Tag

I got tagged by two people with the same tag, so I thought I'd take a few minutes away from the insanity of motherhood and do it.

8 favorite TV shows.:
Life (Go to nbc.com and watch from the beginning, you will be hooked.)
Lost
Law & Order SVU
Biggest Loser
The Office
Local News
Psych (So, so funny.)
Project Runway (I am so not a fashion person, but for some reason I love watching.)

Here's 8 movies I love:
While You Were Sleeping
Elf
The Holiday
Sound of Music
Heidi with Shirley Temple
Hairspray
Get Over It

8 favorite restuarants:
Chuck O Rama
Sizzler
Olive Garden
Wendy's
Dairy Keen in Heber
Garcias in Eagle River
Sourdough Mining Company in Anchorage
Roof Restaurant

8 things that happened yesterday:
Threw up
Cried
Had Shanae dye my hair
Lost my phone (still looking for it)
Took the kids to the park
Worked on Dart Family Slideshow for Thanksgiving
Dishes
Laundry (I even got it folded and put away!)

8 things I look forward too:
Thanksgiving
Visiting Alaska
Christmas
Greg getting his Master's Degree in December
Going on the Polar Express
Having a healthy baby boy
Being able to fit into my clothes again.
Being a Grandma (Of course not for a very long long time, but I look forward to it.)

8 things on my wish list:
New King-size mattress
Chocolate covered cinnamon bears
The extra room in the basement to be finished
For my children to learn to pick up after themselves. (And my husband too.)
To raise children that want to make good choices and be functioning adults.
For my family and Greg's family to live close enough that we could visit more often.
Enough money to visit more often since the previous wish will never be granted.
To pay off our van.

8 friends I tag: Whomever would like to do it!!

Happy Birthday Denali!

I can't believe she is already 2! I am grateful she is getting older and learning more all the time. She will be a really good helper to her baby brother when he gets here. We celebrated the night before because Greg was out of town over the weekend. We made her favorite meal, Chicken and Rice. Some of her favorite people came over to share it with us, the Arave's. I am not very creative, but I think our Elmo cake turned out pretty good. Denali was pleased. There is not a single Elmo balloon to be found in Ephraim. Oh Well. As you can see, the blocks from Aunt Missy were a big hit!

Happy Halloween!

Greg has most of the pictures on his camera. And it may be awhile until I get them from him, so it's not the best pictures of their costumes. Alexis was a unicorn and Denali was a U of U football player. Everyone thought Denali was a boy, but she looked cute! We trick or treated at Greg's office, went to trunk or treat at the church and then went to a few houses. Alexis was just as excited to pass out candy as she was to get it.

I made a crunchy macaroni casserole for dinner and we made witch's brooms to go with them. Yummy!

We carved our pumpkin the night before. Alexis has finally decided she likes the goo, but Denali didn't. I thought Denali would dig right in because her favorite thing to get into is her diaper cream!

I have a yummy pumpkin chocolate chip muffin recipe. We all love to eat them. I had just mopped the floor, so I decided to put Denali in the sink to eat hers. Alexis wanted to sit in there too! Less clean up for me and they thought it was a special treat!

So we have been having a great Fall and I am so excited for the Holidays. I love the planning, shopping, decorating, music and yes even the snow.

I was supposed to have my follow-up ultrasound on Tuesday. But I found out Monday that the doctor and hospital I was supposed to go to wouldn't take my insurance. We spent hours on the phone with insurance company and doctor's offices to find me an appointment. Insurance can be such a pain, but you can't live without it! Luckily I was able to get an appointment for Wednesday. The doctor was really nice and our baby boy looks just great! There is no cleft lip and everything else looks perfectly healthy. It was so comforting to hear and see that. And I get so excited to hear the heartbeat every time.

Last but not least, Denali has decided she wants to use the potty. What a big girl! The last three days she has only had one accident. She is even dry after her naps. She turns 2 tomorrow and I am just so happy she has been the one to initiate it. Hopefully she doesn't change her mind.