Trying to Finish Well!

So Dakota has been trying to pull herself up to standing the last couple weeks. And if you hold her hands she will try and walk. We've been talking about moving her bed down a couple notches so when she did figure it out she would be able to fall out of bed. On Sunday I had set her on the floor in the Church Nursery after changing her diaper. Turned to wash my hands, look over and she had pulled herself up to standing using the drawer handles. Yesterday when she was suppose to be napping, I walked in because she was screaming. Walked in and found her standing up in the corner of her crib Mad because she couldn't get down. Any day now and she'll be walking.

It's amazing how quickly Thanksgiving Holiday comes and goes. Just last week today Mom & I were busting out Pies. We ended up making 5 pies, 1 Birthday Cake for Neva, Cooked the Sweet Potatoes, and made Dinner for 5 adults & 3 kids. Final tally of people in my folks house this holiday. 7 adults, 4 kids, and 5 dogs. My dog Sherman was outdoors, except when he snuck in for a few seconds. We even got to see Misty, Peter, Carrie and the kids on our way home. This we are slowly getting back into routine. Figuring out what to do for our anniversary on Dec. 21st. Will be celebrating our 7th anniversary! Other than that enjoy the pictures Trying to get Grandpa, with Grammies help! Having a before bedtime sippy, Grammie the must have lap! Pony ride anyone? Uncle Kurt has more room. Tight space, but manageable with Daniel The Dog Wrangler! God Bless!

This last week was neat I saw all kids interact with eachother. Dakota gets rather "put out" if Brother & Sis close there bedroom door and she can't get in there! :-) She is getting to be a speed crawler, not sure if ready for crawling competitions. She is also like the other kids by she likes her time by herself. And Dakota likes to try and feed herself now. We also went to Chuck E Cheese this weekend for Shane's belated birthday. Talk about Shell Shock! I probably sat in the Car after wards just enjoying the silence! "So what are we playing?" "What looks good to eat without Mom finding out?" Daniel with his Cowboy purposly playing with Dakota! We are getting ready to head down to Twin for thanksgiving with my family. Hope to Carrie, Misty and the family in Boise. Let the cousins play for a little bit. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving, hope you can think of all the things your Thankful for! God Bless, Kristi

Hello All, To give you fair warning in Advance. I (Kristi) have something I'd like to say to everyone who will listen. This Past Weekend, with the Help of my Mom, & Sisters. And the Lord allowing us this oppurtunity. Shane & I went the Family Life's "Weekend To Remember." It is a 3 day marriage conference, Family Life Today puts on all over the country. There was such a wide array of people there (about 600 people). Military families, First Responders, Newly Weds, Those about to Celebrate there 47th Anniversery, those with Children (College age, Teenagers, Elementary, Toddlers, Infants), those without Children, people working on there 1st Marriage, to 4th Marriage, Single people wondering what exactly does God have planned for Marriage. It was great! What a Ministry. There were couples like Shane & I that just (to use their analogy) needed our connectors cleaned, so we could use the full battery that is Christ in us. Some needed there battery recharged. So...

Some of you may not know Shane & I's story of how we started dating. I had gotten done fighting fires for the season and decided to come up to Seattle to visit my sister Neva & her husband Jason. And possible even move in and find a job up here. While visiting with Neva, Jason arrived home with Shane, who tipped the chair I was in over. To say he swept me off my feet would be correct. It was the first time in a while that a guy older than me flirted with me. It was great! It was two days before Shane's 27th birthday. Whenever anyone ask me how old Shane is I say "27" . Like I will be forever 21 to him. Needless to say I didn't stay in Seattle but went back to my folks to spend the winter til Fire Season the next year. Visiting Shane via phone or flying to Seattle, or him coming down to Idaho. Being the Fire Princess the Summer of 1999. Quinn Raff, Lance Raff, Vern Kohler, Clem Pope, Eric Peterson, Sean McCoy, Chris ? , and Me. Shane & I at Neva ...

Boy time really flies when you have little kids. New things this week? Dakota turned 9 months on Tuesday. Had her checkup is now 17 lbs 5 onces, grew and 1 1/2 inches. Don't remember what she was before. She is in the 25th percentile for both height and weight. Nothing to be concerned about. Just weird after Daniel being in 100 percentile. Daniel is still fighting potty training. Boy where does that come from? Stubborn never would have thought one of my kids would be stubborn! :-) ( I know sarcasm will get me know where) Kelli is doing great she is learning new letters weekly and how to zip her coat by herself. She volunteerly did her homework last Friday before I had to ask. What a praise! We had a wonderful time working on her letter and coloring. Kelli in Preschool with Caylee & Ellie Shane is taking today and Friday off since his parents are making a surprize trip for a few days til heading to Misty's and then back to Maryland. We've now been together 8 years this N...