A note from Mo and Oak...

Our grandma is crazy! No, seriously. She's crazy.

You know this from reading her blog, but you at least have the option of switching over to another blog, or closing it, or turning off your computer altogether. But not us.

We're subjected to her constant singing.... have you ever heard Nanny sing? It's not pretty. Especially when she makes up songs. She can make up a song to anything about everything. She sings about our hiccups, our clothes, the activity we are doing.... she even has a song for our diaper (She pooped. She pooped. Yada da dadadada....) It's never ending not to mention embarrassing!

And look at what she made us endure yesterday~

Yup. Corn syrup and food coloring! I mean, really? Is this necessary?

OK. So it wasn't too bad.

We may have liked it.

A little.

So? We loved it? Our Nanny is making us crazy! You would be too if you were woken up to the Rubber Duckie song every time you woke up from a nap!!!!!

Mower Family pics 9/11/10

My cousin's husband did us the honor of taking my extended family pictures. We met him at The Granite Quarry at the base of the canyon, and it was absolutely beautiful, even though we were just in a dry river bed. We are so glad to have new pics with everyone it them. Thanks, Tyler!

My whole family!!! Top L-R: mom, dad, sister-in-law, brother, me, husband
Middle L-R: youngest daughter, daughter-in-law, oldest son, son-in-law
Bottom L-R: sister, youngest son, niece, granddaughter, nephew, niece, granddaughter, oldest daughter

This picture captures their personalities perfectly! Oldest one (1 yr) outgoing, smiling all the time. The youngest one (9 mos) very serious, and watching things very carefully.

My mom and dad..... they are the best! This was a hard place for them to go for pictures but they were troopers. They are both struggling with health issues, but work their butts off at their jobs as well as at home. They have taught me so much in my life and I am so lucky to have them as my parents!

My little brother's family. Yes, I'm the oldest, but only by 15 mos. He got the brains, and I got the hair! His wife is the sweetest person who would do anything for anybody - that is if her mom hasn't done it first! I am lucky to have a sister-in-law that I love as much as a sister! And their kids.... well, let's just say it's kinda creepy but their children are our children

re-incarnated! Their birth order all the way down to their personalities. I guess that's why I love them so much - they're just like my kids!

This is my beautiful, little sister! She got brains AND hair. She's the reason we all know sign language; she was born deaf. We aren't as proficient at it as we should be, but she's patient with us! She's the hardest working person I know.

ALL the grand and great-grand kids; Top Row L-R: youngest daughter, daughter-in-law, nephew, oldest son, son-in-law

Bottom Row: youngest son, niece holding younger granddaughter, niece holding older granddaughter, oldest daughter

And then there's my immediate family - daughter-in-law, son, and granddaughter...

...son-in-law holding granddaughter, and daughter...

...you'll notice my youngest daughter is missing her individual picture. That's because she's hoping to get some nice pictures taken of her and her boyfriend soon, so she didn't want to take any with just her. (Awwww. Young love!)

...then there's the baby of the family, the infamous Alex. Cute pic, huh!

This man is the light of my life. He makes me happy beyond comprehension. He takes such good care of me and our whole family and loves me no matter what. I trust him, I love him, I like him, I admire him, and I'm so glad he's my husband!!

Awww! Old love!

We went to Alex's orthopedic surgeon yesterday

~and got great news!

We bumped the appointment up from the 29th to yesterday because we have had some concerns. He has been slowing down a little, complained a little, goes up and down the stairs a lot slower and even has trouble getting on and off the bus. But comparing yesterdays x-rays to old x-rays you can see more growth in the bone, nothing has moved and after an exam the doctor says there is even more mobility than he would have expected! So why the pain and complaints? His body has been through a lot and he will probably have pain a lot more in his life. Something we will all just have to help him through.

Way to go, Alex!! You don't need the brace anymore, and you can do ANYTHING you want to!

And, yes! That's a new family picture! Thanks to my cousin's husband we got our family as well as my whole extended family's pictures taken. I will share more later...

It's been a while....

...and there's a lot to say. I'm trying to put our summer together in pictures, and it's taking longer than I thought. I'm almost done with it but until I am I have a little funny to share. Taylor showed this to me - shown to her by her boyfriend BRANDON!! - and I couldn't stop laughing!!

You know the '80's hit "Total Eclipse of the Heart" ? (Yes, I'm an 80's girl, anyes I wore my hair and makeup like that!) It's one of those songs that has a catchy tune and everyone knows it, but what the heck does it mean? Well, this is the actual video from the original song - which if you're going to watch it just to try to figure out what the song means, good luck! - but some funny fool put their twist to the words. It's hilarious! I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj-x9ygQEGA