Christmas

Christmas is HERE....

Kinley got up at 6:45 and we found Santa Presents. Last night she put out her reindeer food so Santa would know where to stop. Kinley got some barbie and cabbage patch clothes, baby carrier, Troy and Gabriella barbies, a portable DVD player, Flicka and Madagascar movies, bike, and treats. Preston got a bulldozer and backhoe, craftsman toolbox and tape measure, suit, p.j.s, Lincoln logs, Robot movie, and treats. We had a lot of fun having Santa visit our house this year. It is so much fun with the kids! Kinley wanted to open up all the presents and Preston just wanted to play with the toys. We had to get Gardners to trade us our truck for their snowmachines so we could get out to mom and dads. The road is totally drifted in. There were a few trucks stuck. One truck, a big dodge, has snow drifted up to the hood of the truck. Jake says the kids are staying here until the road is plowed. The good thing is it has been too windy so they haven't plowed...so Jake hasn't had to go to work! I just go back from sleding with Heather and Derek. Haven't done that for a while and it was tons of fun, now we just have to warm up! Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas!

Christmas Eve Party

We went to Lava this morning to have a Christmas party with Jakes family. Kinley and Pres had so much fun playing with Gus and Gunner. She has been looking forward to it all week. We got all our snow gear packed but the wind was blowing so hard, we didn't get to ride the 4-wheeler or sled...bummer! Hopefully tomorrow. Kinley got a my little pony, crayons, princess tea party set, and Polly Pocket that she loves!! Preston got a color book, monster truck, book, and train. We all got a Christmas book to read tonight that is called "The First Christmas." We are watching Santa on the radar now...it sure helps Kinley to be good! Those little elves keep watching her:) Merry Christmas!!

Christmas memory

I remember a Christmas when I was 6 or 7 and my cousins were here and we had a party and my grandparents house. We did the nativity and I remember I wanted to be Mary so bad, I think I was kind of a brat that night, I don't know for sure. Anyways, I got my way and was Mary. I think it was our last Christmas with my Aunt. We opened one present that night. Then went back over the next morning to see what Santa left at grandma and grandpas. The tradition has changed for me, now we go to my parents house. But for my kids, the tradition is still the same. Christmas is so much about family to me. It is fun to get and give presents but the time I spend at Christmas functions means so much more. I would love to go back to when I was 6 or 7 and have Christmas with my grandparents and aunt and uncles and cousins. I miss that. My memories of Christmas will last longer than any gift...as long as I don't get Alzheimer's! Just want to wish you a safe and Merry Christmas and enjoy life and family.

Proud of Kinley!

Kinley has basically been potty-trained since she was 18 months old. She was so interested in going potty all by herself we let her. But, she was such a deep sleeper and always drinks milk before bed she would have to wear pull-ups. A couple months ago she kept saying she wants to wear panties to bed. Well, we didn't want her to have accidents so we told her she has to have 5 dry pull-up in a row and she can wear panties to bed. The closest she has got was 3 in a row but last week, she had a dry pull-up, then we forgot to put a pull-up on Kinley because she fell asleep early but she woke up dry. Well, we are on day 8 of dryness. She has got to wear panties to bed and she is so excited. She has wanted to be big like her friends Sammy and Kenadee. We are so proud of her and she is proud of herself! Yeah Kinley!!!

Snow, Snow, Snow

We love the snow at our house...for the most part. Kinley and I played in the snow yesterday with Kenadee. I pulled a sled around for them and they had lots of fun. Saturday we were going to go to Arimo for my nephews birthday and Kinley was so excited. Well, it had snowed Friday and Saturday so Jake got called into work. So, Kinley was so sad because she didn't get to go play with Gus. Poor thing. If it keeps snowing...and I hope it does...Jake will be working a lot. I told him he has to use the gilt trip on them, he has to tell them he can't come on Christmas Eve because he is not going to make his daughter cry again because she can't go see her cousin! So, we will see!

It snowed!

It finally snowed!! Jake got back from hunting and his plow isn't made yet so he had to play with dads 4-wheeler and plow. Kinley had to go too! We love the snow!

Hunting trip

Jake was hunting for the late deer archery hunt since Sunday. My parents took me and the kids to Lava to meet Jake on Thursday and we went off to Soda and "camped" in our trailer. We watched movies and played play station! Anyways, Kinley had a ball. She was talking a mile a minute and even spotted some deer all by herself! Once we got to seeing a lot of deer so went crazy, so did Preston. Jake hasn't gotten a shot yet, his dad has shot a few arrows and just nicked one so no one has gotten a deer yet. Jake is going back on Thursday. Uncle Mark and Tim found some bear tracks. So the picture with the snow is a bear track.

Turkey Bowl

Jake loves to play football so they organize a Turkey Bowl for the ward. It was pretty cold this morning but they had fun. Here are some pictures!

Thanksgiving

We went to Lave for Thanksgiving. We went up on Wednesday and took the camp trailer. We slept in the trailer on Wednesday night for the first time. It was fun. There were 16 of us for dinner on Thursday. Preston and Kinley had fun playing with Gus and Gunner. They went fishing and caught quite a few fish. Kinley reeled one in with Jakes help but didn't want anything to do with it...I can't say I blame the girl!

I know the kids are only 3 but they know not to play with Guns, Jake was helping them. It is better they know how to use a gun correctly so they aren't curious. So, here are pictures of Gus and Kinley practicing with Jakes .22!

Kinley turns 3

Kinley celebrated her 3rd birthday last Friday. All she wanted was a Princess Scooter. She did get that...along with a few other gifts! She got a Hannah Montana barbie, Ricos Surf Shop, My Little Pony, game, puppet show, books, clothes, and a bike game. She had a fun birthday. Grandpa, Grandma, Amy, Gus, and Gunner came down in the morning. She played with her scooter, went to the library, ate pizza, and had a party.

Missionary Homecoming

My cousin Clark just got back from his mission from Conneticut. We went to his homecoming this last weekend. He did such and awesome job, I know he was a good missionary. Isn't he so handsome. We are excited he is back and hope to see him again soon!

New Dew

We decided to cut Kinley hair. She looks so cute. She says she looks like a new girl! I just love her!

Family Pictures

So, I love the leaves in the fall. I talked Jake into doing some family pictures. Heather was in town and she took our pictures with my camera. Here are a few. The kids cooperated very well. Jake did good too! I love family pictures in the fall!

Halloween

So, I don't have pictures from Halloween of Kinley because my precious angel was not so precious getting ready to go to the ward Halloween party. If Jake wasn't helping we wouldn't have went. Ever since we started talking about Halloween she wanted to be Hannah Montana. I found this Barbie dress up dress and a wig. Then she decided to be a barbie. She wore the dress playing up for weeks but when she was supposed to wear it, she wouldn't do it. We "fought" with her for 45 minutes. Mostly she screamed and bawled while we counted to 10 numerous times and had to shut her door to try to get her to stop screaming. Finally we go the dress on but that was all we got. We got the party and she had a blast. Silly girl. Preston was a pony and didn't mind at all. He fell asleep on the way out to great grandma and grandpas. But woke up after we got home so he didn't go to sleep until after 10pm. What an eventful Halloween!

Pumpkin Walk

We went to the pumpkin walk in Shelley today. Different people made little scenes made with pumpkins. Kids had fun walking around. The clinic decorated an "office". I happened to be the one they picked to be the nurse.

Birthday came and gone

Jake is one year older...don't know about wiser too!!! Just kidding. Jake said after he turned 16 he didn't need anymore birthdays. We went to eat at Wingers and the waitress brought him a treat and we sang to him. I made him his favorite chocolate sheet cake and he has eaten over half by himself! Happy 28th Birthday Jake!

Fall pictures

We were out in the warm weather today and I put Preston on the front stair and he looked so darn cute by the pumpkins I had to go get the camera. Kinley loves getting her picture taken too so I snapped away...I sure love my new camera! So, here are some cute one I got!

Camp Trailer Upgrade

Well, we talked about upgrading our camptrailer this summer. Nothing really wrong with our old 1982 Terry Taurus camp trailer but we wanted an awning and just to upgrade. Last Saturday we found an awesome camp trailer. It was a 2006 and $14,500 and we were minutes away from signing the paper and we really thought about it and we really wanted it but not the payment so after 4 hours at the RV lot, we decided to wait and keep looking. Well, Jake called on a trailer on Monday and Monday after I got off work, we went up to Idaho Falls and we bought us a new/used trailer. We got this 1996 Terry trailer. It is pretty nice and has lots of storage. So all day today, Jake has been fixing things up on the old trailer so we can sell it. He sure has worked hard on it. The only thing we had to fix on the new trailer is the latch that the people we bought it from had already bought. Jake of course had it fixed by Tuesday night!

Early Birthday

This is Kinley/Jakes early birthday present. Jake has been looking at this Browning .22 for quite a while. In the last couple months he decided that is what Kinley is getting for her birthday...but he might use it a little bit! We have been looking all over and finally yesterday at Sportsmans he found it. He was so excited. Jake a has gun like it he got when he turned 12. His is on the left and Kinleys is on the right. I like Kinleys better...if you ask me! Yes, Kinley can't shoot it yet, it is just a keepsake for now.

Lucky girl

We got a call on Friday from the fairground. Kinley won this car. Out by the rides they had some cars the kids could ride for free and at the end of the fair they would give them away. We went right over and picked it up. Now Kinley and Preston will both have a car to ride.

Getting ready for Halloween

This is one of the pumpkins we grew this year. It weighs like 22lbs and it isn't even the biggest one. We had fun growing the pumpkins, even though they took over the back yard! I took these pictures of the kids this morning. Their shirts say I love my mummy! Aren't they cute! Kinley even let me kinda do her hair. She hates to have her hair done!

Wedding in Soda