Keepin' Up.

I am going to try to do better at keeping up with my blog. I really have been slacking when it comes to writing updates. It's been a year since my last blog entry! How horrible is that?! So, here's to hoping that I can keep up with the blog to keep people updated on our happenings up here.

Ten Down...40 To Go!

10 years ago today, I married my wonderful husband, James. I am sitting here thinking about how much our lives have changed in the last 10 years. We have 3 amazing boys that I love dearly. We have started a new chapter and moved to a small town in the Idaho Panhandle. I love James with all of my heart. He puts up with so much from me and he is great for doing it. Sure, life could be easier. But then, how would that be interesting? :)

I love you, James. Thank you for accepting me, even with all of my faults and shortcomings. I am making a personal resolution to try to become a better person, mother, wife and friend. It's going to be hard, but I hope that I can do it.

Here's to the next 10 years. May they be full of adventures and love to share.

I love Meeses to Pieces!!

So yesterday James was coming home from Urgent Care and he called me and said there is a moose in our driveway. Nathan and I were being lazy and still in our pj's so I ran, found a pair of flip flops picked Nathan up and ran outside so we could see the moose. There he was, the cutest little baby moose. He was all alone (as far as we could tell) eating some pine needles off of the low-hanging branches from the tree.

It has been such a neat experience living here. Truthfully, I do not mind the snow at all. I really am actually enjoying it quite a bit. It's a nice change of pace. I don't go out much, it's so time consuming to get the kids all bundled up to go out, and it is nearly impossible to push the stroller or a shopping cart in the snow...

Anyway, here are some pictures of the adorable baby moose. :)
Enjoy! :)

Camping!!

We just had our first camping trip since the twins were born. It was so much fun!! I really hope that we can start going more often. Gregory and Timothy had so much fun!! I have never seen them so dirty before. They dug in the dirt, ate some dirt, played with their big brother...so much fun so little time. Nathan, of course, had a great time. He loves to go camping!

We didn't know how it was going to work out in the pop-up with the twins, so I borrowed a tent from my friend, Michelle. We ended up sleeping in the trailer one of the 3 nights we were up there...it worked out great, which is fantastic news!!

We are going to try to go camping over Labor Day weekend with Teresa and Allen. Hopefully James will be able to get the time off of work!

Not the greatest birthday gift!

Well, the day of my party at Karin's house, our air conditioner decided to die! It was so hot. We ended up sleeping at Karin's house on Saturday night after the party, then on Sunday night, we slept in my parents' RV in their backyard. It was defenitely tight quarters, but much cooler than our house.

Luckily it was only a switch in the A/C unit that went out, but it was still ALOT more money than I wanted to spend!

Nathan buckling up, even though we aren't going anywhere!

Gregory and Daddy hangin' out in the RV.

30th Birthday

Well, my 30th birthday has come and gone. The girls at work were completely awesome!! They are great friends. They gave me the cutest little digital camera so I can always carry one around with me to take pictures of my adorable children...and they also gave me my favorite perfume of the moment...USHER! It smells so good! :) We wore vintage T-shirts to work for my day, which was alot of fun. That weekend, Karin offered up her house and we had a game party! We were going to play BINGO, but everyone is broke. Playin' games was so much fun! I have a fantastic boss! :)

Thank you to everyone for making my day so special. It was fabulous! :)

Laura, Machelle and I

Hangin' out!

Lenny, Chris, Lisa and Tara groovin' on Rock Band.

Kim and I playin' guitar hero and Nathan playin the PSP.

Karin, Machelle, Jim and Lenny jammin'!!

We all wore vintage T-shirts at work!

4th of July Celebration

We didn't really have any plans for the 4th. Marcella invited us to come watch Catalina perform at MCC before the fireworks. After much debate, we decided to drive by to see if we could watch from the parking lot. Well we ended up going in, and James and I were glad that we did. It wasn't too hot, which was nice. Marcella and her family are all very nice. Nathan of course had a blast playing with Alejandra and Camillo.
Catalina is an AMAZING gymnast. I had seen her do a few things at the daycare, but I had no idea how talented she is. I was blown away by her performance. I have always loved gymnastics, but never had the talent or skill to go anywhere with it.
The fireworks show was so much fun. Timothy just laid on my chest staring at the sky. I don't know if he was scared or just in awe. Gregory watched the show with Daddy, and he was just awe-struck for the first half, then kinda lost interest at the end.
We were totally unprepared to be there as long as we were. We had no blankets, food, chairs, camera...nothing. But we had a really good time, and we will probably go back next year...hopefully with the appropriate supplies.
:)