Bowling!

We had such a fun evening last week.  Case has been begging to go bowling so we told him he could invite a couple of friends to go.  He was soooo excited.  He invited Ramzi and Chad, a couple of his best buds from school.  Let me tell you, this night was very entertaining!  All 3 of them sat together in the truck and it was hilarious.  First, they serenaded us (me, Kyle and Eva) with songs from school.  Then they had to get talking about money among themselves.  That was funny!  I love how kids minds think.  Just listening to them talk with each other is so cute.  They had lots of fun bowling.  They kept asking "Are we done yet?" when we were in like the 4th frame.  Then when it was over, they wanted to keep going.  I got called mom, grandma and even big momma!  :)  Yeah, it was great.  Eva had so much fun too, she was just one of their little pals.  They were so cute with her.  Fun stuff!

Well at least I realize what a slacker I have been with this bloggin'!  And maybe, just maybe I'll be better.  Well here's what we have been up to since last time I posted.  Mainly just the Holidays, it's been SO COLD we really haven't done much but stay home! 

Case finished up soccer, he had so much fun, here he is with his medal he's so proud of.  I'm so thankful my children are so healthy and can run and play.  It's so fun to watch them grow and discover things they like.

Then the next fun thing was Deer Camp.  Here we are in our trailer making breakfast one morning.  Kyle and Case live for Deer Camp.  It's a Christensen tradition that we all carry on very well.

We had a fun Halloween Dinner/Pumpkin Carving Contest at Tara's the day before Halloween.  It was so much fun.  She had the spookiest dinner!  And I just noticed that Eva's tongue is sticking out!  :)

Our family's little Pumpkin scene.  Adorable.

I have to say that I think my little Eva was the most adorable Monarch Butterfly that graced the earth!  I adored her costume!  Case was a very handsome Cop and he really handed out some tickets!  With dad's persuasion.

November came and that meant my Elk hunt I've been putting in for for 14 years.  I finally drew this year and it was quite the hunt.  It had it's ups and downs, highs and definitely lows.  I got discouraged, encouraged, and the discouraged again, although I wouldn't change it at all.  It was such an amazing experience to be with my dad and husband the whole time.  I am such a lucky girl to be able to have taken this beautiful animal.  Kyle and I stalked him for 2 1/2 hours, which was awesome.  My dad and Uncle lead us to him from 5 1/2 miles away, we couldn't see him because he was bedded down.  He is the oldest elk my dad has ever taken in and he is simply gorgeous.  His cape is really blonde but has the dark mane.  His neck is so big my dad doesn't have a mannequin big enough!  He doesn't have the most impressive horns but he's mine and I am proud to say it! 

Thanksgiving was great, we had it at Kyle's mom and dad's this year.  It was so much fun, every possible yummy thing you can think of to eat was there.  Here's Eva enjoying her lunch!  I made Dixie Fruit Salad and Rainbow Jell-O, and Spinach/Artichoke Dip.  What a yummy day!

Here we are with our Christmas Tree!  We went to Sunflower Valley (Case's name) with my parents.  It was a very fun day.  This picture does not do this tree justice.  They really grow 10 feet when they are in transit to the house.  This is the biggest tree we have had.  Absolutely gigantic!  Kyle said "Oh, it's not too bad" as he reaches his arm up above his head "just a couple feet taller than me, perfect!"  Oh yeah, perfect!  Good thing it was his idea to cut it down and not mine!  :)

It's tradition with my mom that we all make Gingerbread Houses.  Well this year she found Case and Eva a Gingerbread Train!  It was so cute, and we had fun decorating it.  Don't ask me what Case is doing.

Oh, how sweet!  Here they are Christmas Eve, trying to show Santa that they are good! 

Here we are on Sunday after church in our new Christmas Church clothes.  Had to snap a fast one before the camera went dead.  We had a very great Christmas.  Case and Eva got spoiled of course and I surprised Kyle with a new pair of Square-toe Justins.  They are so great, I love him in them.  He surprised me with a pretty pearl necklace that I love.  We are so thankful for a wonderful Christmas and to be able to spend it with our families.  New Years was spent up at my grandmas house, way too much fun.  Yummy food, awesome company and we didn't get home until 2:00 am we were having so much fun with all the Trumans.  January hasn't been too much fun with it being so cold, Case has had a hard time getting up in the mornings and getting to school but we're working it out and getting back into the swing of things. 

Thanks for all of your friendship and I promise to be better at this!  Oh yeah, Stampin' Up!'s Sale-A-Brations started on the 25th so if you want a catalog or want more info on that, let me know, it's a really great time to host a workshop or put in an order if you need anything.  Just check out my website!  I'll post again soon!  :)

We really are alive!!!!!

Hi Everyone!  Sorry for the long break in posting!  I won't make excuses but I'll just say that I took a break.  And I won't try to update the past 4 months, but I'll just share some pics of summer and what we have been doing lately.  We are great, the kids are growing fast and we are just loving life and what we do!  Enjoy!

Well after our cruise, the kids wanted to go swimming every day.  We made it to Veyo a few times during the summer.  Here we are!

One evening while at Grandma and Grandpas in Enterprise, Case and Taleena thought it would be fun to go down the stairs in a sleeping bag used to sleep out on the tramp.  They had so much dang fun and no accidents!   

Well my big boy started Kindergarten this year!  It has been quite a ride, it took a few weeks to get into the swing of things, riding to school on the bus and especially being there all day.  He is loving it so much and is starting to read! 

Since Case is at school, Eva likes to sleep in.  So, she eats breakfast whenever she's ready and she tells me what she wants.  Well out of everything she could possibly want, she wants Berry Colossal Crunch every morning and toast with my raspberry jam.  So this is her enjoying her breakfast.  Too cute.  Oh, Eva's potty trained!  Yay!!!!

Tara came over a couple of weeks ago and we made salsa, here's Eva and Quader playing in my closet while I'm folding clothes!  What a couple of cuties!

Case got to play Soccer this year!  It's his first year and he really enjoyed it.  His team definitely wasn't the winning team by any means but that's okay.  They learned alot and played good.  Good job bud!

Well like I said, sorry for not posting forever!  I will be better and I will be doing some Stampin' Up! card classes that I'll post about and the kits will be available if any of you are interested let me know.  Love you all!



Our Vacation!

Well now that life has kindof slowed down a little, I can sit down and post some things for everyone! Wow, it has been a crazy couple of months, but we all are alive and kicking! :) So here's a couple of posts for you! The first post is of our Family Vacation we just got home from. We had so much fun. All my family went, including the kids. We left here on Sunday, May 30th in a big motorhome and headed down to Long Beach to board our cruise ship on Monday the 31st. After we got on, we headed over to Catalina Island. We stayed there for a day, and then went to Ensenada, Mexico. After spending whole day there, we headed back to Long Beach and spent a day at sea. We had a blast. Definitely something that's out of our element, but we all enjoyed it. I was so thankful that I didn't get sick or my kids. That's what I was most worried about. It was quite an experience and something I would love to do again. Enjoy the pictures, I'll write about each one. The second post is some cards so check them out too. I'll try to post again soon!

The first time we saw the boat at the port, and waiting to board.

Just got through security, and heading up the ramp onto the boat!  Case was so happy.

Here's me and Eva, just got on the ship and we are having some lunch.

After we finally got our luggage to our rooms, we cleaned up, changed our clothes and went to the top deck and watched us set sail.  Here's Eva posing for a picture!  There was the funnest Mini Golf up there.

Tessa and Leena at dinner- they got a little queasy the first night, but then they were okay after that!

Here we are heading over to Catalina- the ship had to port quite a ways away so we got on little boats and went over.  We saw Sea Lions in the water!

So was water was SSSSOOOOOOOOOOO cold but everyone went snorkeling anyway!  I was a big chicken and didn't do it at this time.  I wish I would have though!  Slade and my dad saw a huge Sting Ray and Tara said there was lots of beautiful fish.  Here's Kyle trying it out.  He loved it.

Eva loved the little beach and digging her toes into the sand.

The food on that cruise ship was amazing.  Pretty much anything you wanted you could have.  We ate at the Paris Restaurant for Breakfast and  Lunch (buffet) and for dinner we at the Destiny Dining Room.  Case had our waiter on his toes bringing him food.  One night, I think it was this night, Case had:  Peanut Butter and Jelly, Fries and Chicken Nuggets, Spaghetti and vegetables, Prime Rib, and a Lobster Tail.  He seriously ate so good.  What a kid!  Here his is cutting up his Prime Rib.

Here we are in the kid pool- the big pool was too cold!  We didn't have the hot weather that we thought we would.  It was cloudy and overcast the whole time.

Here's the kids down on the main level on the ship on the stairs.

I think the best part for Case and Eva was the ice cream machine.  Case got pretty good at making his own ice cream cone.  One morning they had pink!

Here's some more random pics!  Eva swimming with Uncle Slade.

Eva in daddys glasses and hat.  What a cutie!

I got this little guitar for Case down at La Bufadora.  Kyle, me, Tara, Slade, and Quade got off the boat at Ensenada and went down to La Bufadora (the blowhole) and did a little shopping.  Hasn't changed in 12 years!  I went there in High School.  Case absolutely loved the bunk bed in our room.  He would sit up there all evening and then say "Good night mom, good night dad, good night Eva" about 15 times and then roll over and go to sleep.

After we got off the boat on Friday morning, we all got in the motorhome and headed for the beach.  We went to La Jolla, and it was way fun.  Kyle loves the ocean, but the kids were pretty leary.  Just something that's new and they weren't too sure about the waves and there was a bunch of kelp everywhere and Eva didn't like it under her feet.  Oh well, at least the sand kept them busy the whole time.  Here's a picture of Kyle taking them out to the water, and Case is jumping up and down because he doesn't like the kelp.  He was throwing a little fit.

Well, there's our trip in a nutshell.  We sure had fun!

This next part is a card kit that I have for sale.  $10 gets you 10 cards, 2 each of the following 5 designs.  I did a card class before I left and I have 3 kits left.  Let me know if you are interested in it.  Everything is cut, all you have to do is glue and tie ribbon.