The Hussel and Bussel

I am still not sure how most of you find the time to keep up with blogging social networking and all the other requirements of life? If you have any good advice for me ...please please let me know. With two kids now I barley find the time to sleep. Jared and I are having so much fun being parents (especially with Logan you is at such a fun stage talking up a storm and wanting to play every sport possible) and getting ready to build another house again. I can't believe Thanksgiving has come and gone and Christmas is only a few weeks away. My family went to Salt Lake City to spend Thanksgiving with my brother and his little family. It is sad to say I didn't take any pictures. We had a great time in SLC mostly attending my brother's team's basketball games on Friday and Saturday. We also made time to shop of course and that is always fun! It has been so fun talking with Logan about Santa Clause and teaching him his numbers through the use of an advent calendar. I am extremely excited about Christmas this year finally after 5 years of marriage Jared and I have figured out how to manage spending time with all our family without wearing ourselves out. Each family will get their own day....leaving time for our little family to be together not having to run from one place to the next hip hip hooray!!!I will try and post some pictures later on this weekend....hopefuly I can find some time :)

Another Go!

Well I will give this another go!! With a few weeks off from work I will hopefully get back into the swing of blogging once again. Truthfully my parents computer has stuggled downloading pictures so I gave up after tryng several times. I then realized I could blog from my lap top since we have wireless. It has almost been a year since I last blogged, so I am not even going to begin telling what the Haustveit clan has been up to. I will just begin with the newest and cutest thing to enter our lives...GAVIN. Yes we had our beautiful baby boy on September 25th. He came in weighing 6lbs 1oz, he is just a little guy. I have small babies and I like it that way :). Besides our new addition, we were able to sell our house and begin the rigerous process of trying to find a house and move out from my parents (which I must admit it has been very nice living with). The four of us are ready for our own place and get our little family back on a schedule. We are trying to decided whether to build or buy so hopefully we can get a house sooner than later. We have had many blessings in our life recenltly and I am thankful for my loving family to share these blessings with. Here are some pictures of Gavin, he is 2 weeks old in the picures.

Back in the Saddle

Yes I know, I have been a bad blogger!!! I do have some what of a good excuse :) Jared and I rented our house out in December (don't ask why). Since we had no home and no where to go we moved in with my parents...yes you read it right we moved in with my parents. My parents are wonderful and I am so thankful they have allowed us to come and live with them, but it is hard not to have our own space. Logan on the other hand is probably so thankful to be living with Papa and Grandma because he is consistently entertained and spoiled. Jared and I have not decided what are plans are yet but I am hoping by March (spring break) we will know what we will be doing. I now it is not a great excuse, but at least I have one. I will now try to be better, but there is one catch, I can't figure out how to download my pictures from our camera onto my parents computer. So for awhile, anyways, there will just be my endless chatter. SO SORRY!

Tagged

So as I was checking out everyone's blog I noticed on Mickale's blog I had been tagged back in October...SORRY! Anyway I was so excited, (I know stupid thing to get excited about) but I have never been tagged before and this one was really easy. So thanks Mick and here goes.

5 FEARS:
Being alone
ALL spiders
Someone breaking into my home
Heights
Mean people

5 JOYS:
My Family
Watching Logan see things for the first time
Reading
Shopping
Playing/watching basketball

5 OBSESSIONS:
Chocolate
Solving others problems
Clean feet
Twilight Series
Did I say Chocolate!

5 SURPRISING FACTS ABOUT ME
I am very sensitive
I love to be romanced
I want a tattoo (but will never get one)
Someday I want to work for a counseling agency that counsels pregnant teens
I would love to adopt a child from a foreign country

Holiday Parade

On Saturday we we able to take Logan to the Christmas parade. I have not been to the Christmas parade in years so not only was it fun for Logan, it was fun for me. We bundeled up, endured the light sprinkling rain, drank hot chocolate, and waved to the floats as they slowly passed by. While I was worried about Logan's attention span being able to last the entire parade, he couldn't stop watching....I guess I should have concerned myself more with Jared. Yes we left before the end of the parade and before we got to see Santa because Jared had had enough. Overall we had a great time simply because Logan was so infauated with the floats, people, and characters in the parade. It was also a nice treat to see Grandma Haustveit walking in the parade and handing out candy!

Halloween

Gummy and Carolyn




Delicious!

More please



Halloween was tons of fun this year. Logan has officially decided he loves candy!! I think he got the love for sweats from his grandpa Haustveit, Jared would disagree and believes he gets it from his mom. Either way I now have a constant companion who will chow down on almost any kind of candy! This year Logan was able to get dressed in is vampire attire two different times. First, on Thursday we were lucky to go over and celebrate Halloween at Gummy's assisted living. Not only did Logan dress up so did my grandma(she was a referee and a darn cute one). While it was a little hectic trying to help my grandma and keep track of Logan we had a great time. I think Logan had more fun playing with the walkers, canes, and oh yes even the electrical wheelchair...that was scary. I treasure these special moments we can spend with my grandma and Logan's great grandma. The next day, Halloween, we were able to get all dressed up again, Jared and me too. We began the wonderfully warm day by having lunch with Jared's mom and Mark. It is always a treat to take time out and go downtown so see Kris. Our ward had a trunk-or-treat later that evening, which is always fun...good food, friends, and of course games. Jared and I did not dress up last year so after a little persuasion I conviced Jared to dress up with me. We really didn't have any person, thing, or animal in mind to be, so we just decided to dress up like 70's roller durby skaters...we had a blast. Our Halloween adventures for 2008 were very fun and successful. I can't wait till next year.

Family Pictures

The Cutest Boy Ever!

I love family pictures. So many memories being made, and to see the change and growth of our family. Nothing is more important to me then my family. Jared is the man of my dreams and more and Logan brought more joy into our live then we could have hoped for. Life is good when you have family. I want to also thank Eden for taking time to take our family pictures. She was patient and creative as usual. Thanks Eden we love the pictures.

BOO at the ZOO

Last weekend while Jared was hunting Logan and I decided to go to Boo at the Zoo. The Boise Zoo puts on a Halloween day where the kids dress up in their costumes and go to the zoo. Logan was a Vampire. Not only do the kids get to see the animals, they get candy!! It was a mad house!! There were so many people we were side by side walking through the zoo. We even had to wait in line to see some of the animals. While I must admit it was a little stressful. Logan loved the animals and being outside in the beaustiful weather. He ejoyed himself so much he was exhausted on the way home and fell asleep.While we may not do Boo at the Zoo next year we will defenitly go to the Zoo for some animal fun.

The Carnival

Ok Ok I know it has been forever since I have posted but finally I am back in business. Toward the end of September we were able to go to a Carnival that my grandma's assisted living hosted. Not only did Logan have fun with the astro jump, where he couldn't stay on his feet, the horse saddal riding, tatooting, cake walking, and the great food eating, my grandma had a great time with her family. It was such a beautiful day nothing could have been better. We love our grandma and all that she has done for her family. We are thankful to still have her around.

Camping Camping and More Camping

Logan with some rocks hmmm what a surprise


The guys playing "washers" outside the cabin


The kids wanted to join in


Logan and his good friend Julia playing in the dirt


Ok, I like camping, but I prefer the cabin! For the last three weekends we have gone camping. This last two weekends we were lucky enough to stay in a cabin, which is much better than the ground!!Our first camping adventure for the month of Aug was with my family at Thousand Springs, which is by Twin Falls. It was a half way point between SLC and Boise, that way we could do some camping with the whole fam, Todd, Bobbi, and Kinzi included. We had a great time except for the millions of misquotes. We were able to boat on the Snake river and see many waterfalls. It was beautiful! The two cousins had a great time running up and down a hill we were camping by. I never knew little dirt hills could entertain two little toddlers for such a long period of time. Logan always has a great time when he is outside and there is dirt, rocks, sticks,water, or I guess really anything outside.The next weekend we went with a few of our closest friends to McCall to the Haustviet cabin...we had a blast. Our weekend consisted of playing at the lake, a pull-up contest (which I didn't win) Jared did 12 I was impressed, playing games, staying up way to late, picking huckleberries and oh yes the late night jump into the freezing cold lake. Devin, Leslie, and Reed were too chicken, but the rest of the crew(Brandon Angela Jared and I) got to relive our youth! We all had a great time and are fortunate to have such great friends whom we always have an amazing time with. Thanks you guys!!!! For some reason I only got a few pictures, I was too busy having fun. So here they are in no particular order.

Just the Two of Us

Safeco Field: Mariners vs. Orioles




Andrew and Jenny

We snuck down closer to the field...it was awesome!

Well it was the first time since Logan has been born that Jared and I have gone on vacation alone. We weren't actually alone, we were with friends, but we were without child. I must say, it was sad to leave my baby behind, I missed him terribly. But I had forgotten how easy it is to go from place to place without worrying about nap times, feedings, dirty diapers, and of course supplying endless entertainment. Jared had a fast pitch softball tournament in Seattle so we decided to make a trip out of it. We had a great time, other than the fact his team did not play very well. We were able to catch a Mariners game, see the sights, eat some good food, and yes, I was able to shop. The weather was a little colder than we would have liked, but it was nice to get out of town with friends. While our trip was fun I was ready to come home and just relax with Jared and Logan. It is always fun to get away, but nothing beats being at home with your family.

Geese, Lots and Lots of Geese

On Thursday we decided to take a family outting to the park to feed the geese. Little did we know how much fun it would be...not just for Logan but for all three of us. Logan was so brave, unlike his mother. He ran right over to the geese and tried to pet them. Me on the other hand...I was terrified. Maybe it was the fact that they swarmed us, or maybe it was because there were so many, or just maybe it was because of a childhood trauma involving geese. Either way, I was a CHICKEN! Anyways, after I saw Jared and Logan feeding the geese right out of there hands, and Logan laughing hysterically every time, I thought, they must not be that bad and joined in. I am not sure what it is about a child's laughter, I mean the deep down belly laughter that makes the whole world stand still and allows us to enjoy the moment and grow closer together as a family. Logan's laughter was so cute and contagious Jared and I couldn't help but join in. It was one of those precious moments that I will cherish forever. Seeing you child's eyes light up and the joy you know he feels from such a simple thing in life......feeding the geese.

The smile on his face says everything!

Come here geese


Daddy just helping his son feed the geese

After we were done feeding the geese Logan decided to take a look around and play in the dirt and eat the twigs....mmmmmmm


Feeling a little tuckered from all that fun. Logan kept laying down on the truck of the tree, we are not quite sure why, he must have thought they were comfortable.

Beginner

Well I have finally come to terms with the idea of blogging, or is it that I have enjoyed looking at all of my friends blogs and I wanted to have one of my own? Either way I am thankful to Britt for giving me a crash course on how to blog. We will soon see if I am smart enough to figure out the details on my own. If for no other reason I can use blogging to count for my journaling...does that count? Any helpful hints will be much appreciated. I just started using facebook too, I am on a roll!!!! So I will thus begin my blogging with some pictures of our precious baby boy Logan




Logan, our little helper. He is obsessed with brooms!




Helping his great grandmother (nanna as she would like him to call her) After a long day of helping a nap was needed!