Going 8 months without seeing any family is not fun. I was so excited when Ben, Alyssa, and Grandma came. I had so much fun with Mom and Alyssa decorating my house. Quade and Kaden did not waste time getting warmed to them like they usually do. Quade and Grandma ate ice cream with sprinkles at 10:00 at night. Kaden liked to cuddle with Alyssa, and I had a ton of fun shopping with Mom and watching her put things together, especially the red twigs on my wall. ( Mom and Alyssa will know what I am talking about)

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Having Fun with Chads Most Recent Obsession: When we went to Pendleton Chad's brother got a paint ball game going with some kids from his school. Chad has been trying to get involved with this sport and the next weekend Drake his brother came up to go and play a game in Spokane that had about 200 players. They had a lot of fun. Chad is pretty good. I feel more comfortable when he is on my team. I have a lot playing and Quade and Kaden had a lot of fun watching. They had fun picking up the dropped ball and smashing them. Quade was watching through the glass and a ball hit and splattered right in front of his face. He thought it was cool. No doubt that the boys will be having a lot of fun with this game also. In these pictures I took a shot to the face that splattered pieces in my mouth and a shot to the top of my head, probably by one of my own teammates.

Over spring break we went to go visit Grandma Contor. She had an Easter Egg hunt for us. Quade had a great time but Kaden didn't really get why it was so fun until he opened the eggs and saw the candy. Kaden can say the word candy very well. It is the first thing he says when we walk into the grocery store.

My Christmas Suprise

Before Christmas I showed Chad some dresses that I really like from Layers. They are all very feminine . Well he went all out and got me shoes. Check out these heals I had to practice but now I wear heals almost every day. He even got me a pearl necklace and earrings to go with it. Just like all our past Christmases Chad spoiled me and I was left opening presents way after everyone else was done. I got a whole new wardrobe and books to last me a while. We love that plasma money.

Target Shooting

We were so happy when some friends from Rexburg moved to Moscow. We went target shooting together. Chad is teaching Quade gun safety and how to use a gun. Quade also had fun playing in the mud. Kaden and I spent most the time in the truck listening to music. Kaden likes to dance. Chad also had is dads black powder gun which he had a great time shooting.

Calling in Deer

While we were in Oregon Grandpa took us out to call in some deer. We saw a bunch up close. Kaden can say deer now. Quade was amazed to find a huge elk antler and Kaden found a deer antler. (Grandpa had staged them) The boys thought it was so cool. Kaden wouldn't let me carry his back to the tuck so I had to carefully walk with him all the way up the hill. That was one of the funest parts of our vacation.