Vampires & Indians

So tonight was the big night! The Opening of TWILIGHT! Some friends & I decided it would be a great idea to go to the 2:35AM showing. We actually made it a bang of a late night by doing breakfast before hand -so I missed some precious hours of sleep, but it was a great time!

Okay - so I won't make any spoils (but if you already read the book - there aren't any surprises) - but the movie was good! Better than I expected, and I wasn't a big fan of the casting for Edward, but he totally grew on me by the end. So - GO SEE IT AND TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK!

(Emily, Me, Amber, Danielle & Lora)

Here's my little "Wild Bear" (That's his indian name). Derek got to make his indian garb at preschool & was LOVING (and still is) banging his drums! SO CUTE! Not his most flattering pose, but at least he held still!

Hailey's 4th Grade Program

Hailey had her 4th grade performance last night - It was called "Utah - this is the place". Each class had a presentation - Hailey's was on the Native Americans in Utah. She is on the second row w/ a blue feather - (third in from the left). She did a great job, and it was really cute!

After each class had performed they did line dancing. It was hillarious because they had a dance partner... i.e. all of these 9 & 10 year olds had to dance w/ someone of the opposite gender. They were all so embarrassed.

Anyway - the videos are a little wobbley because I had to do the videos on my regular camera... but hopefully you can get the jist of it! :)

Such a Mama's boy

Okay - this is one of those cuter than cute things about Derek! Dave & I took Derek to a movie today, and on our way home we passed the new temple out by Daybreak. He looked over to it and said "can I get married there when I'm bigger?" so I told him he could, and that he could find a girl to marry him... so he paused for a minute then said "Mom, can I marry you?" SOOO CUTE! Dave told him I was already taken, then he asked if he could marry his Auntie Michie (my sister Michele), and I explained that she was already married. THen he asked if he could marry Jenna.

Cute little Derek... I thought that was so darling, it totally melted my heart! What a sweet boy - I'm glad he loves his Mama!

Jenna's Blessing & Brittanie's Bday!

We have had a whirlwind weekend w/ family & friends visiting - but it has been wonderful! Sunday we blessed Jenna, and also celebrated my niece's 18th birthday! I thought Dave gave Jenna a very sweet blessing, and it was so nice to have the fam there! Here are some of the pictures from the festivities :)

My Dad w/ Derek & Jenna

Don't you LOVE her smile!?

Brittanie's big candle blowout! :)

Derek went on a dress-up rampage... here he is in the Tigger suit w/ Britt :)

Our friends & old neighbors Bobbi & Dave w/ their son Caleb

One of Dave's oldest friends Aaron & his wife Katie

My brother Steve w/ his wife Jenny & son Eli

Parades, Parties, Pumpkins & more!

Once again blogger has reversed my picture order... but we'll go backwards :)

Derek raked in the loot on Halloween last night! He braved the rain showers along w/ Dave & my dad to hit up lots of houses in the neighborhood.

Here is Hailey at her school parade... it's pretty funny how quickly the kids race through the line!
Jenna-Boo! Doesn't she look extra spooky in her Halloween outfit!?

Derek has been LOVING having his Grandma & Grandpa here!

Jenna in her FIERY chili-pepper costume

Derek arriving back w/ his Halloween treats :)

Hailey and her self-portrait w/ her pumpkin :)

Dave trying to do a miracle number on his -- sadly it broke off partly when he tried to take the pieces out... dang!

Us working hard over our pumpkins!

Derek scooping his "GUTS" out of his pumpkin -- he really didn't like it, but I refused to do it for him... I don't like scooping the guts!

Preschool Parade! The kids walked around the block, and loved every minute of it!

Doesn't Derek make a darling army man (even w/o his hat!?)

The kids decorated cookies at their party - can you imagine the amount of double dipping/licking was going on here?? They loved it!

It was a fun HALLOWEEN! We had fun w/ all the usual activities & celebrations! It really is a fun holiday to see the excitement - especially in little children! :)

My Honey!!

Today is Dave's 28th Birthday!! The big 2-8! I'm so happy to be married to him, he's such a loving, patient husband & father. He's my perfect partner & keeps me balanced out! Here are some things I love about Dave~
* He lets me put my cold feet on him in bed (they're always cold!)
* He gives great hugs!
* He doesn't take my harrasment - usually I end up getting squirted w/ water (I know it's an odd thing to love!)
* He supports me in anything I aspire or desire to do.
* He eats all my cooking (it's not always great) & tells me how good it was :)
* He appreciates my need for sweets wherever we go
* He is a great dad & the kids LOVE him!
* He plays games w/ me (since I love games!)
* He is an honest, hard-working man
* He loves his family
* He doesn't speak badly about people

These are just a few of the things that I love about Dave! I hope you have a WONDERFUL birthday honey!

A Celebration of Hailey

Well - today is all about Hailey! I know parents say it all the time, but I can't believe how time flies! I still remember bringing her home as a new baby... and it just seems like yesterday. Hailey has given me TEN amazing years of being a mother. Some of my favorite passing memories of Hay-bug... When she was just over 1, we would go for walks, and all she wanted was one leaf in each hand, and she would turn it around in all directions like she was analyzing every specific detail... it was amazing to me how a one year old could focus for such long periods of time on something so simple. Another not-so fun stage was her times of sticking beads up her nose... yes, I said beadS. We had three different visits to the insta-care to get them removed, and I think one other when I had to blow it out at home (EW! - it was a technique I learned at the first visit to the DR) ... needless to say, we had a few years of high restriction on beads.

Hailey has always been such a HAPPY girl! She is a great daughter, a great friend, so smart and dilligent w/ her schooling, she is SOOO musical - constantly trying to figure out songs on the piano - by ear, and she has a beautiful voice. She likes to joke around with people, and she is a great big sister. She is my #1 helper around the house, and I'm so blessed to have her special spirit in our home.

So - onto the celebration!

HAILEY"S TEN!!!

For Hailey's party, we did a scavenger hunt/ activity challenge. (Some items from their lists included... * Find a house with a brown banana and take a picture of one teammate taking a bite. * Take a picture of two teammates rolling down a hill. * Take a picture of all teammates in someone's bathroom. * Bring back a sock with a hole in it. * Bring back a AA battery. * Bring back something shiny) They had SUCH a blast!

The girls all decorated hats, and their hat color determined their team.

Here they are modeling their gorgeous looks!

... and jumping on the tramp

Hailey & Derek got to ride the bull :)

Derek chose to give Hailey bath colors for her birthday - they were so cute :)

Hailey enjoying some birthday cupcakes w/ her friends

I couldn't resist putting this video on - Derek enjoyed singing several renditions of Happy Birthday to Hailey today! He loves his sissy!