The Dunnican's Halloween Party

 

Here is Allegra w/ my amazing friend Kristin. This BYU cheerleader outfit was her little girls and she let us borrow it for the party. Thanks Kristin!

 

Here are a couple pictures from our friends Mike and Jen's Halloween party on Saturday. Gianluca was a ninja of course and Allegra was a cheerleader. Tonight Allegra will be a Teeny Tiny Witch and Gianluca informed me that he was going to be a pirate again, but "Please don't take my Ninja back!!!" It will be fun. There will be more Halloween pics to come!

Best Buddies

Gianluca and Allegra really love each other. They like playing and fighting with each other. Here are a couple of pictures of them just watching a cartoon together. You can see that Gianluca has his arm around Allegra (he did that all by himself). And there's a couple of when we went on a bike ride and then took them to the park. That's something I really love about here; there are tons of bike trails and outdoor activities for the kids.

I've been tagged.... Like 20 times, so I'm finally getting around to it.

1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? Last I checked, I was born in a time where there wasn't a lot of equal opp. for women, so my parents named me Sidney so a potential employer wouldn't know off the application if I was a male or female. Complicated eh??? Long story short, NOPE.
2. Last time you cried? 2 weeks ago, I kind of feel like Cameron Diaz in Holiday. I really don't cry that much. Joel cries way more than me the big baby!!! J/K... but not really.
3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? Yes... well I can't do much to change it, so I'll take it.
4. What is your favorite lunch meat? Blackforest Ham
5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS? do monkey's count? Cause that's what I've got. Gianluca is 3 1/2 & Allegra is 15 months. Joel is also 3... times 10. But he's more like an ape.
6. If you were someone else, would you be friends with you? More than likely.
7. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT? I love to when the opportunity arises.
8. First TV Crush? Zach and Slater from Saved by the Bell. That's right, I said it!
9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? Only if I had a large amount of alcohol in me. But than I would probably puke and that would not be too hot either. I'm terrified of heights!
10. Favorite Cereal: Cracklin Oatbran and Lucky Charms.
11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? Since my feet would suffocate in this wretched heat, I normally make it a rule to only wear sandals, but on the occasion I want to feel the circulation drain out of my feet, I would untie them first.
12. Do you think you are strong? Think... well of course I THINK I am strong, but in all actuality I'm probably one of the wimpiest people I know, but watch out for my guns man. Thunder and Lightening are tougher than you think!
13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM? Peanut Butter and Chocolate!!!
14. What is the first thing you notice about people ? Their confidence level and body language.
15. RED or PINK? Usually neither, but I am really getting into wearing both of these colors... does that mean I'm becoming a more confident person?
16. WHAT IS THE THING YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF ? I like to laugh, or Cackle as most of we Decker women do. But hey, Halloween is coming up.
17. Who do you miss the most? My dog Woodrow... okay, I really miss seeing my family on a regular basis, and we've made amazing friends in all of the places we've lived, so it's hard to leave people behind.
18. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO SEND THIS BACK TO YOU? Whatever floats your boat.
19. What color pants/skirt and shoes are you wearing? Pants! In this weather! A NOOOOO, I wear shorts on a daily basis. Today, they were brown and my shirt was burgundy...but then Allegra had a blow out on it, and so it was kind of brown too. Now I'm wearing a white shirt. Brown flip flops.
20. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE? Pumpkin pudding bread.... YUMMY! I almost ate it all by myself.
21. What are you listening to right now? Sweeet Silence. Kids are in bed, Thank Goodness!
22. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? Teal.
23. Favorite smells? Harvest Spice, Christmas Trees, Cinnamon.
24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? My mom.
25. Do you like the person who sent this to you? She totally rocks. Of course Idaho girls do rock!
26. FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH? Football or basketball. Joel I'm still trying to love soccer. You'll have to take me to a game so I can truly experience it. Plus I like to look at those good looking players!
27. Hair color? Boring Brown, but I just don't have the patience for all the up-keep of highlighting my hair.
28. EYE COLOR? Hazel
29. Do you wear contacts? No thank goodness! After watching my Dad suffer w/ his horrid contacts growing up, I had a good talk w/ my eyes and told them to be perfect. So far they've listened.... knock on wood.
30. FAVORITE FOOD? Anything Italian. Probably due to the fact that my Dad never has really liked it, so I didn't hardly ever eat it, now I get to make it all of the time!
31. Scary movies or happy endings? Are you kidding me? w/ my crazy imaginations I would have nightmares for weeks! Definitely happy endings.
32. LAST MOVIE WATCHED? Knocked Up. Funny but very crude. I probably wouldn't recommend it, unless you like funny and crude movies.
33. Summer or winter? I've got to have both, my friends.
34. HUGS OR KISSES? I dabble in a little of both.
35. Favorite dessert? Anything Chocolate.
36. MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND to this e-mail? Probably no one, since I always get them, and never send them back. I figured it's about time.
37. Least likely to respond? Christian my brother-in-law.... or any male species I send this to.
38. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? The Secret, Emma, How to Behave so your Preschooler will Too.... not yet working.
39. What is in your mouse pad? An Ice burg w/ quote " The world is but a canvas to the imagination" by Henry David Thoreau
40. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON TV LAST NIGHT? Kim Possible. Pretty exciting.
41. Favorite sound? Laughter, water running, ocean tide
42. ALL TIME FAVORITE MUSIC GROUP? Sarah McLaughlin, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Duncan Sheik, U2, Imogen Heap, the list goes on.
43. Home? Houston, TX or there abouts.
44. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT? I'm good at being a dork.
45. Where were you born? IF, ID... that is Idaho Falls for those who aren't cool enough to know.
46. DO YOU HAVE A LIFE MOTTO? A good sailor never sailed a smooth sea AND Attitude is Everything.
47. Whose answer are you looking forward to getting back? I love you all, so whoever decides to respond!

Fun in the tub... What the... POOP!!!!!

 


SO I didn't want Alley to feel left out, but yesterday she was taking a bath and having lots of fun. I wasn't paying to much attention as I was chating w/ my friend Betsy on the phone. All of the sudden Gianluca is yelling "MOM SISTER POOPED!!!" I look over and sure enough, there was not just one but several of them! I rushed Gianluca and Allegra to my bath tub, so they could have another bath, then I had the lovely task of cleaning it up and trying not to dry heave! Just thinking of it makes me want to gag! What is it about kids and baths that makes them want to poop! Is it just so relaxing? Whatever it is, it is NASTY!!! As you can see in the picture, she didn't seam to mind that she was bathing with her doo doo. These kids!

Peanut Butter and What?

 


On a side note, I know kids like to eat weird things. I used to eat ketchup w/ everything growing up. I remember putting them on green beans at my grandma Jody's house all of the time. But this is plain strange! The dude loves to eat mustard. Mustard w/ anything. But his latest which grosses me out is Penut Butter & honey sandwiches... AND mustard. Nasty!!

Booing Is Not Fair!!!!

 

Well, Sunday night we got "BOOED". For those of you who don't know what that means, someone puts a bag of goodies (not poop in a bag... RYAN) and a picture of a ghost that you hang in your window so others know you got booed. Basically if you are booed, you are supposed to go "BOO" two other houses. So Gianluca and I went and got candy and our orange pumpkins to go boo some other houses. Since this was a "Secret Mission" the dude wore his Ninja costume and he and Joel practiced droping the goodies off at our house, knocking on the door and running off. Gianluca was laughing the whole time because he thought it was so fun. So we went down to our first house and Gianluca went up to the door, knocked, and ran off STILL HOLDING THE GOODIES! So Joel told him to hurry and drop them off at the door. We ran off trying not to laugh to hard, because it was hilarious seeing our little shrimp running around like a crazy man. Well, we were laughing, the dude was MAD! He wanted his candy!!!! And he insisted we go back and get it. So then we continued on to the next house while explaining that "we need to do nice things for others because it makes them feel good, yada yada yada... you won't be going trick or treating at all if you keep this up..." until we got to the next house, where Gianluca continued to yell at us (while standing at the persons front door) that he wasn't leaving the candy and that he wanted to go in and play with his friends!!!! We coaxed him away from the door and he said "THAT'S FINE! I'M NOT GOING HOME WITH YOU!!!!" So he sat down on their front curb and pouted and yelled and screamed and cried "THIS IS NOT FAIR!!!" Over and over again! Joel finally got him to come home, where he was so worked up and crying that he threw up on our front porch! What are we going to do with this crazy dude! What can I say? He loves candy? And playing with his friends. At any rate, I thought it was a funny story to share! We are in for lots of trouble, but I love this little passionate dude and everything about him with all my heart!

For your viewing pleasure

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Here are some samples... I repeat SAMPLES... of the Dude's classic dance moves. I must say he preforms better when the camera is not rolling, but this is pretty good. He loves to dance. I think he's going to be a break dancer when he grows up! Just remember to click the pause button under "My Music" so you can here the music that goes with the montage.

UP TO NOOOO GOOD!!!!

Two Sunday's ago, Joel and I were back in our office going through some papers and had put a movie on for the kids and gave them some popcorn. They were being so good and we were in a real good rhythem w/ organizing. The thought crossed my head to go check on the kidos... but I just wanted to get done, so 10 minutes pass and Gianluca runs back to us SOAKING WET and LAUGHING! Man I should have followed my gut, because when I went out there I noticed a vast amount of water in our soggy carpet and our big kitchen bowl out. I also saw that the rest of our gallon of milk was missing.... IN THE CARPET! AND the popcorn was smushed into it as well!!! Allegra was happy as a clam just smashing her fingers into the wet carpet. I couldn't believe it and Joel was super mad as he is super anal about the carpet! What I figure happened is that Allegra's bottle was empty, so Gianluca got the milk to fill it up, and spilled it... well he said Allegra spilled the milk...uh huh! Then they must have filled up the bowl several times to clean up the milk. So needless to say the dude was in major trouble. I had to change Allegra's shirt, and you can see it says "It's my brothers fault"! Gianluca's shirt that says "It seamed like a good idea at the time" is unfortunatley too small, so he couldn't wear it. BUT it sure would have been fitting. Luckily my friend Nicole had a steam cleaner and you would not believe all of the water it sucked up. THESE KIDS ARE GOING TO DRIVE ME BANANA'S!!! So if I go missing, just check the next looney bin! BUT I sure do love them!



You can see Allegra is pretty devistated and so far, Gianluca thought it was a joke, until he got his punishment!

Saturday Fun

Well, we were doing some yard work and cleaning up the kids outside toys, so I filled up this tub to wash the toys in as they were caked in dirt. Next thing I know Gianluca is down to his undies and jumping in. I figured what the heck and let the kids go to town. They were painting everything with the bubbles and old paint brushes! Allegra loved it, and Gianluca loved putting bubbles all over his "Sissy"!

Happy Birthday Mary!!!!

GO MARY, IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY, WE'RE G0NNA PARTY LIKE IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY!!!! Okay maybe not, as you are in Oklahoma!!! I wish I was celebrating with you! Mary is my long lost Idaho friend. We ran into her and hubby Kent at our beloved Sam's Club and the rest has been history! We went to rival school's in high school and were in the same ward my first year at Ricks, we were always mutual friends, never knowing how well we'd hit it off until we ran into each other here in TEXAS!!! I love this girl! She is the type of girl who tell you how it is straight up w/out any sugar coating and I love that about you! You help and offer to help anytime I need it and you even help organize my kitchen!!!--(I just said help way to many times!) Just for that alone, I will always love you! I love your spunk and craziness! You and Kent are amazing friends and we love you and those goofy boys of yours!!! Happy Birthday!!!!

A TRIBUTE TO THOSE CRAZY IDAHO GIRLS!!!

Three men were sitting together, bragging about how they had been giving
their new wives duties. The first man had married a woman from Indiana,
and bragged that he had told his wife she was going to do all the dishes
and house cleaning that needed done at their house. He said that it took
a couple of days, but on the third day he came home to a clean house and
the dishes were all washed and put away.

The second man had married a woman from Utah . He bragged that he had
given his wife orders that she was to do all the cleaning, dishes and the
cooking. He told them that the first day he didn't see any results, but
the next day it was better. By the third day, his house was clean, the
dishes were done, and he had a huge dinner on the table.

The third man had married an Idaho girl. He said that he told her that
her duties were to keep the house cleaned, dishes washed, lawn mowed,
laundry washed, and hot meals on the table for every meal. He said the
first day he didn't see anything. The second day he didn't see anything,
but by the third day most of the swelling had gone down and he could see
a little out of his left eye, just enough to fix himself a bite to eat,
load the dishwasher, and telephone a lawn service.

Gotta love those Idaho girls!