Silly Boy

I was doing Lexi's hair the other night and Brandon begged me to do his too. This is what he ended up with. I think it's pretty cute! He kept looking in the mirror saying "I a pretty boy!" He wasn't so happy when I took them out, those little rubber bands can really be a pain.

Movie Night. . .

We had a movie night tonight! The kids had their own miniature bags of popcorn and sippy cups with juice and we watched Wall-E. It wasn't my favorite movie ever made, but it was cute. It's great to have Eric home so we can be a family again.


(My mom made their blankets. Cute huh?)

School girls. . .

We had a clinical simulation day at school on Thursday. It was a day full of labor and delivery fun! We assessed a manikin in labor. . . she was amazing! The instructor could adjust her contractions, the fetal heart tones, cervical dilation etc. We even "delivered" the baby. Over all it was a great day. Afterwards we had our graduation pictures taken. It made me sad to know we're almost done. We've all become great friends. I'm going to miss these girls! Here are a few pictures from our day. . .

Laid-Off. . .

Ugh. What a horrible day! Eric got laid off from the mine tonight. They supply GM and Chrysler with palladium. . . we all know the auto industry is in big trouble financially. Metal prices are so low that the mine had no choice but to cut back on production, which means less workers. Any way, today was his last day. Seems crazy that they don't have to give people any notice! He's on his way home now. . . it's a little scary. I was scheduled to start working December 1st, but I guess I'll be calling tomorrow to see if I can start sooner. We hear about unemployment and lay offs on the news- but it's not supposed to happen to MY husband. Not sure what we're going to do. . . hopefully everything will work out. I have to look on the bright side though, it's been hard having him gone so much. We'll be glad to have him home, just not under these circumstances.

Imaginations. . .

After baths tonight, the kids used their towels as a store front. Lexi got all of her baby dolls and play food out for her store. Brandon picked his guns and swords. Imagine that! They thought of it all on their own and it was pretty cute to watch. At first they tried to trade items, but it didn't work out so well. Lexi wanted to trade a fake hot dog for Brandon's super cool shotgun. Funny. So, I gave them each a handful of change and they bought things from each other's store. Pretty cute.

Childhood Flashback

When we were little, my mom would always give us a piece of dough to shape and bake when she made bread. It always tasted better if it was shaped in my initials :) After naps today, the kids helped me make bread. (I have an amazing buttermilk dough recipe that is to die for.) Any way, I gave both of the kids a piece of the dough. They were in heaven! Lexi made little bird's nest with "robin eggs" and Brandon made a snake. I helped both of them make the first letter of the name and then we baked them. What fun! Here are a few pictures. . .

"The bird's nest"

Brandon's snake

Patiently waiting. . . .

What's better than having home made bread and ramen noodles for dinner?!

Haunted Gingerbread House

I know it's a little late to still be posting Halloween pictures but the kids had a blast decorating this haunted gingerbread house! Thank you Grandma Aaron!

Busy Busy Busy. . .

Wow- It's been two weeks since I posted last. Things have been pretty crazy around here. I just made it through mid-terms! Exactly 4 weeks of school left. I am ready to start working and put some of my skills into action :) I had a job interview at our local hospital last week. They hired me on the spot! Yay! I'll mostly be working in the ER and filling in in the clinic or LTC when they need me. I'm pretty excited! I'll only be working two 12 hour shifts a week and I'll be on call 2 days a week. They are willing to work around my crazy schedule, which is amazing! I'll mainly work when Eric is home, so the kids won't have to be in daycare. Any way. . . . enough about me, let's get on with the fun stuff.

We had a great Halloween. Lexi was a princess and Brandon was spider man (imagine that!) We went to Billings, where my sister-in-law Amber threw a smashing party :) The kids bobbed for apples, played bean bag games, hit the pinata and had tons of fun trick-or-treating with all the cousins.