Twilight

I went without a t-shirt but I went just the same! I finally saw Twilight on Monday.
So all of my friends who have seen the movie have been giving me the inside scoop but I had to see it my self to confirm their findings.

Find #1: Jasper looks like Edward Scissor Hands...CONFIRMED...he does have that stiff, wide eyed look that makes you let out an awkward giggle.

Find #2: Emmett is HOT!...CONFIRMED...this bad boy with his hat turned side-ways is indeed (in my opinion) the #1 hottie of the movie!

Find #3:Bella isn't the greatest...CONFIRMED...a little disappointed by her lack of acting skills. Her lines are a little too forced.

Find #4: Edward also struggled with the acting...UNDECIDED...he does look constipated most of the time or like he is going to ralph (when Bella comes to chemistry) but when he smiles you can see the Edward in him.

With all my pre-viewing reports everyone failed to mention that Eric is Asian?!! and Tyler is African American??!! What the....

I went into the movie knowing it would never live up the images in my head so I had a good time and liked it.

My favorite part of the movie: A night out with my sisters, mom, and friends!

When is a Baby No Longer a Baby?

So that's my question. How do you know when your child is no longer a baby? Is it when they turn one, walk, get their first tooth, talk...

Well the signs have all been there: walking, babbling, some healthy chompers, trying to feed herself, blowing bubbles in the tub water, etc. but today I finally had to admit that my 14, almost 15 month old is no longer a baby.

It happened when we went shopping. We were in Target in the child's department and she looks up and see the huge baby on the sign for the baby department. She kicks her legs, points, and says very loud and clearly, "Baby." I didn't even know she knew how to say that word, and I guess when you can identify another baby you are out of the club.

Then we start going down the toy aisle and she is so excited! She has never shown mush interest and now she mumbles the same jibberish as she points to different toys. She is definitely telling me what she wants for Christmas!

So now I must prepare myself for the next stage...Toddlerhood...heaven help us! :)

Do we all hate our high pitch mommy voice played on video?!

Parent Book

As many of you know I run a preschool out of my home. I don’t usually write about it, but today I thought it might give you all a laugh. November’s theme for the month is People and Places we love. We are talking about friends, family, houses, and homes. I made up this Parent Book entitled “My Parents by the person who know them best…me [student name]!” I have them draw a picture of their parents and then I get them to finish statements and I write down what they say. Some of the statements include:

My Mom is years old.
My Mom’s favorite food is
My Mom likes it when
If my Dad wasn’t a Dad he would be
My Dad is good at

Well I have gotten some really funny responses when asked how old their parents are; answers range from 6 to 60 with most saying 25 or 22. Some dads would be garbage men if they weren’t dads, and “the Utes” is most of the dad's favorite sport.
One little boy answered the statement “My Dad is " with the statement “a genius.”

We did the mom part of the book on one day and the dad part of the book another day, but I noticed when I asked one little girl, “My momther likes it when..." she answered “when my dad watches us.” Next day, same statement for dad, “My dad likes it when …answer “when mom watches us.”

There were so many funny sayings but the last on I wanted to share was the response to “My Dads name is...” One little boy didn’t understand and answered “dad.” So I tried to clarify by asking “What does everyone else call your dad?” His face brightened and he answered, “Brother Call.” I thought this was pretty funny because his dad was in the bishopric for a long time and is now the stake executive secretary!

It has been a wonderful Halloween. Mostly because of the weather that has been the epitome of an Indian Summer with temperatures in the high 60’s and 70’s. Kylie was a Cheetah Cat for Halloween and Tessa was going to be a Dalmation Puppy, but we found the costume was too small so we switched to a ladybug. We had the usual Trunk or Treat and Preschool Halloween Party.







Friday we lounged around and then headed up to Grandma and Papa’s for their trunk or treat. Our cousins met us there to make the rounds. Aunt Becca was a little frustrated by our children’s lack of candy value knowledge. For instance choosing a pencil over a mini size candy bar. There were was too many Tootsie Roll Midgees, and Bit o’ Honeys for her taste. We joked that she should make them flash cards before next Halloween.









After the trunk or treat we headed up to Grandma and Papa’s. My dad loves Halloween and his house reflects that. There are fishline ghosts in the trees, dummies (both dead and alive)on the porch swing and human size coffin on the front porch. Of course there is a pile of leaves in which someone may or may not be hiding and spooky sounds coming from a boom box (I should’ve taken a picture). Kody helps him scare the neighbor kids and Kylie even got into it this year. I went outside to see if she wanted to do some more trick or treating and she replied, “Shhh mom, we’re scaring kids.” It was actually nice not to have to drag her from door to door. So we had a wonderful Halloween and hope you all did as well!