Santa Came

Dallon was insistent on setting out cookies and milk for Santa this year. He really got into it. So, I was sure to make cookies so there would be some. Well, on the way home Christmas Eve, he fell asleep and didnt wake up. So I wasnt going to put out milk and cookies, I was just gonna say I did. Well, Rick called and told me I had to leave crumbs and one bite of a cookie on the plate and about one drink of milk left in the glass. So, I did. Dallon was so tired that night, that I had to wake him up at 8:00 that morning and ask him if he wanted to see what Santa brought him. He told me he could see to get down from his bed so I had to get him down. By then, he could see and he ran out. At first he wanted to open Rick's presents and then noticed the stockings on the couch. I told him to wait and see if Santa ate the cookies and drank the milk. His expression was priceless. "OH MY GOSH!!!" were his exact words.

This is what he looked like when he saw all the presents Santa gave him:
And Toddy really didnt care...he was pretty goofy that morning.

Christmas

We had a wonderful Christmas even though Rick could not spend it with us. As you know, Christmas Eve my dad and brother came over for the morning. Then, in the afternoon we went to my parents house. We had a wonderful dinner and snacks and then opened up presents. The boys and I got many nice gifts. It got pretty late and the boys were getting crabby, so we headed home and didnt get to play any of our new games. That is coming though.

On Christmas day, we got up and opened Christmas presents from Santa. That will be another post. And then, we headed to Rick's Aunt and Uncles for dinner. Lori prepared a wonderful dinner and we spent the afternoon with Bruce, Lori, Gma Skip, Gpa Jerry, Curtis and Lacey. The boys got lots of toys to play with. They were well entertained while we were there. I got a very nice digital picture frame from Lori.

Christmas was very nice this year and we are very thankful for all the gifts that everyone got the boys and Rick and I. Thank you for a wonderful holiday season.

Bunk Beds for Christmas

Dallon and Todd got new bunk beds for Christmas from my parents. They were much needed. My dad and my brother came over on Wednesday morning to set them up. Dallon and Todd really wanted to help, but were more in the way. Since I only had one mattress, I had to run down to the furniture store and buy another one. Thank goodness they were having a sale. So Chris and I came home with a mattress. I had already washed the boys bedding so I could make their beds. I knew Dallon wanted to sleep in his. He wasnt going to go to bed the night before because he was waiting for Grandpa to put up his new bed. Well, the beds were up and made. I decided to leave Toddy's crib up incase he didnt sleep in the other bed. We got home Wednesday night and Dallon slept in his bed all night. Matter of fact, I woke him up at 8:00 in the moring and asked him if he wanted to see what Santa brought him. Todd slept in his until 2:00 in the morning. This is good!!! Since he has been sick he hasnt slept well at all. He is usually awake around 11:00 right when I doze off. So the boys love their beds and there is no longer a crib in the room. They have slept well in them for the past three nights. Dallon is always excited to go to bed. If Toddy is awake then he gets the giggles...he just loves it.

Merry Christmas

Mery Christmas from our family to yours!!!!
We have been busy getting ready for Christmas...wrapping presents, making cookies, and taking care of a sick child. Toddy still has the flu bug from 3 weeks ago. I took him to the doctor and he just has to fight it and get it out of his system. He did gain some weight, which is good cuz he doesnt eat anything. Anyways, we have about a foot of snow...YEAH!!! We will have a white Christmas. Hope everyone travels safe and has a wonderful holiday season.

Videos of Dallon Riding His Snowmobile

Santa's Arrival

Santa came early to Dixie. On Saturday night, Tammy and Brenda arranged for Santa to come to Dixie and deliver presents to everyone. Dallon's face was priceless. He really enjoyed seeing Santa and was a great helper with handing out the presents. He got a crane and absolutely loves it. Thank you Santa for visiting and thanks Tammy and Brenda for everything.

Dixie

Make a Smilebox slideshow

On Thursday, we left for Dixie. Dallon got his new snowmobile and was itching to ride it. When we got up there, there was only about 7 inches of snow. Enough for Dallon to ride. He rode all afternoon. Even burning a tank of gas. On Friday, people started arriving. The Ellers were hosting a Christmas party for Kings Thrones at there Cabin. Dallon's girlfriend, Ashlyn, and her family should up and spent the weekend. They are part of King's Thrones. We got included in the Christmas party. It was a lot of fun. Dallon gave Ashlyn a ride on his snowmobile and they had a blast. Saturday evening the power went out. No big deal we still had fun. Before dinner, we got a surprise visit from Santa at the Eller's shop. That will be another post with lots of pictures. On Sunday, everyone left. Dallon was a little sad, but still had his snowmobile so he had fun. On Monday, Dallon rode all day and played outside. Rick joined him for most of it, but it was extremely cold. Therefore, Toddy didnt spend too much time outside, but did go for a little ride around town. He loves the snowmobile. On Tuesday, we loaded everything up and came home. We had so much fun. By the time we left, there was only about 10 inches of snow. Hopefully when we go back in 2 weeks there is a lot more snow.

Christmas

So, we had Christmas this morning. Rick wont be home so we thought we would have it today. I dont know who was more excited, Rick or Dallon. You see yesterday, Rick, Dallon and Grandpa Jerry went to Montana to get Dallon's present. Dallon thought they went to get parts for Rick snowmobile. The dealership loaded up a crate with black plastic wrapped around it into the back of Rick's pickup and home they came. Well, after the boys were sound asleep. Rick and I opened the black plastic wrapping and brought the present into the living room in front of the tree. We then proceeded to wrap it back up in wrapping paper with a big bow. This morning the boys got to open their presents. Dallon had to save the big present for last. It was so great to Dallons face when he opened the big one. Keep in mind we told him that it was a big helicopter to fly outside. Dallon got a lot of games and clothes (mainly Spiderman) and Toddy got mostly clothes. Hope everyone has a Merry Christmas like we enjoyed today.

Starting to Decorate

The past week has been pretty crazy. On Thursday, we were all set to go to Lewiston early and have pizza with my grandparents and then go walk through the Christmas lights. Well, that didnt happen. Todd ended up getting the flu really bad. He was vomitting and had the runs. I even ended up calling the doctor. They told me to give him clear liquids and then if he gets a fever then to call the next morning. So, at 9:00, we headed to Lewsiton to pick up Rick. He flew in that night, thank goodness, I was really needing him. Friday, we woke up and Todd had a fever and had not had anything to drink since about 5:00 the night before. Plus, he was only awake for about 2 hours on Thursday and it was starting to worry me. So, I called the doctor. I took him in at 11:15 and got back home at 12:30. I had to take him in for blood work. He was borderlined dehydrated and had a viral infection. They put him on an antibiotic for 3 days and a liquid diet. I am happy to say that he is feeling better and eating now. Anyways on to my decorating. On Saturday we decided to decorate the house for Christmas. Yeah!!! Chris and Sam spent the weekend with us and helped witht the tree. The boys went and got it and set it up and Sam and I went and got the decorations. We will be having Christmas early since Rick goes back to work next week. I will post pictures of that when it happens. It will be one to see!!! Here are some pictures of the boys putting the train together. Todd loves to chew on the railroad signs and Dallon loves to run the train until it drives us crazy.

Dallon made the paper

Check out this website. Scrool down to the little kids wrestling. Dallon made the Cottonwood paper. I am so proud of him. He is the one in the picture.


http://cottonwoodchronicle.com/boyssports.html

Only 1 More Month!!

Toddy is 11 months old today. Holy cow has time gone by fast. And my oh my has he grown. He weighs 25 pounds now. Wearing 24 month clothes. Wants to eat everything in sight even if it is not edible. As of Thanksgiving day, he has 6 teeth. Four on top and two on bottom. And I might add that they are very sharp. He is now mainly on solid foods and drinks whole milk. The bottle is still around. It has been a process to get him to hold it on his own but he now does. So, hopefully, we can switch to sippy cups. He is quite the little dare devil. He will pull himself up to things and then if he can crawl on top of it he will. Not so graceful about getting down, but he seldom cries when he hits his head on the floor. He can throw a great tantrum if he really wants to. I dont usually encourage this, but sometimes there is just no pleasing the kid. He can saw four words. He says mama, dada, nonono, and uh-oh. He can shake his head yes and no. He is always full of giggles. He can pick a great fight with his brother and usually ends of winning because mom has stopped it. He loves to play tractors and cars with Dallon. They end up in his mouth most of the time, but I think he has fun. His newest thing is waving good-bye. So enough for now, next month he will be ONE!!!

Thanksgiving Weekend

What a busy weekend!!! It was just Dallon, Todd, and I because Rick had to work. We got up Thursday morning and got ready and headed to Kamiah to spend the early afternoon with Rick's family. Grandma Skip prepared a delicious dinner. The boys had lots of fun playing with Lacey and her puppy. Later in the afternoon, we headed to Cottonwood to spend the evening with my family. Dallon fell asleep on the way home and didnt eat dinner there, but it was good. Later, we played some games and then it was time to head home. This is a picture of the boys on Thanksgiving.

We got home and I put the boys to bed. I couldnt fall asleep until about 10:30 which was a major problem since I had to be up at 3:00. Yep, you guessed it. The boys and I headed to Lewiston to do the crazy day after Thanksgiving sale. Dallon got lucky though. We picked up Sam and Chris in Craigmont and Dallon and Chris got to take Rick's pickup home from the airport. Therefore, they didnt have to shop. But, poor Toddy had to go through the morning with us. He was a trooper. He slept in Walmarts shopping cart while we were there. At a bottle while shopping in Shopko and chewed on the clothes in Penneys. By Costco, he was about done and so were we. We got home at noon and then lounged around all afternoon. Chris and Sam hung out for a while. Dallon and Chris are really into the fighter pilot video game. At one point, Chris thought Dallon's goggles would help him fly better. I dont think it worked. Toddy was just crabby and crazy.

Last night, I went to a 50th birthday party for Rick's Uncle Bruce. It was a great time. My parents watched the boys. Toddy figured out how to get into the cracker box. Lucky him.

Instead of relaxing today, my parents and the boys and I headed to Lewiston. We did a little Christmas shopping and grocery shopping. Now, we are home relaxing. Thank Heavens the weekend is over.

Making Cookies

Today was a day for baking. I am getting ready for Thanksgiving dinner. We are going to Rick's grandparents first and then to my parents. I told Dallon that he could make Christmas cookies to take to both places. So, I made the cookies dough and placed it in the fridge. After lunch, Dallon and I rolled out the dough and cut out trees and snowmen. After the cookies were cooled, I frosted them and Dallon put the goodies on them. Toddy just ate the cookies. Here are some pictures.
Dont they look yummy. I also made dinner rolls for the first time. They are still cooking so we will see if they are good. Hope everyone has a wonderful thanksgiving.

Wrestling Tournament

Dallon wrestled again on Saturday in Moscow. Although he didnt win any, he had a great time and did way better than the weekend before. His first two matches he didnt get pinned at all and gave them a great fight. His first match score was 8-3 and the second was 13-11 I think. It was very close, I know it was tied when they started the third round. My camera ran out of memory during the second match so there are no pictures of the 3rd and 4th match. But he did good and I am proud of him. There is a picture of Todd sleeping between the bleachers.

Buffalo Hunting

Rick got to go buffalo hunting with his dad in North Dakota. They left on Sunday morning and came back on Tuesday. They drove there. Talk about a long trip. Anyways, they went to a lodge where they are guided for the hunt and shoot the buffalo. The guide helps them gut it and skin it. Then they quarter it and put it in the back of the pickup and come home and have it cut up. Rick and his dad both got buffalo. Well, they also brought back the heads and hide. We are having the head done in a Euroean mount and the hide tanned. We ended up with about 400 pounds of meat.

My Handsome Boys!!!

Arent they handsome? I just love them!!!

Goodbye Formula!!

It is official. Todd no longer drinks formula. He is drinking whole milk and loving it. Not only did we take away the formula, but we are starting to take away the baby food. He is eating solid food for breakfast. He is enjoying the waffles and pancakes. He doesnt like oatmeal that much, but loves maple and brown sugar cream of wheat. He also gets cut up peaches and pears and applesauce for breakfast. He loves yogurt, so that is his dessert at night. Most of the time he would rather just have that. We are starting to share our food with him, so that he gets used to chewing. Remember, the bad gag reflux. Yeah, that still happens some times. But, thank goodness the formula is gone. What to do with all the money that we save? Hmmm, dont know Christmas is coming and so is Todd's birthday.

Video of Dallon Wrestling

This is a glimpse of Dallon wrestling yesterday.

Wrestling Tournament!!!

Dallon has been attending wrestling practice twice a week for about the past 5 weeks. I drive him to Cottonwood on Mondays and Wednesday nights for 1 1/2 hours of practice. He absolutely loves it. When we signed him up, we knew that he was too young to wrestle in the tournaments. But, after 3 tournaments, we realized that there are kids younger than him wrestling. So, since my dad is the president, he talked with some of the other coaches and they ok'd Dallon to wrestle at the tournament in Lewiston. It was nice because Rick was home. If you didnt know, I am in charge of brackets for the wrestling tournaments. So, therefore I needed some help. Dont worry, I am not doing next year. Sam, my sister in law is taking over. She will be awesome. Anyways, back to Dallon wrestling. He got to wrestle in 5 matches. He did very good. Although he didnt win any he wrestled very well. This was his first time wrestling a match. He wasnt sure what was happening, but started to figure it out after each match. He did pin one kid once. His group is not allowed to win by a pin, they just get points for it. He had lots of fun and he said that he won them all. Even though he didnt know he lost he still knew he got one pin. We are very proud of him. And yes, he wants to do it again. He is the one in the red and white singlet.

Toddy Monster

Yep, this is my monster or moose!!!! I just bought him size 24 month clothes. Yeah!! He is way too heavy to carry around. He is pulling himself up to things and standing there. He still holds on so hopefully a little longer till he walks. But, he does climb up steps.

Stress=Chocolate

Rick was supposed to be home Thursday night. Well, due to plane problems and missing his flight he made it home Friday afternoon. Anyways, Dallon always knows when Rick is coming home. He gets very excited that day and all I hear is if we can go get Daddy yet. Well when I told him we had to wait till tomorrow, he wasnt very happy. So, I told him we could make cupcakes and he could decorate them. This would always fix my stress problem and my chocolate craving. I have been very busy with wrestling and taking care of the boys. I always look forward to the day Rick comes home because there is another adult in the house with me. So, off to the store we went. Came home and made cupcakes. Dallon took a much needed nap. Then he decorated. He had lots of fun and even invited Grandma and Grandpa to come eat some. Todd wanted his picture taken so there is a picture of him too.