Boy or Girl?

Our three year old son is now being mistaken for a girl on a daily basis! The kid is wearing cargo pants, spider-man shoes, and a superman shirt, and is still being mistaken for a girl! I let it slide when it was just elderly people and the mentally challenged that were making these mistakes, but now there are people of all ages and mental capabilities mislabeling our son!

Which brings us to the next question... To cut or not to cut? Scott is taking Hawk to get his haircut today, but hasn't decided if it will be just a trim or a scalping! So, what do you all think? I'll post a picture of the new do later!

The week in review - Numero 3

This post includes some more of the "hot spots" we hit near our home while my mom was visiting. We live near some very cool and historical places!

This first picture was taken at a church up in the mountains called Our lady of the Sierras. It is a beautiful catholic church with all sorts of statues and wonderful things to appreciate.

It's hard to tell in this picture that we are up in the mountains. It was a beautiful view!
Later that day, we headed to historical Bisbee. It is a very interesting, artsy, town. The people are pretty liberal, to say the least. But, it is a fun little town for sure.
Bisbee has a large copper mine. Out in front of their museum are some of the old items used for mining back in the day.
This is the mine itself. It is huge. Really quite a sight!

Hope ya'll can visit soon!

The week in review - Part dos

Here are some more pics from our trip to Tombstone. We'll call this collection "The Locals".

Mostyn and Hawk were a little hesitant to get to close to this gentleman. Hawk just finally sat down about two feet away from him, but we were able to get Mostyn to cooperate and the gentleman too.

This pic is taken inside the Crystal Palace where we had lunch. The older kids then played a round of pool with some other young patrons.
Miss Claire... always the diva!
This guy actually did a little jig when you got close to him. He had the boys freaked out!
I love this pic. I think one of these guys is supposed to be Wyatt Earp.
On a side note, when Scott and I were in Tombstone last, a little over 5 years ago, we had notice a very lovely she-mullet. (That's a female with a mullet) We even had it on video. Here again on this trip, I saw another she-mullet. Must be if you're a gal who likes to rock a mullet, chances are you're into old-time cowboy western historical stuff. Just a thought.

The week in review - Part 1

So, last Tuesday the two older kids arrived with my mom from Boise. My mom just left back for home yesterday. We had a great time while she was here, and we all woke up this morning missing the heck out of her! Here is the first post of many of some of the fun we had while she was here!

Scott had Monday off work, so we decided to go to Tombstone. If you don't know the history behind Tombstone I suggest you watch the movie. (We did right after we got home.)  It's an old cowboy town- home to Wyatt Earp and his bros. Here we are just cruzin' some of the old shops.

I love this pic of Hawk with the old stagecoach behind him. We even went on a ride, but not on this particular one. 
Scott had gotten out of line, so I had to hang him! Serves him right!
At least he looks cool in his coffin!
The kids had also gotten out of line, so we threw them in jail! I think their faces say it all!
Mom said while she was here she wanted to get a professional family photo of us. I'm not sure if this is exactly what she had in mind, but I think it is very fitting of who we are. Notice our lush 3 year old son! Scotlyn is even toting a baby sized pistol, but it's all good cuz she's wearing her christening dress.
We had so much fun! If any of you come to visit us we will be sure to take you to Tombstone. 

Family Reunited

                                                                          

I'm on my way to the airport to pick up Claire, Mostyn, and my mom! I'm so excited to see them and to show them around our new home!  My mom just called during their layover in LA. She said Claire and another little girl on the plane got to play stewardess and hand out the peanuts! What an awesome experience! I'm a little jealous... I always want to talk over the loud speaker when I'm on a plane. I think I'd be pretty good at pointing out the emergency exits too. Forget showing people how to use their seatbelt though. I always have trouble with mine! So, if you'll put your trays and seats in their upright positions... we are coming in for a landing.

Life has been a bit chaotic to say the least, but it is finally starting to come together. I would have blogged sooner, but we didn't have internet service until this last Friday! It's no wonder I've been talking to the people in my t.v.! There is so much to blog about... I scarcely know where to begin! I need to post pics of our trip down here, and I will (as soon as I photo shop myself to look fabulous and not so tired and dowdy). I will also post pics of the house; which is absolutely wonderful!

For now, I will fill you in on a little episode of our new life here in Sierra Vista. By the way, I am thinking of starting the Real Housewives of Sierra Vista (or SV if your down). I have made some truly stellar friends in the few weeks that I have been here! On that note, I invited a bunch of ladies over for a Twilight viewing party at our house Saturday evening. I must now publicly thank my husband for being such a trooper and watching the kids during the festivities. Anyway, not all the ladies that wanted to come could... which is a wonderful excuse to do it again.! All the same, it was a great time! Yummy food, good company, and EDWARD! Two funny stories came out of this little get together- First, when I called one of the gals on Thursday evening to invite her to the party she was like, "Are you a total twilight freak?" Okay, lets define freak! Turns out she had not read any of the books or seen the movie, but she seemed really excited about coming to the party and said she would be there. Ten minutes later she called back to ask if I had the book for her to borrow and if I thought she could finish it by Friday night.  I told her there was a good possibility since you get so sucked in it's hard to put the book down! Well, she did it! We must now publicly thank her husband for taking part of Friday off to take their kids hiking so she could get in some undisturbed reading time! Good on ya, Nathan! I'm afraid I have created a monster though! At least she'll have some time to read New Moon before that movie comes out!

So, the second funny story occurred Sunday morning. I was checking my email when Scott came into our room and preceded to put in a movie. What? "I guess I better see what all the fuss is!" That's right people, my husband willingly watched Twilight! I swear, I had nothing to do with it! And, he didn't hate it! I am now trying to convince him to read the books! The movie just doesn't do the book justice. Wish me luck on my new crusade! 

I hope to have new posts daily for awhile (time permitting of course). I also want to change up my blog. I am looking for any thoughts or ideas. I'd like to change the name and the look. Let me know your thoughts...

Up, up, and away!

Have you ever accomplished something that made you feel like you could do anything?
Having babies? Raising 4 kids on your own for 6 months? And taking said kids to church on Sundays? How about traveling 1500 miles by yourself with two little ones? Well, that is my latest big accomplishment! Tomorrow, Hawkins, Scotlyn, and I will finish the last of our "adventure" and finally be reunited with Scott in Sierra Vista. It has been a long, hard road, but a lot has been learned. I'll be posting about our journey in the up coming days... so be sure to stay tuned!