We're still here!!

Laundry.
Unpack from vacation.
Tidy up.
Scrub the house.
Hold my sick baby.
Make cake pops for my birthday girl.
Menus and
Grocery list for the am.
Put away Christmas.

Just the beginnings of what I should be doing today...

BUT....
We just got home from our trip to Idaho this morning after driving all night.
It is Sunday.
It is Madilyn's 6th birthday today!!
Ron left his work iPad on the bed. I saw it and wanted to see if I could blog off of it!

So....FYI we are all still here, I canceled our Internet services and broke the laptop so...I use only my phone now. It wasn't too bad of an idea until I realized my phone wouldn't let me blog! That was a very sad day!! I realized that even if the Internet is an addictive time waster I HAVE TO HAVE IT! But for now here is a boring picture less update since this isn't really my device!!

Happy birthday to my little angel! We have been blessed with another year of her sassy personality! We celebrated her birthday in Idaho this past weekend and she got to spend her birthday driving
home back to North Dakota!! She may always be our little runt, but she has matured so much in the past few months!  She still hates school but is friends with everyone in her class!

Landon surprises me everyday! He comes up with the funniest things!  He LOVES doing preschool with me and HATES it when he has to tag along at the office with mom!  I forget how big he is getting. He is turning into a really sweet little boy! He still has a few naughty moments, but he really does have a tender heart!

Payden. Oh boy has he hit the needy mommy stage!! I blame it on me neglecting him so I could fill in as Ron's secretary for 6 weeks, being on vacation, and either teething again or getting sick! Needless to say he has learned how to throw a serious temper-tantrum and dad hates it!! But he is such a fun little fellow and is learning to walk. He is getting pretty good about taking 4-5 steps before falling and just crawling again.

Me. I have lots of plans for this year!!  I cannot wait to get this place organized so I can go to Hobby Lobby and start on more home decore projects!! I have been preoccupied lately. I started teaching piano lessons...which means I need to get my butt in gear and start teaching myself before they pass me up!!  I've also been filling in as Ron's secretary. I really enjoyed it, but by the end it burned me out keeping the kids happy and getting everything done. I am looking forward to getting things accomplished here at home and working with Landon on preschool.

Ronald.  Nothing has changed. He is still working B&B and managing trucks. Not sure how the rumor started but we got a good laugh when we heard he wasn't working for Weston, had nothing to do with trucks, and was pouring concrete!! He got to go sledding a couple times and is dreaming of a bigger and better one ...maybe when we get moved back to Idaho and can get it some more use out of it!!

Maybe someday I will get caught up on all of this blogging business!! I have tons and tons of pictures waiting and waiting for you to see!!

Autumn!

It's HERE and I LOVE it!

I love the changing of the colors and the crisp falling leaves!

Even better yet, this is the view from my kitchen window all fall long!

  

 

Even the temperatures are starting to change.  I have to admit I am going to miss the hot sunny days!  We've loved the park and walking to pick Madilyn up from school.  Pretty soon that's going to be a thing of the past!

 

So we've been eating it up!  While Madilyn was at school, I took the boys shopping.

Landon was in heaven!  We got our pumpkin AND we went to the hardware store for a rake.  We spent the rest of the day outside raking!

 

Of course we had to save the piles so Madilyn could have some fun in them too!!

 

 

But by then Landon was done with the leaves and ready for the sprinkler!!

...he wasn't too happy when I wouldn't let him play in the water!!

 

i LOVE my KIDS!



 

UPDATE:

We haven't done much as of late. 

However, we are ALWAYS super busy....explain that one to me!! 

I simply call it LIFE!

RONALD:
Always has somewhere to be! He still drives all over the western side of the state most weeks.
His trucks seem to be moving more consistently...if only the other companies would pay up...
...which also mean there are more trucks to fix!
The land/housing is coming together for the guys!
His calling is keeping him very busy on Sunday's. I love it! (Not that he's gone another day, but that he is involved in his calling!) He is learning a ton!

BRITTNEY:
My projects have been keeping be busy. After making Madilyn a few skirts for school, I made a high chair pad for Payden, and I'm currently working on curtains for the dinning room...but they won't get hung until I break down and buy a curtain rod and then when I can convince Ron to take a few minutes and hang it for me! After that my kitchen will be complete! ...mostly! :)

I spent a week helping Ron at the office while they were trying to find a replacement secretary.  It was kind of fun! If it was only a part time position of would have liked to keep it up. Although, I'd have to admit it wore me out...but I did stay on top of the house, the kids, and the office!

MADILYN:
is doing much better at school. 
She is over the fact that she has to sit in between two boys. 
She only asked if should could take a nap during recess once.
She loves it when we walk home from school and stop at the park on the way home.
She does not like that the big kids treat her like a baby at recess.  I guess they always pick her up and hug her because they think she's cute.  (It could be worse!!)

LANDON:
has started preschool with mom.
Some days he really impresses me and others...well, we just have to do it when he is interested.
As long as it is not coloring he pretty much loves it.
He misses his play buddy while Madilyn is at school, but he sure loves being in charge of netflix while she's gone!

PAYDEN:
gets shots today.
I cannot believe how big my baby is getting!!
He still isn't sleeping through the night.  He got moved down to the basement so it would be harder for mom to give in. 

TRITON:
Still runs away.  So far he's always come back.  But I do not like him roaming the neighborhood!
He loves attention. I don't give it to him. Which means he loves it when Madilyn gets home from school.
He is potty trained!!  He is good about letting me know when he needs to go out.  I'm interested to see what happens when it gets cold out.
Just for the record.  I still don't like him. But he really is a great dog! He's part of the family now.

That pretty much sums it up!! But what's a post without pictures?? 

 Here are the kids' yearly pictures!

7 Months!

Another Month!

 Another Update!

He's still 19 lbs and 27 inches!

 

Payden LOVES to play!!



He gets in to anything and everything!

 especially the DOG FOOD! YUM YUM!!

 

 Payden is slowly walking around furniture.

 

Climbing UP the stairs...

Took his first digger DOWN the stairs in the garage!

 

Had his first 2 babysitters...in the SAME day!

(The first was so mom could go help Dad at the office, the second was so mom could go to dinner with Dad, Weston, Steph, and Trina.)

 

He cut his first 2 teeth!

He is loving his baby food and still nursing MOST of the time! 

 

He LOVES his dad!

He's starting to like wrestling with Dad!

He is ALWAYS smiley...but doesn't laugh a ton yet.

KINDERGARTEN!!

Madilyn FINALLY got to go to Kindergarten!
She's been excited about it for a year now!!

And even more so

ALL.SUMMER.LONG.

We got to meet her teacher and take all her school suplies the night before.
The last couple weeks I've been asking her if she was nervous about going.  The answer was always, "no, I'm just too excited!"  As she was sitting in her chair putting things away. She whispered to me, "Mom, I'm a little nervous now." Dad gave her a father's blessing before she left for school and I think she had a good day. She came home exhausted!
All I can get out of her is that she...
 Colored a little bit.
Went to recess.
She was disapointed the playground equipment was in the construction zone.
She isn't happy that she has to sit by TWO boys!
 

I can't decide if this is more disgusting or more hilarious.

I got his toothbrush ready and specifically told him. Madilyn is at the sink right now.

DO NOT FIGHT OVER IT!

I come back in the bathroom to find him like this!

I have to give him points for being creative and not fighting!!

P.S. yes he is wearing mismatched PJ's again...he thinks its funny now!



6 months!

Has it really been six months?!

Here's Mr. Magoo!!

ALL 19lbs and 27inches of him!

And he is

ALL.OVER.THE.PLACE.

he thinks its pretty fun!!

and other times its not so fun!!

He's learned how to pull himself up onto his knees!!

 

But mostly he just crawls around looking for things to munch on!

He's starting to get himself on a more consistent schedule...until Sunday rolls around.

Then its out the window!