Crazy, Crazy, Crazy!

We have been so busy! This last week I have been working on picking out carpet, hardwood floor, tile, and cabinets for our house that we are building. That was alot of fun taking my kids to all these places, plus trying to decide what would be best. At the carpet store Hallee found a marker and colored all over Blyss' face and neck, then she drew a dragon on her arm. Also Hallee went and opened the door that leads out to their warehouse, and her and Blyss went out in the warehouse and outside, so they were hanging out on the main street in Logan. I was trying to talk to the guy helping me and looking everything over. I visited 4 carpet stores, dreamed about carpet for 4 nights, and I decided I just needed to decide on something- so I got that figured out- YEAH! Now Zak just gets to install the tile and hardwood floors. On Saturday on our way to a carpet store the car in front of me slammed on its brakes so I had to slam on my and swerve into the turning lane to avoid hitting the car, I looked in my rearview window and there was a motorocycle coming and the guy was looking off at something else, looked ahead and saw my car, he swerved and he hit my tail light and cracked it. Luckily he stayed on his motorcycle because he just had on shorts and a short sleeve shirt. Not a fun experience but nothing serious. On Saturday night we went to Richmond's (where we are building our house) Black and White Days. Black and White days they bring holstein cows and our judged and sold. We went to the parade and then to the horse pull. Hallee had fun with her friends- Taft and Seth.

Here is a picture of the girls last week when they were in the tub, I was doing the dishes and talking to Zak on the phone, they dumped a whole container of shampoo into their bath and got lots and lots of bubbles- I wasn't happy but they sure were having a blast. They ended up having to take a shower to get all the bubbles off them.

We had a really bad day yesterday- first Hallee got Crayon happy and colored all over our fridge with crayon- it was not easy to get off- it probably took me 20 minutes to get it off- meanwhile Blyss got in makeup(thats what I was doing before I discovered what Hallee was doing). She got a hold of my mascara and applied it on herself, her hair, face, brand new summer clothes- took tags off an hour before, all over her bedding. I was not happy at all- wish I took a picture- but I was pretty upset from cleaning up the crayon mess to finding this! After we got that all cleaned up- Blyss threw up on her shirt and blanket. Then Blyss was eating breakfast with me and tipped over my milk, so it went everywhere. I just felt like walking out of the house. After that we went to the cabinet shop, Hallee and Blyss went into their break room and were having a great time with the water thing in there - water was everywhere. But I got my cabinets picked out and hopefully we are set on that. Today has been much better, our neighbors invited Hallee to come and jump on their tramp with a sprinkler under it- Hallee was gone for two hours- Blyss was down for a nap, and it was so nice to get things done around the house and have some time to myself!

Trip to Idaho

This last weekend we went home to Idaho so that Zak could help his family move cows. Zak's family has a ranch, so they move cows with horses. Hallee was able to ride a horse most of the time, either with Zak or Zak leading a horse, Hallee had a great time. Hallee's cousins were there to, so they all had a ball together. I drove a horse trailer behind the herd of cows and those on horses. Blyss danced around on my lap and loved messing with all the controls on the dash. After the cattle drive we went back to the farm, where Zak's mom put the kids to work picking up garbage alongside the road side- they thought that was better than Disney Land- they would race to find a piece of garbage- who ever thought picking up garbage is fun.
On Sunday my brother, Ty and his wife Erica blessed their little baby girl, Vanna, in Pocatello, so we went and attended that and spent time with them, they will be moving this friday to Weiser, where he got a job as a pharmacist- congrats Ty! While we were outside having a picnic Blyss was playing on the toys and she walked in front of someone swinging on the swing- Blyss was hit- and it sliced open her lip, so she has had a swollen lip the past couple of days- along with that hit it left a bruise on her cheek. A little while later the same thing happened, she walked in front of Hallee pushing a little boy (so not as bad of hit, not going so fast), but Blyss fell in the gravel and had gravel all over in her mouth and from this hit, she scratched above her lip and her chin is scraped up. But she got over both little accidents fast and wanted to get back to playing.
This week I have been busy picking out stuff for the house we are building. I will post pictures soon. It is not easy taking Hallee and Blyss with me to the cabinet shops or the carpet stores(I'm going around getting bids for the best deal), they seem to always get in some sort of trouble. Plus it is stressful to me, because I try to look at everything and hope that everything will flow, look nice, and that I get a good deal, so I'm having a hard time making choices.
Zak is gone again this week to Washington, and once again our TV is broken (aka Babysitter), it was broken while he was gone last week and so for me it is constant entertaining the kids- so we have been outside alot- Thank goodness for warm weather.

Fun with Hair!

This past weekend I put Blyss' hair into pigtails, she is 15 months old now, and has had 10 haircuts, and her hair is still long enough to put in pigtails-(Blyss is a slow grower but her hair on the other hand- grows incredibly fast). She looked so cute with her hair in pigtails, she will be sporting this look alot this summer.

Hallee has decided that she likes to do her own hair, she will spray her hair with water until it is dripping, brush it, part it, and put a bow in. She is not to good at placement with the bow yet, but she is very proud of herself when it is done. I always fix it before we go anywhere.

Zak is gone to Vernal, Utah for a few days, and so tonight I took the girls to McDonald's to get a break (our TV has not been working for 2 days, and probably won't get fixed until Friday- so I have been entertaining Hallee constantly- I'm suprised I haven't gone crazy yet). But while we were there she made a great new boy friend, she took her Happy Meal over to where he was eating and ate with their family. Then they were playing and Hallee said to the other little boy, "Lets hug." So they hugged- that was pretty cute. Then Hallee said, "Lets kiss." So they kissed. Oh Boy- what we have to look forward to with her!

Young and in Love!

This weekend we got out and enjoyed the beatiful weather. On Friday night we went for a walk and ran into the Chamber's- a family in our ward- they have 2 boys and one little girl. We ran into them at his dad's farm- Hallee saw their boys and was so excited- they just ran off together to go see the donkeys and the horses, the kids had fun feeding them, then they went into the field to pick flowers- Hallee just took off running and made it to the other side of the field with the boys chasing after her- she is pretty fast- I wish I had a video camera to tape these kids just having fun on the farm- how would it be to be that young again, not a care in the world.
On Saturday we went to Willow Park Zoo- all there was to really see was ducks, turtles, birds of all sorts, and swans. Then the girls went and played on the toys there- and Blyss loved swinging and climbing all over the toys.

At the zoo- ducks in the back


Blyss having fun at the park
On Sunday we had Stake Conference- we sat in front of the Chamber's and Hallee spent most of the time with the Chamber boys during conference- went with them when they went to the bathroom. The Chamber's asked us over for dinner afterwards- of course we said, YES. Blyss fell asleep after we got home from Church, so Zak stayed home with Blyss and Hallee and I went over to their house for dinner- Hallee just loved playing with those boys and playing at their house. Taft- Chamber's oldest who is 5, even asked Hallee to go shoot his BB Gun with him- but I wouldn't let her go. Hallee did not want to leave- after we got in the car, she was crying, "I want Taft, I want to stay and play." After we had been home awhile she drew a picture of Taft and said, "I miss Taft." I think Hallee might have her first little crush, right now it is okay, because its kind of funny.

Picture that Hallee drew of Taft- it is know hung on her wall above her bed.

Idaho!

This last week while Zak was in Minneapolis, the girls and I decided to go home and stay with my parents. We had a great time- first we got to stop in Idaho Falls and see our good friends- Ashley and her boys- Dallin and Cade. Hallee and Dallin had a blast together, they are so cute together, they love giving each other hugs. Then after that we went to my parent's in Rigby. My parents were watching my nephew, Cash, because his mom had a baby. So Hallee and Cash had fun with each other- Cash really likes to wrestle and Hallee doesn't mind either, so Hallee would jump off the couch, then Cash would jump off the couch on her and they would wrestle it was pretty funny to watch. The next day we took Cash back to Pocatello to his mom and dad. We were able to see the baby for a few minutes- she is in NICU, so we could only hold her for a few minutes, since it wears preemie babies out to be held. She still is in NICU and we sure hope she'll be able to go home soon. But she sure is a cutie- she is so tiny, and Blyss and Hallee didn't know what to think of her. Hallee has know been telling everyone that we see that Erica had a baby and the baby doesn't have any teeth- I guess she can't remember when Blyss didn't have any teeth. Hallee had a great time at Grandma's and Grandpa's, she got her toenails and fingernails painted, she collected lots of rocks, she got to see the baby calves, and she got a lot of attention. Blyss loved seeing the dog and giving him loves, she loved playing outside on the slide, and she liked seeing the baby calves- she would just laugh and laugh at them. And on Thursday when we came home- it was just a snowing- we so want it to warm up. We had a great time in Idaho, but it is good to be back home.

On Saturday we went to the Heritage Center's Baby Animals Day, where they had all sorts of baby animals. Hallee and Blyss loved it! Hallee loved looking at the snakes, bugs, frogs, and turtles. Hallee was fascinated by the snake that was over 200 lbs., I can't remember how long it was- but it was huge! Hallee cried when we left the building that had all those types of animals, she kept asking to go back. Zak just walked into the building and walked right out- what a whimp! So I was the one who took Hallee around checking out all the snakes and bugs. Blyss loved the fuzzy animals like sheep, baby calf, piglets, llams, ponies, chicks, and goats. Blyss wanted to give every animal a love, it was funny- she would go up to the animal and rest her head on it- giving it a love. Both Hallee and Blyss got to hold a baby chick- they weren't very good at it though- Blyss grabbed it by the neck, Hallee was holding the baby chick by the wings, so that didn't last long. We also went on two wagon rides- one with horses pulling the wagon, and another with a tractor pulling the wagon. We also saw a sheep dog in action, rounding up sheep, putting sheep through the gate, and loading them into a horse trailer- it was pretty neat to see one dog do all this work. We had a great time and it was a great day to be outside! Sorry my pics aren't very good- I forgot the camera, so we used the cell phone.

Heaven Help Us!

We love our girls- but sometimes they worry us with the things they like to do. I just wonder where did you learn that or where did you come up with that. But it makes us laugh at the same time, because you just can't help it. Zak was gone this past week to the basin, but Zak's grandma and grandpa came one day to visit me- it was a real treat, to actually have other adults to talk to and the kids loved it to. The following pictures are of the crazy things are girls do, and hopefully this is not telling us of what they are going to be doing in 15 years.

Blyss are little Clepto- she loves to pick up things and put it down her shirt-she will go around for hours with things down her shirt- she gets mad when you take it out of her shirt. And she thinks she is a cool baby when she has all this stuff down her shirt.

This was Hallee's doing. I was gone- Zak was watching the girls, and he could hear Blyss just a laughing- Hallee was coloring all over Blyss with a marker- we are still trying to wash the marker off.

Blyss our little pole dancer. She would rather play on the pole of her jumperoo then jump in it. She love to swing around on it and she looks like a little pole dancer.

Hallee our never ending sweets eater. She has to have ice cream everyday, and if we have candy in our house, thats all she can think about and want. So we usually don't have candy- but we do have ice cream, because she wants it and we tell her if she eats all of her dinner she can have ice cream and it has worked like a charm.

But these little girls are still sweet at the end of the day, even though they have me worried of what they are going to turn out like. I just hope in 15 years they still love their dad and me and want to spend time with us- and we would still love to read to them even then!