How to make a mess and clean it up too....

Alright ya'll heres the very first guide to "how to make a proper mess of things for dummies." And volume II "How to clean it up II."

• First you must know the proper way of folding laundry. Quite simple.

• Next you need to eat a healthy portion and massage it thoroughly in your hair.
• Yes very good. Your really starting to get the hang of it.
• Onto baking. This one can be a bit tricky. First you have to find the right material, pry open the container, and scatter it in nice even swishing movements with your arms.
• Great Smile! I can tell you are really enjoying yourself.
  

Moving onto how to clean it up too..

• First things first. To become a janitor you need to work on the art of creating the perfect plumbers bum. So scratch your back and push down your unders while you get that itch and forget to pull them back up.
• There we go. PERFECT.
• Now find you mop and hold your back and stick out your gut and figure out what this thing does.
• Yes thats right. You've got it now. Strike a pose. Super Janitor here to save the day.
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Congrats you have just completed your first crash course on making a mess and cleaning it up too. Hope this will help in your endeavors.

On a side note, my son is totally obsessed with cleaning. He loves the mop, broom, and mostly the vacuum. He likes to dust as well. Or as we call it "wipe wipe." But what really gets me is his affinity toward cleaners. Seriously I cannot clean around this child. For example when I dust off the table and wipe it quickly he will then come and lick the table and suck on it. Another example when i clean the glass doors... I have to spray and wipe as fast as I can... and yet, he will lick the door. If you leave a wipe laying around he will grab it and try to suck all of the "juice" out of it. He is a sick and twisted little child. He is the pickiest eater in the world but OH OH dust stuff tastes great. What was I thinking?

Aunt Kim

Jack LOVES and ADORES his aunts. Seriously whenever they are around Mommy is pretty much chopped liver. Whenever Aunt Kim is close by Jack loves to be with her. I just dont know what it is about Aunties but Jack loves them tenderly. Do you think he's smart enough to do math? Aunties + Jack= Much needed sugar. I think he might.You can be the judge....

Oh Holy Night...

I love Christmas. Anyone that knows me at all know this. It was so much fun this year to enjoy Jack terrorizing the tree. We are so lucky to have our Savior whom we can celebrate and remember.
Gram and Papa came to Idaho to make sure we had our christmas tree up and that Jack was making a sufficient disaster of the tree. And he was! They brought him his first puppy dog. And I am so glad that skippy is hypoallergenic. But what really lit up Jack's eyes was the 5, yes thats right 5, need to read it again 5, 5, 5 pound bar of herseys chocolate that Papa picked out for Jack. You would not believe how giant that things was. To say the least I did not feed him all five pounds :) but we did melt it down and with 4 pounds of pretzles we had treats for many neighbors. Gram and Papa got back from South Africa and brought back dad and awesome club mom over the head weapon used by Zulu warriors.
I bet you can finish the ending of that story.
We had a fun time staying with Josh and Suzie and going to see temple square and the lights. Here we are pictured under the temple square UTE tree.
It was pretty chilly.
I honestly think the temple has the most slendor during Christmas. And I bet most people would agree.
And this is our failed attempt at a christmas picture. Notice Jack is plugging his ears. He has some jealousy issues when it comes to Oaklee so whenever she was near, or even aunt patty, he would plug his ears like they were some huge nusance. Since then he has gotten a bit better about her. Altough recently when she was resting peacefully in her bouncy he did try to rocket launch her into space. But I think that might just be a facade... he has been know to shower her with sweet kisses.

Christmas morning with Daddy. It was a blast. We had Dan's parents come over for finnan haddie breakfast and it was delicious. Christmas is even more magical when you can share it with the ones you love and watch your children enjoy.

Legends of the Fall

Here we are in the fall time. Just some random happenings...
Jack is still a guru of chocolate.

Jack has a real love for bears. Not animals. Bears. You can give him a stuffed moose or horse and sure they are acceptable. But if you give him a bear the horse is swiftly thrown to the side and left in the gutter forgotten. And the bear in all his bear glory is received by ample hugs and loves and pets and plenty slobbery kisses.

I just love hooded towls.

We have been busy growing teeth. We are now up to 8 in the front with 2 molars finally coming in!

And here is Mommy's little buckaroo.

Kids dont develop issues from drinking excessive amounts of bath water.. right? I mean we all turned out ok? right?
And of course this past fall Jack mastered the art of walking...no walking backwards... no wait.... running. Run for the hills.. (thats for you suz).

Oklahoma!

This past fall I went to Oklahoma to "watch" my cousin Maggie. Our Parents were vacationing in South Africa for a couple weeks. We had a really good time with Maggie... here are some fun things that happened.
Maggie had a tennis tournament. She did very well.. although she doesnt think so.
Jack and I had a blast basking in the sun.We went trick or treating around the neighborhood.Sophie the dog was totally enamored with Jack. Like he was one of her little pups. She was very concerned for his well being 24/7. she even slept on the bed with me over looking jack in the pack and play... just to be sure he was safe. She makes me want to have a dog. Tressie if you ever want to get rid of sophie, I would take her in a heartbeat.
Then off we went to visit historic Fort Sill. My favorite was the quaint little church. No kidding this picture is as big as the church. I love old churches.
And we went to see Geronimo's grave as well as the jailhouse he frequented. No lie the stroller could barely get into the door of the jail cell. I guess obesity wasn't an issue then. WE had a bunch of fun on our little vacation.

Jack Bday Cake Take 2

Here is the promised Video of Jack "consuming" his cake (notice kara that you are mentioned :). And here is the end result.....
Some of you mothers out there may be wondering how his diaper was the next day, and all I can do is verify that you really are what you eat.

The Great Pumpkin and Halloween.... Finally

Ok I know this was 6 months ago... 6 months of catching up...Yikes! Here we go... fasten your seatbelts. First we get ready for the Great Pumpkin (for more details watch "The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown.") Note this was all my dad's idea and orchestrated by my mom.
I love my mom but she isnt to much of a green thumb, here is the best pumkin in her garden:
Then there was a pumpkin MIRACLE:
I know, I know. I could hardly believe my eyes either.
Of course Jack had to take a ride on the hot walker. Im anxious to see how he will like it this summer.
Gram's are very special people. Enough said.
Now back to the Great Pumpkin.. Everyone has to pick a pumpkin from the Miracle Pumpkin Patch.
Jack and Daddy
KambreeJohnCarol-AnneThe Youngest Miller ClanGram and Papa and the Grandkids. Oaklee is not pictured she was still incognito.I still think Jack is the cutest little pumpkin ever born. And I dont think anyone could deny that.Then we moved on to celebrating all of our October birthdays.
Everyone having a good time.Then we had to trick or treat. Since not everyone could make it on Oct 31. Jack is a monkey, Kambree is a Giraffe, Carol is a pumpkin princess and John is a Les Schwab dude.Cute Little Monkey.Might I add that Papa picked out his costume :)



Then we needed to eat our Birthday cake. And in Jack's case.. destroy it.
Oupa and his almond raspberry cake, Carol and her pumpkin cake, Dallas and his Cheesecake, Jack and his mini pumpkin cake... Can you say "SPOILED?" I will post a video of Jack eating his cake too. So what do you think of the Great Pumpkin/Halloween/Birthday Party? WHAT A PARTY!

Locked out... again

I seem to do this frequently, although this time it happened a little differently (and not nearly as dramatic). So earlier in the day Jack was being naughty so I put him in timeout in his room for a few seconds. The worst possible torture you could ever inflict on Jack would be to put him in his room and shut the door, he could have food, drink, tv, and toys in his room with him, but once you shut the door the world has ended. Anyways he is in time out and I can hear him trying to reach the door knob but I know he cant ge to it. So I take him out of timeout and we go on with our day. That night I put him in bed and shut his door. I go about my evening until I decide its time for bed. Dan goes in to check on Jack..... the door is locked. Yes, this poor child (although asleep) is locked in his room. How does this keep happening to me?? Thank heavens all we needed was a screw driver to get the door unlocked. My question is... Why would someone build a house and put door knobs with locks on the spare bedroom?