Good Times!!

WINTER IS HERE!!!

Ooops, I left the car out last night! This is what it looked like after Craig shoveled it off, I thought we were gonna have to miss church...

Doesn't this guy (Cameron) remind you of Dustin? They are about the same age and have very similar personalities too. He is the sweetest kid, loves Kenedi to death! Even though she scowls at him constantly, he never gives up.

We had some families from the ward over to make gingerbread houses. The kids had so much fun, although it was kind of messy!

Yes, this is in our front yard. Its pretty cool unless you need to go somewhere fast.

Kenedi doesn't like the cold too much....or her mittens.

The dogs love the snow, we are thinking about making them sledding dogs...any suggestions?

The kids ready to go play in the snow for the first time this year!! Don't they look happy?

We can't keep Figero out of our Christmas tree! He is obsessed with trying to get the ornaments down, its a good thing we got the shatterproof Costco sweet ornaments huh?

Thanksgiving:

This year we went to Texas for Thanksgiving. It was a lot of fun. My only complaint is that I had to work for 3 solid days!! But it was still a really good trip. There were 33 people over for the dinner so it was loud and crazy which makes it more fun right? We saw more movies in that one week than I have seen the whole past year! I saw Madagascar 2 (which of course was on my must see list), Twilight!! (which I loved & want to see again), and Australia (which was long, but overall pretty good...and Hugh Jackman is pretty hot...huh?). We ate lots of good food thanks to Mom & Aunt Susan and just had an overall great time!!

They had to rake leaves before they could build their bonfire so that they didn't catch the whole yard on fire! Of course even leaf raking is fun with Grandpa running the show.

Chance at one with nature. Too bad he missed the grass.

Grandpa's specialty, homemade rootbeer. The kiddos go nuts over it.

These two were inseparable. It was so cute for Chance to finally have a BOY to play with!! Maybe now he won't play with dolls so much...hmmmm.

Check out these wheels...the guys were driving the girls around. It was so cute, although they didn't quite understand that they weren't bumper cars.

No, your eyes are not deceiving you, I am on Ozzy. Only for a few minutes though. We tried to get a family pic but the animals were not cooperating...the four legged ones that is.

Part of the Thanksgiving gang, the coolest part :)

My little cowboy!

So much fun!

Best buds, hanging out in the tent in grandpa's room. Watching movies, how cute is this?? They even slept in it at night :)

Random:

I thought it was awfully quiet...

Our sweet 5 Star Hotel In Colorado Springs...on Pfizer of course :)

October...

October has been a busy month! I went on the annual girls trip which was a total blast!! See Marianne's blog for pics (she is the picture taker of us gals). The very next weekend we went back to Cali for the annual Copple California trip which was soooo fun. We hung out at the beach, swam in the pool, & took the kids to DISNEYLAND!! We had a great time. Then was Halloween, which the kids were both sick so we forced them into their costumes & to a couple of houses in our neighborhood just to say they went trick-or-treating :) The next night Craig & I got to go to a BYU vs. CSU football game with a bunch of people from our ward. It was really fun, except this dude sitting right by us was totally obnoxious. I wanted to kill him, he was screaming the entire time, banging on the benches, jumping up & down, swinging things around, just being a total dork! Here are some pics for those of you who have been aking :) I also added a few videos, pretty funny stuff... This dude wat out of control at the football game, he was hoarse by halftime...
Actually a really good game even for non football watchers :)

The kids were sick on Halloween, so this is the only shot of them. Blue Power Ranger & Stinky Monkey!!

Nana & the kiddos minus baby Drew waiting for the parade to start

Where dreams come true :)

Riding the train around, it was really hot!

Chance was scared of Buzz Lightyear, but he loved the ride!

Craig took this pic while the teacups were spinning...

Chance & Cousin Talli, how cute are they??

Chance found some sweet shades

Sandcastles!!

The 2 Ken's :)


So Chance LOVES to watch Tom & Jerry. The other night I walk in my room & he is doing this crazy boxing dance along with Tom in front of the TV, this video doesn't quite do it justice but it was hilarious!!

This is of Chance's first soccer game, you can't miss him :)

Misc. Update...

A couple of weeks ago Chance had his first soccer game...he doesn't quite get it & wants to quit after about five minutes...but doesn't he look cute anyways?? This pic looks like he is actually playing but the problem is, he was kicking the ball in the wrong direction :)
And if he wasn't kicking it towards the wrong goal, then he was always kicking it out of bounds...we're working on our soccer skills, we need some of his uncles to come work with him!!

After Chance's first soccer game we went to the train museum in Golden where Thomas was visiting!! We got to ride on him, the kids had a ball! We didn't want to wait in line for the close up pictures with Thomas, so we improvised :)
Me & the kiddos ridin on Thomas
Again the line thing...& Chance was a little scared of Sir Toppom Hat

Don't you think he'd make a pretty girl?

Big man all ready for his first primary program in church...isn't he a stud?? Don't look too close or you'll see some remaining marker on his hairline.

The kids got ahold of Figero again...doesn't he look happy?

Today we went on a field trip with Chance's preschool. We went to a pumpkin patch & took hayrides & got to pick out pumpkins. Chance loved it! (I don't know why this is underlined & half blue & can't figure out how to change it) He wanted a green pumpkin instead of orange like everybody else...go figure :)
On the ride into the pumpkin patch. Kenedi refused to look up.
The view from the patch....ahhhhhhh.

Tagged - Quirks...

Thank you Amber for tagging me on this lovely subject...however I don't know that I can list 6 quirks as I am so close to perfectly normal...oh wait, I'm a YOUNG :) So here go my quirks:

1. I absolutely, positively cannot stand having my hands get pruny. I can do normal things like wash dishes, etc but when it comes to swimming or taking a bath, or even a lengthy shower it grosses me out. If you are ever swimming with me you'll notice I hold my hands out of the water the majority of the time. For some reason when my hands get pruny and then you have to rub them together for any reason it gives me the major chills & not in a good way.

2. I have serious claustrophobia (sp?). We went to six flags the other day & one of the roller coaster seats was really narrow & I very nearly had to get off before the ride started because I felt trapped...Craig also hates it because since he is a tad heavy I cannot stand to have him lay on me, if I can't move my legs I freak. Same goes with pants, I was at the mall the other day trying on some pants & the sales girl was like "those are really flattering..." & I'm like "yeah, but my legs can't breathe" & had to yank them off really fast! Weird.

3. I cannot work in a mess...I know some of you who know me may be going huh?? But when I am working at my desk, if I have papers all over I get extremely frustrated...which since Craig & I switched desks & I now have the small one happens fairly regularly. Same goes when I am in the kitchen. I cannot stand to cook when my kitchen is a mess, I get so mad & swear a lot :)

4. Dog hair in my basement...need I say more? Since my dogs are barkers at night we have to bring them inside. BUT they shed like crazy so every time I go into my basement it is covered in dog hair!! It frustrates me so much, it sticks to shoes & feet & then gets drug all through my house. Not to mention all of my stuff down there has a nice dog hair coating on it. We have been meaning to make some sort of fence so that they can only destroy a small section of the basement but so far it is only a plan with no action. I get even more mad when I am trying to clean it all up & it just goes everywhere!! Anyone have any dog hair cleaning tips??

5. Another hair issue, my own hair. Right now it is short & I cannot stand to have it in my way. So, since it is too short for a pony tail or anything I have to use like 50 bobby pins to keep it back when I am cleaning or working out or anything remotely active. I don't know why but the littlest things seem to really make me mad!! Not to mention it looks just so lovely this way :)

6. Dishwasher loading...I have a certain way I load my dishwasher that I feel maximizes space so that I don't have to do any hand washing :) So whenever other people load my dishwasher...not naming any names but we know Chance & Kenedi don't do the dishes yet...and they just throw the dishes in there I go back and organize it. I know, psycho, it doesn't really matter & I am thankful when other people load for me but for some reason it bugs me. Go figure.

So, I think we have established that I am weird...I am tagging Katherine & Dad...

A Week of Firsts....and Possibly Lasts...

The Larsens came for a visit over Labor Day, we had soooo much fun! The kids didn't even fight which in & of itself is a miracle!! We spent all day Saturday in the Rocky Mountain National Park & Estes Park...it was really crowded but fun. The kids fought over which stroller they got to ride in so you'll notice we have 3 kids crammed in a double...we went hiking around, rode a little zip line car that took us up to the top of one of the mountains, ate pizza in a cute little pizza shop, walked along the river, ate homemade ice cream, and just enjoyed the great weather!! We were soo sad to see them go for sure:)

A few days after they left, Chance had his very first day of PRESCHOOL!! Can you hear it?? Thats right....quiet....ahhhhh...lucky for me Ms. Kenedi naps at the same time so I get a couple hours of peace to get things done, doesn't he look sooo cute??

I can't belive how big he is getting...

The sweet Diego backpack complete with wheels (thank you grandma & grandpa!)

Proud day :)

The latest addition to our family that has survived terrible torture...

And inflicted some as well :)

That same day, Chance had his very first soccer practice. He was very excited, so was his Assistant Coach Daddy...however....I get a call from the hubby about halfway through practice telling me that he is about to stick my son in the car & beat him...apparently Chance wasn't into actually practicing, so the asst. coach had to endure the scrutiny of all the onlooking parents as he attempted to coach their children while his own was screaming bloody murder & holding onto the swing set. Needless to say when he got home, he was in big trouble....that means no cartoons for the rest of the day!