Why I Have Not Been Blogging

Yes, I know. It's been over 2 months since I last blogged. I have a whole bunch of lame excuses. Here are some of those excuses with evidence to prove it:

1. I was busy planning a surprise party to celebrate Forrest's 30th birthday. I invited about 60 close friends and family who love and support Forrest. We had it a Wheeler Farm. We ate pizza from The Pie and a good friend even sang Forrest a personal birthday song. It turned out great. Forrest didn't suspect a thing. Thanks to everyone (especially Ember) for all the help.

2. Forrest's prize possession - his ATV- fell off a mountain - literally. It took a lot of manpower, more ATVs, and a whole bunch of determination to retrieve the thing. It is now sitting in our garage in pieces. Is Forrest upset, you may be wondering. -Upset is an understatement. Try devastated beyond belief.

Trying to figure out how to retrieve it.

Do you see that tiny spec of red amongst the shrubbery? That's it. It was much farther down the cliff - this shot was taken at about the half way point. And no, Forrest was not the one driving it when it wrecked. Luckily his friend was OK.

Here it is partially put back together in our garage. It will take a lot more time & money to fix it completely.

3. We sold our house after it was on the market for less than a week. We packed stuff up, took belongings to a storage shed, said goodbye to neighbors, etc. And then 10 days before we were supposed to be out, the buyers backed out because they could not get a loan.

4. Halloween.

My little ninjas (Cade picked out the costumes).

Cole went to the door a couple of times during treat-or-treating, but he was pretty content sitting in the stroller munching on his loot.

5. Our computer went psycho. We have no memory left on our computer, so most everything has had to be transferred to our backup hard drive. To top it off, it also became infected with a crazy virus. I was unable to use our computer for several days. This was extremely difficult for me - I use the computer for everything (scrapbooking, photo editing and organization, shopping, paying bills, etc.). Now we need to either get a new computer, or invest in a new hard drive. John was able to fix it enough so that I can actually get online (thank you), but it is not completely functional yet.

6. I was busy planning Cade's 5th birthday. He requested a Star Wars party. I could not find a Star Wars cake to save my life, so my talented husband made one himself. He also made a Death Star pinata. What a guy. My house was trashed - just wait til you see the video (below). Caden requested he be sprayed with silly string at his party. This is because everyone sprayed Forrest at his surprise party, and Caden thought it was pretty darn cool.

This was on his actual birthday. Several months ago Cade had requested "berries and cream" to eat on his birthday. Here he is blowing out a candle on top of the berries and cream.




7. We sold our house a second time (as of today). We do not have a new house to move into, so looks like we'll be nice and cozy in my mom's house until we find something. Do I dare pack up (again)? Is it really going to go through this time? Say your prayers, people.

8. Family Time.

Cade has been busy in preschool, and loving every minute of it.

Lots of wrestling with Dad.

Cole and his charming little grin (what's up with his right eye??).

This is the "It wasn't me" expression. Believe me - I get this look more often than not. I have a difficult time keeping up with him. How do some people have SIX kids? I can barely manage two.

This was at Bountiful Lake a couple weeks ago. A fun, quaint spot for fishing or taking a walk.

Cole learning to ride a four wheeler, just like his dad and big brother. This is what Caden learned to ride on.