Where does the Time GO??

I got on the check other's blogs and was kind of surprised that I haven't posted since Christmas! WOW, how time really does fly. I can't believe March is almost over. I really don't have any good excuses other than we seem to keep so busy at our house and blogging doesn't make it on the priority list. Even as i write this i have so many other things I need to do before the kids get home in 45 min. So here is a quick recap of the past 3 months for us: January was filled with cleaning, organizing, and staying in and I loved it. We really got our house in shape, but then February rolled around and the craziness began. We celebrated for a solid week, starting with Joseph's and then Taylor and my birthday's. Joseph made sure Valentine's Day didn't go unnoticed and surprised all of us girls with chocolates and flowers from he and Tay. Shortly there after we met my family for our first ever Family Reunion. It was a blast! After that Joseph and I attended a Regency Ball with our youth in Gillette and then that takes us roughly to now which we just finished celebrating Emma's birthday. Phew!! No wonder i didn't want to write this post. So I will post a few pics and maybe more later. We are doi

ng well. The Lord continues to bless us and life is moving on at a busy, normal pace. I am grateful and love the normal, everyday routine that is our life. Here are some pics!

Christmas Catch Up

We got back from a Christmas on the road and I realized I really didn't take very many pics! How sad!! Here are some we did take. We had a wonderful visit in Panaca with family, although I don't have many pics to prove it. Livvy loved Grandma's horse and cat and was glad it was warm enough to play outside a little. We were also grateful to have a visit with Joseph's Great Grandma!! She has had a very positive impact on Joseph and I and our kids! After our visit in Panaca, we were able to spend some time with my family! The highlight of that for me came at the beginning of the trip. My parents and all my siblings and spouses got to do sealings together in the temple. What a great way to start our Christmas Celebration!! Then at the end of the trip we had a Christmas Party at my parents and played Minute to Win it. It was so great to spend the holidays with the people we love, thank you all for welcoming us into your homes and hosting us so kindly!!

Almost Disaster, Meets Cool Science Experiment

I didn't post anything in December and as it is a big picture month, I have a lot of catching up to do. This is something though that I have been meaning to post since it happened, so Christmas pics will still have to wait.

I was making Christmas Candy, in particular glass candy. It still needed to boil for a while so I went downstairs to check the laundry and of course as frequently happens, I got side tracked. The next thing I know I see someone pull up to our house. I head upstairs to get the door and as I round the corner I see smoke! "Oh no,the candy!!" I hurried up to check and see this crazy volcano like structure with flames on it and lots and lots of smoke! I have burnt a lot of things over the years, but never something this bad. The smoke was so thick I couldn't see or breathe. I hurried to take it off the oven and put some baking soda on it. Anyways, on to the cool part. The mixture never even hit the stove, it just formed into this crazy volcano like structure! I guess I learned to do one thing at a time well, saves time in the long run since I had to remake the candy. Luckily the second time turned out much better!!

Terrbile Toddler Moments Here We Come

Livvy is so much fun and also totally exhausting!! I don't know if she is my busiest baby or if I just have forgotten, but this little girl is so smart and into everything! She knows how to throw tantrums with the best of them. The other night we told her it was time for bed, and she didn't want to go so she proceeded into a tantrum. She started to through herself onto the ground, but some toys were in the way so she stopped screaming long enough to move over and then through herself back and began to scream again. She can say just about anything and loves to say the pray at meal time. I have found her this week in the toilet, the dish soap, and putting dirty dishes from the dishwasher back in the drawer. She loves to "Help." I grabbed the camera for her latest adventure, I was putting on my make-up and she was fussing because she wanted some. So, I handed her my base bottle to hold, I didn't think she could unscrew the lid. Boy was I wrong, in the 30 sec. I turned away, she not only opened it but dumped it all over herself. Our little baby is growing up, terrible 2's here we come!

First Snowman!

I love it when my kids come home from school begging to play outside and then spend the next hour entertaining themselves. They were so excited to build a snowman and except for coming in for a request for carrots and gloves and such, they were completely happy for an hour, giving me a chance to get some things done.

November Recap!

Wow! Where does the time go? It seems like November flew by for us and here we are almost to Christmas. We made so many trips to Utah this summer that we decided we need to stay home. Joseph needed to be at the office and so the holidays this year would be spent in WY, just our family. (Oh, for those that don't know, Joseph is now the proud President of WyoVision Associates. We bought out Dr. Smith in October. He is a little more stressed now, but very happy to be a business owner) Anyways, much to our surprise and true pleasure, I got a call from my brother James asking what my Thanksgiving plans were. I said we were staying here and he asked if we would like some company! OF COURSE!! was my quick response. Well, pretty soon we had my parents and sister Ashley and her husband coming too!! What a treat, so we began making preparations to host my family for Thanksgiving. Thanks for coming guys, we had a blast, hope you did too! (You know, it is true love and dedication when your family is willing to travail snowy, Wyoming roads to come spend time with you! Aren't they the best?!) So here are a couple pics of our fun.

Madelyn's Birthday!

Here it is over a month later and I never got a post in about Madelyn's birthday. Our little girl is getting so big. We love our Madi soooo much!! She is our quick with, as her daddy calls her. She is always coming up with witty comments that make us laugh. She loves puzzles and barbies and most importantly hugs. You know Madelyn loves you if she won't stop playing with your hair or gives you lots of hugs. Her daddy took her to lunch. She loves her Daddy-Daughter Dates. Madi had her first "friend" birthday party this year. We had a princess and prince tea party. She loved every minute of it. Madelyn, we love you, thanks for being part of our family!!

Basketball!

Taylor just finished his basketball season, he loves basketball. We enjoyed watching him be a lot more aggressive this year and even score quite a bit. Even though his Dad also LOVES the game, he hasn't pressured Taylor to persue it, but is very pleased to watch Tay enjoy it so much! After the last game, the boys coach took them to Pizza Hut to celebrate the season.

Halloween Weekend

What do you do for Halloween? I really enjoy holidays, but this one is down on my list, we always have a good time though and come home with way more candy than we could or should rather eat. The person who loved this weekend the most at our house??? OLIVIA!! She is our current sugar junkie. She will stand at the cupboard and beg for "treats". As soon as she figured out the wearing her pumpkin costume and saying treat, got her a lot of "treats" she was set! And to be honest who could resist her. Hope you all had a great weekend too!

Our Weekend started on Friday with school parties and a trunk or treat and carnival at the school that night.





Saturday morning I went with Brooke to run a race that was done scavenger hunt style. It was a lot of fun, we were a team and won for the teams which was cool. Can you tell what we are?

When I got home from the race, the kids were helping Dad get the yard ready for winter. My kids LOVE to play in the leaves. Also, Madi had learned to climb the tree and do and trick and was very anxious to share it with me.

Saturday afternoon we had a few friends over for Jack-O-Lantern Pizzas and then headed to the ward Carnival and Trunk-or-treat. (one of the reasons this holiday is frustrating for me is I feel I am dressing my kids up a ton of times to go and fight crowds and listen to candy high, screaming children. ok, I know I sound like a scrooge, sorry, but I won't be too sad when the 3 day in a row trunk or treating is over!!) Anyways, the ward carnival had bobbying for apples which both Emma and Taylor tried. Taylor was told if he went to the very bottom of the container he would get the apple. Well he was the only kid to try it that night and although he did not get the apple, he did get soaking wet! Madelyn didn't want to get wet, she said it would mess up her hair, but she had fun having a doughnut eating race.


Joseph and I were Vampires. I dressed up more than I have in years, it was a lot of fun!!