Dirt and Critters

Hi! I'm Nikki and when I grow up I wanna have a dog and be a farmer!

Thursday, March 15, 2012

Let's play KETCHUP!


Oh my it’s been a while…
I will blame my lack of blogging on the incredible changes that have taken place in our lives the last few months….
What changes??? You don’t know????
Well, then it is my job to fill you in!
Here is a brief run through of everything that has happened in our lives since our last visit!
In October, Turbo discovered chicken nuggets…  
I discovered it’s better to let the chicken nuggets cool off in the oven or in a covered location.
I’m still finding chicken nuggets hidden in places high and low… it’s now March.


In November we prepared for Earthquakes....

And discovered that chicken does not need to be in soup form to make you feel better if you're sick. Waking up to a chicken in bed with you will immediatly perk you up enough to get up and ring someone's neck. (not the chicken of course... no chickens were harmed in the writting of this blog.)


Turbo experienced his first Christmas… and to our dismay… he was not interested in the tree... HOWEVER...he was interested in the string of cranberries and popcorn that we used to decorate with! (lights are not Turbo/Tree friendly. No one wants fried squirrel for Christmas dinner! ) I’m still finding cranberries…. Did I mention it’s March????


Jack and Boone had the best Christmas ever! This was the first year that our perfect niece Desi was interested in playing with them! They ate it up… they followed her around, they licked her face, she fed them apples  when they sleep at night they dream about Destiny! It’s been three months and they still whisper her name in their sleep….
Christmas was amazing… Nathan and I both really bonded with our niece Destiny… and no one wanted the holiday to end. John Paul yelling at the football game, the Nikki’s laughing and talking …and Nathan giving his mom Vicki a hard time while Danny Joe set the mood for the weekend with an amazing slide show of family pictures!  

I'll never forget driving away from Nathan's mother and sister Nikki's dad's home and saying that was the best Christmas we've ever had with your family. It just felt so wonderful... and I'll always be thankful for that Christmas and those memories.

Days later our lives changed forever

On January 1st 2012 we lost our brother-in law John Paul King Baron. It’s strange because looking back I feel like we should have known. We should have known because he was a genuine person. The kind of person they write songs about. He was a father, a husband, a sheriff’s deputy, and a friend. He was the first person to say hello to you. He always made you feel welcome, and he always checked you in with Facebook! J He loved the batman movies and probably had more “The Joker” shirts than the average 8 year old boy. He loved live music and always took a shot of tequila with me when he’d show up to watch Tuff Profit play. He loved to talk… and talk he did… with that NY accent… I could think of a million things about JP that we’re all going to miss but, the bottom line is… he is missed. He will always be missed. He will always be a part of our lives and we are very thankful for the time we spent with him, and thankful to see him in his daughters face. Prayers for his wife and daughter… prayers for his family… Cherish the people that you love. Never take one day with them for granted.




Well, now it’s march… and we’re back up to date… it’s about garden planting time and we’ll be bringing home two baby piggy’s soon!  I think we’ll grow strawberries this year…. .
For some reason we go through an insane amount of strawberries around here….
Until next time!!!!!