Polar Plunge/Anniversary 2009

Okay, as promised I am uploading pictures from our Polar Plunge! Paul and I raised $270 and the event raised over $23,000 for the Montana Special Olympics. We had a blast doing it too. My team consisted of 6 of us [Charli, Tori, Carrie, Sarah VT, Lauren(who wasn't here to jump), and myself], we raised $905. We wore tutus made by Carrie, shirts that say "Imma Frigid Mama", specially made earrings, and some fancy leggings. The water was WAY colder this year than it was last year though, so quite a shock when we hit it. We were the 3rd team to go and the hottub didn't feel very warm when we got in ! Paul's team was John, Claude, and himself all from Cable Technology, they raised $530. They wore their swim trunks and flowery swimsuit tops, along with Christmas hats. They were the last team to jump and said the hottub was luke warm by the time they got in. Overall we had a great time though. Paul and I walked around the stroll afterwards with John and his family and Claude, then went out for dinner and drinks at Boston's. It was a fun and simple 5th wedding anniversary and we wouldn't have done it any other way. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU to all of you who supported us. You rock and we love you all.

Thanksgiving Pics

We wound up having a nice Turkey dinner here at our new house. Was kind of nice to be able to spend the first BIG holiday in our new home here. All the food was great although the turkey did take forever on the smoker. Along with the malfunction the smoker had.....it was smoking from everywhere and there was a fire in the back of it. So that was an ordeal so us to take care of. In the end it tasted wonderful adn was super moist. We had all the good stuff- stuffing, deviled eggs, sweet potatoes, potato casserole, corn, mixed veggies, bisquits, pumpkin cobbler, wine, beer, and kid wine. It was way too much food, but the leftovers are wonderul too!

Happy Thanksgiving

I am so thanksful to have such a wonderful life, I have a great family and a wonderful set of friends. I am thankful that Paul has a great job to provide for us, thankful for our beautiful new home, thankful for our well-being,thankful for my friends who I've had throughout my life, thankful for my Mamas friends, and thankful for life! I hope everyone has a wonderful turkey day.....stuff yourself until your at least a few pounds heavier!!

Halloween Happenings

Today was Winston's Halloween Party at school, so I thought I'd share a few pics from the fun we had. They went on their own personal parade around the block and waved at cars, had a visit from Happy the clown, then had a snack, and finished off with a few songs. He made the cutest pumpkin to bring home and put outside too. It was a blast! The pics are Winston's 2 pumpkins, the parade they had, and the cutest snack another mom made and brought that is even healthy!!!

Pumpkin Fun

Well, today we made it out to the Pumpkin Patch and it was a blast as always. We went on a hayride, tracked our way through the maze and found a couple of pumpkins to go home with us. Winston picked a white one to take for his school project and a big Orange one for his Pirate Pumpkin kit(THANK YOU BECKI!). We had such a good time. It was a chilly day here (20 degrees), but it was sunny and not windy for the first time in a week. It was absolutely the perfect day for a fall Pumpkin Patch visit.

Soccer

Well, Winston had his 3rd soccer game yesterday and I actually got a cute action shot, so I thought I would share. h thinks soccer is fun, although after about 5 minutes on the field he is tripping and falling and laying on the ground because he's wiped out. It's rather comical though to watch. Being the people watcher he is, he sits back and watches what the rest of the team is doing and goes from there. If he thinks it's okay he joins in, if not then he goes about doing whatever he feels like doing (picking his fingers, laying on the field, staring off into space). Anyhow, thought I'd share with you osme pictures here. Oh yeah, and here's the face he makes when he's very serious about it. :) LOL

First Time Home Buyers

Well, Paul and I took the leap to be first time home buyers. We made an offer on Monday night and the sellers accepted by Tuesday morning. Holy Cow has it been a whirlwind since then! LOTS of paperwork to do. We are set to close on Oct 14th as long as everything works out with inspections, appraisals and such. So we'll keep you all posted, just wanted to share our good news!! If you want to see more pictures, it is listed under Coldwell Banker here in Great Falls and the MLS # is 09-1920.