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

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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)