Thanksgiving!

Well, better late than never..... Our Thanksgiving was so much fun! Remember how I told you about all of the yummy food we were going to have pre-Thanksgiving? Well, let's just say it was all amazing and to die for. In fact I am still recovering, and haven't really wanted to eat a whole lot. I ate way too much. We had so much fun with my sister's family in Idaho. Here are some pictures of the good times....

This is the beautiful place they live in ... right next to this beautiful waterfall.

Q is spending some quality time with his favorite Uncle.

And of course his favorite Aunt ;)

Chinese night (soooo yummy!)

The adorable Patten family (my sister Amber, her husband Ken and their cute child Chad.)

Chad is exactly 6 months older than Quincey. They had a lot of fun together.

Quincey has a new favorite cousin... Tanyon, because he fed him yummy Oreo pie. And it looks to me that he is using his first sign for 'more!'

The End!

Big Universe

okay, here is another funny video, that we watched over the break. It's very humbling ;)

manamana

Lunch Date

Today we had a lunch date! I know, maybe we should wait until at least one year for them to date, but I guess I am a push over! Q: "Mom! Stop taking pictures, you are embarrassing me!"
M: "What is this boy doing to me? Let go of my hand!!"

So sweet..

This was a different time but I thought it was such a cute expression. He actually does it a lot, He thinks he is so funny.

Thanksgiving plans....

My cute nieces... on our way to the mall.

I love gobble gobble time. We are planning on going up to my sister's house in Idaho. I am so excited. We are going to have a Greek night, a Chinese night, and then the traditional Thanksgiving dinner. I am so excited. (I think I mentioned that.) Greek food is by far my all time favorite food. I love gyros, Souvlaki, and Dolmades, rice pudding, lemon rice, oh! and feta cheese... yummy...
G doesn't necessarily like it as much as I do, but he eats it, so that is good enough for me. So, I will let you know how it goes!

This past weekend G's family was in town so we got to have a pre-Thanksgiving feast. Mmmmm.... Yummy, I love all of the stuffing and mashed potatoes, and the pies... yes, the pies. We had a lot of fun with the family. (sorry that you had to leave so early Phoebe, if you had stayed a little longer, I might have beat you in boggle!!!) (yeah, right...) But I did buy boggle today, and I have been practicing by myself.... (such a loser).
Anyways, that is about it here.

The NEXT movie critic? no way...

So, those of you who know me very well, know that I love movies. And this past weekend, was definitely a movie watching weekend because of forces outside of our control. So, I thought that I would update on what we thought on some of these money makers.

*First!!! a Disclaimer...*
And let me just say, that I am not attempting to be a movie critic, because movie critics, in my opinion, are often so stuck on nit-picking that they cannot sit back and enjoy some good ol' fashioned pure entertainment. And I, on the other hand love pretty much all types of movies, except the stuff that the critics like!!!! Maybe it is strictly out of rebellion, one cannot be sure. I have a little, (not tested), theory that if you want to impress a film critic all you have to do is make a movie about war. They jump all over that stuff.

Okay, disclaimer over...

1st movie on the agenda...



Next, you know the one with Nick Cage? We really enjoyed this movie. There were many cool action moves, and plus, I think that seeing into the future is a really cool super hero trick, and I would much rather see 2 minutes of it, than have to get high and paint it. (those of you who have seen the series Heroes, should understand, and if you haven't seen that series... you should! it is really enjoyable.)
I must say, that G loves Nick as an actor because Gone in sixty seconds is pretty much his favorite movie (but mostly because he thinks Eleanor is one of the hottest things on 4 wheels. ) But I myself can't get past the fact that he mumbles! and I never like his hair. Yes, those might seem like picky things, but the fact that I can still like his movies, shows that my nit-pickiness is not way overboard. I just thought it was worth mentioning.
So, to sum it up, you should see this movie. I think it has a cool twist... at first it bugged me, but the more I thought about it, the more it stuck with me.

Okay, that is actually enough movie reviews for today, but I will get back to you later with more of my thoughts on the entertainment that I immerse my time with.

Recovery

Well, it got worse before it got better.... the sickness I mean. Yesterday, I got really sick too, and so G was taking care of 2 sick babies. Both Q and I are doing much better now, but still might give us one more day to fully recover. I am so glad G was here to take care of us... I was so weak I couldn't hardly pick Q up. But I got well enough that I was able to make the brownies that I was craving all day long. I finally made them and took a bite and realized that that isn't what I wanted at all. My eyes are bigger than my stomach, I guess. oh well...

sick of sickness...

Well, just to fill everyone on the past little while... Quincey is so sick. He threw up once on Wednesday and 5 or 6 times yesterday. Today it has only been twice so far. I called the doctor yesterday, and they said just to keep an eye on him and watch for dehydration. So, that is what we are doing! But, man it is so frustrating to have to go through 5 or 6 different outfits everyday, for both Quincey and myself. So, that is what is going on here. It is so funny how Quincey acts so normal and I think he is getting better, and then he vomits again. What a trooper. I think it is harder on me than it is on him.

Crazy Hair Day...

Isn't it so fun to dress up a baby to look however you want them to, and they don't have any choice in the matter!? We have been having fun with Q's hair lately because it is getting so long! It is fun to give him a Fohawk ('fake mohawk') every once in a while.

What a cute little Froggie...

Well, we survived Q's first Halloween! We had a blast. We went to downtown Provo and trick or treated in the local businesses. It was so fun to see all of the different costumes that people came up with, and to see all of the cutie kids. Quincey seemed to have a blast! we let him take the candy from the buckets, and at first, he was kind of unsure, and kept looking up at the candy giver and then back at us. But man did he get the hang of it! In no time he was practically diving with both hands and trying to grab 10 at a time. After he grabbed his candy of choice he would immediately claim his property by shoving them directly in his mouth. Then we would switch every time we came to a new business.

I guess a cute face can get away with anything.

Tootsie rolls seemed to be his favorite, maybe because he could grab them the best.

Quincey made quick friends with this little pirate!

All of the babies at our ward Halloween Party.