Christmas Tree and Gingerbread Houses

Had to put this in, Koriann took this of herself, she's really been into taking pictures lately.


We have had our tree up for a while but I figured I had better get a picture of it this year. Koriann really loves the lights at night and has been getting out of bed just to look at them. Her favorite ornament is her cow, go figure. Koriann has actually been really good at not taking the ornaments of the tree, she mostly just touches them very gently. And Yeas we have a fake tree, I really would like a real one but don't want to have to deal with the mess.



We did Gingerbread Houses for FHE the other night and Koriann thought is was the greatest thing ever. She kept saying "Wow, Wow, look at this " I love how the smallest things can brighten a child day. Koriann was having a blast decorating and eating all at the same time. She even with help from dad, decorated the Christmas tree and the gingerbread man. Koriann still picks at it everyday when I'm not looking to try to steal some candy.



I must say decorating with a two year old it didn't turn out too bad.

Sledding

Here's some video of Koriann and Aniston going down the hills with Uncle Zac.

Sledding at Grandma's

Koriann just can't resist the horses, she was getting a halter for them.
Uncle Zac giving them a ride.

She absolutely loved it, she was giggling and smiling the whole time. She didn't want to get out.
Koriann and her cousin Aniston going for a ride. She doesn't like to wear gloves, so we are working on that.


This past weekend we had to go to Fairview so Zeke could get some leather supplies for the botts he is making. He was gone for most of the day doing that so we decided to make fruit cakes on Saturday morning. Koriann was so cute and lately she just wants to be right in the middle of everything just helping out. Later that after noon Zeke was trimming the horses so we all bundled up and went out in the snow. Koriann loved it, she could have stayed out all day. Aniston wasn't too sure about it but she is very tuff, and her and Koriann had a blast in the sled. Grandpas and Grandma always have cool stuff for the girls to play with.

Very Late Halloween

Our pumpkin carving, the Trick or Treat one took forever.
Koriann's bucket full of candy, she filled it up about 4 times.
Being brave at the Corn Maize.
They had goats there and Koriann loved feeding them.
The best part of the day for her, seeing this calf. She could have stayed there all day.


We had very happy Halloween. The week before we went out to Bluebell to the Corn maze and the pumpkin patch. Koriann had a blast, the best part for her was seeing the baby calf. She was running wild in the maize and was getting really brave and would hide in the stalks and then jump out at us. She loved her cow costume and still wants to wear it. It was really cute because she would moo when she was wearing it.

Make Sure your Horses are Fed

Lately Koriann has been into feeding her play horse. She goes into the kitchen and get some bread and then stuffs it in their mouth. It is so cute to hear her tell them to eat. Koriann is getting more talkative everyday. She is and absolute joy to have in our home, I am so lucky to be able to stay at home with her everyday, Thanks so much to my loving husband who understand and wants me to stay home with her.

Family Movie Night

Every Friday or Saturday we have family movie night in our house with homeade pizza. It is great just to all snuggle on the couch together. Koriann's getting to where she like to have the whole couch or love sac to herself. If she wants it she will just kind of slowly put her legs into you and push you off. I am so grateful for Koriann and Zeke, they mean everything to me.

Gianing Weight!!

Well ever since Koriann was born she has always been underweight. The doctors say to give her fatty foods but Koriann doesn't really care for to many sweets or even fatty foods. But we have found a few things that Koriann really does like, and she likes them plain or on anything. Her absolute favorite is BUTTER. The other day I was making more zucchini bread and I had left the butter on the table, well Koriann crawled up on the table and grabbed the tub and the went and sat in her high chair and went to town eating it. It was way to cut not to get a picture. Her hand were covered along with her face.

Sneek peek of 24th

I couldn't decide which one I liked best so I had to put on all 3 for now. I love these Wranglers bums so much and just to let everyone know Zeke is the best daddy on the earth honestly. He would do anything for this little girl and loves to spend all his free time with her.

House pics

Our new stove, I love the flat top, so much easier to clean.

Our bedroom and make shift closet for now.
The living room, the hardwood turned out really great in here, now we just need to decorate.
The finished bathroom that my dad did an awesome job on.
Koriann's room, messy toys and all. I love how it turned out, especially the purple wall.


Here are some pictures of the house. We still have so much to do on it, at times it seems overwhelming but we are really loving having our own place. We finally got every room painted upstairs, now we just need to put baseboards on. In the kitchen I just painted the cabinets white and we got rid of the 1950's stove. We are also putting new hardware on all the cabinets, so that will help to brighten the kitchen and make it seem newer. We still need to get new windows this fall and all new light fixtures, the ones that were here were hideous. So other than those few things we are all settled in and loving it. The lawn is a complete disastrous mess, honestly how do you live someplace for nine years and not have a lawn. Zeke is really working hard to bring it up to decent shape, he has thrown away mountains of trash and other junk. Hopefully some of the grass we planted will really start growing. We also have a small garden and it is doing really well, hopefully next year we can have a large garden. But the best news of all is Zeke got his boot making machines over here so now he can start making and repairing boot and shoes. I am really excited for him, he has wanted this for so long and now it can actually happen that and I want another pair of boots really bad.

4th of July in Neola!!

Koriann and mommy at the the parade.
Koriann putting her candy on her chair, she caught on real quick.
Daddy and Koriann throwing rock in the creek before the parade.

We had a very laid back 4th of July this year, mainly because we moved into our house the day before. We decided to go out to Neola for the parade, I must say I was quite inpresses with the parade, it was really great and they threw a ton of candy. Koriann was waving to every float and dancing with the cheerleaders as everyone went by. The best part was that it wasn't to crowded so Koriann really had a chance to collect the candy. Of course her favorite part was the HORSES, this child could live on the back of a horse if I let her. When the horses went by Koriann just started walking off after them, it was really cute. After the parade we came home and ate lunch and just chilled out of the hot sun. In the evening we decide to do Snaps or Pop Pops as Koriann calls them. We thought she wouldn't like them but we were wrong, she loved them and asks for them all the time now. The best part is when one doesn't pop she goes over and steps on it and starts laughing. We also did Sparkler, man oh man did she love those. She ways them around like crazy. I love that her face just lights up when she is trying new things like that. Then later that night we watched the fireworks form our drive way. Koriann kept pointing and talking and saying more, more more. Overall we had a pretty great day as a family.

More Pictures of Twin Branding

Some of the horses that Korian was chasing around.
Another view of Twin.
Me and my shag haired cowboy, love this cowboy so much.
Koriann in her Wrangler jeans and Cowgirl shirt, ready to tackle any ranch job.

Trip to Twin

Koriann eating breakfast getting ready to go rope some calves
Love this pic, when Korainn wasn't riding she was chasing after the horses, this girl has no fear.
Our beautiful camp site.


Daddy and Koriann eating some donuts, love these two so much!

So this post is really old but I need to put up some of the cute pics when we went down to help Zeke's family brand. It was really fun trip and break for us. Koriann had a blast, we left on Thursday and went to Hideout first to see Sandy and Gail. They have the most amazing place out on Elk Ridge, no one's cow camp can even compare to what they have. Koriann had a great time playing with the dogs and horses. It was so good to see Gail and Sandy, when we left down their it was really hard to say goodbye to them. They are the type of people who would do anything for you. After dinner we decided not to stay at Hideout and go on up to Twin. Man for how much snow they had this winter it sure was dry up by the Bears Ears, but it was still really pretty. We decided to just pitch out tent by the bunkhouse. Koriann had a blast staying in the tent, she would rub her head up against the side and just run it back and forth, causing static and her hair to stand straight up, this went on for the whole weekend. We really didn't get much sleep the whole time we were there. It was really great because everyone else was still at Greenwater so we had the whole place to our selves. Then on friday we got up and met Zeke's parents down at the corrals, they brought their little city with them. Zeb brought the horses up also on Friday, so the rest of the day was spent riding horses. Koriann had a blast as usual and didn't want to stop, it's a great thing she has awesome cousins who were willing to let her ride with them. The big branding started on Saturday @ 4:30, I sure don't miss that part of living down there. Koriann and I didn't get up until 9:30 though, we slept in and let the men gather the cows first then we went down just in time to watch them corral and get started. All in all it was a great weekend and Zeke had a great time, he loves that type of lifestyle and he is so good at being a cowboy. I will post pics of the actual branding later, Nicole got some really great shots of everyone.

Stolen Post

BATH TIME!

Kyler has a girlfriend. Her name is Koriann. He wants to play with her EVERY SINGLE DAY! haha it's actually quite funny. He begs me for her SO much it actually gets annoying. Anyway.... Zeke came over to help Deric on a cinderblock fence we are building for our neighbor and it was getting late, so Hillary and I decided to put the two of them in the tub together and lets just say... they had a BLAST and made a BIG MESS! :) But it was fun, so well worth the cleanup! Just a note about their "relationship" they have it down! haha Koriann feeds Kyler and Kyler looks after Koriann no matter where she is at, he is constantly wondering how she is doing. They also have their little "spats" like all couples which is quite funny but they quickly make up. haha haha They are too cute!

This was actually on my friends blog but I wanted to post it on ours for everyone else to see.

My two favorite people

I love this little video, it is so cute. Just another testament of how much they love each other. By the way I think she has the cutest laugh ever, so does Zeke when he is teasing Koriann.

Finally House Pics

Our Bedroom
Part of the bathroom, we are totally gutting and redoing the bathroom with tile and a new tub and vanity. It is going to look so amazing, thanks to my dad and Zeke for all their hard work.
The living room, I love that this house has large oversized windows. We found hardwood under the carpet and so we are going to refinish them. We are so excited to have our own place for a while.
The Kitchen, I actually love the old style cabinets. I am going to just refinish them and put new hardware on them. The kitchen totally goes with all my John Deere tractor decor, it is going to make the room so cute, can't wait.
The two car garage, it sealed the deal for us. It's going to be Zeke's workshop/man cave. Now he finally has a place for all of his boot machines and leather stuff. He is so excited.