Oktoberfest!!!

"Wait a minute...I thought we were at Oktoberfest! What's going on?!?"



For everyone who has been DYING to see a recent picture of my belly, here's to you!



This is Jake with "Charlie the Unicorn". Well not really, but you could imagine. If you really want to know more, talk to Jake. Further information will either disgust you or make you laugh your head off. Just a warning...:)



Ethan's first carnival ride! He went on the carousel and rode the Giraffe with Daddy. We got some great footage on our video camera, but I have no idea how to transfer it, so you'll just have to imagine how much fun this kid had. He loved it! Every time he came around he would laugh at me. (It probably helped that Jake kept tickeling him though too...) Oh, and did I mention that Jake sweet talked the Mexican ticket guy into going on the ride for free? Nice, baby. Nice.



At the end when we were tired, we sat down and watched a ventriliquist for a while. He was amazing! I don't know how the heck they do that!

Overall it was a great time! They had rides, music, chicken hats, popcorn, contests and tons of booths where Jake was in heaven winning free stuff. We even got this little bank from Century 21 that we used for our family night tonight. (We spray painted it black, glued on an old missionary tag of Jake's and made it Ethan's mission savings bank for his room. It was Jake's idea - isn't my husband so brilliant?! It turned out way cute...more pictures to follow.)
Anyway, we managed to see pretty much everything and even stayed sober! What a feat for us Mormons! Hooray for Oktoberfest, the fall season and especially cooler weather!

HAPPY BIRFDAY ERIN!!!!!!!!!!

This ones for you Erin. This ones for those many many many late night taco bell runs.
This ones for the thousands of B-ball games we played at the REC center and everytime we played the guy guarding you would say " she's a girl, she's tall, she can't handle the ball". Then you'd take em to school down low and post the heck out of him. Then he'd say " I'm not going to guard her out side, she's won't be able to hit the 3". And after about your 4th or 5th 3 pointer in a row everyone on the court was chanting your name. :-)
This one is for you because I was automatically considered cool at school because I was "Erin's little brother". :-)
This ones for loving Dr. Pepper just as much as I do.
This ones for choosing to be and incredible Mom and wife instead of going to the WNBA like you could have sooooooo easily.
and so so so so much more.
I have so many awesome memories growing up and most of those are because I had a best friend as a sister who was always there for me.
I love you Erin!!!!!!!

Making a Kite

Here's to a great FHE night of kite making...

We made a kite the other day
And when we went outside to play
We thought that it would fly away
But on the ground it sadly lay.
So here's to hope another day
That our poor kite will find it's way
Into the sky with birds of prey
And in the clouds where it will stay.

Oh well, it was still fun anyway.

(ps, and Jake thinks Emma's poem is gay)

Fountain Fun

Jake and I took Ethan to the Addison fountains a little while ago and it was so funny! I promise we're not TRYING to give him a mouthful of water - poor kid! We are so mean! Good thing he loves the water. (And yes, I am wearing Jake's shorts, and no, I am not wearing a prego swimsuit like I should be. I just squeeze my huge self into a normal swimsuit...that's why I look so stunning in this footage.) Also, Jake just got done with his two week break and is back at school now, so we're back in the saddle again. Trimester 4! We're ALMOST half way there! Geesh this school thing lasts forever! He's brilliant though, doing great and we know it will be worth it in the end. We're so proud of you honey! Go Jake!!!