Mormon Marshmallow Jell-O

This is what happens when your husband has to much time on his hands. He made some "mormon" marshmallow Jell-O and took it to the work Christmas party, and I am pretty sure it was a joke. So as you can see there was ALOT leftover and no one at home liked it, except him. I needed the pan to make something good, Pumpkin Chocolate Cheesecake Bars, I know sounds good right. Anyway, he thought this was easier and better than just throwing it away. If you know my husband then you understand, I accept your condolonces.

ITS BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS

IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL CHRISTMAS MORNING WHICH STARTED AT 6:15 AND I JUST LOVE WHEN IT SNOWS ON CHRISTMAS. WE ARE SO BLESSED TO LIVE WHERE IT SNOWS A LOT. SO IF YOU WEREN'T BLESSED TO HAVE SNOW ON CHRISTMAS MORNING, THEN ENJOY OURS WE HAVE PLENTY SO SHARE. MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!

Cookies and EggNog for Santa

So it was like any other Christmas Eve, lots of chaos, family time and all the kids wanting to go to bed at 6:30 thinking that would make Santa come sooner. It was Woody's job this year to set out the treat for Santa. He took it upon himself to write a note also.........
......"Santa have fun with your cookies"........at the bottom of the note he drew a line and wrote "comment", just in case Santa needed to say anything.............



Just so you know the next morning Woody found that the cookies and eggnog were gone and Santa did leave a comment ........."Eat your dinner"

CAN YOU SAY "HAT HEAD"

I took this shot after we got home from playing outside and Rocky had his winter hat on for quite some time, I must say I think this is the best HAT HEAD shot I have ever seen.

The "South Hills" House

If you are from the Twin Falls area then you know about the South Hills house. It's a nice ordinary house from Jan-Nov. , but com December it is transformed into a wonderland of lights and decorations. It was about 23 degrees, but we braved the cold to walk the circle driveway and look at all the lights, decorations, Santa, but mostly the camel with 2 humps that you could feed carrots to. Woody and Rocky with Santa, Rocky is still just a little shy with Santa.
This is where Regan found out that Bull the camel was sick and wasn't in his cage, it kind of went downhill from here.
Daddy, Regan and Rocky in front of a cute decoration, I'm sure you would have liked it sorry you don't get to see it, but my family is cuter anyway.


They take off their garage doors and cover them in plexi glass to set up a huge display of little glass "Santa village" houses

FIRE!! CALL 911

Rocky and I were driving home last week and I saw black smoke rising. I couldn't tell what it was, but the closer we got to our house the more my heart pounded. When we rounded the corner I could tell it was coming from behind our alley on the street over. The house was gone in a matter of minutes. The house was under construction, and actually just moved from Kimberly Rd. on a new foundation they put there. Luckily the house was vacant and no one was hurt. I did end up on the 10 o'clock news because of my footage, just a short spot because Regan was screaming and Woody was trying to run the camera. This footage reminds me that it can all be gone in an instant and all we really have is our family. Remember to love and cherish the most important things in your life.

Family Home Evening "Chambers Style"

So we know it's not the "traditional" family home evening, but it's our family and we are at home and it is night time. One of the kids favorite things to do is wrestle with the kids, and they love it a little too.

HALF THE MAN HE USE TO BE

OK SO NOT EXACTLY HALF, BUT CLOSE. I JUST WANTED TO SHOW EVERYONE HOW HARD HAROLD HAS WORKED THIS YEAR ON LOSING WEIGHT. HE HAS LOST 63 PDS. SO FAR SINCE APRIL. ALL HE DID WAS RIDE HIS BIKE BACK AND FORTH TO WORK (A TOTAL OF 10 MILES) AND ATE RIGHT. HIS MOTIVATION IS TO BE HEALTHIER, BUT MOSTLY ITS A FOUR-WHEELER. I TOLD HIM HE COULD GET ONE IF HE HITS HIS GOAL OF 210, AND HE'S ALMOST THERE. NOW WE KNOW NOBODY CAN BEAT UNCLE MIKE'S SUCCESS STORY, BUT I AM VERY PROUD OF MY HANDSOME HUBBY AND PLEASE DISREGARD ME IN THE BEFORE PICTURE ITS NOT MY FINEST MOMENT.

ROCK ON

Woody's part in his school Christmas Program was a glow in the dark drumsticks routine. Watch his face right before the lights go down, he gets so serious and he was so excited.

Smile, Your on Candid Camera!

While we were at the Christmas program Tiger was so filled with the Christmas spirit he started to sing along, little did he know Dad was filming him the whole time.

Don't just stand there, bust a move......

Rocky couldn't help himself. He just had to be in the video, and we had no idea where he got his moves and grooves from. Enjoy our breakdancer in the making.

WHAT A FACE

I caught a few pics of Regan and Woody the night of their Christmas Program. They are just those kinds of pics that make you wonder who's kids they are cause they are way too pretty to be ours.

Regan's First Christmas Program

This is Regan's first Christmas Program. All of her and Woody's school had a part in it. We were so worried about how she would react to going up without her teacher or us, but she continues to surprise us daily. You'll notice once the music starts and the kids start to sway she fits right in, except that is until her little stuffed cat becomes the focus of all her attention. But once that is situated its smooth sailing. Grab a tissue you will need it.

Thanksgiving with the Chambers

For everybody who knows us knows we don't do an "American Thanksgiving". We decided that we would start a new tradition so about 4 or 5 yrs ago we started making a HUGE breakfast everyone has a favorite breakfast item and we invite whoever wants to come over and clean up and I am out of the kitchen by 10 am. We all pack in the truck and go find our perfect Christmas tree from our beautiful south hills. We spend quality time stuffing our faces with delicious food and spending time together as a family, which is what Thanksgiving is all about.


We found our tree and Dad is hard at work so we can take it home to decorate, also part of our Thanksgiving tradition.
So many trees to choose from, but alas we could only get one 10 ft. tall, someday, I will have a house with 25 ft ceilings.
"I think this one is good, please woman just pick a tree already" You know he said that too!!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING LOVE THE CHAMBERS

TWILIGHT MANIA

We are in the middle of the line, this is just the front and the back is behind us.
I drove up to Boise for the night to watch it with my good friend Jennie Elliott.



Yes, i got sucked in. Yes, i read all 4 books in 1 week. Yes, I daydream of Edward. Yes, I waited in line on opening night for 1 1/2 hours with tickets we bought 3 weeks before that with 14 other 30 something women all with children (some of which made their own t-shirts) and yes it was AWESOME, so lay off.

Remodeling the kitchen....don't try this at home

Here are some before and in between pics of the kitchen remodeling project. We took down the old cabinets to make room for the new fridge. We ordered new cabinets, and you know what they say "Measure twice" yea, so we decided that didn't apply to us. We were two inches off, TWO INCHES, but who's counting. So we had to tear out part of the wall to make room because that is cheaper than ordering a new cabinet 2 inches smaller. Part of the wall is connected to part of the roof, and the hilarity begins. Stay tuned for the after picture, but don't get your hopes up, and stop laughing.

Yes, that is insulation from the attic.

STAY TUNED......

More pics from Utah

This was Tiger's idea, pretty cool, huh?


This was going into the grocery store, and Rocky insisted on the helmet.
I took a pic of Harold, and my bro Mike and they weren't doing anything, so this is the picture after I told them to "act like you like eachother" Smart Alecs!!
Rocky and Mike's only boy, Roscoe. Two peas in a pod, a stinky, awnry pod.
Me and my brother Mike.

Planes, planes, and more planes!!

We went down to visit Dad and Cheryl and Mike and Amy's family this last weekend. We went to one of the biggest Air Force museums their is. It's on Hill AFB, Dad loved to
talk about all the planes, and the kids just wanted to fly in them. We had a great time!!

Chucky Cheese is real?

So we finally went to Chucky Cheese when we were down in Utah, I am pretty sure the kids thought it only existed on the Disney Channel. We had a great time and spent too much money, which is why we have never been before.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

Harold and I are the new activity directors in the ward, so we had a huge tri-ward trunk or treat. The kids love getting dressed up and were so excited for halloween this year. Woody was a muscle man, Rocky of course was Thomas the Train, and Regan what else but a beautiful princess who even let me put make up on her. We had a great time and have enough candy to last until next year.

Its a party!!

Regan had her first grade Halloween party today. They don't let the kids wear their costumes, but it was red ribbon week and everyone wore their pajamas. We were so excited when she decided to wear her pj's so out of her routine and she loved it. Just a few pics of her and her classmates and her wonderful teacher, Mrs. Kochie. A little nod to the photographer, Jen Guzman, she is Regan's aid at school and we couldn't do it without her.

Where's Woody?

I was looking for Woody this morning and couldn't find him anywhere but I could hear his Gameboy. I followed the noise and found him hiding in the kitchen behind our sea of kitchen cabinets that have yet to be hung up yet. When I asked him why he was hiding he said, "Rocky won't leave me alone!"