Thursday, October 30, 2008

Crazy Halloween Dinner

We have a Halloween tradition....

We tack up sheets in the kitchen so the kids can't see what I'm making...
I hide behind the sheets and speak in a really mean british witchy accent...using the word "twit" a lot when rferring to the children.
The menu consists of...

___Infested evil fruit

___Vampire bile with crazy sucker

___The dead are alive delight

___Blood and guts

___Haunting ghost in piles of frothy vomit


They put a number next to each item...hoping dessert will be delivered first. They really never know what's coming because I switch it up ever year. I know it sounds gross, but it is all pretty normal...


An apple with a gummi worm

Green punch with a crazy straw

Homemade macaroni and cheese (dyed brown) with bread sticks (looking like bony fingers)

Peas and carrots

A meringue ghost in a banana pudding cup

Grandma and Grandpa Magleby came over for the fun.
We also try to serve the main dish (mac and cheese) in a crazy container with a crazy utensil...Tru had to eat his with a hand beater attachment. Chloe had to eat hers out of a pitcher with tongs. As a result, a lot of brown mac and cheese ended up on the floor!

It didn't seem as spooky this year with it still being so light outside, maybe next year I'll get black sheets!

Happy Halloween everyone!
"Now eat up your dinner you little twits!"


Sunday, October 26, 2008


Happy Birthday Baby Girl!


She is 2 and taking life by storm! No one has ever had us wrapped around their finger as tightly as this little thing! We love you Josie, you are our "Birthday Girl" everyday!

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

WASABI PEANUTS & A MEAN MOM

For a few of you out there who think I'm a genuine, kind and considerate person, I have decided to set you straight. No animals or small children were hurt, just a little burning of the tongue. Why does a mom enjoy taking pictures of her baby (not yet 2) in total discomfort? I'm not sure, I'm thinking about therapy. However, the pictures as a sequence are hilarious and this really didn't take longer than 15 seconds. Please forgive me Josie, I'm sorry I have such a demented sense of humor.






Wednesday, October 15, 2008

24 Hours of Moab

Every October for the past 6 years, Hans and I head down to Moab for the 24 Hours of Moab relay mountain bike race. Hans loves this event, even though it involves a fair amount of pain and exhaustion, the friends, fun and adventure make up for it. His team consists of him, Jon Chamberlain, Mark Finlayson and Paul Finlayson. They ride a 15 mile course that can take anywhere from 1 hour and 17 minutes, to 2 hours. They ride for the full 24 hours passing the baton all through the night. The weather this year was insane. No clouds, nice amount of sun, but enough wind to blow you away. You couldn't talk without feeling the crunch of sand in your teeth. The guys with contacts were miserable. The start of the race is hilarious...It is called a Le Mons start and it is their way of spreading out the hundreds of riders. You can see the nice wind in this first photo.
This is Hans just going out for his first lap. They rack their bikes and wait in the tent for their teammate to ride in to log into the computer and pass the baton.
Hans out on the course, looking good going down the long sand hill.
We time each lap so we can be ready to cheer on our team when they are coming down the road in front of our camp. When Hans set up our camp he made this jump. Luckily I was able to catch him getting some air (he would laugh). You can see Jon cheering him on. The sun was going down, now the night laps begin.Hans in camp cleaning his bike before his 1:00 am ride. The bikes collect a lot of sand during each lap and usually need a little maintenance.
Hans and I enjoying some time in front of the fire watching the night racers come in.
This year Hans went down on Wednesday to set up camp and I wasn't supposed to come down until Friday afternoon with the rest of the team. Hans has been traveling so much for work that I was missing him like crazy. So I asked Hans' niece Hayley to babysit and went down and surprised him a day early. Luckily he had no idea and I caught him completely off guard. It was so fun just hanging out together in the middle of the desert. It was a great weekend! And lucky for us we came home to most of the kids throwing up...why does this happen when we leave?
PS. My jeans are not on fire...it just shows you the sweet wind!
A HUGE shout out to James & Leigh Anne Lovell, Cathi Finlayson and Brandon Dial who came down to support the riders and have fun with me. It would be no fun at all without you! And Brandon, thanks for taking a couple laps, you rode like an animal and I know the guys appreciated the extra sleep! Here's to next year!