Boo!!!

So this is my 36th Halloween...how scary is that? I used to love dressing up as a little girl-except for some reason Mom always made me wear a t-shirt under whatever costume I was wearing so I wouldn't get cold. Kind of ruined whatever sexy you were trying to pull off! Yes, I was trying to look sexy way back around age 4 or so. I'm still trying. It's not working out too well. Anyway, the kids are having a blast celebrating. Hailey and a cute group of friends are running around the neighborhood. They all came over here to get ready and eat pizza. Notice the general lack of sluttiness among this group of 8th graders. I'm so proud. Most girls their age run around looking like hookers. Now THAT is scary! Spencer went trick-or-treating sans parents for the first time this year. He's a ladies' man for Halloween-oh, and also a doctor. Jake and Sammy trick-or-treated with the Taotaffa kids (thank Wally). I'm now trying to pull the "turn the lights off and pretend we're not home anymore" trick...even though it's only 8:30. What can I say? I'm sick of getting up every 2 minutes! Happy Halloweenigs!!!

Dorkiness-Averted!!!

Thanks to an unfortunate "Fantastic Sam's...Just a Trim Please!" episode you may have noticed in recent posts that my gorgeous sons have been bearing a striking resemblance to "Dumb and Dumber" and "The Little Dutch Boy". Luckily, thanks to our lovely Dayna....she was able to salvage what was left of their beautiful hair...dorkiness averted. At least until the next time Matt's decides to "save money" on haircuts!

Happy HalloWeenigs!

'Tis the season to act silly and eat WAY too much candy. My kids keep telling me to please stop. Meet my little lovelies...the fairy, the surgeon (Dr. McWeenig-Urology), the skeleton, and of course, Princess Sleeping Beauty. They got to dress up Saturday night for our ward's "Trunk or Treat" and had a blast going from car to car and getting A LOT of candy. The other pictures are of the pumpkin patch Matt took them to (hay and I don't mix). Notice the lovely hair my children are sporting because Matt took them on a "Mom's Sleep-In Day". Can you say lucky me?!? Matt says to ignore what looks like a pumpkin hiding in his shirt 'cause he was "just standing funny". We're looking forward to the "real" Halloween...stay posted for more pictures-Hailey is planning a costume change and it's sure to be fabulous!

Happy Birthday Hailey!

Amid all the fires and chaos yesterday, we celebrated a pretty momentous occasion in our family. Hailey, our oldest, turned 13. I can't believe we have a teenager. Hailey is such a wonderful first child and came into the world 13 years ago (two and a half week early) kicking and screaming...VERY LOUDLY. She hasn't slowed (or quieted) down since. Grandma made a big breakfast...complete with a candle stuck in her waffle and we tried to make the best evacuee birthday we could! I think all is well because she got to spend a couple hours at the mall with Mom and Grandma, which is always a hit with Hailey. Happy Birthday Hailey. No one could ask for a better first child. We love you. By the way, we returned home last night to clearing skies. All is well with us.

Wishing for some Clean Air!

On Tuesday afternoon, I started wheezing really bad and grabbed the kids and our 72 hour kits and headed up to my moms in San Juan Capistrano. The kids are going a little stir crazy, but we're all safe and together. Hopefully our house will still be there when we go back! Things are looking okay, but it's hard to get accurate info up here. I'll keep posting on what's going on.