I'm so bad...

It has been FOREVER since I have posted on here. I know, I am so slack. I'm going to try to be better. I also have a blog for my books that I read. If anyone is interested, it is http://kristinloverofbooks.blogspot.com/

Anyway, family life is great. I'm still working at the bar, but hope to eventually get out of there, still. Someday... The kids are growing up fast - too fast. Lee has an awesome job in Portland that he loves. Anyway, I gotta go and mess with my book blog and figure out how to work it out.

Good day to everyone, if anyone is still around. =)

Olivia got her hair cut again...

Since Olivia had a hard time keeping her hair looking nice we decided to chop it off.. She loves it.. She was so excited when we told her we would let her cut it.. She has wanted it this short for 2 years.. Now she can brush her own hair and I don't have to deal with her screaming when I am trying to get tangles out of it.. I was worried, but it is pretty darn cute..

MY HOUSE!!

Since I didn't update on the house that I thought was perfect for us, I guess I should do that now.. That house already had an offer (it was a great price so it went fast).. I was bummed.. We looked at many other houses but just didn't feel right about them.. A few we thought we could see ourselves there, but it just wasn't right..

One day after leaving church, we saw a house for sale (it is practically across the street from our church).. We talked to our agents and they looked it up for us.. So about a week ago, we went to look at it.. As soon as I walked in the door to this house I just knew.. I knew it was our house.. So I looked around.. We were only going for 3 bedroom, but this house had 4 bedrooms.. It has 2 bathrooms, and the most beautiful kitchen that I have EVER seen in a home.. I wanted this house.. So did Lee.. So did the kids.. We all felt right about it.. We told them we wanted to make an offer.. So we did.. Right after we made an offer, someone else decided to make an offer also.. Since we did first, we were able to change our offer.. We added $7,000 to the original offer.. Then it was time to wait.. We had to wait to see what offer would be accepted.. We had no idea what the other people offered.. Lee told me not to get my hopes up (which I did).. Guess what?? I am assuming that you already guessed because of the title.. =) YEP!! It is going to be ours.. They can not withdraw.. We can, but they can't.. It is ours.. Then again, I knew it would be as soon as I walked in anyways.. I am SO excited.. Unfortunately we have to wait for the closing date before we get the key and get to move in.. But near the end of next month, we will be moving into our new home.. My first real home (not counting the house I grew up in).. HOW AWESOME IS THAT?? I couldn't be any happier..

Not to mention starting next week, I will be getting 3 days off of work (fri, sat, and sun) because of my new awesome idea of the work schedule.. I will have to pull a 13 hour shift on wed, but who cares, I will get 3 days off.. =) Life couldn't get much better.. Well I could find a better job, but for now life is AWESOME..

I will post pictures as soon as I get to take some.. I am drooling over my soon to be kitchen.. WOW!!!

House Hunting

Yes!! Lee and I went house hunting today.. We are going to buy our first house.. You have NO idea how unbelievably excited I am about this.. Our real estate agent took us to 6 houses today.. A few were ok, and a few were good, but there was one that was PERFECT for us.. Ok, it had the ugliest green carpet upstairs, but it was PERFECT.. It is exactly what we want.. So we made an offer.. The price for this house seemed way cheap for how huge it was.. It is 2 story.. There are 3 rooms upstairs and the downstairs needs work done to it.. It hasn't been completed but we can make a theater room in the downstairs and even add a few more rooms if we wanted to.. The yard is HUGE.. The house is HUGE.. Did I say that it is PERFECT?? I swear if we don't get this house I am going to cry.. I am in love with it already.. It has a built in garage, a shed for outside and another section of the house that is not connected that can be made into a play room.. Seriously though, the house is only 170,000 and after we have lived in it and finished the work that was already started in the extra space and the downstairs, this house will go for 250,000 or more I am sure.. Either way, I could live in this house for the rest of my life.. It is beautiful and PERFECT.. I can't wait to go and look at it again.. I needed to take pictures.. I will definitely have to get rid of that 70's green carpet though.. LOL!! It was hideous.. =P

Been awhile..

Hmm, it has been a while since I updated.. The time went by kinda fast.. I got sucked into some awesome books and didn't even touch my computer.. I have been really busy lately.. I seem to work ALL the time.. I really need a vacation.. When I am not at work, I seem to be reading or spending time with the kids.. I almost forgot that I even had a blog.. *sigh* I never put any Christmas pictures or anything up.. I am such a slackard.. I will get better.. I swear.. =)

Happy Birthday Olivia

It was a fun and busy day.. Since Lee works graveyard, the kids woke me up at 9am to eat cake and open presents.. Oh brother!!!

While Lee was sleeping I took the kids to the indoor swimming pool where I stayed in the warm pool the entire time.. We met our neighbors there and had some fun.. =)

After the pool, we got changed and went to the high school where they had a Christmas thing going on.. We drank hot chocolate, Olivia got to tell Santa what she wanted for Christmas, and we got to ride on a sleigh with 2 huge horses pulling it.. I took a picture of our neighbors Tiffinay, Dan, and Makyra that I thought was SO cute..

After Lee woke up, we went bowling.. It was a very busy day.. I was happy when the kids were in bed and I got to have some quiet time after this day.. =) Was a very good day though..

After Lee finally woke up, we took the kids bowling..

Kaleb Has Glasses...

At first he loved them, but now he hates them.. =) He sure does look smart in them.. I think they are adorable..

Kaleb's Baptism

It was a beautiful day.. It was so amazing and so wonderful watching Lee baptize our son and confirming him a member of the church.. I cried.. I am so lucky to have a husband that holds the priesthood.. I was/am a proud mom and wife..

Anyway, the pictures are backwards, but I didn't want to upload them again, so this works..

Us eating Mexican after the baptisms.. We were lucky to have Aunt Becca and Uncle Phillip join us all the way from California..

Kaleb looks scared to death.. He always get that look and scrunches up his chin when he is nervous.. Vaneta (I don't know if I spelled her name right) was baptized also.. When the bishop called them up there we thought he was going to marry them.. It was so cute..

Kaleb and Olivia

Poor guy.. =)

We did not get a good picture of all of us.. I don't know what Lee is doing, but he has the SAME face in all 3 of the family pictures.. There were a few cameras going off so I think he picked a spot to stare at..

My men.. =)

My baby is getting baptized...

Can you believe it?? On November 29 Kaleb will be getting baptized.. I am SO proud of him.. He is really growing up.. Lee tested him though to make sure he was really ready and he has proven himself to us all that he really wants to do this and that he is ready.. Watching Lee baptize Kaleb is going to be incredible.. I am SO grateful that I have a man that holds and honors the priesthood and is able to baptize our children.. I just know that I am going to be the mom that I am and bawl.. What can I say?? =)

Wishing upon a star....

Star light, star bright, I wish open the first star I see tonight.....

I wish my house would clean itself because I just CAN'T keep up...