1st Snow of 2012

Let is Snow, Let it Snow, Let it SNOW!

I am so very, very, very happy to see all the snow falling outside. On the news and other media outlets there are so many people complaining about the snow. Its too cold, its wet, its hard to drive in, etc... Well, you live in UTAH what else would your expect during winter?!

I personally am very glad to have snow this winter. I was pretty concerned last summer when the rancher and farmers were only able to have irrigation water until June 2012; that left July, August, September... without water.

Yep, no water for irrigation, means the livestock ran out of pasture earlier, very little hay and oats grew in order to be put of for future feeding and the ranchers had to start feeding hay sooner because of the lack of pasture. 

So with all this beautiful fluffy stuff falling outside, I feel some peace and hope for next summer! 

PLUS isn't all that white so pretty?!?

My mom said, "The only time weeds are pretty are when they have frost on them..." And isn't that true.

Miss Jojo loves the snow! She's her dad's little mocking bird and they both love to throw snow at me!

Jo says, "I've got to gedder, ged der dad!"

(I've got to get her, get her dad!)

 

We have had so much fun playing in the snow. We gave Jo some snowboots for Christmas and she would still rather wear her 'dirlboots' because they slide on the snow and ice.

I think our next plan is to go sledding down the hills behind out house... Perfect sledding hills!

Christmas 2012

We had very nice Christmas if I say so my self! Christmas Eve we had a yummy dinner at Grandma Fisher's house and then spend the night at my parents house. Jojo really got into the Christmas 'spirit' the last few days before Christmas.

Her sweet Grandma Carrie sent her 12 days of Christmas which included a book comparing Santa and Jesus... I believe in Santa. Highly recommend it! She also sent her the cute Fisher Price Nativity Scene. Dallie loved opening up the little people and she would tell us who each person was.

At first she was a bit confused that Jesus mom and her mom didn't have the same name. haha I asked her, "Jo, what's Jesus' mom's name?" and she'd say, "Nandice." We then corrected  her and had her on the right track, then the next day I asked her what her mom's name was and she said Mary...

I think she might have it all lined out now!

Santa came?

There's my presents!

My piggy bank!

She's pretty obessed with piggy banks. She accidently dropped her's a few months ago and it broke because it had so much change in it. Just the other day I took that chang into the bank and she had $78 in coins and $46 in cash! She has more than her parents! That's pretty good for a 2yr old!

This is how Cody gift wraps... Duck tape and lot and lots of paper!

The thing is, he thinks I snoop.... Yeah right! haha

This is 'Bullseye' Its too funny how she says it,

"I ride Bull... Eye!"

Daddy's turn! Go Bullseye!

What, under all those toys there's a wagon! She was so surprised!

The duck tape was a bit stronger than me...

How many elves does it take to put a silly red wagon together?

As Dallie Jo gets older, the funner Christmas has become. Her first and second year were fun, but this year she really got into the presents and understood the stories and books we read her of Santa and Jesus. Next year will be ever funner!

Merry Christmas everyone!

Oh Christmas Tree...

With our house just being built and not knowing when it would be finished, I decided to borrow my mom's little tree and decorate it this year.

I have a rule, that our Christmas tree has to be up before my birthday... Dec. 3! And we made it this year. There is just something about Christmas lights on a cold winter night that just relaxes you from a long day.

Jo took the decorating of the tree pretty serious, she took the ornament out, studied it and then put them all on the same tree limb... it was a bit lopsided for the longest time and she refused to let me take them off that little limb until she was down for a nap.

Lets just say this little tree isn't very stable in the first place... We just got the tree cute, and fully decorated when I was walking by with Jo in my arms and she reached for an ornament and the whole tree came toppling over... So truly our tree was only fully decorated for about five mins and after that I would just stick the ornaments where they would fit after, (it was a poor looking tree if I say so myself!)

 

And my second rule is I really like to have all my Christmas decorations down the day after, well soon after Christmas. (I get kind of sick of them) Well this year was the same, I was ready to have our little apt back to normal. We had very little living room space for all Jo's horses with the tree up so it had to come down. Well Jo had a hard time with this. I started taking it down while she was asleep and she came out and said, "NO mom don't play with the tree. See you tip it!" (Hmmm I wonder where she heard that?) So needless to say, I had a fight on my hands, and in compromise i let her keep one of the snowmen out to play with...

Sleepless nights

4AM and I'm blogging...

I swear this house needs to get built soon so I can stop worrying! I lay in bed at all hours of the night just wondering if we have or are making the right decisions. I know they are all worldly decisions but I want nothing but the best for my family's future and with all the messes and hassels we've been faced through out this whole process, I'm just hoping they are worth the ulcers and loss sleep!

This house has turned me into the Grinch!

Maybe becoming a whisky drinker would help... What do you think?

SANTA Baby

The Friday after Thanksgiving, SANTA CLAUS made his annual appearance at the Delta City building.

Jo being very nervous,

who thought a 2yrs bite their nails when they were nervous!

Keegan's turn...

Lexie's turn....

and the Valerio boys' turn...

 

Next Jo, and her comes the....

SCREAMING!

and KICKING...

and GRABBING for dad.

 

She hated him! I was kinda shocked, I really didn't think she would be this NAUGHTY!

She wouldn't even stand with her cousins for a group shot.

 

Is that child abuse? Making your kids sit on Santa's lap? ha ha

I guess Santa got to see Jo's true colors and just how Naughty she's been this year.

 

And Just a little funny:

This is so Jo! ha ha

 

Life has been pretty hectic lately. I feel like the only time I have to really settle down and take a breather is when Jo is taking a nap. Due to old, squeaky floors and doors I can't really do much while she's sleeping in fear I'll wake her up.

Seriously, we have had to make so many decisions lately. So many that my head can't keep up and I feel so tired and clouded all the time. From picking tile/paint colors/corners/grout colors/granite/where to start tile and end hardwood/lighting/etc... to which appliances are best and Christmas presents I don't even know what my name is anymore. (Yes I signed a check the other day in my maiden name! Luckily I caught my mistake.)

Aside from the house, we did have the opportunity to take off and head to Delta for Thanksgiving. And like always, Jo had a fun time playing and I liked the time away. We had a great skeet shooting contest and lets just say... Cody usually came out on top, but I did my share of knocking the boys from the top! Skeet shooting is a good stress reliever.

While in Delta, we went black Friday shopping, to IFA! ha ha Cody said you know you're a red neck when you go black Friday shopping to IFA! So I guess we are true rednecks. We also took Jo to see Santa, that's a whole new post in its self!

While we were gone, the sheet rockers finished the 1st layer of muddling and taping and the tile guys are all prepped and ready to install the tile next week. We also have a chimney, our fireplaces installed and they are FINALLY framing the porches! YEAH!

So the stress of picking out tile has really set in. All morning long I have went back and forth on what I like and what I think Cod would like. I guess that's how house building goes! They say if a marriage can outlast the construction of a home, you've got it made... And I totally agree! I guess I didn't realize how indecisive I am and how opinionated Cody is. Just when I think I know what I like, Cod said he doesn't. Ugh!


On the bright side, Jo and  I got our Christmas tree up. Jo had such a fun time pulling all the ornaments out and putting them all on one tree branch. Yes, one branch. And just when I think we have it all cute and decorated, I took Jo into her room for a nap and on the way pass the tree she gently pull on an ornament and they whole dang tree comes toppling over. So we had to decorate it twice in one day and everyday since!





House update!

This is what the house looked like before we left for Thanksgiving.

The sheet rock is all done and the power and septic are all done.

Front view

Cody's tub

Kitchen area/living room 

Fireplace/Elk's home 

Stairs to basement

Back view

And I just had to add in this pic of the conduit I bent myself.

That's pretty good for girl! Cody said so himself! 

And just look what we will get to see everyday from our from door step! I can not wait!

Little baker!

While Cod and some of his coworkers were wiring our house, Jo and I made lunch for them. She LOVEDS to cook and do dishes... Too bad we usually end up making a HUGE mess. But what fun would that be if there wasnt a big mess?!

Big girl!....

I'm a Big kid now.....

Aren't little panty butts so cute!? 

NOT!

So we've been working on the potty training thing for quite a while now. I've really been pushing it the last little while, (cuz I wanted to have her going in the potty before we get in the house). Well needless to say she still isn't trained and only goes on the potty when she wants to. She has been telling me more when she is dirty or wet so that is an improvement but we've still got a littl ways so go.

I tell you, she acts just like her daddy! ha ha Head strong and stubborn but oh so funny and cute!

Halloween 2012

My cute little Spooky Ghost girl!

Jo had such a great Halloween. She loved getting dressed up and thought it was pretty fun to get candy from everyone. When we went to my Grandma Carma's house she had a kitten that Jo was playing with and Jo thought that she was getting the kitten for Halloween, she wouldn't put it down.

We had a great time with my sisters. Jo and Jax are the best of friends or the best of enemies and they were pretty good this night. Jo loved Jax's hat!

I just love these little spooks... even their moms! 

And isn't this the cutest little scarecrow!

He is just Mr. Melo Yellow and him being dressed up like a scarecrow just fits his personality.

Halloween 2012

So Jo is totally her Daddy's girl. While carving pumpkins, she made the same squeamish face as he and she got really distracted with other things right in the middle. But who cares, we had alot of fun and I didn't even mind the mess... for a little bit anyways!

Some how in between drawing a face and cleaning out pumpkins, some special little doodles ended up all over Jo's arm... Hmmmm

A butter knife is Jo's best friend. She is constantly playing with them... Is that weird?