Twelve on Tuesday

I have been away from the blog world for a while. It's time to come back. Sorry for the lack of updating (and thanks to those who cared to ask if we were ok) but we've been a bit busy around here getting ready for a few things coming up this month. So this is a 12 on Tuesday to catch up!

1. We are getting ready for a big promotion next week. Also Thanksgiving is in there. That means that Pop Pop is coming on Friday and Stahr Mam is coming on Tuesday. WooHoo!

2. I had a meeting with Mazie's 1st and 2nd grade teachers and the principal. They all feel Mazie is ready to become a full time 2nd grade student. She will begin 2nd grade full time on December 1 instead of after Christmas break. We are all very excited for her around here.

3. Jacob decided to be awake last night from 1:23 to 4:56 (off and on). I didn't think that was funny during the night but it is now.

4. I took the kids to Cool Cuts 4 Kids to get their hair cuts this time. Jacob was so much better since we has able to sit in a cool firetruck and watch a movie while the lady trimmed his blonde curls. The girls enjoyed their movies too.

5. Jamie decorated a turkey for school. Since I'm a lame mama and didn't take a picture of it before it was turned in, I took a picture of all of the turkeys displayed in the hallway outside of the class room.

6. I am excited about my dad coming to visit because that means that Jeremiah and I are going on our (much needed) date. We are even going to a fondue restaurant. I know, totally not Jeremiah's thing but he's the one who planned the entire date!

7. Have I mentioned that I love that Jamie and Jacob nap at the same time, every day? I know they will probably both stop napping at the same time but for now, two hours of me time is just right!

8. Mazie has a school play on Friday. Pop Pop gets here just in time too. She also has a play coming up in her sign language class. She is so excited to show off her new signs.

9. I am completely finished with Christmas shopping. COMPLETELY! And anything that I have ordered online has already been delivered. All I have to do is wrap everything and send off what needs to go in the mail. That will be something for after Thanksgiving.

10. I finally have the Pay It Forward gifts ready to go into the mail. Now if only I can get to the post office...

11. Saturday while Jeremiah and Jacob when to the AF vs BYU game, I took the girls to their Master's Challenge for taekwondo. This was Mazie's second challenge. She needs to get 4 stars in order to be able to test for her black belt. She gets a star for each challenge. She got a silver metal after breaking all three of her boards...

12. This was Jamie's first Master's Challenge so she was a little nervous. She got a gold medal. The other two girls in her division didn't break any of their boards and Jamie broke two of her three. She was just a little proud...

Happy Tuesday-I will try to not be such a stranger to the blogospere over the next few weeks.