Thanksgiving

I love thanksgiving. It is a good excuse to get together and eat yummy food. And in the quiet moments to contemplate all the wonderful blessings we have. Brian's neice went into labor that day so most everyone went to visit her. But Bonnie still came to our house and it was fun to have her.




Blake loves butter. He would eat an entire cube if I would let him. While I was cooking it got really quiet. Quiet is bad. I looked over and there was Blake, on the table eating butter. This dish was full before he got ahold of it.

We found our way to Star Valley where there was quite a bit of snow.





Dad and Kyle built a snowman. Kyle mostly just ate the cereal that we used for the eyes. It was a pretty fun holiday.

It's Time

When I created this blog 2 years ago I really felt like I should make it private. But part of the fun is connecting with friends you have lost contact with. So I left it open for whoever. But it is time to make safety a priority so I am also going private. Please leave me your email address if you would like access. You may leave it in comment form here or send it to me at tara826@yahoo.com.
Take care.

Tile

We accomplished a little something around the house this weekend. New tile in our downstairs bathroom.
It is nice to have a handy husband. Thank you Brian for spending your Saturday working. I know it wasn't much of a break after doing the same thing all week.

Here is Brian removing the old floor. Our home is not very old but this floor was in bad shape.


It was a lot of work and pretty messy.

This is what we started with:



The wallpaper was pretty awful. So my big helper Kyle and I removed it. If Kyle looks younger here it is because these pictures were from back in May.


And here is the semi finished result. You can see we still have a ways to go until it is done but the tile is such an improvement. What do you think?

Happy Birthday Dad!

I hope you have a great day!

I miss you!

I've been tagged...

Here goes:

I Am – usually a happy person
I Know – the Atonement of Jesus Christ is real
I Want – to be a great cook
I Have – two sweet little boys and a good husband
I Dislike - headaches
I Miss – playing two square with Bridget
I Feel – great when I get a good night’s sleep
I Hear – Blake begging me for candy
I Smell – pumpkin pie that Brian made last night
I Crave – fast food
I Cry – very rarely
I Laugh – at the blue collar comedy tour
I Search – all day for toys, books, the boys’ shoes & jackets, my cell phone…
I Wonder – what the boys will look like when they are grown
I Regret – not being a more outgoing happy person at an earlier age
I Love – being a stay at home mama
I Care – too much what other people think of me
I Worry – about money
I Remember – how hard it was to move around a lot when I was younger
I Believe – that God is more compassionate than we can know
I Dance – never (Remember Elaine from Seinfeld?)
I Don't - write in my journal enough
I Argue – with Kyle when he gets sassy
I Write – the history of my Grandpa
I Can Usually Be Found Watching – my kids or MMA with Brian
I Win – when the eternal pile of laundry is FOLDED!!
I Lose – when I gossip
I Wish – I could fix everyone’s problems
I Listen – to the spirit the best I can
I Can – accomplish food storage
I Am Scared – of losing my boys or Brian
I Need – to clean the car out
I Forget – which way is right and left
I Am Happy – in my little home

Now I tag Bridget, Janaea, and Susanna. :)

Happy Halloween

The boys had a pretty fun Halloween.


Blake was a cute little ducky. He really liked the trick or treating. He just wanted to stop along the way and eat all he had.


Kyle, who has been looking forward to this for a while now, was a transformer.
Cousins Steve, Katelyn and Brook came.

Steve was so excited that in most of the pictures I took of him he was just a blur. But this one came out, he was Iron Man. Katelyn was a witch and baby Brook was a bunny. Cute. It was really fun to have some family over. Thanks guys!

Is anyone hearing his words?

So with all the talk about politics lately, it is hard not to get caught up in it all. I have been listening to both candidates for quite a while now and I just have to voice my opinion.

I am not a socialist. Therefore I will not vote for Obama.
"Property is the fruit of labor...property is desirable...is a positive good in the world. That some should be rich shows that others may become rich, and hence is just encouragement to industry and enterprise. Let not him who is houseless pull down the house of another; but let him labor diligently and build one for himself, thus by example assuring that his own shall be safe from violence when built."
The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln edited by Roy P. Basler, Volume VII

I have heard it said so many times these past few months that Obama sounds presidential, and looks presidential. But his words! Listen to what he says!

What about our military? Here are Obama's own words

The hateful Jeremiah Wright has been his reverend for 20 years.

Finally, thank you Huntley Brown for summing it up so well.

McCain is not perfect. But he is patriotic, honest, and a good guy. So come November 4th he's getting my vote.

Dumptrucks

I was getting pretty tired of the squabbling between Blake and Kyle everytime we went outside. Kyle has his amazing dumptruck from Grandma Bonnie and Blake wants it so bad. Yesterday Blake got his very own. He knew what to do with it right away.




I am still waiting for that amazing picture of Blake and Kyle both looking at me at the same time, smiling all cute, both pushing their dumptrucks and both in the view of my camera. I think I will be waiting a while for that one.


I need to update an early blog. We no longer have a kitty. We just couldn't tolerate an indoor animal. We now have two cute little frogs who stay inside their tank. Much better!

Hogle Zoo!

Since it was such a beautiful fall day we had to get out and do something. After a long drive, made longer by Kyle asking if we were there yet over and over, we arrived at the zoo. Wow, it was packed. The main parking lot was so full we went in the back entrance where we had front row parking and no wait at the gate. We felt kinda special. Since the weather was nice the big cats were out and standing right next to the fence so we could actually see them up close. Well, as close as you would want to get to a tiger, there were two fences.

Brian's favorite was the mountain lion, my favorite were the cute little monkeys. Kyle loved the crocodiles.


Blake loved the animals but this lollipop was pretty exciting too.


Grandma Bonnie and Grandpa Don came. It was great to see them both. The kids love them.


This isn't the greatest picture in the whole world but you get the idea.

p.s.-I have started running. I made it 2 miles.

Newest Family Member

Even though I didn't really want a 4 legged furry creature, we adopted a kitty today. The boys are so excited. Blake follows her around giggling. She is a very affectionate kitty and seems to be tolerant of kids, in fact she cuddles with Kyle voluntarily. She is nameless so far. The Humane Society called her Gabby, but we will probably rename her.

Here is Kyle, who is looking so much more grown up lately.

For me the more exciting news is that Brian replaced the toilet in our upstairs bathroom. The old one had a broken jet and it was impossible to clean. The best part of that deal is that Brian has had time to tackle some projects around our house. So, yay! The kids and I both got something today.