SO CUTE!!

These pictures were supposed to be in the other post but some how I missed them!! So I will make them a post of their own!! Ha Ha!!

Oakleigh didn't have much interest in these cute little cubs!! She just wanted to play basketball!! She would walk around bouncing the ball and wouldn't put it down.

Some how this cute little cub got the ball away from her and decided to do some playing of his own!!

I LOVE this picture!! It was so funny to watch him try to climb on this ball. When the ball would start rolling, with him on it, he would hop and move right with the ball!!

GOOD TIMES!!!

BEARS BEARS BEARS........

So we had a fun little experience the other night. A friend of ours invited us to go see some baby bear cubs. His son is dating a girl that works at Yellowstone Bear World and they are housing the cubs at their house. They were so tiny and cute. Three of them were 3 months old and the other 3 were 6 weeks.

When we got there the bears were asleep and they had to wake them up. They were hungry and all they wanted to do is suck. Ashley was warming up their milk and told us to just let them suck on our hands. Well......one of the cubs was climbing up on Madi and started sucking on her ear and then started sucking on her cheek!!

And this is what happened!! She got a couple of bruises because the cub was sucking so hard!!! It was so funny!! She was laughing so hard because it tickled!! Madi now has to take a picture of this to school so that the kids will beleive that these bruises are from a bear cub!!!

It took Wyatt a little time to get used to them. He was kind of nervous at first. I think he thought they were going to bite him. He had a hard time letting them suck on his hand, and he wouldn't let them get close to his face!!

When they feed the cubs they feed them out of a little baby bottle. It's so cute to watch them!! This one wanted to just go back to sleep.

Oakleigh layed down on the floor next to them for a minute. That was about as close as she wanted to get to them. She didn't want to hold them. I even tried to get her to pet them, but that NO WAY!!!

Even Bryan had fun with them!!!

The kids loved every second of it and wanted to stay for ever!! Thanks Gary for inviting us!! And thanks to Grant and Ashley for letting us into their home to see these cute little cubs!!!

COULD YOU DO IT????

With money being tight, and the wat our Economy is right now, you hear of all the different ways people are trying to cut back, budget, and save money. You hear and read stories about people who never thought or cared about the money they spent on groceries, eating out, or all the extra fun stuff. Those people are now watching how much they are spending, cutting coupons, and staying home more!! I am one of those people!! I read a story about this one lady who is going to college and has NO job. She is living only on student loans. She has decided that she is going to try to have a $1 A DAY budget. That is $365 for the whole year. There are lots of people who spend that in just 1 or 2 months on groceries. She will not buy produce unless it is 50 cents or less a pound, she allows so much $ for splurges like a bag of chips, or treats.

When I read about people like this, I stop and think about the way that I grocery shop. Yes, I have started clipping coupons and making lists, but do I really think about the $ that I am spending, or do I just buy because it's on sale, or just because I need it, or I want it?

This is definitely and area I can cut back in, try to budget better!! For some reason when I go grocery shopping it's always when I am starving and so everything sounds good and I end up spending more than I should. So........I have decided we are going to try this! I know, I know, there is NO way with 5 people living in my house, that we could live on $1 a day. But......we are going to try to live on $2.50 a day. That is $75 a month. Can we do it??? I will let you know!! ;)

5K UPDATE.....

So 5 weeks ago when I first decided to do this 5K I went and ran it to see how long it was going to take me to get through this. I have never been a distance runner because of my asthma. So I knew this was going to be a challenge. But the first time I did it it took me 39 min. and 42 sec. And at the end of that run........I was DYING. I thought "There is NO way I am going to survive this thing!!"
Over the last five weeks I have really focused on making sure I get some type of a workout in 5-6 days a week. I have been mixing it up with running and cardio videos. Since the weather has been warming up, I have been able to do my runs outside. To my surprise, I can run longer and farther outside than I do on my treadmill. Maybe because it's more enjoyable outside!!! ;)
So last night, I decided to see if my efforts have paid off any. I did my warm up and then off I went!! And.......in 37 min. and 14 sec. I had run a 5K!!! YES!! I have decreased my time by almost 2 1/2 minutes!!! Now ask me if i'm motivated???? HECK YA!!! ;) Bring on this 5K!!

PLAY DOUGH....

This is one of the things that the grandkids LOVE to do at Nana and Grandpa's house. Sunday was no different. The dishes get cleaned up from Sunday dinner and out comes the play dough.

This time though, Grandma the Great decided she was going to join the fun.

It's amazing how long this stuff will keep my kids entertained. I am trying to figure out why I still have not gone and bought some for my house!! ;)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY OAKI ;)

Where does the time go? Oakliegh turned 2 last Friday. We had such a FULL weekend that we ended up celebrating her Birthday on Sunday.

She got some REALLY fun things. She got a fun little alphabet puzzle from the Close's. I was SUPER excited for that because we have been working with her on her ABC's. It's fun to watch her match the letters!! She also got a little shopping cart to go with the kitchen set she got for christmas. She pushes that thing everywhere. She got some bubbles, lip gloss, a purse and a stuffed dog from her brothers and sisters. She got some money from Chelsea and Kenzie. And Jason and Lindsey gave her a little remote control My Little Pony on a scooter. So fun!!

And her dad's favorite.......her little John Deer pink cowgirl boots!! He found these and couldn't pass them up!!! She LOVES them!! She wears them everywear. She even wants to wear them to bed!! ;)

She is quite the little girl!! She is all over everything, climbing and jumping. So we call her our little monkey!! And.....this was my attempt at a monkey cake!! Not bad I guess!!

Thank you to all of our family and friends that were there to share this happy day with us. And to those who weren't able to make it, we missed you!!

We are so lucky to have such a sweet happy little girl. She keeps us going and is always making us laugh!! We couldn't imagine our lives with out her!! We love you monkey girl!! ;)

A WEEKEND OF FUN!! ;)

We had a GREAT weekend. Madi had to dance Friday night in Ashton. We have some friends that live there and they invited us to come stay with them. They met us at the game and we watched Madi perform. After we went back to their house and Lindsey and the kids made cupcakes for Oakleigh for her birthday. She turned 2 on Friday.

It was getting late, and she was getting tired. We were trying to get her to blow out her candles.

Saturday morning we got up and had a YUMMY breakfast and then we went and watched Bridger and Bailey play basketball.

Then we decided to take the kids sledding. Lindsey had seen this really fun hill so we drove over to it, dressed the kids and let them go. Oakleigh was super tired so she spent most of the time asleep in the car. But the kids had a BLAST. Actually, I think us parents had as much fun as the kids did!!

Wyatt LOVED it!! He kept going up and down, up and down. The hill wasn't that steep, so we would just hike back up, and go right back down. And is was such a nice day. The sun was out and it was really pretty warm.

Randy, Lindsey and Bridger getting ready to head down the hill!!

And this is how they ended up at the bottom!! CRASH!! ;)

Madi and Bailey!! These two are inseperable!! They used to dance together, but Bailey decided this year she wanted to try some other things so we don't get to see them as regular as we used to.

We kept trying to get Oakleigh to have a ride and she freaked every time!! Maybe next time right?!! ;)

After we went sleddin we decided to go get a burger at Big Juds. It was super yummy. I haven't eat there since I was in high school. Yes, I know, that has been FOREVER!!!

After we ate we went back to Palmers and just relaxed and visited for a little while. Madi and Bailey decided to give each other make overs. The final product........CLOWNS!!! ;) Why? I don't know!! But it was funny!!

We had SO MUCH fun!! Thank you Palmers for inviting us to stay and let us hang out with you!! Can't wait to do it again SOON!! ;)