Love for Laundry

Toddy loves to get on the couch and sit on the laundry. He likes to get in the laundry basket and play. Now if I could only get him to fold the laundry instead of unfold.

Yesterday he sat behind the basket for about 10 minutes just hiding...it was so funny.

A Special Present

Grandpa Jerry and Grandma Skip got Toddy a Radio Flyer Rocking Horse for his birthday. Yesterday, we went to Kamiah to see them. Havent seen them since Christmas. Much over-due visit. Grandma was putting together his rocking horse. He watched very intently. When it was put together, he absolutely loved it.

Dallon also got a very special present. He got to spend the afternoon with Grandpa. He helped him unload wood, then he got to drive the tractor to get the mail, and got to go see their new baby sheep. After they came inside. They sat down and had a snack and then went and played the game boy in grandpas chair. They also ate lots of peanuts and tried to shoot the marshmallow gun.

Thanks Grandma and Grandpa for such a great afternoon. The boys really love it.

Our Trip to Dixie

Can you say relaxation?!?! That is what the first 3 weeks of January were. Rick and I took the boys to Dixie on January 2nd. Although we plowed about a foot of snow all the way there, it was a relief to finally be there. My father-in-law Todd and his girlfriend Shelly were already there and waiting. There was a ton of snow there. And, for the next few days it snowed between 8 and 12 inches every night. How fun is that. Dallon got to show Grandpa how he could ride his snowmobile and we got to go for a ride. It was a slow ride might I add. Dallon can only go about 10 miles an hour. That is when he isnt goofing off. They got to open Christmas presents from Grandpa. They got some really fun toys that kept them entertained the whole time we were there. Todd and Shelly had to leave on Monday. We had such a great time with them. On Monday, the power was out most of the day. No big deal we went out and played. Well, then Tuesday the power went out in the afternoon. It did not come on until Wednesday afternoon. This is alright with us. We have wood heat and propane lights. Plus the stove top is propane. On Wednesday morning we got worried about the food in the fridge, so we put it in the cooler outside. It was so cold up there that everything stayed very cold. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, we spent a lot of time outside. We had bought Dallon a sled to pull behind the snowmobile and he loved it. So when he wasnt doing that he was riding his snowmobile. We also convinced Rick to help us build a snowman. He is such a perfectionist. He redid everything we did. We used chocolate covered raisins for eyes, mouth and buttons. Well, when i went out to take a picture, the face was gone. Hope the dogs enjoyed it. Friday we got some company. So on Saturday, we went for a ride. The snow was so deep and there were so many trees to go around that we got stuck alot. It took us 4 hours to go about 10 miles. It started snowing and everyone was getting cold. We were glad to get back home. Dallon got a chance to play Guitar Hero on the WII. I have never seen anything so funny. On Sunday, our guest left. So, we sat around and watched movies and relaxed some more. On Monday, I got up and cleaned the cabin and packed everything up while Rick loaded everything and got the snowmobiles put away. We came home that day so we could get some more groceries and I needed to go to the doctor. On Tuesday, I went to the doctor and did all of our laundry and started packing again. On Wednesday, we went to Lewiston to buy groceries and pick up Rick's buffalo head. (picture later) We also, had another added expense. Rick decided we needed a WII of our own and Guitar Hero. Yep, so him and Dallon bought it. We got home that afternoon and played it. What a work out, but so much fun. On Thursday morning we headed back to Dixie. Toddy got the flu that night and Rick got a sinus infection. So, on Friday, we layed around hoping everyone would get better fast. Toddy bounced back, but Rick did not. Friday night my brother and sister-in-law came back up. Saturday we went for a relaxing ride. We rode to the ranger station, only about 5 miles and Dallon got to play on the airport and the boys got to jump their snowmobiles and we drank a lot of beer. It was fun to just sit there and watch and play. Mind you, Dallon thinks he can go everywhere the boys go, so he was stuck a lot. When we got back, we barely got in the door and Dallon got the flu. By about 7 that night my brother and I werent feeling the greatest and we ended up with flu along with Rick. So, Sunday, we were all trying to recover or still sick. Sam cleaned up a lot of the cabin and packed up their stuff so they could go home. Monday came and it was time for us to come home. We werent ready but knew we had to since Rick had to go back to work. So, a lot of cleaning and putting things away. And home we came. Neither one of the boys were excited. Toddy loves to ride snowmobiles and being out in the snow. And, we can never get Dallon to come inside. So, it was a bummer to get back to Grangeville and no snow. But, we had lots of fun and want to thank Grandpa Todd for letting us use his cabin. We really appreciate it.

Pictures of Dixie---Story to Follow

Todd Turned 1

Toddy turned one on January 1st. What an exciting day for a little boy. When had spent New Year's Eve at my grandparents in Lewiston. I had family that was here from Boise and Germany, so it was great to spend the evening and night with them. On New Year's Day we celebrated Toddy's birthday at my grandparents house. We started off with opening presents. I am not sure who was more excited, Dallon or Todd. Let's just say, Todd had lots of help. He got a lot of wonderful presents that he absolutely loves. We then stripped the boy put him in the high chair. Yep, it was cake time. Toddy doesnt like chocolate, so we had a white cake. Of course we sang Happy Birthday first and then it was his turn to eat it. Aunt Sam, as always, puts their face in the cake to start off with. He didnt seem to mind. I dont know how much he really ate but he did have fun playing in it. Thank you everyone for making his party so great. Especially grandma for letting us have the party at her house.

I guess since the party was over, you would think we would go home. Nope, Toddy had one more present and it didnt arrive until 11:00 that night. Rick came home from work on Toddy's birthday so we went and picked him up at the airport.

Here are some fun pictures of Toddy's birthday:

One year stats:

Height: 31 inches (75%)

Weight: 23 lbs., 9 oz. (60%)

Walk: Nope, just a couple steps

Talk: Yes: Momma, Dada, Da (Dallon) usually at the top of his lungs, nono, byebye

Fun Quirks: shakes head yes and no, waves bye, and points to tell you to stay

Food: all adult food and he chews it with his 6 teeth--if he knows it is baby food he wont even take a bite

Quick Update

Ok I know I havent posted...but I have been in Dixie since the 2nd of January and got home Monday night....and heading back tomorrow. We came home for a quick 2 days....I went to the doctor and then went to Lewiston to stock up on groceries again. I will post when I get back next week.

If you want to see some fun pictures and videos of last weekend check out Sam's website....
www.csaltman.blogspot.com