Carina's Kitchen

This is my latest project. Carina has wanted a little kitchen for years. Willie and I worked on this one together. I sanded and painted, he drilled holes and added an over door. Carina chose the color. Isn't it so adorable? She loves it!

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Fun with Cousins

We had a short but fun visit with the Wilcox family from Washington. We only got to see them for a day, but we enjoyed hanging out with them. We took the kids to the new chipmunk movie and out to Fuddruckers(burger restaurant), then back at the house for animal concentration. We are sad they live so far away, but we look forward to another visit.

Christmas Eve 2009

My family celebrates Christmas Eve together and this Christmas we went to Gabby and Sam's. We had a super fun time and the kids enjoyed themselves playing the wii and being goofy.
Here is Abuela with all the kids and the 4 dogs. Strudel joined their dogs for the festivities of course.
Gabby and Sam are the best!

New Baby Cousin

We have a new baby cousin in our family. My sister-in-law Lix had her baby last Wednesday. Her name is Robin and she is super cute and chubby. Liz and the baby are doing well. We are so excited to meet her this Saturday.
Our family just keeps growing. We love our family. That's what it's all about. I love Heavenly Father's plan. I love the gospel. I am so grateful for my husband and our four children and I am so grateful for extended family. We have 5 cousins right now all under 18 months. Isn't that awesome?

Frugal Living and Menu Planning

Check out my "Adventures in Homemaking " blog. One of my New Year's resolutions is cutting down spending. I have been doing pretty well this last year in California, but I am constantly looking for ways to be frugal.

Missing the Baby Stage

I can hardly believe my youngest baby is almost 7. These are from her first birthday. Isn't she such a beautiful baby? I miss so much about that stage, but not the sleepless nights. I need my sleep. I must be getting old.
But I miss holding her and rocking her and I miss her chunky legs and cheeks.
I have had the hardest time with Carina growing up.

A couple of weeks ago she told me I treat her too much like a baby.

But other times, she tells me "Mom, I don't want to grow up. I want to be with you always."
I said, "But don't you want to get married?" She said, "Yeah, I do. " I said, "if you want to we can still be together. I'll just live with you." "She says, I don't think so, but you can live close by and visit."

Zach is the cutest!

Last night at dinner Maddie was talking to us about her friend Sallie and the b-day lunch she will be attending. It came up that her family is Jewish. Sallie and her parents are also vegetarians.

Zach says, "Mom is Sallie a Jewish name?  I answer, "No Zach"  and  Zach says, "So is Sallie a vegetarian name?"

We could not stop laughing! He cracks us up all the time.



Maddie and Wes are going through changes. (Puberty) Last night at dinner Maddie and Wes were both commenting that they each have a pimple on their nose.
Zach says, "I don't have a pimple, bit I have a dimple."
Cute kid!

The Fruit of our Labors

This is what happens when your labor isn't industrious and as nurturing as it should be.

We had a few problems.

1- Sporadic watering.
2-Pests
3- Negligence of pests and pesticides until it look over.

You should have seen our pumpkin patch. It looked awesome. Our pumpkins would start to grow, get about golf size and then start shriveling. I was told we had some kind of mildew problem because the leaves would turn an ash color and dry up. It took over the whole patch.

We'll try again next year. Good thing the grocery stores had pumpkins.

BRRRR!

I'm not sure what has happened in the last few days, but it is suddenly VERY COLD! Today when I went walking after dropping off the kids, it was 37 degrees.

Cold, but fun at the same time. It rained all day yesterday and the night before.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!!

Who needs college?

Yesterday after school the kids were having a snack and Carina says, "I don't wanna to go college." Maddie immediately chimes in, " But Carina, you get your own house, you can do what you want, be with your friends, etc." Carina says, in a exasperated voice ans sighs, "Ok, fine, I'll go to college."

A Good Hair Day

I just came across this and I don't think it ever got blogged. It's from two Halloweens ago. My friend in AZ holds an annual party. In case you are wondering, Willie was Dwight from the tv show "The Office"

Of course you all know what I was. I was just me after homework was done for the night.

New Blog

I decided to start a blog with some friends called "Adventures in Homemaking." On it will be all things homemaking, of course.

I've been wanting to do it for a while so I can post all my projects and recipes on it and leave Wilcox World specifically for the family.

Check it out if you'd like.

Happy Homemaking!

*You'll find a link to it on our blog.