A week full of FIRSTS!!!

So this week has been a week full of first times for me!!! I think it is so funny how kids are so full of energy and sooooooooooooo curious! So Josi ate dog food this last week! That was so gross and funny all at the same time! The funniest part about it is that she is such a picky little eater but the dog food sure hit the spot for her! Then she pooped in the tub last night! I have not yet experienced that yet in her whole 9 months of life! I guess I am lucky! Then I waxed a mans face! My neighbor wanted his face waxed, I guess I should rephrase that we waxed all under his Chin, parts of his face and the back of his neck all while his wife laughed! He was a good sport, especially being that parts of his face bled a little! What a good sport! Don't worry I will leave you anonymous! What a funny week! Christmas was great, Santa made it to our house! Josi got a highchair, some new toys, but her favorite was a baby given to her by her grandma Richardson! She gives it kisses and sucks on her foot! I hope you all had a great Christmas!

Christmas Shopping!

So I am almost done with my shopping but I cant get myself to venture out in the cold to finish! I am such a baby about the cold! I turn into a hermit in the winter and I just can't go out there! I need some good ideas for a stocking fillers for Caleb and Josi that I can get at Walmart! We did all food storage for Christmas but decided that we would do stockings for each other! Any great ideas that Josi might like she is crawling and still has no teeth at 8 months! I dont know what to get her in hers or Calebs! 1 week left, I better get going! I am sending out cards, they are just a little behind! betsey

Such a sad story

So in my last ward I had the sweetest visiting teacher who was awesome. She had shared with me her struggle to get pregnant. She had one child that she was able to conceive on her own and had been trying for 6 years after to get pregnant. After I had Josi she brought me dinner and she just held her, she wanted a baby so much. Shortly after that she let me know that she had been chosen to be the adoptive parent! She was out of her mind excited and was counting down the days. She finally got him and named him Tallon. I am not sure if you have seen her on the news and on good morning America today, but her son was just taken away from her after raising him from birth for 6 months. He is part Indian and this last Sunday night she was forced to give him back to his tribe. The terrible part is that he will be going into foster care within the Indian Reservation. I can not even tell you how sad I am for this poor family. Here he is in a wonderful home where he is so loved and well taken care of only to be taken out of his schedules and surroundings that he is comfortable and happy, only too be taken and put into foster care. The baby was born addicted to heroin and the parents had to ween him off the drugs. They spent every waking minute with at the hospital, and left only to sleep. I am not sure how this is even legal, but please pray for them. I feel awful. Imagine how you would feel if you couldn't.t stop worrying about your sweet baby, if he is being fed, given naps, and just being hugged and kissed. Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers they need it! Make sure to hug and kiss your kids, remember how lucky you are to have them!

Merry Christmas!!!

Well here is my christmas tree that Josi keeps crawling over to! She is really booking it all over the house these days! Yesterday she was crawling everywhere while I cooked dinner and she is doing the funniest thing, she will dance and bob her head at us! She is going to have one funny personality! Of course today she is sleeping in, it is now 8:30 and I woke up at 6am to so my moms hair and she chooses a day when I get up early to sleep in! Thats ok! She has not moved an inch from where I put her last night for bed! She is a tired girl! Who knows she might be finally growing now that she is 8 months old and 13 whole pounds! I hope everyone is excited for Christmas, I have had fun getting a few things for the baby! Well she just woke up, gotta go! betsey

Our House!

Front of house!

Back of house!

Golf course and end of our property!

I had some pictures of our house on my computer and thought it would be fun too put them on the blog! We back up too a golf course so that makes it good so we dont get anyone building behind us, but we hate replacing windows from golf balls! We are starting a collection of golf balls in our window wells! We love it out here!