TRUE LOVE is when your husband willingly participates in your previously choreographed dance to a Miley Cyrus song. At his work Christmas Party.
Oh yeah, can we rock it or can we rock it?
Happy 7th Anniversary honey. You rock.
7 Years and Definitely Not Itchy.
Bear-y Christmas
My sweet little boy had his first Christmas Concert at school. The theme was "Teddy Bear Christmas" and they all looked pretty cute with their bear ears. I was one of the Helper Mom's for the concert and, man am I glad I'm not the teacher. Especially at this time of year. Lemme tell ya, there's a special place in heaven for Kindergarten teachers - a white room with padded walls! Haha...
Anyways, back to the point, my little guy practiced his songs all week at home and sang loud and did so good. I just have to say, he's such a good boy. Not just for the Concert, but always... we are lucky to have him.
And my girl. Oh my sweet and feisty little 3-year-old. Good Ole Swanee (my Grandma who's name isn't really Swanee) got her this cute little dress and I just wanted ONE nice picture of Hayley wearing it to send to my grandma. And did I get one? Well, yes I eventually got one, but it took about 20 tries before...
"ok, Hayley smile for the camera..."
"honey, please smile just really quickly..."
"That's it. If you don't smile, you'll go to bed with a spanking."
Oh the joys of raising a spirited child! But we love her, and probably wouldn't want it any other way.
Better late than never
*Wow. I must be really desperate for something to post when I willingly start posting pictures of myself on here...*
A few weeks ago, some friends and I went on a girl's shopping weekend away, while the Dads stayed home with the kids. We shopped till we dropped, and in the process got a little silly with the clothes and camera.
Things started off fairly normal (except that we requested this picture be taken of us by a 14-year-old in the mall bathroom):
And then things went south once we found these beauties:
Modeling the belts. Apparently the 80's are back.
This is my favorite picture. It's supposed to be of just "Captain Silver" there, but my reflection in the mirror is classic.
Yep. The 80's are definitely not dead. Lovin' the bright skinny jeans...
Do people actually buy this stuff? And wear it? In public???
So there you have it; a bunch of moms in their late-twenties/early-thirties, acting like teenagers in a mall. Laugh all you want, but deep down, I know you wish you were there.
Is there a doctor in the house?
Me (to the kids): "I think I might be getting sick. My throat is sore."
The Boy (genuinely): "I have an idea! Maybe you should stop talking so much and then your throat wouldn't hurt!"
Christmas Party
We attended the Kids Christmas Party for Jared's work. Every year, that company goes all out for their employees and their families. We had supper, watched a magician, and Santa came with presents! The kids loved it.
The next picture is of the kids waiting for their turn to see Santa. And boy, did we wait! The company has a thousand employees... they called up families in alphabetical order. Stinkin' "Whidden"! Changing our last name to "Aardvark" was looking pretty good right about then!
Finally!
Today I am...
... relaxing, after a busy day hosting a luncheon for 8 people.
... looking forward to my "Mommy Retreat" shopping trip tomorrow!
... officially a hockey mom.
... taking pictures of Hayley whenever she has a tantrum. It makes her stop because she doesn't know what the heck I am doing.
... thinking (despite the occasional tantrums) that I have pretty awesome kids. I was commenting to my sister today on the phone that I am finally able to pull my head out of that "deep dark fog", otherwise known as "having babies", and enjoy some me time. They are at such an easy age, and entertain each other for hours on end. Life is good with these two sweethearts:
... desperately needing to catch up on laundry.
... missing my sweet momma, who has a hilarious blog and posted this for me on my birthday.
... embracing this whole "late-twenties" thing.
... bragging to anyone who will listen about how I went to Kalispell last weekend, finished all my Christmas shopping, and came home and wrapped all those presents! Oh yeah! Can I get a Whoop Whoop?!?
watersliding in Kalispell with the kids
... wondering why my 5-year-old is so obsessed with hunting, when we've never even participated in said activity. Like, ever.
... so happy Mr. Handsomepants is finally home. He has been on work trips and in Arbitration so much, we have hardly seen him lately. It's all done now so we can have him back again.... wondering if it's too early to put the kids on skis this winter.
... regretting even bothering with my Kindergartner's Picture Retakes at school, when the second round was worse than the first. It's comical actually.... having a playdate.
... having Shanna's Torillas for supper. It's the best, and a secret family recipe so don't even ask (I am totally kidding, but that sounded mysterious, didn't it?).... singing Miley's "Party in the USA" over and over again. Don't laugh. That song is way too catchy.
... finally getting used to my lighter hair color.
... excited about my new Christmas dress that just came in the mail. Online shopping just might win me over yet.
... sad to see some friends move away.
... doing P90X - Yoga today. Yikes.
What are YOU today?
We've got spirit, how 'bout you?
Oh man, am I in for some trouble when this sassy little gal turns into a teenager! Hayley got her flu shot and was being quite articulate about it, so I was trying to catch it on camera. Of course she stopped talking so much when the camera came on. And wasn't too happy with my attempts to catch it on film either.
Chillax
Chillax is a commonly-used phrase around our house. This past week I set out to do just that. One day, I actually set aside all the household chores just to do fun stuff with the kids all day. We played Cars Bingo, and Princess Dominoes. Then we played "Hunting and Camping", a favorite that involves alot of sleeping, waking up, campfires, and bear attacks (all imaginary, chillax). Then we did something shocking... I let the kids PAINT. Yep, I decided to be "Nice Mom" and not worry about the mess. And you should see the "log cabin" I fashioned out of popsicle sticks and a hot glue gun. We crafted the day away and they loved it.
We took the kids skating today at the rec center. First time for the Little Miss, and she did awesome.
I really needed a week like this. And I'm pretty proud that I didn't get swayed either; the hubby wanted to spontaneously drive somewhere, get a hotel with a waterslide, do some shopping, etc (a normal conversation that comes up, oh, every weekend at our house), but I stuck to the plan. Chillax. It's been nice, even though he might not admit it :)
If a stranger offers you candy, make sure it's Reeses Pieces
Last week, a note came home with all the elementary school kids asking parents to make sure our kids are "Stranger Aware". So I decided I needed to have "the talk" with my kids about strangers and how we practice safety with people we don't know. It went something like this:
Me: "So you guys know what to do when a stranger approaches, right?"
The Boy: "What's a stranger?"
Me: "A stranger is someone we don't know. Lots of times we see strangers at the store and if they ask us 'How are you', we can say 'fine', etc. But if a stranger ever asks you to come with them, what do you think we should say to them?"
The Girl: "Please and Thank you?"
Me: "Well actually we should say, 'No, I don't talk to strangers" and then walk away or find Mommy or Daddy.
The Boy: "But we aren't allowed to be away from you, so why can't you just tell the stranger that yourself?"
Me: "When you're older there might be times when you are allowed to walk home from school by yourself, or play outside alone... ANYWAYS, never go anywhere with a stranger, okay?
The Boy and The Girl: .... mumbling in agreement...
Me: So what would you say if a stranger offered you some candy?
The Boy: "I would say 'No!... but what kind of candy?'..."
At this rate, they won't be allowed to walk home alone until they're in college.
Halloween
For Halloween we had our friends come over and the hubbies took the kids trick-or-treating. Hayley was a Pirate, Brock was Bumblebee, and Carter was Darth Vader. (Baby Felicia was a skunk, but she's not in the picture).
Us adults had fun with dress-up clothes and face paint too.
Once we got the sugar-crazy kids to bed, we played Rock Band and Wii Sports.
Earlier that afternoon, my kids were so excited to go Trick-or-Treating, they were practicing on every door in our house. We told them they had to say "Thank you!" just as loud as they said "Trick-or-Treat!". They did this for hours:
Snow Day
It snowed here this week. Like, alot. We all bundled up and headed outside to play. I started out just watching and taking pictures...
And then saw this and decided to jump in and help.
Jared getting a hernia, one snowman at a time...
Ta da! The whole Whidden Snowman Family!
Busy Busy
I spent the past week in Sherwood Park with my family. Carter got sick the first 2 days and we couldn't go anywhere or do anything. However it was nice to spend alot of quality time with my family instead of rushing off everywhere to go visit old friends, which is what usually ends up happening. We made cookies...
and funny faces
Went to a Halloween Party at my parents church. Hayley and I were pirates.
Carter was a hunter
My little sister had the best costume ever! I may have to copy her for my real Halloween costume this weekend.
Tim and Ashton came to the Halloween party and it was so fun to hang out with them.
I also attended the funeral of a guy a grew up with. It was extremely sad, but nice to see some familiar faces and reunite with old friends. It's amazing how you can just go about your normal life and then all of a sudden realize how much time has past.
We also got to visit our friends Trena and Andy in the hospital where they just welcomed their brand new baby girl, Brady. She was so sweet and tiny and perfect, and I'm glad the timing worked out so we could see her while we were in town. No pictures of Brady though, I am a dummy.
Jared was in Vancouver for work and got to sit in the box at the Canucks game again, just like last year. He met Brian Burke and had a lengthy conversation with Dave Nonis, so he's a pretty happy camper right now.
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