I Need To Clarify

It appears I need to clear up a few things about my previous post.

First: I love Chuck E. Cheese. It is a favorite lunch spot for Larinda, Tabitha and I. We eat breadsticks, play skeeball, and get boat loads of tickets (I am the master of the Magic Monkey Game.) Chuck E. Cheese is an excellent choice for a midweek lunch outing, especially if the adult to child ratio is 2 to 1.

Second: Those of you that know me well, know that I FONDLY refer to Disneyland as Disneyhell. It is a term of endearment. The 3 days of my life that I have spent at Disneyland when it was not packed to maximum capacity were very enjoyable.

Third: I like ethnicity. I am Norwegian, my daughter is German, and my husband is Serbian.
And if you come right down to it aren't we all really Edenese?!

Fourth: If you claim to LOVE Disneyland and are not willing to give Chuck E. Cheese a chance, you need get out of your Disney comfort zone and embrace new things. I gave Disneyland a chance!!!

Lastly: It is not the places you go, it is the people you go with that make it great.

Spring Break

WARNING: The following post may be offensive to Disney lovers.


Last year my sister, Larinda, and I took our kids to Disneyland for Spring Break. This year the pressure was on to plan a vacation equally as enjoyable. I am happy to report we accomplished the task at hand. This year we visited Ghetto-Disney,more commonly referred to as Chuck E. Cheese. Some of you may not have realized that these two companies are connected, but after careful observation the similarities cannot be ignored. Chuck E. Cheese must be the sister (OK, ugly stepsister) company of Disneyland.
Observations:

• Both have odd, pedophilish men dressed as mice, hugging small children
• Both provide an opportunity to embrace ethnic diversity
• Both offer over priced food
• Both offer quality "shows"
• Both have obviously bribed the fire marshall to overlook the maximum occupancy limitations
• Both allow strangers to touch, bump, grab and invade your personal space
• You leave both with armloads of sh** that you will never use

So the next time you need a little vacation, remember Chuck E. Cheese can fill all the same needs as Disneyland.

P.S. Colin wrote the captions

Everyone having lunch.

Colton liked the shooting games.
Tabitha like rides, not much the games.
I was doing good at skee ball.

Hadlee liked games, not like Tabitha,
but scored alot of tickets.
Tabitha did NOT want to be ignored,
she also didn't pay alot of attention.

Hershey Track Meet

On Tuesday I attended the 3rd Grade Hershey Track Meet. All the third graders from Springville and Mapleton are invited to compete. There were 7 elementary schools competing, about 700 kids. Everyone can choose 3 events, Colin chose the 100m, 200m and the Standing Long Jump. Colin is kind of a goof and not really competitive. You never know if he is going to take things serious and do his best or be like... whatever. He did a really good job and had a lot of fun.






Colin had signed up to do the softball throw. At the last minute he switched to the standing long jump because the line was shorter. As you can tell by his unique form ( shouldn't you jump out, not up) he had never practiced this event, but he jumped 60 inches which seemed pretty good to his mommy.
It was sleeting and windy and cold, a perfect day for a track meet.


Colin doing some serious stretching before the 100m semifinals.

A Day With Deklin

Yesterday, while Melanie attended an adoption conference, I got to play with Deklin for the day. We had such a good time. His mom never leaves him, so I wasn't sure if it would be stressful for him. I am happy to report, it was not. Deklin may have been a hard baby, but he is the easiest toddler ever. Deklin loved the "horhee."

Deklin did NOT love the swing.


Deklin suffers from "Species Identity Disorder." Am I a puppy... Am I a boy? I guess that's what happens when you have three brothers and they're dogs.

What a cute kid, I can't wait until we can play again.

Before and After

Before

After

And A Few Days In Between

So You Think You Can Dance

One of the most anticipated events at Springville High School is the D'Males performance. Each year the D'Velles (The Springville Drill Team) choreograph and teach the senior boys a dance to perform at the last home basketball game. Check out the one in the lime green, he's almost as good as his sister!

I don't want to go off on a rant, but...

What up with Bob?!!! I love "The Biggest Loser." I have been sucked in since season 2. I love that every season they switch things up to get rid of the game play, or at least foil the plans of the game players. And since season 2 I have loved Bob. He was always so caring and sweet, he always seemed real. Jillian is way to over the top and Kim was just pathetic. So, what up with Bob trying to manipulate everyone in the game? I can't believe after the weigh in, he was telling all his team they had to vote off Dane and only Dane. Bob is the biggest game player on the show, he doesn't care about his team, he just wants to guarantee someone from his team wins (which they never do.) He will sacrifice anyone to try and get a winner. Last season he guilted Amy into voting off Coleen instead of Vicki, and that move cost her the game. I was so happy that Bob's team did not listen to him. They voted the way they wanted to and not the way Bob wanted them to, they voted off Blaine. Bob, you're a trainer! Get over yourself!! Man, I feel better!