad guy?
Me.

17. And who is the good guy?
Me.

18. What is the longest you have been away from your child(ren)?
Caleb was away for 3 weeks in Cambodia. I went to Utah with Tanner for 2 weeks and left Jordan. And I went to NYC and left tanner for 3 days.

19. Kids bedtime routine?
You'd think I was the worst mom if I told you...

20. Are your toes painted?
All the time.

21. Last movie you saw in the theater?
Ratatouille

22. Last time you had a date?
a what?

23. One thing you will not give up just because you are a mom?
I'm willing to give up anything for my boys.

24. One thing you did give up now that you’re a mom?
Sleep.

25. Best Mom you know?
I know so many great moms! And they are all so different with different qualities and strengths. I really admire my mother-in-law who escaped Laos by herself with 4 young boys across the Mekong River into Thailand.

I love my sister!

Today is my sister Karinne's 28th birthday! I've composed a list of 28 interesting (or not so interesting) facts about her!
1. She was born October 16th, 1979 at home. Yes, where we lived. No hospital, no doctors.
2. My dad buried the placenta in the backyard. Ew.
3. Her middle name is Ilka (hahahhahaaaa).
4. She's #4 of five children.
5. When Erik was born she was four. She was so mad that she kicked my mother and said to my grandmother " I hate you, go home."
6. She started piano lessons at four years old.
7. We shared a room (and a waterbed) until I was 12.
8. She was a loyal member of the Georgio, Kirk Cameron, and Babysitter's Clubs (all made up of course).
9. She loved to make up dances to songs like Conga, Cold Hearted Snake, and My Baby Does the Hanky Panky.
10. She waters down her orange juice.
11. When she was a teen, at a ward conference, the Stake Pres. asked her to come up to the pulpit and bear her testimony. She got up and walked out.
12. She came back in later and did it.
13. This may be a shocker...she worked while in high school. Yes. Worked. At Victoria's Secret.
14. The first time she met her husband, Danny, he was serving a mission in our home ward.
15. She was away at EFY when her first nephew, Caleb was born. The first time she saw him she screamed beacuse he moved.

16. She fell in love with Caleb from that point on.
17. She taught Caleb how to write his name.
18. She went to college in Provo where she met up with Danny again. Then she quit school.
19. They were married on July 20th, 1998 in the Salt Lake Temple.
20. She's a great mom to Hunter, Brinley, and Ava.
21. When she was having Ava, I tripped over and broke her epidural machine. She wanted to kill me.
22. She has dreams of going back to school to become a teacher.
23. She makes the best whoppie pies.
24. She's gorgeous.
25. She has land in Maine, but she'll never live here.
26. She finds the best deals!
27. She's smart.
28. She's my best friend

Happy Birthday
Karinne!

I love you!

Caratunk, Maine

We just got home from another fun weekend at Pleasant Pond! Our camp guests were, Charlie (Caleb's friend), Jessica (Nara's friend), and Sonja (Erik's friend). We basically spent the weekend eating, watching movies, eating, playing games, and eating. The whole clan (minus my mom, Tanner, and I) took the Appalacian trail up the mountain. It's so beautiful up there!

I love my bed!

A BIG thanks to my sugar mama, Amara (Caleb's grammie), for my early christmas present! She got me this beautiful gold and red bed set to match my room! Yay! I la-love it! Thank you!

They're off!

Jordan and Marcus left last night for Utah! I don't know what it is, I've left the boys at home and gone to N.Y.C and Utah, but sending my boys away on a plane is gut wrenching! Jordan was so cute at the airport with his little backpack and diego suitcase! He was so excited to go with daddy, he wouldn't even give me a kiss goodbye! As soon as I got home from dropping them off my phone rang, "mommy, I wanna go home." it was Jordan sweet shy voice. I tried to get him excited about the trip, but all he kept saying was, "I wanna come home." I seriously almost drove back to the airport to pick him up but I knew they'd be on the plane by then. It was so sad, I was a mess! Caleb kept telling me, "C'mon Mom, let's go get him..." Needless to say, I didn't sleep last night. Marcus called me when they safely arrived (at 2 a.m.) in SLC and Jordan was doing much better. And today he's 100% better beacuse he's with Karinne and the kids! I miss that boy! Oh, and my husband too. :-)

Nara's Homecoming

Last night I went to Nara's last Field Hockey game of the season. By halftime I was pretty tired of watching this...
So I decided to do something about it. I marched right over to her coach and demanded that she let Nara play or else! Ok, well not quite, I explained to her that I was Nara's host mother and I would like a few "action" pictures to send to her parents in Korea. And...she put her in!Go Nara Suki!!I'm Nara's loudest biggest fan!Oh crap, it's sidewards.....Oh well, here she is before the homecoming dance. What a cutie!

Marcus and I have Disco Fever!

Tradition.

Every year (on a Monday) we go to the Fryeburg Fair with my dad. My mother meets us up there after we've seen every farm animal known to man... twice. For some weird reason we always pose with a cow. Marcus swears it's the same cow every year, but it's not. Unfortunately Marcus couldn't go with us (he's working 2 full-time jobs! That's another story....)
Kristin, Dan and Alicia and Sam met up with us also! I'm so glad they came! The boys had a BLAST with the girls on the rides and games. I even, brace yourself...went on a ride! I NEVER go on rides. They make me so sick. Sam and I went on this free fall thingy, and I screamed the whole time. But it was fun! Caleb was so sick from rides (and fried foods I'm sure) that he missed school on Tuesday.
Tanner loved feeding the sheep but Jordan preferred the animals when they were in a pen.
Seriously, you pay six bucks to play a game and you get a cheap 10 cent duck! Oh well, they were sooooo excited about the ducks and the cheesy gold framed John Deere pic!
The boys loveloved the bumper cars. Tanner was laughing so hard he couldn't breathe! So cute! Can't wait 'til next year!

Relief Society Blog

I've started a R.S. Blog! Click here to check it out. Make sure you bookmark the site and check it often for announcements, updates, recipes, etc. I would love it if you left comments/feedback! Thanks!

Birthday Girl!!

Happy Birthday to my adorable niece, Brinley! Today she is 5 years old! 5 years ago today I was 5 months pregnant with Jordan and My parents, Marcus, Caleb, and I all drove out to Utah to meet this sweet little girl for the first time! I miss and love this girl soooo much!
She's really good at doing her own makeup...and other people's makeup.and she's wild and crazy...and the best big sister!

Finally!

The kittens are ready! They are 6 weeks tomorrow. They are using the litter box and eating kitten food. Don't you just want one of these stinky cute kittens!?! There are 6 of them. I don't know which are boys or girls, but you are more than welcome to come over and look for yourselves! Please!

Apple Picking

We went to Randall's Farm with Jordan's preschool to pick apples! So much fun!