What a busy month

Well Nichole ended dance class this month. She is unsure if she would want to do it again, I think that it would have been better if her teacher was more playful. But she sure did look cute every Saturday. We made it to the temple lights of course but Christmas just kinda creeped up on us this year so we didn't really do much seasonally stuff. Nichole finally got her own quad she didn't believe us that it was hers because we had to get it about a week before Christmas, it was in the garage and we lied to her that it was for the kids across the street. So Christmas morning she was a little confused, but loves riding it. Also this month our little girl turn 4!!! She wanted to have a party at Chucky E Cheese, it was lots of fun..I can't believe that she is getting so big some days it seems like yesterday I was bringing her home for the hospital. This month has seemed so busy but was filled with lots of joy. I also got a special gift Susan Lutz and the boys were able to come by and visit on there way to Todd's mom in Bullhead... I hope that everyone had a great month and has a Happy New Year...

Well I know that I am so late on the Halloween picture,but better late than never. Here is just a short post of some fun pictures of things that we have been up to in the past few months. There is Curtis and Frank on a ride that was so cool. Also we have been riding with the weather being so perfect and gas prices going down everyday. So there is Burt pushing Grandpa Ben out of the big hole that he road right into. (of course I am missing out this year but for good reason) We hope that everyone is having a wonderful holiday season.

So do you want to know???

Well before I get to it. I am going to give a little background. Some of you know and others not so much. Curtis and I have been trying to have another baby for about 3.5 yrs. We have had a hard time with this and many ups and downs and alot of I DON'T KNOWS from doctors.. I had a tubal in Feb of 2007 and lost my right tube but other than that everything else has worked perfectly for both of us, so we started the drugs and painful tests to try for a baby for the past 1.5 years. So in June of this year we just could handle it anymore, quit everything and looked into adoption. Well we found out we were pregnant the next month. So the news We are having a baby BOY!! due in March and everything is going wonderful.. Sorry to all of you who are just finding out but with everything we have gone through we kept this on the down low.

So at the 3rd of Oct. we headed out to California. We got there in good time and set up camp. Suzie, Frank and the boys were camping too. They had stayed at the campground before, it was nice to have the shower and swimming pool.. So we made it to Legoland with the Witt's we had a really fun time. Nichole was able to go on all the rides but a few , she really loved it. We also made our way to San Anna to see family, it was so nice to see everyone we really do enjoy the warm welcomes everytime we come. So it seemed like the four days went so fast but we went rushing and that made it 100% wonderful.

Busy Busy

Well at least I feel like I have been so busy!! Nichole has been in Pre-K for a few weeks now and isn't loving it but doesn't hate it either. I think that she is having a hard time making friends the girls seem to be really girlie and Nichole thinks boys are gross. Curtis has been busy at work which is a good thing good sales these days mean he will have a job tomorrow. No things are not that bad but Bashas has fired, layed off, or retired 130 member in the last 6 months!! As for me I have just been trying to keep up with the house and the baby's that I have been watching. Being pregnant is hard enough but with it being Vickie's Birthday we ended up finding a reason to go out alot. We started with the couples going to Dinner Friday Night, then a girls night out at Dave and Busters Saturday, Sunday night dinner and Monday night D-backs game. So anyways I am just tired... But I have been having fun and would have done it all again the same way. I will say that I am so happy the early mornings and late evenings are finally starting to cool off again. I love fall and winter!!

Nichole Started Pre-K

So today was Nichole's first day of Pre-K. Yesterday Curtis went to work late so that he could take Nichole to meet-your-teacher. Her teacher is Mrs. Rogers she was able to pick her desk and color her name tag. This morning she was so excited to be going back to school. We walked to school to find out that she was the leader of the line (they go by last name) so she was happy about that, I guess that there are a few good things that come from everyone messing up your last name. She is the youngest in class at 3 and half but she will be starting school at 4 next year with this age group so I am sure she is going to fit in just fine. She was the youngest last year in Preschool too and had no problems. She loves learning so much and she's pretty smart she has no problem keeping up in fact she is ahead of some of the older ones. She can already spell her name and Curtis's, it is a little large but hey she's 3.This Pre-K is through the public schools it is a little bit more than we were wanting to pay, but I know that it will be worth. I am just so happy that she is so excited about school, and going to be able to learn so much.

This past weekend we went to California. Curtis' grandmother passed away. We know that she is no longer in pain and is with our Heavenly Father is his Kingdom. Nichole will not ever really know her. I am sure that there will some story's but I am just so thankful that she has not one but two Grandmother's that will give her a life time of memories.There was something good that came from all of this. Curtis was able to see cousins that he hasn't in years, I meet more of the family but there was one person that I am so glad I meet. Uncle Max!! He is the man with all the knowledge, he done the family line back to Columbus... I so wanted some where to start and to know that so much is done was so wonderful.

Camping

We went to White Horse Lake about 20miles from Williams Az with the Witt's,McFaddens, GM and Nissan.Camping was lots of fun. We were able to get there Friday about noon and set up camp. Nichole and Curtis tried to do some fishing but didn't have much luck. There was lots of playing in the woods for Nichole and Aggie (our dog).Curtis even took Nichole out on a raft on the lake that was funny to watch, Curtis's side was almost in the water and Nichole's side was on air instead of the water. But they had fun, and got some sun on the lake. Caleb and Nichole played so much I think that they both loved being outside and the freedom of the woods. It was nice being about to spend time with Suzie, Frank and the boys. It was nice and relaxing all but trying to keep Nichole sleeping in her own sleeping bag. Which of course was my headache good thing I guess that I have a King Size sleeping bag. We did get a little rain but the tent held up with no problems. There was allot of funny things that happened but this one takes the cake. About 2:30 in the morning Curtis keeps telling me every five minutes or so that Aggie need to go outside to go potty. I just act like I am sleeping hoping that he will get up, so finally I was got up and Aggie was snoring away. I went back to sleep and within a few minutes there was some noise right around the tent and loud crunching. Curtis sits right and say that's not Aggie and gets a little on edge. Anyways long story short is was an animal eating the dog food that we forgot to bring into the tent.

Deer Farm

On the way to White Horse Lake for camping we stopped by the Deer Farm outside of Flag. It was fun. Then had a trail that you walk on and get to see different kinds of animals Then there is a large area that you walk in where you feed the Deer. Nichole was a little scared at first because the Deer all rush you but she loved being able to feed them, as well has the mini horse and cow.

Tired!!

Ok so I will just let this out of the bag before Curtis does, So Saturday morning we signed up to go work on the LDS Welfare Farm we had to be there at 5:30 am and it was an hour drive. So we got our map and head out about 45mins in we knew that we had to be going the wrong way, so when thing started to get us worked up we remembered that wonderful little button called onStar.. we got there just in time, and come to find out the person that did the map got the street names mixed up.. So we worked on the cotton field and when it was time to go Curtis wants to know where the keys are because I was the one that drove.. You see I put them in my pants at the top because I had no pockets, and no keys when he asked. Luckily it only took going up and down a few rows in the field to find them. So we got home in time for Curtis to go to work and me to have a play date with the new children that I am going to watch. It made for a long day, and to top it off we had to do Curtis Store Inventory at midnight Saturday into the morning. So the much needed nap that we got from about 9:00 the morning to 1:00 was great thanks to my sister who watched Nichole, and then we had Dinner there too.. Not a bad ending to a tiring weekend. So with that said good night and have a good week.

Big Surf

So today we went to Big Surf.. It was alright but it sucked because they were all about the 48'' tall we thought that since Sunsplash and Big Surf were run by the same owners we didn't think that they wouldn't be so anal but they were. Maybe they have had some problems in the past who knows. We did have fun but just not as much as last week. So next week we are going camping we should have some good pictures and things to say about that hope we don't get rained on ++

Sunsplash Park

So yesterday we went to Golf Land Sunsplash. We got there right when it open at 10:00. Nichole couldn't believe it. We knew that the day was going to be great or she would be hate. So we took her life vest and she was able to go the slides that you can do double tubes with Curtis or myself. She loved it. So we went down everyone even the black hole a few times the lines were short, so that was nice. Then we went to the tubes that you just go down on your back, we didn't think that they would let her go because she wasn't 42'' tall but they were so cool about it and were like she has a life vest on and the parents are right here so no big deal she can go. One problem she had to go by down the tube by herself. The first time that she went we had to kind of make her and she was a little mad I think because her little body went so fast and she didn't know what to expect. A little later on in the day we went back and she wanted to do them again. So need less to say we had a really great time and it was wonderful that Nichole is a little rough thing. So know that we know that she loves it we will be going to Big Surf before the end of the month.*** Oh I almost forgot it was a 108 out and guess who is as red as a lobster, we put on sun block every hour to be on the safe side. Curtis just got a little darker and Nichole has like olive color to her now but mama is bright red I don't get it I guess I am just glad that Nichole got Curtis skin and not mine!!***

The Armijo Family

So I guess that I will just give an update as to what we have been up too. June was filled with action. We started the month off with Curtis having surgry on his shoulder. Everything has been healing well. Nichole had a problem with running into walls and almost knock herself out twice. Also we took about two weeks off in June to spend time in Kingman- My brother and his family came from Germany and we got to spend alot of time with them- that was wonderful!! So that brings us into July, for the 4th we had all of Curtis's family over for swimming and a bbq(a little Rock Band and Sarah's game singing wars)then we went over to Vickie and Burts to watch the fireworks. We have just been trying to stay cool with going to the water park, zoo nights and just hanging out with friends and family.

Rock Band

So our friends across the street had The Rock Band they are crazy about it, they wanted us to play too. Well one problem it was so much fun we had to have it.. So here's to the Band and the groupies. Oh nice Sunglasses Steven!!!