This One's For The Girls...

I just watched the best movie I have seen in a long time...maybe EVER! My sister-in-law is an avid reader so I ask her for book recommendations every so often. She told me about North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell. I put the book on hold but there is a long wait, so I rented the movie. It's done by BBC. Okay...LOVED it. It was SOOOOO romantic. I think I like it better than any of the Jane Austen movies. It's actually really similar to her themes. Pride, lack of communication, lovely outspoken girl, handsome man...you know how it is! How have I not heard of Elizabeth Gaskell? I am really excited to read the book now. I wonder why I love these kind of love stories. Greg's theory is that I love them because I am living the story everyday!!! HA! I think I love them because it's this innocent, pure love. The man respects the woman...it's not about lust, you know? Anyway, we started the movie on Friday night (it's like 6 hours long so you need a little extra time on your hands) and then I finished them (without Greg) on Saturday morning. I couldn't wait for him...it was that good! It's one of those movies (as my sister-in-law says) you watch over and over again and when it's over you just breathe and sigh...and then watch it over again!!!

Our Almost Kid-Free Mountain Get Away

Guitar hero rocks...and so do we!!! But we need to learn a few more rocker moves from Scott. He's got some sweet moves!

If I tried to dance and move around, I couldn't hit the notes...no hand-eye coordination I guess!

We had a lot of fun...we love cabins in the mountains without kids!

The cross country skiing adventure...Greg really impressed the guys when he fell over while standing still...

We went to McCall this past weekend with our friends Joy and Jared and Scott and Natalie. Joy and Jared had access to a cabin so they invited us to go...we had such a relaxing and fun time. We ended up taking Ava and she was not a problem at all. We played a lot of games, played a lot of Guitar hero (I'm hooked now and really want a Wii...Hayden is so happy about that. He thinks his chances are better now for getting one this year for Xmas.), watched a great movie (Fireproof...highly recommend it), and just had a lot of fun talking and laughing with our good friends! We think we need to do this every month...

The watchful eye only a mother can provide

This video is the only evidence I have of a less than perfect motherly performance from Jaylene.
So I thought I'd share it with the world. Makes us all feel better.