Political Funnies

I don't really like to talk politics much, but this should sum it all up:
YES we are voting for McCAIN.

Inquiring Minds What to Know

I have had a couple of people interested in the tutus, so here is how it is done:

I used between 4-6 yards of tulle (depending on the age of the child and how full you want the tutu), elastic, and ribbon. I used 2 or 3 colors but that is personal preference and I tied 4 of the same color before switching. After I rolled the tulle up, measured it out and cut it into 3 inch segments I unrolled it and cut it in half for the younger girls. For Elise's tutu I cut it a second time. This video is pretty much how I did it except I chose to tie my tulle onto elastic instead of ribbon so it can grow with the child. If you use elastic, you will want to tie each end onto chair legs or something similar to make it tons easier tying the tulle on. Also after I finished tying all the tulle onto the elastic, I sewed the ends together and tied a ribbon over it. There are countless ideas for these and they are super easy to do. It is about a 30 minute project and costs less than $8(tulle is $0.97 a yard at Walmart.) I hope this give everyone some great Christmas ideas!!!

I am SO Excited!!

Okay, I know this is so dumb, but I am SO excited that gas prices are under $2, $1.99 to be exact! Can you believe it! I had to stop and fill up just because it was so exciting even though we really didn't need gas. Now I am even more excited to see if it keeps dropping and how low will it go????

A visit, her royal cuteness, and tutus!

On Tuesday I picked up my cousin Jennifer and her daughter Ali at the airport and brought them back to our house until Rosanne got home from school. Dallin had such a blast with Ali. It was like he had a buddy again. He really misses Ava, so he took to Ali as if she was his "surrogate Ava". It was so cute.

They were getting so restless and since it was so cold outside I decided to make cookies with the kids. They loved it and we all loved the cookies!

I love that I can get Elise's hair up in a bow. It is so darn cute!

Elise loved to play peek a boo in the curtains. She gets so giggly whenever I go over and play with her.

And lastly, I have been making tutus for all the nieces birthdays lately. So far I have only made 4 but they have turned out so cute. I made this one for Anna's birthday and while I was doing it I thought I would make Elise one for Halloween. I can't wait to see he as a little ballerina!

More Birthday Pictures...

My wonderful sister in law, Rosanne, gave me some pictures from Dallin's birthday that I wanted to share since I was so busy I didn't get a single picture of the party.

Dallin is so silly!

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The "8's" (tagged by Nikki)

8 T.V. Shows I like to watch:(we only have basic channels so prepare yourselves)

• Grey's Anatomy
• Big Bang Theory
• Saturday Night Live (when I manage to stay awake)
• CSI (Original, I'm not a huge fan of the others)
• Law and Order
• Super Nanny
• Still Standing
• Reba

8 Things that happened yesterday

• Woke up before the sun came up thanks to my early bird children
• Fed Dallin breakfast 3 times
• Went to Kohls and Target
• Stopped by my friend Valencia's house
• Chatted with Jon's mom as she made a SuperWhy Halloween costume for Dallin
• Did laundry
• Made Dinner and did dishes
• Watched Grey's Anatomy

8 Favorite Places to Eat:

• Tamba (Indian Food)
• Strings (Italian Food)
• Jose Peppers (Mexican Food)
• Cheesecake Factory
• Baja Fresh
• P.F. Changs
• In-n-out
• Home, when Jon cooks mmmmmmm!

8 Things I'm Looking Forward To:

• Being debt free!!!! (House and all)
• Going on a mission with Jon when he retires
• Building a house that Jon designs
• All of the fall holidays
• Losing all of my pregnancy weight
• Having a temple in Liberty, Missouri
• Going back to school and getting a degree
• Putting up a fence in the back yard so the kids can play with less supervision

8 Things on my Wish list:

• A new wardrobe (seriously, I have clothes from high school still)
• A vacation with Jon (we haven't gone anywhere alone since Dallin was born)
• A car
• A piano
• A new digital camera (a canon rebel would be nice)
• My kids staying healthy this flu season
• A double jog stroller
• My kids learning to sleep past 7am

8 People I Tag:

• Ronda M
• Melissa T
• Rosanne E
• Bethany B
• Christine M
• Seantylle B
• Katie S
• Rachel M

While I am updating...

Here are some recent pictures. Some are cute... Some are scary... But here you go.
Elise and Sydney are great friends. Elise just takes it alittle too far sometimes.
This is the look Jon gets quite often. If my eyes had lasers, Jon would be fried. Yes, this is my 3 year old, shooting a hand gun. But Jon is really good about helping him. And it is just a .22.
This is Matt and Rosanne's back yard which has become the shooting range lately.



I finally got a little fountain out of Elise's hair. It is so cute! Here is Dallins camera skills. Not too bad
Elise checking out the baby gate Jon put up. She loves to test her limits.

Happy Birthday Dallin!!

I am a little behind, but last week was Dallins 3rd Birthday. He wanted a Cars party. We had his party on Saturday with 2 families from the ward, cousins, and grandparents. He had so much fun he didn't even eat until right before everyone left. On his actual birthday Jon woke at 4:30 and took Dallin to breakfast at his favorite restaurant, Cracker Barrel, for pancakes. Dallin could eat pancakes or cereal for every meal of the day. When he got home my dad and I took him to Deana Rose. It is the greatest place ever! It is FREE and they have animals to pet, some zoo type animals, a park, and tons of interactive stuff. It seriously takes all day to see everything. So we went there and he had a blast. Now that he is 3 he got to ride the pony too. And Elise was the perfect angel the whole day. She was so content just sitting in her stroller watching the kids. It was a really fun day. For those of you that aren't around Dallin much, he is such a great kid. He is the most polite, sweet, smart, and fun kid ever. We have so much fun with him. We love you Dallin!

Family News...

Let me start with, NO ONE IS PREGNANT..

Okay, now that this covered, Janet and David (Jon's parents) are officially moving to Kansas City. David started his new job on Monday and their house is on the market. Janet is going to go back and finish up her substitute teaching job till December and David will be staying with us in the mean time. It is pretty crazy that within 10 months of us moving here, we have both sets of grandparents moved to Missouri. That is pretty awesome! We are so excited to have even more family close. Rachel.... are you getting tempted yet??

Need I say more?

I have gotten this pamplet twice in the mail, both times being around a holiday (my birthday and mothers day). I couldn't agree more.