Mutton Bustin'

I didn't get very many good pictures but here are a few of the ones that aren't too blurry!

We had such a fun week. We went downtown a few times to do the mutton' bustin'. We went down with the Redd's, Abbott's, Aunt Chels and Camdyn, and with Nana Papa and Aunt Shana. It was so much fun but I have had enough for the year. We were down there so much that the announcers new us as "The Woolf Pack". They even gave Kooper a number and a belt buckle. The kids like to do that every year during the NFR. They got some autographs from some of the pro rodeo guys. They thought that was so much fun.

Everyday during the mutton' bustin' they gave out t-shirts for the best victory dance and the end of their ride, and all week my kids passed on the dancing. Well on the last day that they rode KYRON suprised us all and did a little dance. We couldn't believe it. Kason maybe, but Kyron! He won the t-shirt and I got it all on film.

We were so happy that Nana Papa and Shana made the trip to see us, watch the kids ride the sheep and for Kason's basketball game.

We love to have them visit!
This has to be my favorite picture! I just love it!

Dear Santa

I saw this and thought it was funny so thought I'd share...


Dear Santa,

I've been a good mom all year. I've fed, cleaned and cuddled my children on demand, visited the doctor's office more than my doctor and sold sixty-two cases of candy bars to raise money to plant a shade tree on the school playground.

I was hoping you could spread my list out over several Christmases, since I had to write this letter with my son's red crayon, on the back of a receipt in the laundry room between cycles, and who knows when I'll find anymore free time in the next 18 years.

Here are my Christmas wishes:

I'd like a pair of legs that don't ache (in any color, except purple, which I already have) and arms that don't hurt or flap in the breeze, but are strong enough to pull my screaming child out of the candy aisle in the grocery store.

I'd also like a waist, since I lost mine somewhere in the seventh month of my last pregnancy.

If you're hauling big ticket items this year I'd like fingerprint resistant windows and a radio that only plays adult music, a television that doesn't broadcast any programs containing talking animals, and a refrigerator with a secret compartment behind the crisper where I can hide to talk on the phone.

On the practical side, I could use a talking doll that says, "Yes, Mommy" to boost my parental confidence, along with two kids who don't fight and three pairs of jeans that will zip all the way up without the use of power tools.

I could also use a recording of Tibetan monks chanting "Don't eat in the living room" and "Take your hands off your brother," because my voice seems to be just out of my children's hearing range and can only be heard by the dog.

If it's too late to find any of these products, I'd settle for enough time to brush my teeth and comb my hair in the same morning, or the luxury of eating food warmer than room temperature without it being served in a styrofoam container.

If you don't mind, I could also use a few Christmas miracles to brighten the holiday season. Would it be too much trouble to declare ketchup a vegetable? It will clear my conscience immensely. It would be helpful if you could coerce my children to help around the house without demanding payment as if they were the bosses of an organized crime family.

Well, Santa, the buzzer on the dryer is calling and my son saw my feet under the laundry room door. I think he wants his crayon back. Have a safe trip and remember to leave your wet boots by the door and come in and dry off so you don't catch cold. Help yourself to cookies on the table but don't eat too many or leave crumbs on the carpet.



Yours Always,

MOM...



P.S. One more thing...you can cancel all my requests if you can keep my children young enough to believe in Santa.

LOVE THESE BOOKS!

Forgot to mention that I finally finished all 3 of these books!

I am dying to read the 4th.

Also I heard that they started filming the series.

Can't wait...even though the books will always be better.

If you haven't read these books (Chelsee),

then you are missing out!

LOVE LOVE LOVE them!

Glad that I finally finished because now I can

get back to the things I SHOULD be doing!

Christmas pictures

I always like to do Christmas pictures and they

usually don't include Luke and I.

Luke isn't a big fan of pictures so I just don't

bother trying to get him to do it.

Next year I am really going to try though.

So here are a few...okay ALOT of pictures

that Heather took of the kids.

I didn't realize I put so many on here.

Oh' well..

Heather is amazing!

(thank you thank you)

We had 8 CRAZY kids that would

have rather climbed the rocks

than get there pictures taken.

But they turned out GREAT and the kids

had a blast playing.

Priceless

My girl

Lately Kenzi has been really attached to me...actually her whole life she has been. It just seems like lately it has been so much worse. She doesn't want to go anywhere without me or she really has to think about going to play with friends. She rather just stay home with me and invite everyone to our house. I can't complain because someday it just might not be like this. After being out for a few hours the other night this was our conversation.

Kenzi: Mom will you snuggle me?
Me: Sure
So we laid down under a blanket
Kenzi: I don't want you to leave again without me.
Me: Sometimes I just have to so that I can get a little shopping for Christmas done so that you won't see.

Then Kyron tunes in on the conversation and says, "When are you going to go do more for us?" I said "oh sometime this weekend hopefully."

Kenzi: I only need two presents and they are already under the tree so you don't need to leave me again to go anywhere.
Me: Are you sure that is ALL that you want?
Kenzi: Yup, I'm sure. Santa will bring me all the rest.
Me: Santa only brings you one big one and me and Dad get all the rest.
Kenzi: Okay I'm fine with only having 3 as long as you don't leave me again.

I was dying:) So sweet that she rather not have many presents and have me be home with her. Can you imagine if I actually had a REAL job?

She is definitely a mama's girl and I love it!

What happened?

I took a few pictures of him in his new

little suit, and look...he looks so big!

I can't believe it!

I think that he is SO cute, of course!

What happened? A year went by so fast!

Back in the day

Do you remember sliding down the stairs in sleeping bags? I remember doing it and I remember how much FUN it was. This is all that these 3 have been doing for the last few days. They just giggle and laugh the whole time. They are getting along so good too! Kooper stands at the top of the stairs and just watches the whole time. They haven't complained about the hard wood floor on the bottom of the stairs either. It must be so fun that they don't notice. I love how much fun they have doing something so simple. It keeps them entertained for hours. I'm sure that my mom use to think the same thing!