Silly, SILLY Trevor

All of my children are cute and silly and give me a good laugh. Trevor, however, seems to have some ability to crack me up. He can be so witty at times. Anyway, I forgot to mention this in the last blog and I thought it was funny. On our way home, we had to wait for a minute in the jetway. We were almost to the plane and he could see that we were just about through the door, but we were stopped again. Out of the blue Trevor blurts out, "Come on, people! Why aren't you moving? Don't you know that this plane isn't a museum?!?" I turned around to tell him that wasn't nice, but I couldn't due to my giggling. Needless to say, his face was as dramatic as the statement he chose to blurt out!

Also, when I was making "Purple Potter Popcorn" (we make it every time we watch a Harry Potter flick) tonight Trevor was singing. "You know I've never, I've never seen you look so good...." Hmmmm...Too much Guitar Hero III around here, wouldn't ya say?! I've been told quite a few times that he won't stop singing at school. The last thing I need is to get a call from his school telling me that he's learned the rest of Poison's "Talk Dirty to Me" while doing his desk work!

Our Holiday Trip

As you can see from the other smileboxes, we had a GREAT vacation. We left for Las Vegas on Christmas morn. The kids had a great time with their gifts and playing with their cousins. It was just a great, laid-back day. The next few days we just hung around and saw family. Nathan got to go golfing with his Dad, Grandpa and Mark. They had a great time! Mom and Dad Mann graciously let us use one of their vehicles for the week so we had our own transportation while we were there. $500.00 in rental money, but because you've always taken care of our cars, I've never had to "experience" the CAT buses! Tricia and Aaron were out of town the exact same days we were in town, so they graciously let us use their house. It was fun to be there and the kids loved watching their movies! Nathan and I weren't Seinfeld watchers, but thanks to them, we've now seen season 1 and half of season 2! Thanks Hegjis!
We also took family pictures with the entire Mann family. Poor Sears...I think we spent three and a half hours there! It was nice to get to spend that time with everyone...we got to see Connie, Tim and the kiddos.







Friday night, Nathan and Jen got to leave the kids and get out fo a night at the Rio. Mehdi and Missy not only gave them the room, but also were the designated babysitters. How we will ever repay them , I don't know. We had a blast just being by ourselves and enjoying each other without the familiar pitter-patter.
On Sunday, Chris and Natalie blessed Max, so we spent the day with the Yorks. He is a cutie!
Then came New Years and our trip to California the day after. Mom and Dad York graciously let us borrow the van and Jason and Missy let us borrow DVD players, all of which made the travel time VERY enjoyable! We stayed at the same hotel we stayed at last year. It is so nice to have a room with a kid's suite...highly recommend it! The first day at Disneyland was spent with Crystal, Justin, and Jake. We all had a great time, and we took great advantage of the knowledge of seasoned Disneyland veterans. Thanks guys!
Despite a rainy forecast, we spent the next two days riding rides, watching parades, and avidly seeking autographs in the books that Jen made for the kids. Our kids are BIG parade fans, and caught every parade we had the chance to see. Kassi also made it her personal mission to get all of the autographs that she could, even if it meant braving the rain to get to the princesses. Actually, we only got rained on once (the second day) and it was in the evening as the kids were getting tired, so it really didn't hinder us at all, but the forecast did (we believe) keep the park numbers down, which we were happy about.
The third day, we ate a brunch at Goofy's Kitchen, which was a definite highlight for all of us. The cuisine was all you can eat and featured everything from PB & J pizza to Creme Brulee French Toast (they had regular food too!) Not only was the food great, but several Disney characters walked around and greeted the kids, signed autographs, and danced around. It was a lot of fun.
Another exciting event of our last day was Trevor's "magical moment". We were on our way to catch the Main Street Electrical Parade and we passed by Star Tours. There was no line, so Jen offered to take the kids one more time, as they had enjoyed it twice already. Trevor took her up on the offer and in they went. As they were walking up, an employee asked how many were in their party. Jen replied that it was just the two of them, and he told them to follow as he sped toward the "loading area". The employee then shuffled other people in the line into one area and told Jen and Trevor to pick a row for another ship. Trevor picked the front row. As they were boarding, the employee told them that they like to create magical moments at Disneyland and this was to be Trevor's magical moment. He then told Trevor that he was going to get to fly his own ship (which holds about 50) with nobody else on board. He then closed the doors and Jen and Trevor got the whole thing to themselves! You couldn't have wiped the smile off Trevor's face for anything!
We just thoroughly enjoyed all of our time out west with everyone. Thanks to everyone who helped with cars, meals, babysitting, good times and everything else. We have the greatest family ever. We miss you guys and are already planning the next vacation. Disneyland in December, anyone? :)

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Ringing in the new year...

We had a great time ringing in 2008! A few of us got together at Mom & Dad's condo and partied kiddie style! The kids played, danced an sung (you go Sami & MJ!) the whole night long. They got to celebrate New Years three times, complete with countdowns, party blowers, confetti guns and lots of noise outside! One for Texas (for the York clan, of course), one for Utah (for Connie's family and Brookie's Nana) and one for "Las Vegas" time! The party didn't miss a thing - except that we forgot to break out the bubbly! The kids had kept us so entertained that we didn't even think about it! It was just great - we love to see the kids smile...

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Snowball Fight!

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Our Anniversary & Other Doings...

Our 9th anniversary was on November 28th. We celebrated with the whole family. Partly because it was on a Wednesday and partly because Trevor was ill. We wanted fondue so we went to Crate and Barrel and bought a fondue pot. Once we realized how much work would go into it, we decided to just go out! We hit The Melting Pot and boy were we glad we did! They had a promotion going that was just great. If you bought a $100 gift certificate (that could be used that evening) they'd give you 4 $25 vouchers to use during the year! We ended up doing that and got a *free* meal for our anniversary! It was nice because the kids got a few things for them, so we didn't have to share our fondue!!! The kids had a great time "cooking" and dipping their food. If you ask them now who wants to go, they all say "me, me, me, me, me!!!" Nathan- I love you so much. It's been a wonderful 13 years, 8 months and 20 days! You've always treated me with so much kindness, respect and love. You make me feel special and I wouldn't be me without you!








On Friday, November 20th Kassi had another 6 weeks awards assembly. She was on the "A" honor roll, again! You'd be a little surprised what it takes from a first grader to make it on the "A" list! Good job, J! That same day, Trevor had his Fall Carnival at Kinkeade. Nathan, Ashlee and I went to help out. We took groups of kids around the school to enjoy all of the activities. Trevor was in my group. The kids had a fun time. Let me tell you, Ashlee can hold her own with the "big kids!" Her attitude goes a long way when it comes to playing with bigger children!





The next day, Saturday December 1st, was a busy day. The kids had a nursery/primary activity in the morning. Then Kassi had a dance rehearsal in the afternoon - dance things always go long! (the picture is at the rehearsal) I was busy running to all of the activities and trying to put together costumes the rest of the day. Then that evening was the Ward Christmas party. Kassi and Trevor were involved in the Nativity scene (hence, the costume making). Kassi was an angel and Trevor was a sheep. They did very well in their parts! They looked so cute, too!

The next day, Kassi danced in the Nutcracker Suite party that her dance academy put on. There were little tributes to the dances that are done in The Nutcracker. Kassi's class did the Chinese Tea dance. She looked so cute. Of course, we forgot our camera. They had the story of The Nutcracker read by a story teller, and to put it mildly, Trevor is obsessed with Nutcrackers. He loves to look at them and for a week straight, begs to buy any nutcracker that he sees. The crazy things kids latch onto!!!


Nathan had a WIPS (Work In Progress Seminar) that he had to do on Monday. He worked many hours on compiling all of his data and finishing up experiments. He did very well. He got a lot of compliments from his superiors! That's always nice! He's looking into finishing up a few more projects and he's pretty much ready to start writing his paper. His estimated date for graduating from Graduate school is this next June or July. Go Nathan!

This last Wednesday, Trevor had a field trip. They asked me to come and help chaperone. I happily agreed! We went into Fort Worth to the Casa Manana theater and watched "Frosty the Snow Man." It was fun for the kids. After the play we headed back to Running Bear park and had lunch. The kids enjoyed the nice weather and got to play on the toys for close to an hour! Nathan had been watching Ashlee at home, so they came to the park to join the fun! Like I said, Ashlee can hold her own with the big kids! The only time she got a little upset was when her finger got stepped on by the slide. Other than that, you'd have thought she was a preschooler!









Later that night, Ashlee went potty on the big girl potty for the first time! Yea, Ashlee! She got a princess cell phone that she picked out weeks ago. She was very excited! When we got everyone ready for bed, we discovered that Trevor had a fever. He wasn't acting too sick, but as the night progressed, so did his temperature. He's still running a 103.6 fever so I'm sure we'll be off to the doctor's office tomorrow. Trevor's also fallen in love with the Be Kool patches. His fever is staying high and he's loving the relief they bring. We used these last year and loved them. Now, Trev's addicted to them!





On Thursday, Mommy and Ashlee got our hair cut. This was Ashlee's first cut and she did okay. She didn't move too much but her face did show her true feelings! hee, hee!



Like I said, Trevor's been ill but we've gotten some things done around here. We finally got our lights up outside and we're doing the tree today. We made salt dough ornaments and the kids got to paint them this afternoon. As soon as they're dry, they'll get to hang them on the kids' tree in the family room!