Taken

Steve and I went to see this movie last night and let me just say that it was one of the best movies I've seen in a long time. If you like Jack Bauer...the lead guy is like Jack's even cooler cousin! I loved it and would recommend it to anyone who wants to be on the edge of their seat the entire movie! I told Steve that I feel like I got a cardio workout because my heart was pounding for 2 hours straight! I LOVE a good movie!

Little Sneak

Ryan can also be known now as The Little Sneak. The other day, I bought 3 Reeses candy bars for my kids and said they could have them if they ate all of their lunch. Well, Bree was tending and she called me in a panic saying that Ryan had snuck away and ate his without even touching his lunch. Later that night Steve and I were asking him questions about it and he told us that he went in the bathroom and ate it! What I would give to be able to know what thoughts he had in his head at the time. I can just imagine it now, "I'm gonna just grab it and hurry into the bathroom. No one will notice it's even gone!" And what must he be thinking as he's munching away? :) Anyway, Steve and I couldn't hide our amusement and were laughing out loud and Ryan had a big grin on his face. So now we have taught our son that it is funny to break the rules and steal candy and hide and eat it. Once again, another great parenting tip from Mel and Steve. :)
One more cute tid bit...Ryan was eating marshmallows today and asked if they were made out of marsh... :) Thanks for making me smile Ryan!

Losing your 1st tooth is so exciting!

Zach lost his 1st tooth! It had only been wiggly for a few days and I think it was driving him nuts. We have had many bad experiences with Bree and her loose teeth, so I wasn't too thrilled to go through it again. With Bree, you would simply ask to feel how wiggly it was and she would burst into tears and start screaming...Leave me alone! WOW. At one point, her front tooth was literally hanging on by a thread and it would poke out when she would talk and smile. We told her everything like...I hope you don't swallow it Bree...To...Steve offering to buy her an ipod. (Aren't we such great parents?) Anyway, to our surprise and delight, Zach was the absolute opposite! He didn't shed a single tear. He would welcome one and all to wiggle his tooth! He even came down one night and asked Steve to PLEASE try to pull it out. I didn't think it was ready, but after about 5 minutes of Steve working on it...Out it came! Zach gave a big grin and I shrieked in excitement because he was so excited and there was ZERO drama! I love you Zach, you are my tough little boy! Needless to say, he has bragging rights now and loves to remind Bree that she is a big sissy. :) My camera is full, so I will post his new cute smile soon!

Ice Skating

I took the kids ice skating today and it was really fun for Bree, but not so much for the boys. I had to rent the skates the day before and when I got there today, Ryan's were too small and the rental place was closed. Zach said his feet hurt and he just didn't seem to enjoy it at all. Bree got the hang of it pretty quick and even tried a few tricks. It was pretty fun just to be out and try a new winter activity. The best part for me? FREE. F.Y.I...there was a lady there that had hit her head and was bleeding. I think she was headed to the hospital for stiches. And...a little boy fell and bonked his head really good right before my eyes. Dangerous little past time I found. Luckily, we didn't get any injuries...I was so nervous. I tried to make it up to the boys by taking them to McDonalds for an icecream. It worked. :) Yesterday we tried to go to a jumpy land in Draper and it was out of business....Once again, I felt bad, so we ended up at Chuck E Cheese somehow. I can't quite put my finger on it, but that place makes my chest tight. I though we all might leave with head lice or something. Anyway, the kids said it was a great day, and that's what I was going for.

Thanks to those of you who actually thought I wrote the poem in my last post. :) But I didn't. I just got it off of an e-mail from a friend and thought it was too funny, so I had to share it! :)

Twas the week after Christmas

"Twas the week after Christmas and all through the
> house
> Nothing would fit me, not even a blouse.
> On cookies I'd nibbled, the eggnog I'd taste
> Now the holiday parties have gone to my waist.
>
> I'd remember the marvelous meals I'd prepared,
> The gravies and sauces and beef nicely rared...
> The wine and the rumballs, the bread and the cheese
> And the way I'd never said, "No thank you,
> please".
>
> As I dressed myself in my husband's old shirt
> And prepared once again to battle the dirt...
> I said to myself, as only I can
> "You can't spend the winter dressed like a
> man"!
>
> So, away with the last of the sour cream dip,
> Get rid of the fruit cake, every cracker and chip,
> Every last bit of food that I like must be banished
> "Till all the additional ounces have vanished.
>
> I won't have a cookie, not even a lick,
> I'll want only to chew on a long celery stick.
> I won't have hot biscuits or cornbread or pie,
> I'll munch on a carrot and quietly cry.
>
> I'm hungry, I'm lonesome and life is a bore,
> I wonder, is *that* what January's for?
> I'm unable to giggle, I'm no longer a riot
> But Happy New Year to all and to All a Good Diet.
>
> Our Best Wishes to *Everyone* in 2009

Draper Utah Temple

We went to the new Draper Temple last night and were able to walk through it with the kids. I was so impressed at how good the kids were. It could have been that they were tired because we had just come from church, but still...I was so glad they behaved. They were very interested in all the rooms, Zach kept asking where the room was that we got married in. The temple is beautiful and I thought it was really cool that my kids got to walk through it because I didn't get to go inside a temple until I was a teenager. On the car ride home, Bree was asking everyone what their favorite rooms were. Ryan thought about it for a second and said, "The Marry room" :) So cute....I think he meant the sealing room. I love it!