New

Happy New Year!!! Yeah I know it's March so technically that doesn't really go but since I haven't written since last year I'm dedicating this post to all things New.

Our first New item is our New House that came with our very own slide. The picture above showcases a nice view of our neighbors garage and since Chris left our camera in his buddy's truck a few weeks ago and has yet to get it back we have to make do with what I have. Our house on the other hand is blue and little and old and constantly is falling apart but it's ours and that makes it a great way to start off the new year.

Next since we bought a new house we had to get two new puppies. Meet Ellie, she's the only one who is photogenic, and we also have her brother Bo, who looks just like her so you can just look at the above picture twice. They are Chris's future lion hunters but for now help him out by "babysitting" Huntley during the day.

Chris also got a new job! He'll be fighting wildfires this summer and more than likely will turn the truck above into his new home. Hooray for Hazard pay but let's hope I can handle life with a house, kid, and two dogs by myself and not be on the bottom of the dog pile!

Busy

It's crazy how fast December flies by and amazing how many things you can cram into one little month. Already this month we have gone to Bethelehem where we were greeted by a very upset girl was on her cell phone whining about wanting to go home but was nice enough to pause and "welcome"us to Bethlehem. We discovered Huntley is afraid of "mallas" and "melcams" but loves Baby Jesus and was extremely excited to see him. We went to the annual Davis family Christmas party where much to my dismay both Huntley and Chris were afraid of the ball pit so we didn't get to leave with any of that great Uncle Boyd loot. We discovered one little girl will only go potty if she has a magazine but decided not to push the potty training because who really wants to find a potty every 15 minutes while walking around Mexico. We spent 2 days sick where we did 25 loads of laundry, took 15 baths, and watched Cool Runnings 5 million times. Why Huntley is obsessed with bobsleds I still have not figured out. We tried to sit on Santa's lap at 3 different occassions but got a loud "No Way!!!" each time we got close to the jolly old elf. We had 1 broken toe that is still poking in the wrong direction so we're debating if we want to squeeze in 1 trip to the doctor. Last but not least we spent 3 days getting 1/2 of a roof reshingled only to have the weather get in the way. So now we are going against the grain of the whole world and hoping for a green Christmas or at least one nice shiny day this week we can become the owners of our very own house. If so then hopefully we'll finish off the moving lots and lots of boxes.

November

Yep we are at the tail end of this month and I haven't wrote once. Not much has happened besides Huntley turning from my sweet little baby girl into a sassy two year old who thinks her name is "mine." Any tips on teaching your child their own name would be greatly appreciated!

We started off the month with Huntley mastering the art of climbing out of her crib and Chris and I experiencing our first encounter of waking up to someone starting at you in the dark. Creepy. Lucky for us she now has a big girl bed that is high enough off the ground she doesn't dare climb down.

In January we are going on a cruise to Mexico. You're all jealous now right! Well don't be. One particularly blustery day I thought I'd get online to see all the fun things we could do in the nice warm weather. Of course the pool was number one until I read all children must be potty trained in order to go in the pool. We had Potty Training Boot Camp the past few days that ended with both Huntley and I in tears. I don't think it's going to happen in a month. Now our options consist of dealing with a screaming Huntley who can't go in the pool or taking her in without a diaper and hope she doesn't pee while swimming. Doesn't that make you want to tag along.

Costumes in Advance

The day we found out Huntley would be Huntley instead of Wyatt Earp my mom happened to be in Disneyland. I am extremely greatful for the invention of cell phones so I could call and let her know that she was going to have a granddaughter. Of course she was thrilled and would do what any soon to be grandma would do and went to the closest gift shop and bought her a cute little Minnie Mouse dress. I'm also greatful Disney has their sizes messed up and size 3T Huntley now finally fits into the size 12 months Minnie Dress. So now when we have a stubborn little girl who again refused to be a pumpkin princess or a bee we were able to pull out the Minnie dress and she was thrilled to put it on.Happy Halloween!

No Treats for Huntley

Last night was our ward Trunk-or-Treat and Huntley was supposed to be a gorgeous pumpkin princess.When we tried to get her in her costume we discovered she didn't want to be a pumpkin princess which left us scrambling to find a costume at the last minute and what better to use than duck tape of course.

Originally I'd bought black pants and a shirt to wear under her costume so we figured three stripes of yellow duck tape and voila she's a bee.

Apparently having your parents try and wrap duck tape around you is traumatic so we ended up enjoying cereal rather than giving out the $20 worth of candy I had bought. Now we are extra prepared for the trick'or'treaters that don't come to our house and I'll probably be able to document myself growing larger each week.

Pumpkins

Sometimes I wonder about traditions and where they came from. I'm sure there is some fascinating story behind jack'o'lanterns and I'm sure one day I probably heard it in elementary school but for now I think the whole reason behind pumpkins was so people could have a nice prop to take pictures with in the fall.


I just wish my pumpkin pictures included this as my pumpkin patch. I'd say someday but I don't think fireman make that kind of money.
Instead I'll just be glad there are crazy people like this so someday Chris will get a job!

Food Storage

The past month we've been spending a lot of time canning, freezing, drying to get ready for the winter. Poor Chris isn't a big fan of celebrating "corn day" or substitue any fruit or vegetable of your choice and decided we'd spend this weekend doing "food storage" his style.

Advantages of doing food storage Chris's way are getting to see the mountains freshly frosted in all their fall glory.

Disadvantages of his way are almost falling asleep standing while enjoying the view because he starts food storage day at 2:30 in the morning.

Winning advantage of Chris's food storage methods: One day fills the whole freezer plus some instead of one shelf of the pantry!