the Heps!!!

I think the cold must be doing something to more than just my toes because I kind of totally forgot I had a blog! So...of course...we are still alive. Freezing, but alive! We hope this finds all of you enjoying your holiday and we will blog with pics very soon...I promise!

Brrrr..... I am freezing! We have officially moved north, impressed...not yet. The weather is seeming to be a bit trying with temps ranging from 25-45 degrees and SNOW! How I miss the LV sunshine!!! I feel as though I need to go into hibernation and batton down the hatches! For now we are waist deep in unpacking and settling into the new place. Besides the weather everything on this home-front is going well...just wish those boxes would unpack themselves!

Lately we were able to go with some friends to their cabin...TONS OF FUN! Erika and I had so much fun scrapbooking...totally productive...and the kids PLAYED! It was a blast. We started the fun making homeade pizzas then got to the playing. The kids loved playing in the dirt, T and H spent hours "smellin' the berries" on the junipers, and showering...then soaking...then soaping...then rinsing! T and H listened for coyotes...both terrified...still a topic of conversation occasionally. We saw deer, rabbits, and wild turkeys...suprisingly, no human-eating coyotes! It was so great to spend time with friends and to have so much fun! The guys joined us towards the end of the week, just in time for dress-up...aren't you so proud of your little boys, daddy!!!

A few Sundays ago some friends and I thought it would be a blast to go up to Mt. Charleston...for some fun with friends and a break from the heat. We had so much fun....we hiked up to a waterfall and roasted some dogs and mallows...so yah, we roasted over charcoal...but give me a break we didn't want to burn down the forest. Call us green!

So the curls have been outgrown...reached the end of their day...finished with. The last few days our cute little p has looked a little on the ragged side. I tried to do everything I could but the fact of the matter is that...we are done with the curls. They were cute...they were adorable...for sure a defining feature but our little rag muffin has transformed into a little man and...oh my goodness...is he CUTE!!

i feel so ungrateful to not have posted for a while...we have done so many fun things! we have been to id and back several time...both by land and by air (unfortunately), we have both rented our house and found a new place up north, and we have been consumed by packing! the boys are getting big... t decorates all the moving boxes with his signature design which pretty much is just putting as much marker on the box as possible and p just loves to climb the boxes...not exactly the safest thing for the clumsy one...oh but we love him! this last trip to id my parents and i took the boys up to the fair! so fun! we tried out all the fair food, petted all the animals, and t even rode the BULL! he is definitly my big little boy now.

on a side note...yesterday a dream of mine, and every girl out there, was dashed... guess we won't be dancing on a log over a lake with patrick swayze, sad!

So today I hear a thud coming from downstairs...not thinking to much about it I continued my cleaning upstairs. After hearing another thud I decided to investigate. Once downstairs I see T trying to lift P up by a broomstick tucked between little P's legs. I asked, even though I should know better, what they were doing. T said they were just "playin' dressed up". Not thinking too much about it I went back upstairs. A few more thuds later, I decided to intervene. I went back downstairs and P was now up on a barstool they had pushed next to the couch. Looking a little dangerous I again asked what they were doing. P said "STOP" as in don't come any closer and T yet again said they were "playin' dressed-up". I asked what they were dressing up as and T said, "I am just helpin' P be a witch and fly." Oh yes my friends he was attempting to help the 1-year-old fly on a broomstick.

Besides flying on broomsticks, we have been having a lot of fun as a fam now that Ty isn't as busy in school. It is so nice to have him around a little more and the boys sure do love their daddy! I am still doing my little commute to work and Ty is still doing really well in school. The boys are awesome! T has become a swimmer this summer and we are so proud of him and his "doggles" (which he attributes his swimming success to). P is still full of energy and adventure. He is a little fish in the water...unfortunately he is one of those fish who sinks and prefers to do it unattended. He also has some little fetish lately on checking diapers on all those around him who might have one on. We had some friends over last week and he kept following their little girl around checking her diaper, pulling it down in the back. Then again in the airport playground I looked over and he was totally checking this little girl's diaper. Is this normal? OK, so I know it's not...but it's just P...he's crazy...but, oh my goodness, we love him!!!

Kids...can't live with em'...can't live without em'!

After a few fun-packed days with the cousins it was time to head back to Idaho. We loaded the Yukon until it could hold no more and set off for our great adventure. First stop...Idaho. Well, bathroom, then bathroom, then lunch, then bathroom, then Idaho. I mostly worked and the boys played at grandma's house chasing chickens and ducks, building forts, and being crazy! We also went to the zoo with the fam to check out the animals.