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Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Decorating the Christmas Tree and other stuff

On the 2nd of December we headed out into the chilly cold to see the lighting ceremony of a neighbor's house down the street. Every year they put up a ton of lights and have it programed with music and stories. It is great and they had yummy treats and hot chocolate. 
We bundled up Alvin pretty good. 

Afterward we went home and decorated out tree! Alvin wanted to help daddy put up the star!




This was from a few weeks ago. The power went out for a couple of hours so we made a fort in Alvin's room- the warmest place in the house. He enjoyed it!

Here are some other cute random pictures....




This is Alvin getting his 3rd haircut. Can't you tell he loves it?


Just this last weekend we went to the Museum of Idaho to their Christmas exhibit. It was great!

Waiting for cookies...

And I thought I would finally post some pictures of the before and after of our kitchen since doing the cupboards...

Before


after




 We are happy with them and like how they turned out! Our next project is the countertops and then a backsplash...be looking for more pictures in the next couple of months!





Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Putting Up the Christmas Tree

Each year we try to get the Christmas tree up on the 1st of December when Thanksgiving is over. I love this part! I love decorating for Christmas and listening to Christmas music. It helps bring in the holiday cheer and Christmas spirit. 
It was so fun this year with Alvin. 

Helping daddy get the tree. 


So cool. 




He really loved the bubble wrap!

Ready set...

Close your eyes....

Turn on the lights...."WOW!!" That was Alvin's response when we turned on the lights. He kept saying "wow" over and over. it was so cute!


He was quite fascinated with it all. When we switched the lights to white lights he would whine a little and sign "more" for us to change it back to colored. Then as soon as we changed it to the colored lights he would say wow and start spinning in circles to the music. 



So fun. 

The Rest of November

Back in November Chase had a conference in Denver, CO as an invited speaker. We were sad not to join him and were so happy when he returned. While he was there he got to experience some of Denver's coolness such as the U.S. Mint. 



Also back in November we had quite the snowfall and we wanted Alvin to enjoy some of this cold winter stuff. 




So we bundled him up in a snowsuit, just a little too small, and took him out into the cold. Chase wanted him to experience all aspects even tasting it. 





He loved it all except the snow suit which inhibited his moving capabilities. 

We spent Thanksgiving in Twin Falls this year. We had great food and great company. It is nice to be close to family. 

All the kids had a blast playing the day away almost nonstop. Alvin was quite oblivious we were even there. He loved it!

Did you know some people have never heard of a relish tray? Have you? 



Family Thanksgiving shot!


Starting the feast! Yum Yum!



Playing games afterward! Booya!

Tuesday, November 26, 2013

8

My friend Toni tagged me on her blog to continue what I believe started on Facebook ... =) Since I am not on Facebook I will do it here also- to be seen in the blogging world.

Here it goes- 8 things about me:

1. I love being a mother more than anything and truly do thank my Father in Heaven that I am a mother.

2. My most favorite meal time of the day is breakfast because I love breakfast food (minus cold cereal not a huge fan)- mostly warm breakfasts: i.e. muffins, eggs, toast, pancakes, waffles, crepes, biscuits & gravy etc. And Chase still makes breakfast when he is home for the weekends. I love it!

3. I am a little OCD about having our toy box organized. Which is silly because it is basically a box with a lid but I like to have the things put together inside it. Like the shape blocks in the box thing and all the musical toys in the music box thing etc. You get the point.

4. I wish I loved to run. My sister loves to run and I am kind of envious of that. It has seemed a bit of a romantical (not a real word) notion to go out running and feel the wind on your face and feel so energized afterward. I did run a 5K thanks to my good friend Toni. I didn't really mind preparing for that and thought I would be able to keep up the running everyday, but I dreaded it every morning and I just ended up stopping. I just really wish I loved to run.  

5. I often feel restless. I want to travel! I know we have done a bit of traveling in the past and since having Alvin we have slowed down a bit, but if we haven't gone anywhere outside of Idaho for 2 months or so I start feeling like we need to go somewhere. I love to travel and experience new places.

6. I love finding/or making the perfect gift for someone. Especially if they cry when you give it to them because then  you know it is the perfect gift. It doesn't often happen but when it does the moment is special.

7. I love meeting new people but I hate saying goodbyes. I remember when we went and visited Chase's mission in Spain. I got to meet some ward members he served with and we even stayed with them for a few days. I cried when we had to say goodbye. They had come to mean so much in such a little time.

8. I hope we have a girl at some point. Maybe this is a hush hush topic and truly I will be grateful to God for whatever children we are blessed with. I love little boys. Before finding out that we were having a boy I was so sure we were having a girl. When we went to the ultrasound I was honestly super surprised. I don't want to say that I was disappointed because honestly here we were having a miracle baby. My miracle baby. So I wasn't disappointed, it just wasn't what I expected. And now after experiencing over a year with sweet little Alvin I could not be happier that he is a boy. I wouldn't want it any different. He is so amazing. And if we aren't able to have anymore than I will be so blessed to have had him. I don't feel in my heart that he is all we will have. So I do hope that we have a girl at some point.

So there you go! My 8- Just for you Toni!

And something you didn't know Toni (since this is all for you) is that though I may not have verbalized it in a prayer, I too was in need of a friend. We had just moved from Indiana where we had made amazing friends and it was hard coming here and starting over making friends. Of course we have family close by, which was a great blessing and they are some of my closest friends, but I still needed a friend and you were and are a great blessing to me! God was good when he crossed our paths.

And just for fun I will tag Liz E., Christi W. and Melissa N.! 8 things!




Thursday, November 14, 2013

November So Far...

My sister Anna's state cross country competition was held in Idaho Falls this year so we were able to see it! She did a great job! She is super fit and a great example to me of taking care of your body. 

Look at her run! Awesome girl!

heading for the finish line =)

Yay for Anna!

With mom and Dad! 

Chase made this little car track out of painters tape for Alvin! Isn't he such a good dad? He loves to play with Alvin and is so good at it! I am lucky to have such a husband!

We also celebrated my birthday. I can't believe how old I am getting!

Do you remember the dresser awhile back that we started to work on? Well here is the finished product! It looks so much better!

And some other projects we finished...We made this growth chart for our kids. I had been wanting to make one before Alvin turned 1 so we could start then. It was a good due date for us to get it done finally. 


Then Also I gave our good old mailbox a makeover. I painted it and put new numbers on it. It looks much better. 


Alvin playing! He is so cute with cell phones. He will put them up to his ear and jabber like he is having a conversation. 

Silly boy!



Another little project that I finished...the burlap pillow for our little entryway bench. 

I love how it turned out!


I love this picture. 

Alvin trying on our shoes =)He is such a big boy!

This past weekend we went to Pocatello to help Chase's parents clean up the yard of their rental home they just bought. They cleared quite a bit! 

When we got back Chase mowed all the leaves in our yard and here is the result. 

Love this boy!