A nice day to go on a ride!

Kelly, Chad, Ami, Sam, Jonathon, Lexi, and I all went on a 4-wheeler ride Tuesday afternoon! We all packed a little lunch and headed out!! Alexis is so funny.. she always falls asleep on the 4-wheeler, so she misses most of the ride! But she really likes to go on rides! It was a nice day.. and only a small jacket was needed!

A little project!

We got a little shed a couple of weeks ago.. Jonathon wanted somewhere to keep his bike.. and my dads 4-wheeler will go in it as well! Jonathon started working on it at about 8 a.m. He got some help from Chad and was able to finish it around 2 or 3!



Before Pic!

Finishing the roof! The truck made a good ladder!

Alexis was there for moral support! She did help dad by handing him screws! And she really liked being out there with him!

The finished product! It looks great babe!

OuR NeW ToY!

We've been talking about getting a truck.. but were not planning on getting one for a while. We saw this one when we were up north this past weekend.. And went ahead a got it! We've really enjoyed it so far!! It's been really nice to have a truck! And I think Jonathon's in heaven!

I got me a gun!

Jonathon, Alexis, Kelly, Chad, and myself all went out shooting the other night.. Jonathon taught me how to shoot my new gun!! I've also been shooting his 22!! I have not dared to shoot his shotgun yet.. It's scary! Anyways just recently Jonathon has gotten into guns! And going shooting. He loves going out looking for coyotes! So in just this past month we've bought 3 guns.. Kinda crazy, I know! But he's having a blast and is going to take hunters safety classes.. So that next year he can go hunting!! I'm sure he'll be a great hunter! It's definately his new favorite hobby! I wanted a little gun for myself!! And I'm sure Jonathon didn't mind getting one for me at all!!

Alexis sat in the truck the whole time.. Because it was so cold! She is not scared of the sound at all though.. And loves handing Jonathon more bullets!! When we got home, I had to get some pictures of the awesome sunset! It was amazing!!

And the winner is....

Well as we all now know.. Barack Obama is the new President. I'm not sure if I'm normal because the minute I found out he won, I started crying and haven't really been able to stop. I cried even harder during John McCains concession speach. I'm so disappointed.. even though I knew Obama would most likely win. I do not agree with a lot of the things Barack Obama is all about.
I will however be open-minded and hope, and pray that he will be the kind of President this country needs.. God bless America! And hopefully I will stop being such a cry baby!

Election Day.. Pretty scary!

I can't believe election day is finally here! I'm getting really worried.. I've tried to not watch the news today.. just so that I won't drive myself crazy.. This whole election has been such an eye opener for me.. considering I've never really paid much attention to politics. My parents have really gotten me into watching Fox News and keeping up with everything that is going on.. I didn't get to register to vote in time.. So I guess no matter who wins I can't say I was part of it.. Which stinks.. But I really really hope McCain pulls through!! I know it's probably a long shot but I guess we'll see..

A great Dad!

Like I said in an earlier post.. We came home from Jonathon's week off pretty early!! We've really been having such a great time relaxing at home and hanging out together!! Last night was the season finale of one of my favorite shows.. "Army Wives" and I assumed I'd miss it because Lexi usually wants to watch her movie before bed.
About ten minutes before it started Jonathon told Lexi to go get her shoes on.. and he said that he was gonna take her out to get some ice cream! Lexi got so excited and said "Bye Mom, I go with Dad!" She had such a big smile on her face!! When they got back they had some ice cream and Jonathon kept her entertained.. so I could finish my show!!

Jonathon is such a great dad!! Every night when he gets home from work he plays with Alexis and they laugh, wrestle, and run around the house like crazy kids!! She has so much fun with him.. And she gets so excited when he walks in the door! Since he works so many hours on his two weeks.. he really makes a huge effort to play with Lexi and spend lots of time with her on his week off!! I just thought it was really cute that he took her on a little daddy, daughter ice cream run!! I just feel blessed to have a guy like him.. and want him to know how much I appreciate the kind of dad he is!!

A Sunday afternoon!

Jonathon is still on his week off.. And usually we stay up north the whole week. We wanted to come home early this time and just relax and spend some time together!! It's been really nice to be home and Jonathon not to have to go to work! He worked on a shed that we got a few weeks ago.. I'll have to post before and after pictures!! So Alexis and I helped him with that for a little bit. We had lunch with Kelly and Chad at their house then had them over for dinner!! It was a great day!! It is still warm enough down here that Alexis can play outside so I had to get a few pic's!

Halloween 2008!

We had such a great Halloween!! My mom and brother were up north for Kelly's baby shower.. And Ami and the girls were there too! Alexis had a great time getting dressed up again.. and going trick or treating with Sorcia and Izzy!! She really tried hard to keep up! By the time we got half way around the block.. She'd say "Hold you Mom" and make me pick her up! Then I'd have to put her down when she got to the doorstep so that she could say Trick or Treat! She was so cute!! She really had a great time getting lots of candy!! My mom, Jonathon, Justina, and Amber came along.. and we all took the girls! After trick or treating we went back to my Aunt's house and Alexis had a blast climbing all over her Uncle Derek!!