Thanksgiving

We spent Thanksgiving in St. George. All of Luke's siblings, in-laws, and nieces and nephews were there. We really missed Mom and Dad, but we appreciate them serving the Lord and being such a great example to us. Thursday we had a great meal! It was really good, despite all of the teasing we did before hand. (Though I think we were all secretly hoping the 'cookie dough' turkey wasn't a joke.) After dinner the boys had the annual Bulkley Turkey Bowl. They had a great time, and no one was seriously injured. Next came desert, there were so many yummy things to choose from! Jaxon fell asleep eating desert, isn't that the picture of satisfaction? To cap it all off we kicked the boys and the kids out and had a baby shower for Chelsea. It's always fun to have quiet 'girl' time. We finished the day with some late night games and laughter. Jack-in-the-Box, Taco Bell, Gordita, Morse the Moose!

Luke, Jana and Jason took off at 3 am to do a little Christmas Shopping. It must be some really good family bonding time. I can't think of an excuse good enough to get up that early to push and shove and fight over the perfect gift. At least they enjoy themselves!

Saturday was the big BYU vs. UTAH game, and Luke and I watched it at home. It was a really boring game, until BYU almost lost. We had pretty much given up. The only hope was another Miracle Play, and they got it! Luke had to wake Bailee up for the last minute of the game. Then we spent the rest of the afternoon shopping and decorating. Pictures of that will fallow!

Look what I did!

Here is the most recent picture of me with my hair down....



...and here's what I did yesterday! I really love it, and I'm pretty sure this is the shortest it's ever been. I was a little nervous, but I'm glad I took the plunge!



We are off to the land down south for the Holiday weekend. I should have some pretty good stuff to blog about when we get home. The boys have been planning the family football game for months, or actually maybe a year. We'll have to see what trick plays they come up with. Have a great weekend, and GO COUGS!

Cougar Basketball

We went to 2 men's basketball games this week, and we are going to another one next Tuesday. The first night (11/14/07) was free t-shirt night.

Whoo hooo! We are hoping they shrink a little in the wash. Bailee clapped for most of the game. Her favorite part is signing Rise and Shout. She waves her hand in the air and says 'rah rah rah' and then puts her hands together and says something to the effect of 'go cougars'. Bailee can handle the crowds, sitting on the benches even the eruptions of noise; but ask if she wants to go see Cos (short for Cosmo) and the panic sets in. I'm not sure what scares her so much, but whenever we see him 'in real life' she freaks out. Yet she loves to look at pictures? I don't get it.

There were definitely more people the first night, must have been because of the t-shirt? We got to see Luci at the game though. She works with the cheerleaders so we went down to visit during half time. Of course she's also best buddies with Cosmo. Luci stopped him to say hi to Bailee and surprisingly she didn't cry. Bailee wouldn't give him five and she was clinging on for dear life, but she didn't cry. This is mean, but I did pry her ducky out of her hands and handed it to Cos for a kiss. That was traumatic, more than I imagined. I don't think Bailee put the duck down again that night. The consolation prize??? Daddy shared popcorn with Bailee. The only thing she likes more than popcorn is chocolate!

The New and Improved Scraproom

I realized that if my scrap-area stayed here:

I couldn't put the Christmas Tree in that corner. Besides that, the scrap-mess is really the first thing you see when you walk down stairs, really not a pretty sight.

So about 2 weeks ago I moved into the spare bed room downstairs. It really wasn't clean enough to take a picture though and I got busy with other things so it got put off. Finally yesterday I got to it and organized and cleaned up. It's a work in progress, and for those of you that know how I scrap, you can appreciate that this IS clean and organized. So here's the finished product.

Oh, and you should know...I had to take this picture before I pulled out my latest (top secret) project. Mostly to prove to Luke that I had indeed cleaned it.

Also...per an agreement with Morgan and Mom and Dad, the bed is still available in the event that Jilyan sends him home. :)

Just Hanging Out

McKinley and Bailee got to play together again today. Mostly they were crying together. I don't know what the deal was today, but neither of them were very happy. Now they are both down for naps. I don't know if they are happy now, but I am! It seems that they usually have the same 'off' days.

So, I took them outside for a little bit to play in the leaves. It took them a minute to catch on, but then they had a great time throwing leaves at each other and at me. Hey, they were smiling and laughing....whatever it takes, right?

Yep, I put two 16 month old girls who had been fighting and pushing all day in a tree, together. (they didn't push or pull, so I'd call that success)

What's a trip outside without a swing? We ended our outside time with smiles and giggles, so mission accomplished.

This is the porch swing that Luke and Morgan wanted to throw over a balcony for Jilyan (who was 8 months pregnant with Jaxon) and I to catch. Sounded like a brilliant idea to them. Hmmmmm. We are still alive and well, so I guess you know how that turned out.