We are moving

 Yep you read correctly we are moving.  South Carolina here we come.  Well in January.  Allan got the job and we are moving.  It is a good think for Allan and work.  A sad thing to leave our house and friends.  We put a lot of work into the house and just getting things going and now we are leaving.  So if anyone wants to buy a house let them know.

 Can you believe I got my house clean enough to take pictures and show a realtor.  Don't worry my office is a mess so no pictures of that.  It is a work in progress.

 I will miss our mud room.

Aubrie

 Her she is.  Aubrie learned to sit really good at about 6 months or 7 months and it seems like as soon as she learned that she took off.  Here she is sitting on the school carpet.

 I had to make the bed and she was really fussy so made it with her in it .  She love it.

I had to bring up some books and Aubrie crawled over to them and had to climb on them.  She just learned how to crawl like the first part of September.  A day later she thought it was time to pull herself up onto things. 

 Here she is on the train box.  She is so funny and Donovan would do this to.  She gets herself up and then she just screams because she can not get down.  It is too scary for her.

 Trinity and Aubrie playing together.  Aubrie must be really hungry and Trinity thinks it is great because a baby she can play with will actually try to eat what she has made.  How much fun these two will have together for many years to come.

I think I have trouble

Where have I been?

 So if you follow our blog you probably have been wondering what we have been doing.  It seems like everything.  After the little buckroo rodeo it seems like everything was put into fast mode.  Allan spent lots of time in Altanta for work.  I tell him he played because he was able to go to two baseball games, one to watch the Mets - his favorite team.  On his second trip he got to go to an NFL game.  Before he left we were able to go the the zoo.  They had all these dinosaurs there.  Donovan loved it. Alex was a little scared because they moved and made noise.  After a while you was fine.

 We had the baseball banquet at the swimming pool.  Alex put his face in the water all by himself.  I couldn't believe it.  Donovan was going off the diving boards.  He even went on the high dive for the first time.

 Trinity had fun playing in the shallow end.  It was too cold for Aubrie to go swimming but she would have loved it.  She is a fish.

 So while Allan was gone I started preschool and did peaches.  I did none for we.  These were all Christmas presents for my mom and Laura.  THey already go them because I didn't want them in my house.  So many I forget.  This is just half of what I did.

Then while Allan was in Altanta again Grandma Sue came for a week.  She brought boxes of stuff.  I love the hats, Trinity got a lot of baby blankets and dresses.  Alex was wondering where his dress was.  He just wanted something because Trinity got necklaces too.  Raising 3 girls there wasn't much for Alex.  He got a constalation pillow case.  While she was here my tomatos came.  67 quarts of tomato sauce.  I think I am crazy.

Donovan went back to his Dad's and is in first grade.  He really likes his teacher.  He is reading really well on.  For two months he got to play football.  He liked practices and playing in the mud.

Little Buckaroo Rodeo

 So usually we are gone for Tabiona's Little buckaroo Rodeo but this year I made an effort to make it home in time.  Well worth even if in the middle of the day.  Cute picture of my two cowboys.

 Donovan was one of the last to ride so after watching many kids go he rode backwards.  He went for a long long ride.

 He got a score of 82 taking second place.  He had the choice of a bike with training wheels or 15 dollars.  He choose the money so that he could buy a DS.  The funny thing was is I had to talk him into riding the sheep and look at how good he does.

 Alex finally got to ride his sheep.  After a year of waiting he was so excited.  He was a bit nervous but that didn't stop him.  He got right on the sheep when a little past that man in the white cowboy hat, dark shirt, stopped, Alex got off - fell but gracefully - and the sheep went right on.  Now he says he is ready to ride another one and a calf next time.

Handsome Donovan.  Alex was too hot to take a good picture.

Grandpa Joe's visit

 We have been very busy.  We saw all grandparents in one week.  My dad came out for the weekend and it was packed with fun.  First we picked weeds.  I know not so much fun but I had to do something in my garden.  Getting use to the new way it adds pictures so it is a little backwards.  Here is a great picture of kids at Moon Lake.

 Allan and Aubrie so cute.

 Us cooking dinner after a great afternoon of fishing.

 Trinity catching a fish with her dad.  She wasn't so sure especially after one jumped out of Alex's hands and got her.  Not so sure about those fish but if her brothers and dad liked it it must be okay.

 Donovan's second catch of the day.

 Aubrie learning to fish earlier.  THis really made her happy until someone had to take it away.

 Alex caught his very own fish.  Set the hook all by himself and reeled it in on his own.  Way to go Alex.

Donovan's first catch.  This is my favorite spot to go fishing because we always catch something.  It is hardly ever super slow fishing.  Trinity had the biggest fish but it broke the line.  It got wrapped around something and we couldn't get it in.  Afterwards we went and watched the fireworks in Altamont.  You forget how cold Altamont is.  It was a great busy day.

Pocatello

 On our way home from Montana we stopped at Allan's dad's house.  We got to see all the cousins and play in there swimming pool.  We got to see all grandparents and most of the aunt and uncles.  Sorry we missed you Amanda and Derick.  The girls all made Trinity beautiful with toes and nails painted, hair done, and make-up.  THey wanted to dress her up but Trinity wasn't having any more.  Here she is with Kiya and the kitty.

 Taryn, Alex, and Donovan riding the jeep that is powered by an old drill.  Ika can do amazing things so why not wire your jeep to use old drills and not have to buy a new battery.

 Emma and the girls.

Trinity swimming.  The water was cold but she just wanted to stay in so we spent most of the day in and out in and out.  They boys were the same way.  It was great fun.  Tom has all the pictures from his house so I need to get with him and get the pictures.  They loved the pond with all the fish.  They wanted to see the frog so bad but never got the chance or maybe Donovan did.  Trinity threw her binkie in and now we tell her the fish ate her binkie.  It is pretty funny.  Thanks for letting us stop and having fun.

Montana Trip

We made it to Montana and I say that because with four kids it is a feat to make it 10 plus hours in a car. Luckily for me my mom retired and was able to help me drive there. The first thing we did was read a book on grandma's nook and then go irrigating with Grandpa. Donovan loved it. Alex liked it but really didn't enjoy how tall the grass was and all the pokies. Here they are making a dam for the water.

Great picture with grandpa.

Linzie and her family came up too. That is why we went so that we could see her. She ran in the marathon 26.2 miles and she did it under five hours. Way to go. Trinity liked brushing Emma's hair but even with princess Emma around I could not get Trinity to leave her hair in. Emma gave us girls all a treat and painted our toes or nails. She did good for being 4.

Grandma with her girl grandkids.

Grandma with all the grandkids. They just woke up. That is all the pictures I have. I thought we lost our camera for a while that is why there is not pictures of Trinity's birthday and Allan wasn't here for his birthday. But luckily I found the camera and then my batteries died. With 6 camera's around I figured I didn't need my camera I had my hands full enough. Then before leaving my mom's I forgot to get copies of all the pictures. Sad day but I will get them soon.