sick...

Sick....pretty much sums up my last ten days or so. i got some kind of cold awhile back and it has just taken me forever to get over it. still not totally over it but i feel much better!! i am not even the one who usually gets sick around here. i usually take care of everyone and then i never get it but not this time. Sore throat, cough and on and off fever and that is me. No one else has gotten it which is funny but i have been cleaning like a mad woman because i didn't want the kiddos to get this. don was out of town speaking at a banquet last week and then got back late Saturday then he left Tuesday for a short two day mtg in the mountains so he has been gone a lot.

A fun surprise.....my loving husband who pry felt a little bad with me being sick and him being gone...........offered to fly my sister out here as a surprise this weekend for my mom. My mom moved out here about 2 and half years ago and has been renting an apartment while her house sold in Ohio and then was looking for something out here to buy. well, she finally found that PERFECT house and is moving this week. well, her birthday is on Sunday and she took the whole week off work so Don thought it would be perfect if Amber (my sister who lives in Ohio) could come out and see the house and celebrate her birthday. So, amber flys in tonite and this weekend we are planning on a big slumber party at the new house. the kids are sooooo excited to see auntie amber. maddie keeps asking me all day today if she is here yet:) so pics from this weekend to come!!! i am glad that i am feeling better and i look forward to hanging out this weekend!!!! i did get to go on a field trip with Taylor and her class yesterday and that was fun and TIRING !!!! but, since i am flashing back with pics...i never posted any Halloween pics so here is one for ya. i was a procrastinator this year and waited till the day before to buy costumes.....found these two cute genie costumes on clearance.....i think they were cute enough to pull it off!!!

Another busy week almost gone here but i thought i would post some pics from the last few months and tell you a few stories. This week it was dentist week. So on Tuesday Don and Taylor went to the dentist. While they were in the waiting room Don told Taylor she could go get a book to read. They had a big rack of magazines and books for kids. She came back to Don with non other than ESPN The Magazine (which made daddy proud) and she hands it to Don and says: "Look, Daddy it's Shawn White!!".....daddy was very proud of his daughter for her knowledge and choice of book:) Well, neither don nor Taylor had any cavities and were both thrilled about this. On Thursday I was going to take Madison and myself to the dentist. I figured i should prepare Maddie just in case she was told she had a cavity so she wouldn't freak out at the dentist. So before we left I told Maddie " Now, if the dentist says that you have a cavity bug that is ok and we can get it taken care of so we won't throw a fit right????!!!" Madison looks up and says (with her hands on her hips) "But MOMMY i don't put bugs in my mouth!!!" :)....this made me smile. And just so you know Neither Madison nor I had any cavities either!! This was my first time at this particular dentist since we switched and he was quite impressed when he looked in my mouth and saw NO fillings.....he said "have you never had a cavity??"....I said "NO i haven't and i don't want to ruin my 30 yr streak now:)" Enjoy some pics from October when my best friend Ang and her husband Danville came out to visit us. since i haven't posted them i thought i would post a few for you.

FINALLY....this is for Rachael

Well......I am finally back!!! i am so sorry for the shut down of this blog. i basically just fell behind and didn't know where to just jump in and recap months and months. Life is busy and i don't always sit and take the time to post. but i really still want to cause i know i still have a few readers who have been missing their girls!! So, for Rachael this post is for you. Most of these pics are in December around Christmas....so enjoy....i'll post more later but i wanted to get these up right now. Starting with the traditional Christmas photo.Our Goofy faces christmas photo...also a tradition.

These are backwards.....but basically we took the girls downhill skiing for the first time with their cousins...the last pic of the day is Maddie after ski school...boots, helmet and goggles on....FAST ASLEEP!! uncle bob carried her to the car....finally something that wears maddie out!

After ski school we took taylor down one run with us.

it was fun to get out there and ski again...i think it had been about 10 yrs for me!!

girls....getting ready to go to ski school.

the girls got a sled for Christmas too....so they LOVE going to the hill at the park and screaming on the way down...its funny watching them climb back up.