St Patrick's Day

While in Idaho. We celebrated St Patrick's Day! :) Mady didn't really want to eat the green sandwiches but its hard to get her to eat most of the time anyways :) We ate a lunch of green food. Then colored Mickey Mouse pictures. Then we did a little scavenger hunt. Mady liked finding the rainbows i had colored on the clues :) Kemry just liked following Mady haha. It was fun though. Here are some pics of the day. I'll try and post the video too, although it is really short. Sorry, my camera died on me oh well :)

Tagged

Well this may be difficult because I can't really think of 11 random things about me right now but I will try.... haha thanks Stacie :) This will be a good lazy Sunday activity. Here we go...

Random Facts about me!

1- I may or may not have more than 4 boxes of clothes that used to fit me stored in my house. Still hoping that someday I will fit back into them.

2- Some people may know this about me but i never once finished a craft growing up. Not once. And now what is my life chuck full of?.... Sewing, cross stitch, bows, decorations, and much much more.

3- I used to babysit all the time growing up, but now that I have my own... kinda can't stand other peoples kids. Babies yes. Children....no haha

4- I secretly really like where I live :) Nebraska.... who knew :)

5- My (teenage) daughter is a lot more like me than I would like to admit :)

6- I really hate washing my face at night. So therefore i don't really like to wear makeup too often.

7- I secretly want multiples. So does John

8- Right now I only have about 2 weeks worth of clothing in my wardrobe where as Mady has way more than that and so does john :)

9- I was kind of a tom boy growing up. Now I like pink and princesses. My daughter is a very very girly girl.

10- Sometimes I enjoy it when John is gone overnight.

11- My daughter drives me crazy sometimes but then we have a day like this :)



Mady brought the antlers to me and then my computer. Put the antlers on my head and said "Pikter!" So we did :)

Now to Stacie's questions...

1- If a movie was made about your life, who would you pick to play you and why?
The obvious answer would be Haley James Scott from one tree hill because she looks like me but if i chose it would either be Sandra bullock or Reese Witherspoon. I just like them both so much :)

2- Your least favorite household chore is?
First of all I hate the way Stacie asked this question. Phrasing it to mean i like household chores or actually have a favorite haha. But i really do HATE washing dishes by hand. Makes my hand feel gross and because I'm so short The water runs all the way down my arms to my elbows and DRIVES ME CRAZY!!

3- What would you love to be a expert on?
I would love to be a expert on two things. Knowing how to fix cars. And knowing all things construction and housebuilding. These two things would make my life so much easier right now!

4- If funding was unlimited, where/what would you do to better the world?
I would want to adopt and help every child and baby through out the world. Especially those who are neglected or abused. Even if they do have parents.

5- How many pairs of shoes do you own? What is the most dominant style of shoe in your closet?
This is a tough question because i own a lot of shoes that which none fit since i had Mady. I currently have about 5 pairs of shoes that fit and that I wear.

6- If you could live anywhere in the world (outside the U.S.) where would it be?
No idea. Id rather live by my family and travel the world! I want to see everywhere!!

7- Name something on your bucket list?
Well since I already told you that I want to see the world I'll do a different one. I want to go with John to Disneyland. Which is happening in MAY!!! I also would really like to adopt outside of the U.S.

8- How long did you believe in Santa? When/how did that change?
I really have no idea when I learned the "truth". I still like to pretend that I still believe in Santa Clause :)

9- Is there anything you are really paranoid/anal/OCD about?
I've noticed that as I get older and the longer I am a mom the more ocd I get. But one thing I have always been ocd about is having the TV volume be on a even number or end with a five. John likes to tease me and put it on a odd number till I freak out. Same for the Radio and anything else that shows the volume in number form.

10- Name something that would be in your dream house?
Well my dream house is huge and nice! So I'd say a maid :)

11- What would be your idea of a perfect day?
Oh pretty much anything that involves good food, family, and fun.
Last summer before I moved we all got together and played four square outside till it got dark. Had a bbq and played games all night with lots of yummy snacks :) Love it :) Add a sunset walk on the beach and I'm in heaven :)

Wow that wasn't too bad :)

I really don't want to think of any questions so I'll just tag a few people and let the answer the questions I answered as well haha so lazy I know :)

All right i'll tag:
Bonnie Haas
Allison Miller
Vandy Murri
Kristen Murri

:) Have Fun

Getting Ready!!! :)

I will be having a fun and family filled next couple of weeks and I'm so excited! I've been really really busy trying to get the house ready to be somewhat presentable haha. Here are a few pics of the place.

The curtains i made for the front window. Pain in the Butt! :)





Here are two pics of the downstairs bathroom. I redid the cupboard.




Here are some pics of the cupboards of how they looked before and the during process in the upstairs bathroom. I got new doorknobs for our doors so if Mady locks them we can unlock them. Wish i had new doors and door frames too though i hate the color of wood they used in this house :)





Mady and John made a snowman while i went to a Dr's apt. They did pretty good although it is missing one body part and a face haha. Mady loves playing in the snow though. I like to decorate for each holiday. I didn't have anything for st. Patricks day and john made fun of me so i did this! :) HAHA that'll teach him :)





My Upstairs bath is almost done! I finished the curtains and counter. Now I just have to finish the cupboards and have Brandon help me frame the mirror! :) YEAH! Here are some pics of what it looks like now. If you want to compare to what it did look like go to my facebook album. "House Pics" The pics with ** in the title are the original house pictures.




Ummm that's all for now. Lata :)

Christmas

Wow I'm so behind! But i have a good excuse i promise. Well here is what December brought our family! Here is our house at thanksgiving.



One of our traditions is in the month of December to do "Christmas around the world"
Here are some pics of our Holland day. Mady was so excited to find some gifts in her shoe outside her door. I hear her door open and hear her gasp and say WOOK!!!


Then we went home for Christmas. It was so fun. Mady loved playing with her cousins. sadly i forgot our camera and camcorder. But it was fun. then we came home and had our own little Christmas. Mady sure loves to open presents.

Well this website is being stupid and won't let me do any pictures so i'll just have to put the rest on facebook or in another post. See ya

WAYYYY BEHIND!!!

Sorry i have not posted in a while.
John is gone often and i get super busy with mady, my callings, and looking/closing on a house!!! more on that later. We are going to try and get all that done before we go home for xmas... so here is whats been happening lately.

Before Halloween we went home to visit my family. It was johns idea. I had had a very rough couple days. It was fun. We surprised them. It was so fun. I had called Tyrel to make sure they were home so he told them that he wanted to have a game night. We sent mady up to the front door knocked and ran. My dad answered and was quite confused to say the least. My mom heard mady at the door and was like... "Oh that sounds like Mady!" haha it was a fun little get away. Then i threw a Halloween party at my house. It was fun i decorated the house, invited a bunch of friends (its so wonderful that we made so many friends so fast in scottsbluff!), and lots of yummy snacks. I made mummy hot dogs, ghost cupcakes, cookie witches hats, and rice krispy treat pumpkins. Sorry no pictures. i had been sick right before the party and totally spaced taking pics. But it was a lot of fun, we took a quiz, played games and had a blast.

Then comes Halloween. We had fun. Mady loved holding up her bucket and saying trick or treat! Everyone thought she was so cute they all had to give her more than one piece so her bucket filled quick, which was a good thing. John decided to give mady a piece of snickers and she had quite the allergic reaction! Was so grumpy the rest of the night. Her face was swollen for a couple of days. No throwing up though so we were good. The crazy thing is if she even tastes peanuts she spits it right out. Never even is in her mouth for more than half a second, and that is her reaction. I don't even want to think about what her reaction would be if she actually ate it!

Here is Mady modeling my bracelets for me haha silly girl






These are some pics of our trip to mom and dads before Halloween. Mady loved playing in the park :)





Here are some pics from Halloween. Mady was spaghetti and meatballs :)






Here are some pics of Mady's swollen face. You can't see it very well but oh well....





Here are some pics of our first snow fall in Scottsbluff! I only put down a inch or two and it only stayed on the ground for a few hours but it was fun for mady to play with for a little while. She loved it and after 2 hours still didn't want to go inside haha :) she needs new gloves though, these ones don't let her do anything! Enjoy!!! :) hehe






I finally have time to post now because i am sitting in the hotel in Casper while john works haha. We will drive the rest of the three hours when john is done. I will post about thanksgiving and house stuff later. I think this post is long enough haha :) Happy Holidays EVERYONE!!!!

What we have been up to.

Well our lives are pretty boring and pretty much the same but Mady sure does keep me busy. She loves to watch movies, play pretend, read books, run around in circles and have lots and lots of attention. :)

I have been getting things ready for Halloween and doing my two church callings. I teach the 11 year old girls in primary and also am the activity days leader. I have also been doing some cross stitches. I have finished two now. I made a goal to make one for each child. Right now Mady has one that i had, one that john had and the one i made her. I just need to have some more children to put them in their rooms. :) here are some pics.