2 Player Game

Jessalyn- "Mom, will you play the oreo game with me? It's a 2 player game."
Mom- "Sure Jessa, as soon as I finish the dishes."
(overheard from the living room.)
Jessalyn- "Jeffy will you play the oreo game with me? It's a 2 player game."
Jeffrey- " I'm watching a show, not now."

Jessalyn, still cheerfully,- "Well, I guess it can be a one player game."

awww... poor baby! So yes the dishes can wait. xoxoxox

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!

Eatin Pizza

So PIzza Hut may recommend eating your pizza crust first but Jessalyn has always had her very own way to eat Pizza. She eats it upside down. Always has... Silly girl! Lucky thing she likes cheese pizza or she would lose her fixin's!!

(And yes she is laying on the living room floor because when I got out the camera she got shy and ran into the lviing room and wouldn't let me take a picture until I convinced her but this was the best face I could get.)

Jack Update

Jack is now 5 months old today!! He is now trying to reach for things. He will reach up and touch faces or reach for toys. Today he ate a whole bowl of baby oatmeal from a spoon. (Yea Rah!)

Rakin' Leaves

Jeffy REALLY wanted to rake leaves this day for some reason. It was too funny. He finally got daddy out there to help him. But then, I came out with the camera and ruined it. hehehe... this is about all the leaves that got raked.

Tummy Time!

Hehhehe... Well... I meant for it to be time for Jack-Jack on his tummy but Jeffy and Jessalyn joined him. :) My 3 Babies all on their tummies on a blankie on the floor.

Prayers...

Ok, so kids are funny. Tonight we said family prayer and then since it is an even night, I took Jessa to tuck her in and say her prayer and Jeff took Jeffrey. We both had some cute lil prayers tonight.

Last week at family home evening we talked about the way to say a prayer...
Address Heavenly Father
Thank him
Ask for what blessings you need
End in the name of Jesus Christ.

Everynight when Jessa prays she thanks heavenly father for "horses and ponies and unicorns." It's standard now. So tonight Jessa says her usual, then stops and looks at me and says, "Can I ask for two unicorns?"
Meanwhile, Jeffy says his prayer and says. " I am thankful for the Doctor and Covenants."
hehehehe... I just love it. I am sure Heavenly Father has to chuckle when he hears prayers like that. :)

Need Your Color Please!

Jeffrey is doing a project for school. We need as many favorite colors from people as we can get.

Is your favorite color

Blue- 8

Red- 1

Green- 2

Orange- 5

Yellow- 3

Yes, We know there are alot of different colors out there besides those. But which of those choices is your favorite? PS... Ask other people in your home for theirs too! Thanks so much! I included the numbers he has gathered so far, BUt I will let you know the final tally in a couple of days for those of you that are interested.

I'm Pumpin'

So it was a busy day today.
Jessalyn had her 2nd Riding lesson today. She loved it of course. She did basically the same things as before. Only a little more and she let the pony go at a faster pace, more of a Trot.
Then Jessa and Mommy and Jack ran some errands, new battery for the van, post office and stuff. We got back home for about a hour and then loaded up to get Jeffrey at the bus stop and a "quick" run to Wal-mart to get the new Movie Cars. (Is there a such thing as a quick run to WalMart?)
ANyhow, Then we headed out to Jeffys School where they were having a fall festival. It was western themed , they had the gym set up as a western town and each "building" was a different game booth. So the kids got lots of noisy toys to annoy their moms with and the school made a killngon the tickets. But it was fun. In the town square they had one of those bull rides. Kindof on one of the jumpy things and there were 4 people in the corners and pulling ropes to make teh bull buck. It was a $1 to ride and I swear those poor folks arms ,must have felt ready to fall off. It was fun. Jeffrey was bucked off but Jessalyn had a great ride. Hehhehe.. They were super gentle on Jessa, I think her horse Judy gave her more of a jolt this morning. LOL... ( and yes, I had my camera but didn't think to get it out an take pics sorry!)
Anyhow, So then we returned home and had a late movie night to watch Cars. Jeff just got home. So I said, okay. Jackson is asleep but I am still full so I am going to go pump. Jessa, all innocence, says, "Gas?" We had a good laugh. Sweet girl, thats what we usually mean when we say that! chuckle. Have a great night all!

My Nest

So, today Jackson was down for a nap and Jessa curled up in the chair with me for a rare moment. She says, " Mom, I want to put my head on your nest."
"My nest? You mean my chest?"
"Nope, Your nest, you know, under your neck!"
:)

Tuna Wiggle

Jessa Loves to work in the kitchen and has since she was little. There are alot of pics of her at mom's house cooking. So tonight I was beginning to make dinner and Jessa says, "I wanna Help!" So I got out the kids cookbook mom bought us a while ago, (actually I think it was ours when I was little, anyhow....) I put Jessa to work. She made a recipe called Tuna Wiggle. She was so thrilled that SHE Made dinner (with just a little help.) Her little casserole was pretty decent as far as Tuna Casseroles go. But both Jessa and Jeffy said the waterchestnuts were gross and left lil piles of them on the sides of their plates. Pic from Nov 2004.. Grandma and Jessa making baked chicken.

Plus... as a bonus, there was a MERMAID on the can! WOW! Now I have several can's of tuna lined up on my kitchen floor so we can admire the mermaid on them. :)

Christmas Exchange

So somehow it has become my responsibility to do the name exchange for the family Christmas each year... This year I am posting it here so perhaps if you forget.. You can just pull it up on my Blog here. First Name buys for the Second...

Josh-- >Zack
Deborah-- >Jenny
Jenna--> Jon
Jeff--> Rachel
Jon--> Sam
Jenny--> Deborah
Joey--> Josh
Jake--> Joey
Rachel--> Jenna
Sam--> Jeff
Zack--> Jake

He's got it made

So jeffy hollers , "Hey mom, Come See." WHen I arrive what do I find? Books, PJS, rootrest (Box), music playing, and Him right in the middle of his very own organized mess. All set to kick back for a little light reading.

Riding Lessons

Sweet Jessa is going to get to take riding lessons. She had her first one Last night. She is starting on a miniature horse named Judy. She learned to put the Bridal on Judy.

She first had to brush and curry the horse. She led her to the arena with a Lead rope.

Then she got to ride and she learned how to make Judy stop by saying "whoa" and sitting back. She can also make Judy go again by squeezing her legs around her. :)
Next lesson Jessa will try to learn about riding with the saddle and how to hook it up. (eekk!)

I'm Gonna Be a Bear