Update!!

We are doing good!! I have been lax in posting especially over the holidays, partly because of time and sick kids...... but also because my camera has died and the pictures are non-existant right now. But I decided to post anyway. I'm excited for the new year and new start. Mataya started sunbeams and seems to like it, with her it is always hard to tell. Mat started school, and really enjoys his classes and so far things are going good for him and we are adjusting to the new schedule. The snow is still here and we are enjoying it, although the Nevada girl in me misses those mild Alamo winters and the winter yard work!!

We had enjoyable Thanksgiving and Christmas with family -- although we dealt with sick kids after both holidays, not so fun.

Dalia is doing well in school and hates to miss. Mataya has been acting up a bit lately....seeking attention I think, but is refusing to listen, having crying fits, and waking up in the night.....so we are dealing with that. Gage is too smart for his own britches!! He is constantly copying his dad.... he got into the bathroom (long story) and some how found a razor.... thankfully Mat got him before he hurt himself, but Gage was just about to try and shave his face. He is like that with everything....dad spits he spits, dad blows his nose he blows his, etc.

Anyway, we are good and hopefully things can get fixed and I can get some pictures up soon. Until then you'll be seeing pictureless posts.

Let it Snow!

Well the snow has come, and we couldn’t be more excited.  We went and played in the snow and built a snow man in the front yard for family home evening.

Brandin Cows

This last weekend, Nov. 6th, we went to Blackfoot and spent the day with our good friends the Jensens.  They were having their annual cow branding, with all of the family.  It was fun, the girls played and ran with Emily and Jo Jo their very best friends!!! and Mat had his first cow branding experience, trying to head off momma long horns for preg checks and shots – and wrestle calves down for tags and branding.  It was a good time.  Tiffany and I had fun taking pictures of the my kids to earlier in the day – we got some cute ones, I can’t wait to share them with you.

Happy Halloween!

This year we were so excited to actually go around door to door trick or treating, in our little neighborhood.  We didn’t get as many trick or treaters as we thought but all in all it was fun.  Dalia dressed up as a witch this year, ugly nose and all.  Mataya picked her costume, which was actually named Pumpkin Spice.  Gage was our little Mad Cow this year, the cutie.

4 Wheeling and Going to the Darkside

So we loaded up the 4 wheelers and headed out to explore.  It was a very relaxing, beautiful and needed break from it all.  And of course the kids loved it – Mat too!

And yes, I’ve gone dark, and so far I like it.  Bethany you ought to be proud that I took the plunge, with bangs even.

Fairies and Little Girls

My girls love Tinkerbell, it almost goes without saying.  However this last month of October a new Tinkerbell movie was released “The Great Fairy Rescue” and the girls were very excited to see it.  Mat surprised them one Friday when he returned from his Alaska trip, with the movie and we all sat down and watched it for our annual family sleepover.  In the movie the little girl builds a house to catch a fairy, so my girls really wanted to make a fairy house.  So we did, and although it turned into an all day affair it was tons of fun to do with them.  Here are our fairy houses:

 Even a fairy boat!