ahh the end of march...

As the end of march approaches i am reminded that it is time for a soesbe family update. if you aren't in gillette it has been a more than usual odd weather month. we had one decent snow storm in the beginning and then one whoppin blizzard in the end and then several days here and there that went up to 70! I think mother nature is a little more confused than she normally is for these parts. But now the family!!
James: still working and doin what he does. He took a very nice, if maybe a little short, trip by himself to his family ranch in south dakota to help for a few days with calving. he came back exhausted but satisfied.
Samantha: still doing what i do (lol). Actually I am trying to go back to work, the problem is finding a daycare so that i can find a job and vise versa. Almost everywhere in town will take baylie, but there are only about 3 that will take daisy (due to age) and to the best of my knowledge they are all full for her age group. Talk about EXPENSIVE!! I almost passed out when an in-home wanted $1100 for both. (that's per month folks!)
Baylie: was supposed to start preschool, but due to a teacher being absent and the weather she's only made it 2 times this month. *sad* but she seemed to really enjoy it, so that's good. not too much new for her, just being a 3 year old i guess! she's been very upset at me this week because the weather has been too cold for her to go outside and play.
Daisy: is still waiting...on 4 teeth (which at least 2 of are coming) and walking. yes i know my 15 month old should be walking by now, but no such luck. she could if she wanted to, but she has no desire unless your holding her hands. however, she can get up on the couch, down from the couch, my bed and various other things, she is a monkey climber, its amazing. she can go up and down stairs and seems to be afraid of nothing in particular....except walking!! its very frustrating for me as she is getting very heavy.
*new addition to the family*
Bob: bob is my step dad who just moved up here at the 1st of the month. he's living with us and works for L&H welding. we are trying to save him some money by doing this arrangement. so far it seems to be working just fine. if all goes well he will stay with us until may when they do an evaluation and hopefully give him a raise!
I think that's it for this month. We made the arrangements to take a family vacation to san diego this fall, that should be fun. but not too much new here. I hope everyone who follows my blog or that reads this is doing well. TTFN!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MADISON!!

Yay!! Jami had her baby this morning at 7:49 she's 7lbs and 4 oz. Mommy and baby are great according to grandma and grandpa! YAY!!! Welcome Madison Marie Cone, and HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!! See Jami and Brandon's blog @ brandonandjamicone.blogspot.com to see pics and get all the details...grandma and grandpa were both pretty tired when we talked so not everything is exact. HAPPY BIRTHDAY AGAIN MADI!!

Birthday number 3 for my Baylie

her balloons

Her chair, the balloon says "birthday princess"

her cake

Opening up one of her presents

Cake face half way through, it got worse!

hello everyone, we had baylie's birthday party today. Thank you everyone who showed up or sent gifts! It turned out good. I know her birthday isn't until the 9th, but i wanted her daddy to be here for her party. here are some pics from the day, and one video clip as she just learned how to do a summersault on her own.

New Hair

This is the before tangles

right after the cut and a rinse

Dried from the front

Dried from the back

I had to cut baylie's hair yesterday. She rocks at night if she wakes up and she rubs huge mats in her hair. So after trying braids, french braid, satin sheets, and tons of leave in conditioner, we decided to cut it. It was hard for me because she had such pretty hair, but totally necessary for both of our sanity. It came out pretty cute, in the mean time until it grows back, we will be working with her to transfer the rocking motion to something else at night. Tell me what you think of the new hair!

School update

Well today we have our IEP (thats individual education plan) meeting for baylie. It took an hour and a half, but it went okay. Basically, as of the 23rd, she will start going 2 times a week monday and thursday from 930 to 1130, to start. Then as we progress we will increase the time she spends there. It will be interesting to see how she does. She had her first community breakfast today. Even though Baylie will come in just after breakfast and leave just before lunch, it was important for them to see how she did. She did very well this morning. We had one spill, but it was purely an accident. So yay! I am excited for this to really start, I am so sure she will thrive in that environment. I just can't wait. YAY!!

OH, and PS. to those of you who are trying to push me into getting Baylie potty trained RIGHT now, back off!! They said she is totally age appropriate right now AND they think (as do I) that once she sees some peer modeling at school that she will not only pick it up but really want to do it. SO BACK OFF ALREADY!!!

I just can't take it

Sorry Beth I know I said I was getting off my soap box now, but I just can't, I am really angry at that comment. This person probably didn't even know you or your kids. How can she equate a funny moment to the abuse and killing of animals? I am so sorry there are people out there that judge so quickly without any prior knowledge or expirence. When I fist met James we went for a drive and we were in a hurry to get back in the truck as it started to rain, I didn't know that he had his hand still stuck in the door when I slammed it shut- on his hand. I laughed so hard I cried. I wasn't laughing at him persay, just the situation and his reaction to it. Should I go to jail for domestic abuse for that? Or buy a puppy and start kicking it? I think not. It's just a different sense of humor. I felt badly for slamming his hand in the door, espcially after I saw that I took a big chunk out of it. But even knowing that I still giggle at it now.
Emotional Damage my butt!! Your children seem well adjusted and happy and anyone who's ever met them will say that. Repitition = learning. Even if that means learning that a cow mooing is nothing to be afraid of. Baylie (who is very social) had a day when she wasn't feeling very good and James' dad came over. Baylie usually loves everyone, but that day she was terrified of him. Does this mean I am never supposed to let him (their grandfather) never come back around? Um, NO! He came back a few weeks later and she was fine, she was just having an off day that day.
I can't stand people who judge so harshly before they know for sure. She should be the one praying for forgiveness. The Bible tells us not to judge, becuase it is not our job to do so. And that is certainly what she did, and she was wrong. SO I hope whoever she is, that she praying that God will forgive her for her sin against His word and against the good people that she decides are otherwise.

Back again so soon?

Okay so as I mentioned before we put in new flooring. As promised here are the pics. I love it!!





Day 1: from the doorway

Day 1: Trial run, 1/2 carpet is up, from hallway



Day 1: end of the day, 1/2 is in, view from hallway

End of day 2: ALL DONE! View from doorway