Gingerbread Disasters

I have to put a disclaimer on this post that this was the first time that any of us had made gingerbread houses (except Amber). With that said this was a disaster!!!!! I had called Jon's mom and gotten all the details and receipes for the frosting and all that. She told me to make rice krispy treats to use as the "frame" of the house. YEAH RIGHT!!! Dispite the fact that our houses looked like a huge pile of dung we had a good time. We had some of friends Brent and Amber over to have dinner and then do our houses. We had tons of fun, and there was certainly a lot of laughter, mostly at how awful our houses looked. Next year I am totally buying one of those pre-packaged gingerbread house kits. NO more fancy pants Annie, lets just face it, I am not a master when it comes to the kitchen!

Shelby loved eating the graham crackers and all the candy that she picked out at the store.Carter, Amber, Shelby, and me trying to get our creation to work...not happening!

Such concentration! (Carter & Amber)

Jon tried to pitch in and help, this is Shelby laughing hysterically because our house is caving it at that very moment.Brent & Ambers finished house... Yep you guessed it they just gave up with the graham crackers.

At least the Candy was Yummy (Brent & Carter)

This is my finished house. We even bought the cutest candy ever that looked like little rocks so we could make it look like our real house. There is some resemblance right???


Going, Going

Gone!!!!

Santa at the Mall

On Jon's day off last week we decided that we would go as a family to the mall to get me some new jeans that actually fit. Yes, folks I am going to stop wearing pants that make me look like a have a dirty diaper! Anyway then we went to the Cheesecake Factory because we have had a gift card for it for like 5 months now. It was awesome too! We have been telling Shelby all about Santa and she kinda gets it so we told her that we would be able to see him at the mall. Well she was a little shy to go to him, but once she was in his lap she was in heaven as you can see from the picture. He asked her what she wanted for Christmas and she didn't answer so he was giving her ideas like...Dora...Barbies? She finally looked at him and said "No goose, Shelby want books and toys." Santa laughed and Jon and I just looked at each other with a grin. Do you suppose we call her a silly goose too often??? O'well she was too cute. Libby also loved Santa, she was happy to go stare at him and all the glits and glamour of the mall set up.

Sunday dress up Activity!

A couple of Sundays ago I was trying to get Shelby to sit still for something (I can't even remember why now, but O'well) Anyway she found her clips and wanted to put "All dees" in her hair so I bribed her to sit still and I would put them all in. She kept wanting to look in the mirror and she would tell me "O boy I so beautiful... huh mom?" She cracks me up everyday! I just thought the pictures were kinda funny and cute.

Thanksgiving!

Aunt Molly, Macey, Grandma Hammons, and Libby ready to go to Olive Garden.

Cru, Treyson, & Shelby in their super hero capes that Grandma had made for them. It was hilarious watching them run around the house with their caps flying behind them.

All three boys are asleep and the games are still on. This was a common occurance this week!Jon, Shelby, & Cru just about to go to bed.
Okay....So I debated even putting this picture up because I was nursing Libby and Molly and I had stayed up the night before until 3am just talking so i am looking EXTREMELY hot, but it is the only pic that I got of Molly and I so don't judge!

This year for Thanksgiving I was so lucky to have My parents, My sister (Molly), and My brother (Matt) and his family come to visit. It was soo much fun to have everyone here and Shelby had a blast with her cousins. It was a bit of a mad house at times, but it was so nice to have my family come and see where I live, Jon's office, & just Boise in general. The girls got to sneak off and go shopping a couple of times and that was really fun. The boys mostly watched football, which I am pretty sure was fun for them. The kids were CRAZY but they were so happy to just be up in the play room and spending time together. I didn't do very good at getting very many pictures, but whenever I am having fun with my family pictures are the furthest thing from my mind. I am so grateful for this season and this time I get to be with family. There was a couple months this last summer that we didn't know if I would be around for the next holiday so I just want to express how grateful and blessed I am to still be alive and be able to be with my family. Thanks to everyone who came it was so fun to have you!!!

Carving Pumkin BOB

Shelby LOVES carving pumkins. We did this twice this year because she loved it so much. She would name the pumkin and then want to take out all of its "gooey slime". This is pumkin Bob. she would take out the inside and then put it back in Bob over and over again. Well the pictures speak volumes.

LOOK mom gooey slime!This is her trying to get EVERY last pumkin seed.This is Libby enjoying the festivities too. She is so tiny! Here is Bob.

"I lub him, I lub him so much"
All done!!!

Halloween

The only picture with them together.
Our cow!

She was screaming while I was taking these pictures because it was time to eat!!!

Our Tooth Fairy! (Aunt Haley made the TuTu for her B-day)

"I Zap you, Mom"

Okay I have been slacking a ton, but I thought I would post these pics just so I have them for our family Journal. Shelby was the tooth fairy this year and Libby was the classic Cow (there is not much warm enough for a newborn). At first Shelby was fighting with Jon and I to get her costume on. She hated the wings, the "hat", and didn't want to keep her tooth on her shirt. So we thought alright we will just go to our 2 neighbors and if she doesn't like it then we will just come home. Well when she figured out that all she had to do was say "Trick-or-Treat" and people would give you CANDY, she was sold. Needless to say then she wanted her costume on so that people would give her more candy. I should have taken my camera because she was so much happier later than she was in the pictures. Libby was tons happier later too, but I got busy handing out candy. We had over 300 pieces and they were gone by the end of the night. CRAZY! People are way into Halloween around here I just love it! I know this holiday is over and done with, but thanks for humoring me.

Family Pictures

Well my really great friend Heidi and her family came and stayed with us over the Halloween weekend. I had so much fun staying up really late and girl talking all weekend. I miss having her around, but now we are only about 4 hours away so we will be seeing a lot more of each other. She is an amazing photographer and she is always so nice to take our pictures when we see each other. So we went out in our neighborhood and on the jogging trails we found a few great spots to take some pics. I love every single one so it was really hard to choose, so I just chose a few that I would share with everyone. Thanks Heidi for coming to see us, taking our pictures and being here for Libby's blessing it is always great hang out with you and your adorable family. We love you guys!

Introducing Elvis and Lucy Legs

Well the other night Jon and I went to a murder mystery party at some of our good friends house here in Boise. If you know Jon and I you know that we are not big into dressing up for Halloween, but we decided what the heck. We were assigned who we were supposed to be and so Barbara made us the entertainers of the hotel. Lucy legs and Elvis (not us at all) So Jon's mom made this amazing Elvis costume for Jon since how they don't make 6"7' costumes. She did it all in one day too, she truely is the best seamstress that I have ever met. It was so amazing!!! (thanks again Annette, it turned out great). We had forgotten to take pictures so this is after the party while Libby is screaming for me to feed her and Shelby is doing her sympathy cries with equal force. I will be getting a better pic of Jon so that I can send it to his Mom, but I had to post something because everyone keeps asking for a pic.

O'ya we are super hot!

Me not knowing how to stand....ummmm duhh

Look at his cape! and you can't see it in this pic but it has gold bell bottoms and a gold belt too. Once again my Mom-in-law is AMAZING!

Memories

This was on my friend Erica's blog and I thought it was super fun so I totally stole it from her. If you want to do it I would love to hear what you remember.

1. As you comment on my blog, leave one (or 2 or 3 or 10) memories that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember.
2. Next, repost these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty fun to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you are playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave a memory about you. If you don't want to play on your blog, or if you do not have a blog, I'll leave my memory of you in my comments. Have fun!!

Our Libby

This is Libby after a long day of toting around with mom. I always think it is so cute to see our little girls with their daddy. He doesn't stand a chance with all of us girls. We have him wrapped around our little fingers and we sure love him!

Shelby's 2nd Birthday

Well for Shelby's birthday we had a blast! Grandma and Grandpa Hammons came to town to celebrate with us. Shelby got a new bike(G&G Hammons), her hat and gloves, a puzzle(Neighbors), a few books, a awesome singing toy (G&G Scott), and a marble maze game. I am really bad at remember to take pictures during the moments so this is what I got. That night we went to PoJo's which is like a chucky cheese. She had a blast as you can see in the pictures.

Check out my new Hat!Grandpa Hammons helping (pushing) her along.She has the same problem as her mother; she can't keep her feet on the pedels. My dad had to duck tape my feet to the pedels before I finally got it.Just chillin on her new ride!Still loving her hat and telling us all about it.Daddy helping her ride the horse
Dumbo was kinda boring as you can tell on her face
Merry go round and around and around. This got very old for the adult with her, but shelby thought it was awesome.


I was there too.
She loved this motorcycle.
Our very first picture of all 4 of us. We didn't have a traditional begining with Libby so it has been hard to all be somewhere without someone in the hospital or feeling yucky. But here we are and we are happy!
Grandpa helping Shelby "Fly High"
Fred Flinstones ride.


Ice cream and candles, HUMMM I didn't think this through did I? O'well she loves Ice cream the most.Grandma was there too, she was just always so busy keeping the party running that she was behind each and every scene.

Well we had such a great day and it was extra special that my parents would drive all the way up here just to be there for our little angel. We are so blessed in so many ways. I get a little teary eyed anytime that I think about Shelby getting older, she is growing up so fast. It seems like this summer she went from a little baby to a toddler in a hurry. She is talking up a storm and is extremely helpful around the house and in the kitchen. I sure love being a mom and I am so lucky to have another little miracle in my life to get to raise. Happy Birthday Shelby, we sure love you!