Bugs!

Today James took Andee out to go find bugs. She came running inside with her jar full of bugs. She was so excited but then noticed that they were moving inside and threw the jar. Lately the kids have been so obsessed with bugs. If they see a mark on the wall, they yell "a bug!". And then they go around the house pointing to all the "bugs". But when they actually find a real bug they completely freak out. I hope this doesn't mean when Andee grows up she will have an extreme case of bug phobia..hehe.

Andee's jar of bugs. When Nick woke up from his nap he wanted the top to come off, so James took out a snail and put it in his hand and Nick didn't like that very much. He tried to get it off but of course it stuck to his hand so he started freaking out. Very cute, these are the moments I absolutely love.

A Picnic at the Canyon

I dont know what I was thinking but I didn't clean off his face before the picture. But it's only a cracker, not a booger.

Andee started off with carrying the entire package of her lunch with her and then Max realized what she had and ate it. So she thought this plan would work better. She will put about anything in her little pockets. Marbles, beads, and treats that I have no clue where she found them.

It was still pretty snowy up in the canyon but it was still nice and warm. Well not warm, just not really cold. The picnic tables were all under snow, but we found one that the top and the bench tops were uncovered. We just put the blanket down and sat on top of the table, the kids loved it. Here's Andee being so sweet and helping Nicholas across the bridge, since it was pretty slippery.

James and I

Max

We decided to bring the dogs with us since they are so neglected now. And man, it was such a pain to bring them in the car. I thought if I just put a blanket down over me, they would just stay on the blanket so nicely...um no. Most the time I was pinned up against the chair with a boxer's tail sticking me in the eye or nose...yeah gross. I was covered in hair. And they are a lot bigger in a Altima then just running around. It was a pretty funny experience, but never again. But they had fun, running up and down the mountain through the snow, so it was nice. That way I won't have to give them a walk tonight..yay!

Mary

Another update...

So we decided not to move to Arizona AGAIN. This was our second time deciding to move and backing out, but this time it's for sure. We're actually looking into buying a home close to James' work so that way we spend less on gas. Right now he has a total of 2 hour commute and hates it. And today, my little Mary tried to get out again, but this time it was a little scary since she tried to get out where the fence has this big post sticking way up, so I go out there because I heard her barking in a different way and she was practically hanging and had almost torn her toe nail off and was bleeding. So the dogs are ready to move and be out of the mud/poop..hehe gross.

A little update..

I didn't realize how long it had really been since I last posted. Sorry for all of you four people that read my blog..hehe. To start with January, I had a mole removed that my doctor thought looked "suspicious". Which was more painful than having babies! I couldn't believe it. From the poke of the needle down the recovery it wasn't fun. So I was glad to be done with it....so I thought. My doctor called me two weeks later informing me that the mole wasn't cancerous but it definitely would've turned into it down the road so he was glad I had it removed. So now I have to go in on Tuesday to get a centimeter removed on each side of the scar to make sure he got off all the skin around it. February was fabulous. We celebrated James birthday and Valentines on the same weekend since there's only a 2 day difference. I surprised James and we went out to eat then went to a movie, Enchanted, we both love that movie, then we stayed in a hotel that night. It was so nice getting away from the kids for a night and just relaxing and hanging out. In February we also had a ton of trouble with our Mary escaping out of the fenced in area we have them in. She was slipping out of her coller we had her in so we bought a harness, she slipped out of it in two minutes. So we had to keep her in the kennel for a day so we could figure out what to do, so we ended up getting a choke coller, that way the more tugging she does, the less she wants to. So it's done the job well so far. Andee is loving preschool and is talking more everyday. Nicholas is doing great with his Kids on the Move program and is also talking more each day. And as for James and I, we have decided to move back to Arizona. James is in the process right now of "transferring" through American Express so we'll see what happens. We have the truck reserved for March 31st, but obviously if he doesn't have a job ready for him by then, we will wait a little bit. But we're hoping to be able to buy a home so we don't have to worry about renting once we get to Arizona. So I will keep everyone posted on how those plans go.

Buh Bye!

Well our poor car that we drove into the ground is finally out of our possession. We bought it brand new in 2004 and when we took it in to fix the terrible oil leak it had, they told us the engine was ruined and would go out at anytime. Pretty sad considering it's 4 years old.

Sledding

Well yesterday we had another big snow storm so today we took out the sled. Andee absolutely loved it which didn't surprise me, but Nicholas wanted nothing to do with it as usual with anything "new".

Andee heading down the hill

Nicholas and goofy mom

We all headed down the hill with Nicholas screeching all the way down

Finally inside where it's nice and warm

Cell Phone...

Well about 5 months ago I lost my cell phone and had to get a new one. But t-mobile makes you do an "upgrade" and then signs you on for another 2 year contract. Well yesterday James carried my phone around because his phones battery died and his charger is at work. So today is my laundry day and I was washing the "darks" and when I put them in the dryer it was making this really loud sound. I just thought that it was because it was a pretty big load and it was all the jeans buldging(sp no clue) up. Well when the load was done in the dryer I open the door and soon realize that loud noise was my poor cell phone. So now since it hasn't been a year and a half since my last "upgrade", I have to get a "go" phone... lame. It's so lame because my phone wasn't even a freakin upgrade. It was a phone and that was it, no camara, no mp3 player, no internet.... a phone. So anyway, Liz and parents, you will just have to call James or the Losee's to get ahold of me.