christmas funny

I'm so crazy busy for the next 24 hours...but I HAD to take a minute to blog this one. Still giggling...

I have a tree in my trunk (a fake tree in 3 pieces for cub scout pack meeting tomorrow...long story...maybe I'll post about that one after the pack meeting...). So Jacob had seen this tree in my trunk a few times since my dad put it in there for me (love you dad!).

Here's the conversation we had in the car tonight while on a driving date with jacob just me and him going to pump gas. (he loves that!)....

Jacob is in the back laughing hysterically and says to me, "Mom look! That car is so funny...there's a tree on it!"

I immediately know why this is so funny to him and say, "Your right jacob that's funny. Why is the tree on there?"

"Maybe it doesn't fit in the trunk mom"

"Maybe your right Jacob"

"Oh no...MOM!! It's going to scratch the car!"

"Oh no", I echo. "Your probably right Jacob...(giggle) What should he do?"

"Um, maybe he should put it in the trunk mom. haha. That's a silly car"

"Your so smart Jacob. Do you want a christmas tree?"

"Um, no. I have 3"

Under my breath, "Alrighty then kiddo"

(we have 3 little country like christmas trees...the kids love those things)

funny funny.

j

a boy

My son can make a bridge, tunnel, or track out of ANYTHING! I'm in my office making my to-do list for tomorrow (busy day!) and he's next to me on the floor making bridges out of my scrapbook scissors and punches. HAHAHA! It actually looks cool and functional too. Yes, I'm watching him carefully...(they're just those dumb decorative scissors that make squiggly lines)...I love my boy's imagination...its so fun to watching him in his own little world. I could have been irritated that he grabbed them out of my craft closet and brought them into the office (for attention no doubt) and made a mess...but who cares...he's so cute : ) Oh crap...now he's trying to use a heart punch on his white church shirt...haha. It won't work...but leave it to Jacob to figure out how to do it. gtg.

j

Christmas is coming!

I LOVE Christmas clearance---while decorating my house this year---I LOVED taking the tags off of the NEW decor I bought during Christmas clearance last year! Saaaweeeeet. This little advent calendar is one of many that we have. This one might end up being just decorative....not sure yet. Have you started decorating for Christmas? Have fun!

Thanksgiving 2009 - California!

This year for Thanksgiving we were in CA visiting "Grandma Roses House" -jacob. Most of these picture are from traveling...we had tons of fun traveling! haha. The drive was about 4 and a half hours...not bad.Lexi was sitting at a better angle for the pictures in the car...hence the plethora of lexi pictures :)While driving the kids each had their leapad to play with...one was a hand-me-down from my fabulous friend Jennifer K...and the other was super cheap at a garage sale...$5!

Thanksgiving dinner was at Heath's aunt's house about 20 minutes from Heath's parent's house (Palm Springs area...) We had a traditional YUMMY thanksgiving dinner and enjoyed spending time with heath's parents, brother and sister, aunt & cousin, and his grandma. We also had same extended family from his sister Becky's husband. (confusing). It was so nice to get a few pictures of the kids with their great grandmother on heath's dad's side. I cherish the pictures I have with my dad's grandma and I hope my kids will appreciate these pictures too since grandma Avery probably wont be with us when the kids are old enough to really remember.

Grandma Rose and Grandpa Clayton (yup...that's what my kids call them...sorta weird...but it works) were very accommodating and we even stole away some time for a date! I FINALLY saw twilight...I feel like such a terrible fan. lol. I will spare you my review of the movie...

Oh---and the MOVIE at the end of the post...that's what Jacob was doing during Thanksgiving dinner...NOT EATING...but working out. So funny. We were stuffing our tummies and he was working on his bowflex body. HAHA. love it.

Halloween

Can't find my other Halloween Pics. Hmmm. Still looking. Here's some pictures of Lexi for now. Isn't she a doll?! We went trunk-or-treating at the church and then trick-or-treating to grandma's house. That's pretty much it. The kids LOVED getting the candy. Once Lexi had a candy to hold in her right hand and 1 candy in her cauldron she was done! She just wanted to eat them both...no need for more. haha. She also had NOT FEAR when it came to the ghosts and goblins stuff. Isn't my little pumpkin such a cutie!? ps....Costume was $1 at a garage sale?!! Can you believe it!?

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$.12 per pack

Yup. You read that right. I paid a total of $.12 per pack (including tax and the cost of coupons)

THIS IS WHY I COUPON SHOP...FOR DEALS LIKE THIS! I got a total of 25 batteries this past week from an amazing Fry's Grocer Deal! Thanks to my sister in law TENILLE who loves me sooooo much (haha) that she shared this deal with me AND ordered us coupons! Yay! So now I have 25 MORE packs of batteries to add to my HUGE battery stockpile. I was laughing cause my heath said in a totally serious tone...that he should make something to hook the batteries up to the house so we can stop using electricity...and just use duracell batteries...he totally got me for a second...he's funny. Love it. This is probably BLUE MOON deal...JUST in TIME for Christmas. :) Yay!

She loves me!

Yay! My Aunt T was so amazing to bring me presents! :) She recently came for a visit and brought all the kiddos presents...they LOVED THEM! AND she brought me vintage cookbooks to add to my collection! She said she read on my blog that I was collecting cookbooks! How thoughtful :) These books are so special ... because inside she wrote a message to me ... awww... but here's the best part ... one of the books was given to her in '82 by her mother and there's an message in there from my Grandma Moss ...who has since passed. So sweet. My Aunt T LOVES ME!! It was so fun having her in town for a few days!

I have so many fun memories of visiting her...going to magic mountain...getting to pick out my very own box of cereal...fun crafts in her BEAUTIFUL backyard...amazing halloween & easter parties...the chickens---aw the chickens...her down comforters in the guest bedroom...the tile floors that felt like ice under my feet...the sound system that Edger would play for us...her car---that felt lightning fast...so much fun.

Thanks for the cookbooks and thanks for visiting!!! We love you T!

Julie

Messy Fun!

Whoever came up with the Sand & Water table is a CRAZY Genius! This toy is So Messy...my entire patio is covered with sand! After they play outside...the tile inside my house feels like I'm walking at the beach! But...I have to admit...playing in the sand and water is so fun. I miss the beach. A california girl...relocated to what I thought was SO FAR from the beach...now to be relocated EVEN FARTHER! Deep sigh. So now...this sand table is PERFECT for my kiddos. It was funny...almost relaxing to the kiddos....then the sand fights...multiple showers...sandy carpet and tile...but all worth it. :D

"How's lunch?"

"No no mommy!" (she was scolding me for taking pictures and not eating my lunch. haha)

Just like mom!

Princess Lexi wants to be a potato---or she wants to be like me. Take your pick! (I wear glasses...in case you missed the memo...going on 3 years now I think since the NO CONTACTS diagnosis...sheesh. ugh.)

She wears these Mr. Potato glasses waaaay to much. Its funny. Silly Girl.

deck the halls

Last night out of sheer sunday evening boredom---i started decorating for christmas. Yes, I julie melissa avery decorated for christmas BEFORE thanksgiving. Shoot me. lol. My reasoning...I haven't decorated my own home for christmas for 2 years...sad. BUT I've been collecting stuff for 3 years...I love to buy holiday clearance! So...I pulled it all out in an effort to make sense of my holiday mess! I have 5 large christmas containers (deep sigh) and not enough surfaces to put all the decor on...hmmm. I also have a few holes in my decorating...I would love some cranberry bunches and some real tree trimmings...and maybe some red flowers (NOT those christmas poinsettia things...yuck). I dunno. So---my thanksgiving/fall/halloween stuff including costumes all fit into to 1 3x3 foot box. gross. Sure wish I had more. OH WELL! Maybe some pictures soon...when my computer stops hating me. Back to my housewife chores...LOVING LIFE!

pj