I'm so blessed to live in such a beautiful place.

The kids decided to play king of the mountain in the toy room today since it's to cold outside.

Sophie wanted me to take a picture of her funny face.

Good Mornings

  This morning Sophie woke up happy! This does not happen all to often because she is not a morning person. Anyway she said with a happy tone "Mom you were right my imagination can take me anywhere! Last night in my sleep I made a kitchen in the toy room and ate a cheese burger." Then for the first time ever she wanted to go play with toys right after she woke up, usually she has to watch a couple episodes of Dora or Word World. Ya!!
 It's so sunny and beautiful here in Colville today, it makes me long for spring. It amazes me how much the sunshine affects your attitude, it's hard to be grumpy when the sun is shinning!

My Baby

He has his Uncle Jonny's dimples!

Isaac loves wearing my shoes.

I love this kids laugh!

Saturday

  Today was really pretty lazy, Aubrey, Elijah and Jaci came and played with the kids most of the day. They played in the snow for a couple hours and then came in ate lunch and watched a movie together in Sophie and Isaac's room. Then we did a Valentine's craft together that they really enjoyed! We made butterflies out of toilet paper rolls they turned out really cute. I got the idea from Paper Love Bug Craft online. After that I made Mark and Heather come down and try out the kinect, it was really fun! I think they enjoyed it. And then I fed the kids and put them to bed by 8pm so we would all wake up on time to get ready for church. Hopefully will make it there on time tomorrow, we have not been on time once since switching to the early schedule. We've been so close the last couple of weeks sneaking in at 9:03am last week, at least Travis and the kids made it there, I was about 10 minutes later. Anyway that was a Saturday with the Peterson's, not that glamorous but that's the way we love it!!!!

Kids

I can't believe I let my kids eat Popsicles while playing in the snow yesterday!

Crafts

This is the plastic container that I use to put all my miscellaneous crafts for the kids in.

Travis made these hearts with the kids Wednesday while I was having MIA with the laurels downstairs.

This is one of Sophie's creations she made last night.

And these are some hair clips I made last night for Sophie. I got the ribbon at Targets dollar spot and the clips at Sally's.

    I've recently been collecting crafts from the dollar store to do with kids. I've collected quite a bit of stuff over the last month and it's been really fun for the kids to have craft time a couple days a week.

More of our Typical Day!

Sophie loves to watch TV in the window and pose like a model!

Sophie and Isaac making a magical creation with play dough.

Travis's Birthday!

    Saturday was Travis's birthday and he woke up to Sophie saying "Happy Birthday Dad, how old are you?" Travis told her he was 29, Sophie replied "WOW that is ALOT" and then laughed.   Dean and Joyce came up and had Dinner and cake with us. Then Travis and I played the kinect after we put the kids to bed, it was fun!

A typical Day at Our House

Sophie loves playing King of the Mountain!

Isaac had so much fun helping his dad move the snow yesterday.

She's so cute!

My handsome baby boy!

Travis spent several hours using the tracker yesterday, it was the perfect day to play in the snow.

After playing out side yesterday we cleaned house, played games and had mutal at our house. The laurels wanted to play Dance Central on the kinect. And Travis did and art project with the kids, what a good Dad!

I'm feeling really good about my accomplishments today.  The day started out slow but by 10:30 the kids and I went out side and played in the snow and shoveled the walk and went sledding. Then we came in and while the kids ate lunch I cleaned the kitchen, vacuumed and mopped the floors upstairs. While the floor was drying we went down stairs and I cleaned and organized the entry way, my bedroom, the TV room, part of the store room and the stairs. Now I have the house nice for Travis's birthday tomorrow but I still need to go to town tonight to get the food he wants for his birthday. He wants french toast for breakfast so I need the awesome french toast bread at Safeway, lasagna for dinner and German chocolate cake. But all in all I feel like its been a productive day!

Isaac in tighty whiteys.

Kids playing in the snow!

Isaac watching TV

Mondays

Started the morning out by taking Sophie to the dentist @ 9:45am and found out she has three cavities! So we have to take her back a different day so they can put her to sleep, but first I have to get a physical for her to make sure that she can be put to sleep okay. Then Sophie and I went to the laundry mat and washed five loads of clothes because our washing machine isn't working. I then came home and started potty training Isaac. He has gone potty in the toilet 3x today and had one accident. We also played in the snow for a while and then came inside and did some dancing! That pretty much sums up my Monday so far.

Isaac was feeling the music pretty good today too!

Almost every morning after breakfast the kids and I like to turn the music up loud and dance. Today Sophie was really feeling the music and then she said this, I thought it was really cute so I had to post it.

This is Sophie laughing at herself after telling me how funny her Jesse doll is.

Isaac watching TV on my bed.

Isaac on my computer and Sophie thinking its really cool!

This is what happens almost everytime I go to the bathroom and leave the

computer on my bed. Hopefully eventually I'll learn!

I finally have all three canisters! I got the small one for a wedding present from Aunt Danny then, my Mom brought me the big one this summer and finally, last night I found the medium one at walmart and it only took me seven years to collect all three and I love them!

A Sunbeam

Well we made it to church today by the skin of our teeth! This 9am schedule is definitly going to be hard to adjust to. Sophie threw fits all morning screaming "I don't want to be a sunbeam"!!! Ever since Nana(Jill) told her that there are no toys and snacks in sunbeams she hasn't wanted to go.  Night before last I woke up to here her yelling "I don't want to be a sunbeam" so I ran over to her room and she was still asleep but tossing and turning. So after all the anxiety, I had to sit in class with her today for the first hour and at the end of class she went to the front of the class to give the closing prayer and knelt down to say it.  So I had to explain to her in front of everyone that we only kneel down for family and personal prayers. I had a really hard time not laughing at her because she was so cute and reverant! Then she went to sharing time with the cousins and after church the primary president tells me how out going she was. I guess she said the prayer, shared her testimony, and volunteered to give the talk! I can't believe it, now she tells me she can't wait to go to church next week! It's also fun getting home by lunch time and the kids are less grumpy after 9am church so all and all it was a good day!

Isaac loves riding horses! He actually will put pretty much anything between his legs and say "Yeeha"

I started my morning off right today, I got up and like a good girl I actually prepared my lesson for church tomorrow! I'm usually bad and wait till saturday night or worse sunday morning. But I can't wait that long any more since we have the 9am schedule.  After my lesson preperation I made Travis help me move furniture around, which is one of my favorite things to do. Weird, I know! Moving furniture is the best because it makes a room almost look like you got new stuff and it forces you to deep clean each room you do it in! Travis had to run to town so the kids are watching a movie and I'm blogging. Oh, yah for those of you who know Tora Luu today is her 13th birthday.

Keeping Tabs: Keeping Tabs:

Keeping Tabs: Keeping Tabs:: "Keeping Tabs: Trying to figure out the computer after 5 years, ugh! Hopefully I will eventually get without having to call someone."

January I can't believe it! My goal this year is to keep a blog, which I have never done so everyone will have to be patient with me.
We came down to Dean and Joyce's last night and we are staying till friday. It's been so nice having them in Spokane. It's so nice that they let Travis stay here during the week while he's gone to school the last year and half. It also allows me and the kids to come stay some times just for fun or like this week Sophie has an eye appointment friday and we had to pick up the truck that mom and dad left down here last week. I'm so glad that the kids have been able to get to know their G&G Peterson better. This morning Joyce made candy trains with the kids since we didn't make it down to do them before Christmas, they loved it! Sophie is excited to cook with Grandma later.