Remember Wax Lips?

I do!

I remember going to the Super C store in "downtown" Kuna to buy cheap candy. Wax lips were a novelty I indulged in only a few times. They were not so nice to "eat" as other treats, but I still have fun memories of wearing them!
I saw wax lips at Macey's & had to buy some for the kids...childhood is not perfect until you've had your chance to wear wax lips!!! Here's some pictures of the fun the kids had....

Addie was stunning in red!...She looks quite stunned herself!!!

You can almost see Kelli's smile coming out from behind those humongous lips!

Mikey needed Fangs, of course! No self-respecting 8 yr-old would have anything else!

Grandma's loving the kisses....Mikey thinks kisses are gross. (Note, the "thumbs down" in the background)

Grandpa's loving the kisses, too....Mikey still thinks kisses are gross. (...the thumb!...)

Say cheese! (Well, say it to yourself at least... If you say it out loud, you'll loose the lips!)

Anyone else thinking of Larry the Cucumber singing, "Love My Lips"--I've got it running through my head!

Ambree was surprised with kisses.

Kisses for Uncle Drew, too! Anyone getting all kissed out?

Maybe not...I think we finally wore Mikey out. Maybe kisses aren't all that bad!

Well, Maybe they still are. Keep away from girls, Mikey!!!

Mikey's First Pinewood Derby

Believe it or not, Mikey actually did most of the work on this beauty! He picked out the shape he wanted, Mark cut it out (I am NOT letting an 8 year old even NEAR a power saw!), Mikey sanded it down, painted it, (I helped with the flames) & tapped in the wheels. The most work I did was to get after him about finishing the project on time! Good job, Mikey!

Here's the weighing table...Mikey gets to have his car weighed & numbered for the Derby. Mark's checking to make sure Mikey's got the most weight he can possibly get on that little car! (Hence, the pennies taped to the top!)

It's a proud moment for a father!

Mikey gets his position as lucky #13!

Before the races begin, we had the awards & opening ceremony for pack meeting. Mikey had earned his wolf! Yipee!
We were all quite pleased with him!
Now it's time to start the racing fun! Addie was quite excited!

So was Taylor! Kelli was so excited, she couldn't stay in one place long enough to get her picture taken!

But no one was more excited than Mikey!

Bro. Young, lining up the racers... He's holding Mikey's car with his right.

Please, oh please, oh please!!!

Yea!!! That race was a first place for Mikey!!!

Each scout got a sticker on his racer to show what place he got with each heat.

Here's the award Mikey got at the end of the evening. "Best Hot Rod" I agree. :o)

Congrats, Mikey. Thanks for the fun memories!!!

Taylor Spit- Up

Ok, Spit-Up is an UNDERSTATEMENT! We made it through, though. I was even smiling! (A little, anyway!)

*** Due to a few complaints (by Mark) & a helpful suggestion by Grandma Harker, the following video is rated GGSU, for Graphically Gruesome Spit Up. Viewer Discretion is advised. :o) ***

This is more for me than for you anyway. :o)

I did a lot of scrubbing that day! It luckily barely missed the carpet in her bedroom, although I had to wipe down the WALLS in the hallway, change my jeans, & give her a SECOND bath so she wouldn't stink of spit-up! Oh well!

She is STILL soooo worth it! :o)

Taylor's 2nd Tooth! (Halloween & Snow, too)

WOW! This first year is racing by! In another couple of days, Taylor will be 7 months old!

I finally got a semi-decent picture of Taylor's 1st tooth (see above photo--it's on her right, your left, on the bottom--see that little white thing?), & will post one of her 2nd tooth as soon as it becomes a bit more visible. :o) Maybe by then it will be easier for you to see her first tooth! Ha!

Here's a clip of her first tooth--you might have better luck seeing her tooth when she's in motion.

Messy little face! :o) Taylor's getting better at getting around. She scooched herself on down the hallway, chasing after me when I left the front room. She made it all the way from her quilt next to the couch, down the hall to her room & was quite giggly about it. :o) Cute little girl!

Along with exploring the hallway has come Taylor's new favorite toy....

As an afterthought... here's our few Halloween pictures. SuperMom failed. The camera was in the purse, not in the hand. :o) Oh well. At least we had many pictures on other costumed occasions. I actually made it to the Costume Parade for Mikey & Kelli at the school that morning--even had Addie all dressed up. Here's Addie with Grandma Harker, who's all dressed up, too.But not Taylor!Taylor never quite made it into her costume that day. It was a busy day....dressing up a baby just wasn't important any more. (She had already dressed up 2 other times--it was quite an art getting her bunny nose & whiskers on, so I figured we were "good").

Kelli enjoyed posing for this very tasty spinach salad--it was cleverly disguised as a pumpkin face, but for some reason, the kids knew it was still a spinach salad under all that cheese....Cute girl.Sorry Kelli.... should I not have said, "Cute?" :o)Kelli, Addie, & Mikey helped out with carving pumpkins...They only got as far as the pumpkin guts, and that was enough. :o) Here's the finished Jack-o-lanterns!This guy is supposed to be a ghost saying, "Boo"--those are supposed to be hands on either side of its face.
We also had a wonderful snow storm this last week...it felt so good to see so much clean snow! Oh, I hope it's another snowy winter! Here's Addie having fun in the backyard:

Snow Angels.

Should I have just put on some shoes? :o)

So much fun...

She played out there a lot longer by herself that she would have with Mikey or Kelli. Sadly, the snow melted by the next day, & the other kids never got to play in it like she did. Here's a prayer for more snow!

Taylor's Army Crawl & Addie's Halloween Program

This little girl is figuring out how to get around. I'm figuring out how to best mount the baby gate at the top of the stairs. :o)

Funny...this reminds me of those dreams you get of running & running but never quite getting anywhere. :o) I'm sure Taylor feels like she's flying across the carpet.

Keep going, Baby!

Addie had her first Preschool program ever--it was so cute to watch! All the little preschoolers sang/recited a slew of Halloween songs & poems. So cute to see their little beaming faces when they finished each piece! I wanted to clap hard, but with the camcorder, you know.... Sadly, I realized once I got home that I had not recorded what I thought I had recorded & had recorded what I thought was not. Hmmm...rephrase....there was a bunch of the bottom of the camera case recorded, & nothing of Addie's program. Grrrr! I still feel all achy inside when I think of it!!! I had Addie redo a bunch of the songs for me, which was quite sweet... but it's not the same!!!!

She was SO pleased to be in her first program & yet just a tad bit shy of it all. She was beaming by the end of the program, so if I can just get her to sing the right words to the songs (she has her own versions, of course), we could have her star in her own number at the next ward talent show. :o) She doesn't seem have as much stage fright as I expected her to have.

Taylor got all dressed up for Addie's program, too. (She just wouldn't let me take her out of the house before she had whiskers & a cute little nose drawn on her face! ha, ha!) Sweet baby bunny!

Taylor was enjoying the morning....and her toy, too.

Addie thinks she's pretty funny.... Looking at this picture, I'd have to agree! Yes, those are her tights on her head...she figured it was easier to put them on her head than back onto her legs this afternoon. Life is never boring!

Love you, Addie!

Ambree & Drew's Trunk or Treat Party

We had a blast at the Trunk or Treat Ambree & Drew's company put on....I have to say, it was a lot of work getting there (getting ready was most of the work), and we had a full night, but it was so much fun! Thanks, Ambree & Drew!!!!

Here's us getting ready to go....

Addie's the little bunny with the wiggly nose! :o) She had it going so cute until I grabbed the camera...then it was as if she were trying to figure the whole nose thing all over again!

Cute little Vampire & Bunnies!

This picture was a little fuzzy, but you get the idea of his costume from it...maybe I'll get some not-so-fuzzy ones on Halloween.

Mikey's trying his best to be scary....nice work, kiddo!Kelli spent a lot of time hopping around with her arms up like that. :o) She likes being a bunny!Addie....say, "Carrots!"

Showing off her bunny tail...

Taylor's not quite ready yet--she still needs a nose & whiskers! I wanted to feed her before we drew them on, but that didn't happen...lucky this girl is so easy-going! (She didn't get fed for another couple of hours! Yet, she was still happy--until we put her back in the carseat to go home! --but I'm getting ahead of myself. :o)
Here's Taylor's little bunny nose!I love this one.... Cute to see them smiling at eachother. :o)
She loved eating the ears. Should have just made her ponytails pink & made them into ears!

The Trunk or Treat fun begins!!!

Grandma (the witch), William (the Lion), & Sarah (herself)William is such a cute little Cowardly Lion!

Addie's being brave--those are awfully big teeth on that car's trunk!

"Wow! That was so scary! It almost ate me!"

Kelli likes getting candy!This car has a lot of teeth, too.

Show me all the candy you have! This is when the "Mommy/Daddy tax" comes into play. :o)

Brooke is "Glenda," from The Wizard of Oz. She likes getting candy, too!

So, Griffin, how did you like Trick or Treating? Not sure?

Both Lily & Griffin were quite adorable dressed up as pirates.

All the little cousins... & Mark. :o)

After filling our bags with candy, we all went inside for some more professional pictures & some refreshments (like the kids needed more sugar!). Those were some awesome pumpkin-shaped sugar cookies! (There were brownies, too, but those cookies were calling to me!)

We met up with Poh (the red Teletubby) along the way---wait, that's Drew!!!

This feels like going to a Theme Park! :o) It's not everyday you meet a big Public Television Star like Poh!

Here's Ambree (a stunning Vampress) & Drew together! I think I know why Ambree is so attracted to Drew--Vampires tend to like red, right? :o)

Thanks for all the fun, Ambree & Drew! Can we come again next year? :o)