Daily Projects!!!

I don't know what it is about the fall but I always seem to get into the mood to clean out my house and rearrange furniture. I guess it is a good thing and it helps get me ready for the winter months when I have to be inside all day. I started with Macie's room, I took out all the Winnie the Pooh decorations and I made it really girly with pinks and purples. I got a new crib bedding set from my brother and so I put that in her crib. She was so excited. She kept going to it that day and pointing at it and talking about it. The next day I did Carter's room. I rearranged his furniture and moved a couple things on the wall. I also went through and organized his toys so that he could see them better. I also went through both their clothes and put into storage the ones that don't fit anymore. I finally had to retire Macie's 0-3 month onesies. She is getting tall. The next day I decided to finally fix my kitchen. I have disliked my kitchen since we moved in. They tried painting it before we moved in but they didn't really paint all of them and what they did paint wasn't done very good. So I went to Lowe's and bought some paint. It took me all day Friday and Saturday to paint the cupboards and doors. Saturday night I was able to put the doors back up. I also patched the wholes where the handles were because someone had the idea to put them in the middle of the doors. As soon as the doors dry really good we are going to put the handles back on towards the bottom so that I can reach them. I really liked the way they turned out after the paint and then yesterday my dad came over and helped me make a shelf above my sink. There wasn't anything there before except a solid board. After we got the shelf done I put some greenery up there and WOW! I finally love my kitchen. I still have a lot of work to do but it is getting done a little at a time.

I am going to be painting the bottom cupboards this week. And I still have to paint the shelf. I can't wait to get everything finished.

Eastern Idaho State Fair

The kids and I got to go to the Eastern Idaho State Fair this last week. It was really fun. My mom and dad took us down and spent the entire day with us. It was a little bit hotter than I normally like but the kids had a lot of fun. And when I say we spent the entire day I mean we spent the ENTIRE DAY! We got there about noon and I think we left sometime around 10:30pm. The fair is something I look forward to each year. I remember going with my family every year and I think it is fun to have that with my kids. The best part about the fair is the food and I think the kids would agree.

Macie wore her glasses the whole day. I think she looks great. She sure got a lot of comments.

Macie was in food heaven. She is our little eater and believe me there was plenty to eat.

Carter had a fun time at McKee's Petting Zoo. He is usually really afraid of things like this but he did really well. He bought a cup of food and made sure that he fed all the goats. We also got to see brand new pot belly pigs. They were born 2 days before we saw them. They were tiny and very cute.

Macie was loving the cotton candy until she realized what it had done to her hand. She was, well upset! She hates getting her hands dirty. I just love that face it is the greatest.

Well, Carter found himself a little girlfriend at the fair. We went on wristband day so Carter was able to ride all the rides he wanted. He loves rides.

This train was one of his favorite rides. I think he rode it about 5 times.

This was the dragon roller coaster. He looks happy in this picture but let me tell you he was not happy after the first time around. I think the ride attendant stopped the ride a little early just because he was screaming and crying so loud. We had to do some damage control after that ride. So we went and rode the train a couple more times.

Carter took some of his own money to the fair this year because all he could talk about was playing the duck game and so he got to play a couple of times and he was so proud that he paid for it with his own money from his wallet. What a fun day. Grandma T and Grandpa Pat had a lot of fun with the kids and I know that the kids enjoyed them too. I also know that they were exhausted when we left so much that I drove home. What a fun Fair. Can't wait until next year.

Labor Day Weekend!

This Labor Day weekend we were able to do a little bit of everything. First we went Friday to Island Park and camped with my parents by Henry's Lake. It is really pretty there. The kids had a lot of fun. They got to stay in Grandma and Grandpa's trailer, go fishing, and ride the 4 wheelers. There aren't a ton of places to ride the 4 wheelers in Island Park anymore but there are still a couple of places you can go. Carter loved playing by and in this stream that was right by the camp spot. Grandpa Pat made him a fishing pole out of a stick and some string. He loved it so much we had to bring it home! Macie had a blast. She just wondered around, usually carrying a chair and ate lots of treats. She seemed to find a lot more than I would have normally allowed her to have. Oh well, we were camping that is what you are supposed to do, (eat treats) right? Anyways, we all had fun. Dave came up Saturday morning to join us. He was such a nice husband and stayed home Friday night so that he could do the paper route and I could go spend the night with my parents. When he got there Saturday my dad took Carter and Dave out on Henry's in the boat and well, Dave claims Carter as his good luck charm. Lately whenever he takes Carter fishing with him he always catches something. Dave caught a 3 lb fish and Carter caught a 2 lb fish. I forgot to send the camera. We came home Saturday night.


My dad had a blast showing Carter how to shoot the BB gun. Carter loved it.





Sunday we got up and went to church and then we headed down to Blackfoot to have dinner with the whole Vasas family. John and Sherri were coming to visit for the night because of the long weekend. Carter was excited to see all of his cousins. Especially Cole. Carter says they are best friends because they are both boys. It is so cute Carter calls him Cole Man. Macie and Madi had fun playing the piano and jumping on the tramp. We had a great dinner and some cake and cheesecake for desert. That night all the grandkids decided that they wanted to stay the night and have a big slumber party. I decided to stay too to help out. What a fun visit. Sherri and I made plans for the kids and I to go to Utah in a couple of weeks to work on Halloween costumes. Carter has decided he wants to be a Cow. I have no idea what I am getting myself into but Sherri said she would help me out.




These three got really quiet that next morning and when we found them they were creating masterpiece crafts. They had made colored water by putting the tips of markers in them. It is amazing what 3, 3 year olds can come up with!

Needing A Change!!!

So I thought that since it was a new month I would start it out fresh. And I just needed something new. So this was my solution.

I was really scared at first but when I realized that I was going to be able to donate it again I felt much better about the whole thing. It feels so good to not have so much hair.

August at a glance!!!

Well, August is officially over!!! That was by far the longest month ever. Here are a few things that happened during the last couple of weeks.

Carter and Macie came up missing one afternoon and everything was really quiet, so I decided I had better go and see what they were up to and this is what I found. That was our laundry basket but as you can see it has been turn into a boat and all the dirty and clean laundry has so neatly been piled together in one big pile on the floor. I am going to have to really keep an eye on those two.

Grandpa Pat is trying to get Macie interested in seeing the baby calf one Saturday morning at Family Day at Reed's Dairy. What a fun day, we met my whole family there and had lunch and ice cream.

These two are best friends. They love playing together. This was their fort and the chairs were their pretend movie.

Macie is already playing dress up. She is our little shoe monster. If our shoes come up missing we know who to go and find. Her favorite thing to do is to sit by the front door and try on all the shoes and then walk around the house in them for a minute. It is the cutest thing. Just the other day we were able to get her a new pair of sandals and I have never seen a little girl so happy to have a new pair of shoes.

The two of them had so much fun playing with the bubble machine. I think those were one of

the best things ever invented.

Sherri and the kids came to Idaho Falls and spent a couple of days with us. It was great. She has really become one of my best friends and I appreciate all her support. They stayed the first night at our house. Carter loved it. He got to sleep out in the family room with his cousins. They all slept very well. The next day we got up and went to Tautphaus Park where we met Becky and her kids. We all got to talk while the kids played it was great. Then for lunch we had pizza and then played some more. What fun. Carter talks about his cousins Saylee and Julie all the time. It usually starts with him saying remember when Saylee and Julie... and then ends with lets do that again. He is growing up so fast.

Happy 27th Birthday Daddy!!!

Dave loves Craigo's so that night Dave, myself, the kids, and my parents went out to dinner and then we came back to our house and had homemade cheesecake and presents. I think it turned out to be a great birthday. The kids and I gave him a new backpack for school and Carter added some very special treats inside the backpack. Only I think that when Carter was picking out the treats he was thinking more about himself than his Daddy. Oh well, Dave loved it. My parents gave him a couple of new shirts that he really liked and is usual $50.00. He also got some money from his mom and dad and from my grandparents. My sister gave him a gift card to Subway which he was thrilled about because we don't really eat out anymore so this was his way of being able to get his favorite sandwich and not having to spend any money. She also gave him some Reese's and 3 Musketeers. I don't really know what happened to those they seemed to be gone really fast and I don't think that Dave got very many of them. My brother gave Dave a gift cert. to Sportsman's Warehouse. I think he is going to get, as he calls it, his quack quack stamp. He got a lot of text messages that day from his family and friends wishing him a Happy Birthday. All in all I think he had a great day.

This is our little boxing girl! So she and the tub had a big disagreement and she ended up losing. She is so fearless that she just scares me to death. She fell pretty hard and smacked her face on the side of the tub and this was the result. It was bruised almost instantly and that night it swelled up really bad. Now it looks like she has been in a fight with someone. This picture is right after it happened and so you can kind of see that it was a little swollen and now it is really a dark purplish blue.