Our New House

For those of you that dont know....we have bought a house in Kamiah. We absolutely love it!!! The kids are enjoying their playroom and yard. We live at the dead end of a road and there is no traffic. This is the view of the back yard out from the garage. This is the living room.

This is the kitchen....very open and I love it....there is a dishwasher.

This is the back of the house. There is a 2 car attached garage on the left side. There are glass french doors to come outside from it.

And this is our wonderful home!!!!

Are you Ready? Here is an Update!

So, here is my update! There will be no pictures, my computer crashed so I am on the laptop!

The past 2-3 weeks have been very crazy. We found a house to rent in Kamiah. So, once I got the word that we were renting, I started to pack up our house. I had everything packed within 5 days. So, we lived on just the necessities and boxes were everywhere. My goal was to have everything packed when Rick got home so we could concentrate on other stuff that needed to be done the following week. And yes, I succeeded. Rick came home on a Thursday. On Saturday, Dallon had graduation from preschool and his carnival. That was so fun. We are very proud of him. Now we have a Kindergartener!!!! Sunday, we went down to Kamiah to clean the new house. Needed a lot more cleaning than what I thought. Monday and Tuesday were my days to do registration at Dallon's preschool. I am on the board, so this is my responsibility. Great timing I know! Wednesday afternoon, we went back to Kamiah to finish cleaning and brought down a few boxes. Friday we officially moved into our house and stayed the night. We were supposed to have phone and internet Friday, but Qwest managed to mess that up, but oh well. Saturday, I did a lot of unpacking. We got Directv set up and then had a relaxing bbq and rented the UFC fight. It was nice to have company and relax. Sunday, Rick got to have his relaxing day and went golfing. Monday, I took Dallon to the movies in 3D....he wasnt sure about that! We also did a lot of shopping to get the rest of the stuff for the house. Such as curtains.....I think these are pretty important. Tuesday, Rick was pretty sick. So, I just did stuff around the house. Then, on Wednesday, the boys and I took Rick to the airport and got him on his way back to work. So, here we are on Thursday! I am still unpacking some boxes and doing some decorating. But, I am taking my time and relaxing. I am hoping the sun starts to shine so the boys and I can enjoy some nice warm weather.

We want to thank every one who helped us move. It was very nice of you!!!

Sick Sick Sick

That is about all that has been going on the past week. Dallon went to the doctor a week ago last Monday. He got put on antibiotics for a terrible cold. Tuesday night Toddy started to run his fever. It topped at 103.5. So Thursday morning, took him to the doctor. The doctor decided to check me too. So Toddy and I were both on antibiotics. Friday was the worst day for us. None of us felt very good. Rick took all the cold medicine he could find so that he wouldnt get this yucky stuff. Saturday morning he left for work. Toddy and I were so sick that I had to have my dad drive him to Lewiston to catch the plane. Just when I thought maybe we would be on the mend. Sunday I woke up with an ear infection in one ear. Toddy still had his fever but, it broke that night. Monday, yes a week later, Toddy and Dallon seemed to be very healthy. Full of energy and constantly in trouble. So, where does that leave mom.....TOTALLY WORE OUT!!! Needless to say, I woke up with double ear infections this morning and now am starting my second dose of antibiotics.
Saturday morning I finally got Toddy to take a nap after Rick left. He hadnt slept a lot while he was sick.

On another note, since I have been sick, I really havent had time to tell everyone that I have started my tupperware business again. So, please book some parties and earn some free tupperware!

Spring Break!!!

So, Spring Break started a week ago Friday. And yes, Dallon made sure his started then. After school, I took him down to Kamiah so he could spend a week with his grandparents. He was so excited that he got to stay 7 days. Poor Toddy had to stay home with mom, but not the whole time! On Saturday, I decided I needed to shampoo my carpets. I got up and got Toddy ready and took him to spend the day with my parents. Check him out....doesnt he look so cute!
Uncle Chris and Aunt Sam spent Saturday night with us and then we went to Lewiston with them on Sunday. We had a great time!!! I got all my Easter gifts bought (pictures after Easter of course). Thanks for taking us.

Monday was pretty much a lounge day....as you can tell! Toddy didnt have Dallon to watch cartoons with, so CJ had to do! They have a love hate relationship and it can get pretty crazy!
Tuesday...we headed to Ferdinand to the vet...CJ need shots and then to Grandma and Grandpas in Lewiston. Had a great visit with Mark and Lucretia. Tuesday afternoon, Rick called me with some excellent news!!!! HE IS OFFICIALLY A BP EMPLOYEE ON THE ARTIC SLOPE!!! I couldnt be more proud of him! Congratulations Honey!!!

Wednesday, Toddy and I headed back to Lewiston to pick Rick up from the airport. He had been gone 5 weeks. It is really nice to have him home. We will be making the most of the 10 days!

Thursday, we headed to Kamiah to get Dallon. Bought time the kid came home. He had such a fun time playing, but I was glad to finally see him and have him home too. I would say Toddy and CJ missed him too as they had to take a nap together on Friday. Then, we went for a much needed Jeep ride Friday night!
Have a wonderful Easter weekend and watch for another post from me soon!

Getting ready for Easter!

I bought some foam stickers for the kids and I am letting them make Easter decorations everyday. They are loving it! Dallon is really enjoying the Easter Eggs and Toddy just puts his on paper and takes them off and then puts them back on!

Amazing that they could get along to do a fun project....they are really at the fighting stage right now!

Ok so now I have updated....maybe I can make this a weekly thing now!

Potty Training 101

Yes, I know I have potty trained one kid, but I feel like I have never done this before. Toddy refuses to wear any underwear. He absolutely freaks out when I put them on him. He is constantly taking his diaper off after he pees in it or right before he has to go pee and then pees on the floor. Well, the other day I put out underwear for him after he ripped his diaper off. I put his jammy pants back on and then he put his underwear on. He knew he had to go in the bathroom to go pee but peed right in his pants. Thinking I will wait a couple more weeks before I try again. He is so stubborn....it is gonna have to be on his terms!

New Family Member

As most of you probably know, Dallon bought a new puppy. Ok, so maybe I take care of it more, but he sure tries. Her name is CJ....she is 1/2 Yorkie 1/2 Chihuahua (Dallon says Chikawawa...very funny). She weighs about 5 pounds now. We have had her for almost 4 weeks. She was very easy to potty train. Gold fish crackers work wonders. She wasnt very playful at first, but now she has got into her groove. She likes to play first thing in the morning (6 a.m.) right at noon and then last thing at night. Otherwise she lays around and chews on her toys or sleeps. Rick has yet too meet her, but we have sent him lots of pictures. I think he will have to experience the 6 a.m. playtime. But, we love her so I guess we will keep her.

Tubing

This is a video of Uncle Chris and Dallon going down the tubing hill at Snowhaven. We had such a great time. Cant wait till the next time we do it!

Playdoh Fun!!!

Today I made some playdoh for the kids. They love to play with it, but I have never been brave enough to buy any. The preschool Dallon goes to mailed out a recipe with their monthly school letter. So, I made some. Guess I better find some toys to go with it. Cookie cutters and spoons just dont work I guess! Oh and yes it is edible. Toddy tried to eat it!

Christmas Vacation

Wow!!! I can actually say that now. Dallon is in school and we only get to take vacations when he is on vacation. So lets begin:

The Saturday before Christmas, Sam, Chris and I ventured to Lewiston to do ALL of my Christmas shopping. Plus, Toddy's birthday presents. It was a very scary experience that I will never do again. Thank goodness I had no kids that weekend. Got all my shopping done and was exhausted when I got home. On Sunday and Monday, I wrapped all the presents and put them under the tree. Believe it or not, Toddy did not touch any of them. On Monday night, Toddy and I ventured to Lewiston in a horrible snow storm to pick up Rick from the airport. Yeah, his first Christmas home since he started working in Alaska. On Tuesday, we headed to Kamiah to pick up Dallon. He loves to go down there and stay with Grandpa Jerry and Grandma Skip and Grandma Shelly. On Wednesday was a day to relax and get all my food shopping done so that we could head to Dixie on Christmas Day.

So, now we are to Christmas Eve. The boys were really anxious to open their presents. Dallon was going crazy and Rick really wanted Dallon to open just one (the BB Gun). Since we had to be to my parents by 1:00, we let the boys open all the presents before we left. They loved all their gifts from everyone. The boys headed to Cottonwood before me since they wanted to take the Jeep. I had to take the box of toys and all the rest of the gifts, so I took the Tahoe. I enjoyed some quiet in my house before I left. We had a wonderful afternoon and evening with my family. We had a white elephant gift exchange. It was very fun. The kids got more presents. Lets just say they got lots of books and very few toys this year. Suggestion from their mother who has to pick up all the toys.

Christmas morning the kids opened Santa gifts and then we headed to Lewiston for Christmas breakfast. We patiently waited for Jennifer, Dana, and Delainey to show up. I needed to hold that precious little girl. Dallon finally got to meet her for the first time and loves her. She puked all over Rick so that was nice. Then, we came back to Grangeville and packed up everything so we could leave for Dixie after Christmas dinner. I baked some goodies and then we headed to Bruce and Lori's for a wonderful dinner and more presents.

Finally, at about 7:00 that night, Chris and Sam and all of us headed for Dixie. Chris and Sam spent the weekend and Rick and the boys and I came home on the 2nd. We had lots of fun with sledding and snowmobile riding. Just plain relaxing. On Sunday, we had to take Rick back to the airport so he could go to work. And now we are back to a schedule and school.When I have more patience, I will download some videos!

Hope everyone had a great Christmas and New Year's! I know we did and we thank everyone for the wonderful Christmas cards and all the gifts for the kids and Rick and I!