Trick or Treating

I cracked tonight… All week I thought I was going to be easy to just stay home tonight and just pass out candy and not go out on Sunday… But it started at 7 this morning… I told Connor that we needed to get ready for Church. He asked if he could wear his caveman costume… :( Ah… Connor loved dressing up and I couldn’t deny him of that.. I told him after dinner he could put it back on. Then while making dinner Connor was running around the house saying ‘trunk or treat” that’s what he remembered from the ward’s Halloween carnival. I cracked and took the kids out. They had a BLAST!!! Connor ran from house to house saying trick or treat… and Thank you and we went on to the next house. It was fun. We were out only for an hour and brought home so much candy. It was a fun night. Then we came home and Connor helped me pass out candy that came to our door. I love having kids and seeing them enjoy these fun holidays.

These pictures are after Connor started to strip down.. Chloe was soooooo excited when I dumped all of the candy out of the bag. I couldn’t even get her to look up at the camera. Love my Babies!

   

Trunk or Treat

And the Reveal……

Connor and Chloe were the cutest Cavemen!!

They had so much fun at the Ward’s trunk or treat.. Kiel stayed home and went to bed while we went off to the party.

Connor of course, had so much fun running around all night with his little friends finding treats and toys at all the booths. I made my Mom’s delicious Baked Beans… and I spruced them up a little and brought them for the chili cook off. It was a fun night. But we sure missed daddy.

I didn’t put a huge effort into our trunk this year because I thought I would need to walk Connor around everywhere but Connor was swooped away by one of the young women and walked him around. So Chloe and I were left to pass out the goods! Chloe was very content sitting on my lap snacking on M&M’s. Happy baby.

These are our pumpkins Kiel and I carved the day before.. I sat them on the back of the car for decoration. mine… uh… it’s ok.. but I have to say that I am getting better.. maybe next year it will be great.. but Kiel did a great job. Agent P. AKA Perry the platypus from the cartoon show Phineas and Ferb. Everyone thought it was the coolest thing ever. They loved it! Kiel is really good at the pumpkin carving. He surprises me every year. Great job Babe!!

More with Grandma + Dentist

I uploaded all my pictures from my cell phone and found some cute ones from when My mom was in town… One morning she took us out to breakfast and she ordered Connor this silly face pancake. He loved it… Candy for breakfast!!! What?? Crazy Grandma

Connor and I walked around the farm behind Joe’s Farmhouse grill before lunch.. it was beautiful and such a beautiful day!!

Connor and his best snuggle friend Suki, Ready for bed!

  Today I Took Connor to the dentist. He did really well for a 3 year old and without a nap! It took a little while but he was a champ. He got 2 x-rays and sat so still! No cavities and clean teeth! I was a happy and proud momma. He’s such a big boy.

A good weekend

We had a good weekend… We’ve been loving the cooler weather and have enjoyed being outside most of the day. Connor has really been into his sidewalk chalk.. On Saturday he drew this… he says it is “Cadence” from the Phineas and Ferb cartoon… we helped him with Phineas and Ferb but Cadence is my favorite. Sorry about the underwear shot… sometimes he’s just in such a hurry to get out of the bathroom he forgets his pants:)

  For Sunday I though we were preview our Halloween costumes… there was enough fabric to make a little skirt for Chloe… can you guess what they are going to be??? Everyone thought she was adorable.. so many comments. Thank you Grandma Miller!!!

And Today I wanted to practice for my treats for next Sunday… My Mom bought me this fun Holiday treat baking book so I thought I would try one but I wanted to make sure they were good before taking them to church… pretty cute huh?? In the book they are peanut butter cookies but not knowing if anyone has allergies I made Sugar cookie pumpkins instead. I love the Fall Season!

Fun with with Mom and Dad

Last Saturday both my parents drove down here to help celebrate my birthday Week!! We celebrated a week early so my dad could be apart. We went out Saturday to Famous Dave’s BBQ.. one of my favorites. It was delicious and they shared some of my B-day presents. They always spoil me. Love them for that. 

I think this picture is from Sunday night after church and a nice relaxing day. The kids really really enjoyed having their grandparents here.

  Grandma to the rescue. Every year I like the challenge of creating the kid’s costumes. This year my mom took my week long project and helped me finish in a couple of hours. Their costumes will have to be a secret until Friday night for the Trunk or Treat!!! Thank you mommy.

 

My dad sponsored, Mom and I to do and get our nails beautified!! To make things fun for Connor I had the lady paint a fun black spider on my toe. Connor thought it was awesome! 

     Fortunately just as my parents came into town the weather started to cool off and it was beautiful. This time of year is just addicting. We find reasons to go outside and play. I love knowing that Connor and go outside and play without getting heat stroke.

My parents stayed at a time share and they weren’t allowed to have Suki stay with so Suki shacked up with us. She was fun. Connor loved they she would snuggle with him at night and during nap time. He was happy to go to bed each night knowing he could snuggle with HIS Suki. Maybe we can rent her out sometime again. 

 

If anyone doesn’t know my mom.. she is a “project” person and being her daughter I am the same way. So almost everyday we had a project. One day we made these fun jewelry holder blocks that I found on one of those fun/creative blogs.

Another day she taught me how to replace the screen on our sliding glass door. Now with a cool breeze running through the house it’s wonderful.

Another day we met up with a couple of my girlfriends for lunch but before we met at the delicious Joes Farm House Grill, Connor and I went over to the Famous Coffee Shop. They were on the Food Network on the Cupcake Wars and They Won.. so naturally I had to go check it out. The cupcakes were so gorgeous I had to get some. When I brought them home we all wanted to try a little of each of them so I quartered them and we picked which one was our favorite. Mine was the lemon.. DELICIOUS.. and you can’t go wrong with eatable glitter!!!

 

Lastly.. for my birthday Kiel surprised me with getting me a Miniature Meyer Lemon tree. He was sneaky while I was out at a client’s house on Friday he went out and started his project. He told me that is would take a good year for the tree to produce any good lemons.. My first thought.. oh boy.. it’s a “future gift” Thanks to Grandma Miller (Valerie) I have been scarred from future gifts :) Just kidding. I am excited.

 

It was fantastic having my parents here to visit. They always refresh my spirits. I pray that someday we will live closer but until that day I am grateful that we get to see each other as often as we do. Love you guys.

Poor Kiel

Today was the dreaded day.. Kiel has been putting off for a long time. I drove my sweetheart to the dentist and was there for him while they removed his 3 wisdom teeth. Looking at his x-rays it was amazing… his bottom teeth look like they have legs.. not roots, legs. So no wonder it took almost 2 hours for the Dr to remove the 3 of them. I am so grateful my mom is here in town to help out with our 2 rascals.. She is my hero. And tonight she whisked them off to her condo with her to spend the night so Kiel would have a quiet house. She is such a blessing in our lives. She has been here for all our surgeries and happy moments. Love you momma. Now Kiel is resting and all doped up and slowly feeling better. I hate the feeling of being selfless.. like there is nothing I can do to help with his pain or make things more comfortable. For me in the past… during/after surgery it was just such a comfort knowing he was with me and holding my hand.. so I am grateful I can be here for him. I just pray he feels better soon and we can have a great weekend…. uh hm… my birthday……………. :) it’s coming.

Crossing off my list

Last night I made myself a long “to do” List to prepare for my parents coming into town this weekend… If only they came every month then my house would get the Deep cleaning every month… anyways.. I’m pretty good about it though… So today I decided to knock out the big stuff. I put away all my craft/scrapbooking stuff and if you know me or if you have ever been to my house my cricut is always out because I am always using it!!! I love it and use it weekly to help make little projects and pages for Connor to learn his alphabet. ok so that done. Then the backyard… something I, deep down inside feel like is the man’s job but since Kiel has been working so much lately I hate asking him. So cleaning up from our big storm last week I raked up all the leaves and in efforts to get our grass healthy again I made sure I did a great job. I used the leaf blower to take care of the rest of the yard. 2 large black bags I filled with fallen leaves and dead grass… fun.

Next.. I had a little time before I made lunch… so we went upstairs and while the kids played I boxed up some of the clothes that don’t fit Chloe anymore. I have been really good about keeping the kid’s outgrown clothes organized by size and sex so in the future I can give them away (in case we don’t have anymore little ones…). finished that up and put another filled box away….

Lunch and then naptime…. While the kids ate their lunch I vacuumed and mopped downstairs.. gotta love my Shark Mop!!!

While the kids were down I thought I would tackle.. organizing the garage. It’s crazy but it seems like we organize the garage every 6 months.. like clockwork. But this time I was on my own and it was kinda nice. I feel like Kiel works so hard at work that I was so excited to show him what all I had done. I was proud of myself. I had conquered the 2 man areas of the house!! Done and Done! It has been a good day here at the house.

Kiel on the other hand had a rough day.. poor guy. He had 3 tires blow out on him… 2 trailer tires and one on his truck… so by the time he finally got home (3pm) he was tired. He was impressed at what I had done and maybe a little relieved he didn’t have to help me when any of them:) Sorry Kiel. Love you.

October 7, 2010 – 5 years!

It’s still hard to believe it was 5 years ago that I married my best friend. Oh… if I had only known… :) Nah.. I would do it all over again.

October 7, 2005, We were married in the Mesa, Arizona Temple on a warm Friday morning. It was a beautiful day and a Great celebration. I was so happy when the day came.. and then was over. It was time for our lives together to start.

I don’t have a great picture from our 1 year anniversary, but we spent it in Park City, Utah and enjoyed the cooler weather. It was shortly after that, that we found out we were expecting our first little bundle of joy!!

Connor Wendelschafer blessed our lives in July 2005 and made things even better. We saw each other become great parents and we really became closer working as a team.

For our 2nd anniversary we escaped to San Diego, CA. We left our little baby at home and enjoyed our alone time!

 We enjoyed having Connor so much…. that we decided to add another to the bunch… so shortly after our 3rd anniversary we were excepting again. For this anniversary we stayed close to home. We celebrated at the melting pot.        And yet again right before our anniversary in 2009 we met our little Chloe. She has completed our family for now…. She has only added more love and blessings into our lives. And once again Kiel showed me how much of a team player he is. He has always helped me be a better Mom and I hope the other way around…

Our 4th Anniversary we again took the weekend for ourselves and enjoyed each other’s company. I love Kiel’s eyes in this picture.. just have to say that. I think he has the most kind, gentle and loving eyes.

We will celebrate once again this year by doing dinner or something… this weekend.. but here’s a picture from last month when we went camping with Connor.

I am blessed to have such a hard working, loving man. It’s only been 5 years but I could go for more!! Love you babe.

our 5 Minutes of excitement

Just as Kiel was leaving for his dentist appointment I heard pounding in the kitchen. When it rains I can hear it hit the window box behind the sink… So just as Kiel was leaving he calls me and tells me that it’s Hailing outside!!! For about 5 minutes it came down crazy!!!! Here’s some pictures….

It looked like it had snowed in our backyard…

  

Our neighborhood after the fact… of 5 Minutes of Raining!! Arizona really isn’t built for rain… it floods soooo quickly.

I love the rain and hail… it’s exciting!!! Just until it broke one of the outer panes of our kitchen window box thing…

 

I called Kiel to make sure he was ok.. he said he had pulled over because it was so bad. But after a couple of minutes he continued on to the dentist… anything to get out of going to the dentist huh?? Calling upon Heavenly Father to send a vicious hail storm… hmmm…

An update…

It seems like things have been slow and busy at the same time. I feel like every morning I wake up and think of my calendar. Not much on it… but still the days go by so quickly. I find myself trying to cram one thing after another all day long… oh well. That’s life as a mother of 2 I guess. But I thought I would fill in on what’s been going on in the Wendelschafer’s home…

- Thursday will be our 5 year wedding anniversary! The traditional gift for 5 year I guess is wood… so I suggested to Kiel that he could carve a heart for me out of wood… we’ll see how that turns out:)

- Kiel will be under going some fun dentistry work this week and in the weeks to come. Tomorrow he is having his root canal redone from 2 years ago and then when he “finds” the time he will have his 3 wisdom teeth removed. Fun stuff. I hate seeing him in pain. I have always been ok for taking the medical and surgery for the family. I can handle it… but I hate seeing anyone else go through it.

- I have a new calling…. I was released from the activities committee last week and will be sustained to my new calling this upcoming Sunday.. it seems like the entire ward already knows my calling.. so I will announce that I will be the Mia Maids advisor, in the young women’s… I am a little nervous but also very excited. I have a class of 12 girls.. which seems like a lot, the challenge will be remembering all their names. I am sure it will be fun…. but hopefully I get released right…… before girls camp :) just kidding….

- Connor……… our “sneaky Connor”, what we call him at night… he’s like a stealthy hunter… he sneaks into our bedroom at the perfect time every night… After Kiel’s alarm goes off every night/morning I make myself wake up just enough to make sure Kiel is awake and getting off… Then right as I secure knowing Kiel is safely off I start to go back to sleep.. that’s right when Connor creeps into my bed and “snuggles” with me. I find him laying next to me in the morning.. asking for toons. Sneaky guy. I’ll catch him one of these days… But I love him. I assume one of these days he won’t want to “snuggle” with his mommy. well … hopefully.

- Chloe.. Chloe.. Chloe… she is still my sweetheart. She is walking like a champ and really starting to talk. She is starting to say Thank you and blow kisses. I love it. She still gives open mouth kisses but at least they aren’t the really slimy kind. She is still such an easy child… so happy going and loves life.

Other than all that we are good. Excited for Mom and Dad to come down and visit… plus my birthday and Halloween!!!! Yeah. We love October.