The new family member

This is Onyx. He is our newest addition. His name totally suits him. He is coal black and so shiney. He is 9 weeks old and was my Chrisymas gift to CJ this year. He loves him! I know I'm a tad on the crazy side you know with 1 schnauzer, 5 puppies from her ltter still at home, and now a new pug puppy, but what do you do when the timing is just a little off?......you roll with it:)

Tu-tus!!

These are some tutus that I made for my little sister. Phoenix loves them and really wishes they were for her. So I will probably be making more for her!! I wish that we had more girls in our family they are really fun to make:)

They're Here!!

Kya's puppies started arriving around 10 am. She was finished delivering all 5 by a little after 12 this afternoon. She did such a great job!! There are four little boys and one little girl. CJ got to watch the first one be born before he went to work. He was huge!! Phoenix got to watch the last two because she promised that she would be quiet:) Right! 500 questions later we had two more. "But I'm asking them quietly" She cracks me up:)

Halloween

Wow what a day!! First we had the boys' Halloween parade at their school. Let me just tell you how many kids go to their school! Holy crap we had to park a half a mile away and walk cause it was so packed. It was one of the warmest halloweens ever. Which was nice to not have to worry about snow this year. Later that night I did all their make-up and we set out for trick-or-treating. Poor CJ had to work so he had to miss all the fun. Well as soon as we started it started to rain:( Our neighborhood is still being built so the houses are really spread out. Needless to say we were extreamly wet by the time we returned!! None the less they made out like bandits and were extreamly happy for their stash. So now that that is over we are awaiting Kya's puppies. She's huge!! Anyday now they should be here. We can't wait.

Home Again!

So she returns!! At last. Phoenix got home last night at about ten o'clock. Boy can she chat up a storm!! Her grandparents said that they thoroughly enjoyed her. She said that she had a lot of fun with her cousins. I have a feeling she really liked being the only child for awhile:) Today her and Thayden were up to their usual mayhem. Let me tell ya the house is back up to the usual volume once again!

By the way wasn't fall supposed to start a couple of days ago. Here we are almost October and it's still in the eighties! What is up with that? The only reason I complain is that fall is my favorite time of year. I love the colors, the weather, and most of all the smell of the changing leaves. Every year it seems to get shorter and shorter by the impending Utah snow yet it starts later cause of the hot sun! If I had it my way fall would be the longest season!! I hope we don't have a winter like last year. It snowed till the week before our Hawaii trip.....that was in May! Oh well it could be worse......it could be Arizona!(it's beautiful but so incredibly hot.) Any way I'm glad our princess is home and I have my little chatter box back safe and sound:)

Waiting....

Phoenix comes home today yeah!! She wont be here till later but I'm so excited to see her. I've talked to her everyday but that's just not the same. Usually I have something to do doing the day....so I'm bored with out her. I went to the gym and had my but handed to my yet again. Really why can't fat just melt off!! So I am so proud of CJ. We have been eating super duper healthy. And I don't mean you know just cutting back a little, or not snaking, I mean full out no processed food, son sugar, no fat, no refined flour....nothing! He has not complained once! He just goes with my new craziness and is supportive. He even went to the gym with me yesterday....on his day off. Who could ask for a better support team or husband for that matter:) So I have to fit into this red satin dress by December. That's my goal please someone make me stick to it. I figured last year my goal was the moab half. This year it's going to be this dress. I want to look sensational at CJ's work Christmas party this year. Is that so much? So dang it I'm eating good and working out 6 days a week it's bound to work right? I wish this crap was instant! Oh well off to lift weights before the boys get home and I've got to get the house clean before Phoenix gats home so we can play:)

The house is so quiet

So Phoenix has been in Arizona with CJ's parents four the last four days and she wont be back until late Wednesday night. :( I know that she's having fun but our house is so quiet. I can't even picture our home with out her. She brings so much life to our family. She always talks my ear off during the day while her brothers are at school. In fact it was really funny today because Mikah came down stairs after getting ready for school and he asked me if he should stay home so that I don't get lonely. Am I tthat obvious or what?!..It was so cute how the boys want to take care of me. Phoenix calls everyday and asks if she can talk to the boys. Yet when their together they fight like cats and dogs. Go figure.