ABOUT ANGELS

BY WESLEY

"Angels live high up in the sky in the Americas."

"Angels tell you your gonna have babies."

"Angels tell you when you're gonna die in two minutes."

HAPPY THANKSGIVING...............
And for those who don't already know, IT'S A GIRL!!!!!!

I admit, I was sorta hoping for another boy. However, I am very excited for another girl and I am soooo happy Aubrey is going to have a sister. My sisters are my best friends.

Wesley was a bit disappointed. He really wanted a brother. But my friend gave me some good advice on how to ease his disappointment (thanks Julie), and it worked. She has a 6 year old that Wesley plays with sometimes and he has two younger sisters. So, I told Wesley he was going to be just like Cole and have two little sisters and that he must be a pretty special boy for Heavenly Father to send him TWO sisters to protect and help mom and dad take care of. When I asked him if he thought he could help us out and take care of his new sister he said, "Yes. If she gets sick, I will put a jacket on her. Would that be good?". Then he rubbed my belly and told his sister he loves her. He is such a sweet boy. He is excited now, and I know he is going to continue to be the best big brother two girls could ever hope for.

HALLELUJAH!!!

What's that?? I hear angels singin'!!!

Aubrey pooped in the potty today!!!!!!!!!!!

HALLOWEEN!!!!

Here they are.....the cutest ninja turtle and fairy around. I really wanted Aubrey to be a puppy. But she didn't want to wear the puppy costume I had. She just wanted to carry it around and pet it and pretend it was her puppy. Wesley's costume I got a couple of years ago from story time at the library for FREE!! A costume store had donated a bunch of costumes and we showed up on the right day for story time to take advantage. I knew he wouldn't fit it for a while.........but man did that while go quickly!

Ready to go trick or treat!!

Isn't she just adorable???

I don't think you can call Ninja Turtles adorable....what about cute??

Notice how Aubrey's pumpkin has 'A' for the eyes and 'W' for the mouth??? Cool, eh?

Wesley posing with his airplane he bought with his Halloween treat money from grandma Tingey. He wanted to make sure I got the airplane in the picture and placed in just the right spot himself.

Brady did most all of the carving and cleaning out pumpkins and me and the kids told him what to carve.

Notice the super cute Halloween shirts???? My friend gave me the idea to do this and even shared some of her Halloween print so I could do Aubrey's. I was going to do one for Aubrey only, but Wesley kept asking me where his shirt was. I made it, and then he wouldn't even wear it until I told him I was just going to give it away to somebody who would wear it. Silly boy. It was fun to do and I think the shirts turned out really cute. Thanks Julie!!

I thought this was a funny pose of my little man.

TAGGED; TWICE!!

Okay, so I figure I had better participate in this tag since I got it twice now!!

I am suppose to tell you all of six "unspectacular quirks" I have..........But I am not at all weird or quirky! LOL So, I guess I can't do this tag...........................J/J ha ha ha

Okay Jenn and Claudia.............this is for you!!

1. I, like Jenn, obsess over offending people and saying the wrong things. It is bad. Sometimes I loose sleep over situations where I feel like I messed up and hurt somebodys feelings or just said something totally stupid. Yeah, I know, I have just got to get over it!

2. I can't believe I am actually telling the world this, I hope it isn't inappropriate. When I get my kids dressed, I have to match their underwear to what they are wearing. When my sweet hubby gets my kids dressed and the underwear doesn't match right, it just hits a nerve in me. But, I never say anything to him and get over it quickly. Ha! TOP THAT ONE YOU GUYS!!

3. I can't stand walking around the house bare foot. I have always been that way. I always have to have socks or slippers on.

4. I am not very motivated to organize major projects (like piles that build up in my house). It takes me for ever to just dive in and get things organized and cleaned up because it is soooooo overwhelming to me. So, I just sit there and stare at unorganized piles and wish they would fix themselves. Until finally I snap! And I can't take it anymore and just start throwing things away.

5. I like to keep the butter out on the counter so it stays soft. Some people do this, but some think I am weird for doing it.

6. I am obsessed with expiration dates on food! Some would say I go over board. Just ask my good friend Arin (life long friend and room mate during my single days)...........I threw a turkey away once that sat in our fridge for like a week, and it had already been thawed and in her dads firdge when she got it that week before. I was only thinking of her and protecting her from food poisoning. She was SOOOOOOOOOOOO mad at me. But I promise, it was getting slimy and gross! The day I threw it out was the day she was going to come home and cook it up. She had been dreaming of eating it all day long. LOL! I still laugh about that. I think she is finally getting to laughing point. But maybe not.

Okay, I tag Brittany, Jessica, Michelle, Autumn, Alicia, Tawnee. I think that is six new people that have not been tagged yet. Anyone else who feels the great desire to participate.......GO FOR IT!
Here are the rules: 1. Link to the person who tagged you and comment in the comment section on their original "quirk: post. 2. Mention the rules on your blog. 3. Tell 6 unspectacular quirks about you. 4. Tag 6 bloggers ( or more) by linking to them. 5. Leave a comment on each of the tagged blogger's blogs letting them know they've been tagged.

WHEW!!

Whew! November already?? I can't believe it.

We are trying to decide what to do for thanksgiving, since we got a definate "no" from my little sister that she will not be coming our way. I was really hoping she could come. Oh well. Maybe we'll hit Sea World??? Maybe we will just hang out here. hmmm...........

We are all super excited for Christmas this year! Grandma and Grandpa Tingey and Uncle Nick are coming. Wesley is thrilled and asks almost every day if it is Christmas yet. I keep telling him we still have Thanksgiving to celebrate and he just says, "Eewww! I don't like Thanksgiving! I don't like to eat Indians!!" ???? I have no idea where he got the eating Indians part. I think he is a bit confused. I am working on ironing out the whole Thanksgiving story with him. Any fun ideas are welcome.......
Anyway, I am so anxious to get all my Christmas decorations out. But, don't worry grampa, I will wait a couple more weeks. :)

Wesley has agreed that a green bike would be just as cool as a green power wheels four wheeler for Christmas from Santa. WHEW! I was very relieved to hear that as was our pocket book.

Aubrey is cracking me up these days. She can't just walk anywhere; it has to be a gallop, jump, or bounce from here to there. It is funny to watch her and how very different her and Wesley are. She is not shy. She loves people, loves to be in the spot light. She loves to dance and I love to watch her dance. She is adorable!! And I promise I don't say that just because I am her mother. She really is adorable. She is really into mimicking EVERYTHING Wesley does. Including burping at the dinner table!! *sigh* Did I mention she is adorable??

It is time to muck out our bedroom. Over a year later and we still have things to unpack and put away. Sadly, our bedroom gets shafted a lot of the time. But the time has come; By Christmas, it will be all put together!!! Hooray!!

PS I will be getting our Halloween pics up eventually........it is just a matter of developing the film. Yes, I just said "developing the film". You can still have that done, can't you??? j/j LOL
I had to go buy a disposable camera for Halloween. Still working on getting a new digital.

Primary Presentation

I didn't get a picture of him yesterday.........but here is our big boy on his birthday.

Wesley participated in his first primary presentation yesterday! All of the kids did a really good job. Wesley's Sunbeam class was a bit restless. It was pretty funny to watch them all up there wiggling all around. Their teachers have their work cut out for them with 10 or so Sunbeams to wrestle every week. Wesley really likes his teachers, Brother and Sister Barrett.

Wesley said his part well. It was, "I will help keep the house clean." I think he was a little thrown off because he had been saying, "I will help my dad" in some of the practices.

Before church yesterday, I asked him if he was ready to do his part and asked what he was going to say, and he told me, "I will help my dad." He recovered well though, and did a great job. We are really proud of him.

He was also assigned to give his very first talk in primary!!! For some reason, he was a bit more shy for that. He later told Brady that it was because he wanted mommy to help him with his talk, not daddy. The topic was "Because I am a Child of God, I can serve God with all my heart, might, mind and strength. Here is his talk:

"As a child of God, I can follow Jesus Christ's example by serving those around me.

I can serve my friends by helping them when they get hurt.

I can serve my neighbors by bringing them cookies when they are sad.

I can serve my family by doing my part to keep the house clean.

I feel happy when I help and serve others and I know it makes Heavenly Father happy too."

He had parts of it memorized before church. He has a good memory for sure.