Halloween 2008

It's a Halloween tradition to go to my Grandparent's house and get a picture taken with the pumpkin in the front yard. Ever since I can remember they have carved a pumpkin and put it on that rock for halloween. My grandma is always so proud of the yearly pumpkin and how big it is.

All the kids together before heading out for the night. Tanner and Ben were Power Rangers Jungle Fury. (Don't forget the Jungle Fury part, they won't let you if you do.) The little one's were the Wizard of Oz.

Ella is the mother of these boys. Here she is making sure that Drew's costume and trick-or-treat bag is okay for the picture. She cracks me up! The boys don't find her so funny, as you can see on Drew's face.

Now she is fixing the lion's mane on Adam's costume. If one mom isn't enough, they will always have Ella to nit pick them.

Ever since I found out that I was having quads and that there was one girl and three boys, I wanted to do the Wizard of Oz for halloween. I'm not even kidding, it was one of the first things I thought of- even before their names! So this was the year. It was so much fun. They looked so cute. My sister gave me the Dorothy costume that her little girl was one year and we got the rest on EBAY. It wasn't hard deciding who would be who. Each kid fit the persoanlity of the character they were being. Adam was the lion, he's loud and proud. Drew was the scarecrow, he's silly and crazy. Luke was the tinman, he's skinny and shy. Ella of course was Dorothy, she's the only girl-the princess, and she is obsessed with shoes. The ruby red slippers were just her thing!

Quirks!!

I have been tagged and this time it is QUIRKS !!! You have to list 6 quirks about yourself soooo in no particular order...
1. Light switches- I don't know why but I have to have all my switches the same direction. It drives me crazy when they don't! I will go around turning the lights on and off just to make sure that they are all going the same direction.
2. Can't leave my house in a mess- This drives Marty crazy! He will be loading the kids up and I am in the house picking stuff up.
3. Vacuum lines- I have to have my vacuum lines going in a certain direction or pattern. I also hate when someone walks across my freshly vacuumed carpet. Can't it look nice for 5 minutes!
4. Loading the dishwasher- I am the dishwasher loading Nazi! It's all about strategy. Marty loads the dishes and can't fit everything in. I come along and I'm like, "Are you nuts? You can fit that all in." It's like a game to see if you can get every dish in. I always WIN! It drives me bonkers when they don't all get in.
5. Space issues or claustrophobia- I'm not sure what you would call it, but when I was little I hated my friends riding their bike close to mine. I had to be at the front or the back of the pack. Now in adulthood, it's skiing. Don't ski to close to me. It makes me so nervous! Again, I have to be in the front of the pack or the back.
6. I'm a "Nervous Nelly", and "Worry Wart"- I think I get this from my mom and my grandma. I get such anxiety when my kids learn to ride a bike, I can't watch. It freaks me out. I worry about everything! I worry about the most crazy unlikely things. I always ask Marty the most bizarre questions because of it, "What if this happens....?" or "What would you do if.....?"
"How would we......?" Nothing should surprise me, I've thought of (or worried) just about everything.

I tag:
Melanie
Kami
Shauni
Jen
Lanae
Cindi
HAVE FUN!

Brace Face...Metal Mouth...Train Tracks...

What ever you called someone with braces I don't want to hear it....I'm getting braces!I was at my six month cleaning with my dentist, Dr. Kyle. He came in the room and said, "Have you ever thought about getting that fixed?" I was like, "Huh?" He then told me that in that last two years that he has been seeing me he has seen movement in my front two teeth. My front left tooth is starting to overlap my front right tooth. He told me to see an orthodontist because it's only going to get worse.
So a long story short, I went to an orthodontist who wants to put full braces on me for about 8 months. Apparently I have some mild crowding on the bottom too. After all these years of bragging that I've only had to have a retainer in elementary school, I now have to get braces. I told the orthodontist that I had to have them off before I turn 30!I am excited because I'm a total teeth person and I have always thought that people who had braces have the prettiest smiles. I am nervous because...come it's braces and as Tanner has told me, "You're gonna look funny!" I don't want to look funny. But you know Marty's never kissed a girl with braces!

Hogle Zoo

Every spring we attempt to go to the zoo, and every year in the spring half of the exhibits are closed. So this year we wised up and went in the fall. Marty took the day off and he headed out. It was a really nice day. They kids loved all the animals and it was surprisingly managable. We only had one problem and that was the nightmares that Ben had about the "snake behind the glass!" It was a great day to spent with the family. (Well except for the drive home, right Mart?)

Field Trip to the Fire Station

Ben's preschool had their first field trip to the fire station. The kids had alot of fun seeing all the fire trucks and the fire station. They got to go in the fire trucks and see the fireman all dressed up in his suit. They try to teach the kids not to be afraid of a fireman. If a house is on fire most kids run away from the firemen because they seem scary, so they put on their full gear so the kids can see what it's like and what a fireman sounds like with the oxygen tank on. As soon as the fireman did this half of the kids start crying or backing away. It was pretty funny.

Ben's class on the front of the fire truck. Yes, there's only one girl in the whole class.

Ben and Ethan inside the fire truck.

Ben and the "dressed up fireman." He felt pretty brave touching his hand, that's as close as he would get.

Ben and Ethan on the front of the fire truck.

Benny Starts Preschool

Okay, so I admit it....I am the worst blogger in the world. Yes,Ben started preschool a month ago and I'm just getting around to blogging it...I already admitted to being the worst blogger what more do you want. He is going to preschool at Mrs. Lisa's and he has really enjoyed it. And I'm really surprised at how much he knows. With Tanner I spent all this time reading to him, teaching him letters and sounds, how to write his name. And poor Benny has pretty much been self-taught, not completely but certainly not with the attention I gave to Tanner. Hopefully this is how most moms are with first child vs. second child....otherwise I will have to admit to being the worst mother in the world too!

Benny on his first day of preschool.

Again first day of preschool. Not a great picture of Ben, but see if you notice anything unusual about this picture. I will give you a hint- look at the side light window.

(Yes, that is a naked Adam in that window!)

Tagged

8 t.v. shows I love to watch..
The Office
30 Rock
Grey's Anatomy
Biggest Loser
Jon and Kate Plus 8
Pushing Daisies
ER
Seinfeld

8 favorite restaurants..
Cafe Rio
Gandalfo's
Chick-fil-a
Olive Garden
Mimi's
Boston's
Ligori's
Wendy's (not a favorite,but we sure go there alot!)
*Pretty lame selection I know, tells you where we get out to!*

8 things that happened yesterday..
1-Made Dirty Rice for lunch at parents
2-Got kids ready
3-Went to parents for lunch
4-Had a debate with my sister over democrats and Obama (Boo...Hiss!)
5-Yellled at my kids for playing in the park that flooded from rain water, after I specifically told them not to.
6-Grounded my boys from getting to go to Grandma in the White Houses'
7-Went to my Grandma's aka Grandma in the White House
8-Had an ice-cream cone with my family

8 things I'm looking forward to..
1- I agree with my friend Melanie... the babies being potty trained
2- Nap time!
3- Halloween
4- Secret Life of Bees movie release
5- Ella's room being finished
6- The basement being cleaned, not by me (I'll be waiting a while I'm sure!)
7- Running again, sometime I'll get time for it.
8- Christmas

8 things on my wish list..
1- Again I gotta go with Melanie.... to wear a size 4!
2- My kids to always be healthy
3- A vacation for Marty and I
4- To take my kids to Disneyland
5- Fabulous Hair
6- To frame down my Living Room wall and make it an office! (Never gonna happen)
7- To have a big yard
8- That my kids can have friends like I have had

8 people who I'm tagging..
Lori
Lindsey
Whitney
Cindi
Lydia
Michele