Season 4 LOST

So it is 11:30 and we just finished a three night marathon of watching the season 4 of LOST. I am going to go crazy. Hello- Locke in the casket-and the Island? where did it go-and Jin-I cried every time they mentioned him. And the dead Dad? What's up with him?
I am now obsessed but can't bring myself to watch season 5 until it comes out on video. It is too much stress for me from week to week. I highly recommend watching TV shows on video. It is definitely the way to go.
Now my brain won't shut down and all I can think about is what happened to the zodiac and the people there?and really who is Richard with his eyeliner on? and the creepy fat old guy turning out to be gay?????????

Christmas Traditions

One of the best Christmas Traditions that the Gunter family has is that every year we swap scrapbook pages. We have been doing this for about the last 5 years and it is my favorite thing. I have along with my children been able to see all the fun things that the cousins have done throughout the year. It makes us feel closer to them and I love it. It also makes you reflect on the past year and the things that you and your children have done. These are mine for this year. This is also the first year that I have done digital scrapbooking and I think they turned out great. Robbie and Carrie

Malia

Breckin
Britton

Girls Night out

My brothers family has become actors and the whole family was part of a play that was put on in Lehi at the first of December. Melanie, Maren, and I went down and it was fabulous. I enjoyed myself so much. Melanie, Cortland, Chandler and Maren I was totally amazed at what great actors my nephews are. They were awesome.

Melanie, Maren and Me cheesing before the show began

Maren, JulieAnn, Me and Melanie- JulieAnn was the lead female and she was incredible. It was surprising to know that she hadn't done this before. She is a natural. I look for ward to the next one.

The Best Santa Letter Ever

So Malia brings home her list for Santa and I think awesome-now Santa will know what to do. Then I started to read it. Item 1,2,3 probably not going to get-need to have a talk with Malia. I keep reading."My Mom needs some new clothes. She wears the same thing everyday." I start with the panicky kind of giggle that means are you kidding me-let me read that again just in case I read it wrong. So I read it again and get the hysterical laughing because I realize that this has been dictated to someone and that person( teacher, Parent volunteer) has also seen this and they think I never change my clothes. Now let me say this in the past 3 months Malia has seen me in my painting sweats and sweatshirt with my big Yellow apron on because I have been "working" to get my stuff ready for the boutiques. So honestly I can say I have worn the same outfit A LOT!! At this point I realize that I have noticed these sweet letters to Santa posted outside Malia's first grade class for all the world to see. I am laughing so hard at this point I nearly peed my pants and Malia thought she had done something wrong. I had to call my friend
Sharidi and let her in on this fabulous letter.
Honestly that was the best belly laugh I have had in the longest time and also a perk, maybe Santa will pick me up a few clothes and make Malia's brothers not so naughty.

Working

I had to post this photo because I thought it was great. I don't have a chair tall enough make cutting on the scroll saw easy so I have to sit on Malia's stool on one of my kitchen chairs. I spent a lot of time in that pose this fall. No wonder my back hurts but it was worth every ache.

Thanksgiving 2008

OK So I am totally behind and didn't even post about Thanksgiving. I was so busy working(yah Robbie painting wood and trying to sell it really is work-OK so I keep telling myself it is) and getting thing ready for the 3 boutiques I was in that I got behind in everything. I'm always behind in the laundry but it was just getting out of control. So off my tangent-I did not know people got up early on Thanksgiving and dressed in their football attire to play Turkey Bowl Flag Football but then again I didn't grow up in a family that was obsessively or otherwise crazy about football. Robbie has taken it down a notch in the past few years because as we all know he is packing on the age-a ripe old 38.
They meet early down at the elementary school and play for hours-not just one but like 3 hours. The three old guys and the three young ones
So after a long morning of this we headed over to my sisters house and had a great Thanksgiving. Maren and Steve did a great job hosting and doing the Turkey, Ham and Potatoes. It was really good. Thankfully my sister in laws and my brothers are good cooks because we had a ton of great food. After stuffing ourselves we sent the kids downstairs to watch a movie and they were all so full and tired they just zoned. The visiting part is my favorite. I love hanging out with my family and all of their families. It is so much fun to me and even though we all live in the valley we don't see each other very often. I missed my parents and the twins but hopefully they had a great Thanksgiving as well.

Finally getting the cast off

Britton had been counting the days until he was able to get the cast off. He was totally excited here you just can't tell. This is Britton Doctor-Stephanie Holmes-she is awesome.

He is now in a boot and I am thrilled because we no longer have the crutches. He has another appt. after Christmas and we are hoping to be rid of the boot.

Brittons Video

Britton had to do this video project for one of his classes. He has been working on it forever. I laughed when I saw it because it is so typical 9th grade boy. He really wanted me to post it. Good job Brit