Twilight the Movie

I went to the 12:05 showing of this much anticipated movie last Friday. Thursday night the girls and I met at Red Robin to have some dinner and then wait in line for 2 1/2 hours. We had a great time just hanging out and pretending to be teenagers who don't struggle staying up 'til all hours of the night. The theater opened and in we all rushed. There were 13 in our group, so we didn't get to all sit together, but I did get to sit with 2 other fun gals. As the screen became green with the dripping foliage of Eastern Washington everyone in the room got very excited. Then as the movie progressed some in the room were just too loyal to realize it, but the movie was terrible! The acting was bad, the cinematography looked like a home movie most of the time, and the story line deterred from the beloved book too often. Even the mushy sceens we all really wanted to see were so badly done that most in the theater laughed. Now don't get me wrong. I am a fan of the Twilight Saga. I don't regret going to see it because, hey it's Twilight; however it was poorly done. It's too bad because it does have a huge following. I wish another company could pick it up and do Twilight again and then finish the saga. I know that won't happen though. So, if you're a fan you'll probably want to see it anyway, but don't drag someone to see it with you (like your hubby) who isn't a fan. I am glad I went though, I had a great time with my girlfriends. Thanks Megan for orchestrating it all!

Let it Snow Let it Snow!

To add to my desire to decorate for Chistmas...it snowed this week. The girls got all excited and dramatically expressed their desire to go out and play in it. I hunted down the snow pants, gloves, hats, scarves, boots, and coats. Then we went through the arduous task of getting them into their gear (think Ralphy and his little brother). Finally they were ready to go out and play. They joyfully burst through the door and frolicked....for about 10 minutes. They declared they were cold and came back in. Of course they then needed hot cocoa. I guess that's what makes the snow fun, getting cold and then getting hot cocoa. At least I got a few pictures before they gave up.

Halloween

I know I'm a little late getting this up, but better late than never, eh? Lydia insisted on being a fairy princess butterfly, so this is what I came up with.

A friend of my lent me Ali's indian princess costume. I thought she was just adorable in it. We went to a friend's house for dinner and then I told Tim I wasn't feeling well and would hand out candy at home while he took the girls trick-or-treating. He thought that was fine. 15 minutes later, he and the girls were home. He told me they were done, but when I asked if they wanted to trick-or-treat some more they jumped up and down and cheered "YES!" So out they went again. It was raining a little, so they came home again in 5 minutes. Oh well. They still had plenty of candy. We all had a great Halloween.

Now, if I can just wait until after Thanksgiving to put up a Christmas tree.

Daisy Pedersen?

We are expecting baby #3!!! We are excited and hoping for a boy. Lydia wants a sister and has named her Daisy. It's a pretty good name, but I don't know if it will stick. Like I said, I'm hoping for a boy anyway. I am due the beginning of June, so I still have a LONG way to go. I feel terrible and try just to make it day to day right now. Tim nor I ever want to do this again though, so it looks like 3 may be our number. I'm so grateful Tim is done with school so he can be the support I need right now, and he is being VERY supportive. I felt better around 16 weeks with Lydia and I was sick the whole time with Ali. I have to believe it will get better around Thanksgiving though. It's all worth it in the end...right?!?

Pomp and Circumstance

I put that title so the song could go through your head while you read. Tim earned his Masters in Business Administration from the University of Phoenix this week!! The program took 18 months straight through. It was a little grueling at times, but we hope it will pay off. For now, he isn't changing jobs. I'm excited to get date nights, game nights, and just hanging out nights with him back. We might even be able to go on trips again. He couldn't take much time off school, so we really didn't do a family vacation this past summer. He wrote a million papers, read a lot of material, sat through lectures, and prepared numerous power point presentations. I'm proud of him and look forward to what the future may hold for him!! Congrats Tim!!!

Fall Break

Tim is the youngest of 8. His oldest brother visited from Portland with his family this week. These two may be 15 years apart in age, but they are two peas in a pod. They just think similarly and are great friends. We love hanging out with his family despite the age differences. I enjoy talking to his wife because I feel like our lives parallel, just a few years behind. Don't they even look similar? :)

It was pretty crazy with 13 kids and 6 adults around, but fun chaos. I've already invited everyone to my house for Thanksgiving this year. I think I'm a glutton for punishment.

Lydia doesn't have school Friday and Monday. It seems torturous to me and yet she just started school a few weeks ago. What did I do with them all day during the summer?!? Part of it is I feel terrible and all I want to do is sleep. Ali's off and on with her naps lately too. What are these girls trying to do to me? They are good girls. I don't think it would be so hard if I felt decent. I hope Winter break is better.

What do you with your kids when school is out?

Finally Fall!

It's been quite the indian summer this year. We've been in the high 80's still and I'm all decorated for fall and Halloween. On Thursday Lydia had a field trip to Hew Haw Farms. It was way too hot, but I put them in their Halloween shirts anyway. First we saw the animals. Both of my girls love critters, so this was a treat. This is a hen the kids all got to pet.

Lydia and Ali climbed up the hay bales to slide down this 2 story slide. You can barely see Ali trying to go back down, but Lydia was brave and went down!!

We also went an a hay ride. The girls thought it was fun and Ali sang "Rinding the Range" (from Backyardigans) through the farm. I didn't think about sunscreen in October, so we all got a little sunburned. Oh well.

Friday Tim's sister and neice from Portland came to visit for conference weekend. She must have brought the Oregon weather with her because the fall weather finally showed up!! We had a great weekend playing with them and all the local cousins as well.

This is Riley being a horse for Ali (and yes, she started singing "Riding the Range" again). We had a great week and we are happy to finally see the fall weather. Tim even turned on the heat for a little while this morning.:)