O' Christmas Tree Divine!

I am a real tree kinda gal. My husband, not so much! See who wears the pants? Me! Ha Ha HA, my best sinister laugh!! (Obviously untrue, you know, Rob has lots of pants and wears them all the time...I just like to pretend, and he humors me...Right before he cracks the proverbial whip!) We had fun decorating our tree, as always! Some of my favorite ornaments are as follows...

Mine from who knows when, but I was definitely little!

Our first, we are married, ornament!

Gracie's from Kindergarten, last year!

Avery's from PreSchool...

The finished, glorious, product!

With the masterminds of disaster and mayhem...

My favorite thing about Christmas, the reason for it!

I love Christmas!

Chainsaw Story (For those who requested it)

So, every year Robert's Mom's Family (The illustrious Brundages) go high, so very high, into the uintas to get wood for the winter. They all heat their homes, exclusively with wood burning stoves...hence the wood burning stove in my home! Anyway, the job of the men is to fell the tree (darn tootin' I said fell the tree, I know my terminology!) and then cut off all of the limbs with their fabulous Chainsaws! Then the women come in and pull away the limbs and branches, stack them, and make way for the men to saw the tree into logs. Then the women load the logs, HUGE logs onto the trailers...with the more forward thinking men, like my husband, helping. There is no way to put it delicately, so I will tell you the only way I thought it...The Women's Job Sucks!!! I felt, almost immediately, a desire for the man's job! (I know what you are thinking Deb and Nic, but this is the only other way that I am like a man...I swear!) So, my husband, being the humble stud that he is let me use his chainsaw for a tree...he wouldn't let me FELL the tree, but he let me do everything else. It rocked, hardcore, and I loved it. It is strangely empowering to wield a chainsaw! It also helped that it totally turned Rob on to see me dominate that tree! That is it, the whole reason I wanted a chainsaw, because I am no regular do what I'm told women...I'm a Badass!!!! Next year, around Labor Day, think of me and the awesome time I'll be having in the high uintas!

Lifelong Learning

I've learned quite a lot in the last few days...For one, my cat is a princess who will not be told where to sleep, thank you very much.


And Gracie frightens me with her crazy faces...


Glenn Beck is no Actor...but, we love him for what he is. P.S. His life has not been pleasant, at all!


It does not matter how uncomfortable Avery is, she will fall asleep! (This is in my car, sorry I didn't flip this pic!)

Brody, apparently, takes after Avery. (Also in the car, at the same time!)

For a three year old, Brody almost takes good pictures!

Nothing teaches me more than my children!

Birthday Girl!

These were my fabulous birthday gifts from my husband! I had the best day ever, it was so great! Rob took the day off (I know, try not to hyperventilate, I did!) and took me out for breakfast, and then shopping for my fabulous chainsaw and victoria's secret pear paraphenalia! I did, in fact, ask for the chainsaw. I have a good reason to have it, but am too lazy to tell the story. Take my word for it, it is going to be sweet! After that my Mom bought me a couple of sweaters and some jeans...it all equates with HEAVEN!! Then my Mom and Dad took us out to lunch at Market Street Grill, best creme brulee of all time. I love eating out like nobody's business! Anyway, it was a great day!

Funny Kiddies

Every week when we get home from church it seems like the kids are Starving and CRAZY ACTIVE! I don't know if my kids are the only one's like that, but this is a prime example of what I mean by crazy active. They think they are so funny! (Truthfully, I think they are pretty funny too!) This may not be entertaining to anyone but me! (Avery has my favorite laugh, ever!) P.S. The music is at the very bottom, if you want to mute it to hear Avis's fabuloso laugh...