Christmas Plans

I just wanted everyone to know what we're doing for Christmas, Shannon and Emily are coming tomorrow, my kids are very excited about this. Emily will be staying all week, so Monday we're going to buy food in Idaho falls, Tues i think we'll make some Christmas candy for ourselves and the neighbors wed is Christmas eve so we'll be wrapping presents making dinner and having dinner with some friends (no single boys will be there). Thurs. we are planning on going sledding with some more friends that will be here for the holidays. Friday i think Emily is going home but it would be fun to go shopping. anyway, that's what our Christmas will be like. hope you all have a merry Christmas!

where has the year gone?

OK well it seems as though the year went by in a blink. I've decided to recap the past years events.
Jan. we got out of the air force without knowing where we'd end up. I cried and was scared but prayer helped reassure me it's what we needed. we got the offer on our house we needed the next day.
Feb. our house sold and we moved into temporary housing on base so beau could finish out his job.
March Nate turned 2 and then we moved to Oregon. we stayed with Beaus family and i have some advice once you are married, and have kids never move back in with parents no matter how temporary. this was not a fun summer.
may Daniel turned 6 holy cow I'm old!
June we went home to visit and watch mom and dad move to Alaska
July and august where spend deciding where beau was going to school, we ended up in Rexburg id, the last place (if you had asked me a year ago) I thought we'd be. well the lord words in mysterious ways. Because the last 4 months have been the best since we lived in Alaska, I love other girls my age with kids my kids ages all around me in the same situation that i am. my kids have friends they can play with and we don't have to set up play dates or drive anywhere we live so close its so nice. I have people to talk to who can relate to me. Daniel has an awesome teacher and goes to the best school. He's grown so much in these four months. I'm so proud of him for wrestling and not trying to quit and beau has enjoyed it and taking time out of his homework time to take him to practice. Emma is enjoying having other little girls her age to run around with and gets to have a birthday party with them tomorrow! Nathan is learning how to share the swings even if he doesn't want to.It a good life lesson, and even though beaus never here and always studying and our wards a little weird, i think i like it here and will miss it when we move in august. so anyway we're all up here learning how to stay warm and its working.

Snow, Snow, Ice

Well Yesterday i woke up went out to start the car and found 6 inches of snow, I then shut the door and said Daniel you're riding the bus let's get on your snow pants. Yes we've finally got our first real dump of snow. OK maybe not a dump but enough that we made a good size snow man! sorry no pic. the kids decapitated him before i got my camera but i have a feeling there will be more snow men in our future. Also gas is 1.45 here isn't that crazy! now I'm wishing i hadn't filled up last Thursday. well that's all for now, I hope you are all keeping warm it was 6* this morning!

Emma

Emma's new dress i made it out of two hankerchiefs. in a total of 15 min.

Dress Up!

Daniel

Emma & Nathan

Nathan Went from princess to hunter
Luckily the princess only lasted about 30sec.

Emma Daniel and Nathan

Snow

This picture was taken tonight, yes it's snow. and tomarrow night it's only going to be 18 degrees. Brrrrrr. I miss florida right now! Anyway this picture is mostly for wyatt so he'll believe that it's snowing here. Okay it's now morning and I walked daniel to the bus stop, I remember how much I love snow in moderation, it makes everything beatiful and peaceful somehow.the air seems more pure. I'm not sure why but it does, anyway just thoughts I had this morning.

Emma

Emma helped put this outfit together.

Getting Skinny Hurts!

Most people that know me know i'm trying to loose weight all in all 10lbs has come off and i have 30 to go.I'm sore from working out and I'm hungry from commiting to the no food after dinner rule.for those of you who have lost serious weight you know what I mean, it hurts to get skinny. Hopefully the weight will continue to come off, but i've been stuck for a few weeks now and i'm now kickin it up a notch.Wish me luck! And of course I'll brag when i loose some!

Halloween!!!

I think you can tell who is what but we had a great time at our wards trunk or treat. after making one full round around the parking lot we sat on the side walk and ate our candy and drank hot chocolate. we then walked home took off all the make up and watched mary poppins until the sugar buzz wore off. all in all halloween went really fast.

Emma and Nate know how to be late

It took me 45 min to get them ready for the walk that we went on. i'm not sure why they didn't want to go outside but i know i couldn't wait to get out that door!

nathans bump

About a week ago Nathan ran into the wall. this pic just shows the bump but he acually had a nice blue line at the top of the bump, from the corner of the wall.

Here are the kids!

My First Post!

Okay well the last couple of days have been pretty crazy and Nathan (2 1/2 yrs.) has been busy. yesterday he got eggs out of the fridge, ate pop tarts on my couch, squirted lip gloss on my bedroom floor, and unfolded a load of laundry. So of course I'm tired. umm Daniel is doing wrestling and loving it, and Emma is just being a girl with dress up.