Monday, January 21, 2013

Christmas Pics Finally (or at least a few!)

Papa helping J open a present.
 It was very nice to have Grammie and Grandpa come down here for the week of Christmas~we had a great time w/ them. M and Grammie got quite a bit of crafting in and all the kids and Papa went sledding one afternoon. We had such a fun time w/ them!
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Papa and his annual almond M&M's!

M made us this nice picture frame at school!

We had fun at J & L's house.

Uncle J found a very pretty and big Christmas tree!!

Cowboy M opening a fun craft!

J & T had fun in this tunnel together

Playing the tunnel dum

Someone got a sled!!

Trying to figure out the craft!

We were able to go to Billings at the end of the week to see my family. Didn't get enough pictures but captured these 2 princesses wearing their matching dresses!

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Some Favorites Right Now

I am sorry this blog has been neglected lately...haven't taken many pictures, not very inspired or imaginative, and maybe just a little lazy but here is a new post again. :o)

Some of our favorite things right now!!

1. These boys getting along!! When they do it almost equals bliss for me! :o) Fin does do a good job playing w/ him but J is still learning the ropes of "no" and  leaving big bro's stuff alone!

Wrestling on the floor-usually lasts a few minutes before someone headbutts the other and crying ensues.

Playing in an upright tunnel
Jay is actually laughing while Fin scrubs off all the callouses on his head. Jay loves baths now-so happy he does finally!

 2. My Kitchen Curtains! It took me about 3 months to get them done but they are done (almost-I still need to hem the 3rd one)! I am so thankful for my friend/co-worker Chris who did most of the work~ otherwise I'm not sure what the shape of them would be if she hadn't had done them!



3. this little guy!  First, he still eats pretty much anything I put in front of him and doesn't say it's gross! :o) Second, he is always climbing into things and sitting a spell!
 
It's Spaghetti Claus!!

Where is this wagon headed?
Baby stew, anyone?


4. San Fransisco! Well, that is one of Justin's favorite's right now. He was able to get cheap tickets and see his friend Ty who lives there. Ty's bro/Justin's friend also went. They were able to go to the Bobcat/Sac St football game, another college fball game, a Stanford bball game, horse-races, do go-carts, and eat at a lot of  yummy places. He says he wants to take me now...we will see...  :o)
Chinatown
Eating a burger we saw on the show "diners, dives, and drive-ins"...I'm just a little jealous


4. Giveaways!!   I have found the new  hobby of entering giveaways!  It is so easy and addicting AND I have actually won 2 things~a nice credit to Shutterfly & a Totsy seat=total about $84.  I think it is a safe way to get stuff...you basically just give a name and email and then there is a drawing! If anyone wants to dabble in it, I can give some good sites to you but if you win anything you have to share w/ me~it's only fair! :o) Well, ok, I will just you 2 of the sites right now....tightwadinutah (a site that lists lots of giveaways and has a few of her own) and realmomreviews.  I think if you just type these into your search engine they should come up. Most of the sites giveaway baby/kid stuff but there is a lot of other things too! So if you are friends w/ me on FB, you probably have noticed I have "liked" a lot of pages-that is b/c for a lot of the giveaways you need to like the blog. All of the ones I have liked are either coupon/saving related or mommy so nothing to weird (i hope).


5. Crafting~ I have some ideas/projects in the works. I just need to find the time, space, and energy to do them. So much fun and so many fun ideas especially w/ Christmas coming up!!

Well, there are few of the faves around here right now. Have a great week and enjoy all the upcoming holiday festivities!!

Thursday, November 1, 2012

More Pictures

 I don't really have much to write lately so here are just more pictures of our family!


Our football team...I dressed up as a ref and Justin as the coach!
Before we left-adjusting and getting pumped up for getting treats! It was pretty cute...at first J was pretty unsure about the whole deal but by the 2nd house he was trotting up sidewalks and up to the door w/ his had outstretched!

Our little monkey enjoying a banana!

Justin and Mike tearing off the roof-the weather FINALLY cooperated and he was able to completely finish it this past weekend! It looks great too! ;o)

A favorite nighttime game-riding the motorcycle. J is starting to get in on the action too!

My lil' snuggler-he is getting 4 (!) teeth in right now so he is extra snuggly and not that happy of a camper!

Monday, October 22, 2012

Just Some More Pictures

We haven't been doing anything really exciting here lately- Justin has been busy re-roofing the house in all kinds of weather. He is almost done, thankfully. I have been having fun cleaning my floors w/ my new Swiffer Wet-jet which I really like. It makes cleaning the floors so much easier and the kids want to help more too! :o) M gets to go on her first field trip this week to pick pumpkins and is also getting school pictures done! Anyway, here are some pictures for those who wish to see the lil' ones!


These lil' packet things are soo handy!

He loves to bend over and eyeball stuff-his expressions make me smile everyday!

Showing off all his toofers and his dirty shirt!

The kids trying to catch some yummy, chilly snowflakes! I'm not sure how many they managed to catch! :o)



Tuesday, October 2, 2012

More pics

Making Mudballs
 We have had a nice mild fall so far but tomorrow it is supposed to be chilly. I am glad that smoke has cleared up finally tho' and we can breathe fully again!

This guy has been my climber/explorer


Grammie getting some gchild time in!

Watch out-she's a slugger!


He likes to wear shoes these days-any that he can get on!

My Dad made this out of walnut wood he has had since the 70's. It is from Oklahoma. On the back, Mom engraved all of our names on it. 


We have had a busy fall too w/ M in school 3 days a week. She is doing so well too. I do miss her a lot at home but w/ her gone it has been a lot quieter and serene (aka no fighting!).

Fall

I didn't realize that it has been a month since I last posted something on here. I do have several excuses but instead of telling you all of them here are some pics. 

The kids got some time in drawing outside.


He is in a "make a funny face every time the camera is pointed at me" phase right now

our littlest Bobcat

this is my favorite tree in our yard. when we moved in, it was just a 6 inch high twig w/ 2 leaves and look at it now!

Ok, maybe it isn't THAT impressive but it still is my favorite tree and I'm hoping by the time we have grandkids it'll be big enough to climb!

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Fun at the Lake

The kids checking out the water which was very green from algae (unfortunately).
 We met Jonathan & Laura at Canyon Ferry for a BBQ and boating!


 The kids actually wanted to go tubing and they did a great job. Thanks Uncle Jonathan!
Warming up after the big ride

He slept for almost the entire boat ride! And he's wearing a purple hat b/c I can't find his sunhat!




Our cat had her eighth batch of kittens a few weeks ago so she is getting some extra attention from us all. She must have thought she was getting too much b/c she has moved her kittens and hidden them from us. We think they are at one of our neighbor's houses but we don't really want to go snooping around for them.  I am sure they will turn up once they start eating cat food!