Merry Christmas.

Ok, we took lots of pics but I picked some of the best ones just to save time. It gets the point accross. The kids were wonderfull. They let us sleep in until 9:30 it was great. We have learned that the kids are a whole lot better if we let them sleep. We did the whole 6:00 thing before it ended up in cranky kids. Next year will be different because I think this year they relized who Santa is. With everything being said here are the pics.

The kids are tucked in to there bed. Ahhh so quiet

There new pajama's. Yes they are characters.

Spencer was speachless. The new bike from Santa

Its George Jennifer was happy.

Need I say anything.

The Pirate ship. Oh the adventure. He shot people with the cannon all day long.

The smile says it all. He wanted a train

This was in the box for Kirstins present to throw her off. Did I say she wrapped it herself. I did not do that to her if you are thinking.

She got over the pins very easily after seeing this.

Yes it was chaos but it was worth it. I was sporting the mt dew pants.

My gifts for Kirstin. Merry Christmas

So we still have not gotten our christmas gifts yet, but believe me Kirstin has this whole gift thing figured out. She has a list on the computer of Spencer and Jenny's gifts that she wants to give them. Oh did I mention that the list is in christmas colors red and green. She likes to get into the christmas season.

So this is my christmas list for Kirstin all thoughts from me.

silver fishing pole made by yours truely

good snow pants for ice fishing with yours truely

parts for the other snowmobile to go with yours truely

a swim suite to go swimming in granite after snowmobiling to it with yours truely

oh and don't forget the fishing jigs and tackle box.

Now before all of you start telling me that I am a shovenistic pig and a selfish husband who has no morals. I am doing this as a joke for Kirstin. She knows that her gift or gifts will be well thought out. The only question I have is should I get her something for the kitchen or not?

Oh Hi hun you are reading this huh just remember I love you.

Welcome to my life. And yes I did sleep in my own bed after this blog. OH and Kirstin was in it too. Sorry Jack mabe another time.

Too all of you who do not know Jack is our huge puppy.

He is much bigger than this but this was so cute I had to put it in. He is almost 100lbs now.

Directions

Ok Kirstin is looking over my shoulder right now because she is scared everytime I write on this blog. Anyway I emailed a few of you to let you know of the blog. So thank you for getting on and seeing our sanity at work. I put on a clip from Jib Jab and if you want to here what he is saying just go to the top of the playlist and click on the pause button for the music. We have the music start when you get in just to add a little bit of flare to the site. Feel free to leave a comment and we will update this as much as we can as the kids will allow anyway.

larry the cable guy is my hero

Night Before Christmas - By Larry the Cable Guy! | Funny Jokes at JibJab

ok ok this one is better

OK so Kirstin wanted me to change the blog up alittle bit she thaught that my last blog was a little bit demeaning. I was just expressing an oppinion. Kirstin just thinks that sometimes my oppinion should not be shared. Anayway Merry Christmas everyone I hope that the whole shopping thing has not got you flustered. I know that I am. We have everything for the kids. Its just what the heck do I get Kirstin. After all she works for a jewelry store if I get something there she might know. Oh the decisions we have to make. I hope it is all going well for everyone I know that the stress level is always high this time of year. So if you need to take a step back and take a breath it will be ok. If needed go fishing. Thats the cure for everything.

Yes I am anti Happy holidays. Read and laugh

Hello to everyone that reads our blog. We are glad that the holidays are apon us. I was just thinking of a sighn to put out in the front yard that would let people know that I celabrate Christmas, so I will say merry christmas to everyone that I know. Saying happy holidays just means that you are too chicken to really tell people what and how you beleive. I can now say merry christmas now that we are done with thanksgiving it is now merry christmas. Who said that we had to be politically correct anyway. So to all of you who will be offended, thats ok you can be so merry christmas to everyone.


Here's the sighn. Christ is the reason we have christmas. So Merry christmas to all even those who are to chicken to say merry christmas.

If you take Christ out of christmas you get mas it does not make sense

Yes I am anti Happy holidays this Christmas season.

November

I am so thankful for this weather that we have had so far this month. No good snow pack yet! I am not a big fan of snow so the longer it stays away the better!!! No icy roads and falling on your butt!

We are excited for the holidays. Derek thinks I am weird because I really get into them but I just love it. My favorite part of the holidays are the feelings. The peace and calm of being around family and the ones who you love.

I especially love to see how excited Spencer and Jenny get. They're eyes just sparkle when they talk about Santa and about what our plans are. And of course, they are excited for snow because what little kid isn't?!

So for the next two months at our house it is going to be one decorated dressed up place!

To Hell in a handbasket

Ok, so I watched alittle bit of the elections. Kirstin was glued to the tv all night. I fell asleep for about 2 hrs because it was a cold snowy day and I was wore out. I woke up to find to my conclusion earlier that Obama won the election. I thought that I had woke up from a bad dream. I don't care that he is black although some people say that some of us republicans are racist because he is black. This is my thaught of Obama. He wants to bring home the troops. Bidon wants to take away the abillity to get guns. We are going to have some rediculous welfare program to help the minority illegal imigrants get more money so they can make more hospitals go bankrupt because of pregnancy. Has anyone taught these people about birth control. Oh wait a minute mabe they are catholic.

So Here it is. We are going to be people who will not be able to have guns and will have to fight the enemy here on our own soil. It looks like a country being lined up in front of the fireing squad. The only ones who will have the guns are the gangs and millitia. Oh and alot of illegal imigrants living on welfare having babys by the dozen.

This is according to my own opinion none of you have to agree or disagree. I just had to write this in my blog so I can get it all out so that if I end up talking to someone I don't piss them off because of some of my views.

I have to say I am an American this means I will respect any official of the united states that deserves respect. I will give Obama a chance to run the country. I just hope we are ready for a new one in four yrs. I will just go into my all American autopilot for Four yrs. I will vote again for the opposing party then in hopes that the country has woken up to what they have done.

Fall

Hey all!

Greetings from beautiful Sheridan, WY. It is so nice up here right now. The leaves are so pretty and there is that little hint of warmth still in the air. The leaves are on the ground and the kids like to run through them and crunch them!

The kids and I are having lots of fun being spoiled by grandma and grandpa. They are enjoying the kids and are very excited to have Halloween with them. Grandma and Grandpa are learning all over what it is like to have little kids around the house again. So far, they have spilled a whole bottle of red ink and a bottle of make-up on the floor. Not to mention the two-year old Jenny tantrums! But they love it!

Derek is having fun fishing with no nagging wife to keep him home. I think that he enjoys that!!!
He is making the most out of using his boat before the lake freezes over!

Have fun honey and we love you!

Halloween Hooray!!!

Yeah so I finally found the right Halloween costumes for the kids. Jenny is Eeyore and Spencer is Tigger. I am so excited. They are little matching sweat suits except for the different character! They will be so cute! Derek thinks I'm nuts because I have been looking so long but hey, I think it's important to dress your kids up cute. And we probably only have a couple years left until they decide what they want to be! We are going up to my mom's house for Halloween this year and we are really excited! Candy here we come!!!

By the way, I really do like Derek's boat. I keep teasing him about it but secretly I think being on a boat is one of the funnest things that I have ever done!!!

costume time

Ok it is official Kirstin is excited about the boat. If you do not know I was alittle bit nervous about her reaction to me getting the boat. This is after I bought a jon boat and brought home a camp trailer. The good thing is that Kirstin did get a treadmill. The treadmill and camp trailer were free.
We are going boating on sat we are very excited. Kirstin can't wait to go either all though she does not want to show it very much.
Ok It is time to get halloween costumes for the kids. Kirstin has been watching ebay for costumes. So Jenny is going to be a princess with dragonfly wings or was it angel wings oh wait it was butterfly wings nope how about ladybug wings. Is the dress going to be pink, purple, or white. I don't know but I have a feeling that Kirstin will be able to sort this whole thing out after taking inventory on the wardrobe of Jenny. If Jenny has too many pink dresses then it will be the purple one but white is nuetral why not that. At least she has a month to decide. Spencer is easy fireman outfit and he is good. Man boys are easier than girls. I don't have to worry about the clothes matching cus boys can get away with it.

DANG KIDS

I don't think that it is appropriate to swear on the blog because for some reason I do have alittle bit of respect in me. I just have to say DANG KIDS. My wife did not tell me that Spencer my son decided to take about 15 keys off of the keypad for the computor, until I was in a good mood and Adam and Erica were here. Bless her heart my beutifull wife put all of the keys back on but about 5 the hardest ones to get on. I spent 45 mn trying to figure out how they go back on, that was not a fun task. When I got it back together it was about 11pm so I went down the street and bought some Mt dew and Wild cherry pepsi or so I thought. It was diet Wild cherry pepsi. My kids had me so flustered that I didn't even get the right soda for my wife. When I got home my wife asked me if I was putting her on a diet. I was perplexed for a minute until she said diet pepsi was what she would not drink even if I paid her. So at 11:30 I made it back to maverick to switch it for the real thing. Us men will do anything to keep you woman happy. Just because you hold the decision on whether we get some or not. You married people know exactly what I am talking about.


I have to say something about our little Jenny. She is so beutifull and sweet, but don't let that fool you. The other side is sassy, bossy and holy cow mood swings. I was getting ready for church today and I hear this little voice say "spency give it to me now" then I hear "1 2 3" give it to me NOW. So my daughter has figured out the whole counting to three to use it to her advantage. She also got her first taste of soap the other day because she talked back to her mom. Oh the memories that brings back to me. I caught her talking back to her mom so I said something to her, she told me NO, she had a one way trip to the corner. I do not tollerate my kids talking back to there mom. Call me old fashioned but I feel I need to nip this issue in the butt before they turn teenagers.

Last thing when you have kids they say when they first start crawling anything above 2 ft is fine when they start walking anything over 4 ft is ok. Now that my kids are 3 1/2 and 2. Nothing is safe they climb on everything. If there was a way to get to the ceilling fan they would. Oh what a zoo we have created.

Oh I just got a ski boat and am so exited to do some fishing, skiing, and tubing. My wife tells everyone it is mine and it was my idea to get it, don't let her fool you she is excited to have it also. We like to play as a fam together. We will also have something that we can do with our friends aka Adam and Erika in the summer now. I took the fam fishing last weekend to cottonwood, I hate to admit it but my wife out fished me 2 to 0. I just wanted her to feel good about fishing so she would go more often and also have pitty on me so that she would let me go fishing ha ha ha.

I don't know what the heck I am doing. I figured that I would get onto my wifes blog and write a few comments. First of all she has know Idea that I am on this. She will be very surprised when she looks at this.


I am watching the kids. Jennifer is asleep and spencer is finishing off a can of Mountain Dew, a can his mom left out. Thats my kid. Did I mention he is only three and a half years old. needless to say no sleep for him. Yes I let my kids drink alittle bit of caffiene, for the daughter wear tank tops, they know how to say a few swear words. These kids are like sponge's. They pick up anything that you say. I did not teach them the words on purpose they just heard me when I was working on a few things around the house and things went wrong. It is bad when your in church and your kid says the D word three times because he dropped his toy. Once he did this his mom looked right at me, we all know that look you get. I just tried to ignore the glair but I knew what it was for.

Now I sound like a horrible parent to a few of you that are against caffiene and tank tops. Oh and the swear words. Hey how many of you have stubbed your toe on that stupid toy that you did not see and said something memorable. I bet if you did not say it you thought it in your mind. I am not the person that is able to hold these things in. Mabe alittle training might be needed. My kids know that I do not hold back when I stub my toe on that stupid toy. They also know that if they do not get out of the way that toy will end up at the other end of the house in a matter of seconds. My daughter looks so good in that little tan. She is so precious. She is only two and we dress her in the things that might not be that modest for the young woman of today. I say right now she does not know what modesty is, and to show alittle arm on a two year old is ok. Know I am the parent that if the daughter is old enought to know better she is not going to wear anything provocative. I always say that it is easier to raise boys than girls, because when they are old enough, with the boy I only need to worry about one dick, the girl I have to worry about all the other dicks that are out there. If you saw my little girls bright blue eyes you would completly understand my point.


Ok on another note.


I was at church and we were talking about emergency preparedness and the importance of a 72 hour kit. Everyone was to give there oppinions or suggestions on what to do in case we needed to live for 72 hours with out the conveniences of home. There were things that were brought up like we need water, clothes , food, warmth, and a way to cook if needed. I brought up the suggestion that we need a generator that way we could plug in a few of the things that we might need if the power goes out. Like the refrigerator to keep the food from going bad, or to plug in the pellet stove to get warmth. Many of the people in the class decided to tell me that a generator is too expensive and impracticle. They felt they could not afford one and what good would it be for 72 hours. First of all who wants to live on granola bars and fruit snacks for that long. With a generator you can in the right way put electricity back into a few rooms of the house if needed just with an extention cord. This will give you the abillity to make pancakes if you wanted to or watch the tv to keep track of the news, or even run a wheat grinder to have fresh flour. The suggestion was also brought up that if our homes were not suitable to live in we could live in our camp trailers. What happens if the batteries go dead and you run out of power. Wouldn't a generator be a good thing to run the things that would drain battery power fast. Mabe I am just off my rocker but this really surprised me. Just because a generator is alittle bit of money we just throw out the idea because we do not want to budget ourselfs and save up for one. Well I am going to get one and when the power goes out and we have a horable snow storm that blocks off all three ways of getting out of this valley. My house will be lit up and my refrigerator will be working to save the food. While the rest of you are surviving on granola bars and fruit snacks. Oh and the 80 lbs of water that now one can pack around. We all need water but put it in bottles or something that can be easily transported via something that has wheels.
Now to those of you who have a generator good job, you have somthing that is very important to your survival in the case mother nature pays a visit.

Feel free to leave comments. I know I can't spell.

Sponge Bob Square Pants

Hi all!

So right now the favorite show in our house is Sponge Bob. It is pretty funny and I am relieved that the kids will watch a show other than Barney or Elmo. The other day I was thinking wouldn't it be nice if we could live a life like Sponge Bob. He goes to work where he gets free food, plays all day with his friends, and never has to make a major decision in his life. His biggest decision on this episode was deciding whether 0r not to tell a mean joke about his friend. I admit that he does have some good lessons in the shows, but real life doesn't even compare to the ten minute cartoon. I know that this is kind of a stupid comment but hey what else does a mom think of all day! So my lesson from all of this: I guess that Heavenly Father gives us little things like cartoons to break up the monotony in our lives. So that goodness for Sponge Bob. Plus is keeps the kids busy!

Now here's an update on us...

We are all doing well and are sad that summer is ending so soon. We have turned on our heat and haven't turned it off since Monday. What can I say, we're wusses when it comes to the cold! That and the kids seem to always get a cold or something. The winter clothes are out in full force!

Derek flipped over his boat the other day and lost all of his fishing stuff. He had the bright idea to go fishing in the Salt River in a boat. But hey he couldn't resist playing with his new toy, so can you blame him! Anyway, he came home soaking wet and without all his fishing stuff. Last night he was on a mission to find his pole so he went back to the river. He can home very disapointed when he realized that, yeah, a reel really can float!

We had a good suprise when Grandma Lori and Grandpa Len showed up to visit this past Sunday. The kids were very excited. They walked them both all over the house and showed them all their stuff. I guess they are very proud of their toys! The kids were very sad to see them leave but it was a great suprise!

hhi this iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiis spenceroooooooooooo He wanted to add his little comment too!

We had a fun Saturday with Erika and Adam and Adam's mom and dad at the Bar J. The food was great and the show was awesome. I think that it gets better everytime that you go! Derek was a first timer and he asked me as soon as we got in the car when we could go back!

That's what's new in our lives this week! Have a great week!

The Puppy vs. Potty Training

Okay. So I'm not quite sure what is worse. Having a puppy or potty training two toddlers. I think that it requires just about the same amount of work. A puppy chews, bites. thinks that the carpet is his litter box, and so on....and mom is cranky and tired.

During potty training, the kids scream and whine, use the carpet as the potty, and both mom and kids are cranky and tired.

I guess that this life is supposed to be full of challenges and we are just getting them out of the way all at once, right?! Two potty training toddlers and a puppy.

The kids though, on a positive note...Jenny has now successfully done both duties in the potty and she is wearing big girl underware. Spencer is too, but I think that Jenny is going to beat him. We still have accidents like no other but at least my washer is working and we are well-supplied in towels! Just one more story in our exciting life!

Tune in for more exciting, edge of your seat sitting, stories!