curly sue

So we had another girls make over spa day while the guys (and Helen) all went paint balling.   My mom got a parifin wax thing for christmas that we all tried out.  My hands are now so soft.  My sister in law wendy did my hair and make up again...great job!!!!  Well its getting late and we are driving home tomorrow so I better get some sleep..Hope everyone's holiday went well and will continue on for the new year!!!!

DOLL HOUSE

The last few weeks my brother Tyler has been making Kaydence a doll house. I have been looking into getting one for kaydence for quite some time but they're so expensive and seemed pretty crapy for the money. He has been the major wood worker around here, making cabniets and molding and all sorts of stuff, so I asked him if he could do it. He drew up the plans and got right to work. I have been so excited about it every step of the way. It turned out awesome. I just finished painted and tiling the kitchen and making curtains. At least I have one house to furnish...maybe someday I will have my own :) I probably wouldn't use the same colorscheme though. :) I got the little family dolls but we will hold off on getting more "rooms" furnished for other birthdays and gifts. THANKS TYLER!!!! WE LOVE IT!!!!

CoSmEtIc SeRgUry

My dad moved his Doctors office in with a few other doctors for a partnership...He was partners with then a fews years ago but parted ways and they finally after 4 years they "pleaded" for him to return so he did. He returned to an office which now offered lazer treatments such as lazer hair removal, spider vein removal, skin tighening and so on. I have been so excited to try this out for months and months. I had my first treatment today. I got my freckles lazered off my face and my hair removed from my legs and armpits. It takes about 5-6 treaments every 6 weeks which being in idaho I won't get to do...so wont get the full permanent hair removal process but for my freckles I can get the last treatment in 2 weeks before I leave so I am pleased about that....ive always hated my freckles. Right now there is some burning and they are really dark and popping out and my face is really red but after a few days they just scab over and fall off...how crazy is that!!!!!! Good thing craig is away for another 2 weeks and doesn't have to witness this right now. I am definantly getting my money's worth down here in California...hopefully I can soak up as much vainness as I can in sunny california before coming home to the real world of Idaho :)

MAKE OVER

My sister in law wendy did my hair and make up..i know my hair looks pretty normal but with curly hair...straightening your hair is doing it !!!!! She is a marykay consultant and we did facials and make overs this morning.... what do you think???

kids bedroom set

When we moved we decided to leave Kaydence broken dresser there...it's pretty much seen its last day (thats what you get with cheap fake wood furniture!!!!!)  So we have been living out of suitcases with no dresser for the kids.  Soren was using one of those plastic 3 drawer bins as a dresser and it was about time we got him a real one as well.  I was searching and searching and everything was pretty expensive.  I went to this thrift store to look around and came across this set.  I was only looking for one dresser for them to share but decided to get this set because it was pretty cheap.  It was a 6 drawer dresser/mirror and a 5 drawer chest and 2 end tables listed at 200$.  I talked them down to 175$ and felt pretty pleased with myself.  Craig wasn't around to consult and the in-laws were also away and so I made the impulse buy!!!! I am also pretty pleased with myself that I was able to haul it all home (with 2 trips) and unload them and bring them inside. **it took 2 guys to load it in the car and I unloaded it all myself.  :)  those strike classes have paid off :)

heres some pictures.   

They are KENT-COFFEY and apparently the "IN" furniture to inherit from the parents-grandparents. 

 

TWILIGHT!!!

Well we convinced my in-laws to watch the kids so we could finally go watch Twilight last night. **the joys of living close to family.** (and by close I mean about 100 yards away)

It was good!!!!! Some disappointments however: The length would have dissipated a few of those disappointments. If it was longer, they would have been able to drag it out a little more...seemed rushed and forced at times. Like the fact that they skipped all the agony and dilemma he felt when he first met her and was going to leave forks and stay away from her...He is gone from school a few days and comes back madly in love with her and is tired of trying to stay away??? What do you mean, I didn't see you try to stay away...you were just gone for a few days....anyway also Craig, one who hasn't read the books, said they needed to do more character development. I had to do some explaining to him. There's a lot of "inportant main" characters in this movie that don't get a lot off face time, so I can see the difficulty in that. Also craig was wondering more about James...needed to fill us in to why he was all obsessed with Bella...kind of just jumped into that full force with no build up at all.

What did you all think?

Also the sun exposure was a little disappointing. Edward made such a big deal about showing her and it wasn't anything...looked like glitter on his face. Yeah he would stand out in a crowed but I was envisioning "eye squinting" angel-like glow.

Overall I think I liked it a lot and was impressed with the acting. I actually really liked Edward in the beginning being all jerky :) I was a little on the fence with him as Edward but I think he did a great job.. Especially with the kiss scene...well done! but being the gentleman you are you could have asked her to put some pants on..... And like craig has said time and time again...if he wasn't good looking he would be considered a creepy stalker and sent to jail. ...It's all about how you look.

Can't wait for more character development of Jacob though........GO TEAM JACOB!!!!!!

We made it

So we packed up everything on Thursday...we were planning on doing it around 5, but because Craig's brother, who was bringing up their snowmobile trailor to use as our UHAUL, had to come earlier, we had to quickly finish up our packing and change our plans.  The bad news is we were expecting a few people from our ward to come help out, and changing the time to 12:30 on a thursday resulted in most of them not being able to make it.  The good news is the weather turned sour fast and was raining/snowing by 3 that day when we were wrapping things up and if we would have waited till 5 we would have been moving in that....so CHEERS.!  Thanks TED and DINKO and MIKE for being able to make it and help us out!!!!! (as well as craig's parents and Craigs brother Chris and his wife Karen)

And just a side note:  Kaydence got sick with a crouping cough and fever (and now throwing up) and I didn't want her to be around any of your kids... so if you were expecting a call to watch them while we packed, that was the reason....not because we don't like you, don't want you watching our kids, or think your a bad parent...

So we cleaned all friday and drove down in the afternoon and pulled into Emmett around 9:30 last night.  My computer is still being held hostage in someone's truck and not having it/and or the internet for a few days has been killing me.  I feel lost!  I am currently using Craig's laptop which has been out of order too, because he dropped it!!!! resulting in the loss of all his Law school papers/outlines/notes......and with a 20 page paper due and finals around the corner it has been a very sad weekend for the Atkinson Family.

So we are here and going to unpack everything today, and have 2 weeks to get everything organized before the kids and I fly down to California to spend a few weeks with my family before Craig is done with law school and joins us for Christmas.

We are also hoping to catch Twilight sometime today with Craig's sister and Niece who are also big fans.  

Twilight vs. Harry Potter

My husband emailed this to me whom got it from a friend...I thought it was pretty interesting....note ***if you are currently reading the Twilight series there is a *****spoiler alert******  Do not read!!!

(also I am told that this is written by a lefty (pro harry potter)...just to throw that out)  And I personally apologize for the sexually frustrated mothers remark which I found to be offensive but again I am told that this was written by a lefty (possible feminist sex fiend )

Twilight, the movie, comes out this week. It is based upon the bestselling novel by Stephenie Meyer, and, like the book, is said by many to be the "next Harry Potter," meaning it is the first young-reader book series to come close to the astronomical sales of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. Meyer still has a lot of catching up to do, having sold "just" 17 million books worldwide, compared to Rowling's 400 million.

While both sets of books deal with children and their adventures with the supernatural, that is where the similarities end. Potter is aimed at a slightly younger demographic (9 to 12) and is loved by boys and girls alike; Twilight appeals mostly to older girls (14 to 19) and their sexually frustrated mothers.

The most startling difference between Twilight and Potter, however, is not dempgraphical; it is ideological. 

Put simply, Rowling and Potter live on the left; Meyer and Edward dwell on the right. 

Both sets of books are popular in the United States, but I believe it is for drastically different reasons, however subconsciously those reasons may reside. Just as the nation continues to more of less split into the red and the blue (with high hopes that our President-elect can change this), the fundamentalist and the forward-thinking, so too does the world of children's literature.

In the character of Harry Potter, and in the characters of his friends, teachers and associates, Rowling has created an essentially progressive "green" (and possibly agnostic) universe where people and wizards are good and kind by nature. Here, compassion and goodness are the norm, and students are taught to be ever-watchful for those few among them who make the unusual and shocking choice to be bad.

Harry is a goofy, bespectacled everyman, a reluctant geek of a hero who is out for the collective good of his community. He is champion of the little guy, the discriminated against, and the outcast. He basks little - if at all - in his own glory, and often shrinks from attention. He is frequently aided by animals and nature, because he is a respectful part of the natural world, which is perfect and loving.

By contrast, the lead male character in the Twilight series is Edward, a "vegetarian" vampire. Edward is heroic not because he is good by nature, but rather because he makes the choice to be good, against all his "natural" instincts. In this way, Twilight is the ideological polar opposite of Potter.

Edward, like all vampires, is by nature sinful - a human-killer. But with incredible effort and an endless thirst, he manages to live off the blood of "inferior" animals, a nod both to the Bible and to the assumed superiority of human beings in the natural order. In the Twilight universe, as in many fundamentalist religions, the default state of the soul is to be sinful, and the challenge of its characters is to be led not into temptation. To be saved from their evil natures.

Both books deal with the notion of heredity and ancestry, but they treat it very differently. In the Twilight books, fate is determined by birthright. In the Potter books, birthright is presented as purely a social construct designed to oppress. Think Jacob and the Native American werewolves in Twilight, doomed to their fate through blood ties, versus Hermione and the other 'half bloods' or children of 'muggles' at Hogwarts, who are continually shown to be deserving of their place at the school in spite of elitist snobbery from Malfoy et al.

No surprise, then, that Rowling herself is a progressive. She was a single mother when she wrote the first Potter book, living on welfare. Now estimated to be worth $1.1 billion, she gives massively to progressive causes the world over. No surprise, either, that her books terrify Christian fundamentalists. Potter books have been banned by many far-right Christian groups. 

No surprise, either, that Meyer is a devout Mormon, a graduate of Brigham Young University who says on her Web site that her religion colors everything she writes. She describes herself as "very religious," and her series ends with the female protagonist, all of 18, marrying Edward, becomming a vampire, and bearing his monster child.

There are many examples of Mormon theology flooding Meyer's work, some of it racist against Native Americans, Latin Americans and anyone with dark skin, much of it sexist in the sense that Bella does not exist but to love Edward. (Meyer's adult novel, The Host, is essentially a retelling of the Book of Mormon, set against a sci-fi backdrop.) The constant criticism the Twilight books have received is that Bella is not much of a character; there is no core to her, other than her adjective-laden obsession with the vampire.

By contrast, the main female character in the Potter books is painted as the smartest pupil in school, devoted to her studies, assertive and opinionated; again and again Hermione is said to be the brightest witch of her generation, destined for greatness. It is unthinkable that Hermoine would go the Meyer route, and drop out of school to marry Ron and bear his child at 18.

It will be interesting to see which book and series, and which ideology, comes out on top. 

At the moment, US bestseller lists fabulously are dominated by Meyer. The movie will certainly help push the books more. However, as of this writing, Obama is our next president, and Rowling is still far out ahead. 

But, every good wizard or progressive knows, we must be ever-watchful for that to change.

MOVING ON...

Not much has been going on.  I have been packing up because we are moving all of our stuff down to Emmett during our trip for thanksgiving....hopefully trying to get a jump before the snow falls.  The kids and I will stay down there for the duration of the semester while Craig comes back for the last 3 weeks of finals.  

We are spending Christmas this year visiting my family in California, and since we will already be away from Craig we decided to go early and spend a few extra weeks with them before Craig comes down when he graduates.  It's always rough to fly by myself with the two kids but I think they are old enough now to make it manageable.  And the last few times I was home (in cali) alone without craig...my kids were the only grandkids and I had to watch them like a hawk because the house wasn't kid friendly and they were bored and found fun things to do like draw on the walls (and projector screens) and glue crap to the entertainment center...so I am confident with more grandkids it will be a lot easier on me (and my parents and siblings houses)... plus there should be more people around during the work day for me to hang with.

AND ... I can't wait to meet little Ethyn Tyler...the only other grandson, besides my Soren, so far on my parents side.  He was born in August and I haven't met him yet.

Also to see my brother Justin who just graduated from the police academy and one of the newest members of the California Highway Patrol.  Apparently he looks quit dashing in his uniform.    

Happy Halloween!

So it was pretty much 50/50 with people thinking he was Peter Pan vs. Robin Hood...but I didn't mind either.  He was adorable.  The kids and I (katy) went to the smaller mall around 5ish and did the rounds and at 6 met up with Craig at the bigger mall.  This one was crazy....tons of people it was like a big line that went up and down the mall.  We got lots of coupons for the mall so we will be using those in the next few weeks.  I guess we are getting an ice skating rink in the mall and its grand opening is tomorrow and we got a free day coupon for them.  The kids had a blast and can't wait to start eating their candy.  We went to our ward party at 7 and had donuts.  They had hot cider and hot chocolate and a member gave a cup to Soren and he burned his mouth because he didn't realize it was so hot...so he was pretty upset the rest of the night and Kaydence ended the evening getting paint all over her outfit so you can say I was not happy at the end of the day either.. but the kids are in bed now and I can finally relax.  

Happy Ballerina Halloween!!!!!

I was worried about doing kaydence hair for her ballerina costume and so i tested it out this morning...It turned out really cute so I put the whole outfit on and we had a photo shoot.  She has been so so excited about wearing her new tutu I made.

such a happy lovely smile!  **it's contagious**

stay tuned for Soren as Peter Pan!!!

Kaydence Hair Cut.

Here is Kaydence hair cut.  They just trimmed up her bangs and gave her more to cover up the short hair she cut underneath.  It's not absolutely horrible and could have been worse..she didn't cut the sides much and with the hair hanging down and being curly anyway it blends well and covers up most of it.  When she was in the seat getting it cut, you could just see the joy and happiness consume her and re-enter her body as she realized that it was getting fixed and she didn't look "ugly" anymore.  Thats what she says about the before pictures of herself..."my ugly pictures where I look like a boy."  ...the good news is they only charged me for a bang trim of 6$...I was thinking we were in for a 30-50$ hair cut fee.  

and one of Soren because again he is just tooooo cute.  He was posing it up at mommy and me this wednesday.

fashion shoot

in Lou of the recent incident with kaydence cutting her hair we got her some new hats.  They're so cute on her and she really had a blast modeling them out for me to take pictures of her.  We would just smile and laugh and it was really nice considering there have been lots of tears today.  I hope you enjoy!

brace yourself!!!!!!!

So I walk in my bathroom this late morning around ooooo  maybe 11ish and find this wonderful surprise.

Im thinking.....please GOD!!!!!!!!!!!! (I am not using this in vain...I was seriously on my knees praying) do not let that be what I think it is.  ** I had a hair extensions under my sink that I was trying so desperately to convince myself it was.. other than the fact that it's brown and this hair is clearly blond.  I think how!!! I just saw kaydnece a second a go and didn't notice anything unusual....

K! A! Y! D! E! N! C! E!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

this my dear friends is why I entitled this "brace yourself"

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Ok! so this is clearly something mortifying beyond all description.  

You hear about stories like this...

But to actually have it happen to you...and to your precious princess who has the most gorgeous blond locks in the world.

Lets just say there were major tears!!!!!

I don't think there is really anything you can do at this point to fix something like this.  I put her new fleece hat I just made for her on and sent her to school and she didn't take it off the whole time! I ran to the store and picked her up 4 hats and some headbands and pretty much for the next 3 months you will not see her without one.  I just start tearing up just thinking about it.

We have an appointment at what looks like a very nice expensive salon in about an hour..not that I think they are miracle workers which is clearly what is needed at this point, but you got to do what you got to do right!!!!

stay tuned!!!  if there are no after pictures to make all this so hilariously funny its because the fancy expensive salon was a failed attempt. 

Weight problem!?!

So we had the well baby check up's and flu shots for the kids this past week.  Soren was again still in the 95% for Height but also 95% for Weight...which isn't surprising considering he is much taller than most kids he is compared too.  But evidently the lady interning at the office examining him just saw the 95 %tile in weight and said they try to avoid having them that high and I should watch his snacks.  ????  look at him, does he look like I need to limit any food intake on this kid.  It actually looks like I need to stuff a few more cookies down his throat.  In her defense she did say he looks fine...but then she did say after that...watch his snacks!

Im not worried!  

Kaydence is fine too.  both 75%tile for height and weight.  

set #2

Kaydence was jumping on the bed while I was taking pictures of her new hat scarf set I made her.  I put some really cute flower buttons on it this time and it turned out really cute.

Old Navy was having some Halloween sale and was passing out coupons and what not as I was walking by so I went looking around.  I got a 10$ off coupon which I couldn't waste :) so I got kaydence this cute jacket.  originally 35$ on sale for 14$.  I got her another cute hooded knit sweater too that was also originally 35$ on sale for 20$ and got Soren 2 pairs of jeans and a pair of kacki pants (the reason I went to the store...sooo I went overboard but didn't spend much overall :) and also 2 shirts for myself. 

8 tag

8 favorite TV shows

1.   24

2.  Grey's Anatomy 

3.  House

4.  Heroes

5.  Law and Order (SVU)

6.  Brothers and Sisters

7.  lipstick jungle

8.  Gossip Girl

8 Things I did Yesterday

1.  Had lunch with Alise Wrigley

2.  Went to Walmart

3.  Went to Michaels

4.  Went to joanns

5.  Made scarfs and Hats for Kids (see previous post)

6. Washed the Dishes

7.  Went to Zumba Class (Latin Based Dance aerobics. )

8. did 3 loads of laundry

8 Favorite Places to Eat

1.  Texas RoadHouse

2.  Wingers

3.  Chinese (in Pullman)

4.  Applebees

5. Mexican (anywhere...never really been to a terrible one)...don't get to go much because craig doesn't like it

6.  Burger King (we don't have one around so I never get to go, but it is my all time favorite fast food)

7.  Dominoes

8.  Dennys

8 Things I'm Looking forward to

1.  Craig Graduating for Law School, passing the bar in Feb and finding a Job

2.  The gas prices dropping like crazy (we filled up at 2.60 the other day)

3.  Buying a house

4.  Dropping Kaydence off at preschool

5.  having a shower to today

6.  STRIKE Class today at 5:30...ummm dilemma its at the same time as Kaydence last soccer game...

7.  Being Established in an area long enough to actually start working on building my Photography Business

8.  My sister Shelby becoming a Stewardess and all of her siblings (ME) getting 50% off airfare.

8 things on my Wish List

(Pretty much the same list as before)

1.  Craig passing the bar and finding a great job

2.  Buying a house

3.  Going to the east coast

4.  Go on a cruise

5.  2 more kids (possible one set of twins)

6.  a great studio

7.  losing weight

8.  Get a maid (good wish list item camille)

8 Things I love about this Fall

1.  Getting all my sweaters out.  Its so much easier to "look nice" for dinner or an activity or meeting with a sweater than trying to find a great outfit.

2.  the great settings for Pictures

3.  Preschool starting back up

4.  This fall is the last semester of school for craig

5.  this fall I have been really crafty...weird because this semester I left all my sewing stuff and scrapbooking supplies in emmett so we didn't have to pack it up here and then back in december...of corse I don't have everything and I finally get the desire

6.  this fall the gas prices dropped  a whole dollar.

7.  My friend Alise who has been trying for 3 years got pregnant and also my sister who has been trying for baby number 2 for a year now is pregnant.  **something is in this fall air**

8. that said pregnancy from above (alise) caused her to quit her job and have more time for ME. :)

crafty

I have been feeling crafty since making the kids halloween costumes and since my sewing machine was out I decided to make some scarfs and hats for the kids.  This is my first competed set.  turned out really cute.  Kaydence just loves them.

I just had to include a picture of Soren...because he is just to cute to look at.  He was wearing his daddy's hat and just looks so adorable.  

recent snaps

Kaydence wanted to take a picture so here is the one she took ^

This one is my favorite. ^

I cut myself some bangs...I cut some side ones earlier in the summer but they were longer, so I cut some more.

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Larry "Craig" Atkinson

1. Where did you meet? We met my first semester of College...His first back from his mission.  We were in the same ward.  He was assigned as my apartment's home teacher.  His roomates and Mine were all best friends.  We both were involved (long distant) at the time and became best friends....and then rebounds....and then the rest is history

2. How long did you date before you were married? Lets see we met around august of 2001....became inseparable around october. broke up about 20 times in the next year and were engaged I think around November 2002 and married in May 2003.  Pretty long engagement in Mormon standard time...yes we did have friends meet, get engaged, married and pregnant in the time we were engaged.

3. How long have you been married? We have been married 5 years and some change.  

4. What does he do that surprises you? He lets me pop his toes whenever I want...He hates it but lets me because he loves me.  And his toes will pop everytime...its wonderful...5 mintes later I can go back and they all pop again.


5. What is your favorite feature of his? I like his curly hair....when he keeps it cut around the sides and back.  it gets a little froie if it gets too long...also I like his metabolism.  Im attracted to really skinny guys for some reason.  Maybe because my kids might have a chance at getting high metabolism because they aint getting it from my side of the family.    also I am pretty sure his family is his best feature...I love them.  

6. What is your favorite quality of his? I love how he gets involved with things I like.  Also he is really smart and a people person...something I lack...ALOT....he tends to be the natural leader of his pack but isn't drawn to that power or even know he has it.  He also is truly 100% inlove and devoted to the LDS gospel.  ANd not the blind faith devotion...he doesn't follow all the letters of the law...to the point of Prude Conceded annoyance.  but truly lives this gospel...he doesn't ask what Jesus would do...he just lives and in most all cases it just happens to be what Jesus would do.   

7. Does he have a Nickname for you? No...

8. What is his favorite color? Blue

9. What is his Favorite food? I would say any kind of fruit.

10. What is his favorite sport? any non conventional game.  Shooting (Guns), Snowboarding, wakeboarding, paintballing, pole-vaulting. 

11. When and where was your first kiss? My apartment (La Jolla) in Rexburg Idaho......and it was a good kiss.  We hugged and were saying good bye and boy was it the longest hug ever.  Our heads just slowly moved towards each other...and then our lips slowly moved towards each other and about 20  minutes later we kissed.  and about 8 hours later we stopped :)  and the next morning had to buy ice cream for my roommates because apparently thats the rule.

12. Favorite thing to do as a couple? pretty much all we ever get to go together is watch out Tivo'ed shows.  But we enjoy taking to each other about politics and doctrine and we also like to go out to eat together or to an occasional movie.

13. Do you have any Children? We have a 4 year old daughter named kaydence and a 3 year old son named Soren.

14. Does he have a hidden talent? He can sing and play the guitar pretty well.  He can take apart, fix, and put back together any electronic device.  he has the uncanny ability to convince people to buy things when they really shouldn't.  Not like a schemy lying car salesmen...he just researches things out and finds the best deals and nags you till you realize that you can't image a world with you not owning that particular item.  

15. How old is he? 28

16. Who said I love you first? again with this questions that has and will haunt me till I die.  I can't remember we just always knew we did.  our relationship was never convential.  He was my best friend.  **I guess he got me with his hidden talent from the previous question.  I was convinced I couldn't image a world without him** oh craig you are in big trouble because I just put 2 and 2 together......  :)  you are a schemy little man!

17. What is his favorite type of music? Country and/or 80's rock bands like Journey and Boston and VanHalen.

18. What do you admire most about him? that he can be trusted.  I trust him more than I have ever trusted anyone.  I trust him with my secrets...with my heart...

19. Do you think he will read this? Yep

Kaydence is a natural!!!

Sorry I couldn't turn the picture right side but if you tilt your head a ways you can get the picture.  She was pretty funny and kept the beat and was is a natural diva!!!! ENJOY!!!!  Sorry its not lit very good we shot it at night with just a side lamp...I used my small point and shoot camera for the video...but you guys will get the idea.  so cute!!!!

Hovely-Long Wedding

Busy Photo Shoot Weekend!!!!  We drove down to Emmett thursday night so we could attend Craig's older brother's wedding on friday. I photographed that one (will post pictures later...currently on craig's laptop which he has at school...

I also photographed another wedding on Saturday.  After a tearful morning Breanne Hovely and James Long II were married in not so clear weather Saturday afternoon. (OUTSIDE WEDDING..hense the tears.)  We were able to get some pretty nice pictures during the breaks in showers and ended up being able to move the reception under cover and had a great reception at a nice Golf Club.  It will be a wedding neither them nor their guest will ever forget.  

While I was down their I also did some commercial work and photographed some of my sister-in-law's hairbows and bracelets for her website.  My camera got a lot of hours in this weekend.

Dancing!

Craig's older brother Chris got married this weekend in Emmett Idaho and the kids had a blast dancing.  Check out Soren's Dance moves!!!! Everyone was dying he was so good.  Its was taking on my brother-in-law's cell phone and texted to me and then put in craig's phone and emailed to his email so the quality not so good.  hope you get an idea :)

TWILIGHT vs. SEX AND THE CITY

So I was in the kitchen just now cleaning up thinking about Twilight....no big surprise since that seems to be the only think on my mind lately...everything reminds me of it in way or another...every song on the radio seems to be between a torn person and two lovers.  anyway!!!! So I got a kick out of the fact that my two favorite things...once the twilight movie comes out would be TWILIGHT the movie and SEX AND THE CITY the movie.....how polar opposite could two favorite movies be. ???  (I know I am sinner for watch sex and the city) but I can't help it.  Im addicted...I justify it by saying I didn't start watching it till it was on TBS and they edit out most of the "bad" stuff.  

anyway the reason for the post......I was laughing because of the two differences in the movies that I began to see their similarities.  Carrie is in love with "mr. Big" who is like "edward" and he doesn't seem to want to commit with her and brakes her heart all the time.  So she is dating others but still has him in her heart....along comes Aiden.  or "Jacob".  She falls for him and he is so sweet and perfect to her.  But of course can't commit to him fully because of "HER EDWARD" ....seriously are all first REAL loves always stuck in your head for comparison....and muddy the waters for any good relationship afterwards.  Good think I came to my senses and agreed to marry "my jacob" (CRAIG) or I would have been miserable!!!!!!!  

  *****I love you craig and you are my dearest best friend....how lucky can you get to marry your best friend.  (NOT TO anyone...if you have a best best friend who is of the opposite sex and can at all be attracted to that person...go for it. )  

but sorry Aiden, carrie did end up with Mr. BIG in the end. and of course anyone who read the book knows what happened with BELLA.

I am and always will be on TEAM JACOB.

FIRE!!!

Well craig and I experienced our first home disaster tonight. 

SORRY!!!! to those within a 50 mile radius of our apartment, because you probably heard the fire alarms that wouldn't stop for like 30 minutes.  There was so so much smoke.  

Note to self.....don't let craig cook!!!!!  I came home from my Zumba class to find craig heating up some hamburger for taco's.  the amount I made for him wasn't sufficient and he wanted more...I was fine with that but I guess he forgot he was heating up oil for the shells, as he was sitting on the couch on his computer, when I look over to the kitchen and see flames up to the ceiling.... I was like CRAIG!!!!!! he ran to get the extinguisher and put it out.  the alarms sounded after we had it out (thanks for the heads up :(  but the extinguisher's white sand was everywhere!!!!! smoke was everywhere!!!!! and our fire alarm didn't have batteries and we couldn't unplug to stop the load noise.  Soren was asleep in the living room and woke up freaked! It took forever to get the smoke to go away to see the damage!!! not to bad.  the black washed ride off the cupboards and walls.  the hood from the range was pretty messed up, black but still fine...we need to replace the little plastic fan because thats melted...but all in all you would have never known their was a huge fire.  It took forever to clean up all the smoke and I went through like 5 magic erasers and 50 towels.  once it touched the black wall it would just start smearing it all over and I had to grab a new one.   Im sure our managers will see a bunch more damage than really is necessary but we didn't kill anyone and the kitchen is still in use and I think for our first disaster it went pretty well :) for a disaster! 

Twilight release date moved up!!!!

just 5 minutes ago I just couldn't wait till dec 12 to see the new twilight movie...I just didn't know how I was going to make it that long.  I have been on you tube and stephanie meyer website and also the twilightthemovie website and just can't get enough of the trailors.  I was driving myself crazy, building up the hype of this movie when all of a sudden I am reading the best news in the world..........

apparently the harry potter movie that was scheduled for this thanksgiving was pushed back to sometime next year, leaving an opening for thanksgiving weekend......guess who filled it...thats right.  Twilight is now scheduled to air on NOVEMBER 21s.  I am so excited.  

IM SORRY THAT SMILE AT THE END EDWARD GIVES BEFORE 

PICKING HER UP AND JUMPING OUT THE WINDOW...ALMOST MAKES ME 

WANT TO BE ON TEAM EDWARD...ALMOST!

COUNTY FAIR!!!

So its the Moscow annual county fair and I pretty much saw my whole ward/neighborhood there so they must have been hard up for something to do on a friday night as well.  So we decided to roam around smelling cow poop and have a grand time!!!! The kids had a blast on the rides, and getting to see all the animals.    I was surprised that Kaydence knew the difference between a chick and a duckling!!!

 

Kaydence is crack up!!!!

Kaydence is such a crack up.  Whenever this Sit and be Fit show comes on that I think is for old women who can't really get up and exercise comes on she gets so excited...MOM!!!! its the exercise show.  She did the same thing a year ago and we haven't add a satellite since then so haven't had this show but its pretty funny that she enjoys watching and doing this and even remembered it from last year.  She has a very serious face and does every move very perfectly.