Daniel

I (Lance) took this photo of Daniel today. Yes, he is amazingly cute.

Time to go private

I'm thinking that it's time to make my blog private. I've been considering it for awhile and I think for security and peace of mind I'm going to do it. If you haven't received an email from me lately, send me your email so that I include you in my list of invites. And if I miss you , sorry, just send me an email or call. Thanks!

Daniel's Christmas list

Daniel just woke up so here is his list with help from his brother and sister:
puzzle
mickey mouse
buzz light year
big Thomas Train--that you can ride on
Harold the Helicopter
Mario Kart
gamecube
rock n roll CD
money

Jenny's Christmas List

Jenny's Christmas list word for word from her paper:
Dear Santa Clause,
For Christmas I want
A "Mo" Action Figure (from Wall-E)
A gamecube
Lego Star Wars
An electric razor (the scooter kind)
I really want an i-pod.
Roller skates
NO JEWELRY
A little mac--like the one Rich & Julie have
Hungry, Hungry Hippo
The Game of Life
Radio
Maybe a z-phone
Tree house
Maybe a cell phone
100 erasers (or less or more)
a lot of pens
slippers
And my right front tooth.
That's my list, Santa.
Jenny

Alex's Christmas List

Alex wrote his Christmas list today. Here it is for grandparents and anyone else interested:
(I am writing this word for word from Alex)
Christmas Toys
Star Wars Toys--ships, guys, even big light sabers
Lego Star Wars 2 (for gamecube)
Wall-E action figure
Razor (electric) (scooter kind)
Wall-E DVD
Playhouse (for the backyard)
MONEY!!!!!!!!!
Gamecube
slippers

He also drew pictures, but I can't add those. Sorry.

Daniel

So the other day Daniel was chewing gum and he swallowed it. So he runs up to me asking where his gum went. I told him it was in his belly, so he took off his shirt to look for the gum and pulled at his belly button trying to get it out. He was very disappointed that he couldn't find it. Cute!

Motorcycle

For some strange reason we felt like we needed to buy this motorcycle. I know, I know, why a motorcycle? Sometimes answers to prayers don't make sense. Not to say that Lance wasn't thrilled that he got a new bike, but I even felt good about it. Wierd. It's pretty nice though, and you can't beat 50 mpgallon. enjoy the photos.

Election 2008

Well, we have our new President Elect and although I didn't vote for him, I have to recognize this historic moment. To have elected an African American to be the President is amazing. I watched both his acceptance speech and Senator McCain's concession speech and I was impressed by them both. I think it's going to be interesting to see what happens over the next four years and I hope and pray that Obama stays close to the conservative middle--like he's been saying all along. I know he's got some liberal beliefs but I hope he keeps them checked because I still believe that the majority of this country is in the middle. I guess only the future will tell.

New Blog

Check out Lance's new blog:
frugaldude.blogspot.com

Lap top boys

I had my 12 week check today and everything looks good. The heartbeat sounded strong and that was comforting. I'm still very tired but I feel less sick. I was advised to stop taking my pre-natal vitamins for a few weeks until I feel better. The nurse said that they are most necessary in the first few weeks and then in the last trimester. So since they are making me so sick, I think I'll stop taking them for a bit and see if that helps.
I was helping Jenny with her homework and I looked in the living room and this is what I saw. Cute, eh? Too bad the one is a little blurry. I wanted to take another, but I was lucky to get Daniel sitting still for these shots. Like father, like son. :)

Halloween

We had a great Halloween! Our neighbors had a little party and then we had dinner and trick-or-treated around our neighborhood. It was really fun! I'll post some pictures sometime, but if you click my mom's link--grandma Debbie--on the side bar, she's got some pictures posted. Good job mom!

He did the other room too!

Now I just wish we had enough for our room! Maybe we'll find something else a little less colorful. :)

Another example

The house we live in is OLD! We have unfinished wood floors in the bedrooms and they are cold and they squeak and they are very noisy. We have neighbors in our basement and the noise level downstairs is so loud. They are such great neighbors to put up with it! We've asked for carpet or something to block some of the noise, but alas, no luck. Until today. . . I was online and saw some free carpet someone was giving away in Provo. I called and she said I could have it. Lance picked it up, cleaned it up and installed carpet in Jenny & Daniel's bedroom! Well, he laid it--we didn't ask our landlord so we didn't install it permanently. He did a really great job and it looks really great! The color's not what I would have picked, but it's nice, thick and soft and once again, FREE! So there you have another example of my great husband. He had a lot of other stuff he could've been doing, but he fixed the noise problem for us!!! Here are some photos.