Christmas

We had a wonderful Christmas. Mccoy said he was going to sleep by the Christmas tree and catch Santa. I told him Santa wouldn't come it he was out there, but maybe we could set up the TRAIL CAM and see if it caught anything. It did, here Mark and the kids are getting the camera ready.

Mccoy was missing his two front teeth and he did get them a little before Christmas, but for a while it was kinda funny to listen to him talk and try to say certain sounds.

After the kids were in bed and Santa had been to our house this is what we saw.

After he left all the presents and left, he left us a little something extra... his hat. It got stuck in the door. Lindsey noticed it on Christmas morning as she was eating breakfast.

We really did have a good Christmas and we hope everyone else did as well.

Fishing at East Park

This past week, Ashlie and I took the kids fishing at East Park. It was a really nice day up there. It was cool with a little bit of a breeze. Now one might think that sounds like fun. Well, it's not that it wasn't fun- it was. We just should have left the fishing part out. The kids were so excited to go that when we got there, they thought they should have been able to hit the ground running with a working fishing pole and be able to cast immediately. (Did I forget to mention earlier that there was no dad there to help us figure out what the heck we were doing.) Once we got lures and swivels tied on (which took a while with kids asking every 5 seconds if it was ready) we were ready to go. Mccoy went to cast- nothing. His line was tangled inside his reel. I didn't even want to try to figure out that one, so his pole got put aside. He grabbed another one and it worked, but he couldn't figure out how to cast so someone had to do that for him everytime and then he would reel it in. Lindsey cast hers out for the first time and got it half way reeled back in and then- nothing. Her lure was stuck on a rock. We had to cut the line. By this time she was not interested in fishing anymore, she saw Lauryn in the water and decided that's where she would go. Autam did a little fishing, but she thought playing in the water was a better idea also. Moral of the story, next time leave the poles at home and bring the swimming suits.

Lindsey and Lauryn waiting for some lunch.

Kids keeping cool in the shade, and Autam enjoying a s'more.

About Time

I know, I know, it has been almost 5 months since my last blog. Life has just been going and the blogging has not. I do blame a lot of it on that ridulous Twilight series. Yes, I have now read them. As I was reading the books, I kept saying to myself "I can't believe I'm actually reading this." And I could have been saved a lot of time and effort if those who had read them before me would have just spilled the beans and told me what I wanted to know. So thanks to them anyone out there who would like to know how the books turn out and don't want to read them, just ask, I will tell you anything you want to know.

Happy 4th of July!

Our holiday was a lot of fun! We went to the parade, had a BBQ, and then kept the kids up way too late to see the fireworks. Mark and Mccoy were out of town, and I got to leave Carter with my mom, but Lindsey and I and my sister, Ashlie and her girls had a lot of fun. We sat right next to where they light the fireworks and when they go BOOM, your body goes BOOM.

Autam and Lindsey loved watching the fireworks, but Lauryn thought it was a better idea to fall asleep, she was not impressed with being so close the action.

P.S. Steve, we love you and miss you and hope the time goes by very fast for your safe return.

What did you say?

Kids say the darndest things. The kids and I driving around today when Mccoy says "Hey mom, look, there's some out houses on sale." Not for sale, but on sale. Like that's an everyday item on sale like a box of cereal.

This is one we here Lindsey say at least 3-4 times a day. "I farted." It makes me a little nervous that she is the one saying it, not Mccoy.

Carter isn't talking yet, but his smile is enough to make us smile. On days when things get a little stressful, I love it when my kids come out with something random and funny. After all isn't laughter the best medicine?

PS These pictures are very decieving, my children are not always this innocent looking. Maybe Carter, but we all know that won't last forever.

Mccoy turns 6!

Yesterday was Mccoy's birthday. He turned 6. For some reason now he seems much older. When he turned 5 it was no big deal, just another birthday. Not this birthday. Maybe it's because he's in school, I don't know. All I know is it makes me feel older. And as all you ladies know we do not like things that make seem or feel older. I don't know why, it's not one of those things you have any control over - getting older - but just because I can't control it and have to get used to it, doesn't mean I have to like it.

Mccoy and another one of his friends have birthdays 1 week apart and because I wasn't organized enough his friend beat us to the birthday party thing. So I told Mccoy he has to wait until the end of the month for a friend party. These pictures were from the family party.

When I asked him what kind of cake he wanted all he told me was "I want a green cake". That's easy enough. All I had to do was color the frosting green and shake green sprinkles over the top.

I've had enough!

I have 3 children and an extra 50 lbs. to show for them (along with other good things). I can't beleive I am sharing this on the internet for everyone to read. I'm doing it in hopes that I will be a little more motivated to shed the extra lbs. I know I won't ever be at what I was when I graduated from high school, but come on 50 lbs. Surely I can get rid of some of them.

Now, I have tried the "eat whatever I want" health plan and it just doen't seem to be working. Then I tried the "eat whatever I want and just exercise a little" health plan - not working either. So it's time to try the "buckle down and just do it, eat less, exercise more" health plan. I call it the health plan because if I call it "diet" it won't last long. Besides isn't it supposed to be a life long change anyway.

A little side note for those who may not know this: when the doctor and books and magazines say it is healthy to gain 30-35 lbs. when you're pregnant, they lie. With each baby I only ever got rid of 15 lbs. and 7 1/2 of that was baby.

I won't gross you out with all the details, but 5 lbs. down 45 to go. Stay tuned for further progress hopefully. And good luck to all those out there who have made this their New Year's Resolutin also.

Snowed In

Sunday evening it started to snow and by Sunday night - it was still snowing. And when we got up Monday morning - it was still snowing. We haven't seen snow like this for a long time.

My neighbor was picking up Mccoy for school and she got stuck in our driveway. I had to push her out. Then about 10:00 I got a phone call saying the elementary school kids were getting out early, but they were only running the bus once so Mccoy had to stay at school an extra hour and a half. He was okay with that, he got to eat lunch at school. (Someday he won't think that is so cool.)

When he got home we went outside and tried to make a snowman, but this was not good snow for making a snowman. It was way to fluffy. (Good for skiing, too bad we don't ski.) Anyway we piled snow and got a snowman head.

What can I say!

I wanted to do a new post, but didn't have anything in mind so these are the pictures that were on my camera.

This first one is Mccoy. I really don't know what to say, I'm not sure what he was doing, Mark took the picture. Mccoy looks like this a lot. He is always dressing up and tying things on him.

This next picture is Lindsey having a "hair day". On days we don't need to go anywhere sometimes her hair just doesn't get done. This particular day we didn't need to go anywhere.

Carter doesn't have any hair and isn't into dressing up, but he does have the cutest laugh.. In these pictures he was laughing and when I starting to record him he of course quit.

Over a month!

It has been over 1 month since the last time I posted. Yes, a lot has happened. We had a good Christmas and the kids were spoiled, but hey what is Santa for. Ha Ha. The digital camera battery died Christmas morning, so all our pictures are on the old fashioned take the film to Wal-Mart to be developed camera. We went out the next Tuesday for a hot dog roast and some sledding. Mccoy and Lindsey had a blast and Carter slept most of the time (thank goodness). It was pretty cold so we built a fire and huddled around it all day.

Later it was time to take a break and warm up with some hot chocolate.

Mccoy, Josh and Chad thought they could pull a fast one on the rest of us and hid up on the rocks and called out like a pack of coyotes. We were only nervous for a minute, but hey they tried. Then Carter woke up and let us all know it was time to go home. It was really cold and it was getting late and he had had enough - all 30 minutes he was awake.