my take...

...on the Oscar's last night:

Kate Winslet--Yay!!!

You are classy and real and gracious.

Sean Penn--Boo!!!
You remind me of a Proboscis monkey, but the monkey would have more class than you!

Milk--Boo!

Yeah. Thanks Mr. Black for bringing up the Mormon church again and the prop 8 issue. I suppose if the Mormon church is the only reason gay marriage has failed then we should be equally credited for every successful heterosexual marriage?!

Bill Maher--Boo! Boo! Boo!!!

"Silly God's"? Really? Just how many people do you want to offend?
I guess spirituality is too multi-dimensional for your single-dimensional Hollywood mind!

daddy daughter dance '09

Last Friday Gene took Sarah & Emma to the annual Daddy Daughter Valentines dance. First, I must say, looking back at previous dance posts, that Sarah is growing up quite rapidly--like into a tween! I can hardly stand it, but she's so beautiful.

This was Emma's second year and so, being older, she was able to stay awake and enjoy it more. She loved the singer! She actually said: "Mom, the blond girl was magnificent! She should be on American Idol!" She also loved the magician and cracked up telling me all about his bunny tricks. Sarah loved playing the games & winning loot, and they both loved eating the cookies and punch. They all danced fast and slow (awww) songs and then Gene took them out to their traditional eat-spot, IHOP, afterward. He's such a good daddy!!!

With the exception of the top photo the rest are taken with Sarah's camera that she insisted on bringing (and I'm so glad she did).

Emma Rose with Daddy and Sarah Jo

(we can't teach Emma to smile for the camera for the life of us).

Sarah (in the red) dancing with her friends and playing a hoola-hoop game

Sarah trying to get her body through the hoola-hoop

Gene and Emma dancing.

Emma and Sarah watching the magician and balloon artist.

This is Emma's late night post smiley-face-pancake glazed look.

Very contented I must say.

things that make me go hmmm...

Let me preface this by saying that, politically speaking, I'm a moderate. A liberal conservative if you will. So what that I listen to Sean Hannity & Glenn Beck, in fact I really like them, that doesn't make me a right-winged conspiratorial wack job. And I'm sure as heck not a left-winged nut job. However, I've been noticing a lot of "subliminal" advertising these days in our new Obama-nation. I used to think it was maybe just me, but there's a lot of talk on message boards about this as well: company's logos that are created on purpose to look similar to the Obama campaign logo.

Obama


Pepsi

NFL

And even commercials such as:

the Driving America (check out the logo) and the Chrysler Jeep "Yes we can" commercial.

Maybe they feel a sense of obligation to Obama for the $TRILLIONS$ of federal dollars in the bailout?! But I'd be willing to bet dollars to donuts that we'll see more of this. Look. I think Obama is a very charming, articulate, motivational speaker and those are definitely good qualities for the leader of the free world to have, but therein lies the deceptiveness. However, he is NOT the Messiah--the chosen one--who will end all problems. I just wish we'd all STOP paying such allegiance to him and start paying allegiance to this country and it's Constitution (not to mention our Maker).

superbowl party

I'm starting to really like the month of February. It is becoming quite the busy month for us--first the Superbowl party kicks things off, then there's the annual daddy/daughter dance, then valentines day & two birthdays--it really is turning into a fun month!

So, this past weekend we had our traditional Superbowl party, now held at Jeff & Felicia's house. While it's sad to see the Logan tradition come to an end for whatever reason, it opens the door to continue a new tradition, here in Salt Lake. This year I couldn't decide which team I wanted to win. I'm comfortable with the Steelers (memories of '70's Steelers vs. Cowboys and all) but the Cardinals were the underdog. Eventually I cheered for the Cardinals, but alas, it wasn't meant to be this year. :( We had a lot of fun nonetheless and man, oh man, I had heartburn for the next two nights thanks to that party! Ugh!

Our festive dinner plates--Superbowl 43.

Our festive football platter & the culprit to my heartburn--buffalo wings!

My girls loooved the balloons

I made these football cupcakes myself. My hubby thought I was going overboard, but I reminded him that if I'm going to support this sport then I'm going to have fun with it my way!

One of our many games--the questionnaire. It makes watching the game so much more fun!

The quarter prizes for the lucky winner that has their name in the square ending with the same numbers as the quarter score.

Lysette won 2 of the 4 quarters this year (last year she won 3/4).

Everybody got really excited when the Cardinals ran the ball into the end zone...

...even Flea.

It was a very good play--longest touchdown run in Superbowl history.

Alyssa & Emma (two peas in a pod).

Lysette & Sarah--sweethearts.

Little miss Morgan fell asleep on the way home holding the football balloon.

let the wild rumpus start

Superbowl Sunday! Whoohoo!!!!!!!! pics to come soon...