Getting In The Mood A Little Early...

Not that kind of mood, silly's!  I couldn't resist.  Happy Holidays from the Stapleys!!

Tour De Tucson '08

Last Saturday, Tommy and a few buddies went down to Tucson to ride the  "Tour De Tucson" 109 mile bike race.  It's a big bike race every year in Tucson with over 9,000 riders.  The boys had to wake up at 4 am to get in line to get in a good starting position.  He finished 572nd place with a time of 5:15:52 and burned 5,768 calories. Not too shabby!

"My anaconda don't want none unless you got buns hun'!"  

He May As Well Have Called Me A "Sweet Spirit"

Last week, I got this sweet message on my Facebook wall.  I'm not quite sure how to take it.  It went a little something like this:

"Leigh, do you ever fell fat when you stand next to Tommy?  Don't get me wrong, you're hot and skinny, but Tommy looks like he got teased so much that he developed an eating disorder."

-Greg {Wilstead}

Hmmmmm....... should I take that as a compliment??  (It's a good thing we're friends Greg.)  I think it's time to get back to the gym and have the doc order me up a prescription of Prozac.

Thanks for keepin' it real Greg.

Husband Tag

Ok, so I wasn't actually "tagged," but I saw this on a friend's blog and thought I needed to give my Tommy some lovin':

Coronado '07

1.  Where did you meet your husband?  At Timmy Trendler's house in Provo.  Tommy and his buddies were up for a wedding, I think.  (I was actually crushing on Burkin-butt at the time.)

2.  How long did you date before you got married?  3 months plus 3 months of engagement.

3.  How long have you been married?  11 blissful years.

4.  What does he do that surprises you?  He still pees in the backyard like a 2 year old.  He thinks using the toilet is too much of a pain and wastes water.  Something about not leaving a "carbon footprint."  His politician daddy would be so proud!

Lake Powell '02

5.  What is your favorite feature of his?  His eyes.  Brown, with longer eyelashes than my second toe.  When we were first married, he even let me put mascara on them.

6.  What is his best quality?  Tommy has the ability to make "best friends" wherever he goes.  We can be on a plane and by the end of the flight, the guy next to him will have practically asked him to be the godfather of his firstborn.  No joke.  My friend Angi once told Tommy he has a "potpourri" of friends.

7.  Does he have a nickname for you?  Hun (honey), and when I've spent too much money, he calls me "Sweetie," like a papa bear to his cub (when I'm in trouble).

8.  What is his favorite food?  Filiberto's.  (yuck)

9.  What is his favorite sport?  Surfing.  It's pretty hot watching him, too.  He said if the "sexy-time" was considered a sport, well, you know my Tommy.  He said that would definitely be #1 over surfing.

10.  When and where did you first kiss?  The Raintree parking lot in Provo.  Very romantic.  And I'm not kidding about that one.  Tingles for days.

11.  What is your favorite thing to do as a couple?  Vacation WITHOUT kids.  I know, we're lame parents.

12.  Do you have any children?  Taggart (10), Keagan (6), and Swayze (2).

13.  Does he have any hidden talents?  My particular favorite is the "all-leather wristband."

14.  How old is he?  33 years young.

Solana Beach '07

15.  Who said 'I love you' first?  He did - but I was chomping at the bit to say it.  I just wanted to say, "Me too!  Me too!"

16.  What is his favorite music?  That one's hard to answer.  He likes everything - except country.  And the "Happy Birthday" song sung in Italian at the Macaroni Grill.  Really.  He'll leave the room.

17.  What do you admire most about him?  How hard he works for us.  And that even after 33 year ripe 'ole years, he's still the same Tommy.  Always will be.

18.  What is his favorite color?  Blue?  (I don't know that one.)

19.  Will he read this?  Fo Sho!  He's my #2 blog fan.  (after Ryan, that is)

20.  Who will I Tag next?  Anyone else who wants to suck up to their hubby for a new pair of jeans!

Love you Tommy.  

Just When He Wasn't Looking....

I snapped a quick picture of Tommy post-full-body shave.  He looks a little caught off-guard.  See, I told you he looks a little Sphynx-ish.  I think he looks hot.

And I Thought I Was Having A Bad Hair Day....

Well, as you can probably tell, I'm bored as heck and all by my lonesome on a Saturday night.  Tommy is at a buddy's house for fight-night and I don't have anything great to blog about, and since Tommy has put the KIBOSH on my blogging (or rather, ripping on) about him, which, by the way, I would've had some GREAT material today on him.  He's getting ready to do a big bike race next weekend, so he shaved his ENTIRE body this morning.  Can I just say Egyptian Sphynx Kitty Cat?  It would've made for a great picture guys, sorry, but there was no way he was going to let me snap one of him.

Ok, back to my post.  I was looking through old pictures trying to come up with something to write about, and I ended up finding these beauties:

I will never - and I repeat NEVER put those little pink curlers in my daughters' hair again!  I thought Keagan would look so cute with curly hair, so I put wrapped it in curlers the night before preschool and Whoa!  I was too embarrassed to send her to school looking like this, so I let her ditch and I'm sure we did some cutsey arts and crafts (yeah, right.  Poor thing probably just watched Dora all day.  I'm such a good mom.)

Swayze's little antennas.

Since Keagan has too much hair to know what to do with, she decided to throw baby Swayze some love and lend her some of hers.

When Keagan was really little, she never wanted her hair pulled back.  She always loved it down in her face so she could swipe it away with her hands.  She's always been such a valley girl.  Tommy was sick of it being in her face, so he took her in the bathroom for like (speaking of valley girl) 10 minutes and this is how she came out.  

I love this one.  The kids had just woken up from their Sunday naps.  Tag was in a mood.

Does This Look Like A Hickey To You?!

So my Tag came home from a birthday party with this bad boy on his neck.  What the?  What kind of birthday party was this??  Don't worry, Grandma.  It's not what it looks like.  He says he got it while sliding down "Spider Mountain" at Bounce-U.  Ummm-hmmmm.  Right.)   

 **UPDATE**

Ok guys, this was a total joke.  It's not really a hickey.  He really did get it at Bounce-U.  Tommy and I can't even so much joke around about girls with him yet or he totally goes ballistic.  He still thinks girls are gross, thank goodness.

My Angi.....

Thanks for a great weekend!  Here are a few highlights:

• The most wonderful cupcakes from Cupcake Chic.  Dare I say they were better than La Grande Orange?  (I may as well have worn my old maternity pants all weekend.)
• Cheap facials from Acadia
• Kranky Frank's "Danger Dogs."  I think it's safe to say they were dangerous dogs indeed.  (she always takes me to the nicest places in Springville.)
• California Pizza Kitchen with the chica's
• Getting bedazzled by Angi with eyelash extensions

And most of all, spending time with a great friend.  Love you, and miss you always.

Can You Keep A Secret?

Good, because I can't.  I went up to Utah last weekend to visit a good friend of mine, but there was another reason behind my visit.  So I had what I like to refer to as a "mommy tuck" last year, (there, I said it) and for the past 8 or nine months, I had this little growth thingy around my scar I also liked to refer to as my "nubbin."  At first I thought it was a hernia, which I had heard can happen after having stomach surgeries.  I went to my family doctor to get it checked out and he said it definitely wasn't a hernia, but maybe a stitch gone bad from my "mommy tuck."  By the way, that's what Angelina Jolie is calling her "supposed" tummy tuck after the twinners (because the tabloids are always right, aren't they?!)  I thought "mommy tuck" sounded cuter.  Anyhoo, I kept putting off calling my doctor in Utah because I knew I'd have to find a babysitter, fly up there, etc., etc. so I held off for a few more months until it finally decided to break open and a friendly little green stitch was poking out to say "hello."  TIME TO CALL THE DOCTOR.  Long story short, it didn't end up being the tiny little stitch that we all thought, but more like a flippin' THREE inch stitch.  Don't ask me how that happened, even my doctor was pretty shocked.

Now, why on this glorious earth am I writing about all this?  I don't know, to be honest with you.  My friends all think I'm a little sick and twisted i.e., THE kidney stone post.  Maybe I'm just trying to get people (mainly my husband) to feel sorry for me.  You see, I'm a pretty open book, no skeletons here.  (Aubri and Angi, you keep your mouths shut.)  And it's like Joan Rivers says, "Our bodies are like cars.  Every once in a while, we need a little tuning up." Amen sista'!  I mean, we all get braces for our crooked teeth, don't we?!  Well, mine pretty much needed an overhaul! 

Happy Birthday Cindy Lou Who!

Just wanted to send my sweet Aubs some Super Happy Birthday wishes today. She says she's feeling old. A whopping 35 years old today. And doesn't she look it? I mean, look at those sagging eyelids and smokers' lips. Don't you feel SO bad for her? She looks more like she's 15!

Now typically, I have a funny story for each of my friends, but my favorite Aubri story involves Craig, a wad of bubble gum, disposable razors, and a can of tuna. Um... yeah, I think I'll skip that story.

Love you so much. Wish I could be there to give you your birthday spankings. The Depends and Ben-Gay are in the mail. Happy birthday Old Lady!

xoxoxoxoxoxo's

That's It? That's All She Wrote?!

**NOTE**

Do NOT Read The Following Post If You Haven't Read "Breaking Dawn" Yet (so as not to ruffle any feathers)

Ok, so I know everyone read "Breaking Dawn" months ago, I just barely finished.  I had put off reading it because I figured, if it was going to be anything like the previous 3, it was going to take over my whole existence, sooooo..... I thought I would take it slow, read a few chapters at a time, make a bed or two, read a few more chapters, make some dinner, a few more chapters, you get the point.  Well, I'm just going to say it.  Mom, I know you hate this word, but this book S-U-C-K-E-D!  Come on Stephanie, for rizzle?!  I swear this chick had a brain fart from middle to end.  Don't get me wrong, fellow vampire/werewolf lovers out there.  I adored the last 3 books, but man alive, what a disappointment.  

And I might be the only one to put myself out there and say this, but I'm just a sayin' what everyone's a thinkin'.  Give us some more freakin' details about you-know-what!  We're all just a bunch of silly housewives that want a few more juicy details!  Now I know why my grandma was so into those romance novels.  Bring it on Fabio!  I'm going to my local Wal-Mart to pick one up STAT!  (joking)  No, really, I get why she can't put that stuff in her books.  All I can say is, I'm so glad Tommy thinks these books are ridiculous because if he ever read what vampire couples do ALL NIGHT LONG I'd be in some major doo-doo.  (Sorry Nicole, isn't Brian already on book #3?  You're gonna be in trouble soon.)

And don't even get me started on the whole Jacob/Renesmee story.  What a flippin' joke.  I knew he and Bella were never going to end up together (although I was on Team Jacob the whole way), but for Heaven's sake!  p.s.  what the crap kind of name is Renesmee, anyway?  Gag.

And then there's the Volturri.  We all know my brain is too small to understand all that jibberish!

Now, I certainly don't want to make any fellow bloggers mad, but am I the only one that feels this way??  I read blog after blog after blog about how wonderful this book was, and how there were so many twists and turns and well, everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but all I can say is BORING.  

Sorry Steph.  I couldn't even finish the book.  I gave up early.  I'm not usually such a playa' hata'.  I know you'll make it up to me someday.

Have You Voted Yet??

I'll make this short and sweet, just PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE get out and vote.  Swayze and I went down in our jammies this morning, trying to avoid the long lines, but it was surprisingly very short.  I can't stress enough, the importance of voting this election.  I must say, I felt very invigorated after voting, (I felt like I just stepped out of my Bishop's office.  Oh, get over it - You get my point!)  To any of my ladies in the hizzo, if you need a sitter, drop them off at my house!  I'll be the designated babysitter today.  

Ok, I Lied...

Here's one more.  No, this isn't my little girl, but I did a major double-take when I saw little Callista last night.  A few posts ago, I wrote about why I've never liked dressing up for Halloweiner (Kim :).  Remember the story of my frenemy, Lauren dressed up as Wonder Woman?  Well, I had a little deja vu when I saw my friend's daughter last night.  This is what I SHOULD'VE been dressed up as, instead of an aluminum space martian.  I couldn't help but be a little jealous of you, Callista!  I just had to get a picture for a keepsake!

These Are The Last Of The Halloween Pics, I SWEAR!!

Well, after waking up at 9:45 with a "candy hangover," I think we are officially "Halloweinered" (that's for Kim) out!  We had a lot of fun this year, and thank goodness, my kids still let me boss them into wearing whatever I tell them to wear. :)  Here is the costume low-down:

We (I mean I) decided to do a Michael Phelps costume at the last minute.  This was by far thee most expensive costume yet!  I actually had this kid talked into wearing a "smaller" Speedo, but wasn't quite sure how everyone at the neighborhood carnival would react, so we got the longer version.  Tag was diggin' the shorts.  He said, "These actually make my butt look smaller.  When I'm naked, my butt is so big!" (I've got to simmer down on the "diet talk" around the house.)

I thought the teeth added a nice touch.  I know it's a "jaw issue" our man of gold has, but this was all I could come up with.

My little 50's car hop.  Did someone order a vanilla Coke?

A little parade action.

Keagan and her little buddies at the neighborhood carnival.

And last but certainly not least, my little Swayzegans as a little bee.  I was shocked that she actually got into this costume.  Usually she'll wear them for 2 seconds and will have nothing to do with her costumes.  (I'm sure it helped that I bribed her with some root beer.)

P.S.  Happy Birthday Ben!  We really miss you.