It's Happening...

It's happening... Taylor is growing up.

The changes have been gradual, but now it's really hitting me.

Some of the signs:

1. Her clothes are getting too big for her cute little girl hangers, everything falls off.
2. She has been experimenting with her her own hairstyles. (That one can be scary)
3. She's been more concerned with what she wears, and the accesories.
4. BO .... Okay, that one has been around for a while, but she's getting better about actually wearing deodorant. I think that when Ginny informed her that she smelled like a McDonald's hamburger(AKA onions), she realized that if little sister can smell her, chances are classmates can too.
5. She's been talking about where some girls in her class have bought clothes. I then explained that I don't want her looking like a Bratz doll, so we'll stick to our regular stores.
6. And last, she's getting to be pretty funny. Not in a little girl way, but she actually says things that DJ and I laugh at.

I know that scary times are lurking ahead. Her teacher informed that the REAL girl drama begins in the 4th grade. Maybe I better start looking into homeschool. Oh wait, then I have to actually teach her stuff.... that would be scary.

To any of you with older girls, do you have any recomendations?

All I Want For Christmas Is.....

19-Piece SetExclusive Internet Only
Suggested Price: $4,350.00
Our Price: $2,999.95

I came across this knife set yesterday, and could not believe the price!

$3000 for a knife set?

I don't know, my knives seem to cut food okay, but I guess that I do own the Titanium knives from the infomercials a few years back. We ordered in the first 12 minutes and got a second set free.... all for $19.95 + shipping.

We came to the conclusion that these knives either cut the food by themselves, or come with a personal Japanese chef.

I wonder if these knives could take off an arm or something.... have any of you tried really expensive knives?

Halloween 2008

After getting the girls dressed up 7 different times, Halloween is finally over!

The girls went to some fun parties and activities, and had a blast.

We didn't plan on taking Reese trick or treating, but she started to cry as soon as she saw the rest of the kids leave. I threw on her costume, called for them to wait, and off they went.

Reese had a BLAST!!!

She loved seeing scary costumes, and the scarier the house, the better.

Every time someone put candy in her bag she would kick her legs, do her famous "Ooooooh", and do her sign language for eat.

Taylor, Ginny, and their girl cousins wanted to come home after a little while, so DJ stayed out with his 2 nephews and Reese. The kid didn't want to come home.

DJ definately liked trick or treating with the boys because they ran from house to house and got lots of candy fast.

We had a great time.... Halloween is one of my favorite holidays.

Unfortunately, it looks like I will be cleaning up glitter until next Halloween. With 3 girls, we had to have glitter everything. I have glitter ALL over my bathroom, everywhere in the car, various places around the house, and I even noticed some on my garage floor.

If anyone knows a good trick for cleaning it up, please share.

Happy Halloween

Some Fun Pictures (I think so anyway)

Just thought that I would post a few pictures from the last 2 weeks.

We took the girls to see the witches the week before last, and apparently Reese doesn't like them. You would think that she would be used to them, I mean she lives with me.

I guess it probably wasn't a good idea for DJ to sit her on the witches lap. She looked up and freaked out.

The other pictures were taken at the scarecrow festival.

Good times.

Best 25 Cents Ever Spent

DJ had his long weekend that started on Friday, so we decided to take the girls to the Scarecrow Festival at Thanksgiving Point. After we did all of the activities, we decided to take them over to see the farm animals at the barn. Well, you know those machines that hold chicken feed that costs a quarter? Ginny walks up to it and asks, "Mom, can I have some candy?" Usually I tell her that I don't have a quarter, but I really wanted to see what she would do.

I fished out my money, put it in the machine, turned the knob, and told her to hold out her hands. I thought that as soon as she saw the hard corn covered in a yucky powder, that she would realize that it wasn't candy. Nope! She bent down and scooped a few pieces into her mouth. She pulled this priceless face as she tried to chew the hard stuff, and realized that it didn't taste very good.

We were laughing SOOOOOO hard. I asked her if it was good, and she kind of shook her head no, with this puzzled look on her face. When I told her she was eating bird food, she quickly spit it out. Notice the powder around her mouth? I then had a nosy lady come up to me and inform me that my daughter wasn't too happy with me..... MYODB lady!!

Of course DJ had to tell her that there was a chance that she would turn into a bird, so she needed to be on the lookout for any feathers growing on her body.

I love a good laugh, even at the expense of my own innocent kids. I guess that I take after my Mom.

Sneaky Me

I must say, Reese has become a pro at tiring me out lately. She is learning new "tricks" every day, and I just can't keep up.
She thinks that it is funny to just spit out her food in the middle of eating, or even better, spray her food. She also enjoys throwing her plate. If I take away her plate, she likes to throw the food. She has figured out how to open a pack of wipes, and pull every one out... all in about 15 seconds. She stands up in the tub, then likes to plop down on the slanted end of the tub, and slide down on her belly. She tries to climb into the tub before it's filled. Of course there's the toilet that draws her attention too. Also, she has learned that it's kind of fun to drop things through the railing and watch them fall down onto the hardwood floor below. Last of all, I caught her trying to climb out of her crib the other day. I'm not ready to put her in a bed yet!!

My other two girls didn't seem to be this much work. Am I getting old, going soft, or both?

That said, I have been putting her to bed a little earlier every night, and she's actually been going to sleep. Better yet, she still sleeps until about 7:30. Tonight it was still light outside, but she still went down without complaint.

Why didn't I think of this earlier?

Tomorrow, I think that I will try it on all 3 kids. I'll have to sneak in and change Taylor's alarm clock.

If any of you have any other Mom tricks, PLEASE share!!

Favorite Things...

Crap, I've been tagged. Dang you Lindsey!
Oh well, I tag whoever feels like being tagged.

Here goes....

Last 3 Favorite Purchases

1. Reese's Halloween costume (I'm slacking this year)
2. Baby Gates (Just don't forget that you have a black one at the end of your stairs... running down the stairs in the dark makes for some bruised legs, and a scratched railing)
3. My black underwears... I like black underwears. (I'm kidding, it's a family joke) Actually, I'll have to say that I'm loving my case of Coke.

3 Favorite Movies

1. The last Bond movie was pretty good
2. Nacho Libre and Napolean are tied
3. I love the Pirates of the Carribean movies

3 Things I Haven't Done Yet

1. Lost my baby weight (I know, I know, it's been a year)
2. Won Publisher's Clearing House.... it will happen one day
3. Cleaned my nasty garage

3 Things, not people, that I Can't Live Without

1. Coke
2. Making Things
3. Food.... duh, why do you think I haven't lost my baby weight?

3 Favorite Dishes

1. Pasta Fresca from Noodles and Co.
2. Cowboy bake... kids fav too
3. Steak topped with shrimp and parmesan cheese.

3 Favorite TV shows

1. The Office
2. Desparate Housewives (Did anyone see the spoof on Sesame Street called "Desparate Houseplants"? It was hilarious)
3. Heroes

3 Last Places I've traveled

1. St George
2. Newport Beach
3. Newport Beach again

3 Favorite Treats

1. Eclairs
2. Coke
3. pie

3 Things I'd buy if money weren't an issue

1. A dining room set... I'm sick of the big empty room. All though it's easy to vaccuum in there.
2. A contractor to finish the basment.
3. A souped up minivan. That's right, I said minivan. I love the one I have, I just want some more features.

There I did it.