I think it's finally happening....

I think it is happening to me.  Sicilee might be turning on me and I think it's kind of funny.  We are chilling tonight, watching the grammys and The Dave Matthews Band comes on and I am loving it.  So Dave Matthews starts dancing (did anyone see it? wasn't it cool?  Kind of Elaine-ish?  I think that's why I liked it!) anyway....I comment.. .

Me:  "Oh he is cool"

Sicilee:  "Oh my Gosh, He looks retarded"

Me:  "are you being sarcastic?"

Sicilee:  "uh...ya, I am...duh?"

Sicilee:  "rewind it"

Sicilee:  "You like that?" (picture her saying this with a little sweet, sarcastic attitude...)

Me:  (grinning)

Sicilee: "You think that's cool, mom?"

 

Just a few more examples that she's turning against me...

She didn't think Adam Sandler was funny.  She asked me who Jon Bon Jovi was and she didn't know any of the lyrics to "Living on a Prayer".

I know this is a right of passage for all of us moms out there...to go through teenage years with our children and I'm looking forward to it.  I think it will be fun.  I am going to embrace it.  I say "bring it on".

What was I thinking?

I was reading the paper today and there was an article with the recipe for "Spudnuts".

Did you know it takes a village to make "spudnuts"?

The older girls are doing the dirty work.

My job was the glazing...also dirty work.

Mia took her "quality control" job very seriously.

Dreaming...

 

 

This about covers it...

"You better watch out!"

Singing....

Decorating....

Anticipating...

Traditions....

Waiting....

Hugging....

Decorating....(again)

Smiling...

kind of fun...

My Family from WiddlyTinks.com

Boy Crazy!

Haddi got to go to the David Archuleta concert and oh my goodness! She is obsessed now!

They were on the 12th row and you can tell they had really good seats.

She went up to a security guard and asked him if she could meet him.
He said "no".
I wonder if he's ever heard that some young girl is David's #1 Fan before?

Ok, so this isn't the best picture. But she loves it all the same.
She came home from the concert and she asked if I had a frame? She wanted to take our family picture out of the frame and put the shirt she wore to the concert in it. We were all joking (I thought) around with her about this shirt. It was brand new. She had only wore it a couple of times. Well when Sicilee touched the shirt...it was all over. Haddi took it very seriously. She punched Sicilee in the arm and stormed upstairs and slammed her door. So Sicilee and I realized that this was a big (HUGE) deal to Haddi. Sis was apologizing, Indee was crying (she's very sensitive to everyone's feelings), Haddi was pouting, and I was reading, trying to enjoy a quiet evening with no drama. I felt bad for Haddi, she was on such a high when she got home...hmmm.....

Anyway, the next day she wrote a two page fan letter to him. It was full of "I love you's" and "will you please call me, here is my phone number's".

We are now subjected to her endless David Archuleta songs and watching him do/sing anything on youtube.
Haddi has always been a little boy crazy. When she was in 2nd grade, she was in love with a 5th grader. Last year, in Anaconda, she was all flustered over a senior boy playing on Chad's team. Also, last year, she was in love with Sicilee's ex, an 8th grader.
I'm a little worried.

Back from my little hiatus

I don't know what happened...but I am back with a little of this and a little of that. I love 4-wheeling! We went with the Farmers up to a little place called "notellem". Of all the places we have been riding this summer/fall, this is my favorite hands down.

On top of the world!

The guys were riding up this hill. Can you see Faren's dust trail?

Indee, my little soccer girl.

Go Indee Go! I think she had 3 goals this game.

Haddi also loves soccer. She earned her spot as goalie and she excelled at this position.

(don't ask)

Sis playing volleyball. It has been so fun to watch her play sports this year. I get giddy on game days.

Doesn't her arm look funky?

Mia at Halloween...Darci had the cutest Donald Duck costume. Mia was all set to wear it until she saw this fairy costume in the halloween box. After that, it was all over. There was no way I could change her mind.
Haddi and her go-go girl costume.

Indee and Sicilee were sick with the swine flu. I stayed home with them and we watched a scary movie. Haddi took an extra bucket trick or treating for Indee. Sicilee missed 3 halloween parties and one basketball game. But we survived and now that we've had that...I'm thinking the rest of the winter should be "flu-free".