Dad's Day 2015

This guy is so awesome!

 He really is a great dad. 

He has helped me countless times in the middle of the night, cleaning up throw-up, rocking kids to sleep, helping with nightmares. 

He often takes the kids to get ice cream, to a play-place, or on a ride of some kind.

 He often is working late on a car or other project and let's the kids help. He is never too busy to take the kids when I need time to myself. He is a great dad and husband. 

Kade's New Adventure

I honestly can't remember what or if I posted about this, looking quickly through the posts I can't see anything. Over a month and a half ago, Kade was offered a job at a place called PRB Oil. They are a gas station that delivers fuel to farmers. Our brother-in-law Jake (Trecia's husband) works for his dad who is a part owner. The offered to match Kade's wage to work in the store where they sell feed and parts. They told him if he decided to get his CDL he could deliver fuel and get a nice pay BUMP. I'm proud to brag that Kade studied and practiced driving and got his CDL with all the endorsements. 

He would probably be embarrassed to see that I posted this, but I am so excited. Some people actually pay to take a class to have an instructor help them learn to drive a semi but he just went for it and passed it. 

You rock Kade, love ya!

So, apart from that we are getting some small projects around the house done in hopes to sell it and buy a home in Blackfoot. Or somewhere closer. Our kitchen is currently half torn apart and will look amazing when this weekend is over!!!

We have to stain and poly the cabinets and put the upper ones in. And we haven't finished putting bead board on the other half if the kitchen. So still a lot to do but it feels brighter and better. I'm sure I will do a whole post on this later, it's exciting and I'm loving the new feel!

My husband has really been busy, I'm so blessed to have him!

Hunting 10.22.14

This week we ate the last of Kade's deer from last year :(  And surprisingly it is all about how you cook it, because I enjoyed it, and I didn't think I would.

Kade gets a random day off every week along with Sundays, he normally only knows the week of what day he has off.  The last three weeks it has been consistently Wednesdays.  Deer season ends this week, and so he wanted to try and get one.  And with last years meat gone, I was really hoping he would get one.

Being a Wednesday and not having a lot of time in advance, nobody could go with him.  I will not allow him to go alone, I know of too many hunting accidents.  He bravely asked me to come :)  I say bravely because that means me and 3 kids.

Packed up and ready to HUNT!

We are such lucky people that it was super foggy!  When we got up in the mountains I sadly realized we wouldn't be getting our deer this year. :(  Our fault for not trying sooner.
We spent most of the morning watching, waiting, but the fog didn't clear.  On the way back, I spotted a moose, and a 6 point elk.  I guess I can spot anything BUT a deer.

The elk was too far away to see with my camera phone, but he was just laying there begging to be shot!  We watched him for a good 10 minutes before Kade got out of the truck to make sure he wasn't dead.


No luck, but from what we hear, people haven't been seeing a lot of deer.  We will hope for better luck with elk or something, we need to stock our freezer.

Our cute realtree camo hats, I reeeealy hate the way I look in mine, but it is warm.

Yes it is blurry, but so cute.

Lex had to show off his camo as well...sadly the other kids didn't get their picture taken.  

Look What Is Finally Here!

June 4th I received this in the mail.

I waited almost a week to post about this because I didn't know if I should.  I mostly am for journal purposes. Try to ignore my negative demeanor.

The last 3 years I have gone to school non-stop, not including summers.  I went from full-time in class, to part-time online, back to part-time in class.  I can't even explain how selfish I have felt in doing this.

What? Selfish?  That's right, this school experience has taken so much time away from my kids and husband.  Plus, the whole time I was going and getting in a mountain of debt I knew that this degree wouldn't help our family out financially!  Sounds pretty selfish right?   Then, I decided I wouldn't finish after all but instead get an associates degree and stop because I couldn't justify anymore spending.

I can't describe how much work and tears went into my schooling, and yet I don't feel like I can celebrate it.  My brother, asked if I felt relief, the answer is I don't, I feel unfinished.  I feel like there is more for me to do.  But for some reason I can't go anymore until I am either closer to school or have a place for my kids to be.  I decided to be a mom, and that is what I need to focus on, because balancing home and school is tough.  I don't feel like you can give 100% if your time is so split up.

Kade is the one that should be given a certificate.  He would go to work everyday, just to come home and be with the kids, while I hid in the bedroom with my books.  He is seriously so patient and hard working.  He puts his kids first, spends so much time with them, and because of this they will always know he loves them more then life.

Ignore the really yucky nose.  We were riding four-wheelers...and having a blast.  

Adult Time

With my kids being the age they are, I feel more free then I have felt in 3 years.  This year I have had many opportunities to have my own time away from home.  My husband is really the best, he knows that I function better having alone time once in a while.  He is always willing to let me be me, and he is the first to volunteer me to go places I am invited to go.  I do feel guilty, but he helps me not worry about it as much.  He is a great daddy, he loves his kids, and really enjoys being with them.

So every 6 months there is a scrapbook weekend that my mother-in-law and sister-in-laws attend.  I have been pretty good at going, and I tend to get some digital scrapbooking done.  This year for croptoberfest, I decided to do a craft instead.  I have had some wooden letters made, and I hadn't had time to fix them up all cute.  Anyway, they turned out cute and will match the theme of the kids rooms, if I ever get their rooms actually fixed up.  I didn't get a group picture this time around :( I guess I'm slacking.

Kade got his personal time this last week, he went hunting, and got a little buck.  I am told it was a perfect shot from 280 yards.  This little guy went down with one shot.  Kade was pretty excited, he called me right away! :)

Valentines Day 2013

On Monday we headed to town, because Kade got paid and we went to pay some bills.  After we had a nice dinner at Olive Garden...it was an early Valentines date.  On Valentines day, Kade surprised me with a dozen roses, and cutesy necklace(the kids immediately broke).  It was sweet of him.  I love how thoughtful he is.  He always tries to take care of me, I sure lucked out.  We defiantly are not the perfect couple, but he makes me a better, kinder, more patient woman.  This life is about becoming better, and with Kade I have become so much better.  Love you babe.

Procrastinating again!

WARNING, LONG POST, FULL OF PICTURES AND UPDATES

I find when I am really dreading homework, instead of doing it I do everything else.  I mean everything, I even will clean my house!  I have not blogged for a while it feels like.  I am sure there are plenty of pictures or something I need to share.

I hate French class!  Not that it seems hard, it just seems pointless.  I have to take it, 2 semesters, and I feel like I have no reason too.  I don't want to learn it and for some reason I am fighting with it instead of submitting and just doing it.  

Believe me, I have plenty of homework to do, but I am not doing it right now....NOPE.

One way I have been procrastinating, is with my camera.  I got a very nice camera for my birthday.  I have been saving up for one for YEARS, and I finally got one!  I use it so much that it is always in my hand.  I have seen some wonderful silhouette pictures and decided I was going to do some.  

I am still working on it, I am never consistent, but the ones that have turned out make me smile.  AND I LOVE THEM, they may seem cheesy but I LOVE THEM.  Here are some I have done. The sunset is different every night, so they all look a little different.

First attempt, with Kade and Drake.  Love the color, but didn't think about the big puffy coat.

Yeah, Drake and Kade had fun.  While I was taking pictures and freaking out.  THAT IS TOO HIGH.

Second attempt, this time I used a tripod and joined my hubby.  He was being so silly I didn't get very good ones.  But I do love the purple and blue.

The third attempt there was only clouds.  No sunset :(  It also got too dark towards the end.

But the whole family participated along with our tripod.  :)  Lots of work but I love how some turned out.

FUN RIGHT!

It is hard when there is snow and it is cold and the babies don't want to hold still.  I had to think of all the ways we could hold them so they were distinct and part of the picture.

Now for some more pictures.

Drake in his uncle Jake's boots.  They were up to his butt HAHA.

Drake pulled everything out of the ottoman and decided to sit in it and watch tv.  Made me laugh.

We are pretty sure that our little Roxy is pregnant....we hope she survives, we are unsure of who the father is!

Drake sleeping with his semi truck. :)

Addyson was so pretty in her dress on Sunday.  I wish I had a better picture.

Drake playing marbles with Anne Marie.  I use to play this same marble game at my grandma Kunz's house as a kid.  

Drake is so full of it.  He dumped the bed on his tonka truck and he rides it around.  Not sure where he gets his ideas.

Addyson, was kissing her baby.  She loves babies.  She smiles at them, wants to kiss them, I didn't realize girls loved dolls so early on.  It took Drake 2 years to lean how to kiss,  but not this little flirt!

Addyson is such a good throw.  It seems as though both of my kids will be left handed.  Not for sure, but they both prefer their left hands...not sure where that came from.  I don't know very many left handed people.

Oh, and a pretty picture at the end. :)

I wanted to do silhouettes in front of this sunset, but Kade got home too late :(

LOOK AT MY BACKYARD VIEW!

Extra on the SIDE

Kade and Brad refinished a hardwood floor for my cousin this weekend.  It really made for a busy scheduled  between his full-time job, I never saw him.  Anyway, The floor turned out beautiful.

before

sanding

This was sanded and half of it is stained

2 coats almost done

buffing before the final coat.

before and after!!!