DEAR SANTA,

The kids are so excited of course for christmas and they couldn't wait to send him their wish list. So they wrote thier letters and off to the santa mail box down town we went. Ashlyn wants a camera, sidnee barbie cruise ship, and Alex a brum brum(truck or train). Alex I don't think understands the whole santa thing,but he sees how excited the girls are and knows something good is coming. Ashlyn and Sidnee are still true believers even when the kids on the bus say he isn't real. We are just staying home this year to make the holidays a little less stressful. We wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Years.

The pirate and her bride

Here we are at the trunk or treat at the school. These are great in Idaho because it is usually cold and it is a great way to get a lot of candy fast.This year the weather was good and it was in the sixties. For Idaho that is really good and were are glad there is no snow. Ashlyn is a cute pirate and Sidnee is the perfect bride. She can only marry her dad until she is 21.

We went to Boo at the zoo here in Idaho falls and the kids had a good time except Alex. He was scared of everyone costumes. Since he was a skeleton we called him scaredy bones. It was a great Halloween and the kids of course got a lot of candy so we can keep up the dental bill.

The Sleepy Bride and Pumpkins

The other day Sidnee was ready to go to her dance lessons party and Alex and the baby were sleeping so Sidnee went to play in her room and She was quite so I went to check on her and here she was. Poor Girl got tiered of waiting and decided to crash.

Here are the pumpkins we made the other night. We thought they turned out good. Sidnee is a bride, Ashlyn is a pirate, Alex is a skeleton named Bones, and Reagan is a baby. I didn't want to waste my money on a costume so she is her self. Hope you all have a happy Halloween!

The Story Of The Cat

Our kitty midnight was a sweet cat and he was always so good to move out of the way when I pulled out or into the garage. Well one day it had been a busy day and we came home and I just pulled right in not thinking about the cat and it could be that i was on the phone with my friend Nita. As I was talking I pulled in and went to let Alex out of the car and As I looked down the poor cat was laying behind my back tire. Nita is the one that gave us the cat and I said " Nita I ran over your cat with my car, I am so sorry". I was sick. I could not believe it and I did feel bad even though I really didn't want a cat. The kids all started to cry and Alex in on the floor trying to talk to the cat and there was no moving. I called Gary and he came home and we had a funeral for Midnight.Well we thought since we had all the stuff we could get another kitty. Alex would always say " Kitty die, Kitty die". So this is our new six week old cat Spooks. Alex loves the cat and poor cat takes all the abuse. I hope we can give this one a longer life. SO sorry Nita we are bad cat owners.

On a roll!

Well we now have a cat to help with the mice around our house. The cat is cute, but Alex can't leave him alone as you can see. To me it is one more thing for me to watch and take care of. Don't you love it how kids talk us into these things then we are the ones that have to take care of them. Alex didn't almost live through this day. I wanted to sell him. As I was cleaning the cat mess up I put Alex in the house and he managed to pull out my dishes and break this platter and the day before that he broke a light bulb. He is crazy and it is making me crazy. Are all boys like this or is it my special kid?

Winter is on it's way

This is the first snow fall this year. The kids were so excited to get out and play in it. I had to get all the winter clothes from the closet out. Then i figured out that kids grow so darn fast because the boots are to small and snow suit is to short. I really hate to buy snow clothes for some reason. Well now I now what i need to buy. The snow melted the next day it is back up to the fifties. It was fun to have snow for a day, but I think next time we will have the snow for the next five months.Time to fly south!

Terrible Two's

I decided to have my camera ready one morning to see how much damage Alex can do in one hour. This I want you to know is a typical morning for us.After this we cleaned him all up ,vacuumed up the mess, and then got him dressed. I proceeded to do my hair. I hear a noise in the kitchen and this is what I found. he is also sitting is a pop that is spilled trying to get in the cabinet. So I cleaned this up and went back to do my hair.
This is what I found. He squeezed my hair stuff out and put it in his hair and got a little to much. So we wiped him up and feed the baby so we could get Sidnee from school. It is 10:30 and I am ready to go back to bed.

And of course he loves toilet paper like all kids. We love two year old 's and good thing his is cute or I would have sold him by now. Good luck moms that have two year old I feel your pain.