No Surprise...

So American Idol was really no big surprise to anyone tonight I don't think. We all knew it was going to be battle of "the David's" and that Syesha would be out, although she is super talented and would have deserved to be in the top two. Now don't get me wrong David Archuletta is super cute and endearing but he is almost too shy for the business he is pursuing When I watch him I feel ackward sometimes. But he is EXTREMELY talented and I really like him, how could you not? Basically I would be happy if either one of them win. I think they are both FANTASTIC but if I had to call it right now I think David Cook will take it, but we will see. And those are my thoughts on American Idol tonight...
(sorry about the teeny tiny picture. I tried to find bigger but it just wasn't happening)

Huge Twilight Fan Right Here...

Alright folks. Yes it's true. I am a huge Twilight fan and all I have to say is if you have read the books Rock On, if you haven't, where the heck have you been? Just kidding. Anyway I have completely fallen victim to Twilight Mania and I am not afraid to admit it and for any of you other self proclaimed Twighards out there don't act like you aren't excited and here is a link to the trailer of the movie coming out in December. Can't Wait!!!!

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=33429578

Official Homeowners...

After waiting and waiting and waiting we finally closed on our house today! We are now officially the proud owners of our very own home and we couldn't be more happy. We are so excited to finally own something and the best part is that we don't even have to move! If you ever have the opportunity to purchase a home you are renting we highly recommend it. It pretty much takes the stress out of buying a home and then having to move all of your junk in and unpacking. Basically now we just get to do all the fun stuff we have been planning. We want to paint and put down new floors and buy some new furniture that we were putting off buying since we weren't sure if we would be downsizing or moving far far away, etc. Having said that we need your opinion. We went out and bought a sampling of the flooring we want to use in the downstairs part of the house and I am having a hard time deciding if I really am in love with it or if we need to go darker or lighter or whatever...here are some pictures. Let us know what you think. Be HONEST!

Here is where the problem lies. I really like the above picture in the natural lighting because the contrast is good but below is what it looks like when the lights are on and I feel like there is too much continuity and I don't so much LOVE that. Please talk some sense in to me so my husband doesn't go crazy with my obsessive compulsiveness. (P.S. I just noticed an orb in the picture above, great we just bought a haunted house.)

Sleep Over Fun...

This weekend we had the opportunity to have our adorable neice and nephew spend the night with us on Friday night. We played at the playground at the mall, watched movies and most importantly we played Hide and Go Seek on Saturday morning. We each took turns counting and then going to look for each other. Beck went first counting and quickly found Mikayla and I hiding behind the bean bag chair in the corner. He then set out to find Uncle Scot who was hiding in the pantry and when he opened the door he jumped out and growled really really loud which sent everyone in to a fit of laughter. Next Mikayla counted and quickly found all three of us as there really aren't that many places to hide (or so I thought) in our downstairs. Scot also counted and suprisingly found us all quickly =) Ha. Finally it was my turn to count and I counted and I counted and every time I would say "ready or not hear I come" I would hear all kinds of giggling and NOT YET NOT YET. So I kept counting and counting some more until finally I heard that everyone was ready and in their respective hiding places. Scot was easy to find behind a wall but here is where I found Mikayla and Beck:

Great job Uncle Scot on finding the best hiding places ever!!!

Down on the Farm

On Sunday we got to go to the farm of one of the ladies that me and my mother in law work with because the grandkids are in town. They had such a blast seeing the goats and pig and chickens, oh my! But the biggest hit of the day I would have to say was their big old John Deere tractor. Here are some pictures:

Mikayla holding a baby goat:

Jenny Holding a baby goat. Luckily it didn't poo. We might have had some beef if that had been the case:

Anxiously awaiting the squealing pigs to come out of their house:
Group shot:
Driving the tractor, he turned it on and everything. Woo hoo!

Beck and Mikayla using the "scoop" as a slide:

ee i ee i ooooooooo...!!

A Hike With the Webelos

Scot is one of the Webelos leaders for our ward and another ward in our stake. He diligently goes to all of the pack meetings and their weekly meetings on Wednesday nights. Sometimes these kids are a challenge but he is learning lots and enjoys being with them...sometimes. On Tuesday night they went on a three mile hike around Garden of the Gods so they could all earn a badge or whatever it is that they get for completing certain tasks. Here are some pictures from their trip:

Idol Results

OK, OK I admit it, I am a total American Idol junkie. I faithfully sit down each and every Tuesday and Wednesday night to watch the performance and results shows and if I know I can't be there to watch I make sure to set the DVR. Basically it's like this...everyone at work watches it so I have to watch it otherwise I am like the girl in Junior High who doesn't have cable and so has no idea what happened on Hannah Montana or That's So Raven the night before while all of her friends are talking about it because she doesn't have the Disney Channel...oh wait that was me...so to avoid further trauma rauma in my life I am forced to be a junkie. So we all get to work, settle in, check our email, etc. and then we have this 20 minute long discussion on Wednesday about who did well and who was really horrible because luckily we are all perfect and know exactly who sucked because we could of course do a better job than them. Then on Thursday we have another 20 minute long discussion about who was voted off or who should have been voted off. Today's discussion was very animated as we were all sooooo happy with the results. I have been waiting and waiting and waiting...did I mention that I have been waiting for...drum roll...KRISTY LEE COOK to go????...because I have been. I was soooooo happy. Good choice America, good choice!!!!!

Hopefully this post doesn't offend anyone too much but seriously she just had to go. You need to be a lot better than her this late in the game. Thanks Kristy for all your hard work. Toodaloo...

Political Asperations for Jenny

I (Scot) was looking on line at our New Presidential Cadidates and their Poll Standings when I came accross Jenny's long lost twin. Seriously it's the funniest thing I have seen in a while. Hillary for President, and Jenny for Bally's Spokes Girl. Woohoo

This is looking really good...

"Perfect. Okay, now make a fist and slowly ease it underneath your chin...Okay, hold still. Just imagine that your weightless. You're in the ocean and you're surrounded by little sea horses."
-Deb (Napolean Dynamite)

OK let me explain...I somehow lost my Bally's membership card in the last 8 months or so that we haven't gone to the gym, go figure. I don't know maybe my subconscious lost it on purpose so I wouldn't have to go, at any rate I have looked and looked but to no avail. So now that we have started going back because we decided that we didn't want to donate $50/mo to Bally's anymore I had to buck up and pay the $10 to get a replacement. When I went in on Monday morning the girl told me that she would give me one week to find my card but I told her I had been looking for 6 months and haven't been able to find it so I had better just buy a new one. I didn't have my wallet with me at the time so I told her I would do it the next day. So on Tuesday afternoon when we went to the gym I purchased my replacement card. I figured that my picture was still in their system and they would just print me out a new one with the same picture from before so I was just standing there hanging out resting my head on my hand when suddenly the girl was like "OK Jennifer, smile." I looked over and this weird camera deal was in my face. For some reason I thought I took my hand down but apparently I was only thinking "Hey I should probably remove my hand out from under my chin" but I never did so here is the end result:
So now everytime I go to check in I am embarassed because they see this weird glamour shot pose and they probably think that I think I am all that and a bag of Doritos but reality I am just dense. Scot will never let me live it down either, in the mornings when he says goodbye to me he puts his hand under his chin and says "I'll see you at the gym."

Leatherheads...Leatherdon't

Scot and I went and saw Leatherheads this afternoon and I thought it was crap. I hated it. It was so slow and so boring. Scot thought it was tolerable but I just didn't. Definitely not one I would buy. There were some rare funny scenes and it was a pretty clean flick but it was definitely one we should have waited for the RedBox to get. LUCKILY we had a gift card that we used so it wasn't a total wash. Anyway if anyone still decides to go see it you will either love it or hate it. The people next to us left about 45 minutes in so that tells you something, PLUS it just came out last weekend and it was already playing in one of the small room theatres today so it must not be generating a whole lot of revenue in the Colorado Springs area. For all those football fans out there it might be fairly entertaining but my personal recommendation would be to wait until it comes out on DVD so you can rent it and decide then if it is one to buy!!!