Santa

We continued our Thanksgiving tradition of making a yummy meal and heading out to the Festival of Tree's for the evening on Thanksgiving. This is where Lydia got to see Santa and boy was she excited. She had to have Daddy go with her but she talked Santa's ear off and when it was time to tell him what she wanted for Christmas the only thing she could think of was a Baby Doll.
Here are some photos of her visit.
We are almost baby ready here in this house. We have a few little things like get the car seat down out of the garage and pack our overnight bags but hey I will get it done in time, even if we are flying out the door. I am going to try and enjoy the next week of just Lydia and I because I know I will NEVER get this time back but wow would I love it to be Dec 10th already. So we have plans to make cookies, make crafts, go buy Hannah a toy from Lydia, play games and do puzzles and if the snow keeps falling we might even go play outside.





For those that want to know...Our/My C-Section is scheduled for noon on the 10th. We are at St. Luke's Boise. Main Number is 208-381-2222 I will be there at least until Monday.

Happy December!

Baby Class and Thanksgiving Feast

This past weekend we went to a Sibling Preparation class at the hospital. I am so glad we did it. The kids ages 3-8 learned all about how important being a Big Sister/Brother was. They learned how to pick a baby up correctly, how to change diapers (not really a kids job but so they are included) how to sing, read and rock their baby sister/brothers. We then got to take a tour of the labor floor and the recovery floor. We got to see the nursery with about 6 newborns in it, this was the most exciting part for Lydia.







Also on Monday preschool hosted a Thanksgiving Feast. It was nuggets and all the side dishes. It was pretty cute.





Playing in the snow today

Playing in the snow

Decorating the cookies Aunt Kathy sent us! THANK YOU for the package!

Thanksgiving

It is Thanksgiving Eve here in Boise, ID. It is freezing out with ice and snow, the bird is in the brine, the pie is cooked and the kid is getting ready for bed. With this I thought I would reflect on a few things I am thankful for this year. 1) Lydia's laughter, just this afternoon Kris was pulling her on her sled outside and I could hear that laugh inside so I got up and watched her laugh and smile ear to ear. That laugh has brighten many of my days this year. 2)My husband-he would do anything for me or Lydia. He does dishes, laundry (when asked) cleans (when asked), stays home instead of travels to football games so he can help his 8 month pregnany wife out, cleans carpets, plays with Lydia non-stop and shows me love and caring everyday in his little ways. 3) My parents and in laws-they would drop anything to help us out. They are always a phone call away to answer silly questions or just to cry to when I don't feel good (which is everyday these past few weeks) Their love for Lydia and Hannah. 4)The roof over our head, the food on our table and the clothes on our backs. 5) Our health 6)and as I sit here with a baby about to fall out of my body, I am thankful for the opportunity to be a Mom all over again, I am thankful to be able to bring life into this world, I am thankful for the kicking and hicups I feel all the time these days and I am most thankful to know that I only have 15 more days of this pregnancy! 7)Good friends that have become our family here in Boise, and our friends everywhere. We wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving!


This is Lydia's newest thing she has learned at preschool.

Outdoor Photos

Here is a sneak peak of the photos we had taken last week. We only have received these so far as she took over 1,000 shots. I can't wait to see the rest and pick them out.

Halloween

Well I did it for the 3rd year in a row, I made her Halloween costume. This year she wanted to be a penguin so I started in Sept and finished the week of her preschool party. She had a blast for Halloween. We went trick or treating with Cora and Leah, my good friends little girls. They went for about an hour and at the end she couldn't even hold up her bucket it was so heavy.

Is that a pumpkin under your shirt

Well no, it isn't
....but we were at the pumpkin patch. Last weekend we went to the local pumpkin patch, and I am so glad we did because this weekend it is going to rain and be nasty out. Lydia had a blast and Kris and I enjoyed watching her. We took a tractor/hay ride out to the fields and found a big pumpkin for Lydia and a baby pumkpin for Hannah. We then went and took a stroll around the petting farm and feed the different animals. Lydia and Mommy took a train ride (if I was any closer to labor this would have been a great way to jump start it) then we did a hay maze and played in a Corn Kernal box. It was a great morning and we had a blast going. We have been to this same pumpkin patch since Lydia was 3 months old and have her picture in front of the pumpkin we picked every year so it will always be fun to watch her grow next to the pumpkins.

This week was busy with work for Kris and I and preschool and play for Lydia. Tomorrow Kris is going to tackle my list of "honey-do's" and we hope to move the computer out of Hannah's room into the landing area so her room will just need a crib and it will be done (the crib is on order and should be here by 1st week in Nov.)

Hope everyone has a great weekend.

Apple Picking

A few weeks ago we took a little adventure out past the Snake River Valley to find us some apple trees to pick from. Well it turned out to be quit the adventure, the orchard we went to was planted on a hunting club grounds to attract the deer about 20 years ago, since then the owners turned it into a shooting range. So we pulled up to the sounds of guns going off everywhere but were assured none near the apples, so Lydia, Kris and I grabbed our buckets and started picking. I think it took us 10 minutes to get 4 bushels of the best looking apples I have ever seen. The man had 7 varieties and we picked, Rome, Johnathan's, and Jonagold. We then or should I say I then proceeded to make 22 Quarts of Applesauce, 8 pints of apple butter and 6 Quarts of apple pie filling (I gave 2 bushels to Jackie, our neighbor) we had plenty left over that we have used to eat and make apple turnovers and caramel apples.
Here are some photos of us picking apples: