Tough to deal with!

So this last weekend, I got a call that I don't want to repeat EVER again. My mom was on the other end crying and I couldn't understand her. I first thought something happen to Ryan, because he has problems with his heart. I was wrong... When I finally had my mom calm down.. she said its on FIRE... we LOST everything. The camper caught on fire that they were living in until they were able to move into the basement of their remodeled home. Everything that was important to them and all their personal belongings were GONE. Luckily nobody was hurt and the firemen rescued the dogs. The sad thing is they LOST everything. Everything that you would have in a home; they had in their camper. We did find her wedding rings and I did find some other diamonds. The other part that bothered me was they made the front page paper in the local newspaper. It pretty much gave their address away, so on Sunday we had a lookie lous.....spelling ?. We are thankful that they have family and friend support and prayers. There have been some people that have helped my mom and Ryan out. The part that is really making my mom sad is she lost all of the Christmas presents and some she said are not replaceable. I keep telling her that I am glad you two are still here with us. So now its time to rebuild and move on. We did get them in the basement, so they are living in the basement. Its not done, but its livable for now. I guess you never take anything for granted. I have never been this close to a person in a fire and I hope I won't experience it again. Well, I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend. Last weekend to shop for Christmas. I know I will be one of those last minute shoppers. Take care

BURR!!

Burrr! Its cold outside. Officially winter is here and its going to be here for a long time. We have a lot of snow and its cold outside. I wish the wind would go away. Plus, its so cold outside that my furnance doesn't stop running really. Oh the joys of winter. I guess those are not joys! :) I hope everyone has a wonderful day. Leaving on a good note its FRIDAY tomorrow! Yahoo..... Until next time..

Girls weekend!

This last weekend I went to the cities with a friend. We went shopping in albertville- the outlet stores. Then we went to the Mall of America to do some more shopping. Then Sunday we went to a play The Heights. It was pretty good. At times, you couldn't understand it because the music was louder then the person singing. Then there spanish speaking parts, which I didn't understand. Overall, it was a fun getaway weekend, which I haven't done before. The kids stayed with daddy on Friday and then Saturday my mom came and took care of them until Sunday night. Dan went to Huron to help Ryan with the house. I hope everyone is having a great day :) Try to stay warm, I think we are in for it for a blizzard.

Hunt for Zhu-Zhu pets!

Target, Wal-mart, Toys R us are the stores that sells these. You can find them online if you want to play A LOT of money for them. You can buy them from 8-10 dollars at the stores above, but amazon and other places are selling one hamster for 40 all the way up to 150.00. Which is sad, because there are a lot of kids that want these for Christmas from Santa or from others. Tyler wants them from Santa....I wish I could find at least one hamster and the car that is an accessory. They have many accessories that go with the hamsters. Its a cute toy and not expensive. There is a lot of things to buy to go with the hamsters. FUN! Well, let me know if anybody finds them. Have a great day.

Thanksgiving!

I forgot to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. Dan and I decided to stay home for Thanksgiving. We have some big projects to finish, like our master bathroom and entry way. We accomplished a lot this weekend. Dan was going to go to my mom's and work on her house, but Dan's brother Bobby and girlfriend came to visit us. It was so nice to actually have visitors for once. Not to many people come and see us, sides my mom and dad, when he is back here from Rapid. We had a lot of fun this weekend. Thanksgiving dinner was not what you want to call the best, but we will never forget it. We made a ham in the crock pot, but I think the ham was old and then over cooked.. it was nasty. We just ended up having scalloped potatoes and then I ordered a pumpkin pie from Perkins. It was yummy! Thurs/Friday at 11:00 P.M. my mom and I headed to SF to do the black Friday shopping. Our first stop was Toys R Us, boy was there a crowd and it too FOREVER to get out of the store. Then we went on to the other stores. We got what we wanted, so that was nice. We lucked out on the toys r us thing for Tyler. Still on the hunt for Zhu-Zhu pets. He wants those so bad from Santa and us.... oh boy everybody is sold out online. Well, that is about it from here. Have a great week!

Weekend fun!

This past weekend we actually stayed home :) I took Tyler to the Playhouse disney live show. He loved it. Then dan had his uncle help him put an entry way on our house. I can't wait till its done. Its so nice. They got a lot done in two days. All we have to finish is the inside and a little decking. My mom was here to help me take care of Alexa while I was gone with Tyler. She also helped the guys. Here are some pictures from the weekend.

Tyler's favorite character and show Handy Manny!


Mostly everyone, but my camera died, so didn't get a picture of everyone.





Inside looking from living room door.

Big Green Tractor Song!

So Tyler is obsessed with Jason Aldean's Green Tactor song. He can sing word for word. Its cute, but he just can't get over it. There isn't a day that goes by that he doesn't sing at least once, but usually its through out the day. Since we recorded and just this weekend he added a microphone to his performance. He usually listens to it on the computer or his mp3 player. Since Jason performed at the cma awards and I recorded it on our DVR he watches is constantly. The video is dark, but you can still see it and hear him. Dan recorded him off his phone, so the quality is not that great. I am hoping to get another video of him when he is singing with microphone.

Veterans Day

This day is dedicated to all the men and women that have served and are serving our. My dad and grandparents and great-grandparents are Veterans. Thank you so much!

I just want to say thank you to all the people that have served our country and is currently serving. It means a lot! God Bless America!

Our Angel!

5 years ago today Brooke was was born and went to heaven to become our little angel. She has definantly watched over us and helped us get through some tough times. We are so glad that we got to spend at least 2hrs with her until she went to heaven. We love you and miss you Brooke Emma Ann!

Getting Through.....

Well, We have had a lot going on here. We have battling the sickness. Tyler had
H1N1, influenza A, strep, and ear infection all at once. It was great. Then just the other day got the flu (vommiting). Its never ending. I started to have a bad headache, but doing better. On the weekends we are in Huron helping my mom and Ryan with the house. Last weekend I stayed home. I got a body perm in my hair, which I am getting use to. I got Tyler's 4 yr pictures done and then I got some pictures done of Alexa. They turned out great. Then I had a high school friend pass away in an accident. He was way younger then me, but we had a connection because he had a major crush on me and would give me notes. It was really cute. He was a great person and will be missed a lot. We are still remodeling our bathroom/bedroom. Hopefully SOON we can get our bed back. Sleeping on a blow-up bed in living room is not fun. At least its a nice one though. This weekend Dan and I are going to my mom's. I have a bridal shower for my friend, which I am a bridesmaid. Then the kids are going to Dan's parents place since they haven't seen them much. I am sure going to miss them :(....I will leave you with some pictures of the kids. I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend.

Wow! A lot has been going on!

Well, I know its been awhile, but boy have we been busy. A black cloud must be over our heads because its been one thing after another at the wrong time. So about a week ago I was in our closet getting a shirt and noticed that our wood flooring was wet... I was thinking uh oh..... This was at 11:00 at night. So the problem was our water heater was leaking for sometime. So we ended up having to tear apart part of our bedroom and our whole bathroom and start over. We had to have it dried out first and a plumber come fix our problem. Not only did our water heater leak, but our kitchen sink was leaking and was fixed, but not everything, so we had to have the plumber come back and fix that again. Then our second bathroom (Tyler's) that sink was leaking. Before I noticed that the sink was leaking and water heater was leaking I had this horrible smell that I couldn't get rid of. I called some people that deal with odor to come check it out. Well, he told me my sink was leaking. I couldn't get a hold of a plumber to save the life of me. Then Tyler came down with influenza A, strep, and ear infection. So then that Sunday is when I found the water heater problem. So now we are on our way to fixing everything. We have the new floor in meaning sub-floor and one wall built, tub, and shower back in. We still have a long ways to go. Tonight, Dan was switching some plug in's around and as he was doing that it fell apart- meaning a electrical fire soon. Then he found more leaks in the bathroom. Its never ending. The plumber gets to come back...... hopefully last time. So we have been dealing with a lot. The kids are growing and doing good now that we are on our way to being healthy. I have been dealing with an horrible ear infection that I cannot hear out of. It is affecting me when I eat and swallow. I also had Strep B. Its never ending with us. I will leave you with some pictures :) Enjoy


shower in our bedroom... can't get it out of our house.. too big











we have our first wall up.. :)

Alexa 1 month old!

Wow! Time is flying by. My little girl is already a month old :( She weights 9.9. She is getting big. Now, she is fighting a cold, which is not fun. Other then she growing and doing good not much else is going on.

Its not letting me put a picture on, I will try later


Tyler had a great birthday! We are having a birthday party at Chuck E Cheese on Sunday, so he is excited for that. He wanted a swimming party, but that didn't work out, so we will do Chuck E cheese 1 more year. Its just me and kids this weekend. Dan is in Huron working on my mom's house. I cleaned and just hung out with the kids, nothing too exciting. Trying to catch up on some sleep :) that won't happen for awhile. Well, I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend :)

Happy Birthday Tyler!!

My baby boy is 4 already :) He is growing up so fast. I just can't believe he is 4 already.

Happy Happy Birthday Tyler!! We love you :)


I hope you have a wonderful day!


I think 2 months

Recap!

Well, its time for an update! Tyler is sure enjoying preschool. Over labor day weekend we went to Huron to help mom and Ryan with the construction of the house and then went to the State Fair. This year I was just not into the fair. We only went one day compared to 5 days last year. Then my dad was back from Rapid City. This was his first time seeing his granddaughter. We enjoyed our time with him and sure miss him and wished he didn't live so far away. Alexa is sure growing... other then keeping up with the kids there isn't much going on. I will leave you with some pictures. Enjoy :)






3 weeks


Grandpa Showed me how to reach my rings without a stool :)

First Day of Preschool!

Today, was Tyler's first day of preschool. He was so excited and had a wonderful day. I asked him if he met any friends and he said yes. Then he said they talked to me and I would talk back to them, but I didn't talk first :) He was being shy. I took some pictures of his first day. Today, Alexa is 2 weeks old. They grow up way too fast. Enjoy the pictures :)


Ready for preschool :)


Had to take a picture of the back of the book bag :)


Playing in one of the centers :)


Look what I made! A bug headband...


Ready to take Big Brother to preschool. Tyler wanted a picture taken with Alexa :)


2 weeks old!