Christmas was a lot of fun this year. My family (grandma and grandpa and the cousin name draw combined together) got the kids a Wii. It is a blast. I love playing games like this. The kids love it a little too much and so it makes for a good thing to take away if they are misbehaving. We have the game Sing It - High School Musical. We were playing it yesterday, Lexi loves that kind of thing. She is basically the only who can play it because you either have to know the song by heart or read the words on the screen. I've always wanted to be a good singer and I do think that I sound pretty good in my car. I decided to take a turn to "this could be the start of something new" The very first song from the 1st high school musical. I could tell that I didn't sound very good, but let's face it I thought, Gabriella has a higher voice. I got three stars rating not too bad (out of five I think). I decided to try something a little easier so I turned it to "Fabulous" from the second movie. About half way through I am thinking I should probably stick to just singing in the car and to verify my thoughts Hunter says "Mom you are not very good at this!" I started cracking up and he says "what? you're not."

Happy Birthday Karlee!!

Today is Karlee's birthday she is four years old. She has grown up a lot this past year (she still earns the name drama queen though). Today for lunch she wanted mac and cheese - we are out, then she chose white shells and cheddar - we are out, finally she asked for McDonalds, so I clearly needing groceries said yes to driving thru, then I thought why not leave the mess there and the kids can play. The kids were really good. When we were leaving Karlee told me that the little girl she was playing with asked her how old she was and Karlee said that she told her 3 and then Karlee giggled and said then I changed my mind and told her I'm four, today's my birthday. I never get tired of Karlee's stories, she has such a cute way of wording things. The fact that all her words start with a "T" and she has a hard time saying her Rs makes it so you really have to focus to understand what she is saying. Karlee loves preschool and playing games. She loves the alphabet puzzle and watching the Leap Frog video. She is a great friend to Hallie it is fun to watch them play house. Love you Karlee, Happy Birthday!

Merry Christmas!

Last night after our Christmas party, Wynden kept saying on the ride home "I hope it's not too late, I hope we didn't miss Santa!" So when we got home the kids rushed in to get their pajamas on so they could hurry and get to bed, so Santa would stop. Karlee ran in and then ran back to us, apparently she had went and checked the tree, saying "Santa didn't stop yet, I looked under the tree" out of breath and with such relief. It was so cute. Remember never to put the X in Christmas for it takes away the true meaning of the word; the birth of our Savior Jesus Christ, so no matter how much of a hurry you are in keep Christ in your Christmas. Merry Christmas!!

Happy Birthday to Lexi!

Lexi's birthday was last Saturday. It is hard to believe she is eight years old. I can remember just like it was yesterday that she was saying "scary part, scary part" Around the time when she was just learning to talk, the only thing she would watch on TV was Aladdin. But if you have ever seen Aladdin it does have some scary parts in it especially for a toddler. She would express that she was scared by crying and so I would say is it a scary part and then proceed to fast forward those parts. She caught on and instead of crying would tell me "scary part, scary part". Well during this time our house was listed on H St. Rd. and it is kind of way out there in the middle of nowhere it felt like (no offense Marsha). One day two guys came to the door. They were East Indian (not that means anything), but their accents were very thick making it hard to understand them. The one said that he was a realtor and wanted to show his client our house. Thinking back I was very dumb to let them into our house without checking it out a little bit (usually they call, make an appointment, and then you leave; not show up at your door unannounced). As they came in and started to look around, Lexi was at my side I think even crying, so I was a little embarrassed that she was sooo scared of them. Then to make matters worse she starts saying "scary part, scary part!!" about a million times very loudly. Unfortunately I couldn't fast forward that part. Thankfully they couldn't understand what she was saying, and they left shortly after that. Lexi is such a good kid though. She is my best cleaner, she loves to help in the kitchen, and Diesel thinks she is about the most entertaining person to watch because she is so animated. She got baptized on Sunday. I am so proud of her and the kind hearted person that she is.

What if...

-What if Diesel didn't sleep in the office...I could play on the computer more and post more often.
-What if I had not stopped doing pilates every night a few months ago...Abs of steel compared to abs of jello-like substance.
-What if I was naturally blond...I wouldn't have to spend so much money trying to make it that way.
-What if I didn't lose my hair after each baby..my dad wouldn't have more hair on his hairline than me (it is growing back, got to love the baby hair).
-What if there was no Dora the Explorer...I don't think I would be able to tidy my house in the mornings.
-What if there was no such thing as shopping...I would have no hobby :)
-What if there was no such thing as Macy's one day sales...Wynden wouldn't have to work so much.
-What if Jon Gosslin wasn't such a retard...Then Kate and him would still be married.
-What if Edward had killed Bella that first day they met...Then we wouldn't have been able to see Jacob with no shirt on.
-What if there was no such thing as blogs...Hours would be added to my week.

No We're Not From Mars, We Just Have Five Kids.

It is interesting when you have five kids to watch the reaction to people around you. In California it was really bad. When the kids and I were waiting outside while Wynden was getting the rental car this guy comes up with a puzzled look on his face and asks "are they all yours" And of course I say "yes" (although secretly I want to make up some sob story about how three kids aren't and how their parents were killed in a car accident and we took them in to help out and see what kind of reaction I get from that) He says "wow I've never seen so many kids." As we entered the airport with Karlee screaming and others crying I could see people counting. That's the funny thing I guess when you have four kids people can just at a glance look and see that you have four, but when you have five, people all the time count and it is usually out loud and as they count they point at each kid. This seriously happens whenever we are out. It makes me a little crazy whenever we are at a restaurant or at a store because I want the kids to be perfect to show them that we can be sane with so many kids because people are very grumpy when they see our family, as if we've broken a rule or something. I want to say "no welfare here we're paying for them all :)" just in case that is what is offending them. One of my pet peeves is when someone says "you've got YOUR hands full" And they say it so negatively. I kind of feel bad for the waiter who caught me in a mood a few months ago. I let him know that I love my kids and saying that I have my hands full is not a positive thing to say. He tried to dig himself out of it I know he was trying to recover his lost tip. There is a huge difference of how cute your kids are when you have two with you compared to when you have five. Whenever I have two kids, old ladies talk to the kids and smile, but when I have five they glare or whisper under their breath. It is actually quite entertaining to have five kids, not only do the kids entertain us when we are out, but so do the people who come our way.

Happy Day!

For the first time in his life Diesel only woke up two times last night. Did I wonder if he was no longer breathing - YES! It felt so good to get a good nights sleep.

Any biggest loser fans out there? I love it that Danny won! And I am so relieved that Tracy didn't. She actually looked very gaunt to me. I am sure that she is glad that she can finally stop starving herself. When I was in high school this guy drew a cartoon of where a guy and girl are at a restaurant and it shows the girl eating this tiny salad and the guy eating a normal size meal. Then the next box shows after the date and she has a huge chicken leg on the way to her mouth which is opened huge as if in an animal like state. It was pretty funny.

sleep...what is it good for?

Most of you don't believe that Diesel is our last baby, but I am satisfied with the crew. I do love babies, but I don't think I can do this no sleep thing ever again! Diesel is the worst sleeper I've ever had. He still wakes up 4 times a night! I am ready to let him cry it out, but each time I get serious about it he gets sick. Although I like to take each stage at a time and not look ahead so much, I can't help but get excited about when I'll be able to go to sleep and wake up once during the night to go potty of course and that is all. On most nights we have others that join us in our bed. Hunter who is the worst scaredy cat of all "I'm scared mommy" as he wakes me out of the first straight two hours I've gotten all night. Hunter likes to take the whole bed too if his foot isn't touching your head or his hand slapping you across the face well then it just isn't a good nights sleep for him. Karlee usually makes her way down if she gets too cold. She isn't as bad as Hunter goes as far as physical abuse during the night, but I would compare her style of sleeping as a piggy back ride. She cuddles up as close to you as she can get and doesn't move. Hallie every once in a while wakes up during the night. She comes to hang out not to go back to sleep. All of a sudden she will start playing with my face or start talking. Thank goodness for Lexi! She never wakes us up unless she is sick and I can handle that.