OakLeigh Lyndelle Mitchell is 3 years old!!!

OakLeigh was soo excited for today! We ended up driving to Gillette to grab some pizza from pizza "hunt" and she fell asleep on the way there. When we got home, she was mad cause we had to wake her up. So she screamed all through dinner and then stopped when we lit her candles. And giggled and kept saying, "I'm so cited" while daddy put together her dora bike. I dont have a picture of her with that yet. She LOVED her "pwincwess dress and shoes" and wobbles on the high heels all day. I am so thankful for our Oakie. She is such a blessing to our family.


And 1...2...3...BLOW out those candles!

Here is our "PWINCWESS" Dress and High Heals

Opening up her presents! SOOOO "CITING"!!







Well OakLeigh turned 3 today! Wow! Time shouldn't go this fast! She sure is a joy to our family! I have to babysit a bit late tonight, so we decided to take her out to eat to her place of pick on Wednesday evening. She chose Applebees. They sang to her, about 8 waitresses, she ducked down and hid, but when they told her they had brownies (her favorite) and ice cream her head popped up and she had the biggest grin! She was so excited!

New Beginnings

Well we had a wonderful Christmas break! It was sooo nice to have mom and dad here with us! I thoroughly enjoyed this visit! It was great other than I could have had them stay LONGER!

I took a picture of the kids for our Christmas cards, that a lot of family and friends didnt get, cause they are still sitting here on the computer desk. So here is the picture!



For our New Year Celebration, Brandon and I had the movie Grown ups. It was the DUMBEST movie I have ever seen. I can't believe we watched it. The kids all picked movies at the library. We pulled out their mattresses in the living room. They had chips, root beer, pizza, home made peanut butter cups, and HUGE suckers. They all fell asleep by 830! YAHOO! Brandon and I watched our stupid movie. We had pizza and stuffed shrimp mushrooms! YUMMMMY! Toasted our sparkling grape cider at 10:08 and passed out for the night! It was a great evening just at home with each other! On New Years Day, Brandon didnt feel good, so I left him and the girls home and Weylon and I braved the town. We HAD to get groceries. And that was the extent of our celebrations! I saved almost 50$ with coupons! I was thrilled with that!

I have several goals I would LOVE to accomplish for the year 2011...I don't know if I should list them or not. Mainly because I never seem to accomplish them. I am excited for our new little addition who will be here the end of April. Weylon is thrilled to be getting a brother. Someone to play trucks with. I love love love the Christmas season and the snow that comes with it. But once Christmas is over, the snow should be too! I am ready for spring and warm weather. I am ready for the kids to play outside anytime they want. Not when stinking Wyoming snow and arctic wind decides! I love days that stay lighter longer! I love sitting on the steps and watching the kids play in the dirt and ride bikes! I love hearing the birds chirping early in the morning! I love waking up at 500am and the sun is already starting to shine! I love the smell of fresh cut grass (or in our case wild grass). I love the fact that we will have a newborn in our home AFTER RSV/COLD/FLU season is over! I am excited for my 6 week break from babysitting! I am excited for Weylon to graduate preschool and go to Kindergarten! I am thrilled for Savanna to get baptized this June! Can't wait for the Felkins family reunion in June and baby blessing too! Excited to see if Brandon gets this great job opportunity within his company! Excited to start over this year! Renew my goals! Start reading my scriptures more! Use my new stroller this summer! I can see good things in our future! I am so excited for the new year and the adventures it will bring to our family!

Happy New Year! 2011

Well we did it! We survived another year! 2010 has brought my family a few trials. Brandon's older brother, Trent, passed away. It has been the hardest thing Brandon or his family has ever had to go through. I hate seeing them in such pain. I wish there were words or hugs that could take the pain away or at least lessen the pain for them. But I have also been able to witness this family grow together. The death of Trent is very hard and sad, but I would not say it was in vain.

I did not finish this post for some reason.

SoulMate

Over a year ago Brandon and I went to a Josh Turner concert in Gillette. We had 3rd row seats! It was awesome. Josh sang this song Soulmate...I bawled in it. I love the lyrics. I wanted to put them on my blog. I want my soulmate to know that I love him more than I can tell him. He is my better half and I am so thankful every day for his love.



Soulmate
Until the end of time
You're my soulmate
I'll love you till I get to heaven's gate
And if I go first sweetheart
I'll wait
'Cause I know I'll never find another
Soulmate

Your love
There's no telling where I'd be
Without your love
Stumbling in the dark
Would be pretty rough
When I get down you're the one
That lifts me up
I thank the Lord above
For your love

Chorus:
In this day and time
The right one is hard to find
Girl, that's why I'm holding on to you
Each and every night
When we turn out the light
There's no mistaking what we have is true

Soulmate
I hope that we grow old together
Soulmate
In the good and bad
Even through the heartache
We've got a special bond
That'll never break
'Cause darling you and I are
Soulmates

Repeat Chorus:

Solemate
Until the end of time
You're my soulmate
I'll love you till I get to
Heaven's gate
We've got a special bond
That'll never break
'Cause darling you and I are
Soulmates
Yeah, I know I'll never find another
Soulmate

Christmas 2010

I had a WONDERFUL Christmas this year! My mom and dad drove up with their camper from New Mexico! It was the first Christmas with them in 7 years! It was so fun! We went shopping Christmas Eve, which was a mad house! We had mexican food that night! YUMMY! Then we had Brandon read us the Christmas Story in Luke. We sang a few songs. My kids were in bed by 800. They were asleep by 900! Once the dogs started barking outside, and Weylon sat strait up in bed, EYES WIDE OPEN, and yelled, "its Santa"! LOL Funny kid! Santa came and delivered by 930 and we were all asleep by 10! Good thing cause Savanna came running in our room at 400am screaming, "Santa came! Santa came! Get up! Get up!" We made her lay down for a little bit, but the excitement was too great. We were up and presents opened by 500! We had Brandon's parents over for lunch! It was all good food. Then we loaded up and went to see Yogi Bear at the theater in Gillette. It was fun! The kids all LOVED the movie! Came home from that, did baths and everyone passed out, including all us adults by 830! IT was a fabulous day! Mom and dad left today after church. I am so sad they are gone, but so extremely happy they came to visit! Now they are on their way to Ryan and Amber's house. And Wednesday they are headed to Chris and Em's then Tom and Gennies! It was great having them here! Especially since I usually only see them in the summer. I get to see them again in June so it won't be that bad, but after they leave, I get soo homesick! Good thing my kids keep me so busy! Well I hope you all had a great Christmas!





Pa was making a cheesy face! He was not ready for me to take the picture! HAHA gotta love the picture!


Nana and Pa again with Savanna, Weylon and OakLeigh! Smile!


This would have been a good picture, but I didn't realize Oaks had a mouth full of food showing! Oh well, thats my kids for ya!!

Here we have OakLeigh! You can't tell she LOVES Dora can you? She asked for Dora Sippy Cups, Dora dancing we did it doll, Doras Backpack, puppy pillow pet...And she wsa soooo excited! When she went to bed Christmas night, before she fell asleep, she asked me if Santa was coming back for more! She was POOPED out!








Now here we have Weylon. As you might have guessed, HE LOVES trucks and trailers! Santa brought him all the kinds he makes I think! He LOVES his camper the most he says. He got a silo that you can fill with rice, and a truck that you unload it into. Santa made the mistake of actually giving him a bag of rice. The bag is empty, but my vacuum bag and carpet will forever be full of rice! He screamed like a girl when he saw the camper! He loves the rodeo clowns and bulls too! He has been playing his little heart out!






Here is Savanna! She LOVES to do art. So Santa made her a desk and brought her a box of art supplies. She also loves to do make-up and hair. She made a sign for her door that says, "famus make-upist and hairist!" So she got a box full of play make-up. She asked for a snow-globe from Santa also. And a unicorn pillow-pet! She was excited!

It's A........

Ok, so I realize I previously stated that I was NOT going to tell anyone the sex of this baby....that lasted only a couple hours! So I was a nervous mess for this ultrasound today. I have had this horrible dang cold. Been taking cold medicine, and just not feeling that good...and haven't felt the baby moving around a whole lot lately. So I WAS FREAKING OUT! Went to the doctor today. Met Brandon there. And we waited FOREVER! The longest Dr. Cohn has ever kept me waiting. I could just feel my blood pressure rising. My heart beat was so rapid and my stomach was doing flips. I just wanted to get in and hear my little ones heartbeat so I could KNOW he/she was doing good. Finally after an hour, she got us in and sure enough, before you could hear the heartbeat, the little bugger was wiggling all over! My nurse knows that I am a mess this time around, and knows we lost our little Steven at this time of gestation. So she quickly found the heartbeat for me to hear. And sure enough, my tears started rolling. She kept trying to see what the sex was, and the little stinker kept flipping over or closing the legs really tight. And then, there it was, baby did the splits and here HE was. Yep, its a boy! Tears started falling again. Weylon says, "good thing! I need a brother to play cars with!" And of course daddy is all grins. He said there is too much estrogen flowing in our house for him and Weymore! I am just so very thankful that HE is healthy and strong. I feel even more blessed this time of year! So much for keeping secrets! I knew I would have to find out and of course end up telling EVERYONE. Merry Christmas!

Grandmother hood?!

Well I did it. I have apparently reached Grandmother hood...(If thats a word?) A WHOLE ENTIRE YEAR AGO, we were at a McDonalds. I had a doctor appointment in Rapid City and arrived 1 1/2 hours early. So I took Weylon and OakLeigh to McDonalds to play and waste time. Keep in mind I was a whole year younger then. OakLeigh was only like barely 1 years old. Weylon was only 3. Anyways, a woman told me that she liked to bring her grandkids to play too. I looked at her wierd. Didn't respond...Didn't quite know what to say. Then she asks how old my grandchildren were. OK LADY get ready to rumble you fruitcake. I was only 34 years old then. I didnt have ANY gray hairs at all. I was doing good with my eating. Started exercising good. Felt really good about the way I was feeling...then big mouth marge calls me a granny. I am going to be a great Granny someday, but come on, I don't want that label when my oldest was only 6 years old....well I got over it. Then today at wally world I had 5 kids with me. I was in a hurry. They were all screaming and being loud. Go to the first cashier I have ever seen there without a line. (I should have wasted my time in line with the 2 nice NORMAL ladies that work there....) anyways, she (blind and insane cashier) tells me that I have the cutest grandkids. AAAAGH Are you SERIOUSLY KIDDING ME LADY? I had had it anyways, because who else is stupid enough to take 5 children to walmart with them when they are in a hurry? All ranging from age 4,4,3,2,1....Grandmas are awesome, but they have done it all, and they are not insane enough to bring ALL THE GRANDKIDS to the store at once...so should have been this morons first hint that I was the MOTHER (well mother to 2 of them anyways). I honestly shouldnt let stupid comments bother me. But this one stung really bad. First of all, I am (basically) 5 months pregnant. I am SHOWING. I only have like 3 gray hairs. I dont feel like I am that wrinkley and stooped over YET. So apparently I looked like an OVERWEIGHT INSANE granny to this woman. And yes I let it get to me. Got the kids buckled and cried the whole way home. Sheesh, why do I let these kind of comments bother me? There is actually a kid I went to school with that is a grandparent right now. I AM getting old. I AM half of 70...which if you think of it that way, then I could technically be a grandmother...but it hurts cause when I hear grandma, I think of MY GRANDMOTHERS. Granny is 85 years old. Grandma is 94 years old. They have EARNED the right to be called a grandma. They deserve to be called Grandma. They are wonderful grandmothers. They have a wonderful legacy they have lived for us to all follow and learn from! I however, have a 7 year old, 4 year old, 2 year old and soon to be newborn. I don't appreciate being labeled a grandmother yet. So please, use some common sense from now on people. If you are brainless and clueless, then put that bandaid over that cut under your nose each and every morning so you don't risk the possibility of ruining someone's day!
On another note, there is only 3 weeks until Christmas! WOOHOO!!! So only 20 more days till mom and dad are here! Thats exciting news...we hopefully get to do our Christmas shopping really soon! The snow is falling today. I get to go on a date tonight with my sweet hubby. I can feel my little baby kicking and moving ALL DAY! We (may or may not) find out what the sex of this baby is in 2 weeks! We have almost all the puppies ready to go to their new homes. We all seem to be healthy! Life for the most part is great! Except for the random insane woman at walmart who brought me to grandmotherhood!