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Saturday, November 28, 2015

Here Kitty Kitty










About a week ago I was driving on the highway into Blackfoot and there was a kitten standing in the road. He wasn't close to any houses and I was afraid someone would run him over. I stopped the car and walked toward him, expecting him to be wild and run away, instead he ran towards me. I picked him up and and let the kids hold him while we ran errands and decided to pick up litter and food. We are keeping him inside at least until it warms up a little and if he can scare some mice away in the process I'm good with that. But a day after we brought him inside, Kade found another kitten right outside our house. It was crying he was very hungry and very people friendly. So one kitten in the house turned into two. If we can have them grow up a little in the house to help them survive I'm very happy to let them in a while. Addy plays with the white one all day some days. We have to keep them from Lex because he is mean but loves them and cries if he can't hold one. Drake is pretty indifferent about it.  Drake is enjoying making it Addys chore to feed them, he tells me chores are good for kids :)

Friday, November 6, 2015

Corn Maze

We got free tickets through Kade's work so we went this year. They had lots of fun things and my kids had a blast. You had to carry them to the car because they didn't want to leave. :)


After completing the maze!



The older two on the tractor ride.  

Kade and Drake sliding 

Addyson sliding, Kade didn't get me in the pic ;)

Posing because they weren't strong enough to actually swing them. 

They loved the big bouncy house and slide.  

They had so much fun, next year we will pick a very warm day and stay a long time.  


Sunday, November 1, 2015

Halloween 2015

We were really last minute this year figuring out costumes, so we let the kids chose at Walmart. After the two oldest both chose a superhero we decided the rest of us would be superheroes as well. Kade and I just wore t-shirts. Addyson's was my favorite, she put on her mask and you almost couldn't recognize her. :)

We went to my extended family Pincock Halloween Party. Then our ward had a trunk or treat. The kids also wore their outfits to the library and preschool. I feel like they wore them for a week straight. It made me feel better about buying them this year.

Pincock Party


Library 

Two batgirl S become friends. :)


Treats at preschool. 


Halloween night


Hope everyone had as much candy as we did. 😜



Monday, October 12, 2015

I miss my friend!

Part of this last year has been a haze. Although, I have struggled, I know two people have struggled more. But I still DO struggle, even if not at the same capacity my feelings are still relevant, even if only to myself.

I lost a brother this year...and even tho not by death the loss is still very real. I will never get to see him in the same way. We will not chat at family party's or see each other on special occasions. The world isn't the same and I can't wrap my head around it...still...after some time. It has rocked me....

Time, is the only thing I can think of that will help me heal, but it moves so slow. 

I love and miss you, and I wish I could help you heal as well. You will always be my brother and always be my friend. 

Sunday, September 13, 2015

EISF 2015

We braved the fair this year. Kade's work had a booth and he got me in free for a night or two, 5 and under are free so we thought why not?!? 

We made a deal with the kids they could choose one ride. Drake wanted a train ride and Addyson was obsessed with the Ferris wheel. I don't know how she even knew what one was, but when we started talking about visiting the fair that is ALL she could talk about. We let them each ride the train and we all, except Lex road the Ferris wheel. 
The kids had to have an adult with them to ride. So naturally girls and boys split up. 

I fully expected her to cry because it was high and pretty fast....instead she loved it and was majorly bummed when it slowed down to unload. 

This is the little train...I guess u can't see what they are riding on. 
Trecia and Jake helped with kids!!! They were awesome. 



We had fun, got cotton candy (which they hatted) and some Carmel apples. 


Saturday, August 29, 2015

All about our home in Pingree

I have not been writing as often as I should, which brings a problem… I'm far behind on my blog. No one probably knows what's going on with my life. We purchased a house at the end of July, the last day of July. We kept it from EVERYONE!  Mostly because I kept getting the feeling that it would fall through, and I didn't want to be disappointed and keep sharing and sharing in the disappointment.  We have a small budget so that equals a small home or a home that need major work.  We looked for a year for a home in and around Blackfoot, everything within our budget we either couldn't get a loan for or was falling down.  Kade wanted some land, but that was pretty much nonexistent for our price range.  When our home came on the market we looked at it and made an immediate offer.



Some stuff about our home.
It was listed as a 2Bed 2Bath home with an office, when we looked at it and realized there were in fact 3Bed 2Bath with an office we figured it would be big enough. It is 1682sqft so we may not have any room for more kids and  Kade didn't get the garage he wanted but we hope to build one someday in the distant future.  It was stick built in 97 so it sin't very old and has some nice custom things about it and central AC.  The one and only previous owner was in a wheel chair and so all the doors are nice and wide, there are 3 outside doors, the toilets are super high, the closets have nice shelves and the tub and shower are a little different designed.


The house was in rough shape (foreclosure).  Cats and dogs had been left inside.  There was even feces on the walls (YUCK). We knew it would be a lot of work, but it's always more work than you anticipate. Especially since I mostly had the kids and so when they were with me it was impossible to get much done.  Trecia and Jake helped a ton, painting, pulling out floor, painting, putting in floor, painting, and cleaning! you guys rock thanks!  Plus my mom and Annie watch my kids from time to time, thanks for that, awesome people.

These are the pictures from the realty website.

front room/living room

The kitchen while standing in the dinning room

Kitchen standing by the laundry room/ backdoor.  You can see the dinning room as well.

master bedroom, and master bath.  

master bathroom, there is another mirror/sink on the other side of the tub.


The office

one of the bedrooms.
There isn't a picture of the 2nd bedroom, and I didn't take one. As soon as we closed Kade went and ripped out all the carpet before I had a chance, haha.

bathroom


back of the house. 


It took us a full month to redo flooring, paint, and make it so we could stand to live in it.  We didn't get the bathrooms or the laundry room floors done.  they are just subfloor. but we can use them and eventually will finish them.

I never want to move and I don't plan on it EVER again!

The house is on a 5.3 acres and is up on a hill.   The outside is surrounded in sagebrush so establishing a yard will be a big to-do. There are also 2 single-wide trailers on the property...which are torn to shreds and the kids love to explore in them *yikes*  we are hoping to burn them or something in the spring,

The moving is slow and painful.  Someday we will finally be unpacked......someday. But we officially are living here.

Thursday, August 27, 2015

Yellow Day

Yesterday at preschool was yellow day! Lex just happened to be wearing yellow too.

Addyson is getting so tall!

Tuesday, August 25, 2015

Red Day

It was red day at preschool....the kids wear red and bring a red show and tell.

They look so grown up! 

Monday, August 24, 2015

Painting and more painting

We got carpet today Aug 24, 2015

Here are some pictures of the painting and carpet.  

The kids always wanted to help, what would it hurt? The floors were painted already....they had fun.




Oh, they loved to help vacuum.

  
The front room/living room after painting and right before flooring was installed.


other side of the living room

The office after paint, before carpet. 


Hallway


Bedroom 1
I didn't paint the 2 regular bedrooms yet, until I decide who is where and what colors I want. Which could be years or days, so I kept them white.  

Bedroom 2 - 
the biggest of the 2 and lots of closet. As of now both Drake and Addy are in this room.  Lex is with the parents.  and the toys are in the first bedroom.

Hallway whlie standing in bedroom 1

Master bedroom

Master with carpet

office and hallway from the living room.  And that's right there is no door on my office.....

office with carpet

Hallway with carpet

Bedroom 1 with carpet

Bedroom 2 with carpet.

Standing in the hallway looking at the livingroom/ kitchen/ door to the master bedroom.

And yep, Lex is walking at 11 months.