Christmas memories 2008

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May take two times thru to see it all.
Well worth the wait too!
Sorry about the poor video quality... it was done on my camera.

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

Have yourselves a ......

...Very Montana Christmas.

From all of us to all of yours.

Merry Christmas from the Munsinger 3

Just because she's cute pictures!

Kylie, Grayce (5) and Lauryn (3) at church all dressed up and pretty!
Cheese!

Gramma, Kylie and Grandpa at school for Kylie's program.

She was an Angel again.

Our first big snowstorm

Well the backyard is FINALLY covered in snow. We ended up with 10+" last week. And we got more today and they say there is more to come this WHOLE week long. I really don't mind as long as it warms up. IE: stays ABOVE ZERO!

Cool picture of our patio table.

We came , we played.....

But we LOST!

The GRIZ were just out played by the Richmond Spiders.

So Hats off to the new 2008 National Champions...The University of Richmond Spiders.

We THANK YOU Coach Hauck and your staff for one heck of a GREAT football season!

We're proud of you all!

So we'll see you next year...in only 8 months, 2 weeks and 2 days till kickoff!

Up with Montana!

"Twas the night before....

Twas the week before playoffs

And all through the state,

Griz Nation was ready

We knew it’d be great!

First up Texas State and

Griz fans would not worry.

31 to 13 Skinned dem Cats in a hurry.

With a smug attitude The Wildcats came flaunting

Our seismic North End Zone Their players were taunting.

But once was enough And redemption at hand Weber got spanked

Now ain’t vengeance grand

Of the Dukes they all said

“They’re the best in the land,”

Redemption round two Just as we planned.

Special Teams were excited

Showing grit and some gristle

Our defense ignited

And launched the Butte missile.

A pick and a swat

From a corner named Swink

On 4th down and 20

Duke’s hopes he did sink.

Bring on the Spiders ,

The Grizzlies don’t care

We’ve got Chase Reynolds

Who runs like a wild-hare

Mariani , Ferriter

Pfahler and Beaudin

Our feared air attack

Will soon be explodin’!

Now on-Quinn, now on-Horn,

And don’t forget Dow

On Hillesland, on Dyk, Bring it O-line Kapow!

When all are covered with a juke and twist

He carries the rock Our mighty Cole Bergquist.

Too many great players

To name in a poem

But at Finley Stadium

All Grizzlies will roam.

Under Friday night lights

Our fans have a wish

The Grizzlies will find

Some Spiders to squish

We’re ready and willing

And can’t hardly wait

The players, the coaches

This game could be fate.

You’ve practiced, you’ve sweated,

You’ve worked the whole season

The Championship Game

Is the one single reason.

So Santa is here

To offer a toast

To the Montana Grizzlies

The team we love most.

To all of our coaches in this season of light

Merry Grizmas to all And to all a good Brody McKnight!

Up With Montana!

Too true!

From a friend of mine.

I saw a bumper sticker the other day.........a good one.......
God Bless Everyone (NO Exceptions)...........

Hum along if you know the words....

The 12 Days of Grizmas

On the first day of Grizmas
Coach Hauck gave to me
The Grizzlies in Tennessee

On the second day of Grizmas
Coach Hauck gave to me
Two days of driving
And the Grizzlies in Tennessee

On the third day of Grizmas
Coach Hauck gave to me
A third National championship
Two days of driving
And the Grizzlies in Tennessee

On the fourth day of Grizmas
Coach Hauck gave to me
Four exciting quarters
A third National championship
Two days of driving
And the Grizzlies in Tennessee

On the fifth day of Grizmas
Coach Hauck gave to me
Five quarterback sacks
Four exciting quarters
A third National championship
Two days of driving
And the Grizzlies in Tennessee

On the sixth day of Grizmas
Coach Hauck gave to me
Six winning years
Five quarterback sacks
Four exciting quarters
A third National championship
Two days of driving
And the Grizzlies in Tennessee

On the seventh day of Grizmas
Coach Hauck gave to me
Seven interceptions
Six winning years
Five quarterback sacks
Four exciting quarters
A third National championship
Two days of driving
And the Grizzlies in Tennessee

On the eighth day of Grizmas
Coach Hauck gave to me
Eight-legged losers
Seven interceptions
Six winning years
Five quarterback sacks
Four exciting quarters
A third National championship
Two days of driving
And the Grizzlies in Tennessee

On the ninth day of Grizmas
Coach Hauck gave to me
Nine home victories
Eight-legged losers
Seven interceptions
Six winning years
Five quarterback sacks
Four exciting quarters
A third National championship
Two days of driving
And the Grizzlies in Tennessee

On the tenth day of Grizmas
Coach Hauck gave to me
Ten returning starters
Nine home victories
Eight-legged losers
Seven interceptions
Six winning years
Five quarterback sacks
Four exciting quarters
A third National championship
Two days of driving
And the Grizzlies in Tennessee

On the eleventh day of Grizmas
Coach Hauck gave to me
Eleventh straight win
Ten returning starters
Nine home victories
Eight-legged losers
Seven interceptions
Six winning years
Five quarterback sacks
Four exciting quarters
A third National championship
Two days of driving
And the Grizzlies in Tennessee

On the twelfth day of Grizmas
Coach Hauck gave to me
Twelve months of boasting
Eleventh straight wins
Ten returning starters
Nine home victories
Eight-legged losers
Seven interceptions
Six winning years
Five quarterback sacks
Four exciting quarters
A third National championship
Two days of driving
And the Grizzlies in Tennessee

Merry GRIZmas to all!

***Written by the U of M Enrollment Services Recruiters ***

Don't forget game day is THIS Friday Dec. 19th on ESPN2 @ 8PM EST

Up with Montana!

The cutest Angles EVER!

Our special Angel Miss Tie

Liv and Kylie our two "little" Angels
Aaawwww Sweet!
It was so cold she had to wear a turtleneck.

Don't you love the little scotty dogs :-)

Kylie's FIRST Christmas show at Church

Please excuse the quality but you get the idea. Kylie was an Angel(and the CUTEST one there I might add!)she is front row left. And she seem to have more fun (or maybe difficulty) getting her flashlight shining in the correct direction (on the sheep). Enjoy!

Can you say BRRRRRR!

Oh my heck...
Look how many days it'll be BEFORE we even hit ABOVE zero (In RED)?!!!!!

Monday
Mostly cloudy. Bitterly cold. Highs 2 below to 9 below zero. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph. Wind chill (what it feels like if you're standing outside naked!) readings 30 below to 40 below zero.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy. Bitterly cold. Lows 17 below to 24 below zero. Northeast winds to 15 mph shifting to the northwest after midnight. Wind chill readings 30 below to 40 below zero.
Tuesday
Partly cloudy. Very cold. Highs 2 below to 5 above zero.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy. Very cold. Lows 12 below to 19 below zero.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow showers. Highs 5 to 12. YEA above ZERO FINALLY!
Wednesday Night and Thursday
Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow showers. Lows 1 to 8. Highs 5 to 12.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow showers. Very cold. Lows 1 below to 8 below zero.
Friday
Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow showers. Very cold. Highs 1 to 8.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy. Very cold. Lows 4 below to 11 below zero.
Saturday and Saturday Night
Partly cloudy. Very cold. Highs 4 to 11. Lows 3 below to 10 below zero.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow showers. Highs 11 to 18.

A fun night in Downtown Disney

We're da WINNERS!!!!!!

Okay, so my MIGHTY GRIZ JUST beat JMU in the semifinal playoff game (oh and did I mention WE BEAT THE #1 TEAM!!!!!) and now we're off to Chattanooga for the CHAMPIONSHIP game on Friday Dec. 19 on ESPN2. So if you're really quiet you can hear me cheering all the way in Kalispell!

UP WITH MONTANA boys!

We're Home.....

Yes, we're home and still busy trying to play catch up. Disney World was fun, we saw lots, ate lots, spent lots and met some great bloggy friends. So stay tune for more pictures and stories to come.
~the Munsinger 3

Sweet sweet words

Mickey, Minnie and DISNEY WORLD!

T-24 hours and we're THERE!

How many times can one.....

Question: How many times can one person check a weather forecast for Orlando Fl./Disney World in ONE day?!

Answer: LOTS!!!!!!!!!!!!

We're coming.....

ONLY 2 more days and we'll be there guys!

Up with Montana!

Our first play off game is in the bag and we WON! Now we wait and see who we play next weekend...Weber (we lost to them BADLY TOO!) or Cal Poly (we beat them "sh"anks to their kicker?!). Either way we will miss the game as we'll be in Disney World all week. Thank goodness for cell phones!

Way to go GRIZ!

Look who we saw today

Yuppers, Mr. JellyBelly was at our store taking pictures.

It's really Beth my sister in law in the costume :-)
I thought it was going to be the REAL "Mr. Jelly Belly" aka Herm Rowland the owner of Jelly Belly.
We met him several years ago and he's lives here part time.
A sweet man too...heck he has to be he owns a jelly bean company YUM-O

To my Daddy

Today is a VERY Special day in our family....My Daddy is turning 70!

Drum roll PLEASE!!!!!!!!

ONLY

Days till Walt Disney World

AND

we meet

Dana and Shea

Wahooooeeeee!

Bet you can't sing AND dance

Kylie's first school picture

Well I scanned it in and it's not too clear but cute all the same. Kylie was ever SO proud as she only had to take ONE picture and got this. She really needed a haircut and Daddy took her to school that day (so she needed a bit more hair combing) but so so cute!

Cross your fingers

We're outta here..... 4days of sun in fun and Vegas! See you when I get back!

I don't think this is RIGHT?

I really don't think this is how they tell you in the manual on how to use a leaf blower? :-)

Hey Dana this is for you!

PS........

Hurry Home Grandpa and Gramma!

Kylie really misses you AND kid's Day!

ONE week and counting!

Yes, ONE week from today Mark and I will be whizzing our ways toward WARMER and DRIER locales......Las Vegas YEA! And I can hardly wait!

Trick or Treat

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For Dana and Shea

In Less then a month to go!

M I C...See you real soon!

K E Y...Why because I like YOU!

Mmmmm

Ohhhhhh

Uuuuuuu

Ssssssssss

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!

I can hardly believe in LESS then one month I will finally be meeting Dana and Miss Shea AND going to Disney World Wahoooooooo! It's gonna be a fast trip but well worth it.

Tee hee!

Trick or treat you say?

My Nephew Gavin (Obama) and his friend Gage (McCain) for Halloween!

Oh yah and my mom in the middle...Hmmm Barbara Bush minus the pearls?

Hillarious!

And he said......

Yes

We

CAN !!!!

History was made as Senator now President elect Barack Obama from Illinois was elected PRESIDENT of the United States of America. He is America's FIRST African American President. Kylie is 5 years old and she can't believe she will be 9 in the next elections. Well, either can Momma and Daddy. We also saw the FIRST woman (Hillary Clinton) run for President. The FIRST woman (Sarah Palin) run for Vice President and a record number of voters turn out to support their candidates. WoW! What a year. So so glad this election season is OVER! So until 2012 and it starts over again!

Here's to an interesting 4 years ahead !

Just messing around.....

I saw this on Coffee, Chocolate and a Chat and thought it looked like fun! Thanks Kim!

1. YOUR REAL NAME: Susan

2. YOUR GANGSTA NAME: (first 3 letters of real name plus -izzle.) Susizzle - Tee heee :-)

3. YOUR DETECTIVE NAME: (favorite color and favorite animal) Green Frog

4. YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME: (your middle name and street you live on/or neighborhood if it's a number) Lynn West North

5. YOUR STAR WARS NAME: (the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 letters of your first name) Munsu

6. YOUR SUPERHERO/CRIMINAL NAME: (Your 2nd favorite color, and favorite drink) Redcoke

7. YOUR IRAQI NAME: (2nd letter of your first name, 3rd letter of your last name, 1st letter of your last name, 2nd letter of your moms maiden name, 3rd letter of your dads name, 1st letter of a siblings first name, and last letter of your moms first name). Unmormc (hmmmmm????)

8. YOUR WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (parents' middle names) Jean Trask

9. YOUR GOTH NAME: (black, and the name of one of your pets) Black Lucky

10. YOUR HOOD NAME:....first 3 letters of your first name plus iqua: Susiqua

Kylie's SECOND choice for her costume

A last minute change and this is what Kylie decided she wanted to wear for trick or treating. May I introduce you too Snow White...aaah how cute! We hit her costume drawer and voila a new costume. We thought she looked GREAT!

In honor of our own little SCARY Ghost!

Birthday party's ROCK!

Kylie went to a birthday party this past Saturday. And the best part was riding the pony Sally! So forget the cake and ice cream, the pinata and all the goodies. She'd take a pony ride ANYDAY!
She loves loves horses!
Yeee haw!!!!!!!!!

AooooooooooH!

YES! This is what Kylie wanted to be for Halloween. A SCARY ghost...NOT a nice one. So I guess Momma got off easy in the costume department :-) She said next year she wants to be a Bat....Ummmmm I don't think so! Momma doesn't know how to make a Bat costume.

Pumpkin gutting 101

And yes Momma made her take her shirt off. She didn't want anything slimey getting on it :-)

Family Fun Night

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It's all PIMPED out...

Kylie got all new accessories for her bike. A Basket, a bell AND a ringy dingy thingy (bring bring), tassels and knee/elbow pads (so we can practice with no training wheels).

She thinks HER bike is the coolest bike EVER! And she even commented this when we were at a friend's birthday party yesterday and she got a new bike and Kylie told me "my bike's cooler Momma!"

Oh and add the flag from when the lawn guy came and fertilized our yard and it's complete!

Dear Pookie

This is for you.....

Dear Pookie,
I am writing you this letter so when you are old enough to read AND understand it you will. I am going to keep track of how many nights you come into our room between the hours of 12-2AM and say "I'm not sleepy Momma" so when you are a teenager I can remind you of this fact as you sleep your days away! As I lay in bed with you last night after 3 songs and you kicking me AND snoring I remind myself that it was YOU who came in and said "I'm not sleepy Momma". I think you are "waking" up and just in a bad habit of coming in to get us. I say "waking" because you SEEM to be but then I find out the next morning you don't even remember the whole incident GRRRRR! Now don't get me wrong I LOVE YOU but geesh Momma's need their sleep too. So when you read this remember when you are a teenager I just "might" do this to you too. AKA remind you "Kylie you're NOT sleepy".......
Love your Momma who is off to take a nap!

Tag I'm it......

Ok, So here I go. I was tagged by Dusty and now I need to post 7 random things about myself.
1. I am 5'10 1/2" tall. NOT 6' as my mother might tell you. And my hubby Mark is 6'5". So we call ourselves "mutants" in a very Loving way :-)
2. I travelled to Germany, France, Thailand and Hong Kong in High School. Now I have the travelling bug but not as much fun when you don't have mom and dad paying for it!
3. I drive a Red Dodge Durango. My first SUV. I LOVE it! We got it right after we got home from China (2004). We needed more room and Mark already drives a pick up and I was tired of always bending over in my Maxima.
4. I met my husband thru his mom (my 7th grade English teacher). She told me he was tall (a big plus) and had a good personality! Somethings only a mother would say :-) We've been married 11 years.
5. My parents have been married 44 years and I'm so proud of that fact!!!
6. My dream vacation would be to go to Bali/Fiji (I'm not too picky which) and stay in one of those huts over the ocean.
7. I HATE thunder storms. Was not a good thing when I live in tornado alley in Oklahoma. Eeeeeek!

So now I'm taggin you my friends...you're IT!
1. Michelle -an online friend waiting and waiting for their daughter Sophie. And a BIG Disney fan!
2.Dana - an online friend who we are meeting in December for the first time - YEA!!!!! Another BIG Disney fan!
3.Ruth - an online friend who I adore and she lives in new Zealand. Gooooo Mooners!
4.Catherine - an online friend waiting and waiting to meet her daughter Hannah. Also a BIG Disney fan!
5.Kristin - A special friend and cousin in Idaho.
6.Sherry - an online friend who adopted with us in 2004. Goooo Mooners!
7. Lisa - an online friend who adopted with us in 2004. Goooo Moooners!

Getting closer!

Yup, 40 days till Walt Disney World!

And meeting Dana and Shea Whoooppppeeee!

Who's right here?

This is a conversation we had with Kylie at lunch today.
Kylie:"Daddy I think the back doorbell is getting lower"
Daddy:"No, Kylie I think you're growing so it just seems to be getting lower as you grow taller."
Kylie:"NOOOO Daddy I'm serious it IS getting lower!"
As if Daddy was joking :-)

Tee hee!

Kylie likes to get in bed with us in the morning and snuggle and watch cartoons. Well the other morning she was being a bit squirmy so Daddy said "Hmmmm, where did this foot come from that is kicking my legs?"
Reply "Daddy, it's attached to my leg Silly!"
From the mouths of babes!

The last of my flowers

The colors this Fall are amazing!
Look what a little Miracle grow in September gets you!
And they all froze LAST night! Oh well.........