Unpacking Bliss

Our totally awesome (yes, I did love the 80's) wine rack will sadly be living in the garage. While it is gorgeous it is a huge safety concern for both the kids and the vino. See what I mean .....

This is our frightening garage. Can you find Logan or Moxie hidden in all the box wrappings??
There's Moxie!

The cutest decorator.

Palmer House #4

Okay I am going to try and get back into the blogging game before MiniP arrives. I know you all just want some photos and to know what we are up to and won't mind all the random posts to come. Here are some shots of the more put together parts of our house. We LOVE our house but are struggling to get it unpacked. Hmmm I wonder why .....

Here is a cute nook in the entry. We have given it an Italian flair. Tim says the Italian wine has preserved quite well in case we and a new baby aren't enticing enough for you to come visit.

Here is the front of our new home in Clovis, NM.

Soon to have new neighbors. The other side of the house is a lot that should break ground any day now.

Here is a look across the street. There is one house in the works and approx. 7 more to come..

I know kitchens are a bit boring but it is one of the rooms that is more put together.

This is a shot from the breakfast nook.

Mom's little helper.

The sod is all in and our one lonely skinny tree.

Tim just put this nice edging around the garden. Looks great! I can taste the fresh organic tomatoes now...


Happy Thanksgiving, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, the Palmer's got a new TV.

A partial shot of the living room. We have yet to locate the lights and ornaments for the tree but when there is a will there is a way. I am determined to at least get lights up for Logan to have a festive Christmas.

Is it appropriate to post a picture of the bathroom? I mean it is sooo ugly and all I thought you would like to see it. The wall of mirrors allowed for a nice shot. I have yet to try out the jets. Maybe during my 4th or 5th pregnancy all the things I try not to do will go out the window.

Reading Time

It was our last day to go to Miss Mary's reading time. This was a special day because not only was Raggedy Anne going to show up, kids who can't make Wednesday are to wear their costumes, AND Dad got to go!!!





This was a trial run wearing my costume. I didn't like it but they put it on me any way. Then because it was Saturday and not Wednesday not everyone was dressed up. I would say there were 5 or 6 of us. I felt a bit silly and wasn't sure about walking with this tail. Here Grant tries to make me feel better about it. He told me how cool my costume was.

Grant's Mom also loved my costume and admired my feet with cool claws. Grant and his Mom are from Russia and have been going to reading for several months now. We have learned just how sweet Grant is! We also dig his hair do.

I brought Dad some of my favorite books to read to me while we waited for Miss Mary to start. I am not sure why Mom hasn't bought any of them for me yet. They are cars and trucks with wheels and on the inside they are books. What more can you ask for??

Here Miss Mary notices my cool costume!

I sat like a big boy for a long time but I just couldn't sit anymore. You just can't keep a dragon down.

After I checked out everything on the stage I went and got Dad another car book to read to me. This time it was a fire truck. Don't tell Miss Mary but her book just didn't hold my interest today.

Dad caught me by the tail!!!!


Do you see that? He is grabbing me by the tail so I will sit. DAD!!!

When Raggedy Anne showed up I thought she sure looked neat.

But I did not want to get close for a photo op. If I would have known that was really Miss Amy in there I am sure I would have done it. Truth be told I had no idea who Raggedy Anne is. She is no Clifford.

They gave out Halloween treats and of course I was all over that. While I was busy gobbling treats Mom snuck my dragon hat on.

Cat Balloon

In case you couldn't view the video because of the terrible lighting I wanted to post a picture of the cat balloon. For some reason Logan didn't want a photo taken but Moxie was game!

Egg Gathering We Will Go

Well the Palmer's aren't totally about cookies and treats. They just make for some cute photos. We found this neat spot to buy fresh organic eggs from an older couple. We have gone here several times but today Mom knew she had to bring her camera.

On our last day there Logan got to collect all the eggs himself.

He was definitely up to the task.

Here Dad is just not sure I know what gently means.

Wait, there is more!

Now into the hen house.

We hit the jackpot in here.

Dad, you can't fit in here so I will hand them out to you one by one.

Okay this is the last one.

Now lets go make the rounds and "hee haw" at the donkey.

This old goat sure is funny. He does this spitting thing and I like to imitate him. It is a crack up. Check out his cool horns!

Mom thinks this is the cutest goat she has seen. "I see him and he sees me."

They actually have about five of these little dogs and for a time Logan likes playing with dogs just his size. We are going to miss the nice couple with good for you eggs.

Garage Sale Finds

A house a few houses down was having a garage sale. We couldn't pass it up when we saw the Little Tykes basketball hoop. We knew we had to have it. The real shock was that when we brought it into the house Logan knew just what to do with it. He went for the slam dunk. I thought this was shocking and of course amazing. Maybe instead of the next Tiger we have the next Jordan. Sorry, I know the lighting is bad but if you can turn up the lights in your house you should be able to see it. Oh yeah and be sure to turn on your speakers too. In this video appears THE CAT balloon!

The next weekend the same house continued their garage sale and home came this spiderman chair/bed. I am still curious whose bed it will be. See what I mean below. Logan loves the chair bed. He can make the chiar into a bed all on is own and Dad delivers a pillow.
Moxie has a huge love for this chair bed as well. Last night she didn't even want to come upstairs. She wanted to sleep in her new spiderman bed. Logan is typically a good sport about it until he really decides he wants to sit in it. Then he just gets in and it sends Moxie packing.

We Got Our Pumpkin!!

We finally got our pumpkin but it didn't start out easy. Tim and Logan attempted a few days before the day photo'd and it was a sad day. We saw advertising for a pumpkin festival. It was cold out and I was tired but Tim and Logan were up to the event. Yes, it was cold. We had a freak storm pass through and it went from the high 90's to the low 50's in less than a day. We hunted down and got Logan all bundled up in his cold weather clothes and off they went. Sadly, they never found the festival. It was at a different Garden Park than we had thought. Logan had been saying "Pumpkin, Pumpkin, Pumpkin!" and was very excited so Tim decided he had to do something. He thought taking him to the mall with the indoor play ground would make up for it. Sadly, the indoor play ground was under reconstruction. Soooo Tim let him pick out any balloon he wanted at the candy stand and yes, bought him candy. Tim tells me he asked him which balloon he wanted. He asked him do you want the Elmo balloon? Logan replied "no" and headshake. He asked him if the wanted the Lion (Logan loves to roar like a Lion) and Logan acted like it was ok. Then, Tim saw the cat. He asked Logan if he wanted the cat and Logan replied, "Cat! Cat! Cat!!!". He got the cat. Tim says it was the LARGEST balloon there. I will post a photo of it soon. Any way a few days later we set out for another pumpkin patch. This was an authentic patch where they grow organic this and that. Tim's day off was a Monday so we set off Monday morning. We got there and it was CLOSED on MONDAY. As we were driving sadly away we stumbled upon a house that had pumpkins for sale. The gate was locked but a lady came out to greet us as we were trying to see when they opened. She happily let us in as she cooked her breakfast on her chiminea. She has quite a set up wtih squash, pumpkins al of kinds. jam, and animals of all kinds.

Here Logan pets the rabbit.

Cat! Cat! Cat!!! Oh it is sad. I LOVED cats all my life and always had one. I left my cat with my Mom when we went to Italy and she is happy there. However, I found out several years before this that I am allergic to cats. Otherwise I am certain we would have bought Logan a cat while in Vegas. He LOVES cats and we have seen some of the cutest kittens who wanted to go home with us. He is a big animal lover.

I would like this one.

I think I can get it myself...

Oh, there are bigger ones?

We were absolutely pleasantly surprised when the nice lady sent us packing with our pumpkin, jam and peacock feather for FREE. To make a long story short we all made friends and she said she didn't charge military fliers who are protecting her. She teared up and sent us away thanking us. It turned out after our pumpkin search we must have been meant to go there.

Well, he did pose even though he gave me this funny look. Does this go faster Dad?

My pumpkin has teeth!

It turns out Logan loves pumpkins and the festivity of Halloween. Except wearing his costume. We drive up and down the street and he shouts, "pumpkin". We also take him around the block at night so he can see all the decorations. People in our area do it up good! However, he does not like Dad to light his pumpkin because it is "hot". It turns out the act of lighting a match and Dad being near it is scary and dangerous. Since Dad is a pyro this should prove interesting.

A nice shot!