Once There Was a Snowman

"I can't put my arms down" (For all of you who have seen the classic Christmas Story movie you will get this joke.)


Merry Christmas!!

Late Night Slumber Party

The other night John, Hailey and I (Kate fast asleep) had a late night slumber party. We popped popcorn, watched a Christmas movie and ate cookies. Hailey chose this shirt to sleep in, purchased by Grandpa Rigby (Thank you!!!).

SUPERSTAR!!!!!

Hailey was obviously ecstatic that she got to stay up late!

Every time John would relax his hand Hailey would grab it and hold it again.

Think These Are Cute??...

Listen to what happens when Kate walks in them!

Deb, we talked about how Kate's Christmas present may not fit her so I got curious and anxious and opened them early! Sorry! Kate absolutely loves them! She wants to put them on just to hear her little feet squeak!

Broken Hangers

I know this is a funny post but I had to write it down so I wouldn't forget. I find broken hangers all over the place and why???...because Hailey pulls so hard on her princess or church dress that she breaks the hangers. I'm not so worried about the hangers as I am her dresses. I have resorted to laying them nicely on the floor.

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Melanie…

…has a secret addiction to McDonald’s Big Mac hamburgers… which is pretty weird considering I absolutely detested the place before I got pregnant. I mean, I would go there occasionally with friends and order a chicken sandwich, but never a hamburger. I was never a huge fan of red meat growing up and then the second I got pregnant I couldn’t get enough of it. Instead I couldn’t eat chicken. I now love all food, but I sure wish I could kick the McDonalds habit (I am slowly realizing how sick I feel after I eat it!)

Melanie…

…unintentionally memorizes lines from movies after sometimes only watching them once. I will come out of a movie with John and recite my favorite parts to him only to have him ask, “How many times have you watched it?” My most recent favorite memorized movie lines come from Elf.
Papa Elf: Silly as it sounds, A lot of people down south don’t believe in Santa Claus.
Buddy: What??! Who do they think puts all their toys under the tree?
PA: Well, there’s a rumor floating around that the parents do it.
Buddy: That’s ridiculous!
Buddy: What about Santa’s cookies? I suppose parents eat them too?
PA: Yeah, I know, We have an energy crisis on our hands, look at how low the Claus ometer is.
Buddy: That’s shocking!


Melanie…

…has a secret love/hate relationship with Carrie Underwood. Don’t get me wrong, I love her music probably more than anything else right now. I secretly hate that she is so talented and gets to sing country music as her life’s profession. I would never replace my role as a mother, but if I were asked what I would do if I wanted a profession on the side, it would be to sing country music. It doesn’t help my relationship with Carrie that any time we see her on t.v. I ask John, “Do you think she is pretty?” John says, “No, you are pretty, and then jokingly responds, but she isn’t ugly.”

Melanie…

…has always loved chocolate covered cinnamon bears. My favorite places to get them are at the BYU bookstore in Utah and Porter’s in Idaho. Two places very far from here! For some reason I have a hard time finding them here!


Melanie…

…broke her finger playing powder puff football. Silly as it sounds, I had to have surgery to place pins in my finger to make sure it healed straight. Although I love watching football (GO COLTS), I will leave the actual playing of the sport to professionals.

Melanie…

…can’t get enough of her nightly bath. Believe it or not I take a bath every night, even if it is 2:00 in the morning. People still tease me that I take baths everyday, but I have come to the realization that they give me much needed time to myself. My two requirements while in the bath:
Any book
The water has to be REALLY HOT!

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Anyone who wants to do this!