Not A Seizure...

This post is just more of an F.Y.I. for Clint's family. However, I will explain the story for the rest of you!
At the Ferguson Christmas Party the kids were eating at the kid table, Clint and I were over at another table. Then suddenly Clint's brother started yelling for us. Preston had fallen off of his chair and they believed he had a seizure. After Preston was alert enough to talk to me we discussed what had happened. I wasn't convinced he had a seizure, but wasn't convinced he hadn't. We ended up making an appointment with the Doctor this week. He listened to Preston's story of what had happened. He thinks that Preston just coughed, loosing his breathe, which made him pass out. (That's what I thought had happened, too.) He also informed us that after you pass out it is normal to twitch sometimes. Preston is fine and seems to be in great health. If he has more episodes of passing out the Doctor said he would do further testing.
I am thankful once again that there are so many Priesthood leaders in and around our home. That when we need, we can call upon them for help. Preston received a blessing right after this incident, I felt immediate comfort for him. Thank you everyone who was concerned for him and the love you show to Preston.

11 Days 'til Christmas...

Today we went to Addyson's Christmas Program! It was super cute!! She did a great job, you could hear her singing above everyone else! I love her little voice and I am so glad we share a love of music.

12 Days 'til Christmas

To start off our 12 Days of Christmas celebration we decided to make and decorate sugar cookies! My Mom and Nila came over to help, because it's a messy job! The kids were HYPER beyond belief. Then we delivered them to some of our new neighbors.

Santa Pictures!

We have already seen Santa twice this holiday season. Once at a family party and once at Breakfast with Santa! The kids love it!!

Hmmm, Where did we leave off??

I kind of fell off the blogging wagon! :/ So here is a brief catch up!!

I guess the last time I posted was right before our big move. We closed on our home in mid-October, and as quickly as we signed, we moved in. Again, thank you to everyone who has helped with the move! We are loving the home and still adjusting to the changes... our new ward, schools, commuting, etc... I really do feel like I couldn't have found a better home for my family. And I promise to post pictures soon. (I am waiting for all the rooms to be clean first--hahah!) My favorite part about moving to a new home is, it's a blank canvas, ready to be decorated. I have had several afternoons cutting vinyl, painting frames, and trying to ad a little extra to the house. Here are just a couple things I have done so far.

Halloween was fun! We live in a great neighborhood! Lots of spirited Halloweeners!! It made Trick-or-Treating super exciting! The kids got PLENTY of candy and I gained PLENTY of pounds!

Next thing on the list, we finally celebrated Preston and Tyson's birthdays! We were planning on Harry Potter and at the last minute I changed it to Angry Birds. It was perfect. We had fun launching birds at balloon pigs. Decorating Angry Bird cake pops. And making Angry Bird Masks. It was a lot of fun to catch up with old friends and some family members.

Right after the birthday celebrating, my brother David returned home!! He has been serving a full time mission for our church in Seattle, Washington. It's great to have him back!

Thanksgiving was right around the corner at this point. We were lucky enough to have my Dad, Mary, and step siblings come and stay with us. We shopped, played a VIOLENT game of spoons, watched football, played the wii, ATE, and just enjoyed one another's company!

Following Thanksgiving, Addyson turned 4!! Hopefully soon we can give her the Pinkalicious Party she so desires! In the meantime, we enjoyed some funfetti cake and birthday presents with my family and cousins!

Since then we have been BUSY!! Finals week, 2 Christmas Parties, Christmas shopping, school projects, The Forgotten Carols, and normal life stuff. I have joined the choir at church. I was forced, I tell ya! (lol) And I am loving decorating for the holidays. Right now I have an easier time posting pictures on facebook. I have been super busy with school and next semester will only be a bigger load for me.

And some good news, I passed my final with a perfect score!! I got 100%. My professor was extremely nice in her final comments to me. She said, "Excellent work.... I rarely give a perfect score for anything...I didn't find a single error in your paper...You should be proud of your progress." I can't lie, that makes me feel awesome! I only missed 17 points out of the whole class. So for my first college class, in over 10 years, I passed with an A!

I will try and keep up with blogging this time!!

HaLLoWeEn BoTTLeS!

Somewhere around here I took some step by step pictures of how I made these bottles--but I don't know where they are--story of my life! I decided to make some cute Halloween bottles for fun. I have been trying to keep myself busy and relaxed about the upcoming move. (I 'm a little anxious) I went to the DI the other day and found these bottles. They cost me a total of $1.25. I went to a website and was able to print the labels for free!! (I am sorry, but I can't remember what website it was. I just googled 'Halloween Bottle Labels'.) I mod podged the labels on to the bottles and filled them with some floral gems. They were super easy and look adorable next to my candelabra! YAY for crafts!!

Stuff FoR SaLe!!

We are super excited about our move and have lots of things we have decided not to take with us. I find more and more every day. We did a yard sale, but are still in a hurry to de-clutter!! I have put a ton of stuff on KSL so I thought I would link it up here. Incase anyone may be in need of or knows anyone in need of some of this stuff! OUR ADS!

We have lots of toys. A bed, a table, a tv stand, a desk, etc. It all has to go!!

Pumpkin Patch Field Trip

I had the privilege of going on Addyson's Pumpkin Patch Field Trip last week. Sometimes working at the daycare has stifled the amount of participation I get to have in these types of activities. I convinced my boss (it didn't take much) to let me go this time.  I was super excited!! We had a great time. Addy's preschool class is super cute. I just adore three to four year old!! We did some fun things, too. Took a hayride, pick a pumpkin, play some games, and feed the animals. It was a bonus that I was being paid the entire time, too! I don't normally get paid to hang out with my children. Addyson is turning into a fun little girl--and I am loving the time we get to spend with each other.

These were some of my favorite pictures of the field trip. There are some others on facebook under the Fall 2011 album.

Official!

It's OFFICIALLY our home!!

We move in next weekend and will definitely need some help.

(Expect phone calls, family members, :].)

I am really looking forward to getting in and getting settled. Everyone who has seen the house just adores it and we are super excited that it's ours. Did I mention it has 3.5 bathrooms?! Holy cow!! We are so used to sharing one bathroom between the 6 of us that this is truly a blessing. Not to mention my bathroom has a ginormous tub! (EEEP!) Other exciting features; the completely fenced yard, (So excited to have that!) The beautiful gas fireplace, (Well it will be beautiful after I remodel it a little!!) and the attached garage (never had one of those)!! I am really grateful we were able to find a home that meets our needs and budget. Things will be a little tighter then they have been lately with the increase in our house payment, but I am super excited for this new journey!

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With that said, we are so sad to leave this ward. Several of you that read my blog are our ward members. I just want you to know that we will miss you guys tons! We have made so many great friendships over the past few years with several of you. Thank you for your kindness, love, help with my kids, and friendship. We are truly blessed to have known each of you. We know that we will be able to keep in touch through facebook and blogging--and hope that you will keep in touch with us too!

"Bow"-tiful Bow Holder

Check out how I made this cute little bow holder on the Mommy Blog! I was super excited to have it finished!!

Halloween DIY Candelabra

I blogged all about this on the Mommy Blog and put pictures on facebook. I am so excited to share so go check it out!! Halloween Candelabra.

Let me know what you think! I am super proud of it! :)

~Hopeful~

Well, my Dad's house is in the current process of being sold. Which for us meant, it was time to quit dragging our feet and find a house. We have spent the past several months searching and searching for a house. After one failed offer and lots of "potentials" we finally found one. Our offer has been accepted. If all goes well with the inspection and everything else, we will be moving to our new home shortly. Here is a sneak peek of what it looks like...

9

Preston turned the big "9" today! Since it was Sunday we spent the day at church and at home. Grammie, Grandpa Ferguson, Grandma Ferguson, and Aunt Rebecca came up for a little get together. We had Preston's favorite dinner, haystacks. Cake and ice cream. Then we opened presents. Preston has found a new love for Harry Potter and a new love for Legos. So all he wanted were Harry Potter Lego sets. He got three of them! He even got Hogwarts!! He was so excited!! We are planning a birthday party for Preston and Tyson combined, but that will be in a few weeks. Happy Birthday, Preston! We love you!!

Preston/Wolf Badge

Preston received his wolf badge in Cub Scouts on Tuesday. He has been finished for a while--but we were out of town and unavailable. He loves cub scouts. I was a Den Mother for a while, but I wasn't in scouting long enough to see any of my Den receive their awards. So this was a cool experience for me. Preston had to put a wolf pin on me-upside down. Then he can turn it right side up as soon as he does a good deed. I think the scouting program is really neat. I am very grateful for the things he is learning and achieving.

Preston also lost another tooth this week. I don't know why he is sooo funny about us not touching them. He gets so upset when we tell him to wiggle them. We literally have to hold him down and pull them out. He got $2 from the Tooth Fairy this time. (She's a cheap-o!)

Preston will also be turning 9 tomorrow!!! (Post soon to follow!)

Cheer Camp

I signed Addyson up for cheer camp at our local high school. It's a fundraiser the girls do for their squads. She spent last week learning 2 cheers and a dance. It was really fun to watch Addy. She did a pretty great job considering her age. It really made me miss being a cheerleader. I think I need to coach a squad--however I guess I will wait and do that when my life isn't being controlled by homework! :) There are some cute pictures of Addy on my facebook page--but I wanted to make sure I shared this video. This is one of the cheers they performed during half time of Friday's game!

I Can't Find My SD Card!

Like so many of you, I too, have put blogging on the back burner this summer. It just seems like every time I want to blog--I get busy! Now I can't find my SD card. :/ NO BUENO! However, I will try to do my best to explain in words the past month!

-WEST VIRGINIA/VIRGINIA-

I got to spend 2.5 weeks, kid free, in West Virginia. Isn't that awesome?! My Dad and Step Mom offered to pay for me to come out and visit--if I would be willing to fly out and entertain my step siblings for a couple of weeks. It was a wonderful trip. I got to go to MY home ward. I got to visit friends from High School. I slept in. I ate like I was 14. And I only got myself ready for 2 weeks. I think every Mom deserves a break like that. Plus, it was just awesome to spend time with my Dad. I have posted a ton of pictures on facebook. If you are one of my facebook friends go check them out!

-Back to School-

The boys started back to school this week! YAY!! My most favorite thing about back to school...the fact that they are both there all day now! My other favorite thing... the fact that I have to leave work right on time now!!! I pulled so many long days all summer--since the kids were with me! The boys are very excited. Preston is in Mrs. Christensen's 3rd grade class. Tyson is in Mrs. Coleman's 1st grade class. The boys seem to be loving being back, walking home with the kids from church, and eating breakfast at school again!!! (They think that rocks!) They have back to school pictures on facebook too! When I reminded Tyson that he would be staying all day...he said, "Ugh! That's going to be so boring!" I hope he changes his mind. Or it may be a long year!

-Back to Reality-

-Reality hit me like crazy the past few weeks! It was like I stepped of the plane and jumped right back into insanity! We are still in North Ogden...we haven't found a house yet. However, I am just enjoying still being here.

-I signed Addyson up for Cheer Camp at Weber High this week. I am really excited to see how she interacts! If she does well--it may be time for dance!! Is anyone else doing Cheer Camp?

-And the big news... Well I started back to school myself this past week. Am I crazy? Yes. Do I have time for this? Probably not. It's always been my dream to finish school and have my college education. I have been making excuses for years. Then my Dad said to me... "Celeste, if you never try, it wont work out." It was sort of like a slap in the face. He is right. So I am trying. I am sure it will take me longer then the norm to finish. I think that as long as I keep trying--I will excel! I have decided to Major in Family Studies. Which is a combination of both my love for children and psychology. I haven't decided on a minor--but I do have some thoughts on that. I was enrolled at SLCC. Then as I was trying to finish up enrollment I changed my mind! I am attending WSU. Right now I am trying online classes--we will see how this works out. I just didn't know how to go to school and take care of the kids. So wish me luck--and if I don't keep up on my blogging you will know why! I will try to keep posting pictures on facebook though!

Every Girl Needs A Great Pair Of Shoes

I love watching my girls dress up in their dress up shoes. They take them everywhere. They are girls after my own heart! I love shoes!! They know I love shoes. I think it’s so funny to watch them and hear them talk about how much they love them!