more parties and santa

christmas morn

for the next little bit it is going to be just a bunch of pictures. 1. i got a new camera 2. do all pictures really need explaining 3. i am lazy

gangsta shepherd

i did it

and i now present to you a part of the "metcalf nativity production", also known as Chrismas Eve.

we were all hopped up on food and sugar.

I tried

I really tried to upload a funny flick entitled "THE METCALF VERSION OF THE NATIVITY SCENE". It didn't load properly and I am too tired to re upload it. I will give it another shot later. Until then...Happy Holidays.

What R U doing reading this?

It's Christmas Eve! You should be busy. You should be cleaning. You should be cooking. You should be shopping. You should be wrapping. You should be yelling at your kids for being out of control. You should be thinking "Christmas literally turns me insane!". Seriously. Go. Be insane. I am.

christmas chaos

the opening of the gifts at the Hoyt Christmas Party. also, IT IS THE DAY BEFORE THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS AND I'M BUSY BUSY BUSY BEING GOOD!

christmas fatigue

ain't nobody got

an uncle like JOHN and an aunt like TARI

she had us put it together the night we got home from the party

her "real" puppy that she named cilla. she also got the worlds largest princess coloring set i have ever seen and haven't yet dared open it.

that is an official red rider bb gun. HE ACTUALLY GOT ONE! oh, and he also got remote control trucks too.

THESE PRESENTS ARE LIKE NO BIG DEAL AT ALL!! THEY LOOK FORWARD TO THIS PARTY EVERY YEAR, AND IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE FACT THAT UNCLE JOHN AND AUNT TARI SPOIL THEM ROTTEN.

generations

my mother's mother
my grandmother
my children's great grandmother Hoyt
these are all of her great grandchildren!

merry christmas mom(2)

all done.

merry christmas mom (1)

Flu

Flu.

Flu.

Flu.

Flu.

Flu.

the dentist

Brenton has to have a crown put on today. now remember, this is my anxious baby, major dental work = anxious. we have changed over to a pediatric dentist cause we are with the CHIP dental health plan. all i have are wonderful words for them (the dentistry and the insurance). Walter doesn't like the fact that our kids are on aid from the government (sadly, i think pride can be a hindrance sometimes). i have a completely different viewpoint. when i found out how much this visit would cost us without and then with the insurance, i was dancing around singing "this is great, i can get my kids health taken care of without the ulcer of "how are we going to afford this"). the dentistry even provides the extra anxious kids, aka Brenton, with a little cocktail (which would have cost $50 but with CHIP it is only $10) to take before the appt. THIS IS GONNA BE INTERESTING! and i also LOVE BEING ASSISTED IN MY CHILDREN'S HEALTH CARE! i can't say it enough!

our performer

performs yet again. this time at her school performance. she made my mom cry...then i started to. walter looked at us like we were crazy. he doesn't get it. WE ARE CRAZY...ALWAYS HAVE BEEN. my kids also informed me last night...TWO FREAKING WEEKS! i am now living with mexican jumping beans.

what you do when it's freezing

 you go see the Christmas lights OUTSIDE of the temple, with your cousins

 did i mention it was freezing

 but they are troopers

 as long as they get to be together

 they will also do dares given to them by their father/uncle Scott (BTW i think it is a no no to stage yourself in the nativity scene).

 we be chillin

Brenton declared it was no longer "fun" after the Simonsens left us to go home.

christmas party

mormon style. yes, this is the entry from the ward Christmas party. the theme is Polar Express and we got to wear our PJ's (nicole was sooo jealous). watch for kylee pulling at her foot. it has become a habit/nervous habit of hers to pull her leg all the way up and stand there with one leg in the air by her ear. we thought for sure she was going to end up doing it all the way but, she somehow stopped herself. kinda funny.

kylee and tessa

since i still have SHINGLES! i am going to give myself a much needed break, because of the SHINGLES! and do some simple blogging this week. this post is mostly for my family unless you enjoy watching kylee sing and tessa dance.

Kylee and her friend Zane.

TWENTY DAYS!!

Time for me to do nothing

I have a cold sore. Herpes. On my chin, right below my lip. It is huge. Red. Bumpy. Out there on my face for everyone to see. HERPES! HERPES! HERPES! the only reason I can come up with is STRESS. now I am stressed about my stress that is giving me HERPES(jazz hands). I am too stressed to finish this...

Oh yeah, the countdown starts today. My kids are freaking out.
UPDATE: it's bloody shingles. HERPES ZOSTER (jazz hands)

Dobby died

Well folks, we have another "issue" to add to Brenton's List. DEATH. for some reason, dobby's death brought it out of him. They watched the scene tonight and Brenton lost it. DEATH. PEOPLE DYING. I MIGHT DIE. ALL OF IT. I honestly didn't think we were going to have to deal with this until an actual person close to him died. Alas...it was Dobby. This got me thinking, why didn't he become torn apart by Sirius dying? How could that scene have not sent him running out of the theater to the bathroom stall to let out a good cry? Wait. That was me.

For those of you who have no idea who or what I am talking about, what rock do you live under?

post thanksgiving

also, i went (for my first time EVER) to BLACK FRIDAY SHOPPING. except i would call it thanksgiving night insanity. my brother and sisters (and Brett) met up at Walmart first. this is where i started sweating and having mini panic attacks. then, when everyone started going crazy, i just started laughing. cause i didn't know how else to react. my sister Molly got shoved. Nicole didn't get what she needed. Kyle got yelled at "are you talkin shit about me?!". Molly got shoved again, this time by a cart, when we were unable to move. after this, we went to Supertarget (Nicole pooped out on us), the line was outside and the store didn't open until midnight. luckily, kyle had blankets and i had my ipad. we sat in line watching I AM NUMBER FOUR, with subtitles, cause i don't have mega speakers. i just have to say that shopping at target from 12-2 AM was so much nicer than the 30 minutes we were in Walmart. no shoving. no cursing at us. no people being mean. room to walk. two totally different experiences. but. I GOTS MY STUFF!

thanksgiving

i have to go shopping now.

that old christmas magic

 you guys i am working on this really deep, meaningful, thanksgiving post. it is taking alot out of me. i mean, alot alot. this is why my posts are going to be sporadic.

OK, i just lied. i am not actually doing that. BUT. i am discovering that my husband and i are just like my parents were around the holidays. which is to say, A JOY TO BE AROUND AND A JOY TO EACH OTHER. there is nothing but, love and singing going on around this here house. in fact, i just made up a list of EVERYTHING (including things i have researched, couponed (this isn't a word but, i just made it one), and figured out where to go to on Thursday night and have previously already bought at a great price) and have given it to husband so that he can see what it is like to buy all this stuff at affordable prices. it's called a learning experiment. or it could be that we had therapy today and i decided to go crazy. either way i think this could be a SUPER DUPER WAY OF LETTING HIM KNOW-YOU KNOW WHAT, BUYING TOYS FOR CHRISTMAS IS HARD AND EXPENSIVE AND MY WIFE IS AWESOME.

molly's post

for those of you who aren't fans. i am sorry. you are missing out. molly, here is a sneak peekaroo of what you have been missing out on this season.


HAVE A WEEKEND! I AM NOT SEEING TWILIGHT UNTIL TUESDAY NIGHT YOU PSYCHO CRAZIES! GOODNIGHT!

hiking

let me make you laugh

again.
if you don't have some tears running down your face after this, something is wrong with your funny bone. this is just in time for ski/board Utah season.

you are welcome!

can you fall without gravity?

so glad that the answer is YES! enjoy your friday.

by the by, the cupcakes were graveyard cupcakes. you guys were so good at guessing.

tessa's cupcakes

can you tell what they are? i put my heart and soul into these suckers! she is 4.