A Few Pictures...

What Do I Do.....

when I don't want to get back to the grind quite yet??? I change up the blog!!! Now that I'm done I should write a little post after an absence of more than a month. We have been trying to adjust to life in our new environment. We still haven't figured it out. It isn't getting any easier. If anything, we have been without Dave home every night for 5 months now. We still miss having him around. The boys and I miss Centerville terribly!!! Braxton I think is having the hardest time. He had great friends there and hasn't made many new ones here. We have gone back a couple times and I always cry on the highway when we get close cause I miss our home!!!

This winter has been long. Not too much snow, just freezing cold!!! The high everyday barely makes it higher than 10 if it even gets that warm. The nights are close to zero if not below. We don't get out much. We don't want to brave the cold if we don't have to. We have cabin fever in the worst way I'm affraid!!!

Christmas was fun. This year was small and simple. It was the first year our boys knew about "Santa" and suprisingly it was still fun for them. They were really worried that there wouldn't be much this year, but when it came down to Christmas morning, it didn't seem to matter and they were happy with what they got.

I have been staying way too busy with the boys, the laundry, the cleaning, the housework, and doing it alone. I have been watching Dave's nephew since shortly after we moved in. He is about nine months younger than Porter and it got to the point I decided I couldn't do it anymore. Everything was always a disaster and I felt bad for Braxton and Cole cause they were feeling left out with two babies in the house. I am only going to watch him now on Tuesdays and Thursdays for a few hours each day. Hopefully it will be easier for all of us!!!

Getting older and becoming more of an adult is a lot harder than I ever thought it would be. We have made many mistakes along the way that have put us where we are today. If I could go back and change it all I would. I would have made wiser choices. I can't go back. I only have to make lemonade out of the lemons we grew, and hope that one day we can find the right recipe to make life sweet!!!

Porter's 1 Year Pictures!

Porter Turns 1!

I can't believe my baby is so old already! It seemed to go so slow for the first six months and then the second six months flew by! Porter has been an absolute joy to have around! He is always making a cute face, yelling at one of his brothers, or throwing a tantrum when his toys get stuck and he can't go anywhere! He is crawling like a pro and taking steps slowly on his own away from things. He'll walk along the furniture and then walk on his own to something wherever he wants to go. His toy that he walks behind he's began running behind he's so good, just is afraid to do it alone! He only has 2 teeth and his hair is changing from the black it started out at to blonde! We sure love our little guy and are so glad he has become a part of our forever family! We couldn't imagine life without him!!!

After two failed attempts at a cake yesterday we ended up with goldfish topped cupcakes! I don't know why, but my cakes haven't been cooking well lately and then they fall apart! Porter's birthday was really on Thursday, but with Dave being gone during the week, we only gave him a baby cupcake on his birthday. Yesterday he got the candle.... he tried to grab the flame and Braxton screamed so loud that Porter just cried and wouldn't stop. He didn't want anything to do with the cupcake after that! Poor kid!!!
 

An Amazing Friend!!!

Last week my friend Kira came to visit with her two kids! It was a lot of fun and a good break! We ordered pizza for dinner and let the kiddos play. I had picked up some pumpkins for them to decorate and they had a blast!!!

Love it! Can't get enough of those faces!
 

Halloween Walk

On Saturday the boys and I went with Grandma McKenna to the pumpkin walk! It was pretty fun! They had different scenes that were created with pumpkins. Dave's Grandma was a witch at the end of the walk! Here are a few pictures:
 

A Bugs Life
 

Toy Story
 

Winnie the Pooh
 

The Hungry Caterpillar (I didn't post his picture)
 

Super Mario Brothers
 

Smurfs
 

Lilo and Stitch
 

Polar Express 
 

Finding Nemo
 

Spongebob
 

Monsters Inc.
 

Madagascar  
 

Dr. Seuss
 

How to Train Your Dragon
 

Rapunzel
 

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"The Witch" a.k.a. Grandma Bartlett and the boys!