New blog address!

Something crazy happened to my blog!  Or maybe I'm just crazy!  But I messed it all up & couldn't figure it out, so I have a new address!   I seriously played with it for hours & couldn't figure it out so it was just easier this way!  daveandmichelealvord.blogspot.com  I know, I suck when it comes to the computer!  So... see ya at the new address! :)

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the Alvord holiday rush...

What a fun Christmas holiday!  It was so busy, but so exciting & I can't believe it's over already.  This time of year gets funner as the kids get older.  Nixen even liked it this year!  I had our presents all wrapped & under the tree really early, so Nixen learned quick that it was a "no no" to touch them... then on Christmas Eve, we opened our p.j.'s & when we showed her how to tear into the wrapping paper, she just looked at us like "are you kidding me?  You've been telling me no for a month!"  After she tore into that one, she didn't want to stop!  We took Corbin on the Polar Express on the 22nd, & it was really fun!  My favorite part was when Santa was standing on the side of the road waving as we passed in the train... I've never seen Corbin get so excited & wave so big!  And I had to blog my favorite pictures of them in their Christmas church clothes.  It's so fun getting them all done up. Thanks to everyone for the gifts & cards! Happy New Year!

It's begining to look a lot like cHriStmAs!

          I love when it finally snows before Christmas comes!  It really gets me in the "mood" for the holidays.  I say, the more the merrier!  Corbin was so excited when it snowed for the first time this year!  8:30 in the morning, he was ready to go, all dressed in his snow clothes.  I thought Nixen & I would just watch him from the window, but oh no!  She threw a fit when I didn't let her out the front door with her big brother!  So we got her all dressed & they both played in the snow!  Corbin was out there practically all day!  

Sweetheart Tag

*What is your husband's name? David Bruce

*How long have you been married? just over 6 years
*How long did you date?  we knew each other for almost exactly a year, but only dated for about 4 months when we got engaged.
*Who is taller? He is.... unless I have on my tall shoes!
*Who can sing the best? It's a toss up... he doesn't like to sing, but he has a nice voice!  
* Who pays the bills? I do

*Who does the laundry? we both do, but Dave does it a lot too!  That's the 1 chore I hate, so he usually does it when  I'm at work & he's home with the kids on fri & sat.

*Who mows the lawn? Dave does... he loves to work in the yard. he usually mows about twice a week in the summer!
*Who cooks dinner?  mostly me, but Dave will cook anytime if it's on the grill or in the smoker.  so a lot in the summer! 
*Who is the first to admit when they're wrong? probably me!  but we don't ever get into it too bad! :)
*Who kissed who first? he kissed me on a camping trip we went on with his friends.  I don't know if I ever told them about it, but we were with Jay & Bree, Traig & Bree,  Mike & Ashley & a couple others I don't know as well.  :)
Who wears the pants? We both do....  we both have different things we feel strongly about & we both know where the other one stands on certain things.
*He's sitting in front of the TV, what is on the screen?  any kind of sports!
*You're out to eat, what kind of dressing does he get on his salad? Ranch
*What's one food he doesn't like? tomatoes 
*What kind of drink does he order? usually coke, but he's trying to be good so lately it's been water!
*Where did he go to high school? Fremont High
*What size shoe does he wear? 11 1/2
*If he was to collect anything, what would it be? he has a ton of crazy things from his mission in Australia like tazmanian devil teeth, some kind of animal's foot like a rabbit's foot, sand from the beaches, & more!
*What is his favorite type of sandwich?  a "hot sandwich" (turkey with mayo & cheese toasted in the oven)
*What would he eat every day if he could?  I don't know if he has a favorite, he likes everything!
*What is his favorite cereal? cinnamon toast crunch
*What is his favorite sports team? The Stealers & the Jazz
*Who did he vote for? Mckain
*Who is his best friend? Me!!!
*How many places has he lived in?  3: Utah, Australia, Maryland 
*You bake him a cake for his birthday; what would it be?     German Chocolate        
*What could he spend hours doing?  looking at KSL.com, yardwork, wrestling with Corbin
*What's something cool about him?  He will watch dancing with the stars or American idol with me... & I think that's very cool! :)

Thanks Amy  this was fun.....

Tag you're it: bonnie, sarah, marla, bree, marie & alyson!

"hOw cOme mOm's always fOrget?"

Lately when I tell Corbin something important, I can tell he isn't listening.... everything is going in one ear & out the other.  So for the past few days after I tell him something I want him to remember, I say "Corbin, what did I just tell you?"  then he repeats it back, & somehow I feel satisfied! :)  Today, he has been really grumpy, so I told him to please not whine anymore or he would have to take a nap.  (he doesn't usually take one)  I could tell he wasn't paying attention, so I asked him to tell me what I had just told him.  He said "mom, how come you can never remember what you said?"  I tried hard not to laugh, then explained that I was just making sure he heard what I had told him.  He said "O.  Sometimes I don't hear you because my ears don't like me!"  I love 4 year olds! 

O Christmas Tree!

I have to post about my skinny "Charlie Brown" tree!  I really love the way it comes together every year, but it's getting to be more work than I think it is worth.  I have had this tree & the decorations for about 3 or 4 years.... & I'm sad to say the tree is on it's last leg!  Every year when I pull it out of storage & start putting it together, I find more & more branches that have fallen out, & it leans a little more to one side than it did the year before... so every year I get out my trusty glue gun & start glueing away, & in  goes the cardboard to push it back up straight!   But I love this tree & I can't force myself to get rid of it!  I have been on the look out for a new one for the last few years, but I  want this exact tree & I can't find it!   So here's to our Christmas tree... :)