January

This is what we have been up to this Month


Trenton.......my glasses........ need I say more.

The girls and......the twins.


Kate, Trenton and Deacon hanging out at Grandma G's house.


Clint had surgery to remove a mass. It was a bit scary to think that he might have cancer, but we both felt like the mass would be benign, which we just found out it was benign. (Sorry Clint, no super bowl trip for you)


The boys

Stop Arboring

Lilly enjoys watching Word World. And I am totally fine with it because it is educational. The other day, Lilly was watching an episode that featured three little pig brothers who were trying to build of fort. That is about all that I saw of it while I was folding laundry. I went about my other activities, Clint was home and was feeding the boys their lunch.

Clint and I argue over stupid things. We happened to be arguing about something, I can't remember even what it was, but Here comes Lilly and she says to Clint and I...."ARE you Arboring?" I wasn't sure what she said, but then I quickly figured it out. What she really meant was arguing. All I could do was laugh. I said where did you learn that Lilly. She said "When pig was building a fork...(she really meant fort but said fork) with his brothers and they kept arboring. You shouldn't arbor MOM!" It is amazing how children can be so aware of things around them.

So now when Clint and I argue and we just can't solve whatever we are arguing about we say "Are you arboring with me?" Some how that makes everything all better.

My hopes for 2009

I hope everyone has had a happy and safe New Year's Eve.
I thought I'd share some of the things that I hope to complete in 2009!

1) Learn a new language (American Sign Language would be fun)
2) Organize my house and KEEP it organized
3) Plan and cook Healthy meals for family
4) Finish all of my handmade Christmas gifts before December
5) Read a least 12 new books
6) Do more with photography
7) Learn to play chess
8) Finish my food storage
9) Spend more valuable time with the kids

Clint's Hopes for 2009
1) Get fitter
2) Be a better house cleaner
3) Not kill kids (Have more patience with the kiddos)
4) Read the scriptures Daily
5) Plant a garden and maintain it
6) Finish genealogy

Pink Baby

When my aunt Net and mom flew out to Virgina when Lilly was born, one of the gifts that Net brought for Lilly was a pink baby.

Lilly always has to have her "pink baby" with her. Over the years "pink baby" has gotten dyed purple, (oops on Clint's part) has been written on, has been left outside, has been washed a million times and sadly has had to have her feet repaired. My mother -in -law even bought a replacement baby for Lilly, but Lilly only wants Her "pink baby."

Lilly showing where my mom adding stuffing and a silk patch to her "pink baby's" foot.

Good Reads

For Christmas Clint gave me the book "The Hunger Games" by Susanne Collins. It is a good read, however if you are like Clint and hate to wait for books that are in a series, don't read "The Hunger Games" until the next book comes out in Sept of 2009.
I also finished the 6th and last book in "The Great and Terrible" series by Chris Stewart. Big sigh....... I have been trying to drag out his books as long as I could. I didn't want them to end. I would highly recommend these books.

Christmas Day

Christmas Morning at 9:00am

Christmas Morning at 12:32 am.

Trenton and Deacon would not stop crying. We had put them to bed as soon has we got home from Grandma's house at around 10:ish. They feel asleep for a little while (maybe 40 minutes) But woke up screaming, we tried to comfort them but nothing seemed to work, So we put them in the tub and they settled right down. That is when I noticed that Trenton had blotchy red spots on his arms and legs. My mom gives the grand kids pj's on Christmas Eve. I don't know if the pj's caused Trenton to break out in a rash or what. I am just very glad Clint was home to help out, I would be crying and screaming along with the boys.

Christmas Eve 2008

Trenton feeling better (the drugs have kicked in)

Every other year we spend Christmas Eve at my Grandma G's house. All my mom's siblings come up and celebrate Christmas Eve.

We do the nativity story, Lilly got to be Mary and of course she added her own little twist of the Nativity story, by saying "Howdy Partner" when it was her time to walk out.

Trenton was not in the best of moods, he had a fever and you could just look at him and tell that he didn't feel good. Deacon was getting over being sick, but he was still very whinny. Lilly was very excited about the White Elephant gift game. We ended up going home with the white elephant gift that we brought with us.