Life in the West Side

Thick enough to cut with a knife

2009-12-01T08:44:00.000-08:00

So for the past few days or so we have been getting some dense eery fog. Saturday and today the morning was nice and clear, but the fog just spread and overtook everything. Sunday the fog was still there from Saturday. It must be an Idaho thing. I remember fog every so often in GR, but fog is guaranteed here during the winter. Although it makes driving here pretty difficult it leaves hoarfrost that is beautiful. Occasionally it get so thick we cant see past our front porch.

Trip to the zoo

2009-11-17T19:25:00.000-08:00

A little over a month ago we took a trip to the zoo in Boise. It's nice small zoo that the boys really liked. Here are some pictures ans videos of the animals (boys included).

This bird (macaw?) would not be quiet. It was sooo loud!

This little monkey looked so sad. The first time I tried to take a picture he turned around and wouldn't let me see him. It reminded me of trying to get a picture of Marc.

Here is a rare species of Logi Bear.

Most experts thought this species of Grantysaurus to be extinct.

FHE

2009-11-11T18:25:00.000-08:00

We did our FHE Monday on the Armor of God. So as part of the lesson Grant got dressed up in his "armor" He had a lot of fun doing it. I hope it will help him remember the lesson a little better.

Coincidence.... I think not!

2009-11-08T16:31:00.000-08:00

You know when you have watched too many kids movies when you start to quote them more than anything else. (FYI think Incredibles)

Anyway to a subject that is totally different. Today we had our Stake Conference and yesterday we had our adult meeting. So what so special about that you say? Well our stake presidency was released and a new presidency was sustained, therefore 2 general authorities came to preside over the meeting. Elder Marlin K. Jensen of the First Presidency of the Seventy and Elder Ronald J. Hammond our Area Seventy. The story is 10 1/2 years ago I was at a stake conference in Green River and Elder Hammond was presiding at that meeting. For some reason he was moved to ask me to come up and share my testimony with our stake. At our adult meeting last night I didn't recognize his name, but as soon as I saw him it hit me that he was that man. I talked with him for a short while after our stake meeting today just to make sure that I had the right guy and I was surprised that he even remembered. So, anyway it was a moment that was special to me and I'm amazed at how things come full circle; how things worked out, and the Lord worked with my life to give me the opportunity to talk to him again.

Halloween

2009-11-03T09:02:00.001-08:00

We had an OK Halloween this year. Logan got sick so he couldn't go out trick or treating, but I don't think he really cared. He got to stay at Nan's house and play with her while Marc and I took Grant out to the town Halloween Hoopla. Here are some pictures of Grant and Logan.

Logan's First Hair Cut

2009-08-22T12:35:00.000-07:00

A couple weeks ago Marc and I decided Logan's hair was getting a little scraggly. So, we got the trimmers out and cut it off. The hard part was cutting off all those precious curls. Afterward he looked very different very grown up.

No, I didn't fall off the face of the Earth

2009-08-16T17:55:00.001-07:00

Ok, So, I'm a really, really bad blogger. In my defense I haven't had a (good) computer since February. No offense mom and dad. I just need some software that I can do the backgrounds and fun stuff with.

So, anyway on with the goods.

A lot has happened in the past 6 months. We'll start where we left off.

February: My last post was February 4th little did I know that 5 days later I would no longer be employed. That's ok, I was only working part time. I just look at it as a tough decision (financially) to be a SAHM was made for me. To be honest I it was a blessing. I'm really loving it too. Yeah, some days get to be difficult, but nothing is better than being with the boys, including Marc. They said they'd call me when they needed me, but I'm not banking that will be anytime soon with the economy the way it is.

March: Not that this is really important, but I celebrated my um...... wait ... hold on .... ok yeah my 26th birthday. Sorry, but to be honest after about 21 you stop keeping count. Maybe because it's crappy to be getting closer to 30. (Sorry Jamie and Mattie). - Sorry Dad I forgot to mention that you and I share March as our birthday month. Yea dad!

April: This month was big for Logan. He turned the big 01. We had a small thing with Lu-Lar at our house. Mommy made him a white cake with chocolate mousse frosting. He really enjoyed his cake.

May: We just took it easy. I went to see my mom and dad for a week. After the trip we (my sisters with spouses, brother, mom, and dad) went to see the Hawkins' at their daughter Jennie's wedding reception. The next day we (now including Marc) went to do endowments and initiatory sessions at the Bountiful temple for some family names my Grandma Hunter researched. That was really neat. I think it was the first time all of us were in the temple together since Erin was married 3 years ago. Oh, and we got a larger vehicle to fit our growing family.

June: We headed up north to Coeur D'Alene to see Grandma and Grandpa Dunn, Doug, Mar, and Allie. We had a really great time. They have a really large park by the lake that the little ones played at. Here's a slide show of the pictures.

July: This is a big month for the Green Family. There are a lot of birthdays to be had here. We celebrated Marc's Birthday on the 9th. Grant's on the 16th. Plus both my mom and Marc's dad have July Birthdays. This was the first year that we had a big party for Grant. We invited some of his friends from church and from preschool. We filled our kiddie pool up and put out the bean bag toss. To be honest I think they liked the pool the best. Grant asked for a McQueen Cake this year so I acquiesced to his request.

So that's about it for now. I'll catch you up on August later.

It's Finally Here

2009-02-04T10:54:00.000-08:00

Here are our Christmas Pictures and some videos. We spent the Holidays with Marc's family in Boise this year.

I will get there I promise!

2009-01-14T14:48:00.000-08:00

I will get around to posting my Christmas stuff. We got a new camcorder for Christmas and we need to figure out how to use it. But until then, here are some videos of Grant of Christmas' past to quell your appetite.

Tag I'm It

2008-12-12T09:32:00.000-08:00

OK here goes:

1 Embarrassing Moment: Gross warning- when a bunch or friends were at Scott Wall's house for a party and I had eaten a lot of snacks and Ernie Evans decides it would be funny to pick me up upside down and spin me around in circles. I ended up puking the entire contents of my stomach onto the floor. Not sick puking just puking by centrifugal force.

2 best friends: Marc and My Mom

3 things I buy regularly: Milk, cereal, baby food

4 places I want to go: on a vacation; anywhere, Sydney, Australia, St, Thomas, and Switzerland (for the Chocolate)

5 goals for the upcoming year: Catch up and stay caught up with Logan's baby calendar, Budget finances better, take more pictures, keep my house tidier, and be better at having FHE.

6 things most people don't know about me: I like to play video games, I love sewing, I love to paint, I love math- especially calculus (yeah, weired), I really like CSI Miami and New York, One of my biggest pet peeves is shopping carts left in the parking lot.

7 things I would never say: Um.. There are lots of things I'd never say like I hate dessert, I like spiders, I LOVE doing laundry, Pick some other obvious things.

8 things I love about the Christmas season: Lights, family, Games, Sweets, The Christmas Story, People doing good things, Grant excited about his presents (logan isn't there yet, Giving a gift that person didn't expect.

9 things I say to my spouse/pet/kid(s): Love you lots, Hey lovie (to Grant and Logan), hey honey (to Marc), Hey Mutt (to Pixie), Grant please stop, Logan quit moving while I change you, Marc I need Help!, Dinner's ready, Be safe.

10 things I do a lot: Feed Logan, change diapers, Feed Grant , sleep, feed myself, grocery shop, clean, read, watch CSI and Heroes.

11 things I would rather not live without: Marc, Grant,Logan, my mom, my dad, friends, The Gospel, books, food, Summer, and sleep.

12 people I tag: any 12 people that read this.

Just some Random Pictures

2008-12-08T09:59:00.001-08:00

My favorite comics

2008-12-03T13:50:00.000-08:00

Every day I get a Cow and Boy comic strip by Mark Leiknes in my email box from comics.com. I love this strip, this kid is friends with his "pet" cow and they do some pretty strange, but funny things. Here some of my favorites for your enjoyment.

TAG

2008-11-20T21:37:00.000-08:00

Ok, so I'm trying the "tag" thing like my SIL Mar. I don't have my pictures set up like her, but we'll just pick a number between 1 and 961 cause that's how many pictures I have. I really don't have any incriminating pictures, so here goes. Picutre 379, come on down.

Ok, this is it. Grant in our laundry hamper. He still likes playing in this thing!

Last Winter

2008-11-17T08:37:00.000-08:00

Marc and I have been trying to predict how this winter will turn out. Hopefully this winter is a little better than last year's. Last year was bitter cold and the snow that did fall drifted everywhere. We actually were snowed in and out a couple times. We ended up staying at his parents house for a week before the county came and plowed the road and we could get back in. We took these photos the day that we were able to get back in.

That wall of snow is about 15 feet tall.

Marc thought it would give better perspective to have Grant on top of the huge pile of snow.

These are the mountains looking north toward Sun Valley. I love the snow, but I really hate the cold that comes with it.

Grants Third Birthday

2008-11-14T09:41:00.000-08:00

I kinda slacked off and didn't post much about this summer, so I'll do a little catching up.

Grant turned three on July 16th. It seems like he grew up way too fast! I look at all his pictures and stuff and wonder where my little Baby G went! So here are some pictures of him from birth to now!

Brand Spankin' New

2008-06-27T16:04:00.000-07:00

So here's a list of new things that have happened recently:

1. I got a new calling in church. I used to be the Primary Music Leader, but considering I had Logan and was out for about a month they needed to release me. So, I'm now the Ward Bulletin and Newsletter Coordinator. I'm so excited. I get to play around with clip art and I don't have to worry about keeping 40 little kids on task! I loved being in music and everything, but after 3 years of being in primary I was ready for something new. Any advice is very welcome!

2. We got a new Weber Grill FOR FREE!!!!!!! I guess I shouldn't say for free, but it practically is. Marc calls me from work one day and says I think we just got ourselves a barbecue. I asked why. He says a micro burst just picked up this grill off of the patio in front of the store and threw it into a Expedition in the parking lot. Marc says it takes about 30-40 minutes to assemble one of these and it was disassembled in less than 3 minutes, as you can see from the pictures. Marc just has to put it back together. The reason it isn't "free" is because the store had to pay for part of the grill insurance wouldn't pick up. Oh, and the Expedition was fine; not a scratch.

3. I finally finished my quilt for Logan. I started it over a month ago. It isn't that it was hard, it's just that I would get in the mode and sew, then get tired of sewing and quit for a week. I really like it. My next project: a really cute handbag pattern I found. I think I might make a bunch and sell them at the hardware store.

4.Grant has been really funny lately by making up these silly songs about stuff around the house. He loves our neighbor Don. For those of you who don't know we live out in the boonies, and Don has tractors, fourwheelers, and other large equipment (like a steamroller). Don will take Grant out for rides and Grant LOVES it! Anyway, I got a video of Grant singing his songs about Don on the road and dad playing with Pixie (our dog). It is pretty self explanitory.

5. I got a $2.75 raise at work! WHA HOO!

6. Little Logan is doing great! He stalled out on gaining weight so the doc told me to supplement his diet. I've only been supplementing for a few days now and he already feels heavier. He rolls everywhere and will jabber your ear off! I attached his toy mirror to his bouncy car and he'll sit and scream and talk to himself.

So that's about it. Hopefully I'll get back into blogging now that my mind isn't so scattered with everything going on.

Our Vacation

2008-06-21T08:28:00.000-07:00

OK , so last May Marc, Grant, Logan, and I took a week and went to see both his grandparents. The thing with seeing his Grandparents is G & G Green live up in Silverdale, Wa and G & G Dunn live in Coeur D'Alene, Id. So, needless to say we had quite the drive ahead of us. We left here Sunday morning and planned on driving to Portland, Or. Marc's Uncle Jim manages an Embassy Suites there and we could stay the night there and head on to Silverdale the next day.

Well, after 12 hours of driving we finally got to Portland. (we left home @ 9:00 am and get there after 9:00 pm.) It really shouldn't take that long, but with a newborn you have to do that stopping every time he needs to eat. I was really excited because I have never been to Oregon before, and I got to see a lot of it. Two interesting facts about Oregon: The interstate speed limit is only 65 mph (1/2 the reason it took so long to get to Portland), and you can't pump your own gas. Yes, that is correct, it is a state law that you can't pump your own gas.

Anyway on to Silverdale. We made a quick stop in Vancouver at Marc's Aunt Dede's book store. (She is Jim's wife if you didn't make that connection). The rest of the trip to Siverdale wasn't as bad as the drive to Portland. This one only took us about 6-7 hours. This part was also neat because I have never been to Washington either. OK, so side tracking a little, in my structural engineering course @ UW we watched a video on "Galloping Gertie". Galloping Gertie was the Tacoma Narrows bridge that collapsed in 1940 due to some poor structural engineering. Anyway it was really neat for me to see the bridge that we learned about in my class.

So back to the vacation. Tuesday we went with Marc's other Uncle Jim (on the Green's side) on a ferry from Bremerton to Seattle. We walked around the docks for a little bit and went up to the famous Pike Place Market. We didn't have time to go to the Space Needle, but I'm sure we'll be in Seattle again. That night we had a action packed game of hand and foot. G & G kicked our trash. Marc and I didn't do very well.Wednesday we hung around with grandma and grandpa and looked around Silverdale. That night Marc's Uncle Jim, and Aunt Anita came over for dinner with some of their kids. I was a little bummed because Uncle Bill couldn't come and he is the only one out of the 7 Aunts and uncles I haven't met yet.

We left Silverdale Thursday morning and drove to Coeur D'Alene, that took about another 6-7 hours. So I got to see more of Washington. There was even a ski resort still open with at least 3-5 feet of snow on the ground! We drove through Spokane and saw where Doug and Mar are moving to in July. Then, finally back to Idaho. We spent Thursday evening @ G & G Dunn's house. Friday we headed up to Lake Pend Oreille ( yeah another french name). They have a time share at Pondoray Shores resort. We went fishing, swimming, and walked around the lake.

I guess we had to come home sooner or later. Sunday we left for Lewiston so we could break up the trip home. The drive home is amazing. There are 2 huge grade drops one as you come into Lewiston and another before you get to Riggins. So ,there you go. I actually did the math and we were in the car driving almost the same amount of time that we were not.

Oh and one last thing Congrats to Uncle Jim and Aunt Ann for their mission call to Sydney, Australia! We'll miss you!

Whoa! I'm a slacker!

2008-06-12T18:28:00.000-07:00

I predicted this would happen! Well, A LOT has changed since my last post. Marc and I have another boy now. Logan Hunter Green was born on April 9 at 4:04 pm, weighed 7# 3oz, and was 20 inches long. I was hoping for a girl, but I realized that Grant really needs a little brother to play with. He is a little pudge. It is amazing how he is packing on the pounds.

I'm now working part time at Power Engineers so I can spend more time with Grant and Logan. Grant will turn 3 in July and he is getting his own personality that sometimes is a little difficult.

Marc painted our living room, dining room and kitchen and put some chair rail up so our house looks a lot better now. The exsiting paint when we bought the house didn't do it justice.

Ultrasound Results

2007-12-04T15:58:00.000-08:00

I guess most of you know, but our little greenbean decided not to show itself. So we don't know what we are having. We'll just have to wait until April. Personally, Marc and I don't think the tech tried very hard to find the gender. Everything else looked ok. We saw the heart beating, some cute feet, and alot of other neato baby parts. I'll try to get the ultrasound photos to post.

In other baby news, the baby is thumping the heck out of my tummy. It is getting strong enough now to see my tummy move from the outside. I'm not sure if Marc has felt it yet, but I think he has. I have been experiencing some Braxton Hicks lately, which is strange for me because with Grant I didn't feel them until later in my third trimester. I have a Dr. appt tomorrow, so if there is any news I'll make another post.

Just some pictures and movies

2007-11-30T17:21:00.000-08:00

Thanksgiving

2007-11-26T10:39:00.000-08:00

Well, we survived the holiday. Marc and I had a great time. We were able to pile everybody into Marc's sister's house in Boise to have dinner and play games. I think playing games is our favorite part. We ended up dead locked in a game of hand and foot. Poor Mar kept drawing threes so the girls decided to get rid of all of them so we could finally finish off the boys. It was great to have time to relax and talk with each other. Grant really enjoyed being with Nan and Pa and getting to see his Uncle Doug.

Joining the blogging world

2007-11-16T13:44:00.000-08:00

Well, Marc and I decided to get with the times and start a blog. We figured it is a great way to keep up with the family to let them know how we are and what's new. I'm really excited about this hopefully Marc and I can be responsible enough to post often. So on with the news!

Most of you already know this but, come April there will be another GreenBean joining our family. I'm 18 weeks today and feeling much much better than I did in my first trimester. This pregnancy is soooo different from Grant's. I was a lot more sick, I'm alot more tired, and I'm cramping. I'm feeling the baby a lot. I feel little kicks and pokes often and it helps me to feel like I'm actually pregnant and not just getting fat! Well, to be honest my overall weight gain so far is -1 pounds. So I really haven't gained anything, even though I feel like I'm eating constantly. I go in for my 20 wk U/S on the 29th of this month. I'm really excited. We are hoping for a girl. I really want to buy dresses and girly stuff.

Grant is getting so big! He sings songs and knows tons of words. He is really a daddy's boy. He works out in the garage with Marc helping him fix stuff. He has this little box with toy tools and he gets them out so he can "fix" mommy. He is getting really independant now. He likes to put on his shoes himself and get his clothes changed himself. He'll even pick out his outfits and Pj's. Thank goodness he didn't inherit the color blindness or we would have some out fit fiasco's.

Marc is doing more and more for L.L.Greens. The store has some new displays for lighting and plumbing fixtures. He always has some sort of project going on at home. Last one was atrying to make a dog door for Pixie because she decided to chew up the 2 previous ones. So this one is metal and hopefully will last longer than the last one! Marc also was an angel and Rug Doctered the car last week! It looks so much better! Having a little one in the car really takes it's toll on the apholstry.

Well, that is about all I can think of! Hope everyone is doing well and we love you!!