I hope I'm not jinxing myself...

...but, this handsome kid is *almost* potty trained. After talking to (and being inspired by!) my sister earlier in the week, I decided to just bite-the-bullet and do it. Connor's doing awesome...a few accidents, but overall, I can't complain much! I'll keep ya posted! It's fabulous knowing that once Connor's done, I'll only have one more kid to have to potty train!!! (jumping for joy right now)

Sunday Dinner Visitors

On Sunday we had some visitors for dinner... Matt's Grandpa Dave & his wife, Bonnie, plus Matt's Uncle Kent & Aunt Cindy came over. Matt's Grandpa & Bonnie moved to Boise over the summer & we figured it was about time we had them over. The were gracious enough to accept the offer...and luckily, though Kent really riled up the kids, Grandpa Dave and Grandma Bonnie were good sports with all the noise & chaos...

This was the first time Matt's grandparent's had been to our house...

Kent tries to have an innocent face...but, I think he has more fun with the kids than anybody else...

Kent even coaxed Parker into making goofy faces instead of his innocent, sweet smile that I usually get...

Dinner time...I caught Grandpa Dave right in the middle of chewing food (it's never easy to smile for the camera, when that happens...)...

And, of course, Connor was begging to have his picture taken...squinty-eyed and smilin'...gosh, I love this kid!!

Craft Night at Kerrie's

Kerrie is a friend of mine from my "old" ward. Last week she sent out an email offering to host a craft night for anybody that was interested...which, of course, I was!! She offered two projects to choose from, had the wood all cut out for us when we arrived, paint available, and candy to munch on! I couldn't stay to enjoy the girl-time, but I did take both projects home & worked on them...here's how mine turned out!

The witches hat...

And the "BOO"!...

I had fun working on them & my house it beginning to look a little more festive!! Thanks Kerrie!!!

Abbie Turned Ten!

I can hardly believe that my "little ladybug" (what we called her as a baby) is now 10 years old! She has grown up so beautifully! She loves to read, have friends over, is a great helper & is starting to get the baby-sitting bug (she's done little stints here-and-there for me)!

One birthday tradition that I've carried on from when I was a little girl was making a birthday sign for each of the kids on their birthday...it's not especially fancy, but I think they like it! On the night before her birthday, Abbie asked if I was going to make one (she hadn't seen me working on it) and I told her "if I had time"....of course, I was going to have time!! :)

Here's some pictures from Abbie opening her gifts...she wanted some "mystery games"...

She also asked for an Ipod...(you can't tell that's what she got, but it's in there)...
And also a new pair of shoes...
For her birthday cake, she had asked for Peach Dessert! YUM!!! (For some reason, our pictures from blowing out her candles were either blurry or too dark to see what was happening...so, this is the best ya get, sorry!)

After the boys were in bed, I gave her a pedicure...she felt pretty special!
This is the finished product!!...pink & purple with little silver flowers on her big toes!Happy Birthday, Abbie! We are so glad you are part of our family & such a terrific big sister to Annie, Parker & Connor! I know they love you tons, just like Daddy & I!!! I hope you had a good day!!!

Updates Coming Soon....

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Violets are blue.
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Our home computer has been in the repair shop....getting a much needed increase in RAM, fixing the CD drives & other stuff that I could say, but I have no idea what it means...LOL! I have pictures ready to upload, and updates ready to share, but you'll have to wait just bit longer. Once my computer is back, I'll make sure to add them to our blog!! :)