Pumpkin Patch!

On Saturday we decided it was time to buy our pumpkins. We have a family tradition to go to this pumpkin patch, it's off of Sunnyside going toward Shelley. I guess we waited to long because the pumpkins that were left we green or rotting. We still had a lot of fun, all though it was very windy. In the end we bought our pumpkins from walmart. Hunter had fun running up to every pumpkin and trying to pick them up.
THE MAZE

The people that own the pumpkin patch have also made a little maze for little kids out of hay. Hunter went right in and started walking back and forth. I was a little surprised that he walked through it, I thought that he would plop his bum down and try to eat the hay. He had so much fun and kept a smile on his face to prove it.

2 Tags

This is a picture tag. What you do is go to your pictures and choose the 4th folder and post they 4th picture. This was about 3 years ago. It was Thanksgiving and Brian's family was all together for the first time in a long time, so we went shooting. This is a picture that Brian took of me shooting his new gun at the time.
5 people I tag: Mindy, Holli, Kristy, Jewelle, and Lynette


On this tag, you give five answers to each of the questions and pass it on. To pass it on, name them on your blog and leave a comment notifying them on their blog.

5 things I was doing 10 years ago:
1. It was 1998 and I was in 8th grade.
2. We had just moved to Temple, TX.
3. I remember only having 1 friend and we would eat lunch in our English teacher's room and watch soap opera's. Pretty lame.
4. I flew on an airplane without my parents for the 1st time.
5. Just going to school and hating life.

5 things on my to do list today: (It's really late so I'm doing for tomorrow)
1. Fold and put away laundry, we'll see if it actually gets done.
2. Cook dinner.
3. Get Hunter's flu shot.
4. Watch House.
5. Tidy up the house.

5 snacks I enjoy:
1. CHOCOLATE!!!!
2. Popcorn
3. Anything sweet
4. Apples
5. Ritz crackers

5 things I would do if I were a millionaire:
1. Hire a maid
2. Go on lots of vacations
3. Buy a big piece of property and build a gigantic cabin
4. Buy Brian his dream car
5. Help our parents get out

5 places I have lived:
1. Pocatello, ID
2. Idaho Falls, ID
3. Couer d' Alene, ID
4. Temple, TX
5. Hot Springs, SD

5 jobs I have had:
1. Hostess/busser at Smitty's
2. CNA at Fairwinds
3. CNA at Hillcrest Haven (hated that job so bad!!)
4. Melaleuca
5. Stay at home mom!!!!

5 people I tag: Mindy, Shannon, Lynette, Kristy, Alissa

FINALLY!!!

Yesterday Brian received his acceptance letter into the social work program!!! We are so relieved. He will start is Jan and graduates Jan 2010. It seems like along time, but really it's not. I can't wait for him to be done with school so that he can buy me a house! I am so proud of him, he has worked so hard to get good grades. He has also been working as many hours as he can and still be at home in the evening with us. This semester he is taking all upper division classes, which makes for alot of homework and lots of studying. Congratulations Brian!!!

MY BABY CAN DANCE!!!

I couldn't pick my favorite video, so I put 2 up. For the last couple of months when Hunter hears music he begins to dance. I just think it is so cute, so I finally got a video of it.

You know your a baby when....

I'll be the first to admit that I am a baby. I am scared of the dark and I'm not afraid to admit. On Tuesday's Brian has a night class and he doesn't get home till after 8pm. I am usually fine, but tonight was a different story. Hunter and I were watching House and all of the sudden I hear someone or something scratching at my door. So I mute the T.V to make sure it wasn't my wild imagination, which unfortunately tonight it wasn't. I looked out our little peep hole and couldn't see anything, but I could still hear the scratching. We don't have anything on our door so I was beginning to freak out a little. I text messaged Brian to get his butt home, but he was giving a presentation tonight and didn't get it. I was half way tempted to call the police to come and check it out, but I figured I was making a bigger deal out of it. So I called my sister Kacie, they live like 2 minutes away. She was kind enough to come over and protect me. I would have opened the door before she got there, or even before I called her, but I have Hunter with me and I didn't want something to happen where I couldn't protect him. When she got here I finally figured out what it was. The scouts in our ward put the food drive notices on my door and with the wind it was scratching the door. So by now I felt like a total dork, but Kacie was nice about and didn't tease me to much. I'm not sure why I'm telling you all this sad story, but I figure someone will get a good laugh out it, so I guess it's worth it.

This house is so hot it's on FIRE!

This past weekend my friend Amy and I went to an over night scrap booking party in Ogden, UT. It was a ton of fun. On our way home we had to stop in Pocatello to drop off something at her brother's house. In the same neighborhood as her brothers house is this other house that has flames on it. I couldn't resist a picture. I guess the city of Pocatello told them they had to paint their house so they put flames on it. I guess they made their point.

Our Fun Weekend!

Amy and I had a blast! She has been asking me for like 3 years to come and do this with her and finally I did. We arrived at the hotel around 6 pm Friday night. We checked in with the lady who sets the party up and she gave us our room key. We were expecting 2 queen sized beds, which I was so excited for so I could spread out. Well we opened the door and saw that we had to share a king sized bed, which was ok. In high school we shared all the time, but now that we are married I won't deny that it was a little awkward at first. Ok, so we got all our scrap booking stuff all set up and we did like 1 page and then we decided it was time to eat. We found a Target and got way to many snacks, which by the way we never even opened, and ordered pizza. We stayed up to 3 am scrapin' away and laughing. The hotel offered the scrap bookers a buffet breakfast, so we woke up at 9 am for that, which was nasty! We sat in the hot tub, got massages, and scrap booked some more before we were totally exhausted and then we drove home. We were both so excited for a night away but were ready to see our hubby's and kids! I am so glad we did this, now we just have to convince our husbands to let us make this a yearly tradition!

Tagged!

My cousin Holli tagged me!

8 TV shows I like to watch:
-ER
-Survivor
-Jon and Kate plus 8
-House
-The Hills
-Extreme make over-Home edition
-Everybody Loves Raymond
-American Idol

8 Things that happened yesterday
-made dinner
-changed diapers
-worked out
-watched tv
-blogged
-played with Hunter
-Fed Hunter
-made a cake

8 Favorite places to eat:
-Texas Roadhouse
-Sizzlers
-Olive Garden
-Jalisco's(I don't know if that's how you spell it)
-Pizza Hut
-Bubba's BBQ
-Sweet tomato's
-Craigo's

8 things I am looking forward to:
-This Friday, overnight scrap booking party!
-More children
-Buying a house
-Brian finishing school
-Being sealed in the temple
-losing weight
-Hunter being potty trained
-seeing my mom

8 Things on my wish list
-A brand new car
-A maid
-A nice vacation
-To get my RN
-Weight lose
-Being able to travel
-Being able to buy a house in 1 yearish
-Good health

8 People I tag:
Lynette
Mindy
Janelle
Kristy
Kalie
Devoney
Alissa
any one else

Fall Colors

We stopped to look at a natural spring in a creek and Brian found a little water snake. He decided to pick it up to scare me, which worked out in his favor. So I hurried at took a picture. I like how it turned out.

Last Sunday we took a drive to Palisades to see all the pretty fall colors. It was so beautiful! I love this time of year. You drove around to Fall Creek, there is a hidden waterfall there, it is one of Brian's favorite places. After driving around we stopped and got some ice cream and then drove towards Victor and Driggs. We found this old house, so I decided to take a few pictures of it. I photo shopped it, what do you think? I love taking pictures of the outdoors. I just need a lot more practice.

Hunter's Birthday Party!

Hunter had an awesome party! Because our apartment is on the smaller side of things we decided to have his party at Leo's Place. We had a great turn out. He was so spoiled and loved every minute of it. As you can see I think his favorite part was the chocolate cup cakes! I am so happy we had the party at Leo's, there was room for everyone that came. I still can't believe my baby is 1. Thanks to everyone that came and for your thoughtful gifts!

Happy Birthday Hunter!!

Today is Hunter's 1st birthday. I can't believe it. It kinda makes me a little sad. He is definitely a handful. He is into everything possible, and is now trying to climb everything. He's our little monkey. He has brought so much joy into our lives. He has just started to jabber all the time. He talks to us like we understand. It's really funny to hear him jabber. He is such a good baby. He rarely cries and has always been a good sleeper. I am so grateful to Heavenly Father for giving me the opportunity to be a mother. There is no greater joy on this earth than being a mother. Happy Birthday my baby!

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Things I want to remember!

Lately Hunter has been so funny. While we were in Utah with my mom he was driving me a little nuts. I kept telling him to be quite or to stop doing something that he shouldn't have been doing, he started to make a really cute face that always makes me laugh. He's got me figured out. One night while we were in a hotel room trying to go to sleep he would put his hand in his mouth and make a funny noise and then laugh really hard at himself. What a funny boy! He has finally started to say mom or mama on a regular basis. For the longest time he would only day dad or dada. He is growing up so fast, he'll be 1 on Friday. I can't believe where the time has gone.

I Heart Your Blog

My cousin, Holli at http://hollihas4monsters.blogspot.com/, said my blog was a winner. Wahoo!! Thanks Holli, I love your blog too!! So now I'm gonna nominate some of my blog faves too!

The rules: 1. The winners put the sticky sticker of uber stickiness up on their blog to say "Look at me! Look at me! I'm COOL... or at least someone else thinks so!"2. Then they get to link back to me. 3. Then they get to nominate 7 of their own winners! Spread the love! 4. Then leave a little note on the chosen blogs so they aren't left in the dark.

And My Picks Are:

1. http://www.myblog-kristy.blogspot.com/ (Kristy). I always love reading her funny stories. It has been fun to see cute pictures of her kids!!

2. http://hotfieldsfamily.blogspot.com/ (Lynette). We went to high school together and lost touch after that. Then one day we found each other again. It has been way fun to catch up and be able to stay in touch!

3. http://ourfamilyblog-kolby.blogspot.com/ (Janelle). We have been close for along time. She has truly felt like a sister to me. I love that I have cousins that feel like immediate family!!

Catch up

Lately Hunter has been so funny. He will pull his shirt over his head and just run around the house. He always makes us laugh. He also found the dvds about 3 months ago and when we moved them to a safer location he made a new home. He loves to play in the cabinets. Last weekend Brian, Teresa, Hunter and I all went to the parade of homes. It was a ton of fun to look through all the homes. There was one that caught my eye. It was gigantic. All of the children's rooms were decorated very cute and the bathrooms were all amazing. The tile floors were taken from old church's in Egypt and the windows were all from Italy. She had the best laundry room, there was counters all the way around the room. She even had little holes on one of the counter tops so the kids could put there clothes right in there. Twenty feet below the basement they also had a racket ball court. I wish everyone could have seen this house. It was amazing.

On Saturday I am picking my mom up at the SLC airport and we are looking for a place for her to live. I can't wait to see her. I am so happy that she is finally moving closer.

FLIES!!

I know these aren't the best pictures but, those little black specs are actually flies. This is a picture from my patio ceiling. There are flies everywhere. Every time I open my door about 10 new ones fly in. For the longest time I couldn't figure out why there were BILLIONS of them all around our apartment complex and in my house. Well I've figured it out. COW POOP! We live across the street from a field that grows hay. They were so kind to us to spread the cow poop and then till it into the ground the last week. I can't even step outside without gaging. One morning the wind was blowing so hard that seriously the smell of the cow poop was in our house. I'm sick of it!

Hunter's 1 year old birthday pictures!!

Hunter will be 1 year old on October 3rd. I can't even believe it. The other day my cousin, Holli, took some pictures for me. She is so awesome and talented!! Thanks a bunch Holli! These pictures are a few of my favorites.

Ear infection

Hunter has had a runny nose the last few days, but other than that he has been fine. Today he has acted more sick like and he has been too cuddly. So I made him a doctors appointment and what do you know he has an ear infection. He hasn't had a fever or up all night crying. I was really surprised to find out it was an ear infection, it is his first one. He is on antibiotics now and hopefully he will be back to normal soon.

I have been trying for the last 2 days to upload pictures and it will say it is loading and then after like 10 minutes of waiting the page changes to an error. FRUSTRATING!!!

Alturas Camping Trip!!

Be prepared for lots of pictures!!!

A couple of weekends ago we went up to Alturas to go camping with my Aunt Deanne and Uncle Mike and some of their kids, we had a blast. It is my favorite place in the world! I am so happy that we were able to go up there this year, it was both Brian's and Hunter's first time ever up there and they both loved it!


This picture is so cute and funny, I was taking a picture of Brian and Hunter swinging and Jett, my cousins son walked through the picture and turned and smiled at me just as I took the picture. Isn't he cute!!!


This is Alturas Lake. As soon as Hunter sat down in the rocky sand he had 3 big handfuls of sand in his mouth. I swear he thinks he needs to taste everything. The water was ice cold, but I couldn't keep Hunter out of it. He loved the water.
This is Stanley Lake. We spent the day swimming and hanging out at the beach. It was a ton of fun. My uncle brought a raft, 2 kayaks, and a canoe. Brian managed to flip both kayaks and flip the canoe. I will have to find the pictures that my cousin took of us in the canoe, she got us step by step of flipping out of the canoe. It is pretty funny.


About 15 miles from where we were is a fish hatchery. They have all sizes of salmon to look at.


These are the full grown salmon that they have at the hatchery, aren't they huge.

We were able to go to Custer, ID the day before we left. It is now an old ghost town and one of my favorite things to do up there. They have staged a couple of the little house up there and they have turned the old school house into a museum. It is always interesting to me to learn about history and how people used to live way back in time.


There is this old double-seater outhouse up there and we all took turns getting our picture taken on it.
And finally a picture so that we never forget the car problems we had up there!