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!

Playing Catch Up (Our CraZy August of 14)

I am so behind on this blog and I am sure things are not going to calm down anytime soon.  That means that I will just have to post what I can, when I can.

So much has happened and it all happened at the same time.  Kade was offered a new job in Blackfoot that started the 11th of August, just 15 days before my due date.  After much pondering and prayer we decided this would be the best decision for our family's future.  There was only two weeks before the new job started so...we looked around for a place to live and couldn't find anything very affordable. We were very sad at our findings.  If you recall we own a home in Idaho Falls, close to the temple, that has had renters in it for over two years.

After more prayer, and tears from the prego lady, we felt a push to move back into our home.  We had to give a month notice and so that put us not being able to move in until the first part of September.  This was so close to my due date, so more tears and stress from me.  We felt so much guidance for this move, but it was still hard to accept, even if it was what we needed to do.

We had to figure out what to do next, because we had nowhere to live for 3ish weeks.  I didn't want to live with family because I know how stressful and hard that can be.  I really didn't want to step on toes and be in everyone's hair.  We were in everyone's hair anyway, even if I didn't want it that way.

Kade's parents were so kind and let us borrow their very nice RV, which we parked in my sisters yard for those three weeks.  ~Now the last weeks of pregnancy are super long, this made things even longer and more stretched out. ~  Between my sisters house and my parents we survived.  We had our own place but we had family to make times better.  My kids had a blast being so close to my family for so long, but man I know it wore everyone else out. 

On Saturday, August 23rd, three days before my due date, Kade had a day off so we headed up to box up the trailer house.  Word traveled fast through the ward and before 4 o'clock that day we were ready to move out. I was in shock with how much love and support we received. We have never been able to get a house packed that fast. 

Only problem, we still didn't have a place to move, the renters did end up moving out faster then originally planned and on the 29th (3 days past due date) we were given the green light to move in. 

There were some problems, they had pets, and the house reeked!  They had the carpets cleaned 2x's and it still stunk soooo bad.  We pulled up the carpets and white washed the floors and all the walls in the effected areas.  They had painted the kitchen and I hate the new color, so it still needs work, but we left that for later.  The house is mostly white now with new smelling carpet, it made a huge difference. We were sad we had to do so much work, it caused us to push back our move in date, plus carpet isn't' cheap! :(

My due date came and went, almost a whole week.

I ended up going into labor the last day in August, Lex wanted to make sure that the month of August was as long and drawn out as possible ;)
I ended up giving birth to him on the day that I originally told everyone I was due.  I always go over and I hate when people text and call asking if I have had a baby yet.  So, I just went a week past my due date and told everyone that date...I am a better guesser then the ultrasound.  :D Lex is a lucky boy, he shares his Birthday with Paul and Annie's Anniversary.  It really fits because they were so kind to let us crash for so long at their house, it is a tribute to their awesomeness.

We were still living in the RV when I went into labor.  After Lex was born we stayed at my parents house so they could help me with kids.  Carpet was installed the 5th of September.  On the 6th of September everything was loaded, moved, and put into our home, lots of boxes! On Tuesday the 9th we went up and spent our first night.  Finally, a place of our own!

Basically, there is no progress with the unpacking.  There is so much to unpack and put away, but I'm just sitting here holding my baby and soaking in his baby smell.  I love baby snuggles.  

May 2014 Update

I feel like I have totally fallen out of the digital/social world as of late.  Maybe because we just haven't been up to much...

I mean, I have been busy, we just haven't done anything exciting enough to writing about.  In the last week I have shot 2 weddings and so I have photos to edit up to my eyeballs.  Not to mention the one I have the Saturday after next.  I feel completely overwhelmed but it is a good thing, it is keeping me busy.


Finals are this week, and I am really nervous about my math final.  I am hoping for B's in both of these classes.  Finding time to drive down to class and do homework was near impossible with life this semester.  It was hard, I blame this mostly on me just wanting to be done with school....and the fact that I feel chronically fatigued.


I officially have signed up for a 5K, although I won't be in good enough shape to run it, I just need a goal to keep me active at this point.  Kade was going to do it with me, but the races are always on a Saturday and he has a hard time getting work off on Saturdays.  At this point I am trying to decide if I should take the kids or not...

 Our dog crazy Cora, who is the best walking buddy ever.  Don't you love my matching outfit??? ;)

I haven't run much since junior year of high school and I wanted to get back into it, but having kids has made this process harder on my body then I thought.  I also get discouraged because exercising was never this hard before, it makes me want to quit most days.  On the bright side Monteview always has pretty sunsets to look at, I wish my phone would cooperate so I could share a picture with you sometime.  By the time I get back home to a working camera the color isn't as impressive, here is the end of one....

Isn't God great?  Such amazing color, I love how pretty it is here.

I have gained some weight and I have had a hard time controlling how much I eat after I walk/workout (whatever you call it).  Easter was hard on me, I haven't been able to control the candy binges.  So, this month I am cutting out my sweets after dinner, or at least that is my goal for now.  Sweets after dinner is my weakness, I can go a whole day without thinking about sugar, until it gets dark.  I can have natural sugars like fruits, but no candy or ice cream for me.  May is going to be a long month.


My kids are growing and all looking healthy, Drake has been doing a screaming phase that makes your ears hurt. He discovered that he can make a really loud noise and just repeats.  Addyson, has been herself, ruling the roost. She is really into doing things her way, dressing herself, getting into the car, and it takes a LONG time and a lot of waiting on my part.

Sunday at G&G Kunz's

As for next time, I will catch us up on all of Kade's projects.  He has kept busy, and is excited for warmer weather.

Our New Blue Cars

I DON'T WANT TO COME ACROSS AS BRAGGING, OH LOOK HOW MANY CARS WE OWN!  THIS IS MAINLY FOR REMEMBERING, KEEPING THINGS STRAIGHT, AND IT IS PART OF OUR UNIQUE LIVES!  If you know Kade, you know he has a new project whenever possible, it is his thing.  I am just the girl that loves him, I want him to have his own things, because I have a lot of half-finished crafts he never complains about. :)

I have decided that I will look at our car dealings as a business.  We don't sell a bunch of cars, but we sell at least 3 a year.  For us it is a little money on the side, as a bonus it is a release for Kade. Being able to sell a car when money is tight has saved our BUTTS more then a few times. We look at them as savings accounts. So, I get extra money, and he gets grown up time...double plus. :)

This summer, I forgot to blog about us selling our 1997 Dodge Intrepid.  I was pretty sad to tell the truth, because it was a large car.  If we went on a trip we took that car because it got about 32 miles a gallon.  It was spacious enough to use with the kids, so if we needed to save some money we would drive that.  It was a really nice car, my favorite was the leather seats, only car we had with leather seats.  I was sad when Kade got an offer on it; he wasn't trying to sell it, it just happened.  But we made a good amount...so I wont complain. I say around, because I don't recall how much in parts we put into it, not enough that I noticed though.

So goodbye, Intrepid, I miss you :)

We have been driving our 1999 Ford Taurus around, we purchased it for 300 in November of 2012.  It needed brakes, and the power steering still doesn't work.  It is probably the most beat up of all the cars we have purchased (dented).  We haven't sold it because the power steering will be a hard fix...who knew?! I know we won't make a lot of money when it's all said and done, but it is Kade's work car and saves us some gas money.

OH YEAH, after Kade wrecked my VW bug he has been on the look for a replacement.  My dream car is a mint green VW beetle, I owned it, now it is gone.  But, he thinks all beetles are the same, they are not, but he is very sweet.  I'm a green lover, so I guess blue comes to a close second.  During 2nd crop of hay this year, Kade traded his dirt bike for this 1974 VW beetle.  Like, who's husband would ever do a thing like that, trade his toy?  But as you saw a few posts ago, he has acquired a new dirt bike....one that was a killer deal.  Anyway, it is cute, and may run someday.

But today we made our way down to Pokie and picked up this little 2003 Saturn Ion 2!  It looks rough on the inside.  It had a broken window so there is water damage, it needs a really really good cleaning...but I'm afraid the stains wont come out.  Anyway, it isn't running, we are waiting on a part.  But for $350, it seems to be a good deal!  I am super excited for this particular car.

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. 

My busy September

I have been in school 6 weeks now, not that it feels that long.  I am taking two online classes, a Gothic literature class and Philosophy 101.  Both of these are required classes and they honestly are kicking my butt.  Before, now I have never been so intimidated by a class and a professor as my Philosophy class.  I work harder and longer on his assignments and I still don't come out as well as I hoped.  Basically, I am just hoping to pass this dang class.  We started with over 30 students and now we are down to 12.  So, I am not crazy.  Gothic literature on the other hand is going more smoothly then I originally thought.  There is a lot of reading, and they are scary books, so lots of nightmares hahaha.

Before third crop of hay started, I was watching 2 girls for about 50+ hours a week.  So, I was busy and behind on my house work.  YUP, boxes are still everywhere.  I was also doing school, but only able to work on it at night.  I had also done a few photo shoots I needed to edit.  I felt really exhausted and busy and knew it would get worse before it got better.

Then the long days of hay started and it rained randomly, I hoped to be done in a little over a week.  But it stretched into almost 3.  Had one flat tire this crop as well. The last week I caught a flu, like I have never had, and I was very sick for over 10 days.  The kids had it before me, but I didn't realize how yucky it really was.  Addyson had a diaper rash that wouldn't go away, we finally treated it with anti-fungal and it killed it dead.

swathing my backyard :)

This 3rd crop has been interesting.  Shyla watches the kids and the last two crops they would get upset when I left.  This time, they would run to the car when I told them where we were going.  They had so much fun playing with their cousins once spud harvest started.

Tomorrow Shyla and I are leaving for a conference in Utah, I am looking forward to some vacation time.

2013 2nd Crop

I am back! No more 12-16 hour days of cutting hay.  Honestly, this crop went by faster and went so much better.  I can only hope that 3rd crop will be the best (3rd time's the charm). I think I am getting better at this job, although I still am not very great.
I learned that in order to not be so sore from bouncing all day, to put on some essential oil (deep blue, peppermint).  I was still sore but it was totally manageable and doable. Although, I didn't get pictures of me actually swathing, I got one of the pretty sky from my phone :)

Beautiful Monteview, my soon to be backyard view

This crop I got to do a little raking, that was an experience.  Kaitlyn, my niece trained me and we were laughing by the end of it, what a great memory!  As we were getting close to finishing a field I looked at the gas gauge and realized we were low on fuel.  I told Kait, "I think we are almost out of gas." As soon as I said that the pickup chugged and died. :) We were dying of laughter, although the big boss man probably didn't love having to drive fuel to the truck.

This crop was more fun, I had some great experiences, and learned how much I love the Sauer family. I'm lucky to have such great people in my life.

Now, we are going to try to get moved in and get me ready for school at the end of the month...it never slows down.

Moving Our New Home.

Yup, we moved our house.  We of course are not even ready to start the actual move.  Yes, I know I am supposed to be moved in less then 2 weeks...but I am waiting.  Anyway, more was accomplished yesterday then I thought.  I am so excited, that it is finally moved.  Now, to hook everything up will probably take way longer then I want.  But at least it is closer and feeling like it may be livable.  Thanks again to everyone who helped

The empty lot...it was covered in things but by the end of the day was cleared out.

The moving process gave me a heart attack.  The doors flew open and I thought the trailer might come unhooked while moving.

This is how it currently looks.

Now for setting it down and hooking it up.  

Carpet is scheduled for Wednesday, but I am thinking we will have to push that back a bit. 

I took down all my cabinets in the kitchen and am planing on staining them...Drake lost my memory card or I would post pictures of the very 70's style inside.  

So much to do. 

Let Summer Begin!

This semester is done.  Honestly, I really enjoyed my classes.  A little after I started the semester I dropped from 3/4 time student to 1/2 time student.  After that I could handle my homework.  I know, I will never get done at this pace....  I wish I was super mom and all that, but honestly online classes kill me.  I don't get to go to class and listen, everything I learn has to come from me reading and trying to work it out in my head.  I would use my kids as excuses but there are so many mommies going to school full-time, I don't know how you do it.  I am not sure on my grades yet, I know for sure in Anthropology I got a solid A.  This class surprisingly was awesome.  I never thought I would be interested in learning about other peoples cultures...BUT I do.  All I can say is, even on my poorest day, I have food to eat, unlike much of the world.  It really made me realize a lot, mostly how blessed I am. My history of dance class was good, but nothing I was super interested in, but I needed it.  I think I got an A- possibly a B...but I am done and glad to be.

This summer, I have not much planned.  We have a lot of work to do, we are moving again and getting our new place ready.

I am working for Tony this year.  I am driving a swather...yeah it should be interesting.  But I will work 1 week every 5 or so weeks, 3 times.  It was really kind of him to give me a job, an am really nervous, but i am just a nervous person.  And bonus, I hope to not have to worry about baby sitters because Shyla and Kaitlynn said they would work it out.

I hope to walk/run a 5k in July.  Kade and I were training, but the wind and our stroller braking kinda stopped our progress. I use to be able to run that far without training, but I haven't run in 6ish years and havin babies killed my stamina.


I am still part-time watching kids...but when West Jefferson gets out of school it will only be random.  YAY.

I am at a record low with my weight (since kids).  I am down 31 pounds since starting weight loss.  I am now 162!  Feeling good, but wanting to fit into some of my old cloths again.

kids at G&G Kunz's exploring

Late nights!

I love night time.  I love when my kids are in bed and I can cuddle and eat treats with Kade.  I love, love, love my babies but I spend all day with the young ones.  When Kade gets home all I wanna do is soak up our limited time.  He is more of a turn in early type, unless it is a Saturday night.  I end up spending at most 4 hours a day with the love of my life.

Anyway, I love my alone time.  I watch what I want, do a tiny bit of homework, and play on the internet...what a time suck.  Although, I am always wasting my time, lately I haven't kept up on the blog.  SAD!  But I do always manage to stay up way to long.  I don't want to go to sleep, I want to have fun.

Most days, I feel like my life is on hold. I keep waiting to figure out where we are going to be living in a few months and nothing seems to be working out.  The large home we are in, was just a winter thing and now we are trying to find out what to do next.  Sometimes I wish life was a little easier.  Sure, I learn a lot, but I think it is time for my emotional vacation.  Can I have it easy for a while?  Okay, I will stop this whining, but I hate being in LIMBO!  Part of the problem is there is a small rent selection and everything is super expensive.  :(

I am called to be the relief society chorister, yeah no idea what I am doing.  But thanks to seminary and some choir classes, I am a good faker.

Anyway, on Sunday the 3rd we were at my parents and our cute dog Roxy ran off.  We couldn't find her.  I was super bummed.  A week later I finally got a call that she was safe and sound, she is on my feet right now :)  I was so glad that prayer was answered.

Today marks Kade being at his current job for 9 months (almost a record), and I am proud and pleased with him.  He works hard and provides for our family, what a blessing he is.

He hates when I take pictures of him.  What a handsome man!

Addyson at the park.  She found puddles and was soaked but we had fun.

The rest are from Grandma Kunz's house 

VERY orange sunset

Tractor RIDE 

Kade and Drake.  I can never get them to both look at me at the same time.

This last picture is of Kade's newest car.  A 74 nova...he thinks it is a cool car.  He told me they are hard to find, but to me it is just another car.  It is funny that we are both into hobbies but I don't care  to know about his projects (I don't understand cars)  and he feels the same way about mine (he doesn't enjoy girly crafts).  This picture makes it look way more yellow then it is.