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The Hard Way or the Easy Way!

2011-06-13T13:54:00.000-07:00

A dig up the pipe and fix it project turned into a real job! Someone poured concrete onto the hole in the irrigation line instead of fixing the leak. What fun!

Warren's 6, Start of Kitchen Remodel, finishing the Living Room

2011-02-04T16:36:00.000-08:00

The birthday boy. His teacher aways makes a big fuss about birthdays. It's great fun!

Thanks to Amber for the idea for the easiest birthday cake ever. It made great cupcakes for class too!

My sweet Six year old!

I can't find any really good pictures of the ceiling before we started so this will have to do. Yucky, grease covered flouresent lighting. Here's the lights we tore out.

Demo begins.

And keeps going. I thought I could handle anything. And I did for the first few weeks, then it got old. I'm still cleaning up drywall dust. It got into every cupboard!

But it was so worth it! We put in this awesome crowne molding and strung lights up behind it. It so soft and nice. Plus Greg and Dad put in canned lighting in the rest of the room, so now I can actually see while cooking! Greg made the opening much larger than it had originally been.

Ain't she pretty!! I'm a spoiled woman. Now I just have to remember that until we have time to fix everything else!!

And just when you think you're finished..... Greg decided to patch the hole from the old gas line into the kitchen and we found more than a hole. Water had been leaking in through the exhaust vent and running down the wall. Oh, Joy! Don't ever say what next.

Before the kitchen project, we finished painting in the living room. We had painted backwards, bottom first because that was what I could reach by myself. I made Greg take a picture to prove I actually helped. Frightening. If I just looked out those windows at the deck on the other side I was fine. But kids climbing on the bottom of that ladder was just terrifying!!!

The finished project. At least one room is done. It's my favorite right now.

Living Room remodel and Kindergarten Road Rally

2011-01-13T16:04:00.000-08:00

Warren's school had a road rally today. It was so cute. It was my volunteer day so I got to help set it all up too... way fun! James enjoyed the ride too and went all around with Warren. I was overwhelmed by some of the parents creativity. There was a plane with a prop that turned and some of the cars had functioning lights. Our instructions said to keep it small, so we did. But some of the kids cars were huge!

We are finishing up the projects in the living room! YEAH! We installed new baseboards this week and Greg has been painting the upper story of the room. Really glad he volunteered for that job! Seems he has been doing all of the high elevation jobs lately. Right before Christmas our roof cap ripped off again and he had to go take it off. He almost fell off the roof in the process! Enough with heights!!!!!

Here is the corner Greg just finished. We brought up the tv
and we haven't left the living room since. It's the warmest room in the house and now there is something to do.Now if we ever get the furniture we ordered the room will look finished. One down... lets not talk about how many to go!

Merry Christmas!

2010-12-29T15:30:00.000-08:00

Happy Turkey Day!

2010-11-27T15:06:00.001-08:00

A Man of Many Talents.

2010-11-03T11:29:00.000-07:00

Doesn't everyone disc their field with 2 boys on their lap? I can hardly handle the tractor with just me on it. It takes both hands and feet to stop the thing. Good thing Greg's driving and not me!

What A View!!

Why Yes We Are Exhausted, but not smart enough to stop!

2010-09-21T20:23:00.000-07:00

All things should start on a note of beauty. Cause it's gonna end messy!

I took this while camping. It was fun learning to use my camera!

Don't they look happy. Every little boy should have entire dumptruck loads of dirt dropped in their yard at least once a month. The soil is soooo bad where we are putting in the orchard. We had to buy dirt. Go figure. You buy 5 acres of land and you still buy dirt:)

Warren's first day of school picture. He is loving his class. His teacher has so much energy and is so fun. I get to be a classroom mom once a week and I really enjoyed watching the day unfold.

Happy 3rd birthday James! He had a great day. Complete with an excavator cake and a train ride. One of his favorite things in life right now!

James looking out his window to see we've arrived at the train station!

Warren didn't appreciate the whistle!
OH, the continuation of a massive project. All things worth having come by blood, sweat, and tears, right?

Had to have dirt to level the spot out.

Sand to put under it! Don't ask how many trips we made to D&B. We just bought a trailer. Just a month late...

Our poor truck. It is no longer a lazy city boy. We've hauled, shoveled, towed, kicked, and abused it throughly. It's sure pulling it's weight.

And we wonder why jobs take us forever! Doesn't everyone have a child learning at their feet?

Grandpa was infinitely patient!

The leveling process!

We bought the pool on craigslist so we had to work on it a little. Just more fun for the boys!

Augh! the finished product. We didn't get to swim for long but it will be fun for years!

We did take one break and went camping at Sagehen Reservoir. The water pump was the boys favorite entertainment. Unfortunately it was on the corner of the road and I was terrified someone was going to get run over!

Greg and Glenn went scuba diving a few times and picked out our fishing spots. We still didn't catch anything!

The ducks were fearless!

FAMILY REUNION

Warren had an assignment to make a poster about him. One category was for his favorite things. I think he really just wanted a picture of the pizza but since he took one of me I'll count myself as one of his favorites.

Reality Check :) Yes that is my mess!

The during and the after. No one should take a picture after days of canning but here it is ladies, this is reality. I used to be able to can and not trash the place. What happened? At least the after was pretty!!!

ORCHARD PROJECT

I came home from grocery shopping the other day to find this war zone in my backyard. We've got our own fox holes.

I'll have to post more when we are finished planting. When all is said and done I'll have 4 peaches, 4 apples, 3 pairs, an almond, a pie cherry, a plum tree, and 8 grape plants. Yes, I have died and gone to heaven. Yes, we are crazy!

We've only got 6 trees in the ground right now. It's a long process since we are basically replacing the soil with some the trees might actually have a fighting chance of living in.

Happy Father's Day?

2010-07-25T18:28:00.001-07:00

Yes I'm a little late and I don't even have a picture to insert but I had to shout out about our week. It was insain but I will get there in a minute. I just had to tell about Greg's father's day gift that he just got. Yes I know it's July. I promised Greg a whole day out for his present. So with my fabulous In-Laws we succeeded. Bruce and Patricia took the boys for the entire day! I think it was a present to me too. The boys must have been good because Momma Sexton invited them over again! Thank you Bruce and Patricia:)

Greg and I went to Roaring Springs first then went out for dinner and then saw Inception. Can I say wow, what a movie. If you haven't seen it yet, go. My mind is still going in circles. You have to be patient through the first 10 minutes and then it starts to come together.

As for our crazy week, It started with Warren and I getting rear-ended in Boise on Monday, had a fabulous day on Tuesday, went to the doctor on Wednesday and couldn't walk the rest of the week, Freezer died on Thursday and my meat went bad, Friday a cry for help! Mom and dad to the rescue. So all in all I feel very blessed looking back. Warren and I didn't get hurt, My foot feels better today, I got a day off with my sweetheart, I painted my living room, my jam wasn't ruined that had been in the freezer, and all is well. Maybe sometimes we have a weird week to remind us of all our blessing! And indeed I am blessed.

Step 1 Demolition

2010-07-23T20:32:00.001-07:00

We can't make an omlete without breaking some eggs. We decided we needed something in a little better shape in the spot the hot tub was occupying. So, we bought a pool from craigslist and started trashing the place. Boy am I glad. We had looked at the hot tub and decided that it was to cracked to use. When Greg starting cutting it up we discovered that it had been made into the home of our earlier invaders,

They had scratched out the insulation and made a home inside the hot tub! Yummy. Greg decided that this was our grossest project yet! I'm so glad it's gone.
Greg's favorite part of the whole project was having an excuse to buy a sawzall! It cut through the hot tub like butter.

Now, onward with the work. And sometime this summer, a pool!

More fun this summer has included swimming lessons for the boys. James got to join the fun this year, and good thing because last year it was all I could do to keep him out of the pool.

The best parents in the world!

Yes, I am the proud daughter of the best parents in the world. My very patient father has been letting the boys help him mow. Notice I said he is mowing. He loves my new toy and is the only other person who has had a turn so far. He has come over two weekends in a row to "help" with the mowing. Tonight when they left my yard looked so nice. Who knew grass could make a person so happy!

Then there is my mother who went shopping with the boys and I for hours today! My goodness she is a saint! She has had more than her share of time helping here too. What would I do without you two!

Ruth and the girls drove all the way from Oaklahoma. Ruth is amazing. David is in the Middle East and she came up for the summer to visit friends and family. It was awesome having them here and leaves me with a pain because they live so far away. I wish we could see them more often.

We love you!

Happy 4th, Boy's 1st Parade

2010-07-04T09:10:00.000-07:00

We went to the Middleton 4th Parade Yesterday. The boys had so much fun! Warren said the candy was the best part.

Getting My Martha On!

2010-07-02T13:24:00.000-07:00

Alright it's time to start decorating! I picked these up yesterday ,(gotta love Graples) and Monday I'm picking up our Anniversary present... a picture of the Boise Temple. If I not careful, it will look like we live here!

Now I'm off to clean the top of that shelf. Hummm

Absent but not gone

2010-06-27T18:07:00.000-07:00

Greg was trying to catch the beautiful view coming up our driveway. Warren Graduated from Preschool. This is fast becoming the picture wall in my house.

One of the mom's made this cake for the preschool celebration.

Warren with Sandy and Judy. He misses them so much!

Here is the reason for my absence. Our yard. Nothing like starting from Scratch.

He Rototills, I rake and level and we plant! Thank heavens we only have a little corner left. I never thought having lots of yards would be such a problem! Hee hee. These little lessons in life. But Hey, My arms are getting strong!

My littlest helper!
West side yard just over a month ago.

West yard today! I love grass!

Yes Greg is in the background. I'll just say noisy magpies. You guess the rest.

Warren decided we needed help so he made a water and food stand, complete with signs!

Greg has been busy cutting down the 20 or so trees that are dead on our property. This day he had me pull one over with the truck after he cut into it. Warren got to be the photographer!

Warren the photographer.
My children are learning to fend for themselves. Greg and I get to working in the morning and forget to stop and feed ourselves. I found a recipe for killer chocolate chip muffins. The boys made short work of them!Invaders, Just some of the local nature here. Doesn't everyone want 5 baby racoons in their yard! Where's my shotgun!My latest toy! Yes, I'm claiming the mower. Greg has enough to do this year. And really who wouldn't want to use it, right?

And for all you BSU Fans, it's a Bronco!Now for my favorite thing I've done during the last month, my own space! Now that the swamp cooler is hooked up (thank you Greg and Dad) I can stand the be out in this room. I've wanted a craft room for ever. I've died and gone to heaven!

Playing the Piano is hazardous to my kitchen's life

2010-05-23T18:55:00.001-07:00

OK, I admit it. I played the piano for more than 1 minute. You see I thought they were glued to the tv. Instead I discover James trying to take Warren a piece of cake. I was so mad I didn't think to take a picture of all the frosting James had painted onto himself.

Greg came home in the middle of the mess and was trying so hard not to bust up laughing!

Family Reunion

2010-05-21T21:04:00.001-07:00

Fife family get together

Of course the day wouldn't be complete without a little silly!

Funnier than a 1 legged man in a butt kicking contest.

2010-05-18T20:55:00.001-07:00

OK, not a normal post, but I just hung up with Greg. He was on his way to a call at work. The information on the call was...

Calling party says they heard their neighbor, who only has one leg, kicking someone. Will someone please check on them.

Seriously. I laughed so hard. Hope you are too.

Happy 11th!

2010-05-14T21:19:00.000-07:00

Today is our 11th wedding anniversary. Love you sweetheart!

My New Life (Check out this video from mormon messages

2010-05-10T15:54:00.000-07:00

This looks like the beginning of a beautiful relationship!

2010-04-21T13:03:00.000-07:00

The orchard has officially begun. The neighbor's told us that our orchard area is where all the sand from the well was dumped. Soo..... we are digging out huge holes, filing with dirt, etc and hauling the sand out. Eventually we'll fill everything in with more top soil, but one step at a time.

I'm so excited. Not too many years until I"ll have my very own pears!

We believe in slave labor!!!

I really do exist. I even help dig holes, plant seeds, and weed. I'm just always behind the camera!

FHE

2010-04-05T20:23:00.000-07:00

Tonight for FHE we went to the firestation. Our town is having a push for family time and they have different activites going on all month. Tonight was the fire station, so the boys got to see a ladder truck up close! They loved it.

2010-03-27T16:35:00.000-07:00

Here's My birthday boy. Warren turned 5 years old yesterday! What a day we had. We took him to Chuckie Cheese to start the day, had pictures taken at JCP's after lunch, and then his favorite pizza for dinner. By the end of the day he was exhausted!
I really need to stop trying to make cute cakes. This years robot was just sooo much fun! I only cried once while decorating it.Thanks again Amber, these were a favorite! Just a picture of the family

James enjoyed Warren's presents as much or more than Warren did!

A little fun at Chuckie Cheese. We had saved our points from the last 3 times we've gone and finally had enough to get the gum ball machine Warren's been eyeing.

More Changes and the Money Pit

2010-03-19T16:51:00.001-07:00

We started clearing a spot to have an orchard. Only to discover that we are sitting on top of a gravel pit. We are having to rethink our approach. We'll either have to bring in lots of soil or find a new home for the orchard.

Greg started working on our dead lawn. The first day we attacked with rakes and discovered that having a 1/4 acre lawn requires larger tools. We rented a dethatcher. Best $20 we've ever spent. Greg had the whole lawn done in an hour. Now to fix the 20 year old neglected sprinkler system.
Greg moved some of the sandy soil from our orchard spot to fill in Lake Erie in our driveway. It's much better now. I don't have to put on a life jacket to leave the house.

Warren's my hard worker. While Greg was filling in the driveway hole Warren decided to weed the side of the driveway. Pretty soon it was a family affair. I think Warren's going to be a work horse!

It just wouldn't be right if we got through the week without saying "What Next" Everyone keeps asking if we've seen the movie the "Money Pit". Yes we've seen it, no it's not funny to us! We walked in the house Saturday and I heard glass breaking. Our fireplace glass shattered and went everywhere, including into my new carpet. Thank heaven only one piece melted the carpet and it's very small. We had a house full of smoke! The second time in a week. Yes, I'm still smoking the house out.

Comedy of errors!

She thinks my tractors sexy????

2010-03-05T09:29:00.000-08:00

Well, serviceable, but certainly not sexy. Well, we are officially looking like county folk! I can't wait for Greg to fill in the mud hole in the driveway. Now if only we could replant all our grass with the tractor:)

Yeah! New carpet.

2010-02-19T19:16:00.000-08:00

Warren really wanted red carpet. Oh boy was he excited when the installer put the pad down. Ever wondered what your house would look like with red carpet?

It nice to have a room almost put together. Looking forward to having the shelves finished. Greg is also building in a wood box underneath the shelves. Way cool!

TEACHING CHILDREN OR WHAT?

Am I the only one who shakes my head in wonder. I could have fed the cat and been done in 2 minutes, but no, we have chores around here. Of course these chores turned into more of a cleaning project. The boys really did have fun and the cat always thinks the food is best right out of the container:)

A little light remodeling......Hmmmm

2010-02-10T21:05:00.001-08:00

Well, the demo has begun and we are living in our mess. We've done multiple projects. Here are a few pictures of our journey.

James and Warren helping Daddy stain the new window frame for the window that was damaged after we moved in.

Daddy's work crew.

Our slate hearth pad Greg laid for the new wood stove.

Greg building our first fire.I AM WOMAN. SEE MY FIRE ROAR.

After smoking the house out the first morning, I have finally redeemed myself tonight. I'm almost too hot. Just had to document this for posterity!

Greg is tearing out the gas fireplace and is going to build a bench and shelving into the shell that is left. I can't wait to have a place to put the fire wood away.

My project for tonight was to tear out our old carpet in the living room. We are having it install downstairs tomorrow morning and new carpet will be installed in the living room on Monday. We don't want to get bored!

Home Sweet Country Home

2010-01-28T16:24:00.000-08:00

We did it! And here it is. We bought this 4200 sq ft. home on 5.13 acres. Yes I know, that's a big house. It was all about the land Greg wanted and we just happened to get a huge house with it. It's fun having somewhere to put it all away. Plus the view is just breathtaking. You can see from Bogus Basin all the way around to the Owyhee's. So if I feel blue, I just look out my windows. We're loving our ward and especially being in a ward with the Mathieson's. We couldn't be luckier! Now to find a window washer........ The view from the road.
View from the living room into the kitchen and above is the master bedroom.

The solarium on the main floor.

The family room downstairs.The moving day mess! We had soo much help. We are truly blessed. Anyone who shows up and works all day with you is a true friend!

The cat has been exploring the shelf in the living room

The boys hanging out on the stairs. They've already broken a cup playing up here.
We got to make some improvements before we moved in. Here is my new jetted tub in the master bathroom. Really should have had a before picture but it was put it before the house was really ours. The old tub didn't have a pump and would have leaked everywhere. The tub was also cracked.

Warren Started Preschool in January too. He is doing so well and enjoys every minute.

Missing in Action

2009-11-24T15:12:00.000-08:00

Okay, I admit it, I disappeared from blog land. Something had to give and this was it. So Just to keep things interesting I thought I'd show you what we've been doing for the last few months. We sold our home. Believe it or not! We are on a quest to find the perfect new home. One complete with a bigger house and preferably 5 acres. We've tried these 2 so far. One was falling apart and the other we were outbid on. So the battle goes on.

Falling apartOut Bid:(

For now we are living in our friends house. A little confusing because it is our exact house but flipped. The first week I almost walked into a wall and I'm still trying to open the single style cupboards on the wrong sides. This morning Warren tried to run to the front door to go to the bathroom because that was the direction of the old ones. I'm not crazy, see my family is doing strange things also!

Had to add this adorable picture of my boys. James is in a take his clothes off stage. I think it should align with a potty training stage too. Hey the clothes are already off, why not go!

$2.15!!

2009-03-17T17:54:00.001-07:00

I'm going to toot my own horn for just a minute. I got all of this for $2.15. Not to shabby. Can I just say that I love Target!

St. Baldrick's

2009-03-17T17:36:00.000-07:00

Greg decided to participate in St. Baldrick's this year. He and 16 other officers all had their heads shaved to raise money for kids with cancer. Greg can't get used to his own image in the mirror yet, but from the back or side I can't even tell!So for everyone who's ever wondered why our kids heads look like they do.... look no further:)

Here's a little more for ya... Sorry I shake a little!

Greg's New Ride, and Tree Trimming

2009-03-11T16:19:00.000-07:00

We spent part of Monday at Mom and Dad's. Greg reloaded with my dad then he pruned their Walnut tree. It became a family affair. Even James was trying to help throw the branches away.

I spent most of my time keeping James out of the neighbor's yard.

Fifeco does it again!

Here's Greg's new motorcycle. He refers to it as a Nova.... ugly on the outside but all the right parts under the hood. He just can't help but smile everytime he rides it. Of course it's a little cold to be riding right now. He went to Target for me a couple of days ago and was frozen by the time he got home.

Make it with Powdered Milk

2009-02-24T09:19:00.000-08:00

We had the best enrichment last week. I learned how to make just about anything with powdered milk. I decided to try a recipe this morning. I had some milk that was past it's expiration so I made some cottage cheese. Not to shabby for my first attempt. but it tastes like the lemon juice. I need to buy some white vinegar.

Here's the recipe.

Cottage Cheese (Recipe from Mary Ann Wilcox)
2 c water
3 T lemon juice or white vinegar
3/4 c dry milk powder or 1 1/2 c instant
*Walmart 1 qt $2.66, Viva $3.00, Country Cream $3.00
If using dry milk powder (non-instant), blend water and dry milk together and heat in a saucepan until it starts to steam stirring constantly, then remove from heat; or place in microwave and heat until it foams and rises to top of bowl. If using instant milk, bring water to a boil and remove from heat then stir in milk with a wire wisk. Drip juice around the edge of the pan and gently stir, milk will immediately start to curdle, separating into curds and whey. Let rest 1 minute. Pour into a colander, rinse with hot then cold water, then drain until no whey drips, about 1 minute. Makes about 1 1/2 c curds. Add sour cream or yogurt to cream. Use non-instant dry milk powder for ricotta (it is more sour) and instant for table use or when you are in a hurry.

Late Valentine's Fun

2009-02-22T15:00:00.001-08:00

We had a few friends visiting before Valentine's day. Noah, Drew, and Jonah came over and we had lots of fun playing and decorating sugar cookies.

Here is my latest project. I found a superhero cape pattern @http://pukingpastilles.com/?p=57 I modified the pattern because I wanted a little more cape to hang. I think they turned out pretty cute. James isn't sure that he wants to wear his yet but when Warren puts his on there is no stopping him. Not a traditional Valentine gift but I think the boys liked them!

Now if I can just finish my levi quilt project:~)

Scrapbooking is hazardous to my health

2009-02-09T16:54:00.000-08:00

Today I was trying to finish up a gift and wasn't paying close enough attention to my children. Thank heaven James found Warren's markers and not mine.

You know you've really moved into motherhood when you grab the camera when things like this happen. But Warren decided that James was getting all of the attention so he tried to color himself while I was taking pictures of James. Hee Hee I guess I'm teaching a few lessons I didn't mean to today.

James managed to color the inside of his nose and mouth too. Oh the fun:)

I'm so glad I invested in a spotbot while I was pregnant with James. He had managed to get it in my carpet too.

Nuts and Honey

2009-02-06T14:30:00.000-08:00

Do I need to say more?

Let it Snow!

2009-01-06T18:02:00.000-08:00

Old man winter finally sent us wet snow today. Greg helped Warren make a huge snowman in the backyard today. Frosty is so big I had to help Greg lift the center ball on. Of course Greg is sick so that is why he didn't do it himself. But it's one big Frosty.

We took a few pictures after family home evening last night. Warren had so much fun decorating his I am a Child of God crown.

The Confession of a Chocoholic

2009-01-05T08:20:00.000-08:00

While working on primary items yesterday I sort of lost track of my children. It all started with Warren finding the box of chocolate pudding. Well you can see how it ended. First I smelled poopy diapers, so I came out to investigate. For once I laughed and found a camera. Have I been a mother for a while or what?

It sure feels good to have Christmas put away. Saturday we spent most of the day taking down the tree and lights and then we cleaned the garage. Glad we got it done then because we woke up to a white winter wonderland this morning. I just love it when it snows and covers up the world. Everything looks clean and pretty for a while.

A little of this and that

2008-12-30T08:14:00.000-08:00

I can't believe I forgot to take pictures on Christmas. First I set up the video camera @ our house and then totally forgot to take regular pictures. Then we walked out the door without the camera! So the only pictures I have of Christmas are courtesy of my mom. Bless her heart. I can't believe I missed out on pictures of sledding out on the farm. We had so much fun. Warren thought it was great and didn't even get upset when I dumped our sled and he went into the snow head first. Good times!!!

How is it that baby boys always have the most beautiful eyelashes. He's just a doll. I really enjoy this age. All except the I can't talk so I'll just screech at you part:)

Warren has entered the WHY stage. I have never answered so many questions in a day. Occasionally Greg and I just say I don't know son. He is so much fun. Earlier this morning he picks up a cord and says, "Mom I'm just curious about cords." It made me laugh. I think the correct statement is I'm just curious about everything. He begged for watermelon the other day so I caved in and bought a personal size one. "Mom that one is not big" Warren informed me. Everything is supposed to be big and for heavens sake RED!!!!

Oh the perturbed kitty cat. Our bird feeder is driving the cat crazy. Most days this is where she can be found, ears back and tail flying.

Happy Thanksgiving and A Few Stitches

2008-12-04T22:27:00.000-08:00

We had a great Thanksgiving. We spent a lot of time out at Greg's parents. They butchered their pigs and we came home with lots of wonderful meat. What great in-laws I have! Here are a few pictures from the family fun. We had a bonfire, complete with smores! Life is good when chocolate and fire and family are involved!

Warren has had his first offical medical issue. Yesterday morning I woke up to find him dressed and downstairs. He has figured out how to open the gate at the top of the stairs. Sigh!!! I came into the living room and sat down. Not two seconds later he ran across the dining room to let the cat in the sliding glass door. He slipped and spun. Then his head connected with the barstool. I knew before I even stopped hugging him that there would be blood. He is the proud owner of 3 stitches right by his left eyebrow. Poor kid. We had to wrap him in a burrito at the ER to get the stitches in.

We spent Monday putting up Christmas lights. I got the boys all bundled up to go out. They looked so cute. Then we get out and it's 50 degrees. I about boiled them! Warren has made it his job to plug in the lights every night. When he wakes up he's mad that someone has unplugged them!

We had a primary activity day a few weeks ago. I just have to throw in a few pictures.

Happy Halloween

2008-11-02T17:40:00.000-08:00

Our crazy new past time- Bird watching!

Here are a few highlights from our Halloween! Greg took the night off and went trick or treating with us. It was great to have him home. It was the first Halloween he has spent with the boys.

Pumpkin Liner

2008-10-12T17:01:00.001-07:00

We decided that we would go on a train ride this year as part of our staycation. We went up to Horseshoe Bend and road the pumpkin liner. The weather was dreadful to start with and we had to ride inside the dining car but as we approached the pumpkin patch the rain stopped and we were able to get our pumpkins. Warren thought it was so much fun! Who wouldn't have fun when both sets of Grandparents are there to share the fun. Thanks for coming Grandma's and Pa's.

A few pictures

2008-09-19T20:05:00.000-07:00

Does this look like the beginning of something??????

Ok just a few pictures...

Just had to have a little fun in the park today. I haven't posted forever. Between canning everything I can get my hands on, to my new church calling (Primary President), I've been a little busy. But I hate being bored! and oh the fun I'm going to have:)

I'm so Excited about our grapes. They have taken over the entire trellis and run amuck over the back fence. I hope we have tons of grape juice from the concords this year. I just can't ever get enough. If anyone wants table grapes please come over. I have enough to feed the town!

I'll probably be in trouble for this one but this was the Sunday morning after Greg's last night shift. He was only getting a few hours of sleep before church each Sunday. Can't tell you how ecstatic we are to have that one over with. I already feel like I've reclaimed my life this week! He'll need a few more weeks before he feels like a human again..

James is 1!

2008-08-15T21:56:00.000-07:00

More later, but I had to share this cute QP I got from Weeds and Wildflowers website tonight.

2008-07-04T18:31:00.000-07:00

Nettie did this on her blog and challenged everyone to follow suit ... so here we go.Here are the directions:1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember!2.Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you.It's actually pretty cool (and funny) to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you. :) If you don't want to play on your blog, or if you don't have a blog, I'll leave my memory of you in my comments.

Sweet Summer Time! And Big Boy Pants!

2008-06-26T20:47:00.000-07:00

Don't you just want to pop these in your mouth. I've had the best time with our strawberry patch this year. I was able to make 2 batches of jam in one day from what I picked! Amazing...

STOP THE PRESSES, WARREN IS POTTY TRAINED....

I'm still singing with joy and occasionally doing the potty dance cheer for Warren. I finally found the trigger to get him going. A Winnie the Pooh cake. No pun intended! I put pictures of his birthday up all over the house to remind him to go potty and within a day he had decided it was time for big boy pants. I'm so thrilled that is over!!!!

This is my nephew TJ who is getting ready to go on his mission. What a nice three Generations picture!

Please

2008-05-11T16:17:00.001-07:00

Please tell me that every child screams like this at least once in the bath tub!

I have to get a cute picture in too.

Baby Food

2008-05-11T16:10:00.000-07:00

James has decided that feeding himself is faster than waiting for Momma to get the job done. I finally put a little water in the bottom and let him finish off the jar by himself!

Friends

2008-05-11T16:05:00.000-07:00

Katy and Parker came over Friday. I think Katy is going to be completely crawling before James is. Isn't she cute!

Need a Title

2008-04-21T17:55:00.000-07:00

So I made this page and I don't know what title to put on it?

More 50th Scrapbooking

2008-04-11T21:07:00.001-07:00

Too fun!

2008-04-05T12:54:00.000-07:00

Wow, Warren does laundry and feeds the baby too. Pretty soon no one will even need me around here!!!

Well, I've caught Greg's nasty cold so this won't be a great weekly wrap up. I've also worked all week and I'm just worn out. Greg did a drywall repair job for someone at work and was either gone working on that or in court this week. I ran back and forth to the office. Warren got hurt everytime I turned around. James is trying to teethe and has caught the cold also. Sounds like lots of fun for everyone!! We also cut down the trees in our backyard and got fruit trees. A pear and a peach. I just can't wait for them to get big enough to keep me busy canning.

Oh , how can I forgot my shopping high for the week. I got 9 boxes of cereal, a box of capri sun, and a 3 pack of baby wipes for $1.07. The deal diva lives on. My next pursuit is TP. Oh the fun I have!

Wrap up time!

2008-03-28T20:32:00.000-07:00

Well It's been a busy week. Easter Sunday, Warren's birthday Wednesday, lots of trips to the airport and plenty of tax work. I actually found the floor in my office yesterday, so we must be getting to the end!!!! We even had to buy a new washer and dryer during all of this. Wouldn't want life to be boring:)

Warren had a lot of fun decorating our bunny cake!!!
Here's the finished product. It wasn't perfect but I'm learning.

Here is my big boy! 3 Years old now. I can't believe it. He is such a sweet thing. He loves to help me and now that we have a front load washer he can just about do the laundry without me! Oh if it will only last!!

Here is his 2nd Winnie and Pooh Cake. He asked specifically for it and even though I swore last year I wouldn't do it again, I caved. It wasn't nearly as hard this time.

Is it wrong to be in love with an appliance. I thought I was happy a couple of weeks ago when I finally bought a new vacuum, but that was nothing compared to the love I feel now. I actually want to do laundry. And I've done a load every day since they installed my new LG!!! Who wouldn't love 17 gallons of water compared to 40 per load of laundry and the fact that I can shove two loads of towels in this baby at once. Wednesday I did my regular 10 loads of laundry in 6. I have died and gone to appliance heaven.

Precious Moments

2008-03-16T17:03:00.000-07:00

Oh, the quiet moments of life. I wouldn't trade this for anything!

What Great Grandparents!!

Mom and dad did a little light babysitting for us last night. What great parents I have. They come over to go shopping and I borrow them for a couple of hours. Does this make me a bad daughter. I hope not! Maybe I'm just providing quality time with the grandchildren. Oh the delusions!!!!!

Long Time no talk!

2008-03-14T14:04:00.000-07:00

Ok due to massive family illness, I haven't posted in a while. Due to the great sickness in our land called home I was privileged to have Mom stay with us for a while. Here is a picture of one benefit of being sick.... not changing a diaper for 2 whole days. I can honestly say that that hasn't happened to me in 3 years! Three cheers for my mom!!!!!!!!!

7 MONTHS OLD

James is now 7 months old. I can't believe how time goes so quickly when you're not pregnant!

This is a good representation of my sweet boy. He's happy go lucky unless he's messy or hungry. (and who wouldn't be :) He just loves to eat and you feel absolutely guilty if you sit down at the table and don't share. Even your glass of water isn't safe!! What a sweetie. He said Ma Ma last week too. I'm hopelessly lost now!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Aunt Doreen's Visit

My sister-in-law came to visit us today. Warren had all kinds of fun showing off and dragging her through the backyard. (what a good sport Doreen is).

Patricia's Birthday and A Baby Blessing

2008-03-02T17:44:00.000-08:00

Today is my momma-in-law's birthday. Doesn't she look great!

Happy Birthday to the world's best Mother-in-Law!!

Alli and Francisco blessed baby Nicholas today too.

50th wedding Anniversary

2008-03-01T15:43:00.000-08:00

Here is a page I completed for my parents 50th wedding anniversary scrapbook.

2008-02-04T19:11:00.000-08:00

Well, Here it goes. The official start to the Family Scrapbook. We'll see how it goes. I'm not good at journaling so I don't know what makes me think I'll remember to do this. Oh well. Thought I would share some of Warren's photography. He likes to take pictures and this is one that turned out pretty good!