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I got pretty spoiled for Christmas. I got a wii fit and this awesome video camera. I wanted this one because it is super small and easy to use. I was also not looking to get a high tech. expensive one. I am well aware that there are better cameras out there but this one is perfect for me since I know I won't be using it all the time, plus it is better than what was on my digital camera. Anyways it works great! I posted a silly video of Linus below that is took from it.
I hope everyone had a good Christmas! I will post Christmas pictures soon.

Movie Monday- 9 to 5

I have to dedicate this movie Monday to my sister Holly. 9 to 5 was one of our favorites growing up (which is funny my mom let us watch this as young as we were). We had this one memorized (along with a few others). I remember how we loved the song at the start and knew all the words. we had some pretty good times watching this and cracking jokes about Dolly's big boobs. I do have to say how I really hate Jane Fonda, however she is a riot in this film.PLOT: Frank Hart is a pig. He takes advantage in the grossest manner of the women who work with him. When his three assistants manage to trap him in his own house they assume control of his department and productivity leaps, but just how long can they keep Hart tied up?
RATING:PG-13
STARS: 4 1/2 out of 5.
ONE LINERS: "Your a sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot."
"You got a nice package you may as well show it off."
There is many many more too, so you will have to watch it.

Movie Monday-Raising Arizona

This is a Coen brothers (O' Brother where art Thou, Fargo) film, and one of their best at that. I found this film to be so super funny. It was especially funny to me since my sister and her husband were having a hard time getting pregnant (they eventually adopted-LEGALLY) so I had to make her and her husband watch it. The film has a young Holly Hunter staring with Nicolas Cage, who I am not normally a huge fan of. I highly recommend this one, especially to those having a hard time making babies, it will give you a good laugh!PLOT: It's the story of "Ed" (short for Edwina), a policewoman who falls in love with "Hi" (short for H.I. McDonnough), while she's taking his mug shots. She's infertile and he's a habitual robber of convenience stores, and their folksy marital bliss depends on settling down with a rug rat. Unable to conceive, they kidnap one of the newsworthy quintuplets born to an unpainted-furniture huckster named Nathan Arizona, who quickly hires a Harley-riding mercenary to track the baby's whereabouts and hits the road!
RATING: PG-13
STARS: 4 out of 5!
I love this picture! He is robbing a store for diapers.

Movie Monday-Funny Face

Those of you who know me well, know that I adore old films. Especially Audrey Hepburn ones, and even better Fred Astaire and Audrey Hepburn. Funny Face has got to be in my top 2 favorite old films. Audrey is such a classic icon in this film. The music is so amazing (they even sing a song all about the color pink!) and the story itself is so much fun! So for those of you who have not seen this, it is a MUST.PLOT: Fashion photographer Dick Avery, in search for an intellectual backdrop for an air-headed model, expropriates a Greenwich Village bookstore. When the photo session is over the store is left in a shambles, much to salesgirl Jo Stockton's dismay. Avery stays behind to help her clean up. Later, he examines the photos taken there and sees Jo in the background of one shot. He is intrigued by her unique appearance, as is Maggie Prescott, the editor of a leading fashion magazine. They offer Jo a modeling contract, which she reluctantly accepts only because it includes a trip to Paris. Eventually, her snobbish attitude toward the job softens, and Jo begins to enjoy the work and the company of her handsome photographer.
RATING: PG
STARS: I give it 5 out of 5!
ONE LINERS: "I love your funny face!" and "You fill the air with smiles, for miles and miles and miles."

Christmas time!

This year Linus has been so much fun! We put up our tree and he was so excited saying,"tree tree" and "lights lights." He was also helping me wrap presents the other day. His favorite part was putting the bow on top. He loves to Christmas shop too.
The other night for family night we made a gingerbread house. Linus got way more into it than I thought he would. I would put the frosting on and he would put the candy on. I also did not have to worry about him eating the candy because the crazy kid does not even like to eat candy, he is nuts.

Here is the master at work. I cheated and hot glued the house together first.He was so cute he kept on saying," It's a cookie house."
Here is the finished product.
Today Linus and I made a nativity scene that his grandma gave him. He loved putting all the stickers on it. Now it is displayed in his room. Also Linus does where pants from time to time but unfortunately he has the runs so he went with no pants today.

Movie Monday-Cry Baby

This classic film by the crazy John Waters (writer of the original Hairspray that inspired the play) is just hysterical! Johnny Depp is also so crazy and funny in it. Again this is one of my favorites filled with an awesome soundtrack as well. I have some great memories of watching this film with my girlfriends (because it is for sure a girl film).PLOT: Allison is a "square" good girl who has decided she wants to be bad and falls hard for Cry-Baby Walker, a Greaser (or "Drape" in John Waters parlance). Spoofing Elvis movies and Juvenile Delinquency scare films of the '50s, this movie follows the adventures of Cry-Baby who, though he is sent to juvie, is determined to cross class (and taste) boundaries to get Allison back.
RATING: PG-13
ONE LINERS: Okay so there are so many in this film and I can't even think of the good ones so you will just have to watch it and find them yourself.


Let me know what you think.

Baby Names

We are having the hardest time figuring out what to name this little guy growing in my tummy. You see we don't want him to have a name that everyone has, but not a freaky weird name either. Like with Linus for example, people know it but it is not so common.
So anyways we had always planned to name baby boy #2 Ezra, however it is popping up all over the place, so this conflicts with us giving him a name that is not as common. So now we are just all up in arms and can't find/agree on a name. So the task at naming the baby is starting to get frustrating.
We still like Ezra and it is still not out of the question, we just don't want there to be a million all over the place. You see my point? Can anyone help me here? Any suggestions of where to find a name? Am I lame not to want to give him the same name as everyone else, even when I like it ( and liked it before it got popular)?

Movie Monday-The Triplets of Belleville!

This movie Monday I have chosen "The Triplets of Belleville." This film is such a gem and not many have heard of it, despite it's 2 Oscar nominations. The film was released in the U.S. however it is originally from France. The majority of the film has is told through pantomime which makes it unique. You never even notice the lack of talking since there is so much great animation not to mention the bizarre story of our sweet little Champion. The film also has an amazing soundtrack that got an Oscar nom.PLOT: An orphaned boy, Champion, is raised by his grandmother, Madame Souza. Her gift of a tricycle starts a craze for cycle-racing that becomes the cornerstone of their life together. After years of relentless training, Champion makes it to the Tour de France, the toughest cycling event in the world. Alas, Champion and a handful of other top competitors are mysteriously kidnapped by a pair of sinister crooks with hangdog expressions. Supported by her faithful sidekick, her fat and flatulent dog Bruno, Madame Souza sets off to rescue her beloved Champion. An epic adventure leads them across the Atlantic to a vast seaport metropolis named Belleville, headquarters of the notorious French mafia. Lost and confused in the threatening darkness of the great city, Madame Souza and Bruno encounter the Belleville Triplets, who, in their youth, were a glamorous close-harmony act. Now, these three batty old women are now a bizarre jazz combo. Mme Souza joins the band. At their very first gig, she discovers Champion is being held captive by the mafia Godfather himself! All hell breaks loose, and the chase is on!

RATING: PG-13 Despite the fact that this is an animated film it is not really for kids. It is not bad or anything it's just that it is about a guy who gets kidnapped and at the end there is some guns and such.

I had to put this picture in since it is one of my favorite parts. Champion has been training so hard and his sweet grandma is giving him a massage with the lawn mower.
Here is young Champion when he gets his first bike!

Twilight again!

So I went and saw Twilight AGAIN last night and I liked it a lot better than when I first saw it. I just had to say it was way better this time.I thought this picture was way funny.

Movie Monday-The New York Doll

This week for movie Monday I bring you "The New York Doll." I thought this was a great documentary on The New York Doll's very own Authur "Killer" Kane who eventually joined the church later on in his life.
This film really made me realize that Heavenly Father really cares about the things that are important to us, even if they seem a little dumb. This guy always dreamed of playing with his band again when one day he gets a call from The Smiths' Morrissey (a personal favorite!) wanting him to rejoin the dolls in London. Kane is excited beyond belief, however he is so poor he had pawned his guitar and was paying a small fortune each month so they would not sell it. He only needed to pay $200 to get it out but he never had that much money at once. Then his generous ward members join forces and pay to get it out.
He later goes on to play with his band in London, fulfilling his life long dream since the band had split in the 1970's. Shortly after he is diagnosed with leukemia and passes away.
This is what I mean when I say that Heavenly Father really cares about what is important to us. He was able to fulfill his dream before he died.
This is a moving film and a very great story of a man's conversion to the church.
RATING: PG-13.


Kane worked for the church.

Twilight movie.

I had the opportunity to go to the midnight showing of Twilight this morning. I got a ticket because someone else who was going with my sister in law could not go. It was CRAZY! All 20 theaters were showing it (and sold out) at midnight as well as a 2:00am showing. There were some CRAZY HARDCORE fans there. Seriously there were groups of girls in prom dresses and others with vampire makeup, it was really quite entertaining, yet I was a little embarrassed for some people (mostly the middle aged women in dresses). So now to what you all wanna know, how was the film?
Well honestly after all the hype I was a little disappointed. It was nowhere near as good as the book, which I was so hoping it would be. This way I could just watch the film whenever I want for 2 hours instead of reading the book for 10 hours. You see my point? It is such a good story you wanna hear it more than once. So back to my review.
I felt like it was a bit choppy. Like one minute Edward is avoiding Bella and then all this sudden they are in love, so there was not much of a build up like there was in the book. I also felt like you have to have read the book to fully appreciate the film, and that sucks because if your like me and not much of a reader, than it may not be so good (but luckily I read all the books).
The cast for the most part was better than expected, they did great. Carlisle was so great, I loved him being played by Peter Facinelli he did a great job and was not bad to look at either. I really liked Bella too, she just fit the character so well. Jasper was a little weird, he sort of looked like Edwadscissor Hands. And speaking of Edward, Edward Edward Edward, as for looks goes I think he was great I know most disagree but I think he is a handsome Edward. However he had a terrible American accent and at one point he sounded like he slipped into his Brit accent. But then again he was so good looking I was willing to look past it.
I was also disappointed in the meadow scene. I guess it just was not played up like it was in the book. Also Edward in the sun part was not at all what I expected, they looked like they just threw some glitter on him. I guess I was expecting him to be more shiny.
So anyways I still enjoyed the film and liked it and would for sure watch it again. It was just not as good as the book, which is typical, but I myself who is not much of a reader usually just watches the film versions of books so this is kind of my first experience reading a book and then comparing it to the film. Most avid readers probably go into films expecting it not to be as good, but I was expecting it to be as good, especially after all the hype. I for sure need to see it again though, because I might like it better the second time around. And I for sure want to go see it again to make a final decision.

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Movie Monday-Ponette

I am writing this Sunday night but most of you won't read it until Monday, so it is still Movie Monday.

I try to bring you films that are 1. Not too popular or have not been properly recognized or 2. My all time favorites.

So it is with "Ponette" it is in my top 3 favorite films of all time. Many of you may not have heard of it since it is a foreign film. But it did win many many awards at the Venice film Festival including Best actress to the 4 year old Victoire Thivisol, which is very well earned.

I saw this film 2 years after my dad past away and at this point in my life I was having a hard time with it, since I had just got married and was missing my dad. This was just the film I needed at that moment (thanks for the recommend Colleen). The message was such a powerful and beautiful one I bawled my eyes out for nearly 2 hours after it was over. I was not just crying because the film was moving but it was sort of enlightening to me.

I then attempted to make everyone else in my family watch it, but I don't think they got as much out of it as me. I highly recommend this film and more so to those of you who have lost a loved one. So you may expect to see me with a little Ponette someday if I ever have a girl. Here is the synopsis from wiki:

SYNOPSIS: Ponette's mother dies in a car crash, which Ponette herself survives with only a broken arm (she consequently is forced to wear an arm cast). After her mother's death, her father (Xavier Beauvois) leaves Ponette with her Aunt Claire (Claire Nebout), and her cousins Matiaz (Matiaz Bureau Caton) and Delphine (Delphine Schiltz). Ponette becomes increasingly withdrawn, and spends most of her time waiting for her mother to come back. When waiting alone fails, Ponette enlists the help of her school friend Ada (Léopoldine Serre) to help her become a "child of God" to hopefully convince God to return her mother.

Rating: I think it is PG but it could be PG-13 because of the subject matter.

Linus LOVES to watch The Mickey Mouse club House and he especially loves "the hot dog dance." When it is time to do it he runs around yelling "ho dog dace." Anyways you will see it in the film below.

RSL game!

Last night we attended the RSL game! We had so much fun, and Linus just loved it! Getting there was somewhat of a challenge though. You see the new amazing stadium does not have parking yet. So we figured we could pay to park at the civic center (a 5 minute walk) but nope they were not allowing parking. So we ended up having to park a good 25 minute walk away , and well I am 7 months pregnant not to mention that I had to pee worse than ever, making walking impossible and there is not a toilet to be seen. So I did what anyone would do, I found a dark shadowy spot near a bush ( at a church) and took my business there, with Danny standing guard of course. So that made the night interesting.
We ended up being 20 minutes late into the game but it was all good. Linus just sat there on his dad's lap amazed the first half and then the rest he was clapping , booing, and jumping up and down with the rest of us. I had so much more fun than I thought I would, I guess just watching my boys have so much fun made me also.


We had great seats on the third row! Linus amazed! He sat like this a good 35 minutes.
Daddy and Linus.
Here is the super cool stadium! It reminded me of the stadium on Harry Potter.

Movie Monday-Whale Rider

This week for movie Monday I chose the film "Whale Rider." I feel like this film was highly overlooked. It is by far one of my all time favorites. The cute girl in it was nominated for an Oscar for this film with good reason. She gives an amazing performance especially considering that she was 12 years old. I love the story in this film, it is so beautiful with a beautiful message.Here is the PLOT OUTLINE ( I grabbed from wiki.):The movie's plot follows the story of Paikea Apirana ("Pai") at the age of 12 who is the only living child in the line of the tribe's chiefly succession because of the death of her twin brother and mother during childbirth. By tradition, the leader should be the first-born son — a direct patrilineal descendant of Paikea, the Whale Rider — he who rode atop a whale from Hawaiki. However, Pai is female and technically cannot inherit the leadership.

Rating: PG so a good film for all.


I hope you all watch it, because it really is a beautiful story.

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Going private

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Movie Monday-The Life Aquatic

Toady's movie Monday is in my top 3 favorite films, it is "The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou."
This is most likely one of the most well written comedies of this decade. It is very quirky ( as are most Wes Anderson films, the man is a genius) and full of classic on liners.
However I must say this film does take a specific kind of humor. You either LOVE it or HATE it. Some may be easily offended as well.

PLOT: When his partner is killed by the mysterious and possibly nonexistent Jaguar Shark, Steve Zissou and his Team Zissou crew set off for an expedition to hunt down the creature. Along with his estranged wife, a beautiful journalist and a co-pilot who could possibly be Zissou's son, the crew set off for one wild expedition.
ONE LINER: I suppose my favorite one liner from the film would be this:
"Esteban! He ate him he ate him, Esteban was eaten by a shark!"
I have another but it may not be appropriate.
RATING: This film is rated R due to it's "F bombs" and a random shot of a weird lady's boob (in a non sexual way).

Without his sidekicks (Stiller and Vaughn) Owen Wilson is quite capable of some great acting! This goes foe all the Wes Anderson films he is in.
This would be Bill Murry at his best!

Halloween 2008!

We had a fun Halloween this year! Linus' cute cousin Natalia came up from AZ. for her birthday, which is on Halloween. So the kids all had a fun Halloween/ birthday party. It was fun to have all the cousins together.
We also attended our ward party earlier in the week. Linus was freaked out by a lot of the costumes.
As for trick or treating Linus still does not quite get it yet plus he is so picky that he won't even eat the candy so he could really care less about free candy. He LOVED handing it out though, when the door bell would ring he would get all excited and jump up and down, so that was his favorite part.


Linus the skunk and me the "rebellious pregnant teenager" headed to the ward party. Cute lil' stinker.
Isn't he the cutest little skunk.
Linus and his cute friend Sophie at the ward party.

Here is Natalia the birthday girl and her cute Snow White mommy.2 of Linus' cute cousins, Ainsley and Madeline. This is at the big birthday bash!
My sister Heidi and I with all or kids.
Linus playing a game.
They decorated pumpkins with stickers and Linus loved it!
He also had a blast playing soccer with uncle Scott!
Trick or Treating!
He thought he would do his own thing, he just like walking around in his costume.
Here is the 3 of us out trick or treating.