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Hey Shaunie you little stink you swapped pictures!

Becki Tagged Me!

1-Go to your pictures

2- Go to your 4th file and upload the 4th picture

3-Post and tell about the picture

4- Tag 4 friends

Well this is my Teenager Shaunie (she will hate this picture). Shaunie hates to have her picture taken but she had just got this new hat and it was pretty darn cute. Her and I went into R&R just before she left for Nationals and found these cute hats we tried them on and took pictures with our phones it was great fun she of course talked me into buying it for her I really didn't think she would wear it much but she actually loves it. When she was packing for Nationals I ask for a picture and this is what I got. She pulls faces any time I get the camera out, usually her tongue out or her eyes funky but oh well I keep telling her one day I will show off these crazy pictures if she don't stop being silly with the camera hahahaha! I love this girl to pieces she is so beautiful inside and out. She is growing up way to fast she is one of my bestest friends! She is a good example to me and her family. She has good friends, and she is always trying to do her best. I LOVE YOU SIS! You are so cute in your eskimo hat!

I tag Heidi, Tiff, Shaunie & Shelby

Christmas Tag Time!!

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Paper I love wrapping gifts and having them fill the bottom of the tree with lots of gifts, and ripping them open but, if I run out of paper the bags are real handy
2. Real tree or Artificial? Artificial, but we have had real trees and our favorite ones are the ones we cut down ourselves.
3. When do you put up the tree? Some time the week after Thanksgiving.
4. When do you take the tree down? Usually before New Years but if it was scott's choice everything could get put away Christmas Day when he starts taking out all the wrapping paper he just gets in that mood to have everything put back to normal. CRAZY MAN!
5. Do you like eggnog? Only a few sipps
6. Favorite gift received as a child? My cabbage patch and my boombox
7. Hardest person to buy for? Dad
8. Easiest person to buy for? My kids they are happy with whatever they recieve
9. Do you have a nativity scene? Yes
10. Mail or email Christmas cards? Not much of a card sender but we do love recieving them
11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? A sweater that was really supposed to be someone else's.
12. Favorite Christmas Movie? Annabelle's Wish, Hallmark Christmas', and more
13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? Black Friday
14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? If buying a gift and not finding were it was hid for Christmas, then finding it and giving it to someone for a b-day gift counts
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Treats, Treats, Treats
16. Lights on the tree? Lights - and lots of them
17. Favorite Christmas song? do I have to narrow it down? Let it be Christmas by Alan Jackson
18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? Stay home! But we do go see families Christmas'
19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer's? Ya, can't you?
20. Angel on the tree top or a star? Star
21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Christmas morning except pj's on christmas eve
22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? Me being a procrastinator and stressing out. Why do I do that to myself?
23. Favorite ornament theme or color? I really like our snowmen ornaments. But we are due for some new ones on the other trees
24. Favorite Christmas dinner? My dad has us hooked on the Honey Baked Hams he spoils us (expensive) with augratin potatoes and moms rolls yum!
25. What do you want for Christmas this year? I usually don't say I just get suprised but as I am sitting here at the computer a new Chair would be nice or a laptop then I could sit in bed and blog next to my hubby!
I TAG
Those that have been good this year !

Bowling Bloopers

Saturday night we went bowling with Eric, Melissa, Mason and our Clan. We always have so much fun with the Hansen Family we love these guys so much. Trying to keep mick and mason focused on the game, Shaunie trying to not hit the gutter, Shelby and Shaylie from being goof balls and Eric from stinking up the place was a chore so I really couldn't focus on my game and got beat by everybody......... Is that enough excuses?........ No really it was alot of fun just being with family. Scott was home helping chad with power at his house, he tends to miss out on our good times sorry hunny but you have learned that we will have fun with or without you.

Shaunie and I making our game plan.

It really didn't help me I still got beat by everybody, oh ya except Shaunie

Mason and Mick with there AWESOME hand shakes!

Shelby and Shaylie the official score keepers!

Eric looks so innocent, Mick's face though really gives you away.

We love you Eric but really you STINK~

We Love you guys and thanks for sharing a fun night with us. We are so lucky to have such good fun times with family! Melissa was really there she was behind the camera for the night love ya missy.

Our Wrestler

Wrestling is now over, until Feb-Mar when traveling begins. Mick had a Great time and has learned so much and improved each week. Saturday was the big day of Champions, it came down to the Gray team (micks) and the White team. The coaches had the boys pumped and ready. Mick had won his first two matches and was in for the 3rd . He comes over to scott and I and says "my team is counting on me to get a pin so we can win there will be lots of cheering when I wrestle if I pin the guy mom" I told him yes there would be lots of cheering but you just go out there and do your best. (NO PRESSURE from us or the coaches right) Well he did do his best Mick was so determined, he had his game plan in his head and went out on the mat and took care of business he had the kid pinned in less than 23 seconds. I couldn't even get a good picture it happened so fast. Because they score with all of your team points together they came up a little short and ended up with second. But they were all still happy and proud that they tried there best! WAY TO GO GRAY TEAM!! and WAY TO GO MICK you are awesome and we are proud of you. I am especially proud that you are a good sport and will go shake hands to the coaches and the co wrestlers and telling them good job after the match. You are growing up fast and becoming to learn good sportmanship, which to me and your dad is so very important to have as an athlete. Thank you to all the family that came to support mick. He has learned alot of his Good attitude because of you. GOOD JOB BUD! We love you to the moon and back.

Bear River Gray Team 2nd place winners!

I JUST CAN'T WAIT

I am looking forward to the Holidays and that means Thanksgiving also. I have been listening to Christmas music since the 1st of November and I have some favorites on my playlist that I wanted to download so I cheated and decided to blog them also. So heres to you all. Happy Thanksgiving this week may you all be blessed with a wonderful dinner with family and friends around. May we all be THANKFUL for all of our many blessings that we have near us and all around us. May we all enjoy the HOLIDAYS and take in all the MAGIC that is in the air this time of year!

Happy Birthday DAD!

Just want to wish my DAD a Happy Birthday! He is 60 years young today. Dad you are amazing. I love you and hope you have a GREAT day.

Dad would do anything for his Grandkids. Dad loves his family. Dad is very paticular with work especially yard work. Dad has a great backyard that we all love to play in. He can do circles around us with his energy sometimes. Dad is funny and always jokeing around. He has many tricks up his sleeves for anyone. We love to here stories about him when he was younger he did have some wild times. He is always making us laugh. I don't think he looks (or acts) like he is sixty, Dad has had pretty good health so for my birthday wish for him is to continue with good health. I LOVE YA DAD HAPPY BIRTHDAY

ATTITUDE

Today was the start of a new Trimester. Grades are in and we start all over again. The girls were nervous to begin new classes but were both ready for a change. When they got home I ask how was your day and Shelby's reaction was "I loved it! I have the best classes" Shaunie's reaction" School really sucks" the difference in HS and Intermediate I guess. So they proceed to go on with there adventures of the day and I think it all comes down to ATTITUDE. Who has the better attitude towards school and who can put forth a little more positive ATTITUDE in their day.

Mick loves to play soccer or football at school. But he is loving Math right now he is always counting, adding, subtracting and writing numbers. Shaylie loves the social part of school I think the very most. But she also has new things going on. The new smart boards at school are the cool thing with her and the math that her class is working on. I love when the kids come home and have just figured something out that they think is so cool that they have to hurry and share it with mom. It is like a LIGHT BULB has turned on and they can't turn it off. LOVE IT!

I truly want the best for each of my kids. I was not the best student in HS so I guess I want more for shaunie and want her to do her best and feel good about what she can accomplish. I love each of my kids and I am so proud of their accomplishments they each are good students and do their best in school.

That being said I wish all students GOOD LUCK in this next trimester and go with a
POSITIVE ATTITUDE!