How to . . .

How To Eat A Sugar Cookie

leave the cookie

• go straight for the frosting

Halloween

Halloween 2009: Darth Vador, a girrafe, and a Vampire. Jack and Jonas loved their costumes. Wore them around the house all week. Cache . . . not so much. The businesses on mainstreet did trick or treating on Friday after school and I couldn't even attempt to put the costume on without screams- so we went without. I also forgot I only had two pumpkin buckets so he ended up with an ice cream bucket and no costume. I should of told people he was "the neglected child" for Halloween. Delwyn managed to get him dressed for trunk or treat. And as if the kids didn't have enough candy the older two went trick or treating around the neighborhood after that. Their buckets were full and they were very generous with their parents (and their parents took full advantage).

We're done (sigh)

The wood is finally split and stacked! Delwyn had to do most of the heavy work [because of my "delicate condition" =)]but we all helped with the stacking. We worked those boys hard! And this is what we did once we were done. And I, quite literally, could hardly walk afterwards but hey, who needs to walk when you can sit next to a roaring fire and blog?

Robots in Disguise

Jonas: "I wonder what Jazz is going to be for Halloween"

He's hard to recognize with the whiskers don't you think?

In case you hadn't heard . . .

IT'S A BOY!!!! Yep, that makes four. Have we got this thing down or what? Or maybe Heavenly Father keeps sending us boys hoping we'll get it right one of these days. What's his name going to be??? Don't ask- we don't know. We're just hoping it'll come to us when we see him but there is a chance he will be known as "baby boy Jensen" for some time to come. My doctor told me our sonographer has had a rash of mis-gendering lately but always calling boys girls not the other way around so we'll see. Wouldn't that be a shocker! It definitely looked like a boy to us. Here he is waving to his brothers. Due date is Feb. 9th, his measurements put him at Feb. 3rd (I like this date better). Everything looked good, he seems active and healthy.

I Hate Maternity Pants

In my opinion, maternity pants are a necessary evil. They come in all styles and I dislike them all. They never stay up. The mid-rise cuts your belly in half - very unflattering on an already large protrusion. The full panel ones seem to stay up better but when they do slip down (and they will) trying to pull them up discreetly is impossible! In fact, there aren't a whole lot of things I do like about pregnancy. Feels wrong to say but being pregnant is like going through every bad stage in life in 9 months. I have to be fed every 2 hours or I'm grumpy. I need bathroom breaks several times a day. I can't fit into any of my clothes. I have the mood swings and skin imperfections of a pubescent. The internal plumbing of an 80 yr old. (ahem) Sneezing can be dangerous these days. A stomach flu that last for at least 3 months, (for most) but in my case closer to 6 months and even then it makes periodic comebacks. Add on to all of that the constant fatigue, heartburn, headaches, backaches, weight gain, stretch marks, and another human being kicking your guts from the inside and you've got the miracle that is pregnancy. Birth is the only cure and it too does not come easy. But after all is said and done you get the greatest gift in the world and I do LOVE my babies. As for the pants, maybe I'll invent "suspenders for the preggars."

George, Jr.

Something about Jonas has always reminded me of Goofy's son from the old Disney shorts. Especially after I give him a haircut. Maybe it's his big eyes. Check out this old cartoon and let me know what you think-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ym8u94MitRc