Biggest Loser: Shishter Edition

Check out mine and Lindsey's weight loss blog at www.losershishters.blogspot.com to see our competition and progress. We will post pics and tips and whatever we want! Come join the fun!

Halloween

Well, another fun Halloween and birthday! We had a little battle with Dallin over his costume, the bugger! He wanted to be the Scream character and I thought it was stupid so I made his Scream into that cool Scream Abduction (that I am wearing) for him. I thought it was awesome and a good compromise, but he still didn't want to wear it.....UGH! So the night before the Trunk-Or-Treat I told him I give up and if he wanted another costume, Dad was in charge! So he ended up with the Reaper :( . I had originally got the Jack Sparrow costume for him and he wouldn't wear that one either so we pinned it and made it work for Drew (which I thought turned out awesome!) Doesn't he make a cute little Jack Sparrow??!

Dallin's friends, Connor and Kayden, came with us to the Trunk-Or-Treat on Friday night. Connor is the hippie, Kayden is the BMX guy.

Here is my awesome Scream Abduction costume.....it was a big hit! The little kids around 2-3 didn't want to come near me for fear they would be taken too. Some of the real little ones were real scared and buried heads in the necks of their moms, ha ha. The adults just thought it was great and I even had someone say it was the best costume they had ever seen! Stinkin' Dallin.

After the Trunk-Or-Treat, the boys came home to count their candy and EAT it!

On Halloween we went with the Hone's and some of their friends to have pizza and go out Trick-Or-Treating. Of course we had another run-in with Dallin. He didn't want to trick or treat in someone else's neighborhood and he started freaking out that he wasn't going to get treats in OUR neighborhood.....UGH again! We caved again and left early to go meet up with his buddies in our hood and all was happy again. After counting candy, Dallin begged us to take him to Dr. Slaughters House of Terror. We have never been, but we told him he would be too scared. He started crying and saying how it was the last day to go and he has never been to a haunted house before and please, please, please!!! (Yes, he is extremely high maintenance if you haven't noticed!!) So we went along with this little plan and drove over to Dr. Slaughter's. When we pulled up and he heard the scary music, he didn't even want to get out of the car! ha ha... So I told him we would try to find this other one that I didn't think would be so scary. We couldn't find the dumb thing so we drove back to Dr. Slaughter's once again. Dallin and Doug got out of the car and walked in. I had to wait in the car because Drew was with us. A few minutes later I see Dallin's white face with Doug's arm around him walking back out of the haunted house. The little stinker couldn't take it. After all that begging to take him.....I swear. So those are the adventures of Dallin on Halloween. I hope nobody else has such a difficult child!

Dallin's Baptism-Sept. 5, 2009

"And whoso believeth in me, and is baptized, the same shall be saved; and they are they who shall inherit the kingdom of God."

-3Nephi 11:33

I am so proud of my big 8 year old! He is such a good kid, has so much faith and is a great example to his friends. I am glad that it was his choice to be baptized and follow the example of the Savior. I love you, Dallin. Continue to do all the things you know are right and you will be on your way to living with your Father in Heaven again. Congratulations on your baptism!

Dallin and Dad before the baptism.
We went to Chuck-A-Rama after to eat with the whole family.
Everyone made the trek up to Idaho Falls to see the baptism.
Drew and Paigee
Dallin and Amanda

2nd Grader!

I haven't posted anything from the first day of school or anything. Here is my big 2nd grader!! Watch out all you little girls, here comes Dallin! Takin' 2nd grade by storm.

The Big Day

I thought this was a good picture of me, my mom, brother and sister when she had her baby. I haven't posted for a long time, so I have some catching up to do!

Big adoption, Big needs

This is an e-mail I received about my cousin, Cherish, who is adopting 7 children from Africa. You can also look at her blog (in my Blog Roll under Cherish and Kelly) if you want to see pictures of the kids. I thought I would post this to my blog if anyone wants to contribute. They will need LOTS more supplies for their new additions to the family! If you are interested in donating items or sending gift cards or MOOLA please message me, call or e-mail and I will give you information on where to send things.
Karie

Dear fellow friends and family of the Newman crew,
It is with excitement and anticipation that we greet you.
The day Kelly and Cherish have been waiting for is near,
Seven children from Africa will soon be here!
If you keep asking yourself, "What can I do?"
We've added a list below so you can help too.
They need items gently used and new,
Anything you'd like to give--the Newmans will thank you!


Here's a little note from Cherish:

I did not add clothes and shoes to list (below) but I would love to have clothes and shoes, I am just not totally positive on sizes. But anything I don’t use for my kids here, I will slowly get it to Africa and Ecuador for the other orphan kids.



Dibabe age 16 size 0-4 shoe size 5 ½-6
Chaltu age 13 same as Dibabe
Tayeba age 11 size 12 shoes size 5
Sultan age 10 size 10 shoes size 4-41/2 (I think)
Gideon age 6 size 6/7 shoe size 12-13 (total guess)
Gabriel age 5 size 5/6 shoe size 10-11 (total guess)
Faith age 3 size 3-4 shoe size 7-9 (total guess)



Newman needs and wants list:

-Mp3 players and earphones (4- this is to help support their english lessons - and 40 hours of international travel)
-Vocabulary/ beginning reading workbooks (grades prek-3rd)
-Easy chapter books in both Spanish and English
-Scripture picture readers (Book of Mormon, D&C, Bible 5-6 copies)
-Regular scriptures (4 quads for the older kids, 3 little blue BOM for the younger ones)
-6 Frames 14 X 18 (black, white, dark wood) for pictures of Christ I have
-6 Small plaque/plate holders (for little sayings on art board I have for each kids’ room )
-(1) 3-year old car seat
-2 booster car seats
-Vinyl people for the back window of the van
-Poster sized framed world map (with individual countries not just continents)
-Poster sized framed map of Ethiopia (I have one of the U.S.)
-Luggage (with wheels)
-Underwear for all kids
-Socks for all kids
-Shoes for teen girls (sizes 5-6)
-Snowsuits, boots, gloves, hats
-Scout shirts (2 boy scout or 1 cub scout)
-Leap pad learning computers (2-3) I have 4 or 5 books with the software but our actual leap pad broke.
-Used but working bikes big and small
-roller blades (sizes 11-1 in kids 5 and 6 in women) I do have 2 pair in the bigger sizes.
-Round laundry baskets (4)
-Rectangle cloth bins large size (multiple colors)
-Lots of Cocoa Butter lotion (jergens or Vaseline brand quality)
-Ethnic hair care products (or a gift card to Sally’s Beauty supply)

Hygiene products:

Toothpaste
Toothbrushes
Anti-cavity rinse
Deodorants
Perfumes
Shampoo and Conditioner
Makeup/beauty supplies
Hair ties, elastics, head bands
Children’s medicines, bandaids, first aid kits
Dr. Mom oils (do terra, I am just learning but very interested.)


Housekeeping:

Laundry soap
Dryer sheets
Kirkland disinfectant wipes
Paper towels
Toilet paper
Air freshener
Dust pan and a short handled broom (for bathrooms)
Vacuum for basement


Food:

Freezer meals
Meat
Jiffy/Skippy Peanut Butter
Fruit snacks/fruit leather
Coconut oil
Cereal

Gift Cards:

Wal-mart
Target
Costco
Home Depot
Lowes
Old Navy
Justice for Girls
Kohls


Thanks so much!

My top 10 reasons to hate life lately....

10. Always and forever on my list is my WEIGHT, of course!
9. We have no money.
8. Sprained my stupid ankle and it is still swollen almost 2 months later.
7. Dropped a door on my toe and it's purple-who knows if my nail will fall off.
6. Got a Urinary Tract Infection (Is that TMI?!)
5. I am dying from this spider bite and it kills to walk. In fact, it kills to sit and do nothing.
4. I forgot to buy Dallin his school supplies, school starts tomorrow, it's Sunday, and now I can't walk.
3. My Duggy is gone out of town for work so I have no help while I am in pain.
2. I have no groceries.
1. All this and the whole fam-damily is coming up this weekend for Dallin's baptism. How will I function or get anything done before they come?!

The good news: I haven't died yet.

Here we are lighting fireworks with Grandma Caldwell, cousins and neighbors.

Home Run!

I am so far behind on posts and pictures. It doesn't even help that my camera is broken. Anyway, I'll try to do better. Here are a few pictures of Dallin and Drew at one of Dallin's baseball games.

RaNdoM Pictures

The boys outside at the Hospital while waiting for their new cousin, Owen to come out of NICU.

How funny is this?? These boys had one long day and both just crashed on the floor!
Fun at Nickel Cade!
Dallin, Carson, Drew and Aden with their suckers at the Hospital after Owen was born. Talk about all BOYS!

I thought this was cute. Aden, Drew and Dallin had fun checking out the ducks at the hospital pond.

Nice Outfit!

After church one day, Drew went inside to change his clothes, but only got half the way there. When I looked outside to see where he was, I find this! Have I not taught my children anything? He is riding around on his scooter with shoes and no socks, dress shirt and tie, a swimsuit and a bag on his head. It was so funny I had to snap a shot of it.

Fishermen

All my boys goin' fishin'!

Pinching Your Pennies

You guys, I love Pinching Your Pennies!!! Check out their website, they save me SO much money every time I shop!!! Find all the great deals online too. They are the best!

Caldwell Kids at Mickey Dee's

While I was down in Utah for my sister's delivery, I got together with my Mom-in-law and sisters-in-law and their kids. It is always great to see them and let the kids play. Dallin and Drew love thier cousins! From Left to right is Dallin, Amanda with Ethan, Gabriel, Drew, Reed and Paige.

And we can't forget the "traditional" Amanda and Dallin picture. We have a million pics of these two together as they have grown up.

My Boy is Growing Up!

Well my little boy is growing up way too fast! He finally lost his first tooth......sigh. May I remind you of the little boy that he used to be. That is a picture of him at about the same age as Drew is now. Oh, this boy is something special. He is the one who changed my life and the one who made me understand what it feels like to really love someone with all you have. Dall, I wish you would stop growing and still need your Momma like you used to! Oh, well. I can't stop it, so I guess I can just be glad that you are mine! I love you kiddo!

The Bird Chronicles

So we had a little bird's nest that we found right outside in our front yard tree. For a few days we watched the birds make the nest, going back and forth with twigs, etc..

Then came those cute little blue eggs in the nest. The kids were all excited that we had birds coming soon and thought the eggs were pretty cool.

Then the eggs hatched and Doug saw the birds but forgot to tell me and the boys about it.

The next day, Dallin comes in all frantic and says the birds nest was attacked! He and his friends were all outside looking at what happened. So I went out there and found the nest torn up and two of the birds stuck in the tree. One of the birds was dead and the other was alive.

I took the one that was alive and put it in a bowl with a towel, gave it some water and put it next to a lamp to stay warm. He would open and shut his little beak and drink little droplets of water. I wasn't sure what to do next, but the little guy died about 20 min. later. I don't think it had much of a chance at living anyway, but we tried! All the neighbor kids were sad so they made a grave for him (and his brother), and buried them outside. So that is our bird adventure story. Awwww, poor birdie. He was a cute little guy.

Memorial Day Weekend

I don't think my camera got all the good one's, but here are a few that I thought were cute.

My mom, Lindsey, Jared and Aden all came up over Memorial Weekend to hang out with us before the baby came. We had a good time. We ate some good food, went to the Titanic exhibit at the museum, went to the park, played at Leo's Place, watched movies and got to enjoy each other's company! Thanks for coming up, we love it when people visit! I'll post more pictures when I get more.

He's Here! My new nephew, Owen!

Well, my sister Lindsey had her baby on Father's Day Sunday at McKay Dee Hospital. My step-dad, Steve, delivered the little dude. His name is Owen Jared Ohlin. He weighed 7.5 lbs. and was 19 inches long.
We are so excited to have him here and he is really a C-U-T-E baby! So congrats to Jared, Linds and Aden for their new arrival, we love you guys!

Life Stinks

I need to find something to keep me busy or I'll lose it.

More Drew-isms

Yesterday Drew came through the front door and said to Doug, "My friends are here". Doug asked him who was here and Drew says, "The Jonas Brothers". So Doug asked him where they were and Drew turns to look behind him with his hands stretched toward the door with an open mouth and a look of bewilderment on his face and says, "Ugh, Right there!.....Kevin, Joe and Nick!"
Uh Dad, can't you see what's right in front of you??? Maybe we should have your eyes checked.

Another one from yesterday: I told Drew to go change his clothes because they totally didn't match and we were leaving. He says, "I'm already dressed." And I told him his pants didn't match his shirt. Then he tipped his head to the side and threw his hands up like a thug and said, "But these are my gangsa pants!"

I swear!

Sleepin' Out

I am very well aware of how nasty I am in this picture, but who cares, it's a SLEEP OUT!! We had so much fun a few weeks ago sleeping out for the first time this year on our deck. The boys thought it was a great adventure, and as always, Doug was not going to be a part of all the fun. Lucky I have 2 kids to keep me entertained and do all the "fun stuff" with.
Drew was in and out the for the first half of the night and then woke up crying in the middle of the night so I sent him in to snuggle Dad in his bed. When I woke up in the morning, I found myself all alone! They both dogged me! Ok, in Dallin's defense, he says he went to the bathroom and came back, but I am still not sure. I still think I may have gotten dogged. Ah well, we will surely be trying this again. Pretty good for the first try this year. I always love the cool breeze at night and looking up at the stars, although it isn't quite as good as camping because of the lights in the city. But it is still great to be outside I think!

Birthday BBQ at the Hoxer House

Pillow Fight!

Grandma and the kids making Play Doh


Grandma and the boys

Marnae and Linds-Don't you love it when people

take pictures of you while you're eating??

Dad and Carson getting the bikes going

Aden, Drew and Naomi

Lindsey and Jared

Jen and hubby Chris with Carson and Dallin

Dad and Drew on the dirt bike

We got together and celebrated Lindsey and Jenasie's birthdays the day before Mother's Day at my Dad's house. It was lots of fun and good to see everyone and let the kiddo's play. Good food, great company and we played PlayDoh Pictionary. It's always a good time when everyone is together!

And by the way, we have one obvious prego (Lindsey) and YAY, Jenasie is expecting too! Lots of little people coming to the family! Congrats girls!