Back To Bethlehem

Our Ward Christmas Party this year is Back to Bethlehem. Troy was recruited to be one of the 3 Wisemen, and everyone was encourages to dress in Biblical era clothing.

Unfortunately for me...I am the last member of the family to get the stomach yuck that is going around our house, so I was going to stay home with "the little drummer boy". But he kept walking around saying "I'm going to be a shepherd", and after he got dressed up, Troy didn't have the heart to tell him he couldn't go.

I can't wait to hear all about it.

YUCK!

I didn't think that my kids would take the U loss as hard as they have, but they were so upset, they have been throwing up ever since!!

3 kids throwing up in 3 days - living the good life!!

Oh Utes...

My day started out like any typical UofU football day. I wake up, walk into my kitchen & turn on my "U" in my front window. I was on my computer, and I heard a little noise on my window. I look out, only to find my cute 80-something year old neighbor taping a blue Y on my window over my U!!! He is the nicest guy in the whole wide world, and he is a U fan - he was simply doing it to tease me!

Troy went with some friends down to the game (I still can't get that yucky Utah County smell off of him!), and the rest of us went over to my Mom's house to watch the game with my family. My Mom was in her glory with her ugly royal blue BYU shirt, while the rest of us were in all of our Utah glory! There was a little trash talk balk & forth, but in the end, it was my Mom who was rubbing it in our face (those BYU fans are terrible winners!!)

It was so close! We could almost taste the victory - and then it slipped through our fingers!! - what a crappy way to end the season! I am blaming it on my cute neighbor.

I LOVE Online Shopping!!

Ho!Ho!Ho!

There is nothing like getting most of your Christmas shopping done in just a few clicks!! I am NOT the kind of person who likes to get up at the crack of dawn to shop with the crazies!! No offense if you are one of those crazies...I love getting my shopping done in about an hour, and I was able to do it in my PJs, and my arms don't hurt from having to carry all those dang bags from store to store!! Plus, it's like Christmas, everytime I get a delivery, and see what I ordered!

I am excited for my kids to get their presents - It's going to be another electronic heavy Christmas at our house - what can I say - the Denning's love their gadgets! I can't list any items at the moment - because I have someone who likes to some read whatever is on my computer (thinking it is her business too!)

I am not really in the Christmas mood yet - knowing that I will not be getting my tree, or my decorations out on Friday, has made it seem like it is still far away, and we all not that it's not!! Let's all pray for a Christmas miracle at the Denning house - carpet to be in before Christmas!!

She really is a girl!

I love Ash - although she can really push my buttons! We got to go to the Hannah Montana concert, and as you can see from the picture (she is not looking at the camera of course), she can really look like a girl sometimes! She even had a purse with her!!

We had a blast! We went with some friends in the neighborhood, and Ash & her friend Sarah talked me into making signs for them to take - it was very cute.

Ash took her little video camera, and took some video of the concert. I will try to post it, because it is so funny to see her little video.

Trick or Treat!!

Yet another year of Halloween frenzy is over!!

Jonathan was totally into his "punchy-punch" costume, wearing it several times over the past few weeks. He was a bit dangerous when he got his gloves on - he would start punching anyone within his reach!! He LOVED trick-or-treating, and he was so excited about "the cool stuff" he got.

Nick is adorable as Quidditch playing Harry Potter - And Ashley is in yet another very girly costume - she doesn't even know who Freddy Kruger is, but thought that he looked cool.

I had a hard time with pictures this year - My default picture taking spot is no longer in exsistence - I am going to have to figure out a new spot for all of my outside pictures.