Whew am I glad last week is over

So I promised a few people I would write the woes of last week on my blog for everyones else amusement. So last week was chalk full of meeting, places to run, it was just a crazy week. The kicker to my week is when I got home from my grocery hunting deals - that were awesome! I called so excited to tell people about my deals and that they should go get some while it was still there, while in the middle of one of these calls - mind you it was only call #2 of my crazy go get it delas when the fire alarm starts blaring through my house. Now to fully understand this, I hadn't cooked anything, we had just gotten home from the store. So the kids come screaming down the stairs, as I hanging up the phone and running up the stairs while yelling at the kids to stand by the door - in case we need a quick escape. So I can't find ANYTHING wrong with upstairs and the kids are terrified, so many of you know I have voit for my phone so I'm not sure what number to call as the panicked thought of carbon monoxide start running through my head. I called Brian and through the balring of the fire alarm was trying to explain that I needed a non -emergency number to call to ask what to do, needless to say he says call 911. Frusterating, and not what I wanted, so I called because I had nothing else I could do while trying to throw coats on kids as the lady is telling me I need to evacuate - whooo hoo - does this sound fun yet? So I rounded up 3 kids 2 dogs and headed outside to my neighbor - who I felt awful poor thing was still in her pj and I'm sure not expecting me as I'm asking her if she can watch Evan and Kiersten and 2 dogs while I wait for the fire engine to show up. So needless to say the fire truck, ambulance, and police car all came....enough said. After tromping through my so unclean at the time house, they kept asking me if I wanted to sit in the ambulance so the baby would stay warm - she was in her coat wrapped in a blanket and heck no I am not sitting in an ambulance when I already feel stupid enough for having to call the fire dept. The keep asking, even told me I could sit in the fire truck, and listened to how it was good I checked on my kids because a 5 yr old lit his living room on fire the week before playing with matches. Then my other neighbor walk over - because Brian called him, and asks me if I need anything - I really am good other than wanting to die of embarassment at this point and he tells me Brian is on his way home - I really didn't need him to come home - just makes this story all the more ridiculous. So after checking my walls with heat sensors and much other things, the nice firemen tell me that dust probably got into my sensor and set it off, or maybe the battery - yup thats all folks - dust, did you know you should dust yuour fire alarms, let this be a lesson to you all - dust your fire alarms - or just wait for the end of this story, yes this there is more. So the firemen leave me to pick up my kids / dogs to take them home as my children tell me about how my dog - spike was trying to mark there house - nice. Then later that night my kids start telling me about how they were throwing Kierstens pillow at the ceiling in Evans room - the affected (dusty) fire alarm. Long story short I think my kids set off the fire alarm, makes for an interesting day don't you think?

Can you believe she's 7 months old??

These are the most current pictures I have of Kara - taken just this week I am proud to say, she was hanging out with dad - too cute.

Kierstens Dance Recital

Kiersten was gorgeous! Not to mention I think she was the best dancer in her class - she was so proud and cute she told me she no longer dances at her old place she only dances now on the big stage and she thinks everyone should come watch her every time! Thanks to everyone who made the drive to watch her moves - and daddies too :)

Her friends Hayden and Quincy came to watch her dance, it was so nice for them to have friends there too. Hayden is pictured with evan below.

I know its too small - but its the ONLY one that came out non blurry due to the no flash rule. She is the one is the front row on the right in the polka dots - she is the only one in that outfit you can really see - just after this she started running all over the stage doing tricks, being a monkey, it was hilarious!

Evan and Hayden hanging out.

Kiersten all dolled up - she had to have curly hair as part of her outfit and bright makeup the only thing missing was the lipstick I put on her just before we ran out the dooor and her hair at its biggest - I was so sad I forgot to get that shot it was adorable! -She sure loved all the girly stuff - she is my girly girl to the core.

More chistmas pics

I'm ready for tea - Evan and Kiersten got these chairs from Grandma Peggy and wasted no time putting them to use - I think they would have let me serve breakfast out there to them if I would have allowed it.

So this isn't the greatest photo of me - but I had to post it because its hilarious - evan looks mad and kara looks like shes biting him - too funny - actually evan was making funny faces and loves to let kara goober him - I keep tellimg him not to - she is going to bite him one one these days

Santa got me just what I wanted - a Dora hair thing - for all of you who couldn't understand what she wanted when she tried to tell you

This is his excited face - he was so excited he hugged his presents from santa for a minute before he looked at anything else

Getting ready for Christmas

Making Santa his cookies - Evan said Santa needed 11 - I don't know if he needed them, but Santa ate them and Evan is convinced that Santa needs 11 next year too. This year I made the kids Christmas aprons with their names on them, they were so cute, so I had to get a photo of them using them, our cute freind brought us the cute cookie jar that tied together nicely.

O.K. I just happen to think this is just the stinkin cutest pjs ever - they even have a reindeer butt - so cute!!! thanks to grandma rayna who got them for her :)

It starts young!

I'll claim because its true - this was all daddy's doing, so if shes hooked later - here's proof he started it :)

My little snuggler

So much I have missed, I am a slacker, I know - but hey eventually I get around to it - sometimes. Here is little miss Kara sleeping with pooh bear - i swear shes atatched to it - she is my snuggly baby she won't close her eyes until she has something soft next to her face - its really pretty funny to see it in action.