Black Friday

You know those crazy people who get up in the wee hours just to get their holiday shopping done early and snag the deals? I always shook my head and laughed at them while I was comfy in my warm bed. Never me. It's not worth braving the crowd of crazy, aggressive shoppers. Plus, who wants to stand out in the cold while waiting in line? Never me.

Never say never.

I really wasn't planning on going. I didn't have any big electronics on my Christmas list. However, a few days before I was talking to my friend, Sandy, and she mentioned that she wanted to try to get a new tv from Walmart and that she hadto get there at 4am in order to be early for the 5am sale. Well, turns out that Walmart opened at midnight so you wouldn't be standing outside so that was kinda a draw. Like I said though, there wasn't anything big I was looking for. So I decided to just go and get all the gifts for the babies on my list. So I went.

It was crazy. People every where. Standing in lines all over the store. There were people in the pjs and people who were all dressed for a long day of shopping.

Basically, I was successful in getting all the babies gifts and for a great price, too. I even got some great DVDs for $4 each. Not too bad, eh? I got home around 6am and thankfully McKay slept until 8am so I was able to get some more sleep. It ended up being kinda fun. Maybe I'll do it again next year.

Maybe.

SNOW DAY!

As you may know, teaching is a really hard job. There's SO much prep work, grading, pay cuts, and we do a lot more then just read out of a book (Brian!) but, there are some great perks as well. We get every holiday off, never have to work weekends, and of course, we get a couple months off each summer. However, the BEST part of being a teacher is the beloved snow day. Remember when you were a kid and your mom would come wake you up just to tell you that you could go back to sleep because there was a snow day? I also remember sitting on the couch with my mom while we watched the news and then celebrated a day off. Well, it's even more awesome when you're a teacher.

This week though, was the best! We already only had a two-day week because of Thanksgiving break, but then Mother Nature dumped a blizzard on South Eastern Idaho so Monday and Tuesday turned out to be a snow day! Sean and I have a tradition when we get a snow day. We always start by getting McDonald's for breakfast. Then we usually stay in and watch movies the rest of the day. So we got our McD's and were planning on our movie watching day. I decided to surprise Sean and made plans to take McKay to the sitter so Sean and I could go see the new Harry Potter movie. It was so awesome. It was also really nice to have a date with Sean. I can count on one hand the times that we've gone out without McKay this past year.

Here are some pictures of McKay experimenting with some snow. Sean put some in a bowl and let McKay play. Dads are so much fun!

Hey Dad, this stuff is cool!

making it snow

Okay, my hands are cold. I'm all done.

McKay vs. The Cake

As per tradition, we made a cake for McKay's birthday in the hopes that he would smash and destroy it. That's what kids do, right? I remember when I worked at Damon's (a restaurant) parents would bring in their little ones on their birthdays and they'd make a huge mess! It was such a headache to clean up. Anyways, we made a cake for McKay and excitedly placed it in front of him, after singing to him. We stared at him, he stared at the cake. This kid didn't know what he was supposed to do. Really, can you blame him? He's never had a whole plate of food put in front of him. He does eat finger food, but the cake didn't look anything like it. So we poked at the cake in hopes that he'd get the idea. Turns out McKay doesn't like to get messy. Once we gave him a spoon and he didn't have to put his hand in the cake he was totally fine. Who would have guessed that I'd have a kid who's a clean freak?

Daddy tried to speed up the process. McKay wasn't happy about it.

Ahh a spoon! So much better!

After a bath McKay really starts to enjoy some of his new toys while Nana watches.

McKay's 1st Birthday Party

Here are some highlights from McKay's birthday party. Enjoy.

Some guests, Bo, Lynette, Kelli (behind the balloon), Brandon, and Shelby

McKay and his buddies Lucy and Carter

Chrissy, Kenny, Uncle Logan and Aunt Taylor

Cuddle time with Daddy

New toys!

Opening presents

Sorry these are out of order. We had a great time!

A Hot Chocolate Kind of Day

The first real snow of the season is always a big deal. My first graders go nuts when they see it falling. They always jump the gun and rush out to try to make snowmen and have snowball fights (even though it's against the rules). Well this year Mother Nature outdid herself. Instead of the usual flurries or light dusting that is the "first snow" we had a true snow storm yesterday. It snowed about 4 inches total! It was crazy because just last weekend it was in the 60s and then a day later...BAM...4 inches of snow.

Needless to say, no one was prepared for this. I had to borrow a broom from our school custodian to remove the snow from car so I could drive home. In just the short drive I saw two accidents. ANYWAYS so when I got home I changed into this gem of an outfit...that's right, I have footed pjs and they are awesome. I then enjoyed a night of hot chocolate, chicken noodle soup, and not leaving my house to do anything.

You can be jealous

We gave McKay some chicken noodle soup. This is how he reacts to anything that has salt in it. I love the face!

Guess who's turning 1 in a few days?!? I just got this for McKay's birthday. How much do you want to bet he's still going to want our remote? It looks like fun though.