WOOHOO!

Big Kudos to Princess!! She got an award of Merit at the Multi-School Level at the Art Express Program!

Sweet Victory, Cubed

Woohoo! Me and my team have won three Flag Football games! We have a great quarterback, a great defensive system, and the best of them all, the Center, yours truly. Not to brag or anything... Anyway,I am just really excited and hope that we can continue our winning streak!!!!

Wait! Wait, Wait,Wait, 6 Months!!?

Let's just say he's not so teeny-tiny anymore!! He's in the 85th percentile for height, for goodness sakes. Willwam, (this new nickname is appropriate, since he's a bit to little to be called Babooshka anymore!!) has just had his 6 month appointment!! I know, I know there's now way you can be as shocked as I am, but- 6 months!!? Compared to the other 6 month year olds, he is a tall baby with a skinny lil' body and a small head. 6 months!!? He is an incredibly well-behaved baby, who is always smiling, and loves to be around family, especially Mo and Yours Truly. Often times on school mornings when I wake up and see he is awake as well, I walk over to his favorite chair. If seeing him squirm and smile to a simple, "Hi, Buddy," doesn't put you in a good mood, you may need to see a doctor, because you may be suffering from a rare but serious case of Cold Heart Disease. I'm often afraid he'll fall out of his chair!! He has had some interesting adventures with his squirming such as finding him face-down, off the place where we set him,etc., etc. He loves to play with things such as his saucer and hang toy. And boy does he love to be held!! Most of all,he loves to be loved, and is always ready for a snuggle. And now, after his 6 month shots, he is more snuggly than ever. Willwam, I love you so much, and now I finally understand why the world is full of phrases like, "They grow up so fast."

What Is This Feeling, So Sudden and New?!

We felt the first time we laid eyes on Wicked. Well, it didn't meet our expectations. It exceded them!! I felt like I was DEFYING GRAVITY and was on Cloud Nine for the rest of the day because of Wicked. It was WONDERFUL, from the time spent at DEAR OLD SHIZ to when NO ONE MOURNED THE WICKED. The soundtrack was amazing, and we loved enjoying our ONE SHORT DAY seeing it live. We agreed that it is good that no more tickets are available, since we'd probably go see it again if we could!! Now that would be SOMETHING BAD. Wicked has had us DANCING THROUGH LIFE since our Saturday Matinee. Stunning, Awesome, Inspiring.

Well, that's about it. Now I'm just trying to savor the soundtrack, AS LONG AS IT'S MINE. It will be one of our top favorites FOR GOOD. It was even POPULAR with SamMan, who has learned bits and pieces from two or three songs.

Once Upon A Time...

In A Heavenly Kingdom as close to Zion as we can get, a young prince known for his humor and storytelling climbed onto the King's lap.

Here's how it went:

King: Samuel, are you ready to go to bed?

Sam: Um, no, but can you tell me a story?

King: Why don't you tell me a story?

Sam: Ok, once upon a time, there was a boy named Samuel, and he didn't want to go to bed.

That is awesome!

St. George

Be-yoo-tee-ful.

We arrived on Thursday, and had a great time. We swam, played basketball, went bowling, watched TV and movies,did Easter crafts, and relaxed. It was awesome! It felt sooo good to relax and slack off for a couple of days. We got to dye Easter eggs and do fun crafts on Saturday when there was a bit of rain. Other than Sat. Morning, the weather was warm and gorgues. And the food. The food was a-maz-ing!!! We ate at In-N-Out Burger, Tom's Deli, Bear Paw Cafe, and Pizza and Pasta Factory. Remember those names, because those are the best resteraunts in the city. We had to go home Easter afternoon. All in all, it was incredibly excellent, and we can't wait to go back.

(Plus SamMan and Babooshka did super well in the car!!)

Off We Go!

After months of preparation, (or, if you want to be logical...) After a week and a half of preparation, it's finally here! Soon, we'll be off to St. George! SamMan has gotten the swim bag out a bunch, and his version of packing is getting a bag of pretzels, a blow-up swim carrier, and his swimsuit and informing us he's ready to go. He told Mo yesterday, after spending various times during the week in just a swimsuit, "Mommy, today I will wear my swimsuit. It's not too cold. I'm going to go outside. OK??" Sticking to his stubborn traits, (now where in the heck did he get those from??) he wore his swimsuit around the house all day. It was the longest day of his, and Mo's. He has been absolutely sure for the last two weeks that today will be the day we will go. And when the kids got their third day off, he was crying for S-A-I-N-T G-E-O-R-G-E, (I'm scared to even type it, since we have him cleverly stalled with Out of the Box.) Luckily, the awesome,awesome Barneys let us escape with a Cafe Rio lunch, an easter egg hunt/dye, and jumping on the trampoline. It was so awesome, thank you Barneys!! After our escape, we ate leftovers and watched Idol.

Now, we wait, for the grand moment were we finally put our bags into the car, check our activity backpacks, pick up Grandpa Brent, and head out. YES!!!! :)

Jogusboy will be back Sunday. I hear Daddy coming back from the store, so I have a bit of work to do.

Bon Voyage.

I've been waiting for-ev-er to say that.

a verry happy and getting-ready-for-tropical-vacation jogusboy.

:)