Wii love MOM - the Hula Hoop Hottie!

Jen and Ryan purchased the Wii a few weeks ago; shocker, I know! Actually, I am not sure if Ryan had anything to do with it. Jen went to a friend's house to try out her Wii Fit one morning. She LOVED it, so the very next day she bought the entire Wii system and the Wii Fit... (here's the real shocker) it was not from a yard sale or off Ebay! Way to go Jen!! Anyway, we went to the Menlove's on Father's Day and stayed until almost midnight playing Wii Fit. Everyone got into this Hula Hoop game, especially Mom. Little did she know we were filming. Get ready to pee your pants!

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David's Graduation

Last month David Graduated from BYU!! We are so proud of him and all that he has accomplished. Love you Davebo!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KITTY!!

Mere, mere... happy birthday you sexy thing!!

Fun on the Stairs

Last night we were hanging out at Grandma's house and Allison and Zachary figured out how to slide down the stairs just like we all did as kids. We use to go down in sleeping bags and got going really fast, but they were just as happy on their stomachs! But just as anything in life, all fun things eventually come to an end, but in most cases with kids it's when someone gets hurt! The injury looks much worse on film then it actually was. Within a few minutes of the "bump" they were both at the top of the stairs sliding again!

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Grandma's Grandkids

Grandma finally got her wish of having a "nice" picture of all her grandkids. After attempting to take professional pictures at JCPenny with 5 kids under 4, 4 parents, cousin Katie, 2 workers, and 2 hours later with no picture we decided to try again ourselves. We had much better luck...

Cousin Joshua, nurse Zachy, and "Charlos"

Alli loves taking care of Charlie and being the big cousin. From the time he was a baby she would stand about 1/2 inch from his face and say, "Hi my sweet cousin!" Even after Jen came home from the hospital Alli would call Joshua "sweet cousin!" I am pretty sure now she has learned to call him her brother.

We were hanging out at the Menlove's a few weekends ago and I heard the funniest, cutest conversation as the kids were in the playroom.
Alli: "Okay, Zachy, you be the doctor."
Zachy: "No, I want to be the nurse."
Alli: "Okay, I'm the doctor and you're the nurse Zachy."
Zach: "Otay!" (while holding Mr. Cuddles and sucking his thumb)
Alli: "Charlie can be sick... Charlie boy, come over here."
Alli: "CHARLOS, CHARLOS, come and play doctor."

Hey Kenna, It's your Birthday...Today!

Hope you have a wonderful 23rd birthday. We miss you (and Dave-bo). Happy Birthday!

Lucky Girl

Gracie is lucky to have all of you as family!!!!! Happy St. Patty's Day.

Grandma & Joshua

I thought it was time for a new picture, so what better than grandma and baby Joshua. We are so lucky to have grandma live so close!

Baby boy...

Joshua Graham Menlove

March 7 @ 7:44 p.m.

6 lbs. 10 oz. 19.5 inches

All is well. More pictures to come...

Slumber Party!

This weekend we have had a Slumber Party with Grandma. Friday night, Saturday night, Sunday night, Grandma had to be out of her house because "there are bugs in it" as Allison says. Grandma's house is being treated for termites and she had to be out of the house all weekend. The kids were excited to have a "slumber party" with Grandma for three nights. The kids are into making "funny faces" for the camera and Grandma is a good sport to follow along!
The weekend isn't even over and Allison is wondering when the next slumber party is going to be!

Birthday Month!

Mom was over for dinner the other night and we were talking about birthdays. Allison was excited to hear that Grandma's birthday was coming up soon. She then asked how old Grandma was going to be and Grandma said, "53." I said, "Mom, I think you are turning 54." We went back and forth for a minute until mom finally said in a stern voice, "I know how old I am going to be." She was really conviced that she was turning 53. I got out a piece of paper and we subtracted the year she was born to this year, and guess what...she will be 54! Sorry mom! I thought I would post now until waiting until "Birthday Eve" so mom will have time to let it sink in that she is turning 54 and not 53. You look great no matter what age you are turning! Here is mom at her birthday last year when she turned 53 and obviously didn't know it!

Uncle "Amum"

Ever since Christmas has been over and everyone has gone back to the daily routines of life, my kids have been especially sad to not have everyone around. Zachary gets on the play phone and makes calls to different family members. His favorite to call is uncle "Amum." So, one day last week uncle Adam was sweet enough to stop by on a break from work and play with Zachary. Zachy had a smile from ear to ear. They read books, played with cars, and Zachy got out the Mickey Mouse hats for them to wear. Thanks Uncle "Amum!"

Graham Family Christmas 2007

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We elfed ourselves!!

Adam thought this was a lame idea but I did it anyway, I think it turned out pretty cute. Check it out at http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=1171146978.

Elf Yourself!

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After Emily did this on her blog, I couldn't help but do it again! It is way too funny! I think we should all Elf ourselves. Post them on the family blog and we will all get a good laugh! Merry Christmas!!

Cast your vote!!!

I was not going to let us get up to 50 comments. I think we needed a fresh new picture to get us excited about Christmas! Okay, we need to make a decision... duh. Read the last few comments on the previous post and then let's have everyone respond and have it all finalized by 9 p.m. Friday (tomorrow).

CHRISTMAS continued...

So... some Christmas traditions are worth keeping around and others are meant to be changed from time to time. There has been a lot of discussion about how we are going to do things this year and it is time we finalize our plan. It would be nice to do a big conference call and have everyone share their opinions but I figured that is what the BLOG is for... right? Okay, the cruise thing is out of the question at this point (maybe we can do it later in the year or something) and Jen and Ryan have a connection with a condo through Launa... but that is looking like it might not happen. So I think we need to answer these few questions...

Do we want to do a gift exchange? Do we want to go somewhere? What do we want to do Christmas morning? Do we want to start any new traditions?

David and I were talking the other day and we came up with some different ideas. We could do a stocking exchange and stuff each others stockings, we could include mom and the little ones in on a stocking/gift exchange. We can bag the whole gift thing. We could still go to Disneyland.

Really, we need to decide if we want a gift exchange or not now that we are not going on a cruise and even if we spend our money on something smaller, let's have a plan for Christmas morning!

My ideas... I think we should do a bunch of little things throughout the week. We could go to Newport and take a gondola ride and see all the Christmas lights on Newport harbor. We could all go to Toys-R-Us and buy a toy to take to an orphanage. We could have a bake-off and see who can make a tastiest treat. We could go caroling at a nursing home. We could ding-dong-ditch a gift to someone we know. Anyway... we can still do an exchange Christmas morning and we can just be creative about what we give.

Please post your thoughts and opinions...