Christmas 2009

Hailey got her first purse for Christmas! I personally have never had a purse that sings to me, so I think she is one lucky girl~! This was Bug's first Christmas!
Santa brought the boys exactly what the they asked for this year. Connor wanted Bakugans, ( For those of you that aren't parents of a 6 year old boy, Bakugan are little balls that are full of magnets, so when you place them on the metal card they come with they pop open into shapes! Pretty cool!) Ryan wanted a bucket of little plastic army men, just like the ones on the movie Toy Story. Our family also got a Wii. This was a MAJOR deal to the boys. We were very spoiled by our families and got some great stuff this year.

You better not pout, I'm telling you why, SANTA CLAUSE IS COMING!

We were just sitting here enjoying our evening when the doorbell rang, and to our suprise it was...... SANTA! He came to visit us, and to remind us why we celebrate Christmas. He also reminded us to try to be good for this last week! Hopefully they remember........

9 months old today

Hailey bug is nine months old today. Time sure flies when your having fun! This family is so much better for having her in it. She brings out ther best in all of us.

With a little practice, look what my kids can do!

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

Little Christmas helpers

Mom got a new camera for Christmas, (a little early I know, JF knows I can't wait!)and my kids let me take 4 million pictures. We are just giddy around here with Christmas spirit! Definitely feeling the magic!

8 months old

Halloween 09

a little skunk and the skunk hunter.

Don't mess with this!


Kids make Halloween awesome!

More Dental Adventures

As fast as Hailey can grow teeth Connor's are falling out. In the past two days Connor has lost his very first teeth.

My boy is getting so big. I remember when those little beauty's first showed up........

Chompers

I have a tooth!
It's little
It's sharp
It's driving me CRAZY!

Seasons change

Fall is here, even though Ryan keeps trying to wear shorts and flip flops to school. We had an amazing summer, with lots of camping, swimming and general family fun. After the spring with Hailey's birth and JF's accident this summer we were finally able to return to normal life. Now that Autumn is here we can start a new season of stuff to do together! I'm looking forward to baking with Ryan, trick-or-treating, and pumpkin pie! Stay tuned to see what shenanigans we get ourselves into!

"I'm your Huckleberry....."

While we were camping at Warm Lake we spent some time picking huckleberries! The night before we went I laid awake in my sleeping bag thinking of all the pies and jam and homemade syrup I was going to make with ALL the huckleberries we would pick the next day. Have you ever seen a huckleberry? After a couple hours of picking with my not-so-efficient child labor team I decided that maybe a jar of jam might be more realistic, maybe two if I was lucky. Ryan was actually pretty dedicated, he picked just about as much as I did. Connor picked 22 berries. Hailey got some stuck to her butt because Daddy dropped them down the front pack, but other than that not much from her. I think we might just make berry-picking a tradition, because I'm thinking as the kids get older their production level will go up.

Itty bitty huckleberry. I think it would take millions To make what I had in mind.

The tiny picker.

Even Daddy got in on the picking action!

Purple fingers.

They look like they are working hard here.

Camping at Warm Lake

On a tip from a great friend, and a tent trailer on loan from another good friend, we loaded up the kids, the dogs, the food, the camp gear, the bedding, and then decided camping is too much freaking work and stayed home! No, not really, and I am so glad we went! Warm Lake is beautiful. Even my little Hailey-bug had a great time!

The best little fishing buddy

The swimming was great!

Lucy was sure she could catch this duck.....

The duck was totally messing with her.

Bumbo Lady

This gal is 4 months going on 5 years! She refuses to be little! Hailey just got this spiffy new chair, and now that she can sit up and be a part of everything that is happening she is one happy camper!

Ever had a day like this???

Ryan's defense narcolepsy

I think my Ryan may have a medical condition that needs to be studied by the top minds in modern medicine. Whenever you ask him to do something awful, like, clean his room, or eat HORRIBLE, poison hot dogs he instantly falls over, and goes completely unconscious. It doesn't matter what he is doing, he will fall asleep where he stands. I am willing to volunteer him for a medical study, (for a small fee) if anyone is interested.

He kinda reminds me of one of these guys........

Birthday Celebrations!

Connor turned 6 years old June 4th! It was all about Star Wars, Transformers, and Spider man this year. I know every mom says this, but, seriously where has all the time gone?! I Love this little boy so much!

Ryan feeling a little birthday jealousy........
. Connor doesn't like cake, so I made him a giant chocolate chip cookie for his birthday. It was super easy, but the best part was when Connor said, "Whoa!! Mom, you are a GENIUS!" He is still young enough to think his mom is spectacular!

JF's birthday is two days after Connor's, so for the last few years Jf has enjoyed super-hero themed parties, and trips to fun-centers filled with screaming children. He is such a good Dad. This year was no exception, although from the pictures I don't think he suffered too much.....

Life with three kids means.......

no time, no sleep, and lots of snuggles!!

Broken husband....

"JF was run over by a helicopter." "What?" It was 6:45 in the morning, last Saturday, and I had just gotten the baby and myself back to sleep when the phone rang. "You need to find somebody to watch your kids and get to the ER as soon as you can, He's hurt pretty bad." Bad way to start the day. So, to make a long story short, JF was hopping into the back of a moving black hawk, when the tire caught his right foot and dragged him under. The tire ran over both his feet and had his left thigh pinned under the wheel, when SGT. Cook ( my new personal hero) heard JF yelling for them to stop and brought the black hawk to a halt. After JF flopped around on the pavement like a fish out of water for a while, the ambulance arrived and drove him to the ER. When I finally got there he was in shock and rambling like a crazy man about stuff that you wouldn't think would be important to a person in his condition, like his underwear. He has multiple bone fractures in both feet, and luckily his left femur wasn't broke, although his leg was squished with some pretty serious tissue damage. So, a shot of Valium, a shot of morphine, and two space boots/foot splints later, I brought my sweet-heart home. I am so grateful for him, and that he is still around to show off his mad wheelchair skills. Nothing will make you realize how much you love and need someone, until they get ran over by a 14000 lbs. aircraft!

Pop Quiz kids!!!

I usually don't do the tags that people send my way, but this one was kinda fun, plus I wasn't the one who had to do all of the creative thinking!! Just ask your little one( or ones) these questions about yourself and type in whatever they answer word for word. I learned some interesting things about the way my kids see me. Like, for instance, even though I am Connor's mother, we apparently have never met!! See what you kids have to say about you!

Connor’s quiz
1.What is something mom always says to you? Come here.
2. What makes mom happy? Flowers.
3. What makes mom sad? I have no idea.
4. How does mom make you laugh? I don’t know that either.
5. What was mom like as a child? Me .
6. How old is mom? 36. ( um, try 26.)
7. How tall is mom? I don’t know.
8. What is her favorite thing to do? Kiss me.
9. What does mom do when you're not around? Just watch TV. ( Is that really what he thinks I’m doing?)
10. If mom becomes famous, what will it be for? I don’t know.
11. What is mom really good at? Doing the instructions on Lightning McQueen.
12. What is mom not very good at? Not burping Hailey.
13. What does mom do for a job? I have no idea.
14.What is mom's favorite food? Meat. (??? I guess I do enjoy a good steak…)
15. What makes you proud of mom? Making me noodles.
16. If mom were a cartoon character, who would she be? That blue girl you like on Star Wars.
17. What do you and mother do together? Make cookies.
18. How are you and mom the same? We got the same color of our hair.
19. How are you and mom different? We are not the same size.
20. How do you know mom loves you? Because you like me.
21. What does mom like most about daddy? He’s tough and he protects us. (I’m sure JF will love this answer!)
22. Where is mom's favorite place to go? To the movie theatres.


Ryan’s quiz
1. What is something mom always says to you? Kissin
2. What makes mom happy? Flowers.
3. What makes mom sad? You climb up the roof.
4. How does mom make you laugh? About potato head.
5. What was mom like as a child? Cute.
6. How old is mom? I don’t member.
7. How tall is mom? This big.
8. What is her favorite thing to do? Clean up the mess. ( This is not my favorite thing to do!)
9. What does mom do when you're not around? Walk.
10. If mom becomes famous, what will it be for? I don’t know.
11. What is mom really good at? Momma Loves me.
12. What is mom not very good at? Playing basketball.
13. What does mom do for a job? Put pictures up (????)
14.What is mom's favorite food? Pizza.
15. What makes you proud of mom? Don’t play games on Sunday.
16. If mom were a cartoon character, who would she be? E.T (What !?!!)
17. What do you and mother do together? We go to a slide.
18. How are you and mom the same? So cute. (True, very true.)
19. How are you and mom different? So Tall.
20. How do you know mom loves you? Hugs.
21. What does mom like most about daddy? He went to work. ( HAHA. I’m sure by this he means I Love that Daddy provides for us…)
22. Where is mom's favorite place to go? To a hotel