First Snowman!

This is sad to admit but, this is tuckers first  snowman. He is three and, this is his first. Last year we didn't get any snow to make a skiff let alone a snowman. So when it started snowing the other day he was so excited he wanted to make a snowman. I thought Randan might want to be apart of his first, so I told Tuck we would do it the next day, so his dad could help him. (Randan wouldn't have been home until after dark the day it started to snow) Being nine months pregnant help me make that decision. I must admit. He was so excited Randan helped him by starting the bottom. Randan started from the back yard that is why there is a little dirt mixed in. I have to giggle at the waist, and head I think they were getting tired. After the snowman Randan cut me some starter wood. As you can see in the picture. While he was doing that Tucker wanted to start a snow ball fight. You can't see it very well, but Tucker is laughing with a laugh I don't hear very often but when I do I just start laughing myself. You can tell it is coming from the heart. Deep down inside. I think he thought he had Randan right where he wanted him.

Snow man!

I got the pictures out of order. It is suppose to be a before and after. I always like to have some kind of  wreath or door hanging on my door during the holidays. I was on pinterest and found this darling snow man someone had made and I wanted to replicate it. I didn't have all the supplies they did so I came up with my own version. I think it turned out OK the pinterest one is better. I used as yo can see three different wreath bases so I could get the three different sizes, coffee filters, pipe cleaner, half of a old sorbet container, and felt.

2012 Christmas Tree!

Tucker and Randan testing the lights before they go on the tree.

Randan and Tucker decorating the tree while I get the ornaments out for them to hang, and take pictures.

Me protesting any pictures of me. I hadn't done my hair makeup or dressed up to go get a tree. I mean who would? I guess me if I knew the camera was going to be turned. I have never liked my picture taken let alone 9 months prego, and grungy.

                                             

The final product. Tucker woke up this morning and said: "I like are tree mom." I was glade to hear that because he through a total fit at the tree lot wanting a flocked tree. I didn't even know he knew there was suck a thing, but on the way up to get the tree he keep saying I want a white one. the only thing I could come up with was flocked and lone behold that is exactly what he was talking about.  All the descent flocked trees were already spoken for, so no go this year. Hence the fit.

Tucker's Blazer!

 

 Randan has been wanting to know what I want for Christmas, and keep asking. I keep telling him "I don't know", " I don't need anything." He finally told be to have a list ready, and gave me a deadline. I miss both deadlines ( he gave me two, because I missed the first ). He told me "OK I want it text to me by noon the next day." I steel failed to get the list to him.  I received a "?" text around 1:00 that day, so I finally text him  saying: I want my shelves up in our laundry room,  I want bookshelves and shelving so I can build my office how I want it. I want a chop saw, and I wouldn't mind some $ to got shopping in Provo this spring. All of which I thought were wonderful ideas.  He didn't agree. He said they weren't valid.  When Tucker and I were in town a few days latter  I came up with the idea to take our camera with us so I could do some window shopping and take pictures so Randan would know what I was talking about.  Great Idea! I am sure you are all wondering what this  has to do with the picture and title of this entry. Not much I go in to tangents some times just to get a simple point out.  Which I am now going to FINALLY get to. When I was little I remember getting a Christmas and Easter dress if not every year most every year, so when I had Tucker I wanted to get him some kind of outfit for Christmas and Easter. I will admit I have not always been very good. This year I wanted to get a vest, matching tie and a new white shirt. Yo need to know that is not always the easies thing to do in Vernal UT. I know we have the wonderful Webb to shop on, but for some reason I don't do much shopping on the Webb.  I don't like to pay shipping is one reason. I some time's cam find better deals other places. is another. I went to Kmart which in vernal has the best boy selection on a budget. They had a vest that I thought would work just fine. Well tucker didn't agree.  He wanted the Blazer. The only problem is he has my problem short arms. It fits him every where just fine except in the length of the arm. I don't really want to spent the $  to get it altered to have him grow out of it in a few months, but he wouldn't budge that is what he wanted so we will dill with short arms. He wanted to show is dad, and for me to take a picture. He was major excited. Hence the 1,000  word report just to tell you how excited he was to have his blazer. 

Family Christmas party!

This year my mother-in-law came up with the idea of doing the story of Christmas and nativity life size in the barn with the pony, goat, and the kids. She invited the her Mom and Dad, Davises, Johnson, Granny, Papo,  some neighbors, Grandma Connie, and Grandma Southam. We all helped putting it on and setting it up(well I guess I should say Randan, Sue, Randy, Jake, Tucker, Waylon, Josee, and my mother-in-law) . I probably wasn't as much help as others. We had chili and rolls with hot chocolate, and cookies. It went very well. It was so cute watching the kids play there parts. Tucker was a Wise man. He was going to be Joseph, but he wanted to be a Wise man with his dad.  I was afraid that it would be cold. I have never been a person that likes the cold. It wasn't that bad. They did a very good job of insulating and keeping it warm. Granted the temperature wasn't that cold. It could have been worse.  

Baby Room!

When Randan and I found out we were expecting I told him weather or not its a girl or boy I want to bye a nice crib set. I made Tuckers, and it was a catastrophe. It was 6 to 7 inches to short on ether side, and when I washed it it came apart in a couple areas.  I wanted to find out what we were having a boy or girl so I knew what to look for and when we found out it was a girl I started looking at stores here in Vernal and stores in Provo I also looked in line. I didn't find any thing that I loved I look and shopped what seemed to me quite a bit. I finally resorted in making another bed set. I am going to say it is steel not exactly what I wanted but it will do. The bed skirt is made out of pink and cream tool with some of the fabric that I used in the quilt.  The quilt is steal a little to small, but no where near as bad as Tuckers. I am stupid and didn't wash any of the fabric before making it. I know better. I maybe a yellow blanket out of some of the left overs I think you can see it in one of the pictures. Its hanging over one of the brown chairs. I  used the same backing for it as I did for the bed quilt and when I washed it it balled up in the washing machine and inside the blanket so bad that if feel like balls in the blanket, so I am a bit scared to wash the quilt. The curtains I made, and stenciled a flower to match the ones in the pattern in the quilt. The yellow picture frame you see is what I put together to hold all of the baby's hair bows and berets. All in all I think it will work. Is it what I had in my head not really, but I am steal pleased. 

Genral Confrence and Lego's

For Tucker's last birthday I bought him this Lego set thinking that it would be like the one he got for Christmas. I was wrong. The one he got for Christmas was more like  the Duplo which is bigger pieces. It was a construction set that had a back hoe, and  a couple of dump truck. He loves it plays with it allot. When I opened this one up I thought "That was smart Katherine!" It has tons of the smallest Lego pieces I think I have ever seen. He didn't know quite what to do with it. It's been stashed on his top shelf in the closet for 9 months and  on conference Randan, and I pulled it out so Tucker could be doing it while lessening to Conference. I think Rnadan had a funner time then Tucker. It is a fire station with the helicopter, and fire trucks to go with. We have all the trucks and station put together except one. I had to supper glue the helicopter together in a spot because my three year old would get so frustrated that it  keep coming apart. Mom also got frustrated with having to put it back together thirty times a day.