Adventures of Chippy and Weekend Fun

So, this is more like a two in one blog. I wanted to highlight our Elf, Chippy, and all the fun spots he has appeared in, but I also wanted to recap our weekend, : )

Saturday was fun because we all were able to relax and stay in our pj's until lunchtime, hehe. That afternoon we ran errands and then Grammy/Pop Pop came over to pick up Nathan for a movie/sleepover. While he was gone, Josh and I took Lindsey and Caleb to a tree lighting ceremony, as well as Christmas light looking. The kids and us had an awesome time and were in the Christmas spirit by the end of the night!!

Sunday, we took the kids over to Grammy/Pop Pops house and Josh and I left to go finish Christmas shopping!! YES, you read that right.....we are officially DONE Christmas shopping. I am mailing out all our Christmas cards this week, mailing out presents by the end of the week, and wrapping should be done tonight. WOO HOO, now onto Christmas baking, YEA!!!!

It was a super fun weekend, relaxing/productive and overall perfect!!!!

Now onto Chippy......he has been showing up in some pretty fun places. The kids are having a BLAST looking for him each morning. Gotta love Santas little Elf!!

Excuse the blue light, its from the fish tank being open haha

Gunner dragged his blanket out to sleep on

Waiting at the bus stop for Nathan

Nathan drew Frosty the Snowman

Tree Lighting Ceremony

Funniest Christmas decoration, leg lamp..

Christmas light decorated Fire Truck

Chippy baking in his new apron

Gotta "Love" Chippy haha

What time is it?? Christmas time!!!!

Chippy looking back on last year's handprints

Just hanging out in the mixer

Christmas PJ Popcorn Party

The last few nights, Josh and I have been starting a new tradition to our Christmas evenings. We feed the kids dinner and head upstairs for bath time. Afterwards, the kids come down stairs in their jammies with their blankets and watch a Christmas show. We have been recording Rudolph, Frosty, the Elf on the Shelf, etc. We make a bag of popcorn and all snuggle on the couch watching our Christmas program. Once its over, we head over to the glider and all read a Christmas story. The kids have been having so much fun with it, and look forward to it each night. Its such a neat thing when you think of the memories the kids are going to have from these moments in life.

Thanksgiving Break Recap

Okay, so this may go down as my longest blog post ever, I just thought I should give you all a heads up : )

Thursday:

What a fun, yummy day!! Josh, me, and the kids headed up to my parents house for the day. We were also joined by some family friends and overall, it was a great day. The food was amazing, we ate wayyyy too much, got to take home some yummy leftovers, and Grammy/Pop Pop ended up taking Nathan and Lindsey for a sleepover. It was a wonderful Thanksgiving!!

Friday:

On Friday, Josh and I woke up early and headed up the road to buy our Christmas tree. Its the first year that we have a real tree and it was fun picking one out and bringing it home. It was pouring rain that morning, so we were in and out in about 10 minutes haha. We ended up with a beautiful tree though, perfectly shaped, YEA! After that, we headed back up to my parents house where we picked up Nathan and Lindsey. We ended up eating some yummy Thanksgiving leftovers, playing a little Wii, and then heading home. When we got home, we pulled all the Christmas decorations out and got the house all festive. Chippy our Elf even came back to our house from the North Pole, quite exciting!!

Saturday:

In the morning, we took Nathan on a helicopter tour of Seattle. We had bought the deal for his birthday, but just now got around to using it. It was a gorgeous day and Grammy/Pop Pop watched the other two kids. We saw amazing views and had a blast!! Josh finished hanging some of the Christmas lights outside and we ran some errands. We battled Walmart and some other stores, but didnt find too much since things were sort of picked over by that point. We also moved all the kids toys upstairs to the loft and out of the downstairs "dining room". Its a huge change, but turned out awesome, and now our downstairs is free of kid toys LOL!

Sunday:

Well, Josh had planned on finishing Christmas lights that day and running some more errands, BUT.....that morning, we were sitting on the couch watching tv when Caleb came over and tipped over Joshs coffee mug. It was empty, but since we didnt know that, Josh jerked quickly to catch it and ended up dislocating his shoulder. Immediately we tried a few times to get it to go back in, but realized we needed to head off to the ER. Lindsey was still sleeping, so we woke her up, packed up the kids, phoned Grammy and Pop Pop to come down to get the kids, and away we went to the hospital. We were at the first hospital for a few hours, but they werent able to set it back in. So, they sent us to another hospital. Once we headed there and he got all checked in, they sedated him more and an orthopedic surgeon came in this time to try to set it himself. He said if he wasnt able to do it, they would have to do surgery. Luckily, after a few more hours (7 hours since dislocation), the surgeon was able to get it back in place. He does need to have surgery within a week or two still since its a weakened shoulder and needs to be repaired, but for now he has an arm sling on and is immobile (arm only) until surgery. Not the day we had planned, but we are definitely grateful that he is okay, in no pain, etc. 

Pre Thanksgiving Review

This week, I have been terrible about taking pictures. Every time I think to take one, the moment is gone or I dont have my phone. Sorry bout that!
We have been busy with last minutes errands, playdates, and cleaning. Yesterday, Lindsey had a "pumpkin pie day" at school and I was one of the parent volunteers. We got to help the class make pumpkin pies to take home. It was so much fun to see the kids involved and see the end result. Lindseys turned out great, and I of course forgot to take a pic of it. It was a mini pie, but we cut it into four pieces last night for the kids and Josh to eat. Josh and Caleb were fans of it, Lindsey and Nathan did not like it haha. It turned out great, but I think the consistency threw them off lol.
Today, I am cooking some stuff for Thanksgiving tomorrow at my parents house, yum yum!! And I am also grocery shopping with the kids. Nuts right? I dont know why I thought it was a good idea to wait until the day before Thanksgiving to go grocery shopping with 3 kids, but wish me luck.

I am Thankful for so many things this year. New friends, family, health, etc. I cannot believe it is already Thanksgiving and this weekend we will be putting up our Christmas decorations. Its the first year we are getting a real tree, and we are all excited!!!


I feel so Blessed and hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving with friends and family!

Twilight Recap

As I previously blogged, my mom and I drove to Oregon over the weekend to see Twilight Breaking Dawn with my cousins and aunt. We took Nathan with us, and met Pop Pop down there as well. It was a really fun time and the movie was AMAZING!!!! If I had to rate it, I would say that this movie is the best one out of the 5 in the series!!! I highly recommend it.
While I was gone, Josh stayed home with Lindsey and Caleb. I kept getting pics of their fun adventures. He took them to Fred Meyer, Home Depot, Petco, etc. He let them stay up late on Friday and all watch the Lion King together, got them donuts on Saturday for breakfast, etc. What a great daddy he is huh?
Nathan did great on the trip. He never complained during the 5 hour car ride.
All in all, it was a great trip and awesome movie.
Sunday was a stay at home day since I was feeling sick all day, yuck!!! It must have been a 24 hour bug since I woke up this morning feeling much better though. I am definitely thankful for that since its Thanksgiving this week!!

All ready for the drive, Starbucks hot chocolate and all

Tired little man : )

Santa came really early and brought me a Cricut

Twilight Excitement

Okay, so as many of you know, or should know by now, I am a HUGE Twilight fan. I own all the movies, have seen them multiple times in the theaters, and we wont go into how many times I have watched them (prob like 18 times, but who is counting?). Anyhow, today the 5th and final movie opened up. My mom, Nathan, and I are headed to Oregon in a little while to go to my aunts house, so we can all go with my cousins and Aunt to see it tonight. They all came up here last year for the 4th movie, so it is our turn to go see it in Oregon. SOOOOOO excited!!!
I get to see Edward tonight and cannot wait! Don't worry Josh, I love you too HAHAHA!

Happy Friday to everyone!!! Especially all the Twi-Moms and fans out there that will be watching the movie tonight, YEA!!!

I dont know about you, but I think I make a better Bella than that Kristen Stewart chick LOL ; )

Gelato, School and Fun

Yesterday, before school, the kids and I met my friends Vicky and Tammy over at the local gelato shop. The kids all had a great time, and LOVED playing with the shop's chalkboard wall. The shop is owned by a local mom we know and they have only been open since Halloween. The kids and I have been there twice already and love it. I foresee lots of gelato visits in our future haha!
After gelato, both kids had to head to school. While they were learning, Caleb and I ran all our errands for the week since Nathan has no school the rest of the week and I prefer dragging one kid around as compared to three haha!!
It was a great day and once the kids got home from school, Grammy came over to eat dinner with us since both Pop Pop and Josh werent going to be home. The kids had their happy meals and were happy as can be.
They were all so tired from the day that all three kids were in bed and asleep by 6:30pm!

This morning, we all head to my weekly moms chat n craft group. Should be fun as I get my mommy time, and they get to play with all their friends!!

Nathan and his buddy Matthew chalking it up :)

Caleb playing with the cars

Look at all that gelato, I could just crawl in that freezer and eat it all

Gunner, getting so big, about 6 months old now, I wanted to include this pic so everyone knows that yes....we still have him HAHA