25 things you don't know about me--pass it on!

Yes, this is a tag I got from someone and I tag anyone who even blogs anymore or anyone who reads my blog--I know it is few. ahem..Maria, Laura, Melinda, Cathie, Mary, Tamar, Lynette, Alyssa, Michelle. ANd you have to do it, or I'll kick your butt! It's a picture tag--go to flickr to get some pics!
1. When I was 20, I waited tables at Brick Oven Restuarant in Provo Utah.--The worlds best pizza!
2. I love to sing, and I love to dance! Too bad I suck at both of them.
3. I actually really enjoy exercising.--I get a rush out of it. Unfortunately, I love to eat too, which is why I'm so fat.
4. My favorite song to run to is "Read my Mind" by the Killers.
5. I prefer sugary candy over Chocolate and pasteries--especially anything gummy
6. Right now I'm dreaming of traveling. I can't wait until I can take some cool vacations to Greece and somewhere tropical.--I have never vacationed outside of the U.S.
7. My first job was an EKG technician when I was 17. I was so lucky to get that job, and it got my foot in the door to many other jobs at Utah Valley Regional Medical Center--telemetry/IMC secretary, OR Secretary/Mother Baby Nurse and then Labor and Delivery nurse.
8.My mom wouldn't let me get my ears pierced, so when I was 18 I took a trip to Seattle with my friends and they took me over to the mall to get it done.My mom wasn't happy when I came home.
9. I LOVE ASPARAGUS!
10. When I was young I was a huge Wham fan! Wham, Bam, I am your man!
11. The lullaby I sing to my kids is "LA, LA LU" from Lady and the Tramp. My boys love it.
12. I have been watching Days of our Lives since I was 11.--my friend got me hooked. Don't get me wrong, I don't watch this EVERYDAY--well, now that I have DVR, I just record it and fast forward through alll the boring parts, so I'm not technically watching an hour long soap everyday.--glad we cleared that up!
13. my favorite Christmas song is Bring a Torch Jeanette Isabella.
14. I lived at the "Riv" in Provo when I was in college. I made out with a lot of boys. It was a fun time!
15. I also jumped off the roof of the apartment complex into the pool. That was stupid, but I thought it was so fun and cool at the time.
16. I served a mission in the Harrisburg Pennsylvania mission. I also met Owen there. We served in the York Zone together. Can you find us?
17. My biggest pet peeve is when people eat with their mouths open.
18. My celebrity crush right now is Bradley Cooper! Baby! Check out those eyes! Did you know he's from Fort Washington PA?
19. I want to have one more baby, but just can't get myself to that point again--I can barely keep up with the 4 I have.

20. If I could live in another era, it would be the 40's. I love big band music.
21. I would call myself indecisive, and a procrastinator.--which is probably why we haven't decided on where we want to live. I think Owen is the same way.
22. When I was 5, I stuck my hand in between the escalator handrail at ZCMI in Orem Utah. My mom dropped my little brother whom she was holding to try and pull my hand out. Luckily all i got was a bad pinch and not an amputation.
23. I Love Lionel Richie's love songs.
24. I played soccer at Timpview High school and was on the very first soccer team for UVCC--now called UVU. We got our butts kicked by BYU
25. I am a huge multi-tasker! I can brush my teeth, text and pee all at the same time!

Next...continuing on from catch up

I Didn't get the blogging all done in one day, so I'm finishing it up now.
Owen's parents came for Christmas and surprised the kids by taking them to the mall on Christmas Eve Day to Build a Bear. They have been wanting to do this for a long time! They were super stoked when Oma and Opa let them pick out their own animal and an outfit for them.Here is Miles washing his dog after being filled.


Next....Christmas Morning was wonderful! Does this pic of Miles speak the magic of Christmas or what?
I gave Owen a remote control helicopter, and it has been buzzing through the house nonstop.
The kids asked for Baseball equipment this year, so they each got a mit, and we got a 2 bats and a batting tee. Now all we need is to have a few more kids and we'll hve our own team



And Finally...My mom and my brother and his 4 kids came to our home for New years! Vegas just happened to be going through a serious cold spell while they were here. But we still managed to have fun playing games, the Wii, movies, and even a chilly hike to Red Rock. The day they were supposed to go home which was the same day my kids had to go back to school, we woke up to quite a bit of snow! So....I let the kids stay home. How often to they get to see their cousins, and how often does it snow in Vegas? Rarely! Miles and Angela loved wearing the 3D glasses
Angela preferred to wear hers upside down.
Cousins hiking to RedRock

Can you believe it? Snow in Vegas???

MAJOR CATCH-UP!

Here it goes..gotta document this stuff, or the little details will be forgotten!
The CHristmas season started out making Gingerbread Houses. One year I did it from scratch and it was a disaster! And c'mon, I have 4 kids, who has time to make them from scratch? Plus I think it was fun that the kids all got to make their own. I found these cute little German style houses at Trader Joes and they were a hit!




Had tho throw this one in--Sorry Maggie, but there are AlWAYS tears!
Next...is Gary!
Who is Gary? Well our pet snail of course! He came home on a plant back in June and I thought he was the perfect pet. Doesn't shed, doesn't cry and barely makes a mess. Only a little slime here and there when he would leave his plate. Which leads me to the next part. He would disappear for a long time and we thought he had died. Then a couple of months later, there he is! I think he had crawled under the table and was hanging out there for a while. he did this twice. The kids would be really excited when they would see him again. "Gary's Back!" (of course you know where we got his name from.) Well, about a month ago when things started to get a little colder, I found Gary in a few pieces on the floor. I don't know if it was too cold, or if Miles had gotten to him. RIP Gary.

Here is a pic of my sweet boys having lunch together. I let Miles eat at the table instead of his highchair which he enjoyed--it hasn't happened since though since he is such a messy Marvin.


Next... the girls both made all A honor roll. Maggie also recieved the "THinking out of the Box" award. Her teacher says she's always challenging her.

Audrey and Lexi
Audrey with her
2nd grade teacher Mr.Huff
Next...
This year we bought our Christmas Tree at Costco for $40. This was seriously the nicest live tree we have ever had. This thing was still very much alive when we took it down, and it was so beautiful! I just had to capture this pic of us at Costco. Owen thought because we bought our tree there, that it was going to be 12 feet tall--you get more for your money!
Next...Owen had a Christmas party with the other pedo residents. I don't know their last names but basically what I hear at home are Todd, Matt, jared, Shelly Michelle and then Drama, Drama, Drama. I think Owen is ready to be done.

The kids are always so anxious to decorate the tree. And they always have to wait for Mom to put the lights on and sometimes that takes a couple of days. Maybe someday when I don't have an 18 month old, I will have more time. And they ALWAYS fight over who gets to put the star on top. They love it because Owen holds them up really high. He says when he holds Maggie that he sometimes feels like he's in a freak show because she's getting so tall. There were tears this year because we drew names and Audrey was chosen. So...Document this that Audrey hung the star in 2010. She does not get to do it for 4 more years! I don't think i even took a pic because there was so much Drama!

A few pics of my decorated house.
I made this cute magnetic/cork board for all my Christmas cards. It was full by the end of the season. I love my friends!



Next is Clarence. He is the elf on the shelf who is delivered on the door step to the kids. Maggie is skeptical and so is Audrey. Drew on the other hand....he thinks its cool that he is in a different location everyday when he wakes up.
Next...Neighbor treats. Made these cute treat plates by gluing a sundae dish onto the bottom of a plate and tying a cute bow around it. This year I made Chocolate mint cookies, Caramel pretzels, and Pumpkin and chocolate rolls. Yummy!

Next....Drew's 5th Birthday! Man, I'm really feeling bad that I didn't take more pics. It's hard having a birthday so close to Christams. I think I'm going to start celebrating it at the beginning of the month so he's not overshadowed. He was quite disappointed that his Birthday was on a Sunday and insisted that he didn't have to go to church because it was his day to do whatever he wanted. Luckily the Bishop had a special Christmas program and sent us home after 1 hour of church! Hotdog! Out of Drew's request, we went to Chuck-E Cheese the night before and he had the time of his life! For his birthday he got a new wii game which he already told me he doesn't like, and a few other things that I can't remember. Man, I need to get it together. I made him a special cake with no milk or eggs and then let him lick the beaters which he thought was most delicious! Later that night, he vomited and went to bed super early because he got strep.(All 4 of them had it within a 2 week span at different times and this was all 2 weeks before Christmas.) So, his birthday day wasn't the best, but I think Chuck e cheese made up for that. I love this kid of mine who LOVES the wii more than life itself.


I took the kids to see Santa at the mall on the 23rd. what a freakin joke! THe line was 3 hours long. What the crap was I thinking? Luckily that night we went to Ethel M's chocolate and saw their cactus light display and Santa was there! the wait was 15 minutes and he was the NICEST Santa with the NICEST elves.

Finally!

Ok, I was having a very difficult time uploading my pics to the computer. Fixed now , so now I have serious blogging to do.....ok, soon, but now I need to go mop the floors while Miles is sleeping. But soon..hopefully.