Sitting rocking....

a sick baby this morning...praying that she would get feeling better, when it occurred to me I was wishing that I could take her pain away even if that meant that I would feel her pain. That is a small glimmer of how much the Savior loves us, he took our pain, so that we wouldn't have to experience and suffer the full effects of ours sins......for no other reason then He loves US!

Home Improvement!

We have been in our house a year and a half, but this is the first chance I have had to decorate, and paint walls. It has been soooo long since I got to paint walls the color I wanted. This was a little bluer then I planned, but I am happy anyway!


The curtains I made! I was so proud of them, I am NOT a sewer, so this was a huge feat!!
LOVE the pillows Brian picked out!
This has been an ongoing project, but I had not taken any pictures yet we took out a propane/gas fireplace and put a wood burning stove it. I love the heat of a wood burning stove!! No we just have to find some pipe, that's the expensive part!!

Ramdomness!!

This one is for you Vicki!! Enjoy!

Ashely was so excited to play soccer......at first! Then she decided, Shelby was right.....its NOT fun! Says she is not playing again, we will see when spring comes!

Kailey Rockin out!
Just thought this was too cute....she thinks she is a big girl now, at dinner time she climbs into a big girl chair and waits! She thinks she is too big for a high chair now!

HALLOWEEN!!!

Cute to Scary! Mom had to talk me into letting Shelby be a Vampire! I prefer, cute adorable costumes! But she got what she wanted!

Cards anyone??

This is what happens when a ten year old finds my camera!!! Brian laughed out loud when he saw these....so I thought I would share!

Pizza anyone???

Shelby and Ashley decided they needed playdoh art today....and they are letting it dry! Silly kids! They did these with NO help from thier lovely MOM!

SUMMER....

ABUNDANCE!!

Notice the 'normal' size zucchini and fork....the GIANORMOUS zucchini is what happens when I forget to check my garden for a few day! Blame it on Girl Scout camp! :)

BIG baby's and Predicaments!

I hear crying from the toy room and go running...this is what I find: and of course I stop...LAUGH and grab my camara! I'll get you down in a minute...just look at me and let me get a picture! Apparently Kailey doesnt like being a toy??? She can get herself ontop of a lot of things....but cant figure out how to get back down!

The best room in the HOUSE!!

TOY ROOM!

You might ask WHY.....WELL......besides the obvious (the kids LOVE it!)
Because it can go from MESSY!!!!

TO CLEAN in one SWIFT movement!
Makes my DAY!

Cleaning..Cleaning...Cleaning...

Trying to make the house presentable for a 1pm appointment....when I see a very large, very clean OVERFLOWING basket of laundry...10 minutes to 1...enough time to fold it a put it away??? NOPE.....Hide it behind the COUCH!! I guess hubby found it....its ON the couch again instead of behind it!

AAAHHH.....

A night out WITHOUT kids...don't get me wrong..I LOVE them...but boy did I need a night by myself! Since book club got cancelled last month it was more then TWO months since I got out without kids! So Brian has been gone helping with this rally thing so I was left with.....don't go to book club, hire a babysitter, or put littlest girls in bed....and wish Shelby good LUCK. Well I went with option #3! I am sooooo blessed to have a little girl who is always happy to help. So I called every hour checking on them....we are FINE Mom...quit worrying..OK so I enjoyed yummy pizza, ice cream and ADULT conversation! What a wonderful break! So as I was driving home I was thinking about how wonderful it was to get away.....so when I got home I told Shelby....Thank YOU soooo much for watching the little ones....I would like to do something nice for YOU to show how much I appreciate you! She had nothin...so I told her think about it for a while then come back and let me know what I could do for YOU. So she comes back a few minutes later. Mom I don't want anything...you already paid for my girl scout camp in McCall...So that is special for me!!! Talk about tearing up!! What a sweet girl...She even covered 2/3rds of the cost of camp with her OWN hard work...and she was that appreciative that I was willing to cover just 1/3!!

Love my sweet girls!!

Randomness......

A little morbid...but Shelby 'buried' Ashley under the laundry basket....then gave her a great 'headstone' and flowers! Then proceeded to document it!! Goofy KIDS!!

SUPERBABY!!! Here to save the world one dirty stinky diaper at a time!!

Taken my baby for a walk...Kailey has found babies and LOVES them!!

Got my baby..got my purse...ready to go!!

Grossest baby EVER!!!

Kailey has easily been my grossest baby ever, she use to throw up all over me after every meal. (thankfully she doesn’t do THAT anymore). But THIS takes the cake!!!

Last night she was walking around the living room while Brian and I were watching TV. When I asked Brian what does she have in her mouth? (since she eats EVERYTHING this is a common question.) He turned toward her and said nothing…..then I looked behind her…and.......on the stool she was sitting on just 10 minutes ago with a diaper that apparently overflowed there it was…..yep you guessed it…poop!!!….and when I looked in her mouth….yep you are right again!! It was sooooo GROSS…. We were about puking just trying to clean her up!!!

So there is a funny story to make you laugh…..or puke…whichever!

Crummy toothfairy!!!!

We have the WORST toothfairy EVER!! Poor Shelby everytime she loses a tooth she has to wait forever for the toothfairy to come!! One time I think she even had to wait a WHOLE MONTH!!
So this time she tried someting new. She even 'baited' the hat. Any of you who have ever been a waitress or raised money for anything...you 'bait' the jar so that people know you want them to deposit thier funds!!

I was laughing...so much at her!!!

How.....

many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie pop????

That many MOM!!

Enough.......I got the kitchen cleaned up after dinner!!!

MMMMMM am I the only mom who bribes their kids with food????

Best Mothers day ever!!!

I bet you all think you have the best family ever but NOPE!! I DO!! This was my mothers present: I know what you are thinking.....why would I want a gift that requires work????

Because when its DONE it looks like THIS!!! Which doesnt really look like much right now....but give it a couple YEARS!!! I will be BEAUTIFUL!! Its a gift that keeps on giving!!

We have butterflies!!

Science 101....

These Ugly little things will become this.........

Ashley....4....where did the time go???

She wanted this little girl cake....in case you cant tell what it is!! She chose the colors and everything...I just did the leg work!!

MMMMMMMMMm I think my kids might be a little spoiled????

Soooo we had an all girl birthday....but Adam really wanted to come....so to make him fit in......:) I know your gonna love this Mona!!! BTW....we changed his name to Adamina!!

All the GIRLS!!! :)

Princess Ashley........

So funny to hear Ashley say Pinata....she says pinaata!!

My Baby's a YEAR!!!

Happy Birthday Kailey!!!

Funny Cake I made her!!

MMM that looks good...I will just take a little frosting...noone will ever notice!!

Yummy CAKE!!

Kailey's First Steps..wobbly but steps nontheless!!

Ten year old advetures in cooking......

I have been meaning to post this for a few days...I have to share what Shelby did for my birthday..it was sweet...thoughtful....and pretty much GROSS!!! :) (Dont tell her I said that) She made me breakfast in bed.....which obviously is the sweet and thoughtful part of the gesture......the eggs were cooked completly..(not bad)....the toast was pretty good...the orange juice...well ya cant really screw that up can you???? Now the hashbrowns.....not cooked at all....it was soo cute...she brings it into me.....and a plate for herself because I told her I dont like to eat alone.....I took a bite of the hashbrowns and choked them down....and because she was soooo sweet....I took another bite....same reaction as before...choke...choke..choked them down....ect...then she takes a bite..eeeewwww these hashbrowns are gross, they arnt even cooked....whew off the hook dont have to eat anymore of them......sweet relief!!!! Then I went into the kitchen...need I say more!! She didnt relize that you need oil of some kind to cook the hashbrowns....so you know what happens then....I guess the night before when she was asking me how to cook all these things I should have been a little more specific!!

But all in all it was a wonderful day!! Shelby also bought me a plant with her own money which I always find really sweet and unselfish!!! She also spent three days making a picture for me. She is just too sweet.

Who's up for a challenge???

FREE FOR ALL!I got this off of a friend's blog and because I'm always up for a challenge and love to get things for free....I thought that it would be kind of fun to do. The first five people to respond to this post will get something made by me! (I know, scary) My choice. For you. This offer does have some restrictions and limitations:
1. I make no guarantees that you will like what I make!
2. What I create will be just for you.
3. It'll be done this year (might take a while).
4. You have no clue what it's going to be. It may be a story. It may be poetry or an article. I may draw or paint something. I may bake you something and mail it to you. Who knows? Not you, that's for sure! (remember I'm not too creative)
5. I reserve the right to do something extremely strange.The catch? YOU must repost this on YOUR blog and offer the same to the first 5 people who do the same. The first 5 people to do so and leave a comment telling me they did win a FAB-U-LOUS homemade gift by me! I know that you all want to join so hurry fast, remember it is only the first 5 people to respond and then put it on your blog. If you don't put it on your blog then you don't count!! :)Oh, and be sure to post a picture of what you win when you get it! Good luck!

Ashley...

Helping make apple sauce....she loved smushing the apples!!

Then using the crate to watch TV....She is loving this apple mania...even if I am sick of seeing apples!!!