Miss "Deedle" is 1

So my little Deedle turned 1 yesterday. Anyone who has thrown a party for a one year old knows that by the time the presents are revealed the kid could care less, and really just wants to chew on something entirely unrelated to the actual party. So by child #3 we have learned. We had a nice dinner at Chili's with Kris and Randy, where Daphne was totally into destorying what ever was in front of her. Then we went home, and the girls opened her presents for her and showed her how fun the toys were. And then of course the best part, the cake. It took some convincing but once she tasted the frosting the idea caught on. All in all we had a great time.

Jaws… (Insert scary music here)

Okay so, I'm not really talking about the killer shark with the not so scary button eyes, but lately it seems that music is always in the back of my head, or at the back of my mouth. For those not aware of what I'm taking about, it's the saga of my jaw that seems to dictate a lot of my life. Long story–short I have a gimpy jaw and a very jacked up bite. So just to update everyone, things are at at good point and I will be getting braces in the not to distant future. Yeah!!

Captain Underpants

So when are you too old to wear your underpants on the outside of your clothes in public? By many standards, you really don't have to worry until you are at least in your 40's and by then I assume you don't care what people think of you so, you can still go on sporting them into your 60's. And then from there out you can really wear what ever you want, be it underwear outside your pants or a pot on your head, since your getting mature in years and can always blame it on Alzheimers. So go ahead, be free, wear your underpants in public, just make sure it's not JUST your underpants.

I know this is a little late, but it still needs to be posted. This is new years eve, we were actually celebrating at 10pm to spare the kids and ourselves the grief of staying up till midnight. We had a count down end then proceeded to stomp, through and demolish 50 boxes of snaps. It was AWESOME! We actually did a bit of river dancing on a whole bunch of the snaps and had a great time. I'm aiming for 100-200 boxes next year. Seriously.

To Embrace the Truth, Yeah Right!

So, each day before I go to bed I tell myself "Self, tomorrow I will do…(Insert Goal Here)." Then, at the close of day I look back and think, "Hmmm where did the day go and why didn't I (Insert Goal Here)?"

Well the truth be known, I keep waiting for the perfect time, a few minutes when; the kids won't need me, the phone won't ring, I won't have work to do, I'll be in the mood, ,… blah blah blah. the list goes on and on and on. Then 6 months go by and I'm in the exact same position I was in 6 months before, then the guilt monster rears its nasty head and takes a bite. I've learned this lesson a hundred times before but for some reason it never sinks in. THERE WILL NEVER BE A PERFECT TIME, for anything. So while I'm applying this self lecture to my lack of blogging, in reality it applies to every aspect of my life, I being one of the worlds biggest procrastinator. The Truth is there is NO perfect time, so just suck-it-up and do it now or the guilt monster will take another bite at you in six months.

Hmmm…I sure wish I knew the secret ingredient for remembering and applying the lessons I've learned. I think if I did I would probably have a constellation named after me, or perhaps some frightening bug from the Amazon. Now that would be an accomplishment.

A Cute Way to Protect Kids Heads

OK, so we have been a little crazy as of late…like the rest of the world. Here's our latest endeavor, HelmetZoo.com. We are trying to protect kids heads one fuzzy cover at a time. Beside the website, the kids have loved this. They have all had their 15 minutes of fame on KBYU. We've had a spot running for the last month and it will go into January. It has been super fun watching the kids when the commercial comes on. Oh, and by the way, the pictures are again the work of my good friend Mish, she's great!! I would never have the energy to get the kids to smile that long yet, she poured it on and the kids loved it.

"Farmer Jack" A.K.A. Grandpa

So, very random, I met a Christopherson in our ward that knows "Farmer Jack" So I looked at her cousins blog (A. Chamberlain) that had some pictures of him from picking pumkins this year. They are awesome so I'm trying to contact her to buy a copy. Enjoy.

Notice the "Party Animal" Sticker on the truck.

Beware there are Freaks about!

So, many of you know Jon has looked like Chuck Norris' better looking, younger brother, for the past couple of months. And you may know Jon's aversion to beards. Well… we've had a secret plan in the works for some time and Halloween was the big reveal. Here are some before pictures, and some showing the process of his makeover to his alter ego, "Hank". We started at 11:30 pm and ended about 1:30 am. Enjoy!







HALLOWEEN MORNING: Meet Hank.

Yes, that is his real hair. We bleached and straightened it. I laughed my head off getting it ready, it was really fun and a lot of work. I have a lot more respect for the rockers/punks, they are as high-maintenance as any girl out there.

The first thing Gwyn said when she saw Jon was "Wow dad, weird hair." Both the girls thought it was pretty cool. The piercings aren't real (Though he would have done it if I didn't forbid him and if it wasn't a waste of money).

The Girls picked out their outfits and did their own make-up (Marley - Witch, Gwyn - Fairy, Daphne - Minnie Mouse). Marley woke us up at 7:00 am, jumping on our bed and chanting "It's Halloween! It's Halloween!" Her excitement was only second to Christmas morning.




HALLOWEEN DAY
We stopped by to see Great Grandma Hansen and she was so cute. We knocked on the door and she just started laughing and used some of her famous colorful words over Jon's new look. And she poked at it a couple of times. Then, just before I took this picture, she ran into her room and grabbed this wig, and then tried on the girls hats. She is so sweet and spunky!





HALLOWEEN NIGHT
We didn't go around to all the grandparents this year, because they actually have real, old fashioned, trick-or-treating in our neighborhood. Our good friends the Scoubes', came to join in the festivities. The weather was perfect and most of us were in T-shirts. It was so fun going with the kids. Daphne was out cold the whole time, while the other kids literally ran from house to house, and made off like bandits. It was so fun to see the magic of childhood, and remember what it was like. I secretly wish every day was Halloween!

(Yes, Jared is wearing green underwear he spray-painted himself.)