November 2007 Video

We've done a lot of stuff this past month. My mother has been begging for more grandchildren video so here it is. It's 13 minutes long and I'm not sure if anyone except my mother would want to see it, but you are welcome to browse it. Most of it are just cute things the kids do around the house, Knotts Berry Farm, Disneyland, Thanksgiving and other misc stuff. See you on Wednesday, Mom and Dad!

Elf Yourself

Several of my friends have "elfed" themselves and after many unsuccessful attempts we finally figured out how to post it. It only let's us do 4 elves so Rob got left out and the singing is Noah's voice, but it also got elfed too. Enjoy!

http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=1225748027

Big Brother Ben

Ben mostly thinks Isabella is annoying, except when Noah is nice to her. But, today, Ben was nice to Issy all by himself! They like to play with this box of toiletries. Today I walked in and Ben was brushing Issy's hair so gently. Then he was reading a book to her and letting her touch it (something that he normally finds rude and cause for a good shove away). It was so great to see him being loving to her.

Beach Pics Nov 2007

We went down to the beach on base and got these great family shots. A friend in the ward did them...just an amateur trying to get better. I think she did a great job, especially getting fun shots of the kids. There wasn't a group photo that I totally loved, but there were so many individuals that it totally makes up for it. Enjoy!

Isabella hits the "terrific" twos

Issy turned 18 months on December 1st. It's a good thing because she's been BEGGING to go to nursery at church for quite a while now. Well, looking at this sweet picture you'd probably wonder how anything so peaceful could cause frustration. True, she is an angel and is happy most of the time. She's friendly to everyone she meets. However, when she wants something and doesn't get it, she turns into a beast unlike no other. Complete meltdown. Now, my boys have had their fair share of tantrums, but you can always tell they are just being toddlers. Isabella howls like I've just ripped out every single nail and I'm now preparing to gouge out her eyes. When I'm home this is no big deal. When I'm at the grocery store and she decides that she doesn't like sitting in the cart any longer....it is downright embarrassing. Normally I have tunnel vision when I'm out with my kids. Someone could drop a bomb and I wouldn't notice because I'm so focused on what I'm doing and not losing one of them. But, when Isabella starts screaming everyone notices us and it's hard not to see that everyone is staring at me like, "why don't you help your poor child." Is this just a girl thing? I do my best to ignore it hoping it is just a phase.... a very short lived one. She is really a total doll most of the time.

Address for Christmas cards

Hey everyone! I'm trying to get all my mailing addresses' in order so I can send out Christmas cards to you all. If you think that I don't have yours, please email it to me (or post it in the comments). Thanks and Merry Christmas!

Misc stuff this week

It POURED yesterday. It has probably rained 2 or 3 times in the last 6 months so this was a BIG deal. Our back patio flooded and the boys took advantage of it frolicking in the puddle. Here are some rather poor quality images I captured of their fun.







Rob had a nitrous sedation seminar in San Diego for two days this week. I guess each day they gave each other the "laughing gas" so they could know how to administer it and what it felt like to be under it's influence. Rob had never experienced it before and it sounded like he was a riot...laughing like crazy. Here's a picture of him getting the gas (but no one captured him just rolling over laughing) and here's a picture of one of the other residents busting a gut over it (notice Tom Stinchfield from dental school in the background). The last picture are all the guys in Rob's GPR program here at Pendleton.




The boys helped us take down Ben's crib (finally...he's been out of it for months) in order to rearrange the living room furniture so we could make room for our Christmas tree. Big helpers!