Hoyer Family

2009-12-05T02:38:00.003-06:00

Christmas Cards are in the mail.....
I'm so glad I got that done early this year.
I will update you all on our past couple weeks soon.
Thanks for checking in!!

Go Mustangs!!!

2009-11-02T21:16:00.003-06:00

Have I mentioned that it is Football season...............
Once again, we are crazy about A-R Football. Since we live 3 hours away this year it was harder for us to get back to many games, but thanks to Megan Tonderum and her great texting, she was able to give us play by play for the games.
I have 2 cousins on the team again this year, #25 Tyler Tonderum & #13 Dakota Odermann, they both have had a great season so far.
Tonight they played in the First Round game for State, they Beat WestBend Mallard. They now will play Friday night against Graettinger-Terril. ( I still can not believe G-T beat #4 North Sentral Kossuth) I am super excited to go to the game on Friday!!!

We are back to Blogging

2009-10-16T10:28:00.008-05:00

What have the Hoyer's been up to the last 3 month??????
It seems like we are always on the go, hopefully things will start to slow down for us.

Since my last post was in August I will just quickly recap what we've been doing.

August
* Girls were finishing up the summer at home with the sitter during the week, They had alot of fun hanging out at the pool right here at our complex.
**For the first time in over 10 years, I got to go to the Iowa State Fair. It was so much fun. Mom, Allie, Kristin and Melissa & her girls came to stay with us and we all went to the fair together. We can't wait to go again next year.
*** Kayla and Madi both started new schools. Kayla is in the 3rd grade at Westridge Elementary and Madison is in 4 yr old pre-school at Traditions Childcare Center. They both adjusted well their new schools.
****Kayla turned 8 on her 2nd day of school. We had a fun Birthday Party for her the weekend after her birthday in Sioux Falls her South Dakota Friends. We took 5 girls to the indoor water park for a night full of swimming, pizza and lots of giggling.

September
* We spent Labor Day weekend in Sabula with the whole Hoyer Family- We always enjoy going to the River City.
** My Birthday was on the 11th, the girls and I went back to Armstrong to watch the A-R football game. We are so excited to watch my 2 cousins play on the team again this year.
*** Chris and I had a weekend get-away with his parents and Erica & Anthony to Chicago. The women enjoyed a weekend full of great shopping and the guys highlight was going to the Chicago Bears vs Pittsburgh Steelers Football game on Sunday. Since Denny is a huge Bears fan and Chris is a Huge Steelers fan, we knew it was going to be fun.
**** I also stuck away to Florida for a couple days for a work trip, the weather was beautifull, but since I was there for work, I did not get to enjoy it as much as I would have liked.
***** Chris & I celebrated our 5th wedding Anniversary on the 25th. We were not able to celebrate together since I was in Sunny Florida and he was home with the kids.
****** Madison turned 4 on the 26th. She got to take cupcakes to school to share with her friends. As soon as they picked mom up from the airport we headed to Chuck E Cheese to celebrate Madi's birthday.

October
* For the first time in a long time, we stayed home for a weekend..... How relaxing...
** Last weekend we road tripped to Armstrong. My whole family was home so it was great. We all went to watch the football game on Friday night. (Let's just say Tyler and Dakota had their own cheering section!!) Our new motto at my mom's is "Most people would call it Chaos, we call it visiting" It is so great when we are all home.
*** My little sister Kristin turned the big 21!!! We had a amazing time celebrating with her.

WoW............. We are busy people.... and we don't stop. This weekend Chris & I are going to be in South Dakota visiting our friends and helping our old babysitter, Emily celebrate her 21st birthday. Madi is going to spend the weekend at Grandma Coleen's and Kayla is going to be spending the weekend with Grandma Brenda.

I hope this has us all updated.
(I know Grandpa Arden is so happy I spent the time to update!! Love you Grandpa- Thanks for checking in)

Kayla's Birthday Party

Maidson's 4th Birthday

Chris & Amy in Chicago

Grandma & Grandpa Sabin
With their Great Grand-Daughters

Proud Aunt...

2009-07-06T23:43:00.004-05:00

Nataly Lynn Sisneros was born on July 5th at 10:42 am.
She was 7 lb 12 oz & 21 inches long.
Parents: Melissa & Steve
Sisters: Sophia & Kadi

I know, It has been FOREVER since I have updated this. ( Grandpa Arden- I promise to get better at this!!!) I will update you all on our crazy life later this week.

Update

2009-05-06T14:40:00.004-05:00

We have found a Townhouse to rent in West Des Moines..... We have the Keys, so we can move things down whenever. The girls & I will 'officially' move down in June after Chris & I get back from Vegas.

This past weekend was busy for us..... After dropping the girls off at School & daycare on Thursday, I hit the road and drove to Des Moines to do the walk through and pay the first months rent at the townhouse. It looks a lot bigger than I remember, maybe because the last time I looked at it, it was full of really big furniture and smelled funny. It has 3 levels, the 3 bedrooms are on the top level with full bath. The master bedroom has a walk in closet and a private bathroom. (I'm going to like this) The Main level is the Living room, Dining area, Kitchen and a 1/2 bath. The basement is finished with another living room and a Laundry area.

I was not in Des Moines long, before I was on my way to Coralville for the weekend. I attended the Iowa Dental Association State Meeting, yeah, does not sound like a lot of fun, but I needed the Cont.Ed hours to get my Dental Assisting Licence switched to Iowa.

I got to stay with a long time friend (and cousin) Karissa Wikert. We had such a great time catching up and reminiscing. It was also a lot of fun to go out with my friend Cindy Preston on Friday night, you could tell we are not college kids anymore.... we were home in bed by midnight!!!

After finishing up my 16 hours of Dental Meeting on Sunday, I met my Sister Melissa and her girls at the Mall for some lunch and shopping. I then had to start my trip back home..... I was not looking forward to the drive.... good thing I only had to drive to Des Moines. It was so nice to Sleep in before heading home.

Oh.. The Girls.... they were at home.... Actually, they had a sleep over with Emily on Thursday Night and Chris came home for the weekend to stay with them. On Saturday they went to the Zoo in Sioux Falls, they said they had a great time. Emily picked up the girls up again on Sunday and took them to a Parade that was in Brandon. They had another sleep over on Sunday. I was glad to be home on Monday.

Madi caught a sub sandwich during the Parade, Emily had her yell "I'm Hungry, My mom does not feed me!!"

Happy Easter

2009-04-10T10:07:00.003-05:00

Wow... It has been a long time since I have updated this.. Sorry, I'm not very good at this!!

What we have been doing since the last post...
**We have signed a 6 month lease on a townhouse in West Des Moines, Chris will move in May 1st, and the girls & I will move down when Kayla gets done with school.
**We booked a trip to Las Vegas with Jerm & Kristy Madden. (We actually booked this in February, but i forgot to write about it) We will be gone June 1-5. We can't wait, Chris & I are in need of a little Vacation!!
**Grandma Walrod has been in and out of the Hospital, so we have been worried about her. She has been in all of our prayers.
** We were back in Armstrong for a weekend and Partied "Old School" at the Harris Farm. That was a Fun night!!!
**Chris spent a weekend in Sabula with his Family. The girls & I were sad that we did not get to be there, we will be glad that when we get to Des Moines, It will be a much shorter drive. (Thank you Erica for letting Anthony Play with Chris on Saturday!!! I hope they did not get into Trouble!!!)
**Girls & I went to my cousins wedding in Akron last weekend & enjoyed the blizzard.

February

2009-02-27T09:28:00.004-06:00

Sorry I have not updated for a while- the month of February has been pretty busy for us.
The 2nd weekend in February we spent in Armstrong, the girls & I got the chance to go watch my cousin Tyler play basketball on that Friday night. It was fun to watch Madi at the game cheering for Tyler, we had to teach her that his number was 22 not 25 like in football. (she was cheering loud "Go 2-2!" or "shoot it Tyler" I'm pretty sure the regulars thought that she was a crazy Tyler Fan.)
We really did not have much planned for the rest of the weekend, I actually was not feeling the greatest, so Chris took Madi to Ringsted the hang out with his buddy Stitch (Chris Jones) and his 2 boys. Madi had fun playing & dad got to catch up with Stitch.
We took a Mini-Vacation on Valentine's weekend. We took off on Thursday after work to go to Sabula, Iowa to spent the weekend with the Hoyer's. That Friday night the Felkey's invited us over for supper and Chris got a chance to play "the Tax Guy." It is always fun to see all the kids playing together.
Saturday we took the kids up to Dubuque to the indoor water park- They LOVED it!! That night Grandma & Grandpa volunteered to watch the kids so Chris & I and Erica & Anthony could have a romantic Valentines dinner. We went across the river and had supper at Poopy's (yes.. I said Poopy's- as in Shit- doesn't really sound 'Romantic.' It is a biker bar/restaurant, they have great food. We like going there when we are back.)
After Supper we ended up hanging out in Sabula at Chris' cousins bar that she owns. It is always nice to see family when we are in town. Chris even got to show off his karaoke skills and Erica got to experience her very first solo karaoke performance (with a little audience participation) We had a great night!!!

Last weekend we just hung out in Brandon- didn't really do much, It was nice to have a relaxing weekend.
I'm in Des Moines this weekend, I drove down Thursday afternoon to try to beat the bad weather. The drive was fine, I'm looking forward to hanging out with Chris & seeing what Des Moines has to offer.

Steelers Win!!

2009-02-01T22:25:00.005-06:00

What a great way to end the season!!! Tonight we watched the game with our friends in Brandon and of course we showed up in our Steelers outfits. We had a couple little pools going tonight at the party and I was the first winner. I drew the card that said the first score would be a field goal. That won me $20!!
Chris was feeling good about the game, he watched pre-game all day long and would randomly chant "Lets go Steelers," as he walked through the house.
Chris was on the edge of his seat during the last couple minutes, not giving up on his team. He was so happy that they got the win. On the other hand, we were quietly cheering for Kurt Warner, the Iowa hero.
At one point during the game Kayla asked me if this was like playing in the UNI Dome. I got to explain to her that Warner played in the UNI dome & in Des Moines, she thought that was pretty cool!!

We are still alive

2009-01-30T18:09:00.002-06:00

Sorry for taking so long to post anything, I really don't have much of an excuse other than that the girls have kept me busy.

What have we been up too..... Well, a couple weekends ago we spent the weekend with the Hoyer's at the time share in Okoboji. Faith had rented what they call "The Mansion" It was basically a three bedroom house with a big living room, pool table area & a two car garage. Cory said it reminded him of a mix between the house on the MTV show "The Real World" and a hunting lodge he stayed at turkey hunting. We had a great weekend, the girls love spending time with Grammy & Grampy and their cousins.
We also had a Open House on that Saturday, so I worked hard on Friday to make sure the house looked great. Too bad nobody showed up.... not even a nosy neighbor!!!

Last weekend Chris had to stay in DesMoines to work some mandatory overtime, so the girls & I headed to Armstrong. We really didn't have anything planned, so it was a good relaxing weekend. The girls got to help do something that not many kids there age can say they did, or will ever do. They got to help Papa split wood at the shop. Kayla got to run the lever that runs the hydraulic arm while Papa loaded the big pieces on and Madi helped stack the wood in pile after it was cut. Madi really wanted to "ride in Papa's tractor" so when we were all done splitting wood, Papa took Madi for a ride in his skid loader around the shop & was doing donuts. Madi loved it, but told Papa to stop because she was getting dizzy.

This weekend we don't have much planned, Chris is on his way home tonight. As you can imagine, he is pretty excited about the Super Bowl. Go Steelers!!! Madi wore her Steelers jersey to daycare today & a little boy told that it was cool!!

Happy Birthday Chris

2009-01-12T00:32:00.001-06:00

Happy Birthday Abby

2009-01-09T11:27:00.001-06:00

Abby Faith is one today!!!

Prayer Request

2009-01-06T09:42:00.000-06:00

A couple month ago I had talked on my Blog about my cousin Stasha and her fight with cancer, she has now gone through chemo & radiation treatments with great success. The tumor on her hip has shrunk enough to remove it. She is in surgery right now. She txt me about an hour ago to tell me that she was going into prep. Please keep Stasha in your prayers today & the days following, it could be a tough recovery depending on how much bone they have to remove. I'm at work, But I will try to keep my blog updated on how everything goes!!

Bye Bye Aunt Kristin

2008-12-30T21:24:00.001-06:00

Aunt Kristin will be moving to Texas in the morning. She is going to be a nanny for a family in Midland, TX. We will miss her very much!! Good Luck Kristin!!!
(Hopefully we can talk her into making her own blog so we can keep up with her!!)

Adaline Elizabeth Rolling

2008-12-24T10:39:00.000-06:00

I became a New Aunt yesterday to Adaline Elizabeth Rolling. The was 6lb 14 oz and 18 1/2 in. long. (I'm going off memory, so if these numbers are not correct, I will fix it later) Her mommy & Daddy (Casey & Kyle) are very proud of her. Casey says that she looks like Kyle, we can not wait to go meet her today. We are planning on stopping by the hospital in Fairmont on our way to Armstrong today.

2008 Christmas Card & Letter

2008-12-22T01:00:00.000-06:00

It is hard to believe that it is Christmas letter time again, so much has happened this year with many more adventures ahead.
Chris & I started the year with a nice vacation to Cancun with some friends. We stayed at the Moon Palace, it was an amazing resort and we would recommend it to anyone!
This summer, Kayla kept us busy going to her softball games. We got the chance to spent the 4th of July weekend in Iowa's only Island City, Sabula. It was a nice summer get away. The girls loved playing on the beach & going for rides on Grandpa's boat.
Right before school started we took a a short family vacation to Omaha & visited the Henry Doorly Zoo. It was a hot day & we did a lot of walking, we all had a great time.
The busiest time for us was this fall, Chris was offered a new job, still with Wells Fargo, but in Des Moines, IA. We had a hard decision to make, and after long talks & many tears, we have decided to move to Des Moines. There are lot of things in South Dakota that we will miss, but the move will be good for us in the long run. Chris started his new job as a Loan Adjuster in mid-October, so since then I have been playing the role of "Single Mother of Two" during the week.
We finally got the house on the market in mid-November, we are keeping our finger crossed that the right people will fall in love with our house the way we did!!
Kayla is in the 2nd grade this year, she continues to amaze us with all the things that she learns in school. Kayla loves to read, she is one of the top readers in her class. Along with reading, she enjoys collecting & playing with her Webkinz, crafts & participating in Girl Scouts. In September, Kayla got to be in her Uncle's wedding as a candle lighter, she loved wearing her beautiful dress & getting her hair done.
Madison turned 3 this year & started in the pre-school room at daycare. Our biggest challenge this year with her was potty training, I'm so glad we are done with that!! She really has turned into quite the big girl, but we have learned not to turn your back on her, you never know what she is up too!! Madi enjoys riding her bike, playing with her doll house, reading books and talking on the phone. ( Some days she talks to Chris more than I do!!)
Chris is already living in Des Moines, he is staying with some friend until we sell the house & all move down. He did get to ref about a dozen football games before he moved, hopefully he will be able to continue to ref next year in Iowa. We miss Chris very much & look forward to seeing him on the weekends.
As you can imagine, the girls keep me pretty busy. I am still working in Sioux Falls as a Dental Assistant, I love only working 4 days a week. I have picked up a couple new hobbies this year, for Mother's Day, Chris & the girls got me some golf clubs. I have had a lot of fun learning to golf. I also have started a family blog, this is my way of keeping friends & family updated on our lives. I hope that you all can keep up with this way.

We wish you all a Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year

Chris, Amy, Kayla & Madison

Weekend in Des Moines

2008-12-17T21:15:00.000-06:00

I had a great trip to Des Moines this past weekend. It was so nice to see Chris & all the different places he has been talking about. I drove down on Thursday after work, it is a LONG drive. Chris & his roommates had a drink waiting for me when I got there.
It was nice to sleep in on Friday & not have to be anywhere at any scheduled time. I met Mandy & Chris Nelson (Chris' roommates) for lunch at Buffalo Wild Wings. I did get a little Christmas shopping in before we headed to Happy Hour for Margaritas while waiting for Chris to get off work. We had supper & a couple cocktails before we headed back to the apartment to watch a movie.
Chris & I had some more Christmas shopping to do, so we headed to the Jordan Creek Mall. Wow, was is busy, I was a little over whelmed with all the people, but had to remember that Des Moines is not always like this. This is the first time that I can remember that Chris helped me with Christmas shopping, he was such a trooper!!
We went back to the apartment to rest for while before we headed to Downtown Des Moines for a night on the town.
I knew the weather was not going to be good by Sioux Falls, so I headed out around noon to go to Armstrong to pick up the girls. When I got there, they were at my sister Casey's house for a birthday party. We hung out there & had supper and where it was time to go my Dad started the truck to let it warm up & accidentally locked the doors with the truck running!!! Long story short, we had someone come out & unlock the truck and by the time we were ready to go, the weather was too bad for us to drive home so we stayed at mom's!!
Here is a picture of Chris & his roommates, Chris & Mandy

Aunt Amy

2008-12-10T22:45:00.000-06:00

Have I Mentioned that I'm going to be an Aunt again!!! Yes, my older sister Melissa (who recently turned the Big 3-0) & Steve are expecting their 3rd child!!! We are very excited, I think we are all on the same page when we say we are hoping for a boy. (J/K... we just want healthy!!)

I'm going away for the weekend, I'm going to make the trip to Des Moines to see the lifestyle my husband has down there!!! It will be a good break from the girls and a chance to have Chris help me with the Christmas shopping.

Hoyer Family

2008-12-03T22:59:00.000-06:00

Here is the 2008 Hoyer Family Christmas Picture taken this past weekend!! I will post more about our fun filled weekend later... (or check out the Erica's Blog)

Happy Thanksgiving

2008-11-25T19:33:00.000-06:00

We will be spending the weekend in Sabula (Iowa's one & only island city) with the Hoyers!! The weekend should be filled with plenty of food, family traditions, more food, shopping, and celebrating Christmas. I always look forward to this weekend, we always have such a great time. Hope you all have a great weekend too!!

Good Luck Mustangs

2008-11-20T15:25:00.000-06:00

We want to wish the
Armstrong-Ringsted
Football team
Good Luck on Friday!!

We thing the Mustangs
have what it takes to be
CHAMPIONS!!!

Weekend News

2008-11-16T21:33:00.000-06:00

The Girls & I started our weekend early, on Thursday night we drove to Armstrong so we didn't have to leave as early to go to the game. We got to witness the A-R football team play an amazing game, the boys played a great game. With the win.... we now get to make the trip back to Cedar Falls again on Friday to watch them play in the championship game against the Lenox Tigers!!!
It was nice to see friend & family at the game that I have not seen for awhile. I had made Mustang shirts for my sister & her girls to wear to the game, they turned out so cute. ( I will post pictures when I get some)
After the game, I stopped at my old friend, Erica Steinlage's house. (AKA...Erica Christie) Erica & her family live in New Hampton now, so since I was close, I had to stop. It was so good to catch up with her, we both have such busy lives with work & kids, we don't always get to talk much on the phone.
We did not roll into Armstrong until 12:30, so by the time I got into the house (some know what I'm talking about), got the girls in, unloaded our stuff, I was out as soon as my head hit the pillow. I was glad the girls let me sleep in on Saturday morning, it had been a busy week with getting the house ready, making shirts, & driving across the state of Iowa.
Girls & I stopped at Fairmont to eat some good ole' China Buffet before we drove home. We did get a call that someone wanted to show our house on Saturday, we were excited about that. The only thing was, we were getting home the same time they wanted to see the house, so we hung out in the Pizza Ranch parking lot until they left.
Cory, Michelle & the Boys stopped over on their way home, they were in Sioux Falls for the day doing a little shopping. It is alway great to have family out to see us!! (Tate loved Kristin's cat, diver!!!)
Chris was home this weekend, he got the chance to hang out with his buddy Jeff on Friday night, they had some good male bonding since the girls & I were out of town still.
Saturday night, I was ready to go out & have some time away from the girls, like I said earlier, it had been a long week. Chris stayed home with the girl until the babysitter was able to come over, while I went uptown.
Chris got up & made us all Bacon & Eggs for a late breakfast before he headed back to DesMoines again. The girls & I got a little shopping done for the Hoyer Thanksmas. (we celebrate X-mas the same weekend of Thanksgiving)
After I got the girls all tucked in bed tonight, I started some of my Christmas baking!!! Yes, the carmels are made.... now they just have to be cut & wrapped....uhhggg!!!

House For Sale

2008-11-12T20:47:00.000-06:00

It is Official... Our House is on the Market!!!

Take a look... Click Here

2008-11-10T00:11:00.001-06:00

Happy 30th
Birthday Erica !!!

Headed to the Dome

2008-11-08T16:23:00.000-06:00

Congratulations to the Armstrong-Ringsted Mustang Football Team on a 49-14 win over NSK!!! It was a great game, but COLD!!! The girls & I braved the cold weather in the bleachers the whole game.. We are so excited to go to the UNI Dome in Cedar Fall on Friday to watch the game against the Stanton Vikings!!!

Here are a couple pictures of my cousins...

#25 Tyler Tonderum

#13 Dakota Odermann

Happy Halloween

2008-11-02T22:52:00.000-06:00

We had another busy week here at the Hoyer house. I got the Durango back on Wednesday night(yea!!) But had to take it back in on Thursday because I had a light on my dash come on, and since I am a girl I took it in to have it looked at. Turns out it just had some O2 in the lines, what a relief.
I had another Durango scare on Friday, I thought that some dumb ass backed into me in the Wal-Mart parking lot. I was so nervous to tell Chris, I knew he was not going to be happy, so I decided to wait till he got home to tell him about it. Lucky me... when Chris looked at it, he told me that the bumper got dented & scratched when HE backed into the neighbor 6 month ago. ( I know what you are all thinking... the Hoyers are horrible drivers!!)

We had a very nice Halloween. I sent Madi to daycare on Friday so she could go to the party there & Kayla had a party at school. Our Daycare has supper at the center on Halloween so the parents don't have to worry about making supper & more time for Trick-or-Treating. I took the girls out Trick-or-Treat with some friends in town since Chris was not going to be home till later. It was fun to see all the kids running to all the houses. Madi & I stopped early so we could go see Chris, we were all excited to see him. When the rest of the group was done Trick-or-Treating, we had little get together at our Friend Wendy & Troy's. There was about a dozen kids there, the energy level was very high considering they all were eating their candy!!

Saturday we got a lot of work done around the house, I think that we are ready to Sell!!!
Saturday night Chris & I went to a friends house for a party since Chris & his "Roommates" were back. We had a great time!!
Sunday we had brunch with some friends, and finished up some yard work before it was time for Chris to take off back to Des Moines. We had such a great weekend, it was hard to see Chris leave!! The rest of the day was a lazy day...it was nice!!
Tomorrow I am headed to Remsen, IA to watch the A-R Football team play. I figured since I have a shorted drive than everyone coming from Armstrong, I would go see my Cousins Tyler(#25) & Dakota (#13) play some play-off football. Go Mustangs!!!

It's Been A long Tme!!

2008-10-28T21:54:00.001-05:00

Sorry for the lack of updates on us lately... we have keeping pretty busy.

Chris has been in Des Moines for a week and a half, he likes his new job. It is a lot of new information to learn right now, but he feels like he is catching on pretty quick.
The girls & I are getting along okay without having a man in the house, although I have to say, it is different having him gone.
I had a little "accident" the first night that Chris was gone... I backed the Durango into the garage door!!!! Not good, but I guess that is why we pay for insurance. I have to say I think I have handled every thing just fine & hopefully the Durango will be out of the shop soon.
Kayla had a Halloween Sleep Over for Girl Scout last Friday, she had a great time, she said that she only slept for a hour!!! (I have a hard time believing that)
Saturday morning the girl, Emily & I walked in a 3.3 mile breast cancer walk in Brandon. When I signed up a couple weeks ago, I did not know that I would be taking the girls with me, but since I'm playing 'single mom' I did not have an option. The girls did great, we did have times when we had to drag Kayla along, Madi fell out of the stroller once, and we finished last, but it was all worth it. Did I mention that I won the best door prize they gave out.... 3 free buffet to the Pizza Ranch...Yea!!!!
Saturday afternoon we headed to Armstrong, we went back to attend a benefit for my cousin Stasha. It was nice to see that they had a good turn out!! Sunday was a lazy day for us, we hung out at Mom & Dad's, the Merrill's stopped by, it was nice to play with my nephew Max. Uncle Gary & Aunt Connie stopped by too, we got to talk about the upcoming football playoffs. A-R play on Wednesday night against Woodbine. Go Mustangs!!

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you

2008-10-17T15:30:00.000-05:00

Thank you Denny & Faith for all the hard work you did at our house the last 2 days!!
On Thursday morning, my in-laws came up to help me get the house ready to sell. I had a lot of projects that needed to get done and I was not finding the time to get them. For weeks Faith would call and ask what she could do to help & what I needed done, she kept asking for a list.... and a list is what she got!!! Faith worked inside while Denny worked outside, what a great team.
After working them both so hard, we all went out that night for some drinks with some of Chris' work friends.
Kayla did not have school today so Grammy took the girls out for breakfast this morning. We had a couple unfinished projects from "the list" that we got done this morning. Thing look great here!! I think I should have everything else ready to go soon, Then we should be ready to show the house to sell!!

What is it at you are supposed to bury in the yard to help you sell your house fast??? If anyone knows what I'm trying to think of, help me out. Or if you have any other house selling tips, please share!!!

The Girls & I are headed to Armstrong this weekend to go to the A-R football game. Chris has a game to ref tonight & then is headed to Des Moines on Saturday.

Happy Birthday Emily

2008-10-14T13:25:00.001-05:00

Emily celebreted her 20th Birthday on Monday!! We were so happy help her celebrate, We surprised her by showing up where she was having supper with an ice cream cake. She loved it!!!

New Job

2008-10-04T00:06:00.000-05:00

Just a quick note on Chris' new job & "The Move"

Chris taking this new job was a big decision for our family, but after many list of pros and cons... the pros won!!! The job Chris is currently at, he is in the home equity sales department, he helps people get money by taking out a home equity line of credit with Wells Fargo. The job Chris starts in a couple weeks, he will be in the mediation department at Wells Fargo in West DesMoines. He will be helping people, who are going to be loosing their homes, find a way to keep them. (??I hope that all this info is correct---I don't understand most of the "Bank" talk, so this is how I understand it!!) Our way of thinking was that with the way the economy is going, there is going to be a bigger need for his new job rather that is old job, only time will tell!!
Chris will start in DM on Oct. 20th, he will be staying with some friends of ours until we sell our house and all move down. Our Friend, Chris & Mandy Nelson, are new to DM also, Mandy & my Chris worked at the Bank in Sioux Falls together. (Chris actual helped hire Mandy when he was on a recruiting trip at Waldorf) Chris & Mandy Nelson are great friend of ours, we were very sad to see them leave Sioux Falls in June, they are very excited to have us in DM with them.
The girls & I are going to stay in Brandon until we get our house sold, we have not listed it yet, but hopefully we will be doing that soon. I can't say that I'm looking forward to being home by myself, but I will manage, I guess I'm "taking one for the team!!"

Weekend in Okoboji

2008-09-29T20:38:00.000-05:00

Another busy weekend has come and gone for us. Thursday after work (well after Chris got home from work, I was home all day with Madi) we went to Okoboji to start our weekend a little early. The girls were so excited to go the the water park, only to find out when we got there that it was not open that night, and didn't open until 4 o'clock the next day. I'm not sure who was more pissed off; me, Chris or the girls!!! We managed to make the best out of the night anyway, without swimming!
Friday morning Michelle, Griffin & Tate came over & went with us to another hotel's pool to go swimming, they all had a great time swimming. After lunch we had a little birthday party for Madison, she was so excited to show Tate her cake. (She only took it out of the fridge, by herself, 5 times before he got there, we are surprised that the cake did not end up on the floor!!)
Friday night my Mom, Dad & Ally came over to see the Birthday Girl too, we all had a fun at the water park. Madi got to go home with Grandma & Papa that night & spent the next day with them since Kayla had a wedding on Saturday.
Saturday was a busy day for Kayla & I, and a very relaxing day for Chris. (He got to lay around & watch football all day) Kayla loved getting pampered, we went and got her hair done and she got a manicure & pedicure from her mom. We got her into her beautiful dress & off to the church for picture all before 2:30. (by this time, I was ready for a drink!!)
Kayla was a candle lighter at her Uncle Jarrett & New Aunt Mica's wedding. When they first asked Kayla to light candles, I was a little nervous. (Kayla was only 6 and had never lit a candle, playing with fire was not something that we let her do!) But with a little help from her Dad, Kayla did a great job. We had a great time at the reception, Kayla loved dancing & listening to the live band (Chrome Union) She was to tired, she fell asleep in her dress!!!

4 Years....

2008-09-25T01:00:00.001-05:00

Today is our 4 year Anniversary
Today is an exciting, but very scary day for our family, many of you may not have known that Chris has been interviewing for a job in West Des Moines, Iowa. They called yesterday and offered it to him, but they did not give us much time to decide what to do. After many talks, tears, support from family & friends and financial planning, we have decided to take the job!!! We are moving back to Iowa!!! I don't have a lot of time to get into details, I will get to that next week for you all.

This weekend is another busy one for us, with today being our anniversary, Madison turns 3 on Friday and Kayla is in a Wedding in Okoboji on Saturday, we will have plenty going on to take our minds off the move. We are headed to Bridges Bay after work Thursday to hang out at the water park with the girls. We have not talked about it much with them, so this will be a good opportunity to do so.
Hope everyone has a great weekend---

Kayla's 2nd Grade School Picture

2008-09-22T20:00:00.000-05:00

School Pictures are back already!!!

Weekend in Armstrong

2008-09-22T01:15:00.000-05:00

The girls & I spent the weekend in Armstrong hanging out with friends and family. We were very excited to go to the A-R Homecoming Football game on Friday to watch my cousin Tyler play. The weather was beautiful for the game, the girls both got to wear their "Go Tyler" shirts I made them last year. (Note that Madi did not want her picture taken with Tyler, when he picked her up, Madi pushed him away. She said that he was all wet & gross!!)

Saturday we headed to Fairmont to have lunch with my Aunt Susie & cousin Stasha. For those of you that did not know, my cousin Stasha was diagnosed with cancer in her hip about a two months ago. She is in full swing with her treatments. I'm so proud of her, she has been so strong with all the bumps God has thrown in her way. It was so nice to just sit down & hear her story of what she has all been through.

Saturday late afternoon we were so thrilled to get to see part of the Felkey Family for alittle while, we always love seeing them whenever we get the chance since we live so far away from them. After Supper we got the chance to hang out with Jenn & Brooklyn, they were also in town for the weekend.

My Mom & Mad were away at the races all weekend, I have to say it was a little different being back home when they were not around. Madi woke up Saturday morning and went into Grandma's room to find that Grandma was not there, she said to me "Grandma didn't come home last night" Sometimes she is so funny!! Needless to say, the girls were so excited to see Grandma & Papa this morning when they got up. Most of today was spent just hanging out with them- Kayla loves to just snuggle with Grandma & Madi enjoyed helping Papa mow & shoot off the rocket. After a nice supper, it was time to make the trip back home. Madi was sleeping before we even left town and Kayla played her DS, so that made for a nice quiet ride home. It is always nice to be home..... but I hate unpacking

Chris' Weekend

2008-09-22T01:00:00.000-05:00

You may have noticed that just the girls I & were in Armstrong for the weekend.... Chris had a busy weekend too.

Last Year, Chris took up a new hobby, he Refs football games. Him & 4 other guys put together a crew & started doing JV & Jr High games around here. They really enjoyed it so this year they got certified with the South Dakota Athletic Association and have a busy schedule. They are doing a lot of JV & Jr High games and have had 2 Varsity games so far.

Friday Night Chris had a game in Viberg, SD (about and hour south of Sioux Falls... that's what they tell me.) After his game he drove all the way back to good ole' Ringsted. He left Saturday morning to go to Minneapolis for Vikings game with some friends.
Chris will be staying in Ringsted tonight too, he has to go to Des Moines for work on Monday. I hope he does not run into any problems since he will be without his cell phone... Chris lost his phone on the way to Minneapolis Saturday..... he placed it on top of the car at a rest stop & forgot it!!!

We Jumped On

2008-09-16T11:33:00.001-05:00

Well... The Hoyer Family has jumped on the Blog Bandwagon!!! After getting addicted to some of our friends & family's blogs, I have decided to give it a try. I will try to keep it updated the best I can with pictures of the girls. I hope you all will find this helpful in keeping up with our busy life.