another snow storm, another day in the snow

MORE FUN IN THE SNOW

Duce and Jett working hard to carve out their igloo

Teeter Totter

Ahh....nothing like a good old fashion snow ball fight!

Jett abandoned his snowman, so Avery took over and decorated him.

Tee turns TWO!

TeE TuRnS TwO!!

Josie, Tee, and Avery helped me decorate chocolate cupcakes for Tee's birthday. Once the sprinkles were all applied, they took turns licking the leftover sprinkles off the plate....and yes Tee is wearing a pink dress. When he woke up this morning, he asked to put it on. Actually, he demanded to put it on, so I obliged the birthday boy.

There is a big snowstorm slamming our part of the country, so we've been snowed in all day. But Tee didn't mind. Having the kids and Tyler home all day from school and work on his birthday was just fine by him.

"Happy Birthday to you. Happy Birthday to you. Happy Birthday dear Tee. Happy Birthday to you."

Last night, we went to Wal-Mart to let the kids pick out a toy for Tee. We found this little plush riding horse and it was love at first ride! We put it in the cart and he rode it the whole time we were at the store. I thought he was young enough that once we got in the car, at it was out of sight, he would forget and I could wrap it up for him to open on his birthday. Boy, was I wrong. As soon as he got out of his car seat, he ran right to the back of the van, demanding his horse back...so he got an early present.

IN ACTION!

CHURCH CANCELED

Because of all the snow we got yesterday, we got a call from our home teachers....church is canceled. I wasn't going anyway. I still feel pretty rough. Tee enjoyed his morning outside, helping Tyler chop some firewood for the basement. It has actually warmed up a bit. When the kids first got up, it was only 1 degree!

Weekend Snow Storm

So while all my sisters and sisters-in-laws on the MUNNS side, along with my mom and dad, were living it up on the annual "girls trip" cruise to the Bahamas, we have been snowed in with over a foot of snow. (I'm not cruising because apparently I'm too pregnant to be allowed on the boat...just me and Collin's wife, Christine, missed it. Don't worry, I cursed them all with 6 pound weight gain, fungal infections, sea sickness, and that perhaps one or two will choke on a cocktail shrimp!)

Tyler told the kids about the Klondike derby they did in scouts. The boys would go into the mountains and build themselves igloos, camp in them and then have sled races. So he got a shovel and helped Duce and Jett build a big mound of snow, that they hope to hollow out into their own igloo.

the kids working hard to pack the snow down nicely

To add insult to injury, I woke up Friday morning feeling a bit under the weather. By Friday night, I felt sicker than I had in YEARS...body aches, fever, sore throat, stuffy nose...the works! Even with my "big" pills, I was only able to function. I was able to drag myself out of the house to take pictures of the rest of the family having so much fun in the snow. (thank heavens for Tyler and Jordan's blessing...it really worked!)

The joy of GOO!

Yesterday, Tyler took the big kids to Wal-Mart to spend some of their Christmas money. Jett bought the EVER popular GOO! The kids shriek and howl with laughter. (When no one is looking, I've used it and cracked myself up, too.) It reminds me of the iphone app that my sis, Kara, has on her phone....I'm pretty sure I duplicated "the dirty raoul".

and yes its been awhile since I've posted anything...I'm beginning to think no one really checks this anyway. If you do, I will be better. All my Christmas/New Year/Florida pics are on my mom's computer in FL, so I'll have to wait on those. Until then, enjoy our "goo"!

Ultrasound today....

....and its a BOY!

(pretend the baby is sitting on a glass table and you are looking up. The legs aren't really visable--they are point to the left--but you can see the bum)

Thanksgiving 2009

I was so excited to find out that the Ward's were going to come for Thanksgiving. Sometimes I feel sort of far removed from my family, so to have Leah and her family come was a happy time for me. And with the help of Shanda and Leah, putting together the dinner was rather simple. (the only hiccup came when the turkey didn't defrost all the way...which just meant a little more time in the oven)
(yum...my favorite..."Christine's Raspberry salad)

MENU:

Turkey and stuffing

mashed potatoes and gravy

West Bank tomato casserole

sweet potato casserole

broccoli and cheese sauce

orange rolls

Grandmother Munns Blueberry salad

Christine's Raspebrry salad

pumkin pie

clam dip and scoops

These were our little helpers. The girls did a great job setting the tables for us.

This was my "before" plate. My eyes were definately bigger than my stomach. And by the end, the pants were unbuttoned....I should've gotten a Tee size plate.

Leah and Shanda...notice the knife in the picture...that was Jordan's cameo.

THE KIDS TABLE....that was a rucous table!

Tee sat next to me (Tyler had been in Utah for the last 10 days. He comes home Tuesday. Hooray!)

We love the Ward's and are so glad they braved the LONG drive to spend the holiday with us. The kids LOVED every minute of it. Lots of lego builing and card games and movie watching and even an afternoon of swimming. And the grown ups got in some shopping and a movie (New Moon) and Wii....it was a wonderful weekend.

Til next time, WARDS!

Halloween 2009

This Halloween, the kids had 4....yes 4 events to go to. So by the end, I was exhausted and didn't take pictures at the last one. Oh well.

I told the kids I wasn't buying anything for Halloween this year....they just had to make do with what they could find around the house. (Besides, that is what we did growing up, and it was just fine....mom's closet was a treasure trove of funky outfits. I seem to remember a certain red and black metallic-y number that I LOVED)

This is Avery "supergirl" and Josie "ladybug" at the ward trunk or treat. My camera died before I could get anyone else's picture...way to plan, Erika.

Avery "supergirl", Josie "ladybug" and Jett "vampire" at the school's trick or treat. Duce missed it because he had a football game and Tee was off trick or treating with a little friend and Aunt Shanda.

In the past, I've haven't really encouraged the kids to be scary ghoulish thing. Maybe it's becuase I'm a little more tired these days, but slapping on some white paint and an old Darth Vader cape was so simple that I agreed to it.

SUPERGIRL enjoying her chocolate at Duce's football game.

Here are the kids at our little downtown trick or treating. There was a little costume switcharoo.

FROGGER - - - SUPERGIRL - - - SCARY WITCH - - - GREEN VAMPIRE - - -FOOTBALL PLAYER