Christmas Race

I cannot believe it has been another year...I ran this last year and it was soo much fun. This year was soo cold and snowy, I was a little nervous. My neighbor friend Holly and I talked ourselves into it and went for it. We had a great time and it is a fun way to start the Christmas Holiday! The problem is afterwards you stuff your face with soup, bagels, and cookies..all your hard work goes down the drain!!!

Christmas Letter

Merry Christmas
From
The Edwards
Here is my rendition of a family letter . I am telling you all that I am being “green” and saving paper by emailing our Christmas letter….or is it just that I am procrastinating??? You all can come up with your own answer to that ! Here is what our family has been up to the past year!

Troy is still working for Stryker medical and is really enjoying it. He has grown his territory and enjoys going into the Hospitals and meeting new people. His territory is all of Southern Idaho. He is usually on the road for a couple of days a month. He gets to work from home which can be a good thing and bad. He is enjoying Hockey and plays quite a bit during the month and travels to McCall to play on the Mountaineer team up there.

Rachel just made the move to the new Rocky Mountain High. It is right across the street and is now on time on most days! I am a counselor and feel lucky to have a great job I love. I was granted a scholarship to start my School Administration Specialist. So I started school again for the 3rd time. It has been a little crazy, but a good experience.

Avery started kindergarten this year at Paramount Elementary. She loves school and is doing very well. Her teacher says she is a leader in class and friendly to everyone, but, sometimes can be a little chatty….(who did she learn that from ) She has been involved in singing and dancing lessons and is a performer! She also loves swimming and is a wonderful big sister to Marley.

Marley is a feisty little girl who is always into something. She has a little bit of a temper and an attitude in her. She will definitely fight for what she wants! She loves Avery and will do whatever Avery does, until she wants something Avery has ,and then it becomes a fight. Marley is starting to realize she is funny and will do whatever for a laugh.
Hope you all have a wonderful Holiday Season and Happy New Year!
Troy, Rachel, Avery, and Marley

Let it Snow!!

I am the worst mother!!! We have never really had snow clothes! I have now finally bought our kids snow pants...I know how horrible is that to never have had winter gear living in Idaho! We never get that much snow, so I never really thought about it! But, after our initial snow and everyone was playing outside in their snow pants.....i went and got them some! Avery had a fit because she did not want to wear clothes under them and Marley won't wear anything if Avery does not....soo, they are hanging in the closets.....but they have them!

Christmas Show

Avery had a great time singing and dancing at her Christmas concert! She is a performer! As you can see Marley is a little one herself too....she had a great time in the audience with her sunglasses!

Winter Photos

Fall Photo Shoot!!

TURN OFF THE BLOG MUSIC BEFORE YOU PRESS ON THE PICTURE....i have another song that plays :) It is also only 2 minutes...not 6..do not freak out!!!

My long lost friend Amy...who I found through blogging....came up from Utah and took these beautiful pictures of our family!!! Thank you Amy!! We had such a great time and we are soo thankful for her for capturing some special moments!

Halloween!

This was at the neighbors haunted house..they both did not know if they wanted to stay or run!

Marley did not know what to think of the scary guy....she took the candy and ran!

Avery loved handing out the candy to everyone!

I could not resist!! That cute little toosh...her skirt was riding up all night!

Trick or Treat

We are off and ready...my parents neighborhood actually hands out real size candy bars!!! I kept telling Marley to go for the Peanut M&M's
Off and running!!

And we get stuffed animals!!!

Happy Halloween!

Out kitty and American Idol!

It's Halloween

Here kitty kitty!
Our American Idol girl~~

My parent's neighbors actually give the girls presents....not just candy...but actual presents....they think Halloween is like Christmas!! I was telling Avery.....when I was a kid..I was lucky if I got chocolate!! I usually ended up with those gross sugar daddies!!

Final Product...now I am excited!

Getting ready with g'ma....it took a little coaxing!

DRESS UP!

It is all about Dress Up in our house....we seem to never wear normal outfits on a day to day basis....even when we eat pizza, we have to dress up!

We love our good friends Addie and Mya....these are very special little playdates!

Lilly, Berlin, and Marley...dressing up again!!!

TAGGED!

I got tagged from Emily to display 7 things about me....hmmmm this was hard!

1. I secretly go onto People.com at work to catch up on my latest celebrity gossip :)
2. I LOVE peanut m&m's.....I have to ground myself from them
3. I love Diet Pepsi from a fountain and not a can...the best is from Sonic.....their ice is the best ;)
4. I love Saturday nights with the girls snuggled up in bed with me...it is heaven
5. My favorite month is October.....it goes by too fast...I love the leaves changing and when you get to pull out all your winter clothes,sweaters and boots ;)
6. My favorite thing to do with Troy is dinner and a movie...we are boring!!
7. I love reality TV....I cannot stop watching it...I am a sucker!

Okay...I tag....September, Micah, Natalie, Joleen, Amy, Rachel, Megan

Where did September go??

GO GRIZZLIES!! I had trained Avery to say "Go Mustangs" , but I have had to do some new training......she now says GO Eagle Grizzlies.....
I love Art in the Park!! We love going down and making the free crafts after you spend $50 on yummy, greasy food!!



I cannot believe how fast time flies!! One minute it was August and the next thing I now know it is the middle of October!! It has been a little crazy starting back to school and now going to school!! I cannot seem to find anytime to do my homework.....so we will see how I do in my classes~!

Avery's 1st Day of School

Yes...the day has come where my little baby is going to school. I knew it was coming, just not soo quick. She was more than ready and even got a rainbow sticker the 1st day...only 2 people got them the 1st day. Do I sound like a bragging mom or what ;) She gets to catch the bus on the corner of the street. Troy walks her to the bus and sees that she gets on. After 2 days, Avery asks if she can just go alone....i can't take it.....it's going by in a blink..she doesn't need me as much!! I am not the center of her world anymore......
It was my first day at Rocky Mountain High too!!! I will never open up a new school again!! It has been CRAZY!!!!! Please remind me of the craziness when another one opens up and I want a change!
Proud Papa!!
The whole family is there supporting her!!! She was ready to go!!
We only have 12 years left!!!

Bug Day

We loved our Bug Day at the Botanical Gardens! The Bug Obstacle Course


Painting out butterflies!

BUG DAY

The Botanical Garden has a fun Bug day for kids. We had soo much fun. We learned all about the world of bugs. Here is Avery trying to catch one. We put our bug in a jar and then they would tell us what it was...ours was a fly:) We could of just caught one in our house!
Marley is checking out a bed bug.....she loved all the stickers and stamps!
We even got to drink "bug juice"
We loved out blue tongues!