100th Day

The 100th day of school is a big deal around these parts. They do a big shin-dig, etc. This is Cracker's contribution

Pres. Hinckley...

http://newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/eng/

The Big 60!!!

The big 60! Wha?
My mom's birthday today!
I took her out to lunch at her fave, the Elephant Bar. But later at my sister's house we (meaning the grandkids mostly) threw her a surprise party!! The kids did all the decorating and thought it was the coolest thing. Personally my kids had never witnessed such an event so they were on pins and needles. Lollerz at all of the littles standing there with party hats and whistle blowers.
Char Char wasn't feeling well (threw up) so he had to stay home with Shed.
The kids table of deco...(I mean the dollar store offers many options and stuff)
I picked out her birthday tiara which she wore proudly.
Prezzie time! Cracker gave her his homemade card about all the things he loves about gramma. (some of which included "cuddles" and "baking"). Please no comments about his shirt. It is all I can do not to burn the thing but it is his fave of all time. ::blech::
Brains card.........which included the phrase "If you AREN'T such an awesome gramma I'll swallow a football whole."

Then my prezzie to her. It's her stylish fake crocodile skin gramma brag book which I filled with pics of all the grandkids (which may have been picture heavy on MY kids but w/e).
Cake time! My sis has a cake decorating hobby thing. So she made this flower cake. And my mom got her wish btw, which was tickets to see Circue de Soleil (<--have no clue how to spell that) in Vegas next month.

This is how we celebrate Martin Luther King Day

Gratitude

1. I am grateful for dark chocolate. That milk stuff is for sissys.
2. Way skinny girls that keep me eating right. ::rolling eyes with a sigh::
3. Funny friends. Especially those that I haven't talked to in months.
4. Days that are below 50 degrees in Baketown. I heart me some sweaters and layering, if only for a handfull of days in the winter.
5. Good music. I am working on another CD mix.
6. American Idol. I can't tell you how happy it makes me to see people singing badly..........."let my pple goooooo."
7. Cars that are not-so-new anymore and so I don't care what the kids mess up in them. Plus, no car payment.
8. The possibility that our van might kick the bucket and we will have to replace it with a brand new car. I know, I know.
9. The good people of the world who I can pay to color and cut my hurr. Mine especially since he is gay and fabulous and hilarious but doesn't know it.
10. People who post more than once a week.

This is what a Waite family reunion looks like:

This is what all the siblings look like:

This is what all the grandkids look like:
(Rachel is loving that)

This is what kids falling asleep everywhere looks like:

This is what kids playing unsupervised for long periods of time make the basement look like:
(poor Anna's house- I would like to add that I had just cleaned and vacuumed this basement 2 hours previous to this picture)

This is what "lord of the flies" looks like:

Poor Ren (and lots of other cousins) being abused by Char Char and his "Spiderman powers"

This is what dog wrestling looks like:

I think Tucker won this round. Very entertaining. I highly recommend it.

This is what "Sing Star" looks like:

And it pretty much looked like Sing Star 90% of the time. Heart that game. I'm going through withdrawls.

This is what a day at Brighton ski resort looks like:

Make that an "hour" at Brighton for me onnacuzza it was C-R-A-Z-Y and I'd rather be at Target. But the littles enjoyed it for a short while.

Yes, his hands really ARE that big. ::snicker::

This is what visiting BYU and Provo area looks like:

Future Cougars boys?

This is what the pink house Shed lived in while we were engaged looks like:

I know I know you're jealous.

This is what the house (ie. basement) that we lived in when first married looks like:
Allsimsayin is that I had to wear a ski cap to bed at night to keep warm.

Get your "scrolling" wrist braces ready, cuz there is lots pics coming your way

First things first...Cracker turned 7! He requested a Christmas tree cake.

Christmas Eve Program, etc. at the Shederton's.

Present time (just one!)

Cracker's cousin, Tasha. Two peas in a pod with those teefers.

Christmas morning!

Watching his new "Zelda" movie. Oh the joy.

Coming soon..................pics of THE Vacation!

Before I upload my pictures and stuff....

Char Char has repeated no less than 11teen times today, "I want to go to my home that is my COUSINS house!"