Thanksgiving a Month Late

It has been called to my attention by an un-named friend that I am really sucking it up on my blog lately. It's not as if I have stopped stalking all of yours, I just have been neglecting mine. Everyday I check to see if anyone has posted anything new and when they haven't I get all bent out of shape about it and mumble to myself something to the effect of "What's the point of having a blog if you're not going to update it?"...blah blah blah. So here is the post I've been saving up since Thanksgiving. We were lucky enough to get back in town from Boise to get to go to Eugene for Thanksgiving(I was really worried about having to have Thanksgiving alone). It was lots of fun, filled with lots of food, and lots and lots of shopping. On Friday Matt's mom took us to the mall for Matt to look at work clothes(yes that's right Matt finally has a REAL job)...anyways she took us because I loose my patience too quickly in situations like that. This is what usually happens
Me: Babe that shirt looks so cute on you, you look great
Matt: (turning in front of the mirror constantly to get a good look from every angle) Really? Do you like it? Do I look ok?
Me: Yes babe, seriously I love it, you should totally get it
Matt:(still standing there) Hmmm...I think I like it. Are you sure you like it?
Me: Yep I'm still sure
Matt: Hmmm..(takes it off thinks about it puts it back on with pants, shoes, belt the whole stinking outfit) Okay seriously you like this shirt?
Me: Nope I don't you look totally gross don't get it...seriously how many times are you going to ask me that...do you want me not to like it or something?
Matt: Just checking
Then he will get the shirt...I will be exhausted from all my hard work and in need of some kind of food and then 20 minutes later he will ask again if I'm REALLY sure I like it.
This is why I like good ol Leslie to come along. She is great at pretending like Matt has never asked her the question before and gives him constant reassurance with no sarcasm or hint of irritation. They can stay in the dressing room for hours with no need of a treat. She is essential when shopping with Matt!
We really did have a great time though and I just love the Holidays!! I'm sad that now they are almost over.


Isn't she so stinkin cute? I just think she's so cute!


Here is Matt resting after a hard day of Turkey Bowl...he dreams about Turkey Bowl all year long...and loves to brag about his skills when he comes home


This is Matt driving his dad crazy by eating all the Turkey he is trying to carve for dinner


We just love them and think they are the best


I feel like when I die I will have all her thick beautiful hair and then we can actually be sisters


Happy Turkey Day!


Grandma Lake...she kept asking me what I was doing and why I was taking pictures of her!





Autzen was not a fan of having his pants pulled down...he asked Matt to please not pull his pants down anymore


Grandma and Mattie





New baby Lake

Call Us Crazy

I'm begining to wonder if we will ever get settled. My dad always says that Matt and I move around too much...which I always argue, saying that we really don't move THAT much. After this weekend I'm going to have to side with my dad and say we are nuts, and I feel like a gypsy. We moved BACK to Ashland yesterday and we are STAYING here until Molly graduates from high school! Now that that's in writing it is basically unchangable...right?
Just for fun...In the past two in a half years since we've been married Matt and I have moved
1. to Ephraim Utah
2. Ephraim to apt in Ashland Oregon
3. apt in Ashland to student housing
4. Student housing to our first house in Talent
5. Talent to El Paso Texas
6. El Paso Texas to Laredo Texas
7. Laredo back to Talent
8. Talent to Boise Idaho
9. Boise back to Ashland

And now since someone already rented our house for the year we are looking for a place to rent, in the meantime we are living with our sweet friends, the Abel's. They have been so nice to let us crash their guest room. Matt and I have a nice big room with our couch and bed and a big bathroom. And Molly is sharing with their daughter.

Hopefully now that we have internet I can post some pictures up of all our adventures the past few weeks!

Hiding Out In My Car

So I am sitting in my car hiding out infront of a MoxieJava stealing their internet for a few shorts minutes so I can check my email, look for jobs, and UPDATE my blog. I'm feeling like a detective out here. Hopefully when we aren't so poor and Matt and I have jobs(or even just one of us)we will get internet and I won't have to drive around town looking for a signal. We got all moved in last week and we LOVE it here. Molly is taking her sweet little time adjusting and as a result has been VERY moody...that's to be expected right?? Sure sure. One of these days I will put some pictures on here of our cute new house. We just love it.

Utah/Idaho Trip

Matt and I just got back from our week long trip to Idaho to find a new house and Utah for Matt's work party. We started the week off with a football game at Oregon State...Go Beavs! Our friend Devin plays for Washington State so we met up with his fam and watched the game.

Me, Darlene and Kristin. I want to move back to Ephraim! Darlene makes the best Navajo Tacos EVER...it requires a deep fryer...true Utahns have a deep fryer in there home!


Matt and Devin...those poor boys spent many hours at the University Mall in Provo while Kristin and I tricked each other into buying all sorts of things. Maybe it's good we left Ephraim...


Our new house! It's very very cute and in the cutest little neighborhood. There is even a gym so I don't have to pay for one anymore...woohoo! I am getting a little unexcited about packing. Lame.


Okay so last year Jessica and I decided to make caramel apples. It was a disaster. The caramel just slid right off the apple making a big gooey mess. They seriously looked like poison caramel apples! This year we decided to perfect our craft and spent a little more time researching how you actually make them. We thought we were doing great. The caramel was sticking and looking shiny and delicious...and a little bit sticky!


Then we tried our luck and decided to dip them in white chocolate and cinnamon and sugar...bad idea. The old lady, poison apples were back! At least they tasted good...right? Next year we are going to be pros and sell them somewhere.


Then we headed up to Utah...spent the night with Rob and Kim, had some Costa Vida and went to Matt's work party. We were sure we were going to win something big. One kid won 60 grand in cash, two other people won new cars, and Matt and I?? Oh well we won little backpack gym bags AND IPOD decks(those could have been cool except I lost both mine and Matt's IPODs at the gym now they are history)...lame, lame, lame. There were so many people there we didn't even wait in line to claim our prize.

Molly Mormon Strikes Again

Okay so ever since I got my sewing machine I have this uncontrollable itch to be crafty. On our recent trip to Utah/Idaho Jessica and I were craft stealers and totally copied some idea's for hair bows off dana-made-it.blogspot.com. So stinkin cute! Up next...a quilt.

Fright Night Update

I'm going to go ahead and let this little video speak for itself...I am going to save it forever though so Molly remembers how weird she was!

Fright Night

Matt and I told Molly she had to wait to have her birthday party until Matt came home so she decided to have a Halloween fright night party. First of all I do not like fright nor do I like night and I most certainly do not like the two of them together. But since I am trying to be the best momsister I can be I oblige to her every wish(ha)and do exactly as she asks of me. Matt loves scary movies, and hates to be left out even if he doesn't like the movie, but mostly he doesn't like boys in our house especially when he isn't an arms length away. So needless to say I am sitting alone in my bedroom trying to drown out the sound of screams in the background by doing a little blogging.

These are all the kids loving me for taking multiple pictures until I am satisfied and leave the room...can't you just see the love


Apparently scary movies make you break a sweat


"People saw we're hot"


Boogers on a stick


The most complicated brownies I have ever made...I forgot(or maybe I never did it) that teenagers are afraid to eat in front of each other. They came to my house nice and sweaty from all their sports, no food since lunch and none of them will eat! We have so much stinkin food it is ridiculous and none of them will take a freakin bite. Give me a break!


Day old bath water with worms...mmmm


Kitty litter birthday cake...we love ya Molls!

I am certainly not looking forward to throwing all my money, ooops I meant food, away in the morning because it is old and gross from not being eaten all night. Maybe this will teach me to keep it simple. I could have given them corn dogs and they would have been fine. But oh no...I stress, plan, re-plan, make a billion lists, go to every store in the rouge valley looking for a cauldron, spend all day making things "just so" and hello I AM THE ONLY PERSON WHO CARES! When will I ever learn? Oh well I just love it and I would be going crazy if I tried to do it any other way.

On a side note...Our house is for rent!! Ahh...can you believe it?! We are moving AGAIN!