My Little Rock Farmer

Everywhere this little boy goes....



He has to have a couple of rocks in his hands...

Grab a drink...This might take a while!!!

OK I know I have really slacked off but we are all up to date now. Happy reading!!!

Walking with the Dinos

We surprised the boys last week and took them the show Waking with the Dinosaurs. They weren't sure what we were going to see but I have to say when the Dinos came out the boys couldn't believe it. Kaleb sat in his chair the whole time with his mouth wide open in ahh... The show was fantastic!!! The Dinos were SOOO BIG and life like. They didn't want you to use the flash on your camera during the show but I did get a few good pix. In one of the pix you can kinda see the guy that was telling the story. He looks like a midget next to the Dinos. My favorite part was when the BIG TRex came out at the end. It was HUGE!!!

First time in the Snow...

While we were at G'ma J's house over the holidays Mason got to try out his snow clothes for the first time. He was so excited. He watched the big boys get all their stuff on and he wanted to follow them where ever they went. When I pulled out his snow pant he knew exactly what they were for. He did really good the first time he tried walking all bundled up but he didn't get too far because the snow was so deep. It snowed everyday we were there and I swear there was at least 3-4 feet in the back yard. Adam took him on the snowmobile and he loved every minute of it. He road for at least an hour and didn't want to get off but it was so cold outside that I had to take him in to thaw him out. This little one fits right in with the big boys when it come to being outside.

Christmas! Christmas! Christmas!

We had a great Christmas this year. We got to spend a lot of time with family and most importantly we had a lot of relaxation time. I was able to get the last 2 week of December off this year and so we made the best of it. We started out our trip by going to Boise to have a family party with Adam's side of the family. The weather was a challenge though. The road conditions were horrible so we just took it slow. We spent 3 days hanging out and catching up with everyone. Then of course the kids traded gifts with each other. The twins ended up with the boy version of the Easy Bake Oven. Lets just say we now have an abundance of rubber bugs that the boys got to create with their new bug oven. I thought it was pretty cool but the smell was not as appitizing as a warm cookie. There's nothing like the smell of burnt rubber to hang in the air for hours. The boys loved it.
Then we headed out for the other side of the state of Idaho. The 4 1/2 hour drive turned into about 6 1/2 hours because again the roads were still horrible. I don't think I have ever seen an Interstate Highway with so many cars and semi trucks off the road in the gutter. Between the wind blowing literally 100 mph and the black ice I couldn't sleep a wink. Usually when I get in the passenger seat of the car my eyes automaticlly shut but there was no way that was happening this time. I was a nervous wreck. We finally made it to my parents house and that's were we stayed until after Christmas. It was a good thing that we weren't going back home because the road was closed anyway. All the boys got to play on the snowmobile and turn into popsicles. Ash and Thomas came up and stayed several days and had a great time too. By the time we had to head for home since Adam had to go back to work the roads weren't too bad. We made it home safe and sound and in good time. The boys and I still had another week until we had to get back to reality so we took advantage and had as much fun as possible.

Where's my Blankie???

OK I couldn't resist. Mason was helping me do the laundry the other day and he spotted his favorite blanketin the dryer and of course he wanted it right now even though it was sopping wet. I couldn't keep him out of the dryer until he had it all the way out. Of course he had a melt down when I had to put it back in to make sure it was dry for bedtime.. He is quite a determined little guy!!!

Skating with Santa

This is the 2nd year that we were able to go Skating with Santa and again Adam was out of town on business he was pretty bummed about that. Grandpa got to come and babysit so I could go to work the rest of the week. Thank goodness for Grandpa!!! The boys caught on really quick. It only took them about 10 min to get the hang of it then they were zipping around the rink like pros. It was so cold and it was snowing really hard but all in all we had a great time. Mason was too funny when he sat on Santa's lap. He couldn't stop staring at his white beard. If he wouldn't have had his mittens on I think Santa would have lost his beard.