Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Folks, it's time. It's time to start blogging again. Phooey on Facebook, I say. (Just kidding, I do like Facebook.) But I need an OUTLET, people, an outlet for my thoughts that just might be (and often are) longer than what Facebook can give me. In short: I've missed blogging and want to get back! So, with that said, here's our "New Year Countdown" summary of what we've learned since August:
NUMBER TEN:
WE'VE LEARNED that James and I should seriously consider a future as long-john models:
(Please contact our agent if interested. I think this may just be the big break we've been waiting for! Thank you.)
NUMBER NINE:
WE'VE LEARNED that Bethany has her priorities right. When we tried to hand her a Christmas present, she said, "No thanks, I have enough." (Mommy is BEAMING here.)
NUMBER EIGHT:
WE'VE LEARNED (Well, James has learned) that he has to give me TIME to do my hair and makeup before we go on a date, or else I look like this:
I need my beauty time, people.
NUMBER SEVEN:
WE'VE LEARNED that Bethany is a budding artist! She has started drawing smiley faces! This is a picture of her first smiley face ever. Please note that the potato-man is in a lying down position.
She has also taken to making up her own stories. Just tonight she wrote one called, and I quote, "Bethlehem by Bethany." It went something like this:
Bethlehem by Bethany
"As soon as the Genie came to life, he came to Bethlehem to meet the witch. And he said, "SMACK!" And the end.
I think this kid is on her way to a Newberry!
NUMBER SIX:
WE'VE LEARNED to never, never, never try to go to Temple Square to see the lights on the same night as the Tabernacle Choir concert. It took us an hour to park. Here we are below, smiling through our grumpiness:
NUMBER FIVE:
WE'VE LEARNED (Well, Bethany has learned) how to do headstands on her own! 
NUMBER FOUR:
WE'VE LEANRED that Bethany doesn't mind a good thrill! In October, we went to Frightmares at Lagoon and there wasn't a ride she didn't like. This is us on the Dinosaur Drop, ready to ride!
NUMBER THREE:
WE LEARNED that if you give men a couple of ice scrapers they turn into Jedi Knights (a.k.a. little kids) just like THAT!
NUMBER TWO:
WE'VE LEARNED that dental hygiene is really, really important:
(And don't forget to brush the tongue, too)
NUMBER ONE: (Drumroll, please)
WE'VE LEARNED that no matter what life throws you, singing "The Scotsman" with a bunch of crazy Aggies can only lift your spirits!
Happy New Year, everyone!
