Today we had our Thanksgiving feast because tomorrow we will be going to AZ. I heard somewhere that if you want a good moist turkey cook it breast down. I did and have never had better turkey. It was probably because all the fat juices seeped down into the breast, but it was YUMMY!
I kind of messed up the pie. I used my sister's butter crust recipe and it turned out chewy. I must have kneaded it too long (I was just trying to get it together without adding too much water) and the pumpkin I didn't puree I just mashed and it was a little stringy. None the less it still had a good flavor.
Sarah LOVED it. I think this is her favorite dinner. It was even better because we ate by candle light.
To all those reading this blog...I am thankful for YOU! You are the people I love and cherish the most! Thanks for all you do for our family. Can't wait to see some of you in AZ!
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
priceless
The phone rings and Becca promptly picks it up. There is a little chit chat and then she hands me the phone and says, "mom, it's for you. It's a boy." and giggles. I couldn't help cracking up. Fortunately it was someone we know (a member of the bishopric) and it was male. I think I would have died if it would have been a female with a deep voice.
This morning David was in the bath and I heard the garbage man coming. I quickly gather all the trash in the house and take it to the curb. When I get in I hear Becca say, "Which towel do you want?" She got him out of the tub and dried him off. She chose some clothes for him, but when she saw me she said, "you can get him dressed mom." Too cute!
A little while later I was cleaning the bathtub and Becca comes in and says, "Mom, David is stinky. Here is a diaper and wipes." Next thing you know she will be changing his diaper :)
Today my windshield wipers freaked out. I thought the motor was broken, but it was just disconnected. Phew! I really hate car things! I feel so dumb!
This morning David was in the bath and I heard the garbage man coming. I quickly gather all the trash in the house and take it to the curb. When I get in I hear Becca say, "Which towel do you want?" She got him out of the tub and dried him off. She chose some clothes for him, but when she saw me she said, "you can get him dressed mom." Too cute!
A little while later I was cleaning the bathtub and Becca comes in and says, "Mom, David is stinky. Here is a diaper and wipes." Next thing you know she will be changing his diaper :)
Today my windshield wipers freaked out. I thought the motor was broken, but it was just disconnected. Phew! I really hate car things! I feel so dumb!
Sunday, November 18, 2007
Entertainment for the whole family
Here are some of my favorite videos from this week.
Tonight it started snowing. The first snow of the season!
Tonight it started snowing. The first snow of the season!
When Becca first got the ribbon she would shake her whole body to make it twirl. This video doesn't quite capture her enthusiasm for the ribbon.
Friday, November 16, 2007
eye trauma
When Aaron went into ophthalmology I though GREAT this is going to be cake. Really who hurts their eyes? Apparently a lot of people. (now those in ortho, plastics or gen surgery just ignore me right now I know your lives are much harder!) Tonight Aaron went in because a three year old cut his eye lid with a spoon...can't wait to hear the details on that. My top 10 funny ones to remember
1. golf ball shot from car wash pressure hose
2. eye lids super glued shut (I hope the kid got new friends)
3. any type of flying metal or wood
4. b b gun (don't shoot your eye out)
5. fish hook
6. bungee cord
7. sticks
8. house hold cleaner (the poor 2 year old actually had to be admitted two nights ago!)
9. paint ball
10. potato gun
Really, I didn't think there were this many silly people out there.
1. golf ball shot from car wash pressure hose
2. eye lids super glued shut (I hope the kid got new friends)
3. any type of flying metal or wood
4. b b gun (don't shoot your eye out)
5. fish hook
6. bungee cord
7. sticks
8. house hold cleaner (the poor 2 year old actually had to be admitted two nights ago!)
9. paint ball
10. potato gun
Really, I didn't think there were this many silly people out there.
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Daily Conversation
Me: David no running with the knife. Bring it here. Don't run with the knife.
Today I was watching a 2 month old baby for a friend. Becca: It is hard having two babies. I don't like all this crying. It's annoying.
Sarah: (Coming off the bus crying) I can't find Catty (her caterpillar that she won at Hersheypark)
Me: Don't worry we will find it tomorrow.
5 hours later when it is bed time Sarah: (crying again) mom I need to talk. What will I do to find Catty?
After various times reassuring her that we would find it tomorrow she still came crying 5 minutes later. Me: honey don't worry about something you can't fix right now. If you still can't find Catty tomorrow then we will worry, but if you worry and cry now it will not make it any better.
So that basically sums up my conversations for the day. Here is a picture of the kids. I wanted one of David with Becca's boots on, but then Becca wanted in on the picture and then Sarah wanted in on the picture and by the time I finally took it...you can't even see the boots. ha.
Today I was watching a 2 month old baby for a friend. Becca: It is hard having two babies. I don't like all this crying. It's annoying.
Sarah: (Coming off the bus crying) I can't find Catty (her caterpillar that she won at Hersheypark)
Me: Don't worry we will find it tomorrow.
5 hours later when it is bed time Sarah: (crying again) mom I need to talk. What will I do to find Catty?
After various times reassuring her that we would find it tomorrow she still came crying 5 minutes later. Me: honey don't worry about something you can't fix right now. If you still can't find Catty tomorrow then we will worry, but if you worry and cry now it will not make it any better.
So that basically sums up my conversations for the day. Here is a picture of the kids. I wanted one of David with Becca's boots on, but then Becca wanted in on the picture and then Sarah wanted in on the picture and by the time I finally took it...you can't even see the boots. ha.
Monday, November 12, 2007
David's obsessions
David is a driven one track minded young man. He is obsessed with a few things...
1. Banana's and mini oranges. He LOVES to get them and peel them and eat them. Usually by the 2nd banana he is not too into it, but then 20 minutes later he will drag a chair over to the counter and get another banana.
2. Rolling the pumpkin off the front step. We had to retire our pumpkins early because David rolled them off a few times until they broke. After Halloween I got a huge pumpkin for a dollar and plan on making a pie with it. Every time we go out he tries to pick it up (although it is too heavy) so then he tips it and tries to roll it off. EVERYTIME!
3. Getting out of the shopping carts. We were at Michaels today (for about 5 minutes) and he really wanted to get out of the cart. But David loose in a store like that is NOT pretty. He also did it to me the other day in Wal-Mart. MAN! It is getting so hard for me to shop with him.
4. Gum ball machines. Need I say more.
5. Turning on the TV. He even knows how to turn on the power strip in the back where I used to turn it off so the buttons in the front wouldn't work. Yeah, smartie.
6. Elmo. He LOVES Elmo. He will endure a whole episode of Sesame Street just for the Elmo's world at the end. I usually only turn it on for the end, but the other day he turned it on and Sesame Street happened to be on...whatever. But he went CRAZY when Elmo came on.
7. Trucks, trains and tractors. He has a tractor that a friend gave him that he lugs all over the house. It is quite large but he still hauls it none the less.
8. My hair. I don't know what it is, but he is obsessed with it. Becca also has this problem and it is getting to the point where I am ready to shave my head.
9. Oats. really I think this boy is part horse. Whenever I get oatmeal out for breakfast he goes CRAZY. He loves to eat them raw. I have a bucket that is half full just for him to play in and eat. He dumps it out and eats it and then I put it back in and we do it all agian the next time we have oatmeal.
Those are all the obsessions I can think of, but I am sure there are many, many more. Having a boy is really different than girls!
1. Banana's and mini oranges. He LOVES to get them and peel them and eat them. Usually by the 2nd banana he is not too into it, but then 20 minutes later he will drag a chair over to the counter and get another banana.
2. Rolling the pumpkin off the front step. We had to retire our pumpkins early because David rolled them off a few times until they broke. After Halloween I got a huge pumpkin for a dollar and plan on making a pie with it. Every time we go out he tries to pick it up (although it is too heavy) so then he tips it and tries to roll it off. EVERYTIME!
3. Getting out of the shopping carts. We were at Michaels today (for about 5 minutes) and he really wanted to get out of the cart. But David loose in a store like that is NOT pretty. He also did it to me the other day in Wal-Mart. MAN! It is getting so hard for me to shop with him.
4. Gum ball machines. Need I say more.
5. Turning on the TV. He even knows how to turn on the power strip in the back where I used to turn it off so the buttons in the front wouldn't work. Yeah, smartie.
6. Elmo. He LOVES Elmo. He will endure a whole episode of Sesame Street just for the Elmo's world at the end. I usually only turn it on for the end, but the other day he turned it on and Sesame Street happened to be on...whatever. But he went CRAZY when Elmo came on.
7. Trucks, trains and tractors. He has a tractor that a friend gave him that he lugs all over the house. It is quite large but he still hauls it none the less.
8. My hair. I don't know what it is, but he is obsessed with it. Becca also has this problem and it is getting to the point where I am ready to shave my head.
9. Oats. really I think this boy is part horse. Whenever I get oatmeal out for breakfast he goes CRAZY. He loves to eat them raw. I have a bucket that is half full just for him to play in and eat. He dumps it out and eats it and then I put it back in and we do it all agian the next time we have oatmeal.
Those are all the obsessions I can think of, but I am sure there are many, many more. Having a boy is really different than girls!
Sunday, November 11, 2007
chicken dance
Here are the kids doing the chicken dance. love it. I love the chicken doing his own thing, the chicken with serious concentration and the chicken who knows what she is doing and knows it.
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