It just was not our day......

Yesterday on the way home from meeting our van just quit running. We got it off to the side of the road but it wouldn't start again. Unfortunately we both forgot our cell phones at home so Dan started the 4 mile walk home (from where we were). He just started when a family stopped and gave him a ride. He came back in the car and picked us up.

After talking to one of our neighbors we decided it might be a gas problem so back to the van we went. Our other neighbor came to in case we needed towed back. It still wouldn't start so they hooked up the van to the truck. The children and I were to follow in the car.

I went to start the car back up and it was dead!! So neighbor Dave had to unhook from the van and jump the car....... then we were on our way. He pulled it straight to where we sometimes have work done...... just a mile from our place.

Then we drove to Walmart to get a new battery for the car........ that was not the first time its died while being out.

Now we wait to hear.........

Yesterday was not our day........... we didn't eat lunch till 2:30 and didn't get to go to gospel in the afternoon. It was Dan's first time out for awhile because of his back.......... which crawling around under the vehicle didn't help.

Hope everyone have a great week!!!

Abigail's video

Dan and Abigail coming down the big little hill and knocking

over the video taker......... which is me

Happy Birthday to you........ Abigail

February

Where they plowed the snow made a little hill
which seemed big enough for Joseph

Here he is with Daddy






and with Mommy

Decided to take Abigail out for her first time in
the snow. I put her in Joseph's 2T snow pants...... at
least her feet were covered

Getting ready for her first sled ride

Had big brother to help hold on

Down the hill with Daddy

Happy 1st Birthday Abigail!!!

She was tired so she wasn't very happy.........

probably should have waited till later

yum...... cup cake

opening her present......

yeah...... newspaper for wrapping paper

It's a bear!!

When Abigail was born someone gave Joseph a bear this
size, which was out at Valentine's day, and Abigail loves it
So we got her one.

Money!! From Grandpa and Grandma

a gift from Dave and Kristi

My very own teddy bear

Taking a walk with the walker

She has been standing up in the middle of the floor
for sometime now and moving around a bit
holding on to things....... but yet to try a step or two

what are you doing big brother? can I help?

Joseph putting Abigail into the little wagon
for a ride

she is okay with it for awhile....... but then..... no more

hugs

shoveling out from when we had snow with high winds.........
guess that is called blizzard like conditions

the snow was blown towards the door and away from
the garage....... which is where Joseph is shoveling

Oh No!! I forgot.....

I noticed I forgot to post Thanksgiving........ which we had at Randy's (Dan's brother) and the deer cutting up. I mean the cutting up deer.......... believe me the deer were not cutting up...... it was not a laughing matter....... it was disgusting...... the whole process. If you had asked me 10 years ago if I would ever go hunting........ NO! ............ if I would help process a deer (even though my part is just washing off the meat and putting in freezer bags) I would have again said.... NO!!
For every frown and noise I would make I would hear.......... love..... its meat in the freezer.....

Really....... venison isn't bad..... if its season and cooked right. Not that I know how to cook it but some cream of mushroom soup with garlic and cream of celery soup and an onion really helps. Ground venison is good for tacos and spaghetti and so forth.......

Any way I will spare you pictures of the deer............

January

I had the exer-saucer, a chair, gate and another chair to

keep Abigail out of the kitchen where Joseph was playing

She figured out to slide under the chair.........

Abigail having fun watching herself in the oven door

Another of Joseph's creations.......
He said it was a house with a garden and on the

left was two ships in the water

Thought we would start potty training her early since
it took Joseph so long......

No..... she crawled into the bathroom and took a seat

Now she is reaching for a book........ well..... they say
they learn by example.....

Joseph like to climb into the crib with Abigail

She is usually just waking up when he gets
home from school (in the AM)

December

Stove and refrigerator made out of diaper boxes...........
and duct tape








One of the many pictures we were trying to take
of Joseph and Abigail.
This was while we were down in Evansville IN






Abigail having fun on the car at the Mobley Grandparents

Ryan and Deirdra with Abigail
(don't think I spelled her name right)

They look good with a little one :)

Joseph and Caleb sitting on the stairs.
Caleb is my great nephew.

My niece Kara and husband Tim.

My niece Andrea and husband Cameron.

I walked into the dining room to find my sister Glenda
with her son Eric and nephews Clint and Mason having
some family time......... haha actually when I walked in
they were all looking at their on phone..

Aunt Vedah (my Dad's sister-in-law) with Joseph
and Abigail.

Us with my sister Janet and nephew (her son) Jared.

My sister Glenda, husband Andy and my niece Sarah
with........ you guessed it..... Joseph and Abigail

Dad and Mom with....... yep.... those two again.......

We didn't get any pictures of my brother Steve and
his wife Audrey..... got their sons Clinton and Mason.
Also missed my nephew Scott and his future wife Amanda.
And Shauna and husband Chris plus their Skyler..... did
get there boy Caleb

Back home again!!! Joseph with one of his creations.

I'm Way Behind.........

I'm way behind..... in more ways than one. One way is in blogging..... someone the other day, or was week, asked me if I wasn't doing my blog anymore. Yes I am but no I haven't!

Let's see..... My last post was on my Mom's birthday...... mercy that was back in December.

Happy Birthday Dad!!! that is for February 21st. Missed my nephew Eric's birthday in January.... Happy Birthday to you! and another nephew Jared's birthday 24th of February.. Happy Birthday to you!!
OH!!! and even my own daughter's birthday 13th of February...... Happy 1st Birthday Abigail!!!

I need to post some pictures of the past three months. Maybe I will work on that tonight for a bit.