OOCH!!!!

Well, last night after playin' all evening and mowing the lawn. Austin was being so helpful before we went inside to take a bath. He drove his sister over to the garbage can to throw away some of Moose's toys that had holes in them. I went thru the house to drop off the dinner dishes and heard a "blood curdlin' scream" outside.... a second later a second 'scream'..... I went running out side to find Austin holdin' onto the garbage can lid crying.... When I got there he said, 'a bee stung me'.... I said "where?" Here -putting a finger to his lip.... I'm thinking -{What a wierd place to get stung.} So what to do 2 screamin' kids crying from the top of their little lungs!!!
I scoop them up and run into house -- find the baking soda make a paste and slap it on his cheek. Yes, I still had two screamin' kids - I think Addi screamed louder and longer than Austin did as she was scared that Austin had an owieee!!

Sympathy crying from Addi!!!

The swollen' lip and cheek!!! "Mom dont' take any pictures!"

The magic medicine-- Not sure where Tony got this from but he had it in some camping stuff. I worked wonders... no stinging after applying it. Serious, Austin's response was "ohhh, that feels good!!"


The evening ended with mom holding Austin and Dad holding Addi. No Bath!!! oh, well maybe tonight.

I feel asleep with Addi so I didn't even get a chance to post a Blog.

Today, his face is back to normal and no signs of reddness, swelling or pain.

Guess the BEES are out and are staking there claim.

CH-Raisins

Ok!! Just for the record. I am not the DOMESTIC type but lately I have had the opportunity to do a few things... I LOVE SUMMER!!

So Tony went over and got some "more" Cherries from his mom's orchard yesterday and I tested out my new dehydrator that I got for Christmas last year from my dear mother in law. The Cherries actually turned out pretty good not to dried and they actually were like raisins. Tony and I thought they were great but Austin and Addi thought differently. As Addi stated "their turble mom!!" and spit them out in my hand.

So tonight the Kids helped again tonight and I was able to get a few pictures because I couldn't find my camera last night.

Do you know how much longer it takes to pit cherries when you have two little helpers?

The Cherries went from this ----

To Ch-raisins in 12 hours!!! Boy, they are good.

New Hair Cut

Well, Austin finally did it -- just like everyother kid I've known (nieces and nephews). He took his scissors to his own HAIR!!! I couldn't even tell he did it until Tony realized it -- I thought his hair was just messed up from wearing his Cowboy hat --- I'm so oblivious sometimes.

You can't really see the big 'CHUNK' gone from the front of his hair. He was so cute trying to tell me how he did it... "I just picked up some and I cut my hair."

I sure hope that when Addi attempts this it is not noticable either.

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Easter EGGS!!!

It was a FAMILY activity this evening of coloring EGGS!!


Two little eager "bunnies" wanting to get them colored.... and of course doing it all by themselves... or as much as mom and dad would let them without making too much of a mess.They were very intent on the activity.... They love to paint and painting eggs was a major bonus.

Austin making a special one all by himself. Face paint from the Easter Egg Hunt at New Hope.

Addi was so intent on painting the eggs. She is my {creative} one.

Both kiddos were very proud of their "Tie Dye" EGGS.... it was so much fun to watch them coloring them and being very careful not to make too much of a mess.

Having a FUN!!

Ok, am I with worst mom in the world.... letting my almost 4 year old son give his 2 year old sister a ride on his 4 wheeler.... the alternative would have been 2 kids having major melt downs.... {not 1 but 2}, what mom wouldn't want to do anything to avoid this???

It was worth the 15 + minutes of running around the yard and taking a few pictures... to see the SMILE on their little faces and having so much FUN!

and Moose had a blast chasing them around as well.

However, the next day they wanted to do it again and there was a {power struggle} of who was steering the 4 wheeler and over it went.... it took Addison about 30 seconds to take a breath and make a sound, luckily no one was hurt.... it didn't take more than a couple of minutes after flipping the 4 wheeler over and getting both of them back on it to ride it around the yard until Dad got home....

No, I probably shouldn't have let him give her a ride, but they had such FUN!!!!

What A Day!!!

Wow!!! It was such a gorgeous day today... 60 degrees, sun shining, minimal wind {that's the best} a great day to do yardwork.... yep, yardwork.... we {Tony and I} spent all day over at the rental house and we were seriously up to our knees in "Crabgrass". That stuff is the worst..... poor Tony is going to have sore hands, arms, back and abs... he was using a tiler tool.... it worked great but man that stuff is tough. The place looks great... just a few more little things to do tomorrow. I was able to take a break for a about 45 minutes - to meet Kristie for our taxes.... I was really hoping Tony would have been done when I returned but no such luck... we took another 45 minutes to dump the truck load of trimmings from roses, shrubs, iris, weeds and crabgrass (with a bunch of sand) and of course eat lunch. Then it was back to the house until about 3:30 and I was exhausted with all the bending, pulling, raking, ect... Tony went to dump truck load # 2....

When I picked up the kiddos - we went home to Austin riding his 4 -wheeler and Addi riding the riding lawn mower with me so when Tony returned he could fertilize our lawn, too.

Then high light of my day was going to feed two little 'bummer' lambs at our friend Chris' & her daughter, Kelsey. We were able to feed them a bottle of milk each. Well, ok Addison and I held one bottle and Austin just watched. He was a little nervous, even though he was so excited about going prior to getting there. The only thing he was interested in was seeing the "DADDY" - his name was "Mannly" -- Austin thought he was pretty neat. Addison was so cute looking over the fence at him as I held her on the fence.

Here are a few pictures

Austin and Addi looking at Manly over the fence....

Petting one of the little bummer lambs.... they were so cute.... Addison was willing to pet them but Austin wouldn't touch them at all.

This one with the 'black' face had her eye on Austin the whole time.... Chris said she was a first time 'mommy' and was being very protective of her young lambs. Seriously though I was nervous as you see in the next photo she had Tony and the kids up against the fence and staring them down. Austin didn't even care what was going on.... just wanting to 'look' around for the daddy sheep......

I was nervous for my own 'babies' -- not that Daddy couldn't take care of them. But I was being a little {protective} myself.

Thanks a Bunch Chris for such a special outing --- the kids just loved it.

Tired..... blessed

I'm sitting here in my bed listening to DIY Bathroom remodelling on the tube, not really watching it but listening. I have so much to do (paperwork is the pits)..... but my week has been so busy that I just decided I needed to blog instead... it's been awhile since I have blogged.

I had to go to Salem last week on Thursday night for a course that was totally last minute.... I hated to leave for so many days (from Thursday until Sunday) - the longest I have been away from my kids and husband in -- well, actually ever.... I couldn't wait to get home Sunday and was so happy to see my husband had everything in order -- the laundry was done, house was straightened up and he was even entertaining a few guys for the Superbowl. We had a wonderful evening watching the game - neither one of us really cared who won. It was just fun to be with some friends.

My husband has been in Salem since Tuesday, so my kiddos are having a hard time -- first mom was gone for a few days and now dad is gone.... poor kiddos change is tough... but they are adjusting well.

My week has been a whirl wind.... sometimes I feel I am so far behind I can't see in front of me... I have enjoyed the wonderful sun earlier this week and even enjoyed the rain today - at least the wind was not blowing. I was in Pendleton earlier today for a staff meeting at the ESD and when I got home I had to go to another meeting, luckily it was a short one.... then I went to get my kids, grandmother and back to Pendleton to watch my 9 year old niece play in a Basketball Championship Game.... it was so fun to watch and it was a blast to watch my sister get so excited about her daughters game.... the team won by 1 point and won the Championship. I watched her first game a little over a month ago and I would have never put them playing the championship game, however with hard work, team work and lots and lots of practice her team has changed to become a very good little team. Good Job Rylee -- I'm proud of you, sweetie. I can't wait to watch you play as you get older -- even though you'll be a "BUCK" and not a "BULLDOG".

As I sit here tired from a busy week, I feel so blessed to have a wonderful husband... and two of the best kids ever. Our life is so 'busy' with the hustle and bustle of activity that sometimes I forget to take a step back, take a deep breath and just ENJOY!!!

My hardworking Man/boy.....and Addi keeping warm

We took a trip to Ritzville to see my sis on Saturday and came home with WORK!!!!..... Thanks so much SIS and Uncle Jimmy for getting the wood from the mountains-- we really do appreciate the warm evenings by the fireplace. It is was a great trip to have a short visit, eat lunch (on us), and of course exchange firewood.... for chips and dip.....(Hope you guys enjoyed the salsa!)

Tony had to chop up all the wood -- yep, in the snow....

While our little man --- hauled the wood via 4 wheeler and wagon to the back door where I unloaded and stacked it by the back door....(I don't like to go to far to get the wood).

Of course he had some mechanical issues with the snow packing onto the wheels and not being able to pull the wagon.... but the problem solver that he is --- worked out the issue.



So why we are working hard outside in the falling snow... Addi is playing inside by the door, very close to the heater vent with her babies... (keeping warm - is she the smart one or what!!)

She was so content and a dish towel works great for a blanket for Emma and Annie... {they finally have names}

With teamwork we got the job done in no time flat....

Unkie Jmmm

Will you read us a book?

No, it's David!!! Not Austin. (Austin has this book memorized and he was actually reading/telling them the story.)

You can see the enjoyment in these two little ones faces having special time with their Unkie Jmmm. They think he is pretty cool.... they definately enjoyed their time with him reading and playing. Thanks for the {FUN} visit come back and see us again soon.