Finally of Nursery age, Finally!!!

Could our little Cole get any more handsome? He is such a sweet boy and gives the best hugs and kisses.
All of the following apply to our baby Cole!!:
Happy 99 % of the time.
Loves to pick fights with his sister which he wins 99% of the time.
Puts on his coat and boots many many times a day to "go go" outside.
Runs, jump, and crawls on everything.
Master of disaster.
Eats every bite on his plate and cleans up everyone elses also. Why is he not 500 pounds we don't know!
Loves Kallie more than anything.
We find it disturbing that he likes to play dolls and dress up with Kallie however he could not be more of a boy!!
Handsome Handsome Handsome!!

Cole just turned 18 months and I think that the ward wants to have a party that he is finally of nursery age!! What a monster at church, but so dang cute we all just laugh. We love this little boy so much it is ridiculous.

The Big 28 For Weston

Since I am always a step or two behind in life, here is my post about Weston's Birthday which was on the fifth. I love Weston bunches, he is a great guy, a wonderful father and husband, a faithful leader in our ward, and a hard worker (almost to a fault).

One of my favorite qualities about Wes is his persistence in life. Weston has a way of knowing what he wants and not quitting until he's got just that. (If you were in our lives during our dating time you will know just what I mean.) After breaking off our engagement and then fleeing the country, Weston waited patiently at home and then went right back to being persistent the day I got home. Can I just tell you how glad I am that he didn't give up on me as most people would have. Weston is also very persistent with his work life. He works extremely hard and has his hands in a little of everything.

I love Weston more and more each day. He loves me and the kids and wants nothing out of life but for us to be happy.

Kids These Days!

My mom and dad just got back from a trip to Disneyland with the rest of my family. We did not get to go since we are a little house poor these days but it is okay. If you ask Kallie she will say "Me and Cole are just too little to go to Disneyland right now anyway", or even better, "We can't go to Disneyland this year cuz we are building a new house, but it is okay cuz I am getting my own room".

Anyway we stopped by my parents house after they got home. She had a present for each of the kids. Kallie was so excited and got all the princess figurines. Cole on the other hand could not have cared less. He went straight for his favorite toy at Grammy's House!! The Chi Machine!! He is such a wierdo but he loves to turn it on and sit on it and it shakes him back and forth. He will sit there forever. It is so funny.
Kallie is a pretty funny girl these days. A few weeks ago she was sick with the flu. She was absolutely heartbroken because she threw up on her sheets and then couldn't go to preschool. I made it all better (worse for me) by getting her a bed tray out of the attic, and getting her all set up in my bed with 7-up and crackers and all the Hannah Montana episodes we could handle. She milked this for days not even kidding. We normally don't drink much pop at our house so this was a real treat for her. Every time she wanted some pop she would tell me that she was pretty sure she was going to throw up, then she would gag herself a little. She is a freak of nature!!

This morning her and Cole were in the tub, Cole was crying so I went in to see what the problem was. Kallie said, "Mom I am pretty sure Cole is about to pop a tooth through, I made him open his mouth and I can see a bunch of teeth getting ready to pop through!" No wonder he was crying!! She is wise beyond her years and hilarious to boot!!

P.S. Merry Christmas

Slacker!!

So there is this crazy lady in the community (you know who you are), who has a blog stalking obsession. Mind you she doesn't have a blog of her own, but is absolutely obsessed with stalking everyone else. Every time I see her I crack up because she chastizes me for not having my blog up to date. Well here is to you Crazy Blog Stalker Lady who we all love!! (P.S. you need counseling!!!)
So the main reason I started a blog is for Hadley and Cindy, Other than them, most of our family and friends live around us and so most of my posts are for them. So the late Halloween edition on the the blog is for Had and Cin. Kallie was the cutest witch ever. I bought this costume when we were in couer d'Alene. Afterwards she decided that she wanted to be Hannah Montana, then changed her other mind and wanted to be a princess. We improvised and told her she was a cute Hannah Montana-princess witch. Being three years old she was okay with this but corrected everyone that thought she was simply a witch!!
Cole was a crazy monkey and he was so funny. He spent the first twenty minutes of wearing his costume chasing his tail. Seriously he turned around and around just like a dog chasing his tail. When he couldn't chatch it he bent over and reached between his legs and pulled it through. He thought this was hilarious.

Cole, Kaden, Justin, Hanna, Brookie, Kallie, Haylie
I had to throw this picture in of all the Angell grandkids minus baby Kash. They were too cute.
Kallie had a little Thanksgiving party for her preschool group this week. I thought I would throw this picture in because it was so fun. Kelli Hanks helped all the kids make these cute little Indian Vests out of paper bags. A great idea for some Thanksgiving fun for the kids.One last order of business.... Last night Kallie and I had a girls night out and went S.F's production of "High School Musical" Kallie loved it and had so much fun. This kids in the play were awesome. Great job to all of you!!

And so until next month.... Peace out!!

Why Blogging Is BAD!!

Need I say More???? P.S. I just shampooed the carpets 2 days ago RRRRRRR!!
I didn't really need that roll of tin foil right?? Seriously this is what happened when I checked out of reality and into the blogging world for 10 min. One good thing I discovered though; tin foil is fun, way fun. Kallie was molding pretend food and putting it in all my pans.
Just thought I would post this cuz I thought it was hilarious. My parents have a huge yard and we spend a lot of Sunday afternoons playing football out there. Last Sunday we had about twenty people there and Kallie and Brooklyn (Misti's kiddo) came out and were dressed in our old dance costumes, they told us they were the cheerleaders!!! Yikes. Loving the cowboy boots though!!!

Tagged...

So I was tagged by a couple peeps on this one so I decided to do it....

Share 7 random or weird facts about yourself.

1. I am totally OCD about Kallie's hair. (Can you believe I admitted it Hali?) I can't stand it if a hair is out of place, and worse if there is not a bow in her hair. I get really anxious and tense if we leave to go somewhere last minute and her hair is not perfect. Even if we are just at home, hair is the first thing we do nearly every day.

2. Before we had kids and when I had more time I would wash the bed sheets three to four times per week, and usually iron them before putting them back on. We are down to twice a week now but it really bugs me. I just think bed sheets are disgusting, think about it; bare feet, bad breath, armpits, sweat, hair, drool. Sick.

3. I shave my legs every day. I didn't think that was weird but some of my friends informed me that during the winter they only shave like once a week for church. Nasty.

4. I can't stand it when my kids get food on their shirts, I take their clothes off to eat most meals. My sister-in-laws tell me I am OCD in this area too. I don't really think so but come on food goes in mouths not on clothes, and then you have to look at it all day, and lets face it there is a lot of food that stains badly.

5. It really bugs me when Cole has a binky in his mouth that doesn't match his clothes, and yes I know he is too old for a binky but I really love that thing.

6. I love to have my neices and nephews over to play with me. I really just want to be a big kid and jump on the trampoline and find bugs and play ball and stuff. My kids are too small for some of this, so I like to invite the bigger kids over to play with me, and the neighbor kids too. I promise I am not creepy I just like to play.

7. I hate mopping the kitchen floor, maybe it is because my mom trained me to think it is not clean enough unless you get on your hands and knees and really scrub. I think this is the worst job of the day, but it seems like my house is so much cleaner when it is done. I just really dread this job.

I tag whoever wants to do this tag, it was kind of fun, but I feel really exposed and weird right now so be aware of that.

Farm Kids & Fall

We have been ridiculously involved in the fall work which actually hasn't been that bad and the kids have absolutely loved it. We spent two days at the ranch gathering cows to bring home for the winter. (The kids only came one day) This is the romantic way Wes and I spent about 99% of our dates, it is funny that back then the cows "had" to be checked 2-3 times per week at the ranch and now once every two weeks is good enough and the cowboy does that!!
Oh the joys of spud harvest. We actually haven't done much with that this year but I did drive for Regg one full day when he had a football game. Mataia my neice who is twelve was supposed to be watching my kids at Grandma's house. We were digging in the field right behind the house. It ended up that all thirteen grandkids spent the day supervised by Mataia (poor girl) at Grandma's and had a bawl. (Grandma's house was destroyed if you can even imagine.) We would count heads as we went in and out of the driveway. On the way home Kallie said "I wish every day was spud harvest!!" She will change her mind soon enough!
We took lunch out the the crew one day and got to ride with my dad. The kids love him, he is the best grandpa. He even let them drive on his lap!!
Riding the conveyor belt up!! We call this our redneck roller coaster!

Mataia, Cole, Morgan, Kace, Kallie

We spent a third whole day at the ranch chopping firewood with Mikael and Jenna, this was such an unpleasant experience I have no pix of. Wes and Mikael would cut these huge logs and expect me and pregnant Jenna to pack them. It was ridiculous. Anyway another full day was spent blocking the wood and hauling it into the garage. Thanks to Braxton and his buddies I didn't have to help with this chore, although Cole would not be left out!!
Uncle Braxton and ColeThis is Kallie's preschool group that we started out here in Parker-Egin. We take turns each week going to a different house for school. Kallie, Brilee Hirschi, Berklee Yancey, Charli Crapo, and Savannah Miller. They have a blast!! If you don't want to pay for preschool try this. I only have to teach it once every five weeks, no big deal!!