WWWWitch!

Really???

I don't understand how I lived without this movie for five years. Heard about it, was feeling BBC-ish and bought it on Amazon. Best investment ever. Best four hours ever. Best final scene ever. Best intense look by a hot actor ever. Oh, swoon. You can borrow it.

Working out was never so easy.

I really really really love cardio cinema.

Raaaaaaspppberrrrries!!

I think the only person that could name that movie is Erik so I'll just tell you; it's from "Thoroughly Modern Millie". Good times.
Here is a video of Audrey and Ellie. I have to tell you that whenever the baby was low enough for her to reach, Audrey was trying to take off her clothes. I later found out why. Please pay attention for when Audrey says "there you go." So funny.

**Want to hear a sad story? I tried to post the video three separate times and it would spend HOURS lying to me, saying it was posting, and it never did. I'll just tell you, Audrey blew on Ellie's tummy. So so cute. Best little noise ever. Maybe you can come to my house and watch it. It's worth it. Or I'll try again another time.**

This should be the last "kid" post for a while, maybe. No promises. You know how much I love them, but seriously this blog would think I birthed them. Which I didn't. I almost didn't correct a cashier, though, when I took Audrey with me to the WalMart and said something about her "helping mommy". So, just a few more pictures and then it will be back to me.

Fancy Nancy!

So Toria wanted a "Fancy Nancy" room for her birthday. Normally this would be too big of a request, but with four of us going in on it, for both of the girls, we made it work. This was so exciting for me because A) I love Fancy Nancy and B) I love to decorate. It was very exciting. We got some canopies for $7.99 each and a fabulous chandelier for $20, both at IKEA. We added christmas lights around the ceiling, put up a poster made at Costco of the three girls (one of my favorite things), got some boa's, and because they had taken down the crappy old closet doors, we hung up a curtain rod and put some cute deep pink sheer drapes from Walmart at $7.99 per panel (we got two). We still need to get a full-length mirror to go on the back of the door, a rug (circle rugs from IKEA are $5 each) and hang up the new curtain valence of butterfly fabric and they'll be good to go! Here are the pics and Tor's reaction! (ps the chandalier hasn't been hung up yet because I'm no electrician. Alan will do it now that he's home.)



Here she is ready for a blissful night of sleep, she loves that it wraps all the way around. She said it was "better than she thought". Well, good!

Victoria is 8!

Sunday was Toria's REAL birthday. Alan and April had the opportunity to go down to Cabo in Mexico and stay at a time share, so they jumped at the chance; so Tor got to spend her birthday at Grandma and Grandpa's house!
She had decided what she wanted to eat at every meal (it's a tradition) and had even made herself a beautiful birthday sign. She had a wonderful day, she got to be the Birthday Queen and wear a tiara that G & G gave her in the morning.
After conference, Laura and Mike and Besta Mor (Great-grandma in danish) came over for a "birthday feast" of macaroni and cheese, chicken nuggets, green beans and salad with chocolate cake and ice cream for dessert. Oh, the simple tastes of kids. . . .who am I kidding? It was soo good! We need to rock the mickey mouse chicken nuggets more often.
Happy Birthday, Sugar Bug, love love LOVE you!!
Lunch: grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup. mmm. . . comfort food!
Really, so good.
Audrey was equally excited about the princess puzzle from L & M.
Help or hindrance?
Yes, yes I did.


Remember how frustrating it is to be in the middle of a video and have your memory card be full? Lame. Sorry.
In other Sunday news. . .
This is Tracie "listening" to conference. In her defense (she'd get mad if I didn't put this) she did listen to most.

I don't love Audrey more, she just does funnier things. Don't tell the other kids. They were the same at her age.

Toria's Birthday Party

I can't believe that Victoria will be 8 next week! It's so crazy that time has gone by so fast. She was born two weeks after I went into the MTC so I didn't get to know her until she was almost a year and a half old but now we're friends so it's ok.
Tracie and I went down to Orem to help April with the party (she had invited 16 kids so it's a good thing we went. . . .don't worry, they didn't all come). Any excuse to see the kids is ok with me. Tor was so excited, she got home from school soon after we got there and wanted to help me decorate. She told me, "do you know why I have this big smile on my face? I can't wait til my party!" She made sure the backyard was clean and picked up Braydens stuff every time he got it back out. We asked him to play in another part of the yard after the third time. Audrey loved the balloons. She had a pink one tied to her wrist for a while and then wanted it off, and of course, about thirty seconds after I untied it, I hear "oh no! uh oh!" I looked over and she was pointing up at the sky as it floated away. I told her to say bye bye, and she said "no!" Finally, she did, after she jumped a few times and found it to be fruitless.
Brayden had his friend Carlos (that lives downstairs) hang out with him and they loved teasing all the girls.
Tor had a great time, the other kids did great, and it was a lot of fun to spend time with them.


Audrey learned how to play "duck duck goose" today. So cute.
They ate corndogs and cheetos and Brayden's face looked like this too. Side note: Brayden hasn't had any problems swallowing (choking or gagging) since he got his tonsils out. I feel bad for getting after him so many times for not just swallowing his dang food. Mean Aunt Kat.
They played a game where they put eight m&m's on a plate then covered it with spray whipped cream. With their hands behind their backs, they had to eat all of the candies. It was pretty funny.
They liked it.
Tracie did too, don't let this stink-eye fool you.
Then they had cupcakes.
And then opened presents.
Somebody laughed really hard about this one. Unfortunately (or fortunately?), it was filled with Hannah Montana everything. I thought it was clever. I would have done it.
And of course, little bebita. She is wearing the princess outfit I made mom buy in New York "because you're the Grandma, that's why." Sorry about the red-eye, April. Didn't want to edit.
I need to have a birthday party next year.