A Thomas Christmas

When Asher saw all the presents under the tree, he didn't know what to do. But on the other hand. . . . . .

Graham started loading his new car with Thomas wrapped presents and then he jumped in the car like he was going to drive away with all his cool stuff. It was so funny. After Asher warmed up the the present thing, he helped everybody unwrap their presents.

My kids love Thomas the tank engine, but not with lead paint. They got so much Thomas stuff from their Grandparents. We had so much fun. I have been so tired from late nights and long days of baking and cleaning.

On the heels of a toddler

So I've decided that Graham is doing things a lot faster than Asher did them because he is on the heels of a toddler. He will no longer accept his highchair as his place to eat. He has to sit next to Asher in a big boy chair. Anything that Asher is doing you can bet that Graham is trying. In fact the other day when Asher was sounding out words, Graham was right next to him saying the same sounds. He is so funny. The latest thing is he loves to climb. Asher wasn't a climber so this is new for me. He climbs everything including the computer. A man said to me the other day in a store, " You have your hands full". Yes I do. But oh they are so great. I love my two boys.

Our trip to Santa Monica Blvd. All I want to do is have some fun

Adam and Lori and Chelsea met us in Santa Monica. We walked all over the place by the pier. There were shops and street performers and all kinds of stimulation. We had fun. Asher loves Chelsea. He kept giving her kisses hugs.

If you give this monkey a dollar he will shake your hand. So we let Asher give him a dollar and I took a picture of the shake. It was so cute. I mean, who can say that they have shaken hands with a monkey?

After we had our feel of the craziness we went to the L.A. temple and walked around and saw all the lights. The kids loved the lights. Asher ran all over the place and Graham had to touch all the lights. I think Chelsea just wanted to run around with my kids. She will have fun with the kids once she can run around.

Ok so sorry that I have some of the same pics on now, but I was experimenting with the cool picture thing. Today we went House Hunting. I am in love with the house we have titled "the Latin Motel" We are looking into putting an offer on it. We will see tomorrow if we want to or not. I'm excited!!!!!! The house is in Simi Valley. I love it. So we will see. k-bye

How do you all get it all together?

So my intentions were to get the family together and record us all singing a Christmas song so I could put in on this blog. Well, I have tried for the last 3 nights and tonight I finally gave up. Each time I thought about it, Graham was already sleeping. Not to say that my hair has been in piggy tails (no time to do my hair) and Asher has been in his pajamas and Scotty has been wasted from long days of work. So you all get to see the same picture I sent in my Christmas e-mail. Don't ask me how people with more than 2 kids keep their houses clean, cook for the family, do laundry, run errands, go out on dates, take showers, exercise, eat anything that isn't just grab and go, make their beds, ect. ect. So Merry Christmas and I hope you all are enjoying the spirit of the holidays.

Here is Asher and his dinosaur cupcakes that he and his Nana Nena made. That was an exciting day!

House Hunters

So yesterday we went out with our realtor and looked at a bunch of houses. I really got a taste of what buying a "Foreclosure" means. Yup, nasty. I am a girl who was very spoiled growing up. My parents seemed to build new houses the majority of our moves (which was every 2 years) so we were always getting new everything. Well, these houses that we can afford out here are . . . well. . . .not new. In one house we would have to replace the drywall in the dining room because of mold. All the kitchens would have to be re-done because they were just so old and ugly (again remember I'm used to new homes) and basically the baths would need re-doing and of coarse the walls would need new paint and the carpet would need to be replaced. One of the houses we went in was supposed to be vacant. Nope. We walked right in to squatters. They weren't supposed to be living in the house. But the last house we looked at showed the most potential. The previous owners had converted the family room, garage, and patio space into bedrooms. This brought the bedroom count to a grand total of 7. But, if we knock down the "walls" they made, it is a 3 bed 2 bath and it has a great lay out. So we would re-due everything. Oh, it has a fireplace. I was excited about that. We will see what else we look at. For new updates, stay posted.

I've had a couple people ask me what our new address is in California. It is:
Leave me a message here if you want it and I will get it to you.

We will be here until we purchase a home.
k-bye

I forgot to put this pic on of the fam. Merry Christmas

Oh the pain

So we are looking for a house to buy. As everyone knows, the realestate in California vs. Utah is just crazy. We came from a 1400 sq. foot house in Utah that was super small. Well, we will be lucky if we find one as big as that that we can afford. I have been looking and getting a taste of what is out here. Yes the prices are going down, but let me help you see what my pain is. If I were to buy a house just like the one we left in Utah, it would cost us around 550,000.00. Yes that is a big jump. Given you make more money in California than Utah, but still. . . . this is crazy. We will probley find a fixer-upper in a good neighborhood and do our fixin-ups. Oh well. I am very excited to get a house. Oh I have a funny story about Asher today. He knows that saying "shut-up" is a bad thing to say and so today I heard him say "shut. . " and I looked at him and he paused and then continued saying ". . the door" and smiled at me like, I wasn't going to say a bad word. It was funny. k-bye