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 :)

Meet Logan

Or whatever we decide to name him. We may change his name, after all that is Lex's middle name. Not long ago we had Cora but she wasn't a city dog and we didn't want her getting run over. She would lay in the road, whenever she got a chance, by jumping our tall fence?!? We adopted her out to a nice family a few months ago.  (I am still super sad that she is gone, she brings a lot of running memories to mind.)

 For about four months we haven't had a dog, that is the longest since we have been married. But I know my husband so I wasn't surprised (when a neighbor needed to move and couldn't take Logan) that Kade gladly volunteered to adopt him. 

He is so scared of the adults, but is so sweet to the kids. I am excited for him to get comfortable. He is a mutt so we are not 100% but his old owners claim him to be Chihuahua and a Schnauzer.

He is 3 and we really like him so far. 

My walking buddies

Today after a long nap, I decided I need to get a walk/run in.  I had not exercised in 3 days straight, that isn't a good streak.  Lately, my walks have taken so much energy that it is hard to motivate myself out the door.  I know that is just how life is, some days certain things are easier, some days those things are hard.


When I went on my last walk, I turned around to go home and noticed that 3 of our 4 cats were following me in a straight line.  The dog is my walking buddy all the time, but the cats???  Cats like to sit around in the sun, not take 2 mile walks.  I had gone a whole mile and didn't know they were right on my heels, I was super worried they would get hit by a car because I walk on a highway.  But it was funny to see my little herd of animals following me.

None of these cats are wild, they are indoor/outdoor cats and I am pretty impressed with them.  If they come in the house and you don't want them in you tell them to get out and they listen.


I finally got my butt out the door, and I decided to take a route I have never done.  There is a field in front of our house that is split by a road, I went down that road and made a loop on the highway back to our road.  I calculated it to be really close to 2 miles.  I looked behind me almost halfway through and noticed my favorite little kitty was following me, but she was pretty far behind.  I thought I should call Kade to come get her, but then I talked myself out of it thinking she should be okay.  On the last turn I realized I couldn't see her even a little anymore, I worried she would turn around and walk back and get hit on the highway.  Plus if she turned around now, that would mean another mile and a half, instead of just a half mile.

I ran the last half mile hoping to get my workout done faster to go back and find her.  The whole family got on four wheelers and we went looking.  I was getting nervous and thought she would be lost and have no way home.

Kade somehow spotted her in a very tall grass field.  She was exhausted and just laying down,  I don't think she could have gotten home by herself.  She has been acting funny ever since and I hope she is okay.  I learned my lesson, that cats just don't make the best walking buddies.

What is going on now.

Now it is back to real life

This week the 2 girls are back at my house to be babysat.  I am starting to read Dracula for class, which I never had the opportunity to read and I am hoping I like it. Although, I have only read the preface, I am already spooked.  As for Philosophy, my positive view is that I have less then 11 weeks left. :)  Err, the annoyance of that class is impossible to describe, but apparently I need to just do it.

This weekend I am shooting another wedding, and I hope my last for a while.  They stress me out :)  Then I am throwing a jewelry party on the 24th, and I am excited to do something new.  Although, I have a lot of cleaning before then, which is just the opportunity I need to get my butt in gear.

I have some pictures I want to share that are a bit random.  But they are recent so maybe not so random.

Addyson's curtains in her room are pink, it makes the whole room glow pink.

We picked up some kittens, we don't want mice invading our house this winter.  They are very kid friendly and the kids are both a bit mean.

You like the coat and skirt, without shoes?  Daddy dressed her, good thing it wasn't cold enough to need a coat.  

She is holding two, her favorite is to pick them up by just a leg or just their tail.  I feel so bad, I'm hoping they survive long enough to mice.

Kade working on his newest project.  Kinda getting cold for dirt bikes, I think he forgets where we live. :)

Drake at Target.  After we took of the fedora, and put it away, he kept yelling "MY HAT, MY HAT!" HAHA

Up close :)

The dog is afraid to come in the house, which is okay with me.  But she is also afraid to leave once she is in.  It is like the threshold of the house is hard or scary to step over.  We had a terrible wind storm, like shaking the whole house and blowing trampolines away.  Anyway, during the wind storm, Kade felt bad keeping her in her kennel, he was afraid something might blow and fall on it.  He was letting her roam those days, and once while the neighbors dogs were out,  I brought her in for a few minutes.  For a lab she is rather calm.  Drake kept riding her, all I had was my phone so quality was poor.  But he had the biggest smile on his face.  I just love how happy he is around animals.  

In case I haven't introduced the pup yet, this is Kora.  She is a full blown black lab, which is my personal favorite type of dogs for kiddos. We have had her for about 3 months I think.  Which would make her about 5 months old.  But I don't quite remember so don't blame me if the facts are wrong :)

She does great with the kids, but she is a little hyper at times.  When she gets excited the kids don't love her as much. 

These cats and dog are our only pets right now.  If I haven't explained where the other ones have gone, they either died of parvo, been kidnapped, or ran away.  It is no secret that dogs don't last around here.  But I'm hoping for good luck with at least Kora, who knows about the 4 cats. 

2012 A Year In Review

At a new year I am always so excited to start fresh, because there always seems to be such negatives, and I want to turn them around.  But every new year it seems that the last year was the worst yet, so some year I hope to look back and say "WOW what a good year"...I honestly can't list off very many positives about 2012, so I am glad to see it gone.


But last year and this year for a Christmas present my Bingham parents ask for a year in review.  So, I thought I would post a version it on here too, even though everything I am about to post is on the blog already, but here is a fast review!

Kade changed jobs again, (JUNE) but this time we moved.  We ended up moving twice!  

Blessing!

WE HAVE CHANGED A LOT IN 1 YEAR

We Got a Little Older, No Wiser I Am Afraid

We had stuff that went on

 We may never financially recover from my surgery :)  Dumb us, the only one in the family without health insurance had major surgery!  Life goes on, just keep swimming.

We did have some fun though!  I kept busy crafting away.

Kade kept busy with other things

We also worked a little this year.

 Kade did his share of mechanic work as well

We are still hard on animals, I didn't even get pictures of all the ones we owned, but here are the ones that stayed around the longest

We still have Roxie!

We celebrated a little, had some holidays.

Been married 3 years.

Oh, and we had a white Christmas!

We had a lot going on, between work, school, two babies, and all the fun in between   I am glad we made it out alive.  How was your year everyone? Hoping 2013 is our lucky year!

30 Days of Thankds Day 27-Pets

We have our ups and downs with animals.  We love them, can't get enough, but have bad luck with them.

Here is some of the pets we own and have owned this year.

Roxie and Wheels are the ones we own right now, and we never see the cat, she is outside somewhere :)

I really enjoy having a dog to hang out with, not matter how small Roxie is, I feel better with her around when Kade is gone.

We have so many blessings.

Puppy...Again

Time just flies. I have already been in school a whole month. I have had a test in every subject. I am passing my classes, but could be doing better. It has been so much harder with two kids, I am not sure why an extra kid puts so much more stress on me but it has.

Addyson is so big, she is six weeks and I can't believe it. She is getting so tall and won’t stop growing. She has been a far chunkier and crankier baby that Drake was, but Drake never cried for anything. Drake was so laid back that he would make any baby look cranky. I am not complaining she eats really good all she wants is to eat. She always wants to be held, and she is a good sleeper and my little family is so blessed.

I feel bad. I don't get near the pictures of Addyson that I should. Sorry little girl, I will try and do better.

Such kissable cheeks

Whaaaaats up?

Baby scowl

Kade finally talked me into a puppy, but really he just decided he couldn't wait any longer and went and got one. She is cute, but I do still not love her being here. We named her Jasmine, and I call her Princess Jasmine...why not right

Princess Jasmine

The puppy was thirsty and so she jumped into the bathtub. And what does Kade do? He turns it on for her. Now she is going to jump into the tub every time she needs a drink, LOL