Celine Dion vs. Ghostland Observatory

So last week I had a busy week. Two of the nights - Thursday and Saturday I went to concerts.  Thursday night was a Celine Dion concert in Portland.  I went with my Mom, Alicia, Misty and Jessica.  We started the night by going to dinner at Claim Jumper and stuffing ourselves with food and dessert -- which was great.  Then we sat in traffic for forever trying to get to Celine, which was a little stressful but we made it before the opening act was done.  So then Celine came out and she was awesome!!!!!  So good.  I wish that some day -- it will have to be in the after life - if ever -- that I could come close to singing like that.  We were pretty far away - but it didn't matter -- it was still great.  She put on a very fun show and her voice is just as good live as it is recorded.  It was a fun night.  The down fall was we left the children with all the boys at home and when I returned to my house -- I found that my chandelier over my dining room

 table had been ripped from the ceiling and also made a nice hole in my table on it's way down.  But no one got hurt - so that's all that matters.   Sam still hasn't put it back up.  Anyways it was a great night and I thank my mom for the tickets -- they were given to all of us girls for our Christmas present from the previous year.  Poor Amber --  she went and had a baby so she couldn't go with us in the end.  :)

The next concert I went to was on Sat. night with Sam.  I had never heard of the band before Sam told me about them - so I wasn't hecka excited about going.  What I was excited about was going out with Sam.  Unfortunately Sam had to work late that day and barely got home in enough time to pick me up and drive straight there.  So there was no fun dinner before hand - except for the drive-thru at Carl's Jr. and eating while we drove.  Wasn't exactly what I had in mind for our date night.  Then when we got to the concert instead of having an opening band playing - they had a DJ playing rave music - forever!!  He played for over an hour and a half - way too long for an opener.  Anyways -- the band - Ghostland Observatory -- they were pretty good -- the lead singer had some dance moves and he was very amusing to watch.  The down fall was the crowd around us smelled like straight B.O.  It was so nasty!!  I kept my hand over my nose for most of the concert.  In the end -- I did get to spend time with Sam -- and that is always fun.   Although the concerts were very different - they both were good in their own way :)

Ghostland Observatory Concert

        Celine Dion Concert

cereal

I gave Jackson his first rice cereal today and you would think I was torturing him.  He resisted every bite and gagged and spit up most of it.  You would think that a boy of his size would jump at the chance  of any food entering his mouth - but no.  Gwenny was right by my side for every bite -- just as she is with every bath -- she's mommy's big helper. 

Pumpkin Patch

We went to the Pumpkin Patch yesterday.  When I picked Sam up from school to head over there - it was nice and sunny.  Even for the first 15 minutes we were there playing and waiting for the hay ride - it was nice and sunny.  However, once the hayride began the sky turned a dark grey color (not a good sign) and by the time we got out to pick our pumpkins the rain had begun and only got heavier the longer we were out there. But we didn't let that ruin our fun. The girls chased after chickens -- tried SO hard to catch them. They ran through a hay maze, played with corn kernels, and race rubber ducks in a water pump thing. Sam joined in the fun of the chasing chickens and corn kernels.  He also found a sling shot that he shot apples at targets -- which I am pretty sure he was supposed to pay for - but he did it anyway.  I walked far away from him and pretended I wasn't with him. :)   

The girls picked their perfect pumpkins and then we went home.  Sam and I didn't get pumpkins for a few reasons.  For one - it was hecka expensive and for two -- we will already be carving enough. :) 

This is Gwen's new "smile" - she does it in almost every picture lately :)
ahhhhhh  Sam with his SWEET hair ;)
Addie having fun with the corn
    As much I as tried to get them all to cooperate and look at me - this is the best I could do.

          The Hay Maze.  There is Gwenny's "smile" again. 
  Notice the grey sky behind us. Storms a brewing!!
                                                    Gwenny really wanted a green pumpkin
      Only took Addie about 1 hour to pick hers :)
Sam - my oldest child - playing with the corn

Can't Wait!!!!!!!!

So as many of you know I LOVE Twilight -- actually I am in love with Edward ;)  Even my kids will tell you when asked "who does mommy love?" - their answer: "Edward".  Kinda sad. 

Anyways, I am so excited for the movie to come out - although I am sure it won't live up to my expectations and it may possibly be pretty sucky -- but I don't care. I am still so excited to see it because I just love the books so much it will be fun to see it brought to life.  So I will go in with low expectations and then hopefully I will be pleasantly surprised. :) Can't wait.......

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Big Boy

So I took Jackson in for his 4 month check up this week.  He weighed in at a whopping 18lb.10oz and is 27in long.  He is off the chart for height and weight. I knew he was big since he is in 6-12 month clothes - but this now confirms it. 

Also -- my big boy rolled over for the first time today -- he is growing up so fast!!!

Brazil Grill

We went out to dinner with our friends Joel and Lisa and my brother and sis-in-law, Keith and Alicia.  The place we went is called Brazil Grill in Portland.  Basically it is an all you can eat meat extravaganza.  There was a salad bar - but the main event is the meat.  I think there was about 10 different kinds of meat -- plus some DELICIOUS grilled cinnamon pineapple - my personal favorite.  Waiters just keep coming to your table with different choices and cut some off for you and they just keep coming until you tell them to stop. It was crazy. Also crazy expensive so we all were prepared to make ourselves sick to help justify that. :) Keith and Alicia were the most excited for the night -- Keith googled and researched the best ways to stretch your stomach so he could get the most out of it.  It was good food and lots of fun.  And thanks to Misty and Paul for keeping Addie and Gwen overnight. 

Cross Eyed Opossum

this summer we went on a camping trip on the beach in Coos Bay, OR.  While we were there we found this zoo type place where they let you pet animals - so we went.  It was pretty cool because we got to pet a 10 week old black leopard, and got to hold a baby lion in our lap.  We also had the chance to hold an opossum ( I chose NOT to). When the keeper took the opossum out and turned it around to show us - I burst out in laughter and then felt like a jerk because no one else laughed. But see for yourself and tell me that it is not funny looking. 

Peer Pressure

Okay - so I have been peer pressured enough to start a blog. So here ya go!!!  Can't say it will be great - but I don't care. I was thinking about it and I think it is a good idea if only for myself to use as kind of a journal of my family.  So enjoy all the bragging and pictures and all that :)