MERRY CHRISTMAS!

I hope everyone has a safe and happy Christmas.
So Merry Christmas to all and to all and good night!

Megan's 5th Birthday

I can't beleive that my little Megan is five years old. Where has the time gone? She had a wonderful day celebrating as you can see. She really liked my idea of a barbie cake. Michael actually blew the candle out first so I had to relight it. All the little kids enjoyed playing together. Now she tells me she is ready for Christmas. She is always looking ahead towards the next big event.

Happy Halloween

Megan the mermaid
Michael boo is Scooby-doo
Makenna the bunny
My niece Allison the elephant

Our pumpkins have a face

Tonight was a lot of fun.  Matthew and the kids had a good time carving out their pumpkins while Makenna and I watched.  Megan chose to have hers look like "kevin" in the first "home alone".  Michael just chose shapes, but it still looked cute.  They enjoyed getting their hands slimy.  When the were done and all kids in bed, I decided to bake the seed.  They are tasty.  I used regular salt on some and tastefully simple salt on the others.  (those were the best!)

From october '10

Makenna Grace's Baptism

Makenna Grace was baptised yesterday.  She was just a cheerful little girl.  She tried to suck on Fr. Tran's finger when he put the oil under her chin.  She must have thought he was funny cause she just kept cooing at him.  She must have tired herself by laughing so much; because when we got back to our seats it didn't take long and she fell asleep for the rest of mass.  We had family out  for lunch and took some pictures.  It was such a beautiful day for her.  Makenna must have known it was her day;  She just smiled all day long.   

Look whos three

I can't believe that my little man is three years old now.  I doesn't seem possible.  He is now potty trained during the day.  He definitly has the hang of it going outside, but he stills need to remember that we go poop inside;)  He is so proud of himself and is still working on the nap (ha ha) and bedtime potty trainning.  That will come soon I hope.  He was so excited about his red tractor.  He is pretty much pulling his own back there.  Michael was so cute he had me look at his tractor again before he went to bed. I dont think that smile could have gotten any bigger. 

The future 4-Her

This week has been fair week.  Megan was so excited cause she got to show a bottle buccaroo.  You have to be three to show.  Her cousin Ryan helped her learn how to show it.  She got kicked twice while practicing the day before, but got back up and went at it again.  The night of the show she got a number and a comb just like the big kids.  She did really good leading the calf until it got excited and got loose of her grip, but once again got up and took control.  She had so much fun doing it.  She got a ribbon and money  that was donated by the Adams County Cattlemen.  She is already to show again next year and so is Michael. 

My little twins

Camping with three

This last weekend was Makenna's first time camping.  We camped Friday through Sunday out at Lake Icaria.  Makenna slept all night both nights; mainly because she was awake more during the day. The kids had so much fun.  We took their bikes and there was a ladder game they enjoyed playing.  Matthew took the two older ones fishing.  From what I was told they didn't have the patients to sit and wait for the fish to bite.  Michael found a mud hole down the hill of the camper that was a result from a rain shower the night before.  Megan's  main concerns were S'mores, riding her bike, and Makenna.  Thank goodness for air conditioning; it was one hot and muggy weekend.  I'm glad that we can carry on the tradition of camping with family.  Those were the best times; fishing, paddle boatting, petting zoo, and the "bingo" song. The biggest difference for me is there is no tent!  I won't go back to that!  No more leaky tent and no more tent blowing down on me in a storm.  Just comfortable and relaxing camping.  Well some of the time. 

The newest member of the family

Makenna Grace Ramsey finally arrived June 7th at 12:57 p.m.  Weighing in at 7lb, 7 oz and 20 inches long.  She is such a good baby; about like her big sister was.  She is such a dainty little thing.  Her sister and brother love her alot.  They want to hold her all the time.  She a trooper and puts up with it.  Last night was our first night home and she slept really well, so mom and dad got their rest.  Megan, for some reason thinks her name should be Melissa.  We tell her she can't hold Makenna until she calls her by her name.  Michael is always wanting to know where she is if she isnt in mom's arms.  Its amazing how you forget how little they are when youre use to the older ones.  I hope you all enjoy the pictures and I will try to keep this up dated for everyone.

New Toy

Well, we happend opon a new toy we weren't planning on getting for awhile. A friend of ours called one day and said a person he was working for had a pool table they wanted to get rid of. It is a used pool table that was hardly used. So when we were in Altoona for Megan's friends birthday party, we decided to go look at it. After some debate we decided to buy it. We had talked to a guy at a pool table store about putting it together, and he didn't recommend us doing it ourselves. That may have been his opinion, but it didn't cost us $750 either. So when putting it toghter, we didn't relize that bees wax (used for the seams and the screw holes in the slate) was not a common thing to find. I did find some in a town north and west of here. Did you know not only is it hard to find but costly too? Matthew is definitly well rounded in about everything, because it didn't seem to be too difficult for him to put the table together. It turned out to be quite the stress reliever, and the kids make great spectators.

Nice day for sledding eh?

Matthew and the kids had a great time sledding down the hill in the pasture west of the house. The kids had it pretty easy. They just had to sit in the sled and Daddy would pulled them up the hill. They didn't usually make it to far if they had to walk; they would just lay down and roll back down. Matthew then got yet another workout by writting their names in the snow.

Success!

They did it! They stayed in their rooms last night. Megan said she liked her new room and that Michael still ended up on the floor. That's ok. It's a little bit of a habbit. Michael said he thought it was great to be downstairs and hopped straight into bed tonight. That's a start, but it is only the second night. Daddy is still not sure about it, but it will be just fine. We have nightligths down there and the baby moniter just in case.

First Night

Tonight is the kids first night in their new bedrooms. Megan was very excited to be able to move down to the basement. She had alot of things to sort through though, but we got it done. Michael decided he wanted to move downstairs too. I wasn't sure if it would work, but they both took their naps great down there earlier. Not all of his things are moved yet just in case. I think dad and mom are going to miss them being close, but it will be ok. They did a great job going to sleep, and Michael is even in his bed! I'll keep you all updated on how the first night went.

It's finished!

The basement is finally carpeted, and we have been putting things back in order. It will be awhile until that's done and organized. It is just nice to have it liveable. The kids love the new space to play in.

Photos of our basement

December 30th Matthew started to finally finish the basement. We got everything done with only a few oops. Matthew shot a nail through his pinky, ring finger and just nicking the middle. He manage to pull it out, but was dissapointed cause he didn't get a picture. I told him if he really wanted to do it again I could video tape it. Michael got shocked putting his finger into a light switch box, and now for the last two weeks we have been waiting on the carpet to come in so it could be layed and we can use the space comfortably. Yea!

Too much

Snow! Snow! Snow! I think we have had enough of it, but I had a client at the salon tell me that the 17th and 18th of this month we are suppose to get 20 MORE INCHES! I was so shocked I didn't even ask her where she found that out from. Probly that trusty farmer's almanac. It's been so cold here. It was -14 degrees on Tuesday and only 3 or 4 degrees on Wednseday, and the same today. Though it is blowing around today, I'm sure it will cause problems for others who are trying to clear it. I just hope the power doesn't go out. Matthew has been working very hard to get the basement wired so we can move to the next step. When we get further along I will try to get some pictures posted. By the way that Hot Broccoli Dip from Lauren's blog is really good!

Happy New Years!

Last night we rang in the New Year at Dad's house. We had a premire birthday bash for Nathan who will be 18 on the 18th of January so watch out! It was nice to see our Missouri and Kansas relatives and to rang in the new year with them. Megan and Michael had a lot of fun making little pizzas; though I think they would have rather just ate the pepperoni and cheese. The food was great and Grandma's meatball were awsome. It turn out to be a great night and it was good to hear that Cambri made her apperance for an extra special celebration! Congrats to the Setter family.