Wonderful Winter Storm!

We thought that on Sunday we were going to be able to hang out watch football, maybe play in the snow and just chill, yeah that all turned around when we woke up to discover that the winter storm had knocked down a bunch of tree branches all over our driveway. We had this huge willow tree in our front yard, actually it was so big that it was our house marker. We told everyone who was coming over to our house just to look for the white house with red trim and it had a huge umbrella looking tree in the front. So much for our marker! Here is how the story goes: On Saturday night we came into our driveway to find some branches hanging, not broken just hanging really far down. The weather didn't get cold enough to drop the leaves, so it was like a car wash pulling into the garage. I hated that tree, I wished that we would have cut it down with the others last year. What a mess, so here we are on a Sunday morning calling my poor dad (who thought he would get a relaxing day) to come over with his chain saw to cut it down. Our original plan was to just cut down the branches that broke, but after we got started decided that a couple more storms and we would have another mess to clean up, so might as well cut down the entire tree. Little Amaya did come out and play in the snow for a while, until she got too cold and went inside to entertain herself. She was a little trooper, she stayed inside for like 2 hrs just peeking outside once in a while to make sure we were still there. My mom came to get her so that she could play and not have to be by herself. Just like I said before, my parents and in laws are the best, there is no way we would be able to survive without them. There we were in the cold, cutting down this huge tree, lugging wood and sweating. Not fun, but needless to say that everyone was a good sport and got the job done. Now on the side of my house, all you can see is branches, and logs of wood all over. We look like the biggest hillbillies. Who needs to put up a fence when you have a bunch of branches blocking the side? And then I was thinking,k wow that is going to be a heaven for a bunch of mice, yep getting a cat for Christmas. I actually think that Traci would be more than happy to lend me some of hers. We just have to worry about spring time when the big dumpsters come, that is going to be another nice day of cleanup. I will post pictures soon of all the mess!

Day out with the Witches, One hot Hubby and Friends!

Our cute little family


Rhandie trying to convince Madison that swimming is not an option!

Man this guy is one sexy hunk!

Little posers especially that little one on the left

I am kind of contradicting myself, I hear Christmas music on the radio and it drives me crazy, however my Christmas lights are up on my house and I make sure to turn them on every night. Weird, yes, but I still feel like time is running out and it will be here before you know it. Its kinda like the feeling of going shopping on Halloween and seeing Christmas stuff up at the stores and all the Halloween stuff is marked down. Hello, its still Halloween time and it hasn't even passed yet. Or going shopping in the middle of summer and the stores start putting out fall clothing, how are you suppose to find a swimming suit when all that's there is long sleeved shirts and pants. I just don't get it, maybe they are a little too antsy and want to put all the stuff out immediately.

It will be Turkey time soon and I am excited!

Hubby is cooking at our house this year and he is such a wonderful cook.

He really wants a TerDukIn (Turkey,Duck,Chicken) all in one, I have never had one so it will be interesting. However I do love turkey and chicken, the duck part and I not sold on yet.

I will help him with the sides, so anything out of a box I can make. And of course the awesome Costco pumpkin pie, if you haven't had one of these you are missing out. I do miss the really chocolate cream cheese pie that my Aunt Sherry makes too, so maybe I will have to venture out of my box recipes and make this one this year.

The thing I am really going to miss is the Black Friday with Aunt Sherry this year. Last year we had so much fun, I was totally beat when it was all over but the two of us pulled an all night er with quite a few of those 5 hr energy shots and made it to all of the places we wanted!! She is a shopper. I think that all my Idahoian family are shoppers! I love you guys and we will miss you this year. We are trying to talk Aunt Linda into a Christmas party at her house this year to get everyone together, we will see if it happens.

Girls, Girls, Girls

Everyone knows my household is full of estrogen. Poor Rhandie is the only guy, and he is stuck with 3 girls everyday. Lately its been kinda alot of drama drama drama. The girls are whiney, they fight, and at the same time they just laugh or do something silly and it melts your heart. All I can say is for the last little while we have been thinking about trying for a boy. Yep, you heard me right, trying for 1 more, just to see if we can add some testostorone to our house. I did have my IUD taken out a couple of months and its kind of been iffy. One day I really want another child and then something happens and its like what was I thinking? Really, you want to start over? Diapers, babysitting, crying, a bunch of baby stuff all over, ect. And then I see a little baby and I hold one, and man those thoughts all go away. They are so cute, they snuggle, you can dress them anyway you want and they don't care, they don't talk back,,ahhh so sweet. And then you hear the hubby say that in his finance class that he is taking it cost $100k to raise a child. What 1 child, I have 2, that is 200k$ OMG!!!!! Then its over that ahh they are so cute feeling goes away really fast and the money sign hits you straight in the forehead. Yep, I can't make up my mind what to do.

Some relaxing time with the Family!

This weekend was awesome, we got alot of time with baby Brielle, and all of us soaked her up. She is so sweet, and smells so good. She is such a good baby, hardly cries, lets you hold her all you want and doesn't talk back. We also spent some time shopping (The Idahians favorite thing to do in Utah), and of course just hung out. We got our beef back (Thank you Mike and Uncle Kelly for hauling it all down), we are so excited, fresh, hormone free meat. You can't get better than that. On Sunday we hung up our Christmas lights. I think poor Rhandie got tired of listening to me complain every year about not having Christmas lights. He was hillarious hanging them up, some of the time I was in tears from laughing so hard at him. He was trying to figure out how to make the current lights we had stretch all the way around the front of the house. At one point we got stuck and had to re configure it, but figured it out. He had to conquor his fear of heights and climb up on a ladder to reach the top of our house. I of course had this genius idea for him just to climb onto the roof and lean over to hang the lights. He busted up laughing at me and told me he isn't Peter Parker (Spiderman), and that idea had DEATH written all over it. Needless to say he climbed the ladder instead. Our house looks so good and I am so happy. The girls when they saw it were so excited, they both told him "Thank You"!! Awww simple pleasures that make his girls happy! Thanks Babe!
Have I told you lately how wonderful my parents are and my parents in laws are???? There is no way I could do without them. My mom watched Aya while we figured out the lights, and they had a blast. When we got back to my parents house all I heard was how much fun they had, they played games, made Jell-o, the dog was chasing them and they were running, they didn't stop. My dad as well, he is helping my hubby install a new water heater tonight in our house. Our water heater decided now would be a good time to go out. I can always count on my parents and Mother and Father in Law, they are amazing. I love you all and thank you so much for loving us as much as you do and for taking care of our kids. I could never thank you enough!!!

Wiped Out!

Lately I have been wiped out, I think that its all the volunteer stuff I have been doing, but I tell you what the next couple of months I am taking off. I am just going to chill with the hubby and kids. Watch more TV, Spend more time playing games, and not worrying about everything else. Let others figure out their life, plans, moving, cleaning, donating time all of that, I am taking some down time. I feel lately that I have been doing alot of stuff for others and now it is time for my family. Hubby promised me this weekend a nice steak dinner (compliments of Aunt Sherry and Uncle Kelly's cow), some redbox movies and maybe I can talk him into a nice massage too. So just to let you know if you need someone to clean call Daisy Maids, if you need someone to help you move call U-Haul and get it taken care of and if you are feeling like griping call your therapist. I will reconsider helping and donating more time after the Holliday's. I know it is the time to give, but I feel like my family has been giving the entire year. On another note, the girls and hubby will be excited to have me home more and not running around like a chicken with her head cut off.

Amaya and Jaycee can't wait for Christmas. We went over to Cleo's house for Halloween and Amaya was jealous that their Christmas tree was up. She really wants this to start. Amaya went over to Lolas house and begged her to put up the Christmas tree so thats what they were doing today. She then reminded me we need to put presents under it. I know Aya, lets wait til mommy has money.

Jaycee has been doing really well in school, she doesn't really like going every day, but she is doing it. She has been better with her sister too and they play well.