boo hoo hoo hoo hoo,

i'm blue

...

seriously, max hall, what's up?

...

next years guys, next year.

"we've got spirit, how 'bout you!?"

to get ready for the BIG game

my cousin's hosted the

1st annual byu/utah game day breakfast.

the boys were playing a mock byu/utah game...

eating and mingling
lots of casseroles to go around.
my egg one was not too big of a hit with the kids, but i loved it!
oh lety,
please forgive me for posting this picture of your husband!!!
the "most team spirit" award.
yes folks, rourke is a true blue fan.
he shaved his chest hair in a "Y"
and then painted it blue.
bree, wilder, brennan, me
awww, see, utah fans and byu fans really can get along;-)
the boys talking about the big game...
"if so and so can put pressure on so and so...i hope pitta plays...
our offense this, our defense that..."
you know, stuff like that...
our little
cougar blue family
both sides had a chance to sing their team's fight song

we won an award for

"best singers!"

lalalala..

this was our award:

(thanks andrea)

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...

go beat 'em cougs!!!

sink graduation

this is an exciting day folks...

i've graduated to the "big boy bath."

pretty fantastic don't you think?!

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and for those of you who have been with us since our first try in the big boy bath we'd like you to know there were no "lobster incidents," and mom didn't even have to check my lungs with dad's stethoscope after!

we know,

it's a good day.

nie nie update: home in utah

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home in utah.

baby genius

my child is funny.

i know, all parents say this, but seriously, he is "above average funny."

exhibit A:

baby does not crawl

baby sees empty can of cocoa powder on baby gym

(look for yellow can near center)

baby wants can, but can't reach it

(b/c as i said baby cannot crawl)

so, baby pulls baby gym up in the air to roll can toward him...

baby gets can

baby plays with can
sadly, baby drops can & it rolls away

baby cries b/c he can't get toy & mom won't get it for him

baby stops crying and sees key toy

(again, yellow, but this time it is more to front/bottom of the picture)

baby pulls baby gym with even more force to get toy closer baby gets yellow key toy

conclusion: laziness is an intelligent process folks.

i have a baby genius.

seriously, don't you think you sometimes put in more work to not get off the couch or to not get out of the bed so you can stay on the couch or in the bed?

i do this.

sometimes i will ask sean to close the closet door (b/c it's on his side of the bed, and i don't like it be open when i sleep). he will scoot to the very edge of the bed, use his toes to latch onto the handle, holding his breath, and then pushes the door to close it. all so he won't have to get out of bed. i have been known to make fun of the fact that he would have done less work by just getting up and out of bed to close it in the first place.

do you anything like this?

nie nie home in time for byu vs utah

this is how i sent my husband off to school today.

he called it,
"old school day 1."
tune in tomorrow for,

"old school day 2."

of course, he used some other fancy word for "old school" that i had never heard before and can't remember now. sorry dear.

also, i am still ALIVE and KICKIN' after not washing my grapes yesterday.

hmmm...

but, the most exciting news this morning...

(other than brennan sleeping past 6am for the first time since the time change)

was what i found on cjane's blog. cjane is stephanie nielson's sister. if you've read my blog at all in the past month you know that i have been following stephanie's story and even did a fundraiser of my own!

anyhoo, back to the

most exciting news:

stephanie and christian were transported

home to utah

yesterday.

i know.

exhilarating!

do you wash your grapes?

sometimes i wash my grapes.

but not always.

i have lived a pretty healthy life without washing my grapes.

yet i still feel like i should wash my grapes.

is running the cold water until they are all wet enough? (possibly 5 sec. max)

i know i am not willing to buy fruit and veggie cleaning solutions...

(and am smart enough not to use the tough & tender)

but i am willing to run the cool water over them b/c honestly, they taste better that way...

but is there really anything wrong with not washing them?

i'm pretty sure my grandma would tell me to wash them.

my mom would say, "nah."

i'm living on the edge today.

i didn't wash my grapes today.

check

in

tomorrow

to

see

if

i

lived.

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this is my hubby and larry. larry crashed his ultralight airplane in september and miraculously lived. he just got the cast off of his ankle, so furture dr. gibson took the LONG walk next door ;-) to give mr. simpson some sPT advice. mr. simpson is getting surgery on his arm (casted in this picture) as we speaketh.
honey, seriously, you're so hot!
(even when you're touching people's feet)

thanks SO much to those of you who were able to attend the james ray fundraising event! it was wonderful to have been able to raise money for a good cause. i am working on additional fundraising events to come in the next few months, so keep your eyes peeled!