Lame-o

I know this is really lame but it may have to do. Blogger Christmas card. I have realized that the only pictures I take are for ebay or craigslist. So I really don't have any pictures to add to this. I may still send out a Christmas card and if you get one in the mail feel lucky. I usually send them out to family and friends if I have your address if not this will have to do.

As you probably have read already, we have had a busy year. Building houses, making bags among other things, preschool, crawling, walking, talking, and doing lots of other things too. Whatever it is we seem to stay busy. We like busy I guess because it is weird to not have something to do. Life is a race and I am always in the back. Better to finish than to not have tried right?

Brian is transitioning to a medical sales rep for Big Bear Medical and we are both hoping that it goes really well. Change is good most of the time and I think we are ready for it. He has been to training a lot recently and still has some more coming up. He is looking forward to the Fiesta Bowl and cheering on the Bronco Blue. We hope it truly is a fiesta with a big win.

Brooke is driving herself and everyone crazy making candy the last couple of days. Caramel, pecan brittle, fudge, frosted almonds, and peppermint bark. Yum. She is trying to keep up in the race and somedays does better than others. She has been sewing many Christmas projects and making bags for Rod and Vinyl in hopes that they sell. She does carpool for preschool and tries to get in quick shopping trips with only one kid while Reagan is in preschool.

Reagan is loving preschool and learns a lot. I am kind of surprised at how much she really takes with her. She is a good sister most of the time and in the right moment likes to play with Jaxon as long as it is on her terms. No touching my stuff. That kind of thing. She is very helpful and loves to play Candy Land. She likes to help Brooke cook and wants to get right in on the action for dinner. She is a great aerobics instructor and tells me how to exercise. We love her to pieces.

Jaxon is really a happy boy after a while. He has been great after he went off medicine for acid reflux as a baby. He is running, talking, and tries to keep up with all of us. He loves to chase Reagan around. He loves to watch movies in the car. He gives really great hugs and sometimes loves to cuddle. It is a chance moment if you get one. We love to make him laugh and are so happy he is in our family.

We are so grateful for the knowledge that the gospel brings in our lives. We really have so many things to be grateful for and to be happy about. As Christmas approaches closer and closer we try to teach our children about the Savior's birth. We are grateful for the sacrifice the Lord made for us and we hope that everyone can remember the true joys of Christmas.

Merry Christmas,

The Crandall,
Brian, Brooke, Reagan, and Jaxon

Things

The Things I am very grateful for today:

1. a clean kitchen
2. the laundry being almost done
3. A little girl who sings
4. a little boy who sleeps
5. a warm house to live in
6. a plethora of eyedrops to treat my infected eyes
7. rs lessons that go well
8. Christmas is almost here
9. being done with houses
10. enjoying my time at home with the kiddos


There are really many more things that I am grateful for but those top the list today.

Anyway??

It has been 5 weeks since I have posted a thing. Well today, I thought I would post my Halloween pictures since it is almost Christmas and much to my dismay they are no longer on my camera. They are not on my computer either. Where did they go? I have no idea. Slightly frustrating. So this makes year 2 that I have no pictures of my costumed children. Where is the mother of the year award when I need it. This did not just happen to the Halloween pictures but every picture on my camera. Since I am really not tech savvy I don't know what to do.

Here is a recap:

Reagan wanted to be a ladybug for Halloween since way back when. She talked about and talked so I got her a lady bug costume because well I am too lazy to make one. So Halloween came and she was a monkey. She wouldn't put the lady bug on and it really wasn't worth the fight and so the monkey came out from last year. Jaxon was a chicken. He thought it was pretty funny and thought it was funnier when Reagan bocked at him chasing him around the house.

Brian's birthday was great. He got a toilet. He asked for it. Such a practical guy. He has been working super hard on the houses we are finishing up. That means early mornings and really late nights. Yuck! But he does it cause he loves us soo much and well because he has too.

Me: There is really not too much going on. I colored my hair dark a while ago but now it is mostly normal again. I haven't lost any weight, but there is still next year right? I make bags and just got them put in a store called Rod and Vinyl. They are smaller scripture bags and bigger bags for me. Like a diaper bag or church or really just a freaking cute purse. Use it for whatever. The small ones sell for $15 and the larger ones for $25. I am working on a website and I need a name so if you have any great names for a website let me know. I will post some on etsy as well and my etsy link is to the side called lebois chic. I don't have any up yet. The camera thing. So I am busy sewing away. I have been slowed due to the breaking of my sewing machine. though. Still have a lot of sewing to do. I will figure it out. Who knows maybe I will use my sister A's machine. That way it could get some use for the year. Ha! Almost got the Christmas shopping done. Obsessing over what I got Reagan slightly too much. Here, give me another opinion. Got Reagan a dollhouse for Christmas. Should I keep it for later and give it to her. I am overanalyzing this entirely too much. Apparently, I have a lot of time on my hands.

Jaxon has a string of words he has been saying. Look, ball, daddy, doggie, those sound the same mostly, and a few others. He can get into mischief faster than anyone I know. He brushes his teeth for at least an hour a day. Grandpa would be proud. Loves to read books and has no bottle anymore.

We are doing well despite never posting. I will try to be more frequent I just have lots going on.

GOod THings
1. Having so much to be grateful for
2. Brian coming home at night
3. Good food

lack of title

So October has gone by fairly fast. Last week we had our ward party and super saturday, they call it simple Saturday only because they are in some serious denial. It seemed that last week all I did was Run and I am not so fast. Go here, go there, go everywhere. So here is to a new week.

This week should be less hectic although today since 3 I have ran to 2 banks, 2 visiting teaching visits and am currently waiting for my Alison's Pantry truck to show up and then we are going to Grandma's for dinner and to carve pumpkins. Tomorrow I think I will sleep til noon and let the kids mother themselves. Right!

For our ward party, I dressed up in the 80's. I had the hottest costume. It consisted of leopard print tights worn under my poorly tried acid wash jeans with slits cut down the front of them, hot pink legwarmers and a sweat band which I made myself. I pink necklace, jelly bracelets and hoop earrings courtesy of DI, don't worry I sanitized, an off the shoulder sweatshirt with a knot like thing, blue eyeshadow, glossy lips, and of course crimped side ponytail. I was smoking. But I didn't win the tickets. Oh well, better luck next year. I really think it was a flashback for most people. When my hair gets crimped it multiplies a lot. Anyway, it was a lot of fun. I don't have pictures but you can probably imagine what it would look like.

We have Halloween on Saturday, Brian's birthday on Sunday and hopefully can avoid the flu for at least a week.

Good Things:
1. Wanting to crawl into my heated bed
2. Hot chocolate
3. Fun things like dressing up every now and again.

Hope everyone has a wonderful day and a Happy Halloween.

Chocolate Chips

This is really boring oh well.

I am ordering Chocolate chips through Guittard.
The prices are as follows:

25 lbs. Semi-Sweet Chocolate Baking Chips 0138C25 1ct s/s chips $ 57.00
25 lbs. Real Milk Chocolate Maxi Baking Chips . 0145C25 350ct Milk Maxi chips $70.00
25 lbs. Gourmet White Chocolate Baking Chips 9730C25 900ct Gourmet White chips $48.00
25 lbs. Green Mint Baking Chips 9702C25 700ct Green Mint chips $45.00
25 lbs. Butterscotch Baking Chip9818C25 1ct Butterscotch chips $48.00


If you are interested or know someone that is let me know. I need to have 20 boxes at least to make an order.

I will post other things later.

Good Things For Today

Good Things
1. Trips to Utah to see friends
2. Pumpkin chocolate chip muffins. Yum
3. A full night's sleep It's a beautiful thing.
Have a great day.

ARGH!

Is that how you spell that? Jaxon is 14 months old learned to climb today. I am not very happy. I never believed in baby proofing the house. Well, I have never had a Jaxon before. Reagan got into stuff but it was the measuring cups and the lids to my containers. And occasionally the sugar and the flour. That has been moved. Jaxon plays in the toilet and the paper, pulls everything out from under the bathroom cabinet, throws things in the toilet and tub. He gets out the pan lids and everything off the lazy susan, opens the drawer beneath the oven and stands in it, climbs onto the couches, rocking chair and today he discovered he can crawl onto Reagan's bed, the table chairs and once on the chairs onto the table and once on is King of the house. He was really pleased with himself...until he fell off. But he did not learn quickly. He is a determined child and got right back up there. I was hoping I had a few more months before the madness began but it is here. And...I have gone mad myself I think. Hopefully the crib is not next and he can live there for a long more time. So tomorrow while Reagan is at school I will be helping Ashlee while she gets a massage and going to Wally's to invest in some hopefully childproof cupboard locks. I am not sure what to do about the table. Hopefully I don't end up making trips to the dreaded ER. I have already been there once with him and I didn't like it and I don't want to do it again. The trip there last time was unrelated. Anyway, I hope you all had a great day.

Good things
1. Bedtime (my favorite time of day)
2. Jaxon did get up and climb again I guess
3. I am really struggling for three things today is just a 2 good thing day and that is pushing it.