Applying for a Job...

I have to post this because it was really funny and should be shared at a later date...Ron and I took Michael to see Madagascar 2 last night. Afterwards, we headed to Target for a couple of items. While daddy was at the register, Michael went over to the computers where you apply for a job and climbed up on the chair and was playing with the keyboard (he's obsessed with computers!). So I asked him "are you applying for a job?" to which he replied "yeah!" Shortly after, daddy got done and we started to head out, but he didn't want to come (NOT unusual). So I waved and told him goodbye and started to walk away. He then screamed "NO" (again, not unusual) so I told him to come on then, so he climed off the chair and started to come our way, the whole while yelling something I didn't understand. When he got closer I finally made out that he was yelling "I wanna apply for a job!! I wanna apply for a job!!" Maybe I should've let him, since he probably wont want to when he's old enough....

Ventura Trip

Last Saturday the kids and I bummed a ride with my parents down to Ventura for Dave Neville's wedding. We left around 10am and got there around 12ish (there was a lot of rain/traffic/accidents). First stop, the Camarillo outlet mall for Terry's cookies. If you're ever there, these cookies are AMAZING! They are like "fresh out of the oven, gooey on the inside" cookies! They're $1.50 a cookie, or 4 for $2.50 (I think) of day old cookies (not as amazing!). Then it was off to the wedding site. They had it outside, right on the beach at a park. It was soo nice! Luckily, the rain had stopped, so we didn't get wet. We couldn't hardley keep the kids with us as there were toys to be played on! Here are some pics of the event:

All packed up & ready to go!

Emma eating sand.

It was a cloudy & a little chilly, but he doesn't care!

There was a cool zip line that Michael went on ALL BY HIMSELF!

On your mark....get set...GO!

Cute pics of Emma!

Where the heck is the wind?!?!

Congratulations to Dave & Alisha!

Happy Halloween!!

Yesterday was Halloween. Ron was off, but I worked. I made a checkerboard cake to take to work the night before (didn't turn out quite as I'd hoped, but it still tasted good) and I also made some "Reese's Quiches" (the little cookies with the Reeses mini cups in the middle) for the ward party. That started around 6 to about 8. It was a lot of fun. We combined with College Heights, so Ron's family came, too, since Lindsey & David are in that ward. It was fun. Brody didn't want to wear his costume as a race car driver, though! Too bad! Michael was Peter Pan & Emma was Tinkerbell (although, people kept thinking that Michael was Robin Hood.) I was a little nervous that they wouldn't wear their costumes because when I tried them on them the for the first time, Michael wouldn't wear the hat and got mad because the elastic for the tie on the shirt snapped him in the face. Then, Emma was mad because she couldn't crawl in the dress, so she would just sit up, grab her skirt and shake it up and down while whinning. Luckily, when we got to the church, we told Michael that he couldn't get any candy unless he wore his hat! And Emma started walking, so she didn't have to worry about trying to crawl in her costume. I got some shiney pipe cleaners and made the bow on her head and shoes. I think it turned out pretty cute. Here are some pics of the event.

Walking

Without shoes...

With shoes...

She's Walking!!!

Emma has taken her time in getting up and going. She has been taking a few steps for awhile, but ends up falling. But now, I guess, I can officially say that she's walking! She makes it long distances now, but it still a little wobbly. I bought her her first pair of tennis shoes and she looked like a crippled person trying to walk in them! She's getting better, though! I took some pictures and will post them soon.

Recent Photos

Nothing much has gone on this week. Last friday, my parents and I took Emma to a funeral for my friend Shannon (I didn't think Michael would be too interested!). It was a nice service. Saturday wasn't too eventful either. I just did some catch-up on the housework (that's NEVERENDING!) Sunday was church and we had like 10 babies being blessed! Okay, so it wasn't THAT many, but it was A LOT! I subbed for the Sunbeam class and it was actually pretty fun! It's been a long time since I've taught a primary class and I really liked it! I don't think that I want to be the sunbeam teacher, but it would be fun to teach something instead of being called as the "Monica Ward Program Copier"! Monday my dad went to get an x-ray to see if his kidney stone had passed after having some sort of a shock thing done last week, but after the doctor looked, it was still there, uneffected. So, they scheduled surgery yesterday. After having having an x-ray that morning, they couldn't find it, but decided to do the surgery anyway, and, lo and behold, there it was, so they chopped it up and removed it, and my dad is doing well. He went and took his written exam to be a phlabotomist (sp?) today and he passed! He got an 88%. They told him that no one has gotten more than 91%! Anyway, here are some random photos I took.

Michael "decorating" cup cakes.

The boys.

Bath Time!

Emma LOVES to climb on Michael's chair.

Surf's up!

See...I told you!

"I'm a little pony"

(that's the song the horse sings...)

I've Been Tagged

I was tagged!
Six weird and random things about me!
The rules are:
* Link to the person who tagged you (Joy)
* Post the rules on your blog
* Write six random things/unspectacular quirks about yourself
* Tag six people at the end of your post and link to them
* Let each person you have tagged know by leaving a comment on their blog
* Let the tagger know when your entry is posted

So, here they are...
1. I HAVE to chew M&M's evenly on both sides of my mouth (like if I have 3 M&M's, I put one on both sides and split the 3rd in half)
2. I check the outside temperature by touching the car window.
3. I still enjoy watching reruns of shows I watched as a kid (ie Saved by the Bell, Full House, Family Matters, etc)
4. I can't stand looking at crooked/unsemetrical (sp?) pictures.
5. I have to fall asleep on my side.
6. I don't like watching the news.

I tag:
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