Vampires, Wherewolves, and Bella.... Oh My!

Yes I am officially a nerd! I went to Walmart Friday at midnight, to buy the crazy vampire book!

Walmart was packed, but my friend had called ahead and found out that they had 2000 copies.

When we showed up, there was a line stretched halfway around the inside of the store. We found the back, and within a few minutes the line started moving very quickly (we were walking at regular pace)

It turns out that they started handing out the books, and then had you line up at a register until midnight. It was great, we got to be about 7th in line, and were out of there in just a few minutes.

Now, in case you were wondering, I am not a very big fan of these books (GASP)! I think that the author drags everything on for about 10 minutes longer than needed. These books should be about half the length. She is very repetitious, and her editor always misses a million mistakes.

That said, the idea is very intriguing, so I have continued to read them.

At the end of the day, it was fun feeling like a teenager for a little while, and leaving the family home while I hang out with friends in the middle of the night.

I'm a little over half way done, and I'm not so sure... I'll have to see what happens!!

Ladies, please don't hate me!

3rd Grade, Here We Come

Wow! I can not believe that Taylor is already in the third grade.

Over the last few years I have discovered 2 certainties in my life, when back to school time rolls around;

1. I will always say, "I can't believe she's in the ------ grade."
2. I will shed a silent tear or two either on the way to school, or the way home. I prefer it happens on the way home, to hide it from the kid.
3. I am always so shocked at the quiet that follows.

Taylor went back on Monday, after a whopping month off. I do have to say that year round school is GREAT!!! Just as the kids start to get sick of eachother and drive me nuts, it's time to go back.

Although I am loving the quiet, I also have been missing my awesome helper. Tay is such a perfect kid. She loves to help me, and she adores playing with Reese and helping to entertain her. I often joke about "homeschooling" her, just to keep her around, but she loves learning new things and interacting with other kids.

Only 5 more weeks, and Ginny goes back to preschool.... just in time for Taylor to go off track. Bad timing, I know

Funny / Gross

I would like to start by saying that at 10 months old, Reese has NEVER had a blowout. I know, that's unheard of, but true. There were a few occasions as a tiny wee one, that she leaked a tiny bit onto the leg of her onsie. Also, we can't forget the time when DJ was changing her on the ottoman, and when he lifted her bum up she sprayed him with poop. (Funniest thing EVER... he was screaming like a girl while I sat there laughing/trying not to pee. He had it running down his bare leg).

Anyway, we were getting ready for church on Sunday, making great time. Reese is now mobile, and we don't have a gate at the top of our stairs yet, so DJ put her in her room and closed the door. When it was time to get her dressed, he went to open her door and discovered that she was sitting up against it. He couldn't get her to move so he slowly started scooting her with the door. I was able to squeeze through and pick her up. After I picked her up, I noticed a big blob of poop on her door. Apparently she had pooped, and when DJ pushed her with the door it must of pushed the nasty out of the top of her diaper. Let's just say she was a stinky mess.

I had to carefully strip her down, and re bathe her. Luckily, it only got on her back and the door, the carpet was spared.

Needless to say, we were 10 minutes late for church.

On a side note, she said her first word after church..... bum-bum. I was singing her the shake your bum-bum song, and she repeated it back to me 3 times. She later said it for my neighbor to witness, but I don't know if DJ believes it. She did say duck in front of him yesterday though.

Bum-bum.... that cracks me up. Yup, she's definately mine!!

Water Slide Fun

Thanks to my neighbor who took these great pictures! The girls always have so much fun when the neighbors get out their waterslide.

Good Idea Gone Bad

One of our favorite Summer activities is going to the drive in. We try to go atleast once every season. On Thursday, we decided that we would go see Wall-E and Price Caspian. Reese was already tired, so we figured that she would be asleep by the time we got there, and we could just leave her to sleep in her carseat. We were wrong! The kid would NOT go to sleep! We tried letting her hang out with the girls in the back of the van, sitting on our laps, sitting in her carseat... nothing would work. When people are parked right next to you, you can't just let her cry it out. We finally put her in her carrier and swung the thing back and forth for about 15 minutes. By the time she crashed, the movie was 3/4 of the way over and I had no clue what was going on.

Well, once she was asleep we figured that we could enjoy the second movie, so DJ went to buy some pretzels. As soon as the show started, she woke up and just started bawling. I then packed up the stuff and as soon as DJ got back to the car, we went home. We were all disapointed, except Ginny, who fell asleep as soon as Wall-E ended.

For any of you who may decide to try this adventure, I came up with a few drive in tips.

1. Don't show up too early. If you wait a bit, then you can determine who you park next to, which brings me to my next tip...
2. I suggest parking by a modest sedan, minivan, or suburban. They are usually filled with decent families enjoying a night out.
3. DONT park next to an old neon/escort/malibu/ pimped out anything/or monster truck... they are usually filled with loud drinker smokers, who let their kids run around the whole time.
4. If you do happen to be next to the above said people, only say something about their annoying behavior if you either want to get knifed, or you you brought your own knife and are ready for a brawl.
5. The drive in is on Redwood Rd, in the heart of West Valley.... Enough said.

Basically, if you are up for a fun filled evening, the drive in will do it. I grew up in the ghetto, so I like to revisit my childhood days every once in a while. If we decide to venture out again, I will probably be calling one of you to babysit Reese, so thanks in advance!!

Blake's Wedding

Thank you Laurel, for teaching Ginny to pose. She now fake smiles, turns her head to the side, flares her nostrils, and puts her hand on her hip. It is virtually impossible to get her to actually smile normally. It makes for some funny pictures!

Family Wedding

Yesterday, DJ's brother Blake got married to an awesome girl named Cassie. We have fallen in love with Cassie, and are so excited for the both of them. Blake is going to make such a great husband and Dad. He is so much like DJ, so I know that Cassie will be very happy!

I had to steal this cute picture from my sister-in-law's blog... we had camera issues. (Thanks Ashley)

The ceremony was perfect, and we had so much fun at their reception. The girls were in heaven. They got to wear pretty dresses, pass out candy, carry flowers, and dance with their cousins. It was so cute to see all of them running around in their darling outfits.

Our favorite part was the yummy sundae bar brought in by Leatherby's. Our first house was right by Leatherby's, so DJ and I used to go there and get a huge banana split for dinner every once in a while. That was before kids, and having to worry about gaining 5 lbs in one sitting.

We had a wonderfully busy day, but I'm making up for that today. It is almost 4 pm, and I'm sitting here with no makeup, unfixed hair, and dishes from yesterday are sitting in my sink. Reese is still in her PJ's, but atleast I got a shower in, right? I guess I will just have to make up for my laziness tomorrow, but for now, I am doing absolutely nothing. I hope the kids won't mind having cereal for dinner!