February brought some big changes for my little people! Sawyer finally figured out how to climb out of his bed! We were to afraid he would fall & break something so he moved to a BIG BOY BED!!! It’s funny how little it is & how big it makes his room look! Anyway he doesn’t ever fall asleep in it but does have fun jumping & playing on it all day. This also means he is done with naps unless we happen to be in the car! Let’s just say this is one tired MAMA! Holden cut 5 more teeth this month! This lead to no more breastfeeding! I am so sad & not ready for my baby to be a big boy!! He also is now pulling himself up on things & standing there like it is no big deal!! He is even trying to reach out to things like he is just going to walk!!! He is only 7 months old! Time flies when you are having fun!! Olivia attended lots of birthday parties & even learned to Roller Skate! David has been super busy this month with work & his 3 master’s classes! This has led to a lot of long days & nights. But as usual it also has led to celebrating holidays & events early. We had a wonderful Valentines Day on the 13th! When the month was all said in done it was full of LOVE!! Even though life maybe tough at times each day God grants us is the MOST IMPORTANT DAY OF OUR LIVES!!!
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Las Vegas
I miss seeing my parents so very much! So instead of trying to get all the way to Montana or them come all the way here we decided to meet in Las Vegas. We drove to Laredo, TX & caught an Allegiant flight out of there & my parents flew Allegiant out of Billings. It turned out great! We had such a fun time being somewhere new & getting to be with them. The weather was a little chilly but still nice enough to enjoy. We went and toured around Hoover Dam, spent one day just shopping around, taking in all the sites, & eating at the buffets! The kids & I especially loved the desert section! Dad & David did a little gambling but no big winnings to report!! :( We also were able to go out to Nellis AFB & enjoyed a tour of the Thunderbirds! We were even able to see them take off ! Over all it was a wonderful trip & we can’t wait to do it again!
December/January
We had a very busy Christmas season! We had a great time in Montana seeing our family & friends. Thank you for all the time, food, conversation, & gifts that you all showered us with! With the good comes the bad. It was really tough loosing our Grandpa Bill on Christmas Eve. But we are thankful that he is no longer suffering & he is dancing with Jesus! It was also hard to leave our family behind knowing what the days ahead would be hard. We just want you to know that we are thinking of all of you! January was a busy month full of trying to get into a routine! We did enjoy the mild weather but missed seeing the snow. The kids asked everyday if they could build a snowman! Holden started crawling & even cut his first tooth! Sawyer learned how to climb into Holden's crib & make Mommy's life difficult!! The kids finally gave David some time & he built their Clubhouse Climber & Play house. We still have it in the Garage!! I am trying to convince David to keep it there because it makes a great babysitter!!! All in all we stayed busy!
Monday, November 1, 2010
The Halloween Season
We had a wonderful Halloween Season this year. We went to a Pumpkin Patch with our great friend Allison outside of San Antonio earlier this month. We made Halloween cookies, carved pumpkins into Elmo & Minnie Mouse (to bad they didn’t last in the 100 degree weather!) We went to Del Rio’s Monster Mash where the kids got to play games, & get their face panted. The kids went trick or treating around the neighborhood last night and then came home to hand out candy. According to Olivia that was her favorite part! She loved seeing all the costumes, answering the door, & calling out the kids who were on their second visit. Even Sawyer had fun handing out candy! We missed all our Utah Friends & Family in Montana but hope you all had a wonderful month!!!
Taste of October
We have had another busy month! David has been busy with work, fitness tests, cross countries,becoming a flight commander & taking care of us! He did find time to let the kids help him wash the car, put together their wagon & just have fun with them. Olivia has been busy at school singing, learning about fire prevention, hay rides & playing! She also goes to swim & dance lessons every week! Sawyer has been busy climbing, playing, talking, & getting hurt. He fell into the TV stand & split his eye open. He got four stitches but fell again & reopened the wound! As for now it is healing nicely! Holden is just busy being cute & growing big! He is already 13 lbs!
Sunday, October 17, 2010
The Lord’s Air Force
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Today Olivia sang with her classmates at church. She goes to the Methodist Day school & to say thank you to the church they sang during the church service. Their class sang two songs. Jesus Loves Me & The Lord’s Army. David is out of town this weekend on a cross country. To pass the time we did a lot of singing. As we were practicing our songs Olivia looked at me and said “Mom we aren’t in the ARMY! We are in the AIR FORCE!” I told her she was right on and from that moment on she sang the song with the words Lord’s Air Force! She did well but since she is so small she was kind of got pushed to the back! We made it through the weekend & I actually got all of us to church on time only with the help of the LORD!
Friday, September 10, 2010
305 Rolling Ridge Drive
We bought this house back at the beginning of May this year. David accepted our shipment of boxes the weekend of Memorial Day. He lived here off & on through the months of June & July. The whole family finally moved into the house on July 29th. We can finally say the house is pretty much put together! Most of you said “take it one day at a time”, “unpack a box each day”, and my favorite “there is no hurry, you will get it done”. Well, I could listen to all that advice if I was going to live here forever & I didn’t have 3 little helpers! BUT I promise you I won’t live here a day longer then 4 years & my 3 “helpers” are NOT helpers!! :) Our floor plan feels like we are all living on top of each other, which made it hard to just not get it all done. Olivia still asks daily “When will Grandpa Steve bring us their stairs?”. The other thing that made this extremely important is the fact that there is absolutely nothing to do here but live & be in our house. We still have the shed to fill, the garage to go through, & the back yard to deal with. We also have a few picture frames to fill & a few little things to tweak but all in all the house finally is starting to feel like a home. A few things we have already done to the house is paint a wall in Sawyer’s room, add cabinet hardware, under & over head lighting in the kitchen, a couple new light fixtures, mount the TV over the fireplace, and build a shed. We hope to add a wonderful outdoor living space to the backyard if we can get rid of the fire ants! Here are some pictures of the house.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
School
Olivia started preschool at Methodist Day School here in Del Rio. She is in the 3 year old Green Room. She is a little disappointed that it is the Green Room & a blue shirt. She thinks it should be the Pink Room & they should wear Pink shirts! She attends Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. It seems a little long but the time does go fast. I have yet to actually accomplish anything at home but hope to next week! ;) I will admit that I really miss her. It is very quiet around the house. Mostly cause our little Taz is taking a nap! All in all it is going well. She loves it & we hope it will help us all make new friends.
Here are some pics from the Open House night & the First Day!
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Olivia Turns 3
Olivia turned 3 on Tuesday August 24! She had so many little parties this year that she thinks her birthday is all the time!! We had a Minnie Mouse party for her with her Grandparents, Uncle
Chad, Aunt Brittney & close friends the Grevious’ at Chucky Cheese in Montana back at the end of July. Everyone had a lot of fun & it was great to see & play with everyone! We had another little celebration with her cousins the Boone’s & Grandma Darlene & Papa Bill. When Grandma Sue & Grandpa Steve came down we had a pool party with dinner, cupcakes & of course more presents! On Olivia’s actual day she received gifts from her Aunt Liz, Uncle Dave, Christian & Elyse, & Grandma Patsy & Grandpa Tim. She also loves getting the mail because she received some cards from all her Great Grandparents! Yes, I know you are thinking this little girl is very spoiled! We will just agree with you!!
Monday, August 23, 2010
Grandpa & Grandma Come to Visit!!
Grandpa Steve & Grandma Sue finally got tired of hearing us whine to them that we missed them & needed them to come visit! After they left I realized that we had only been away from them for a few short weeks, but to us it felt like forever! Luckily they were able to fly stand by & made every flight! But it still took all day due to us living at the end of the world! :) We kept them very busy! We unpacked most of the boxes, Dad & David built a shed, celebrated Olivia’s Birthday, went swimming & just hung out! We had a great time with them & we were extremely sad when it was time for them to go! Thank Grandma & Grandpa for all the gifts, help, & time together! WE LOVE YOU!
