The Web Files

Samantha's school does two musicals every school year.  They do one in December and one in June.  This is a video of Sammy's dance in the first grade musical.  She is the one with a pink long sleeved shirt under the gray t-shirt on the right side of the movie.  Because of our dial-up I had to make the video really small in order to upload it...sorry.  I was also using a new video camera and had no idea how to use it!  I was mad because it wouldn't zoom and I couldn't figure it out.  Apparently when you are in 1080 mode you can't zoom!  So, that is why there is no zooming in on Samantha.  She did a really good job!  I can't wait to see what they do in June!!!  One last note...the kids dancing were not supposed to sing the song and it seems the first graders didn't know the dirty rat song very well!!  Oh, well!

Elf

My kids have been loving the movie Elf the last couple weeks.  I bought it a year or two ago and never opened it...and now we love it!!  Don't ask my why but even 2-year-old Josh loves to watch it.  At dinner tonight the girls were discussing which characters in Elf they like to pretend to be.  Sammy told Jeff, "You could be called Buddy.  Then, you could give your dad a present that is a dress with boobs.  Really, he gives his dad a dress with real boobs and you can put it on!"  I was trying hard not to roll on the floor laughing but I did laugh a little!!  If you have never seen this movie, watch it and you will totally get what she is talking about!! 

Who Am I???

I always thought I knew who I was.  I have been Melissa Mabey for over 30 years and then I became Melissa Mabey Nichols over 9 years ago.  Apparently I was totally wrong...according to Facebook that is.  I tried to log in to my Facebook account yesterday and was told my account was disabled.  I went through the process and sent an email to Facebook asking them about this and telling them I really am Melissa Mabey Nichols and that I really only have one facebook account.  Their response made me a little angry because they basically called me a liar.

Hi,
Fake accounts are a violation of our Statement of Rights and Responsibilities. Facebook requires users to provide their real first and last names. Impersonating anyone or anything is prohibited, as is maintaining multiple profiles on the site. Unfortunately, we will not be able to reactivate this account for any reason. This decision is final.
Thanks for your understanding,
The Facebook Team


Apparently they changed their minds tonight because I was able to log in.  I did send them an email letting them know that my name really is Melissa Mabey Nichols and I wanted to know if they could explain to me what happened...who knows???  I wonder how long they will let me have my Facebook account back!!

Pumpkin Patch

We went to a fun pumpkin patch in Utah with my mom and sister.  Andrea and her cousin Joey loved to run and run and run.  I don't think my kids were used to so much open space!!  Sammy was a little freaked out that I was just letting Andrea run away!

Running in the Hay Maze

Andrea and Joey running (I was zoomed in as far as I could).

Josh's first pumpkin

It's heavy Mom!

Andrea's Pumpkin

Sammy and her pumpkin.  She was a little concerned about all the dirt on the pumpkins!!

Playing in the Leaves

While we were in Provo, we went to visit Wendy, Katie, and Amanda.  The kids had fun playing with their cousins Amanda and Katie.

Rockband

I think we have a couple up and coming rockstars in our house!!  The kids LOVED playing Rockband at their Grandma and Grandpa Nichols.  Their Uncles and Aunt played along with them.  Sammy thought she was the coolest kid in the room because she could read the words to the songs and sing along!

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