Christmas

Hey you guys that are getting Ben presents (I think this is probably just Bonnie & Sabrina) when you guys decide what you are getting Ben, do you think you could email me and tell me? I'm just trying to figure out what I want to get him for Christmas, but I don't want to get him something off the list that you guys are planning on or have already bought. My email is hayleebateman@hotmail.com, or just give me a call.

Thanks a bunch!

Alison's list

cute socks
jewelry (cute earings mostly, but necklaces are always good too)
mary kay products (anything I use or fun new stuff. facewash, toner, acne treatment gel, foundation, blush, eye shadow, eye makeup remover, etc)
good perfume/body spray
cute shirts
cute skirts
movies (of course always welcome) :)
good makeup
books about makeup
toys (we all know i love toys)
a nice laptop (hey it's a Christmas list, I can put whatever I want)
cute new church shoes (need a new pay of white heels, but any cute shoes are welcome)

practical things are good too like;
servicing my car
new toothbrush
shaving cream
hair products (curling moose, straightening gel, new flat iron, assorted styling products, etc)
black socks (for work, i always need more)

Christmas name exchange

Alison - Brina
Ben - Megan
Haylee - Steve
Megan - Haylee
Alex - Alison
Brina - Ben
Steve - Alex

Speding limit = $30

Haylee and Ben's Christmas Lists

Haylee:
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
Slaughter House Five by Kurt Vonnegut
An easy Cook Book
Gift card to the mall, Barnes & Noble
Thick Yoga mat, mine hurts my hands (we found one at walmart she really likes so if you wanna get this just ask me)


Ben:
Bi-fold Wallet
Comp USA gift card
Mall gift card
4 gig flash drive
20 questions ball
Arm band for 30 gb ipod (found one at walmart for 9 bucks, ask haylee if more questions)


Together:
Umbrella
Camping stuff; tent and sleeping bags. (We saw a neat tent with a sleeping bag at walmart it was a dysnies cars 5 piece set?)

Staley Christmas Lists

Hey everyone. I've been putting this off for a few days because I'm trying to think of everything so I don't have to keep posting if I remember things. But I think I'm close to remembering thing so here it goes.

Me:
Pajamas
Slippers
Long sleve "coverwear" shirts (I actually don't care what brand they are I just want the extra long kind)
Tank tops (same as the long sleeve shirts)
Nice good smelling body wash
Giant muffin pan

Alex
Here is the deal for Alex. I've bought him a bunch of dvds and stuff so I'm going to list those and if you would rather give him one of those that the other suggestions you can let me know and you can buy it from me.
Simpsons Seasons 3 and 4 for $11.75 each
King of Queens season 2 - 4 for $19.00 each
Everybody Loves Raymond Seasons 1 -3 for 14.00
He also has wanted some stainless steel pans
I think he would also like a gift card to barns and knoble
He also suggested a gift card to best buy/lowes for extra money for finnishing the basement like he wants.

Ariana
Ok here is an easy one. She wants anything she sees a comercial for on tv. :) But here are somet of the things I think she likes most:
Dora of Course
A Kid proof camera
Movies of any kind
Kraft project of any kind
She also mentioned a puppy she has seen on comercials that knows your name and "grows up" in 4 days or something like that.

Elijah
I don't have any specific suggestions for elijah but here are the things he likes:
muscial toys
trucks
Elephants
Making animal noises
puzzles

There is also a Fisher-Price Star Station that I think both of the kids would love. It's kind of a kids kareoke machine with a couple of microphones and a camera so they can watch themselves dance on TV.

I'm sure I'll remember more things for the kids. If I think of anything they would really like I'll add to my plog post. Love you all!

Sabrina and Steve's Christmas Lists

Mom, I haven't even looked at MY website in 2 weeks. The family one is a bit out of my reach. ;)

Also, just so everyone knows, I fixed mom's settings so now anyone can post to the blog. And I invited everyone whose email addresses I had to be a poster on the blog, so you will probably be getting an email about it.

So, it looks like I'm the first one to post my Christmas list like Mom asked.

So, here it is in order of importance:

Winter coat (if you want to go in on this one, talk to steve)
slacks - blue, brown, slim-fit black, or any other fun color
the book If You're Not From the Prairie
white flats
brown flats

Steve wants in no particular order:
New suit - not blue, but olive green or purple would be great
the computer game Bioshock
new pair of Dr. Martins shoes
dress socks
temple pants size 34x34

Hello??? Does any of my family ever come here????

Laughter

I was reading an article in the Ensign today called The Power of Laughter and I know our family doesn't have a problem with that :P but there was one sentence that I really liked and wanted to share with all of you. It said, "Laughter is like getting away without going away." It is a really good article and I recommend that you all read it. It helped me remember that we need to have a sense of humor, to be able to laugh at ourselves. As adults I think we sometimes take ourselves to seriously. Love ya!

1st one!

Hello My Family,

I wanted to start a family blog so that I'd have a place that I could post things that I want everyone to read and to respond to if they wanted. Let me know what you think.