Ten for the Week

1. Even though Sarah turned 16 years old two weeks ago we decided to throw her a sweet 16 party on Friday night. She had seven of her closest friends over and had a great time. Her church friends all left the party around 9:30 and headed over to another friends house for pizza. We were disappointed that they didn't stay longer at least to finish the party. Her two other friends from school stayed a while longer. She had one girlfriend spend the night.

2. Sarah had a driving lesson with her instructor and ended up leaving her friend behind for about 2 1/2 hrs. I went to go to the church to watch Frankie play basketball and took Sarah's friend to pass the time by. The boys won there game and still remain undefeated in the stake. I had a hard time watching the game because I had to keep running after the baby. She was more interested in playing in the nursery.We stayed and watch a few more games and Frankie played with his friends from the Elgin ward.

3. The girls wanted to go to the mall for some shopping. Sarah's birthday money was burning a hole in her pocket. They had a good time being typical teenagers!

4. I was pretty exhausted after everything was all over. I also came down with a sore throat this weekend. It is never fun being sick and having to throw a party. Luckily the kids were all well behaved and well mannered.

5. We had invited some friends over for dinner tonight. The one friend had cancelled on us at the last moment. We still had the other couple over to eat. We had a good time visiting with them.

6. Frankie's birthday is on Friday and he will be turning 15 years old. The party mode will start all over in about 2 weeks. He will be with his mother this weekend.

7. We are expecting a blizzard over the next 3 days. We have had a very mild winter so far and now its our turn to get hit hard with a snowstorm. I am not looking forward to this at all especially after seeing how bad it is supposed to be on the news.

8. We thought the deal on the Gilberts house was dead, however a call on Friday night from my realtor gave me a ray of hope. My realtor has contacted the seller directly and still wants to sell us her house. Her bankruptcy should be finished by the third week of February. The trustee makes a decision on whether or not to release the property. If that happens then they can sell us the property as a short sale.

9. I met with my new visiting teacher this week. We met at the church so our kids could play with the toys. I completely forgot about the appointment and was contacted on my way home from the grocery store.

10. Have a great week!

Sweet 16 Party

House Update

We recently found out that the house in Gilberts is currently on hold. The seller went behind everyone's back and filed for bankruptcy without consulting anyone. We are still interested in this property and we will have to try to wait it out. We are checking with the lawyers to get an estimated time frame. We think it will take 4-8 weeks for the seller's bankruptcy to be complete than we will have to re do the paperwork for the foreclosure and put another bid in on the house. We are waiting to see what happens. We may eventually need to move on and find a new house if this one doesn't work out. We have had so many problems finding a quality house without have any issues. Wish us luck!

20 Months and Play Time

Savannah loves her new Mega Blocks

Three Monkeys Jumping in a Bed Toy


Savannah is taking care of her new princess doll. She is washing her face with a baby wipe and even put a diaper on her. She proceeded to put on her winter hat and gloves. It was too cute!

My big girl getting ready for church

I love this little face!

Savannah loves the play in the couch cushions

Playing with her daddy's dice set

One very happy and adorable baby. She continues to be a copy cat and does whatever I do. She loves to cook with mom and helps me clean the house. She gives me warm embraces and squeezes me whenever she hugs me which I love :) She loves playing with her new toys that she got from Christmas. Her new trick is playing in the couch cushions and sleeps with a blanket over her head. She loves to jump.

She recently discovered snow and loves to play in it and eat it. I have to keep her away from the yellow snow. lol! She continues to love being in the nursery. Her speak continues to improve. She can understand more words now and is starting to talk more everyday. She is exploring everything in her path. She is mastering how to drink out of a cup without spilling all over herself. On the bad side she tries to escape out of her carseat while we are driving in the car. I still have to work with her on remaining still and in place at all times. Any ideas?

Merry Christmas 2010

This year we drove down to Arkansas to spend time with the Scheele's, Auntie Jenny, and Grandma & Grandpa
Nichols. We had a great time making cookies, gingerbread cookies, swimming, and ice skating.