The Oldfield Life

A Few New Experience

2012-01-30T18:32:00.000-08:00

So I meant to take a video or a picture but it is hard to take them of myself. I am always game for new things and so last week I decided I would have Gabriel my son teach me how to ride a rippstick. At first I was about to give up after my first few try's thinking their is now way I am going to be able to do this. Gabe then gave me a few more pointers and after many attempts later I was able to start going a little. I knew that it would be really fun if I could just learn how to do it. I even had one good crash where I landed on the cement. But all in all it was a great time and my son was thrilled with me.

I went cloths shopping also last week. I have surely been shopping before but this was the first time I have ever been cloths shopping that I actually felt skinning. I have been overweight my whole life until now so this is a really big deal for me. I still have 10 more pounds to go to hit my goal weight of 136 lbs but I am really close.

My First Piano Recitals

2011-12-21T08:39:00.000-08:00

So Monday and Tuesday I had my first piano recitals as a piano teacher. I have about 36 students so I decided to divide them into two days so the recital wouldn't be so long. It was a good thing I did because families are so busy (which one or the other days usually worked out for them but not both) I am so proud of all my students. I really enjoyed hearing them all play. I think their parents were very proud as well. I had them all bow or curtsy after their performance. It was the cutest thing ever. My son Gabriel performed on the second night. This is the link to his performance. I am so proud of him, He learned this song in a couple weeks. He is getting really good at reading music.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ih3U_0XKXyI

Gabe playing Jingle Bells

2011-11-20T15:20:00.001-08:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9a1CM7xISB4

Sent from my iPod

Happy Holidays from Lacey

2011-11-20T15:08:00.001-08:00

Lacey made an early Christmas card for everyone too. Happy Holidays

Flag Football

2011-11-09T16:47:00.000-08:00

Gabriel did so good in his flag football season. He made 5 touchdowns and got lots of flags. He gives it everything he has. We are so proud of him. His team got 2nd place.

Century Ride today

2011-10-01T16:28:00.000-07:00

So I finished a Century today. Hurray!!! My goal was not be in pain. Which I mostly did except I had to go and get stung by a bee. I road with some good riders from Reno and my wonderful Fallon cycling friends. Just under 6 hours ride time. Adverage speed 17 mph. Sometimes we went fast and sometimes we relaxed and enjoyed ourselves. We stopped and most of the rest stops and had yummy food and good company.

2011-09-05T20:58:00.002-07:00

Lacey waiting for the parade to start

The Fallon Labor day Parade

2011-09-05T20:58:00.001-07:00

2011-09-05T20:57:00.001-07:00

Labor Day weekend

2011-09-05T20:56:00.001-07:00

So we hit our one year this weekend of moving here to Fallon NV. We went on multiple bike rides, went to Pyramid Lake and got to be in the parade today. Lacey and I road are bikes in the parade and Gabe and Dad rode in the firetruck.

45 mile bike Ride

2011-09-03T13:36:00.000-07:00

Had a great ride today with Ember and Chris Henning today. We drove to Silver Springs NV (which is about 20 miles from Fallon) and the we rode are bikes to Dayton NV (which is 5-10 miles from Carson City NV) and then back to Silver Springs. I got a good lesson in hydration and endurance nutrition from my friends. I feel like a million bucks after the ride today. Usually I feel like a zombie after a big ride. Also was able to ride some hills which we don't have much of here in Fallon NV.

My husband held down the house and kids while I took off this morning at 6 am. So thankful for me for being supportive of my new hobby. The house was even all clean when I came home. It is shaping up to be a great labor day weekend. Gabe and Mike (Shane) when shooting 22's after I got back and then off to the rattlesnake raceway here in Fallon. This race track is all dirt, so it can be interesting watching them slide around the turns. I may go for the day to Lake Tahoe and hang out with a friend who is camping up there this weekend. And Monday there is the Labor day parade that the kids get to ride on a fire truck and through candy. Next year I am going to get the Churchill Cyclist Club to ride bikes in the parade.

Having a great day. : )

I have been busy sharing talents

2011-08-27T20:29:00.000-07:00

So I have been asked to do lots of things lately in the church. So 2 weeks ago my husband and I spoke in church. Michael Shane spoke first on honesty and then I introduced the family told the mullet story and hen spoke on forgiveness so he couldn't be mad at me for embarrassing him.

I sang a solo in church. Which went really good. Sometimes I get nervous and my voice sounds nervous but think I was able to control my nerves.

I have been playing the piano for the ward choir. And now I am playing for the stake choir. And I am playing he organ for stake conference. I haven't even played the organ in 2 years so I am pretty nervous. I was suppose to play for a musical number tomorrow but that got postponed. I actually have to practice the piano. Which is good for me. I am definitely feeling needed.

And today I spoke at a convert baptism. First time since my mission. It was a great experience to be a part of her baptism. I spoke on the difference of having the gift of the holy ghost verses feeling the holy ghost.

Sent from my iPod

My First Triathlon

2011-08-26T10:24:00.000-07:00

This was a great experience for me. It was super hard but worth it. The swim kicked my butt and so did the run, but I rocked it in the bike. My overall time was 1 hr 34 minutes. 13 minutes swim (1/3 mile) 45 minute bike (14 miles) and 34 minute run (2.9 miles). And 2 minutes worth changing from swim gear to bike gear and then running gear. I goal was 2 get 3 place in my age group because they had these really cute devil medals to give away if you placed, and I did end up with 3rd place in my women's 35 to 40 division. Hurray I was so happy. Next year I need to train harder on the swimming and running part. I could definitely do the distance but I really needed to practice swimming fast especially. It was a rude awakening when I started swimming that if I wanted to keep up I would have to swim faster than I practiced. All I could think was please let me be done, over and over. The say stuck because I kept thinking that in the bike and then into the run. This race was different than my normal stuff because my long bike tours I visit and go slow sometimes, but this triathlon was not like that it was full speed the entire time.

I have one more event this summer. The No Hill Hundred October 1st right here in Fallon NV. I am way excited because lots of my cycling friends will be riding in it. I am so lucky to have found all the cyclists in Fallon that I love to ride with. I did 3 group rides this week in the early morning. I don't even mind getting up early because I have so much fun. We usually hang out at the local coffee shop (but I don't drink coffee) and visit afterward all before the children get out of bed. I really love having a me time hobby.

Reno Temple

2011-08-25T15:49:00.001-07:00

Finally went to the Reno Temple today. It is the smallest temple I have been too, but it is beautiful and just as wonderful as a large temple. Thank you to all the people who helped me get there today.

Will do better

2011-08-24T12:22:00.000-07:00

So I got inspired today to do better about blogging. Thanks to Kara Sommers and Beth Perazzo. But today is very busy so I promise to get to it very soon but I so wanted to post some wonderful pictures that my sister took of my family this summer in Island Park Idaho at are family reunion.

The pictures

2011-04-22T17:15:00.001-07:00

-Michelle

First horse riding lessons

2011-04-22T17:07:00.001-07:00

So Gabe and Lacey had their first horse riding lesson on Wednesday. They were so cute. They learned How to turn the horse and back up The horse and even trot a little bit.

Gabe got a little excited and kicked the horse in the flanks while the horse was trotting. The horse started bucking and Gabe fell off of the horse. He had a pretty good fall but the ground was soft and he didn't get hurt. I was pretty scared watching it happen. I told him to take a few deep breaths and calm down. Then he decided that he could ride some more. He only walked the horse though. I was so proud of him for being so brave after a traumatic experience.

-Michelle

Location:Fallon Nevada

My Gingerbread (Sugar Free and oil free) Yummy

2011-01-24T14:27:00.000-08:00

Low Calorie Gingerbread

This is the yummiest sugar free recipe that I have made substitutions for yet!!!!!!

2/3 cup applesauce
1/2 splenda
1 egg
1/2 cup light molasses
1 1/2 cup all purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 cup hot water

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and lightly flour one 8 inch square baking pan. Sift together flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, ground ginger and ground cinnamon. Beat everything well together. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake at 350 degrees F for 35 to 40 minutes. Serve warm and enjoy. Cool whip is good on top but adds extra calories.

If you divided this cake into 12 pieces they will be 108 calories each and .5 grams of fat each

Sunday afternoon

2011-01-23T16:45:00.001-08:00

We are enjoying early morning church. It is so nice to have a lazy day. We are loving Nevada. Gabe is now on a basketball team and loving it. His game is on wednesday. The weather has been great and we have been riding bikes, going to the park and playing outside basketball. Brody is 9 months old now. He is eating lots of food and has 2 new teeth. But no crawling yet. Lacey is growing up fast. She helps watch the babies. He hair is getting long thick and curly. Finally Lacey has nice hair. She got a razor scooter for Christmas and she is really good on it. I started the weight loss competition at the gym. So I have really got to eat better and I am going to work out like crazy. I am already doing 6 days a week but I plan on going twice a day sometimes. My goal is 24 lbs in 3 months. It's not too crazy but realistic too me. I may have too loose more if I want to win though. We will see. My appetite is out of control while I am breastfeeding. We took the jeep Cherokee off roaring yesterday. There are so many places to go here. Basically 98% of NV is BLM so it is great for the off road enthusiasts and ATVs. Well Brody needs me later.

-Michelle

Christmas

2010-12-29T19:58:00.001-08:00

We had a great Christmas. We stayed in Fallon and spent time with neighbors and friends. Brody is growing up so fast. I am going to start a weight loss competition Jan 8th at my gym. I am pretty excited to finally get rid of this baby weight. I am using a daily calorie diary app on my iPod to keep track of my food. I think I will do pretty good. I also need to loss the weight so I can do my bike races this summer.

-Michelle

My NeW LiTtLe JoB

2010-11-03T10:40:00.000-07:00

So I started taking care of a 2 month old baby on Monday. So that would mean today is only my 3rd day. Believe it or not it isn't that bad. If you don't know me very well I also have a 6 month old baby myself. So it feels as if I have twins maybe. I love it though. He is a really good baby and so is mine so it is working out. They both wanted to eat at the same time yesterday so I just put one in the swing with a pasifier and fed the other one.

Today I made my first attempt to take them somewhere. Bundled them up this morning at 8 am and went to the gym. Lacey came too and she was a good helper. Had a good time spinning, fed a baby before we left the gym and fed the other one after we got home. Now they are both sleeping.

Just a little note.

Lacey Riding her Bike

2010-10-14T09:06:00.000-07:00

Lacey just learned to ride her bike. She loves it. She got a flat tire right after she learned. She has been going crazy waiting for us to get a new tube and fix it. Well last night we finally fixed it and we had to out at 8:00 this morning. She has preschool this morning at 10:00 or I would have taken her to the park, that we live close too.

Lacey also says hi to her none facebook cousins. Tyler, Adel, Tate, colton and Angie's kids. And I forgot to mention little Danny too.

Summer 2010

2010-09-08T15:30:00.000-07:00

So it has been a very long time since I have blogged. A lot has happened. Most important we had baby number 3. Brody Wayne Oldfield was born April 20th, 2010 weighing 4 lbs and 11 oz. He can 6 weeks early because my water broke. I was in the hospital for 5 days before he was born. He stayed 9 days in the NICU at the hospital in Idaho Falls. He did really well and was able to regulate his own tempature, and breath on his own right from the beginning. It took him about 8 days those to learn to eat on his own. Brody weighed in last week Sept 1st 2010 at 13 lbs, so he has grown a ton.

My kids did swimming lessons at the beginning of the summer. We spent almost everyday at the swimming pool in Idaho Falls. Gabriel can swim by himself now, and can even side breath some. He rolls over completely on his side and takes a breath. I love it. I am so proud of him. I was to get him into a swim teach next year.

Other big news!!! We moved 8 hours away to Fallon Nevada. It is 60 miles away from Reno and Carson City depending on which hwy you take. My husband got a job with the state of Nevada doing child protection. Today is his second day on the job. He seems to really like it. He is doing a lot of training, which he is greatful for. It has been a great blessing to get a job that is salary and benefits. My husband used to have to work about 60 hours a week just to get paid for 35 hours. He only got paid when he was billing a client. It was tough. Especially when his clients routinely didn't show up.

Gabe seems to really like school. If he doesn't come home crying, I take that as a good sign. He came home crying a few times in Shelley Idaho last week from school so I guess he is doing good. He made a friend in his class the first day that lives on the same road as us. He wants to be able to walk home togeather, but I have had to pick Gabe up because he got a little lost before.

We feel spoiled in our new home. It has some really nice features, like the jacuzzi tub, the large kitchen sink, the extra furniture the owner left, the built in shelves and gas fire place, granite island counter and wood floors. Check out the pictures. Lacey is modeling the house. I am keeping busy organizing the house and unpacking some odds and ends. We are mostly all unpack though. I will love the roads in Nevada for cycling, I have been for one ride and it was beautiful and very very smooth roads. We went to church Sunday. the ward was small but really friendly. We felt like celebraties because everyone wanted to meet us. The bishop told my husband that they had been praying for young families to move into the ward.

Enjoy the pictures.

Just Us for Lunch

2010-03-25T16:34:00.001-07:00

Lacey and I had one on one time for errands and lunch the other day. It was so fun to sit down at Bajio's and have it be just us. Isn't that smile priceless.

Lacey girl

2010-03-08T14:55:00.001-08:00

Lacey insisted that I take her picture Sunday morning. We got these Value coupons in the mail and she has been playing with them. She is showing you her Daddy's favorite coupon. Sizzlers

Good times

2010-03-08T14:43:00.001-08:00

Subject: Good times

Gabe and cousins. Had a good time in blackfoot. This post kind of came from my mobile phone. I am suppose to be able to do it directly from my phone but Blogger is having some problems so I sent this message to my email and then forwarded it to my blog. Maybe now I can have more pictures. Be warned however that they will be low quality. Hang in there and thanks for your support.

2010-03-05T17:08:00.001-08:00

No school today. Went to see my mom and sister. The kids loved playing with their cousins.

It's your Lucky Day

2010-03-02T14:09:00.000-08:00

So I am going to reward all of you people who look at my blog by sharing my secret to the world's best scrabbled eggs. Gabriel begs for my eggs.

OK.....the secret ingredients are sour cream and mozerella cheese. and if you don't care about calories you can fry them up with some melted butter in the skillet.

ENJOY

Family update

Husband just picked up a 3rd day of counseling in Pocatello. I am 28 weeks pregnant out of 40 and feeling great. Gabriel recently got to sub in a basketball game and he made 3 baskets (this was his first basketball game ever, it was a blast to watch him) Lacey is growing like a weed and making friends in Shelley. I recently read the Dave Ramsey book so we are trying to live on a tight budget so we don't let our money fall through the cracks.

OUR RECIPE GARDEN: Bajio's Green Chile Chicken Quesadilla

2010-01-28T11:15:00.000-08:00

OUR RECIPE GARDEN: Bajio's Green Chile Chicken Quesadilla

so I made these last night they were really good. I don't get to eat at Bajio's like I used too so I tried to make my favorite eating out dish.

I left a ton of ingredients out of the chile chutney sauce but it was still good.

I cancelled my home phone and I am not getting more minutes on my cell phone until 2 months so I could use some computer conversations.

It's a Boy !!!!!

2010-01-12T12:42:00.000-08:00

We recorded the ultrasound with our camera it is just over 4 minutes long if you want to watch it.

Gabe can skateboard

2009-11-16T14:40:00.000-08:00

He got so much better every time that we went to the skatepark.

Halloween update

2009-11-16T14:03:00.000-08:00

We went to the pumpkin show in Shelley where we live for Halloween they had all these pumpkins decorated. This one is toy Story.
At the pumpkin show they had these painted pictures that you put your head in. We took lots of pictures but my kids had their head in better in these ones.

This is Gabe and Lacey for Halloween. Gabe is a star wars Jedi and Lacey is spiderman she insisted at the last moment that she should be spiderman. I felt like I had 2 boys. I thought maybe next year Lacey should be princess Leigha from Star Wars. We went to a carnival at the high school. Gabe did really good shooting this toy gun and won the best prize, they even took his picture and interviewed him. We did the traditional trick or treating. Lots of people weren't home, but we still managed to get lots of candy. The kids went to one country house that gave them a fresh bag of cotton candy.

Painting

2009-09-29T09:47:00.000-07:00

So I have painting some more. I ripped off a bunch of wall paper downstairs yesterday, and painted the kitchen on Thursday. I will have to post some new house pictures when I am done. I am sitting hear all sweaty I should shower after my bike ride this morning but you know how addicting computers can be. Gabe is out for potato harvest. Gabe also started Karate lessons last week he loves it so far, and he listened to the teacher really good. They call it something other than Karate but i can't pronouce it yet. I washed my husband's ITunes shuffle yesterday so I am in the doghouse. I heard that if you don't try and turn it on for about 5 days that it should work. I am crossing my fingers.

New Job

2009-09-19T13:01:00.000-07:00

So Michael Shane Oldfield (my husband) got a new job this week. He went to a 2 day training this week and should start in about 2 weeks. It is a great opportunity being kind of a traveling counselor with youth from about 14 years to 22. Most of the kids have some history with the law. He will make $25 per hour billable hours, which is a pay increase for us. We are so happy for him. All the hard work for the past 6 years of school is finally worth it.

I did a little 30 mile Charity ride for kids with disabilities today to make money so they can get adaptable bikes. It was a lot of fun.

My first Century

2009-08-23T17:59:00.000-07:00

Well I finished my first Century. I still can't believe that I did it. I really wanted to chicken out and do just 62 but I met a nice friend (about 18 miles in) that really encouraged me to do it. It started out as a great ride. We were averaging 18 mph for the first 70 miles, when the conditions were perfect we were riding at a 22 mph pace witch is crazy fast for me. The last 30 miles were tuff though. My rear end hurt really bad and we had a head wind the entire last 30 miles. I wanted to cry during the last 10 miles because I was in so much pain. It is Sunday now and I am already forgetting how bad my backside hurt and think that I should do this again next year. I don't have many pictures. Gabe took some of me fixing my bike the night before, and i took a picture of my jersey (from the Little Red Riding Hood race) that I wore with my number on it. Also I thought the event logo was cute so I took a picture of it as well.

First Day of School

2009-08-23T17:33:00.000-07:00

Gabe had his first day of school last week. He was so brave, he looks so grown up in these pictures. I asked him what he did and he said that they played on the playground and had a snack and the teacher talked too much. He was so happy because he met a new friend on the bus that live down the road from us.

This is for my Sister in Law Maylyn

2009-08-10T15:36:00.000-07:00

Here is a few pictures of the inside of my house as requested. This bottom picture are actually the same room and the same color of paint. It is just different lighting. I am still going to do some painting in the kitchen but haven't decided exactly what to do.

We are alive

2009-08-04T18:44:00.000-07:00

Well when I was laid off of my job I also lost my phone and I was unable to easily add photos and posts to my blog. I also did not know where my camera was when I was living with my mom for the past 2 months.

So we have found a cute farm house in Shelley Idaho to call home.

This is the street view from my house.

The best part is we are only 8 minutes from the new part of Idaho Falls, and about 2 minutes from Shelley. Hopefully we will stay here for a long time. I am sick of moving. Gabe starts kindergarten Aug 20th. I am so glad that we are settled before school starts.

This is sister Kristin (left) Me, sister Janel, and sister in law Tami when we went to the zoo earlier this summer.

Gabe took this cute picture of Lacey at the zoo.

Finished the Duatholon

2009-05-09T15:11:00.000-07:00

I am just coming off of a huge adrenaline high. I was so nervous to do this race. First race of my whole life. So I started out on the run dead last. the best part about that is that no one ever passed me (except 2 major athletes that got lost and ran 2 extra miles). I passed 4 people in the run and then about 8 people in the bike. I ran the 3.2 miles faster than I ever thought I could which was 34min45seconds ish. I must have done the bike in 55 minutes which includes the getting ready. My total time was 1 hour 30 minutes. I beat my best friend by 30 seconds she almost caught me on the bike, after I got out before her.

After I crossed the finish line I went to take my feet out of the clips and my ankles cramped up so bad that I feel to the ground in pain. One foot was still even in the bike. I actually screamed in pain they hurt so bad. A nice guy came over and gave me some cramp up pills and helped myemoved my ankles some. I seriously couldn't moved them at all, and they hurt as bad as bearing children.
At least I provided some good entertainment for the crowd. Thank you for everyone who supported me and talked me into doing it.

Back to Black (hopefully brown)

2009-05-06T20:21:00.000-07:00

So Tami colored my hair today. It was a little darker than i wanted but i like it. It is a little messy because i just got back from a 15 mile bike ride in heavy winds. It was my first ride with the teton trac club. It was a lot of fun despite the wind. The wind made it a pretty hard ride but kept it interesting.

I am having a good time on facebook

2009-05-03T20:05:00.001-07:00

I had a good time saturday night hanging out with my old HS friend but new facebook friend Marlo.

The Road and my bike

2009-05-02T15:34:00.001-07:00

My new bike is here ! and it is fast

Me after my ride today

2009-05-02T15:27:00.000-07:00

Took my first ride today on my new road bike.

Biatholon for Mother's Day???

2009-04-30T18:42:00.000-07:00

Hello from me...I just took this picture...but i am wondering if it looks like me. So i just found out the the local cycling club is doing a biatholon (that is running a 5k and cycling 15miles) next saturday on the 9th of May. I think I should do it......but I am scared......But it would be really good for me.

2009-04-29T15:27:00.000-07:00

Gabe's friend is sleeping at our house tonight and Gabe says "If you miss your mom you can pretend that my mom is your mom" How cute

2009-04-28T09:47:00.000-07:00

Good Morning from Lacey as she eats a popcicle for breakfast :)

2009-04-28T09:17:00.001-07:00

This a little old but i did mean to post it and never did. This is Valentines day we walked around handing out Valentines and candy kind of the opposite of Halloween. It was fun.

Crazy eyes II

2009-04-27T17:48:00.000-07:00

OK here is the picture of Lacey with crazy eye's we took these at McDonald a little while ago...now that i can blog using my phone I will be posting a lot more pictures and posts. stay tuned.

Crazy EyEs

2009-04-27T17:43:00.000-07:00

This is a TeSt....Gabe playing with paper eyes

Crazy Funny

2009-04-24T16:26:00.000-07:00

So I thought that I was posting some nice messages from my cell phone via text message. I guess it doesn't work. So here is what I meant to say

Another week almost done. I love teaching spinning. I get this adrenaline hight that lasts for hours, and I can work out harder too.

My supervisor wrote me this email. Michelle, You are doing so good. I hear everyday something about your

> spinning class. You are really becoming popular. I > Keep it up > > Jennie

Update on my husband..He interviews on May 7th for the State Social Worker job so cross your fingers again for us.

Tossed to the Wayside

2009-04-17T21:23:00.000-07:00

So about a week ago Gabriel was really sad and was talking to us about changing primary classes on him. (He used to my in his Dad's class but because of behavior problems we asked the primary presidency if they could put him in another class.) He looked at me and said "You can't just toss me to the wayside mom"

What do you say to that....first of all I was floored (but had to keep it inside) that he even had this phrase in his vocabulary. It really tugged at my heart.

But can you believe that. I guess it is from reading the scriptures everynight.

Public bathroom Nightmare

2009-04-17T21:15:00.000-07:00

So we went to McDonalds today and Lacey was being indepenant and went to the bathroom and locked the stall so I couldn't help. when she finally opened the door their was poop everywhere, even the walls.

I survived

2009-04-06T22:19:00.000-07:00

I did it....I made it through make first class as a spinning teacher. I was a little awkward yelling at everyone telling them what to do at first, but then it came natural (because I always like to tell people what to do) He He

No not really I am still shy about the talking part.

Now I am getting nervous

2009-04-03T19:57:00.000-07:00

So I teach my first spinning class on Monday. I am offically getting very nervous. Actually when I think about it I want to vomit. I was so excited and I still am but I just need to be more prepared I guess.

Have you tried Spinning?

2009-03-29T14:42:00.000-07:00

So I am addicted to Spinning at the gym. I love it, I feel good when I do it, it's fun and it's a hard work out. I have been finding out that there is a lot of people that I know that have no idea what it is and I am always talking about it. My brother said once why doesn't she just call it riding a stationary bike?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5G_FTibSEZ4

Here is a video if you really don't know what it is.

For those of you who are still reading you get the better news. I am going to be a spinning teacher. I am going through a crash course this week and I will have my first class on April 1st at 9:30 am at World's Gym. So be there........if you are a member and live in the same town as me. I am so excited. Sorry family if you thought I was obsessed with workout out already it is about to get worse.

Cross your Fingers update

2009-03-21T19:14:00.000-07:00

Well Shane (Mike) had is interview on Thursday. The interview went as good as it could but with no promises. It was an hour long. We decided that he will take either one of them.

I road a road bike for the first time today in Idaho Falls. I was reserving it for the charity ride in Logan. I raced down a side road in Idaho Falls at about 30 mph for about a mile. It was so fun. I am afraid I am hooked.

By the way I am loving the weather

Cross your Fingers

2009-03-14T19:24:00.001-07:00

This picture was suppose to grab your attention. I think I have failed you.......So back to the catchy title cross you fingers. Well the man in the picture above my husband had a job interview at JCC (Jail for teenagers) in St Anthony for a technician last week and he nailed it. We were excited about that because it is a state job with benefits about the same pay. It gets better......Then they called him again Friday and wanted to interview him for a counselor position that we didn't even think he had a chance for at the same place. This would be a really good job for us. He is interviewing on Thursday so Cross Your Fingers for us. He has worked so hard, he really deserves this.

The Little Red Riding Hood

2009-03-14T18:53:00.000-07:00

So I have fully committed to do a charity bike ride called the Little Red Riding Hood. No backing out I paid my money and everything. I am going 62 miles on a bike on June 6 Th so be thinking about me. I have been spinning a lot now for about 1 year and I love it so I thought I would get into the sport some more.

This ride is nice because it is women only and they have a lot of first timers that do it. Checkout the link if you are interested. The race is near Logan UT. Get riding......

That was Lacey's first bike ride on her first bike. I can't believe how grown up she is.

Out Buddying Photographer

2009-02-28T15:46:00.000-08:00

So I did a really bad job of putting these photos up.... So my little boy Gabe that is 5 years old was showing us his eye for art today. We finally got a card reader today so I will have pictures again. Gabe really took to the camera he took 55 pictures in about 30 minutes. I really like the whoppers. I told him that he could take pictures of walls. So it was so cute he has pictues of toys, toilet paper, the bathroom sink, the vacuum and the dog. I could post them all but here are some.

2008 Memories

2009-02-01T18:40:00.000-08:00

So me and the kids looked at our blog from last year. It was fun to see how the kids have changed and what we did for fun. The kids love to see themselves on the computer. We have to watch the video of them swimming over and over and the bike ride that Gabe falls down is a big hit. And the buzz video where buzz hurts Gabe is very funny is our house.

Boy though it sure made me miss summer time. I am already excited for Summer and it is only February. This is going to be a long winter.

Week flew By

2009-01-30T17:17:00.000-08:00

Can' t believe it is already Friday. This week flew by. I can't even remember what happened. We are just settling into our new lifestyle of me working less and Daddy working more. It going good.

Lacey is talking so much. She actually started counting up to 10 the other day when I was moving some kind of food. I couldn't believe that she was count each piece. Now idea where she learned to count. Lacey also got to go to gymnastics at the gym. The kids are suppose to be 3 but they let her try it out and she did really good so they let her going the class once a week. She loves it. I need to get her a leotard and leg warmers she would be so cute.

Gabe is doing good in preschool. He had learned lots of good life skills along with his numbers and letters. He is really growing up fast. They are just finishing up a brand new elementary school that Gabe will get to go to this fall.

Dad is liking is new job most of the time. He has a really flexible schedule and can still work out at the gym before work. He tend to work until 7:00 pm every night though. He has one client that is pretty rewarding. He picks up food for the family twice a week from the food bank and takes his client to the soup kitchen, and the WMCA to take a shower. It was the little boys birthday yesterday so Shane (Mike) took him out to eat at his favorite restaurant Godfathers Pizza.

Forgot Something

2009-01-22T13:33:00.000-08:00

Oh I forgot to post that I lost 4 pounds last week with weight watchers.

The Calming after the Storm

2009-01-22T13:24:00.000-08:00

Well life is Good. I am back to working from home again and I have cleared things up with my boss so things are better than they were before. I have cut back on some hours too. I am actually enjoying cleaning my house if you can believe that. I now relate computers to work which is the opposite with most of you. So sorry if I don't do that well.

My camera cable has been lost too which is why there are no pictures.

If you are feeling like you never talk to me because i seem to be too busy. Send me an email. I have mobile email on my phone. So I check emails a lot more often or texting is great. I have unlimted texting with a phone with a full keyboard.

Good Times Everyone.

Still enjoying no diapers in my life...It has been 5 years.

Hello Friends and Family

2009-01-13T18:36:00.000-08:00

Thanks Diane for encouraging me to post a blog. I was really busy in December working over 40 hours a week. I am still waiting for the stress to die down in my life.

So I tried this weightloss product called ultra 90, and it made my face break out in really bad acne. It was awful.

We are still trying to get more hours and clients for my husbands job.

My current job is really getting rocky. I have felt sick for 2 days because I don't know if I am still going to have my job or not. I really don't want to go into details on the internet.

Good news. Lacey is potty trained!! Even at night time. It was going so well that I decided just to leave the panties on at bedtime as well. She hasn't even wet to bed once. She has had a few accidents during the day. but not at nightime....I know amazing.

Good News. My face is clearing up....

Good News I am going to join Weight Watchers tomorrow.

Good News I went to a job interview today about being a tax preparer. I can get started on some online training. Even if I don't want the job they offer me I have more training and maybe I can start my own tax service business.

I do wish my life would slow down some and be less stressful. Maybe someday.

Winter Came

2008-12-16T01:26:00.000-08:00

Winter has officially arrived in Rexburg. It was been cold and snowy since Friday and I believe there is more to come and it is here to stay.

I have been working at the office a lot lately. My co worker is a college student and he went home for 3 weeks so I have to cover the office. I found a nanny on craigslist (I have never been so spoiled) She comes to my house picks Gabe up from Preschool, takes the kids on outings, cook, and even CLEANS). It is just what my doctor should have ordered because me stress levels are at a climax.

I am Back

2008-11-23T19:41:00.000-08:00

Well for all of you that are wondering if I am still alive I am. Don't know what happened except I haven't been on the computer much at home. I started working a lot of hours this fall at the office instead of working at home and thus had no desire to get back onto a computer.

We are almost at the end of a very long journey. My husband is about to graduate with his Master's this will happen around the 15th of December. I can't tell you how happy I am that he is going to be done. He already has a new job and is going to start on Dec. 1st. It is in Idaho Falls so he will be commuting. Our townhouse has depreciated about $2000 in the last year so it is not a good time to sale, so we will just stay here. We bought a Toyota Yaris for Mike to drive to work. It can get 40 mpg on the hwy.

Thanks for reading my blog, maybe I will get better once my husband starts working full time and I can cut back on my hours.

Lacey's Modeling Weekend

2008-10-06T19:40:00.000-07:00

I will let them speak for themselves. Special thanks to Kristin (my sister for taking the pictures) she is for hire, if you need some pictures.

Our Modeling Weekend

2008-10-06T19:15:00.000-07:00

These top pictures I was modeling my sister in law's wedding dress. If anyone is interested in it let me know, we do have lots more pictures but I was just posting the one's that were really of me. She is going to post them on craig's list.

This is my wedding dress. It is also for sale. I couldn't believe that I actually fit into my wedding dress. Yeah!!!! Mine is also on craig's list.

OK isn't this just the cutest. My sister made this bow to look vintage to go with the dress. I love this outfit. I have another post to make of all of Lacey's pictures.

ThErE sHe GoEs

2008-09-22T20:35:00.000-07:00

I still can hardly believe that she learned to pedal so young. I have to really keep an eye on her, because she has been know to take right off and ride down to the playground.

The D&C went well. I even went to work the next day. Physically it was not a big deal, and I think getting all of the hormones out of my body is helping my ezcema to get better.

I am doing much better, and promise to start blogging more positive blogs. I am back at the gym and I am determined to get back on a diet.

Update

2008-09-17T20:08:00.000-07:00

Well, I have decided to do the D&C. They were able to make an appointment for Thursday at 10:30. I was really nervous to do it the natural way.

Also I got my first stitches today. My family doctor took a sample of my spots. I went there today and she called her dermatologist friend and he suggested that she take a sample of my skin. I am just full of unpleasant experiences lately.

A Sad Day

2008-09-16T10:53:00.001-07:00

Well My doctor's appointment was actually today. We did a vaginal ultrasound and found out that I had misscarried. Apparently I had a rather large sac that the baby should be in but there was no baby. The doctor even said that if I took another urine pregnancy test that it would show up positive because of the sac that is still in me. Which I have to eventually get ride of either with a D&C or the natural way. So if anyone has any advice on that. I guess this is what I get for telling everyone so soon. But at least I can post the news on here and it will get passed around quickly without having to retell the story over and over.

The doctor did say that it was from nothing that I did it was either a bad sperm or a bad egg.

I think April

2008-09-15T08:06:00.001-07:00

I am not really sure but I think it will be around April when the baby is due. I have an appointment Thursday so I should find out then. Another crazy idea. I am thinking that my ezema may be caused from the pregnancy and not from an allergic reaction because I am still getting new spots. Anyone know of anyone braking out with ezema when they are pregnant?

My life Changes

2008-09-09T21:43:00.000-07:00

Well this is for all of you out there that haven't heard the news yet. This is also my excuse for not blogging so much. My bed is just more appealing now than the computer. Also it may explain all my mood swings (as via my last post).

Me and the kids on the second day of my class reunion.

My cutest little girl.

Lacey's changes

2008-08-21T20:49:00.000-07:00

Well, the good news is that Lacey learned to petal a bicycle this week. She is actually really good at it now, but she can really get herself into trouble as well by riding into the road so I have to really keep an eye on her. She thinks she is so grown up now because she can ride a bike like the big kids. I keep meaning to take a little video of her riding you would be so amazed, it really is something.

So we went to WIC 2 days ago and they made me feel guilty enough to finally take Lacey's bottle away. She has been using one to help her go to sleep. Anyway it has been just has hard as I thought it would be. She has been trying to fall asleep now for 3 hours. She didn't take a nap and she went to bed late last night because of the same issue so I thought for sure she would be so hammered that I could put her to bed at 7:00. Well it is almost 10:00 and I just heard a cry. Do I give up or keep trying?

So I have been working about 5-6 hours a day from home mostly, few hours here and there at the office. It becomes pretty much consuming because everytime I have a calm moment with the kids I am working. It doesn't leave me much time to enjoy my children or clean the house, or to even unwind. I haven't even watch any olympics or any TV for that matter in weeks.

I read all of these blogs of yours and I think I am not a very good mom. Maybe you guys are only posting the good stuff. It seems lately that It has only been hard stuff in my life. I could really use a vacation with my kids and husband, or at least a change. Mike isn't going to get as many hours this fall because grade school is starting and they past a law saying that you can't work with school age kids before school hours are out. Anyway I will be working more, but at least it will be at the office and Mike will be home with the kids thus actually giving me a brake. Maybe it won't be bad after all.

Camping

2008-08-15T21:56:00.000-07:00

So we decided to go camping tomorrow morning. It is a last minute thing. We are going up past kelly canyon so we can ride the 4 wheeler. I will bring the camera.

The last Post about my Skin Problem

2008-08-11T20:15:00.001-07:00

With some insight from my mother and my sister Angie I may have found out what caused these spots (finally). My mom and my sister are allergic to Amoxicillian and they brake out in hive's when they take it. I did take some Amoxiciallian just before I started braking out with this nummual eczema. So I am going to say that I am allergic to amoxiciallian as well.

Anyway I got a kenaloge shot and more allergy medicine and steroid cream and they are finally going away. I am so glad :) I will never take my skin for granted again, and I will never be taking amoxicillian again either.

This shows some spots on my leg. The spots started out red but as they are healing more and more they are flaky more like eczema.

ThE gIrL wItH nO fEaR

2008-08-04T20:55:00.000-07:00

All Alone

2008-08-04T18:25:00.000-07:00

So My husband is is Missoula MT today (16 hour day) going to school. He always travels to Montana on Monday's with about 4 other people. My children are in Aberdeen with Grandma and Grandpa Oldfield, hopefully having a great time.

I am still at work. I volunteered to work full time at the office Monday and Tuesday because everyone is gone, thus the reason that my children are in Aberdeen. I am still at the office because i just keep working because I really don't have any reason to go home. It is a weird feeling for me to have no family responsibilities today.

My spots are slowly starting to heal, they have been an emotional drain on me.

I found a new song that I love "All I want is you" by Tristian Prettyman. Playlist doesn't have it or I would put it on my blog. But itunes does.

The Spot's Update

2008-07-31T22:14:00.001-07:00

Well I went to the doctor today, which on a side note only cost me $23 total (including a free prescription). I found this doctor in St Anthony that charges accordin to your income. It is awesome. Anyway, I was diagnosed with (Hot Tub) Folliculitis. I got it from the hot tub at Heise when we went camping. It is a baterial infection so she put me on Cephalexin (antibiotic). hopefully I will get better soon..

You are at the right Blog

2008-07-29T23:29:00.000-07:00

Yes I changed it again. I have been working on the blog template ever since I put the last one up. I am so happy with it and promise not to change it for a long time.

Little Red Spots

2008-07-29T22:54:00.001-07:00

So I have getting all of these little red spots all over my body. They are everywhere and I am getting more and more. I was getting pretty nervous today because I didn't know what they were from. Anyway I finally talked to a friend of mine at the gym (and showed them to her) she suggested that it was a fungus and asked if I had recently been to the Rexburg Splash Park. Well as you all know, I have. She got it herself a few weeks ago and if going to bring me the cream tomorrow. Sure hope it works or I will have to make another trip to the doctor.

Memories

2008-07-24T22:12:00.000-07:00

Here is a fun little game... leave a comment on my blog of a memory that you and I have had together. It doesn't matter if you've known me for a short time or a long time, anything that you remember! Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you.It is pretty funny to read the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you are playing and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you. On your mark... get set... blog those memories!

Yeah we finally went camping

2008-07-24T21:34:00.000-07:00

This picture is actuall at Ross park in Pocatello (Not camping, I went there with my sister Kristin and my sister in law Tami) We had a really good time. Lacey is in the blue suit with the hat.

So we finally went camping this summer. We brought our enclosed 4 wheeler trailer and slept in it. It worked out really good. It was easy to take down camp when everything is in the trailer and ready to go. We went with my mom and dad and Kristin and her family and my brothers Kory and Shawn (and family) came up for a day. So we camped next to this climbing rock. My sister took this picture while I was off 4 Wheeling. I really like the picture.

We went swimming too at Heise. Gabe went on the water slide 6 times. He loved it......Lacey actually was swimming with her arm muscle blow up things. She would put her head up high and stretch out and sometimes her face would go in the water and then she would just spit it out. I was proud of my kids but it was really stressful because they have no fear of the water.

Princess Lacey

2008-07-14T23:13:00.000-07:00

We found this dress at a yard sale and the crown is from her birthday. We ended up giving this dress to her little cousin Elizabeth because it is actually too small.

Uploading Problems

2008-07-14T21:46:00.000-07:00

So I was going to put some pictures on my blog but I keep getting an internal error message. My sister Janel was going to start her new blog and she is getting the same message. Did anyone else get this message?

I have been in Blackfoot since Saturday. I came down for a break from my busy life and I just keep staying longer and longer. I do plan on going home Tuesday afternoon, however. We went to the Ross Park swim park in Pocatello today. It was a lot of fun. Lacey and Gabe were like fish in the the water. Their cousins Elizabeth, Kason and Kash had a good time as well.

Water Park

2008-07-02T20:45:00.000-07:00

So we have been going to the Spray Park in Rexburg quit a bit lately. We were so excited for the warm weather to finally get here. So about the title picture.....Aren't my photography skills getting a little bit better????

I wanted to share a few cute things that Gabe has said lately.

Mom.. "Grandpa's honey has a sister that looks just like her" Interpretation (Grandma Oldfield has a twin sister)

Mom.."Are we going to the boy's house that has circle hair like Lacey?"

Birthday Update

2008-07-02T20:13:00.001-07:00

I am about to announce my final birthday present from my brother Shawn and his wife Diane............

These very nice dishes. REALLY I am way excited to get dishes. Mine are all broken and silly looking. Thanks Shawn and Diane

This is the card that Gabe made me for my birthday. Isn't it cute!!

My Birthday

2008-06-29T20:35:00.000-07:00

So I turned 33 today. Getting older.... But it's not too bad. I have a lot of experience to show for it. Glad some of it is in the past and I am glad I don't know what is in the future.

Gabe and I went to see Kung Fu Panda at the theater last night as part of my birthday party. It was a really cute movie and funny too (even for adults). After that we meet up with Shane, Lacey, Shawn and Diane at the Thai restaurant. I was worried that the kids wouldn't eat anything but they actually ate better than if we were at McDonald's.

Today I made myself my favorite dishes: meatloaf, broccoli salad and brownies. We had our neighbors over for dinner. It was a nice time and the kids had a good time running all over the house.

Lacey gave me a nice present: Went to bed at 7:00
Gabe gabe me: A homemade card that he glued together and drew happy faces on it.
Shane (Mike) : gave me a clock radio that me ipod will plug into and play.
Mom: gave me a bag, which I love. (note: I can never have too many bags and purses)
Shawn and Diane: said that they have something for me but it is 9:48 and I haven't seen them yet. So it will have to be a mystery too all of you reading this.

Special Interst groups

2008-06-17T14:28:00.000-07:00

So I recommended to my relief society president today that we should have a blogger special interest group. I thought that we could make a relief society blog and then have a list of links of all the women that had blogs in the ward on the RS blog. I did think that we could get together once a month to share ideas and teach new people how to start a blog. What do you think?

It's been too long

2008-06-17T14:11:00.000-07:00

Wow I can't believe I haven't blogged at all in June. Is this what happens in the summer time? Well the weekend before last we went to my Grandma's 80th birthday party. We really enjoyed ourselves and got to see lots of relatives. On the 12th Lacey turned 2 years old and we had a little party here at the house. On Saturday we went to the airplane show. It was fun but the traffic was really bad.

Lacey and cousin Adele at Grandma's Birthday party dressed in a like shirts that my sister decorated.
Great grand kids that were at the 80th birthday party.

We went to storybook park after the party in Burley. It is a really neat park. I will put more pictures of it later.

Memorial Day

2008-05-26T21:38:00.000-07:00

We just got back from our weekend. We stayed home Friday and Saturday and got alot done. Then we went to Pocatello on Sunday to see Shane's (Mike) grandpa in the hospital. He has been in the hospital a lot lately. After that we went to Aberdeen and stayed with his family, we went to the semetary to see Bonnie (Shane's mother) grave with the kids. It was decorated really nice, it was a little hard being there, we have only been there about one other time. We really miss Bonnie. She was a great mother in law. She would spoil me pretty good and she thought that I was an angel that had come to find her son. She died before Gabe and Lacey were born, she would have been a really great Grandma. A few years before she died she started making baby blankets. We have received 2 of them one for Gabe and one for Lacey. Lacey has both of them right now. They look alot a like but with different backside prints. They are Lacey's favorites blankets and won't go to sleep without one of them. I find that interesting. Also if you admired Lacey's curly hair you can also thank grandma Bonnie for that. Bonnie had really curly hair too and passed that on to Lacey.

9th Anniversary

2008-05-22T12:16:00.000-07:00

So today is our 9th Anniversary. We are actually going to do something. Yeah...I rented a fantasy suite at the AmericInn in Rexburg. It has a jucuzzi and is decorated in midivale times stuff. Hopefully I will feel like I am in a castle. See ya..........gotta go enjoy my night.

And also special thanks to Shawn and Diane for watching our children. Thank You.

IPod Users & Book Readers

2008-05-20T18:59:00.000-07:00

So I discovered that on itunes under Podcasts you can get the Book of Mormon on audio form for free. You can also get general conference and the ensign for free. It was so easy to download and put on my ipod.

Also if you didn't know I am way into Audible.com (thanks to my 2nd cousin Audrey Murdock Preston) Audible is audio books. I can listen to a book in about 3 days without disrupting my lifestyle at all. It is great. So my sister wanted me to read the book the 5 Languages of Love. I just finished it today, it is a really good book.....All married people or people about to get married need to read this book. It will change you marriage. I am so excited for my husband to listen to it to. Since he commutes to Montana once a week he should be able to listen to it in one day. Thanks Janel (my sister) for recommending it to me.

For those of you that have read the book. I think my love language is Quality Time.

A Bad Morning

2008-05-19T20:32:00.000-07:00

So I was awakened this morning by my son at 5:00 am with the aroma of diarrhea. It wasn't until we were in the bathroom that I noticed diarrhea was all the way down both of his legs. I put him in the shower and then I noticed their was a trail of pooh all the way down the hall and into his bedroom. I was scared to look at his bed but knew that I needed to. I noticed his boxer shorts first (very bad) I lifted them up and saw the real mess laid before me on his bed. It was huge mess. For all of you thinking that it couldn't be as bad as one of your experiences you have to remember that my son is 4 years old.

Later today I realized the colperette of this disaster. I was also having some of these symptoms today and thought what did we eat. Well it wasn't that had to discover that Sunday evening Gabe was pretty hungry and I was in desperate need for a treat. So we both pigged out on Fiber one bars. I had 4 of them and Gabe had 2. So yes we overdosed on Fiber and got a good colin cleanse of out it.

Sandunes

2008-05-17T17:32:00.000-07:00

So we went to the sand dunes again today. It was so much fun. Today we really went swimming. The water is shallow so it is really good for little kids. We are planning to go to the dunes and the lake often this summer.

Lacey swimming by herself in the shallow water

Daddy coming back from a ride on our four wheeler.

Gabe building sand towers.

Landscape of a very small part of the sand dunes.

No, not a yard sale...Just us trying to keep our stuff out of the sand. We did bring a sheet to sit on but the kids kept getting sand on it so I had to shake it out often.

My children are addicted to root beer milk and chocolate milk. I told Gabe earlier that we could ride our bikes to the playground......Later on he was whinnying for a root beer milk, I told him that if he had a rb milk we couldn't go to the playground on our bikes........Well a little later I find him behind the pantry door drinking a rb milk.......so I have to stick to my word and I and next time he asked about the bike ride I said "I am sorry you chose to drink the milk instead of go the going to the playground.".....Well it has been drama ever since and it still is...He is in his room crying and crying. I sure hope he will learn a lesson.

Happy Mother's Day

2008-05-11T20:04:00.000-07:00

We went to my mom's house for mothers day today. It was really nice, We went to there sacrament meeting and had a really nice dutch oven dinner that my dad made.

I got myself a new dress and my hair colored for mothers day. Check out my blonde hair. The kids made me some homemade cards and my husband got me a nice card. He loved my hair and gave me lots of compliments on how nice and sexy I looked. So that was a pretty good present in my mind.

Here is a close up that I took

My New Bike and Trailer

2008-05-07T19:06:00.001-07:00

So on a lighter note.. I wanted to show everyone my new bike and trailer.

I have no more patients

2008-05-07T18:56:00.000-07:00

So just as I was about to write this post I heard a laptop computer hit the floor downstairs..... Will this day ever end. I watched my friends kids today, listened to Lacey's many fits, Gabe's constant whinning, I donated today so I was starving until I could get some food. About 6:45 I decided that Lacey was tired and going to bed. It only took me an hour of being the meanest mom ever to get her to go to sleep......and while I was doing that I managed to get the worst paper jam in my computer that I have ever seen. I was so bad that I had to get a screw driver and take it apart. My patients was completely gone. But by some miracle I was able to get the paper out and put the printer back togeather (by stealing a screw from somewhere else because I lost one somewhere in the printer) and it worked. The first 2 pages came out blank, and I thought oh well I tried but then I tried again and miracle it worked. So that was my night.

Sometimes I feel like I am always mad and frustrated being a mom. The constant whinning and tantrums are wearing me out.........Let alone trying to keep up on the house and work 20 hours a week from home.

p.s. I also washed and dried my ipod shuffle

A Young Soul

2008-05-03T17:51:00.000-07:00

So we went to the sand dunes today with our 4 wheel that we got a few months ago. In the moment I felt like I was 17 years old riding around on those dunes. It was so fun. When I was younger I was known to be kind of adventurous and competitive. I grew up riding 3 wheelers, driving trucks and tractors, showing cattle, playing sports, playing veterinarian, landscaping and fighting fires.......Surprise if some of you didn't know that about me.

I also was able to take Gabe for a ride and he was laughing and holding on tight. I wanted to take some pictures but when we got out there the battery was dead.

So........... the first song playing on the playlist I have been looking for awhile. I first heard it on the Mac computer commercials and I thought I really like that song I am going to try and get it. It only took me about a month to figure it out. I saw it on VH1 today while I was donating plazma. Enjoy

The Playground

2008-04-29T19:26:00.000-07:00

There is a playground really close to our house. I took some pictures the other day and thought that I would share them. In June sometime they are suppose to finish our backyard and put a playground set right out of our backdoor. I am really excited.

Here is Lacey on the slide. She can climb the ladder and go down the slid all by herself.

Gabe loves going to the playgroud.

This is currently are backyard. At least it is not a mud hole anymore.