Moments in Time with the Ahlstroms: December 2008

Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Merry Christmas to All...And to All a Good Night

Santa gave the boys a group gift that they all enjoyed until Ben deflated it while they were inside and it scared Carter half to death!

Poor little Carter James received the 24 hr. stomach flu complete with vomit and diarrhea

I'm guessing that little note means Merry Christmas...I'll have to ask Alec

There's nothing like getting matching slippers and a shirt just like your Father-in-Law. Oh well, nobody seemed to mind.

Oh yea, then there was the issue of the UNINVITED Christmas mouse in the pantry. We never saw the little stinker, buy it took my dad and Ben 2 hours to empty, vacuum and re-arrange the entire pantry after we found one dropping on each shelf!

We finally made some traditional pork tamales, chicken tamales and Jalapeno and cheese tamales and they turned out quite good considering it was my first time making them.

Yes!! Christmas is over. I was getting tired of all of the package shaking and Alec telling me that he wondered if "so-called Santa" was going to put anything in his stocking. It is so sad when kids realize Santa is mom and dad and then they feel obligated to tell everyone including the younger siblings that Santa is a sham. Oh well, I guess it is what it is. We will do our best to keep Santa alive for Ethan and Carter while we can.

The good part was that all of my immediate family came out from California to spend the holiday with us. It was the first time they have ever come to our home for Christmas and I hope it won't be the last given all of the little disasters that happened while they were here!

Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Annalise Gets Hitched

Mr. and Mrs. Kimball Lewis

Carter "Playing Dead" for grandpa at the reception

Kissin cousins

I got really lucky when I married into Ben's family. They all genuinely love and support each other. His wonderful sister Annalise married an equally wonderful man last week. Welcome to the familia Captain Lewis.

We drove to Utah for what seemed like an eternity...got lost in Orem, then in Pleasant Grove...then finally arrived at the home we were staying at...THEN got ready for the reception and finally made it 10 hours after leaving Colorado!!!

It was a nightmare to get there, but we had a fabulous time once we arrived! We enjoyed visiting with all of the relatives, listened to Alec play a few tunes on a Baby Grand and gave Ben's parents a much deserved minivan for Christmas (it was a group gift from all of the Ahlstrom kids). Good times.

Deep Thoughts of a Six Year Old

"So who is the first person the baby sees when she comes out of you?"

"When we ate food in the pre-mortal life, our food would fall out of our bodies just after we ate it."

"When we were spirits in heaven and we gave High 5's, Our hands just went right through each other"

"Mom, If I don't get married by the time I'm old, I will just go on a Mission."

"From now on, I'm going to be a 'Thumb's up' guy." What does that mean Ethan? "Than I'm not gonna wet my pants anymore. "

Second Day of Kindergarten:
Teacher: "...and this is the class kitchen"
Ethan: "But this is fake!" "When are we going to the real kitchen?"

"Mom, Can we buy a dog that isn't certain?" What are you talking about Ethan? "You said that you are allergic to certain dogs, so I want to get one that isn't certain."

"Mom, Are you gonna color your hair soon? I'm tired of looking at that dark brown hair. I want it to be lighter...like red."

"I don't like Sundays!" "Why can't we stay home from church like everyone else?" Who is everyone else? "All the people that ride their bikes and play golf !"

" Mom, do we get closer to dying the older we get?" "Yea. I guess so." "So grandma and grandpa are closer to dying than me and Carter?" "Yea. I guess you can say that."

"What was the first bathroom ever???" "I don't know, Ethan? I give up." "Grass and trees!"

"We need to get BAM Toilet Unclogger...it unclogs toilets and drains and cleans stains!!"

"If spiders weren't invented...would flies rule the whole earth?

"I wish I could make 3 copies of myself in a clone machine so if a mean guy tried to take me away, he wouldn't know which Ethan to take."

"If I get bit by a spider...will I be able to climb walls and ceilings?

"Where can we buy 5 teleporters? I bet we can go to a teleporter store" Why do you want 5 teleporters, Ethan? "So we can go to Hawaii."

"I didn't wet my pants...just my underwear."
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"Hey mom I just found Saturn in my cereal bowl! See the planet..and there's the ring."

"Mom, Did you know that SPACE PACK storage bags are guaranteed to lock out dirt, bugs and moisture. You can store seasonal items and they are made of nylon." "So do you want them or not?"