random photos

Grandma Nancy and the kidsme and the big boys

Tough Guys

Jaysen and Brock at the lake

ready to go snorkling in the hot tub at the hotel lol

Halloween Photos...FINALLY!

Finally I figured out how to get these darn pictures on here. Well, I shouldn't pretend I did anything. I just got lucky mostly. Anyhow, now there are some photos of the kids for their 2009 halloween. And even one with their great grandpa Lawrance, although after 3 trys we decided his eyes were just destined to be closed in this picture!!!

The kids had a great time and even though I pretty much HATE halloween, I have to admit it was a fun day and evening. We spent the day at my moms house and got the kids ready there, then went to a few houses trick-or-treating, mostly family and close friends. The kids got plenty of candy and we headed home...

nothing too exciting, but everyone seemed to be satisfied and happy. :)

I think I hate hunting season.

I wonder if at some point I will stop being so bitter and actually be happy for Casey that he has something that he loves so much. I have yet to understand the "thrill" of hunting. I don't get it, I just cant comprehend getting THAT excited and THAT stimulated just to go freeze your behind off and HOPE that you may see something you want to shoot. UGH

plus Hunting means that he is gone. He is not with us, and I hate him being away. He works all of the time...12-15 hour days most of the time, and a lot of times doesnt have a day off. So the days he has off I hold kind of sacred in a sence, I am kind of greedy and want him to myself and the kids. I don't want to share him with his friends so they can go hunting or bowling or anyting else.

Beyond the whole not understanding it thing, is the fact that I am totally jealous of it. I just realized that today. I'm definately NOT jealous of the whole "hunting" thing, i am jealous of the fact that he has a hobby that he really truely LOVES as where I enjoy reading and I enjoy photography and I enjoy scrapbooking, I cant say that i have anything in my life (as far as hobbies go) that really makes me genuinly happy and excited.

I am also jealous that he gets to leave the house and go spend time with guys friends and get rid of stress and relax. Man I cant even remember what that is like! or the last time I did something like that.

I guess maybe I just really need to find a hobby that I love, but I don't even know where to start, or how.

Maybe the whole stay at home thing has totally ruined my social skills. I don't even know how to go about being social and finding new hobbies....that would include doing something new, which- heaven forbid-means being around NEW people also...YIKES

so many pictures.....

Jaysen playing Soccer which is his fav sport Jaysen and Brock in the Hot Tub

Casey and Carter in matching camo

Jaysen and Brocks Pig Wrestling team

Our last family photo...need to get new ones done :(

I have so many photos I want to put on here so bare with me when there are a ton of photos and not much "blogging"
once i get a little cought up I will be better at the stories...lol

sometimes...

Sometimes I forget. Sometimes I am ungreatful. Sometimes I take for granted. Sometimes I lose my temper. Sometimes I lose track of what matters. Sometimes I am compleatly clueless.

Do you ever notice how immediatly after a loss or a death everyone all of the sudden remembers how important the little things are? After someone passes away and you have to do the greiving all of the sudden what you have is a lot more important. Why is it that it takes something life altering and devistating to stop and smell the roses? Why cant we be greatful and happy and forgiving and patient all of the time not just when things go bad?

Every time I look at photos of my kids and family, or old photos of childhood friends I always think about how good I have it and how I never am greatful enough for the things I have or had and the people in my life.

its so dang easy to forget what you have and just live the everyday routine, and then all of the sudden something happens and you realize that your normal routine can be changed at any second!!!

what will it take for me to STOP and enjoy what I have? do I have to wait until it is gone to be thankful for it? I sure hope not.

Computer = #@!$%#@

Well, I have been trying to get Caseys birthday photos and halloween photos up on here and on facebook. Go figure the memory card we used while taking pictures has failed us. It only works in my moms camera. My computer SD drive wont read it,; my printer SD drive doesn't read it and when I put it in my camera the darn pictures are all fuzzy and out of focus...any suggestions? Any how as soon as i am able to figure out how to get my pictures on the computer my halloween and birthday pictures will be up!!!

pumpkin carving

This year in our garden we grew bunch of pumpkins. The kids have been wanting to carve them basically since the first blooms set onto the pumpkin vines! Finally it is Halloween time and they got to carve their pumpkins. Jaysen and Brock did everything by themselves, including the (very nerve racking) cutting of the faces. Carter did an Excellent job getting the "guts" out, and as you can see from Kennedi's face, she wasn't overly impressed by the pumpkin goo. They all had an excellent time and were all pretty proud of their pumpkins.

Halloween is approaching so fast...we have yet to get much planning done, i am secretly still hoping that it snows that 2 feet and we dont have to dress up or go trick or treating...im sure I wont get so lucky! Jaysen wants to be a Vampire or a Football player or a "men in black" Brock wants to be a wrestler...and the littles, could care less! I think kennedi is going to be a wyoming cowboys cheerleader and carter ... well, maybe a devil. No one ever know until the day of what they end up dressing as.