Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Trunk or Treat

On Friday we had our Trunk or Treat for church. As of that afternoon we still didn't have a costume for Kendra so I came right home and got to work, by the time I had all of the kids ready and fed it was time to go. When we got there the place was PACKED, apparently the trunk or treat/carnival was for all three of the wards in our building. I knew a lot of people from over the years and when I got home and looked in the mirror I was so embarassed, talk about having an off day. I had decided to use "Casual" friday to the fullest extent. I told Josh that he could have said something to me but he just shrugged it off. Needless to say I spend a little extra time getting ready for the next couple of days to make up for it :) We talked Ethan into being Elmo so that he would stay warmer and also in hopes of saving the Dash costume for next year since it is still pretty big on him, (it was Kendra's costume a few years ago)

Here is our little cowboy, Preston.
I had this old dress from a Texas Roadhouse Costume party a few years ago so Idid a few modifications and added a pretty hairdo and make-up and we had a movie star in our midst.



Isn't this the perfect cowboy face?



My kiddos are such posers! Kendra had no problem playing the part of a movie star, can ya tell?



Sunday, October 26, 2008

Fall Fun

We have so many leaves! For the past eight years we have either not had a yard or the trees that we did have had like five leaves on it. Now we have more leaves than we had ever dreamed of. Josh has raked one bag, yup ONE, so we have a long way to go. In the meantime the kids are having a blast.





Tuesday, October 14, 2008

ITS A GIRL

Well, I didn't think that it was possible but we will be welcoming a little girl into our family in febuary. She is growing good and everything looks to be just perfect. The kids all went with us to the ultrasound appointment and were so excited. (We had been talking about it for a while) They all wanted a baby sister and their wish was granted. Kendra kept asking lots of questions and was genuinely interested. Ethan was excited and paid attention as well but that didn't last and Preston was good and kept saying sissy, baby, sissy. I had snuck a few candies into my purse before we went just in case and boy was I glad that I did. The baby was curled up in a ball and so it was very hard to get the pictures and measurements that the ultrasound tech wanted so it took quite a bit of time.

My mom thinks that she might look like Ethan, I told her that I couldn't tell and that all the kids look alike anyways.
The only fun thing she did for us was she finally moved her hands so that we could count those little fingers and she gave us a thumbs up.The name that we have picked out is Aubrey Michele Wynia.

Saturday, October 11, 2008

The snow has finally arrived!

Winter has come to the great state of Montana and the ground is now covered with a wonderful white stuff called snow. I love these early snow storms, when the snow is wet and heavy and the roads stay clear or at worst a little slushy, pretty much like spring storms It isn't too cold out but it is cold enough to light a fire in the fireplace and have a wonderful excuse to make some hot chocholate and curl up watching a good movie and just be lazy. We have settled into the routine around the Wynia house. Josh is about midway through the semester and even has two of his midterms under his belt and he is doing amazing. We were a little worried since Josh hadn't been to school in so many years and when he did go to school.... well let's just say that going to class and doing his homework were at the bottom of his priority list. So we are pleased and relieved at the same time. Kendra and Ethan are still loving school and are making many new friends. Kendra even had a birthday party last night and now another one today. Things are so different when she is gone because Ethan just doesn't know what to do with himself. Let's just say that he is getting quite a bit of practice time on the Wii.
Preston is enjoying spending time over at papa's house even though he mostly just takes his naps there because Josh only has one class on campus, but he always has a story to tell me about papa's house. That little boy jabbers and jabbers but can hardly get an understandable word out. One of these days he is going to amaze us and start talking so that we can actually understand.
I am enjoying work a little more these days and I feel good. My ultrasound is Monday so we have been counting down for it. I can't wait to find out if this baby is a boy or girl, lets just hope that the baby cooperates.