Out of the mouths of my boys

Warning..Some of these may be a tad “inappropriate” but if you need to smile then read on. And hey, boys will be boys. I know because I grew up with lots of boys.

Justin: Mom, I never want to go to Juvy.
Me: Your right, Juvy is not a good place to be.
Justin: You know why mom? Because all they do is eat chilli ALL day. That’s it. And I hate chilli so I am never going to Juvy.

Ian: How come people's butts keep getting bigger as they get older?
Me: (no comment) he was asking people who were over visiting. Of course I had a few things to say to him later.

I was volunteering at Thanksgiving time in Justin’s class and they were all coloring pieces of the turkey, then cutting them out and then gluing them on a big piece of paper. I was going around from student to student trying to help when I hear Justin yell, “Mom, I am almost done coloring the turkey’s nuts, come look” (he was coloring the wattle that is under the turkeys neck) Of course Justin is never quiet. I tried going over to him to explain that it was part of the turkeys neck and NOT his nuts. Please glue it in the right place and please don’t yell it again.

Justin used the bathroom at the hair salon where we get our hair cut. He noticed some pretend dummy heads that you would practice doing hair on and came out and said, “Mom, somebody got their head chopped off in this bathroom.” And he was so serious. I’m not sure he ever believed that they were pretend heads.

Ian: (looking at the exhaust coming from the car while it was warming up) Mom, how come the car is farting?
Me: Hmmmm..It isn’t?!?

Hairdresser: What is your favorite movie?
Justin: Star Wars. Lute (Luke) got his nuts sliced right off.
Hairdresser: Really? I don’t remember that part in the movie.
Justin: Yup..his nuts were sliced off with a light saber
Hairdresser: I’ll have to go watch it again because I really don’t remember that.
…..and then her and I laughed so hard.

And that's all I can remember at the moment.

I almost forgot..

More Christmas pictures of Justin. I was trying to figure out self timer and HE was doing some of his "Awesome" moves..

Christmas

Where do I start? My Birthday and Christmas are almost on the same day (23rd and 25th) so I'm thinking I might as well combine them. I turned 34...wow. The nicest thing happened this year for my Birthday. I received some flowers...from my Brother Matt! How thoughtful of him. Aren't they beautiful? I love my siblings. It's amazing how a phone call or email can brighten your day. Thanks to my wonderful friends and family for making my day special even though you are so busy with your own families at Christmas.


This year we were lucky to have Joe's parents in town. It was a great time. The kids all opened jammies and a game on Christmas eve and we all played games that evening.


Christmas morning..

Joe's family (uncle, aunt, cousins) came for dinner..his grandparents were even in town:)


We went down to temple square to see the Joseph Smith movie. BRRRRRRR! Here's my boys...

That about sums it up. It was a fun Christmas. Tomorrow we start back into "regular life"...school, homework, etc:(

Kennewick

I am behind sooooooo that means I get to cluster blog. Lots of pictures with not a lot of reading. I do this blog as my journal so that someday my kids can see it all put together...and that is why I try not to skip any big events. So, here goes:::

My trip to Kennewick, it's where I grew up and I still consider it "Home". It was a blast. I saw so many old friends and family while there. I should of taken more pictures but didn't.

Me and Shannon (we were crazy teens for sure)....I stayed with her AND I was able to hang out with her mom too, love her

Shannon's family..

Molly lived down the road from me..she moved in in the 5th grade and we have been friends since..she was getting married and I thought it would be the perfect excuse to come into town...

Some gals from high school (has it really been 15 years since graduation?? 1994 was so long ago, yet I still feel young..)

of course I have no shortage of relatives. I called my Grandparents (my Dad's parents) on Saturday and told them I would be there the next morning and wow..tons of my relatives came to see me.

(yes, I am taller then both my grandparents..and I am only 5'4" and a half)..in fact, I felt tall for a few hours that day and that is a rare occurance, I never feel tall!..

cousins..

relatives..aunt, uncle, cousins..

and lets not forget Emily..we have known each other since young girls too. We had the same flight from Pasco to here (before she flew on to CA) and we had so much fun. Talking, talking and then more talking. She is so funny..loved it.

and then I came home to this cute boy (with a tooth missing.) Even though I had tons of fun I missed my family..

I also hung out with Marty's family but forgot to take pictures of them..dang! Maybe next time. I'll post more later!

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas from our family to yours!

Here is our Christmas letter to those we didn't send to:

Merry Christmas everyone…
Here’s some quick status on the family.
Joe: Workaholic, tennis player
Amber: Taxi, gym rat, reality TV watcher, shopper
Kaylee: Middle Schooler, Temple Celebration singer
Caden: Piano player, book reader, breakdancer
Ian: Artist, lego builder, explorer
Justin: Kindergartener, soccer player, video gamer
Sadie (corgi puppy): Chewer, barker, digger, shedder

Christmas Program

Justin's kindergarten class did a Christmas program.

Here is one of the songs they sang:

Heather's blog

My sister has a blog now and here is the address for those of you who want it!!!
http://www.jhneitzelfamily.blogspot.com/ Go check out her cute kiddos.
I have a lot to post but not any time to post at the moment so check back later. Meanwhile, here is a picture of me with my girl. I sure do love her.