Helping Daddy!

Jon got a new snow plow for his 4 wheeler and has been so excited for the day to use it. Well today was that day! He came into our room this morning after getting ready to leave for work and was like a little kid! "There is SNOW on the ground, I am gonna use my new toy!!" So he bundled up and went to play. He asked Tukar if he wanted to help, so we got him all bundled up and he set outside to play with Daddy!
They had a blast! Jon said it takes some getting used to but he loves his new toy. I think the neighbors were kinda happy he likes it too. Saved them from shoveling!

A little disturbing

Ok so first of all, no offence to those parents who let their kids watch this show. I am sure it has its positives, although this is not one of them (at least to me.)
It was one of those days when I just turned on some tunes to occupy Tukar for a little bit while I got some cleaning done. This is pretty standard around our house (I know-- bad mom) So there I was, busy busy, when all of a sudden I stopped and listened to what was playing on the tv. It was the show called "Yo Gabba Gabba". Well the following stopped me in my tracks and really made me think about WHAT my kids are watching on tv.
Now I am not sure what the message was here but it doesn't seem like one that would be played on an antidrug commercial.

Something else that I noticed (and in one of my favorite movies) was this....

Now I don't know about your house, but that word is NOT ALLOWED in ours. So when Tukar started saying that to everyone, I got onto my girls accusing them of having said this ugly word. They swore to me it wasn't them, well now I guess it wasn't. It was this innocent Disney film. Don't get me wrong, we still watch this show ALL the time, we just skip through this part when Tukar is around.
I know that I cannot sheild my kids against everything, and we are pretty open with our kids, but there is an age when influence can be a bad thing.
I would like to hear your input on this sunject and if you have seen or heard anything....

Fun night with Friends

We had such a fun night on Saturday. Our friends, Scott and Lisa invited us to go to the Grizzley game with them. Scott got suite tickets from his work. We said yes of course and when Jon got off work, we headed up to the E Center. It was so fun. The suite provided dinner (Fajitas, chips and Salsa, Salad, and Apple cobbler for dessert) We only saw a couple of fights (isn't that the whole reason to go to a hockey game???)

Things have been kind of crazy at our house including trips to the er, potty training, getting ready for Christmas, and trying to keep the house in order so it was nice to get out for a while and enjoy the time with adults.

The Grizz won 5-3. It was an exciting game. They Grizz were down by 2 until the 3rd period then they made thier come back.It is so loud everytime they score. They did a promotional thing last night where everytime they score, the audience would throw stuffed animals out onto the ice and then they donated all of the animals to to police. They collected over 900 animals.

Btw--- I am so making these for everyone for christmas! I absolutely loved this hat!!

Here comes Santa Claus!

WoooooWoooo was the sounds we heard and we knew that it was that time when Jon got to drive Santa Claus around the city on the firetruck and throw candy out to all the kids. Well what a better way for Santa to travel, in the SNOW!! It really feels like Christmas now. Although I am not fond of the snow, I was starting to worry if we would have white Christmas this year.

Tukar was so excited that he got all dressed up in his warm clothes and stood on the porch waiting for Santa to come on the woowoo (thats firetruck in Tukarnese if you didn't know) What a memory he will have of his daddy driving that big red truck toting that big red man! They got a call for a wreck, so Santa had to jump in the ambulance for a little bit. They all met up at our house and Ho Ho jumped back on the firetruck. What a trooper that dear sweet Santa to ride on top of the firetruck in the freezing snow! We are glad he did though. This is when it is a lot of fun with kids because he is starting to understand WHO Santa is and what he does. It is just trying to get him to understnad that he has to be good is the hard part.

I can't wait for Christmas morning to see his face. (and the girls. We have something special planned for them this year!!! I'll keep you updated!)

Acadian Party

Every year, Jon's company throws a party for the foreman's and the owners. It has become sort of a tradition now. This year we went to Scott and Kaylene's house. Everyone brought their favorite appetizers. There was some yummy food there. We all have our traditional foods that we have to bring (Kaylenes bacon covered water chestnuts, Janis' yummy brownies and her won tons, and I have to bring hot wings) For the last couple of years, we have also made a tradition of the games we play. Bunco has become a favorite of the guys (especially Jon) We like to throw a few curves in there though. We have the normal "most bunco's" , "high score", "low score" and "most zeros" for the whole game, but we also do prizes every round like who had the low score on that table (then it goes to the person on their right) we had secret number, secret chair, and a couple more.
Then we play our "WHITE ELEPHANT" game. This one has become a favorite of mine. People come up with the most creative prizes. Layne (Brians wife) made a "Bust duster" (it was a bra with feathers glues onto it). Then there was Scotts gym bag that consisted of tighty shorts, sweat bands and leg warmers. We had a couple of lava lamps, a bowling ball with a bag, a box of self help tapes (never opened) and some naught golf tees with 2 packages of golf balls. All in all it was a fun night and I can't wait to see what everyone come up with for next year. Any ideas????

New Do's at our house!

So I guess it is that time of year when it is time to shed the lockes! Well Tukar was first. He has not had a hair cut since his dad decided that shaving his head would be a good idea. I guess it was for the summer, but now that it is cold, he needed hair. But he also needed hair with a style. We had tried to cut his hair before (hence the reason Jon decided to shave it off) and I knew I didn't want to attempt it again. So on my way to my daily jaunt to Wally World, I saw a new business called "Cookie Cutters". PERFECT! It is a salon you could say that is targeted to kids. We went in and they were so nice. Tukar got to pick out a movie and a place to sit. They had different cars, motorcycles, and of course an airplane (this is what Tukar picked) So he climbed inside and watched Nemo. The girl cutting his hair was absolutely AMAZING! She was quick, patient, and knew what to do to get Tukar to sit still ( and when he wasn't, she still knew how to cut his hair while he was moving)

I totally recommend this place for those little ones to get their hair cut. After they were done, they gave him a treat and a balloon! So here is some before and after pics of Tukar.