First Snowfall

He fell down and got snow inside his jacket!

Austin throwing a snowball at Madison

So happy :)

The kids literally woke up and wanted to go play.

Week 3!!

Its been 3 weeks since I've started potty training Austin and I must say its been going really good! (knock on wood) :) He's so much different than Madison, in a good way....and bad. On one hand the peeing is much easier and he's gotten the hang of it really quickly. And if he does have an accident its little cause he stops and finishes in the potty. Madison just soaked everything! Going #2 is becoming a bit of a challenge, but we did make progress last night. So all in all I'm glad I started before he turned 3!!

Ok so its been pretty busy around here since Halloween. Of course the potty training takes up alot of time and energy. We tore down the wall where we have been wanting to build our computer nook. Garrett did the sheet rock and texture. We had someone come do the taping though. So its all painted and ready for a cabinet and a counter!! It looks awesome and opens up the hallway so much. Garrett really did do a great job making his vision come true!!

Austin's 3rd Birthday party was Chuggington themed. He loves those trains!! I had a great time decorating and getting creative with it all. We had a small party at the house with his buddies and family. We did a small game, colored some pages, hit a pinata, and ate hot dogs and cake. It was so relaxing!! And thank you for all the wonderful gifts!! Hope you got the pictures I sent through Walmart.

Up next is Thanksgiving and then Garrett is off to California for a business trip for 2 weeks. Not sure what we are gonna do without him. Aunt Traci and Uncle Phillip will come up for a few days to visit and that will be so nice. And thats about it here. Madison is loving school!! She's reading and spelling and just being a 5 year old girl....she loves dancing and doesn't care who is watching. I took her to the mall yesterday and she was just dancing away. It was so fun!!

Trick-or-Treat

Ok so this is two weeks late, but its here....finally!! Once again it was just me and the kiddos this year on Halloween. We met up with our friends and went trick-or-treating together. Me, her, 4 kids, and 2 hours of fun!! It was a blast. The kids really got into it this year and had a lot of fun.

No More Training Wheels For Madison!!

Its been a couple of weeks since we've taken off her training wheels and we are so proud of her. She took a pretty big fall the first day, knocked her teeth loose and scrapped up her face in a couple of spots. But just a few hours after her fall she was back on her bike. We couldn't believe it! Now her and her friend Kesler zoom zoom around the neighborhood :)

Halloween Pictures

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Took the kids out today to get some fun pictures in their Halloween costumes. The bottom two of Austin we did a few days ago . They said they had fun and kept thanking me for taking them out to do their pictures, but i'm not sure if that had anything to do with the skittles I bribed them with LOL!! Anyway, there are tons more that I will send through email later today.

Hunting

So the only thing that was shot was beautiful pictures of our first hunting trip as a family. The mountains looked amazing and fresh with their new blanket of snow. I couldn't help but snap away!! We went twice with Garrett in the evenings. Once to scout and the other to see if we could get an Elk. No luck. Garrett saw alot of Bulls in his morning hunts, but couldn't find the cows. The kids and I were very excited to get to go with him in the evenings to see if we could watch daddy shoot one. It was nice to hunt together, but maybe when the kids get older it will be better. The trailer we rented was nice! The kids enjoyed getting to sleep in different places at night. They LOVED the TV!! It was alittle colder than we would have liked so we spent alot of time in the trailer. The kids got to color, A LOT, and play playdough, and when the sun peeked through the clouds they ran and ran around the field. It was a trip full of new experiences, one I hope to continue when the kids get alittle bit older to really get into hunting with daddy.

Well That Was Fast!!

I just can't believe its October!! September flew by. Madison has been doing really great in school. No problems at all. I went in last week as the room mom and really enjoyed helping the teacher and working with the kids. I got to see how sweet Madison is at school and that her ears actually do work LOL!! Got me thinking that I may want to do something with teaching in the future.
Austin has been, well, a two year old!! Pushing his boundaries and learning what he can and cannot do. He is very different than Madison was, and its hard, so hard to figure out what works for each kid. Man parenting is rough :) He does have his very sweet moments though and is really a cute little boy!! We enjoy our afternoons together, just the two of us. Usually running errands or hanging out at the house.
My dad came up and took the kids fishing. It was really fun. The kids actually caught some little fishes and my dad and Garrett caught some catfish and white bass, which made for a really yummy dinner!! I do have pictures and will post soon!
I had to make and emergency trip to Elko last week to see my Grandma. She was in the hospital and they thought she wasn't going to make it, but she pulled through and is in the Bounce Back program up at the manor. Garrett did an amazing job with the kids while I was gone. He was able to do Madison's hair and even made the kids great dinners with fruits and veggies!! He's awesome and I'm glad to have him standing right beside me everyday! :)
Soccer is almost done and Madison is very excited about that. Its not as much fun as she thought it was going to be!! But she's sticking with it and scored her first goal at practice!!
We are getting ready to go hunting next week. We are excited and can't wait to go get us an Elk!! Garrett wants to take the kids on his evening hunts, which will be interesting, but he wants to get the kids used to it so they can go when they are older.
Other than that we are just hanging out. Doing the day to day things. Watch out for pictures!!