A Week of Christmas Fun!!

We have had a blast this Christmas! We had a party in Salt Lake City on the 20 of December with all of Dustin's family-it was so much fun! Rand got to go sledding and feed horses and deer while all the grown-ups went to a play! After the play we all had a great time eating delicious food and visiting! Everyone exchanged gifts and Rand got a ton of fun toys! He got cars, Lucky Ducks, tools (real metal ones!) and Thomas the Train movies!!
Christmas Eve we had a fun time starting new traditions and enjoying the old! Rand helped mommy make cookies to leave for Santa and cut apples to feed the reindeer! After all the cookies were done we loaded up and went and visited David and Tonya and the kids. We enjoyed pizza and funny cartoons before going to visit the graves of family that have passed one and surrounded their headstones with candles and sang Christmas Carols! Then we had delicous hot chocolate before heading home and tucking Rand into bed so Santa can bring his presents!!
Mom and Dad woke long before Rand so we made breakfast and waited for the pitter patter of curious feet! Rand was so excited to see that Santa brought him Trains!! Tons and Tons of Trains! He got a huge set of GeoTrax and Lincoln Logs! He was having so much fun playing that he didn't want to open more prestents or even see what was in his giant stocking!
Later in the day we went and visited Gramma and opened more presents!! Aunt Gina gave Rand a wooden tool set and Gramma gave Rand a ton of Thomas the Train tracks, trains and buildings for the trains! She even gave him a huge carrying case for all the trains!
We had a great Christmas and want to thank everyone and tell them all we love them!!
Merry Christmas!! (better late then never!)

Tagged!!

I was Tagged by Leslie! So here is the fourth picture in the fourth folder--Rand (surprise!!) opening birthday presents for his second birthday, with Gramma's help!!
I now tag-Rayshe'l, Rachel, Valerie, and anyone else wanting to have fun!!!
Just go to your fourth folder in your photo files and upload the fourth photo!!!!
Have Fun!!!

Super Big Boy!!

I just wanted to give Rand a shout out!! I am so freaking proud of him!! We started hard core potty training about two weeks ago-and he hasn't had an accident for around five days!! Last night he proved how big he is when we were driving in Logan and we hear from the back seat: "Need potty, Need Pee, Mommy!" So we pulled into a gas station-him and Daddy went in and Rand went to the bathroom!! We were so proud of him that he got to choose whatever treat he wanted! He chose a KitKat and by the time we got home he was asleep with chocolate from head to toe!! It was great! I am so proud of my Little Man!! He is growing up way to fast!! Love ya Rand!!

Dog Drama!!

As most everyone knows today we had some major drama with our dogs! I went to bed about nine thirty this morning and Dustin got out of bed around 11 am and decided to feed our four big dogs. Just one problem-there were no dogs to be seen!! That's right all four were gone and the door to our kennel was open. Dustin went to find them and the first one he found was our husky Leo at the neighbors, standing by their goat that he killed. A few hours later Jack came home and then Dustin found the two labs, Mojo and Zoe running along the main road!! Fortunately our neighbors were understanding over the loss of their goat-the major reprecussion of all this is that Leo will be put down tommorrow. He now has a taste for blood and we can't let this happen again!
Oh-I am so tired! This was very stressful-we had people come and buy a puppy in the middle of all this! I didn't sleep and didn't get homework done till about thirty minutes ago!!
I am saddened by what is happening with Leo, but we really don't have another option! I am at the point that huskies are too much to deal with-I think that we will stick with labs from now on! I am so glad that we found all the dogs-they just need baths!!

Late nights, and stress!

Finals!! Time to catch up and finish all my classes-so I can start all over in January!! I wish sometimes that I was close to being done-only about oh-10 years at least!!!!! I just keep reminding myself that it will be worth it-I am not working at a cheese factory for the rest of my life!! I am so tired right now-I didn't work last night-so what did I do? Sleep? NO!! Homework and more Homework-and guess what I have to do today, tommorrow and for the rest of the week--HOMEWORK!!! It is nine in the morning and I still haven't slept!!! I am frantically attempting to catch up and study for finals at the same time! Wish me luck!!

O Christmas Tree!!

Tonight we had some great family time and set up our Christmas Tree. The pictures really speak for themselves!! Rand had a great time setting up the "Christman Tree" Santa was also called the "Christman." By the time the tree was done Santa was Santa and the tree was still a Christman tree!! He told us that the tree looked "beauful!!"