Thanksgiving

After a few days of fun in California without "our boys", Anissa and I were so glad to see Jeff, Jake, Aidan, & Jonah. They joined us at Nana & Grandpa's for the Thanksgiving festivities. It was so nice to spend time with all of Jeff's family. Even Tata came up from San Diego. The cousins had fun playing together and the food was wonderful. We have alot to be thankful for...

Make-up Disneyland

We took the boys to Disneyland a while ago and left Anissa home. She was promised a trip without her brothers and the perfect opportunity has arrived. Anissa and I went down to Jeff's parents in California a few days before Thanksgiving. We took a trip to Disneyland with the cousins. Anissa had a great time having them to herself. The weather was great and Anissa was tall enough and brave enough for even Splash Mountain and Space Mountain. I guess we won't have to leave her home anymore!

Wisdom Comes at a Price...

Just ask Jake! He had the great pleasure of having all four wisdom teeth removed on Friday. Anyone who knows Jake, knows he is a reader, a researcher, a seeker of all knowledge (especially all those totally random bits of info on the Internet that will help him win on a game show some day...he remembers everything he reads, so if you ever need to phone a friend...) Anyway, in preparation for the big day, he decided to read all about wisdom teeth and their removal on wikipedia. Including lovely graphic photos of the process and the aftermath. I think he was a little freaked out. I wish I had a video camera so you could all see how funny he was after...but I didn't so I'll just try to convey the humor. Just imagine all of Jake's words were spoken with the true slur of a drugged out post-op patient. When he first woke up, he had a totally shocked look on his face and said "What happened?! Oh yeah....wisdom teeth" "whattimeisit? Whataretheintructions?" Asleep again. Four minutes later "Whatimeisit? Didtheytheygiveyouthe intructions?" Asleep again. "How'd Iget in thischair?" Laughing "I had a funnydream" Asleep again. He was quite adamant about the instructions. This went on for about 25 minutes until he was awake enough to go home. As we walked to the car (well actually he floated) he said chuckling "CanIdrive? Hahaa". He slumped into the front seat and said "Thatwasnsoobaaad". I just thought "Yeah you think that now...poor kid" As it turns out it wasn't too bad. Only about 1 1/2 days of real pain and his cheeks didn't even really swell up too much. Here's the one photo I took (I need to be better about remembering my camera)

School Pics Done Right...Myself!

I decided not to buy school pictures this year and try it myself. They never seem to turn out great...those guys don't know my kids and can't seem to recognize a goofy smile or weird hair. So here they are. I must say, I've got pretty great kids. I love these guys!

A Day at the Races!

Jeff got some free tickets to the DRAG RACES. It was going to be a boys day out, but Jake & Aidan decided they didn't want to go because their friends couldn't make it (and just family would be boring, right?) So, it was me, Jeff, Jonah, & Anissa. The big boys really missed out...it was awesome! I just love how you can FEEL it in your whole body as the cars THUNDER by. My dad used to take me when I was about Jonah's age. I loved it. They still give out lots of freebies(that was my favorite part when I was little and I think Anissa's too...cool stickers and stuff!) Here are a few highlights...

Yearbook Me!

Jake is taking a couple of fun classes this year that use photoshop. Here's a funny thing he made using photoshop and a site called Yearbookyourself. Looks like a fun way to spend part of your school day. On a side note, he's now requesting a Mac and the whole photoshop software. I guess he better get a job...

Why do siblings fight?

During the middle of the Outdoor World post Anissa and Jonah were bickering about who should put the milk away. All of the sudden I hear a big splash. Anissa decided it would be a good idea to heave the open milk jug at Jonah. And of course it's the new square kind with the really big pouring hole. Needless to say, there was milk everywhere. I was so happy because I'd been meaning to rub my cabinets down with milk anyway and the recently mopped tile can always use a milk bath...surprisingly, Jonah came out the whole ordeal without a splash. I was too mad and too busy cleaning it up and making Anissa help that I didn't take a picture for you to enjoy. Just use your imagination...it was much worse than that! No use crying over spilled milk, right? Although I must admit my very justified outburst did cause a few tears. Now they're upstairs like two peas in a pod playing on the computer. Ah, the joys of motherhood...

Outdoor World

On Saturday we went to Outdoor World with Nana & Grandpa. It's a GIANT sporting goods store in the Silverton Casino. I think all the kids had a good time. Jake- because he got to drive on the freeway for first time (not too bad...the 215 wasn't too busy at that time). Aidan- hmmm...I not sure he loved it (He just loves to spend time with his family like all 12 year old boys, right?). Jonah got a squished penny for his collection. Anissa loved all the giant fish tanks...they even had a live mermaid. Here are a few pics (forgive the quality, they're from Jeff's phone because of course we didn't bring the camera)

Little Pastry Chef

Anissa attended a friend's birthday party at a place called "Little Pastry Chef". She had a great time and has already requested to have her next birthday party there. They made their own pizza for lunch and then decorated their own cake to take home. They made it really fun by turning every little thing into a game. Here are a few pics...

Wacky Wednesday...Harvest Moon

Jeff sent this to me in an email. I thought this was super funny...maybe it'll help get you in the mood for the season.