Thursday, June 25, 2009
I am a really big dork!
So if you read my "Michael" post, you'll know how bored I am. I am missing my lovey. I'm still in Utah having a nice time but I get reeeeaaalllyy bored at night and so out came my feelings about Michael Jackson, "Hee Hee" (picture me singing that really high and grabbing my crotch with spin and tip toe pose, ah yeah, now I'm just getting weird, maybe it's time to go to bed. But anyway, even though I like Michael........I really am missing Chris A LOT more and would rather be cuddling on the couch watching nothingness on TV than typing. Night Night!!
Strange news, weird feeling
So today I hear of Michael Jackson's death and it caught me by surprise. If any of you know me, you know what a HUGE Michael fan I am, always have been, always will be. I know, I know, a lot of you are thinking, "but he was so weird". Despite his weirdness, you can't dismiss his talent, for he was truly a talented man. I have loved all of his music and own all of it. Even after putting my CD's onto my computer and ipod, I still kept the CD's and cases.
I remember when I was young how BIG he was, I remember watching about his concerts on TV and how people would pass out from being in such large crowds and the people who would cry when they saw him. One year, my aunt got all the girl cousins Michael Jackson posters. I was jealous because I wasn't old enough to have one yet but loved my sisters. I remember you could walk around the room and his eyes would stare at you wherever you were ( I know, kinda creepy, but I thought it was cool then).
I remember my sister getting the Thriller ALBUM and we all thought it was so cool and played it over and over and over.....she's still got it, it's going to be worth some bucks! In fact, Chris and I have come upon a Michael Jackson's Moonwalker old school video game that his aunt is getting rid of for FREE! We can have it and it's so funny because last night we were talking about how we would get it to Seattle and today that thing is worth A LOT!! Dibs! We called it, I need that thing in my house now!!
My cousins and I all loved all of his music and when we were growing up, we would get together and make up dance routines in the barn on the farm in Simms. And yes, we have them recorded. I particularly remember my sis and cousin, Teri jitterbugging to "The Way You Make Me Feel". I also remember those two playing "Bad" on the keyboard, man those were some good times.
I loved both Janet and Michael Jackson. I used to record their videos and performances so I could make up cheerleading routines in Jr, High and High School. We got some sweet moves from those two.
My college years and beyond no matter what, if I was having a crazy day, sad day, or even a happy day, I could always put in his music and it would make me want to dance and feel care free. His "Scream" album has some really good songs that didn't make it as big, but have awesome messages. Anyone who rode in my car knew that Michael would play at some point.
My kids love to dance and we have lunchtime dance parties and I would play 80's music with a lot of Michael Jackson. The kids loved his music and easily danced to it. One of Brooklyn's favs is "Wanna be startin' somethin" which is so cool when he gets to the "mama say ma ma sa ma ma coo sa" they also love the "scary song"...Thriller.
I guess what I'm trying to say is that his music and dancing means a lot to me and I grew up on it and love it! Even though his life turned weird, I always wanted to see him in concert and I'm sooooo jealous for those who actually got to see him at his prime. It just seemed he'd always be around and die later on, it's just weird that he is gone.
Bye Michael, thanks for the entertainment and for sharing it with us, it'll live on for a long time in our house! And.....I'm sure I still my senior paper I wrote on you!
I remember when I was young how BIG he was, I remember watching about his concerts on TV and how people would pass out from being in such large crowds and the people who would cry when they saw him. One year, my aunt got all the girl cousins Michael Jackson posters. I was jealous because I wasn't old enough to have one yet but loved my sisters. I remember you could walk around the room and his eyes would stare at you wherever you were ( I know, kinda creepy, but I thought it was cool then).
I remember my sister getting the Thriller ALBUM and we all thought it was so cool and played it over and over and over.....she's still got it, it's going to be worth some bucks! In fact, Chris and I have come upon a Michael Jackson's Moonwalker old school video game that his aunt is getting rid of for FREE! We can have it and it's so funny because last night we were talking about how we would get it to Seattle and today that thing is worth A LOT!! Dibs! We called it, I need that thing in my house now!!
My cousins and I all loved all of his music and when we were growing up, we would get together and make up dance routines in the barn on the farm in Simms. And yes, we have them recorded. I particularly remember my sis and cousin, Teri jitterbugging to "The Way You Make Me Feel". I also remember those two playing "Bad" on the keyboard, man those were some good times.
I loved both Janet and Michael Jackson. I used to record their videos and performances so I could make up cheerleading routines in Jr, High and High School. We got some sweet moves from those two.
My college years and beyond no matter what, if I was having a crazy day, sad day, or even a happy day, I could always put in his music and it would make me want to dance and feel care free. His "Scream" album has some really good songs that didn't make it as big, but have awesome messages. Anyone who rode in my car knew that Michael would play at some point.
My kids love to dance and we have lunchtime dance parties and I would play 80's music with a lot of Michael Jackson. The kids loved his music and easily danced to it. One of Brooklyn's favs is "Wanna be startin' somethin" which is so cool when he gets to the "mama say ma ma sa ma ma coo sa" they also love the "scary song"...Thriller.
I guess what I'm trying to say is that his music and dancing means a lot to me and I grew up on it and love it! Even though his life turned weird, I always wanted to see him in concert and I'm sooooo jealous for those who actually got to see him at his prime. It just seemed he'd always be around and die later on, it's just weird that he is gone.
Bye Michael, thanks for the entertainment and for sharing it with us, it'll live on for a long time in our house! And.....I'm sure I still my senior paper I wrote on you!
Thursday, June 11, 2009
A visit from Grammy and Grandpa
Chris' parents came in the middle of May for graduation and for Brooklyn's birthday...and just cause they like us. First things first, as soon as they got here, the presents came out. Both Brooklyn and Beckham got presents, Brooklyn because she was going to turn 4 and Beckham, well, because he is cute!!
Brooklyn got the My Little Pony Amusement Park, both her and Beckham went crazy for it, it's a really cute toy! She also got some cute little kid dishes, they are so fun and they both like using them. Grammy made her two dresses and she loves them both, especially the lady bug one. Aunt Julia and Mia got her an awesome High School Musical slide projector so she can make her own movies and even put them to music. She got a Hannah Montana doll from Claire and Xander that she call Sharpay since she doesn't really know who Hannah Montana is. She was already spoiled and still had two other parties to come.
It was a nice day so after the present opening and cupcakes, we decided to go for a walk and take the kids in the wagon. Chris had a brilliant idea of riding down a muddy hill in the wagon. And as it turns out, it was pretty fun, Brooklyn thought it was so fun and so crazy! Check it out!
Besides graduation, we also took the time to go to the park and play and go to the museum....dinosaurs and butterflies! oh and some circus stunts too...
Brooklyn got the My Little Pony Amusement Park, both her and Beckham went crazy for it, it's a really cute toy! She also got some cute little kid dishes, they are so fun and they both like using them. Grammy made her two dresses and she loves them both, especially the lady bug one. Aunt Julia and Mia got her an awesome High School Musical slide projector so she can make her own movies and even put them to music. She got a Hannah Montana doll from Claire and Xander that she call Sharpay since she doesn't really know who Hannah Montana is. She was already spoiled and still had two other parties to come.
It was a nice day so after the present opening and cupcakes, we decided to go for a walk and take the kids in the wagon. Chris had a brilliant idea of riding down a muddy hill in the wagon. And as it turns out, it was pretty fun, Brooklyn thought it was so fun and so crazy! Check it out!
Besides graduation, we also took the time to go to the park and play and go to the museum....dinosaurs and butterflies! oh and some circus stunts too...
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Sparkling Fairies fun!!!
My cute little sparkling Brooklyn fairy. She had so much fun with her preschool and so did I. She loves her classmates Hadley and Grace and it's been fun to see them enjoy learning and growing together. Here are some pictures of their class and their field trips. One lesson I taught we learned the letter "I" and their favorite part was making an "I" with pretzels. The made ice cream cones and caterpillar (Insects) on paper and then got insect houses to go looking for bugs...they loved it!
Back in March we did the letter "G" for green and St. Patrick's day. We learned about St. Patrick's day, leprechauns, shamrocks, colors of the rainbows, pots of gold, sang fun songs, had grapes, green pixie sticks and a green drink.
The last lesson I did before summer was the letter "W". We learned the days of the week and they all got a weekly calendar, made wind chimes and learned about water and how things float or sink. They, again, made "W's" with pretzels and then that was the day of Brooklyn's miniature birthday party so we cut the lesson short to have more friends over to party!
We have also gone on two more field trips. They went to a cute farm where they were able to interact with many different animals. Brooklyn had already helped her Papa field a baby calf a bottle so that wasn't new to her but she loved doing it anyway. One of the funnest things was actually watching little baby chicks hatch out of their eggs. My kids also LOVED the BIG pig and the little baby pigs, it was a really fun day out and afterward we went to the park and had a picnic and played for a long time.
The last field trip before we ended our preschool for summer was to a place called "Paint the Town". It is a paint your own pottery place. On this particular day they were letting the little ones come in a paint a 4"x4" tile for Father's day. Both of my kids put their handprints on them, they turned out really cute!
I can't wait to start up preschool again next fall, Brooklyn has really enjoyed it and I just love watching her learn and become such a social butterfly.....my oh my they grow fast!
Oh and there are some pictures of a Mounted Police Tour we took with a mom's group I am part of. So it wasn't preschool realted...I'm just lazy and didn't want to do a separate post...hee hee. But the kids loved seeing the horses and learning about the police. Then, of course, they saw the cat that hangs out there and ended up chasing after it.
Back in March we did the letter "G" for green and St. Patrick's day. We learned about St. Patrick's day, leprechauns, shamrocks, colors of the rainbows, pots of gold, sang fun songs, had grapes, green pixie sticks and a green drink.
The last lesson I did before summer was the letter "W". We learned the days of the week and they all got a weekly calendar, made wind chimes and learned about water and how things float or sink. They, again, made "W's" with pretzels and then that was the day of Brooklyn's miniature birthday party so we cut the lesson short to have more friends over to party!
We have also gone on two more field trips. They went to a cute farm where they were able to interact with many different animals. Brooklyn had already helped her Papa field a baby calf a bottle so that wasn't new to her but she loved doing it anyway. One of the funnest things was actually watching little baby chicks hatch out of their eggs. My kids also LOVED the BIG pig and the little baby pigs, it was a really fun day out and afterward we went to the park and had a picnic and played for a long time.
The last field trip before we ended our preschool for summer was to a place called "Paint the Town". It is a paint your own pottery place. On this particular day they were letting the little ones come in a paint a 4"x4" tile for Father's day. Both of my kids put their handprints on them, they turned out really cute!
I can't wait to start up preschool again next fall, Brooklyn has really enjoyed it and I just love watching her learn and become such a social butterfly.....my oh my they grow fast!
Oh and there are some pictures of a Mounted Police Tour we took with a mom's group I am part of. So it wasn't preschool realted...I'm just lazy and didn't want to do a separate post...hee hee. But the kids loved seeing the horses and learning about the police. Then, of course, they saw the cat that hangs out there and ended up chasing after it.
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