Kiley's Birthday 12-12-11

Remember when I said I was a little behind?  Well actually, I am a lot behind..so here I am trying to play catch up before this year ends.

Kiley turned 17 on December12th.  For her birthday, we moved her out of the room her and Madee had been sharing.  We painted the room that used to be the old preschool room.  She got new bedding for her room, Season 3 of Friends, a subscription to Seventeen magazine, and a scraper for her car.   We went to Rumbi for her birthday dinner-her favorite.  Oh, and she also won the birthday round up on Kix 96!  Pretty exciting stuff!

                             We love you Kiley!

                 Pictures of the new room to come soon...we have a few things to finish up still!                      

A Little Behind

It has not been my intention to let this blog go unattended to for sooo long.  I have been super busy-and the blog kind of got left in the dust.  I do have things to post and now that I have some time, the pictures on my camera are having issues.  We are trying to get that all worked out.  So, hopefully  you will hear about, Kiley's Birthday, Christmas Parties, and a few other things I can't remember right now....soon.

Anyway, here is a thought for today....

 Cross your fingers for me that we get this picture problem fixed...I need to print my Christmas cards.

Destrie's Birthday 11-11-11

Destrie turned 6 years old on 11-11-11. 

His birthday consisted of, a joint party with his cousin Dawson- who's birthday is 11-10.

                   Dallas Cowboy Birthday Cake.

He picked Texas Roadhouse for his birthday dinner...but we somehow lost those pictures. 

We love you Destrie.  You are the best 6 year old ever!

Oh wait...I forgot to post Halloween pictures

Destrie was Dracula when he dressed up for school this year.  He was in need of some new church clothes, so this costume was the perfect option.  Just add a cape and some face paint and...perfect.


This is the costume he wore for Trick or Treating...

I bought this costume on clearance last year at Family Dollar... it was $1.50.  I bought it just because it was a good deal, I had no idea he would love it so much...or that it would be so scary.

Madee and her friend went to a Halloween party dressed as cheerleaders.

And Kiley  didn't dress up this year..

Ok, now we are all finished blogging about October.

Wrapping Up October

We watched "Signs" in a cornfield in Lewiston with the Gibbons'.  It was so much fun!

Destrie played flag football.

We went to the Pumpkin Walk.

We also had 2 other "scary" nights with the Gibbons...but I failed to get pictures.

 Scary Night #1

We went to my parent's house in Clarkston, and Leroy Goodey came to tell scary stories.  He did this once before for Kiley and her friends.  We went down in my parents "haunted" basement, turned out the lights, lit candles and he told us stories about the City Creek Woman that haunts Clarkston.  He also told us about 3 haunted houses in the town.  Then, my brother, Eric told us about the scary experiences he has had in my parents basement.  We ate dinner and then we went and walked around in the Clarkston Cemetary...

Scary Night #2

We rented "The Watcher in the Woods" and watched it at the Gibbons' house.  We had dinner and then we went to Lewiston Elementary and went down in the tunnels underneath the school.  Legend has it, that a creature they call Man-Bear-Pig (He's half man, half bear and half pig?????) lives in the tunnels.  We didn't see him, but it was pretty spooky walking around down there in the dark!  

I love Halloween and scary stuff!  All in all it was a pretty good month.  Here's to hoping November is good also...

Snowbird Weekend #2

  October 13th-15th

Thursday, after work and school, we headed back to Snowbird.  Kiley's friend, Emmy joined us.

 Most of the snow had melted and the weather was fabulous.

We enjoyed caramel apples...like we do every year.

We went on a walk, to enjoy the lovely Fall weather.

There were a few chunks of snow left lying around.

We played pool.

Kile got back from St. George and came up to the condo Friday night.  We played shuffle board before leaving on Saturday.

So much fun!

Snowbird...Weekend #1

October 8th, was the beginning of our week at Snowbird. 

And yes, there was snow.

There was a mommy racoon and her baby hanging out by the condo...this is the best picture we could get.

Kile made slushy drinks for the family like he does every year.  It's one of our favorite traditions.

We went to Oktoberfest.  It's fun to listen to the music and walk around and check out the various things that are going on.

We stayed until Monday night, and then came home for work and school for the week.  My next post will be all about weekend #2 at the Bird.

The lengths I will go for a Diet Coke

I am sick.  Really sick and of course, I have lost my voice.  This morning I just wanted some breakfast and a Diet Coke. I didn't feel up to making any breakfast and there was no Diet Coke in the house.  So, I had a great idea...I would hit McDonald's, get a breakfast combo and a large Diet Coke.  Oh wait, I can't talk... no one will be able to hear me when I try to order at  the drive through.

So then, I get the idea to have Destrie order for me.  We pull up to order, and I tell him what to say.  "Tell them we want a #3 combo,"  I say.

Destrie says, "I want a #3 condo."   The girl taking the order was perplexed...I could tell by her voice.  "What do you want?" she says.  "Say combo, not condo,"  I tell Destrie.

  This time he got it right.  I know the girl was wondering why a child was placing an order, but you know what, I didn't even care.  I got my breakfast and a Diet Coke and all is good with the world. 

Oh wait, no it's not...I am still sick and I still can't talk....Grrrr

Happy Birthday Kile 10-11-11

Not a great picture...sorry for the glare from the window.  Anyway, Kile's birthday was yesterday... and he was in St.George for training.  We had to give him his birthday present before he left.  He has always wanted a movie theater popcorn popper, sot that's what he got!

If you know anything about the Fishers... it's the fact that they LOVE popcorn.  I am sure that this present will come in handy for him.  We are looking forward to having some popcorn parties!

Happy Birthday Kile!  Love ya!

Adventures in Dental Work

On a recent trip to the dentist, we found out that Madee had 3 baby teeth on the top of her mouth that had never fallen out.  After looking at some X-rays, we were informed that 2 of the teeth were there inside her gums, but were not coming down.  The third baby tooth had no other tooth there...it was missing...nothing... no tooth to replace the baby tooth (thank you Kile-he had this same problem when he was younger, except he was missing two teeth.)  Anyway, the two teeth that are up in her mouth are not coming down correctly and will begin to grow through the roof of her mouth if left unattended to.

  Ugh,  I feel awful just thinking about it.  Long story short, she got braces 2 weeks ago, the baby teeth will be taken out by an oral surgeon, and an incision will be made in her gums so they can anchor on to the two teeth that aren't coming down and pull them in to the correct position.  Each tooth will need to be moved about a half inch. She will need an implant to replace the non existent tooth.   Not fun.  The orthodontist has suggested that this procedure take place during Christmas break.  That sounds like a great Christmas right?

And to top it all off...we get to pay for this all by ourselves.  The dental insurance that is offered at Kile's work is horribly expensive and doesn't pay for much.  So, it's not worth having.     Not feeling to happy  about this right now...but I feel even worse for Madee.  Dang...that's going to hurt.