Vaseline Boy

So yesterday I was busy doing some things and Austin was watching a cartoon in his chair...or so I thought. I only left the room for maybe 10 minutes and he comes walking out with Vaseline all over him from head to toe. It was in his hair, ALL over the front of his clothes, and his arms and hands looked slippery. I said, "AUSTIN! WHAT DID YOU DO?!!!" and he started to laugh! I had left a container of it on our dresser (which he couldn't reach until today). In 10 minutes he had somehow found the time to get it down, open it and lather himself. I picked him up so he wouldn't touch anything and guess where his vaseline covered hands went....right in my hair. Then I took a look at the carpet where he had wiped his hands trying to get the vaseline off. Does anyone know how to get Vaseline out of carpet? I took all of his clothes off and stuck him in the tub. The clothes later ended up in the trash can because there was no way all of that vaseline was coming out. I washed his hair 6 times. Twice with his shampoo, Twice with my deep cleansing shampoo, and twice with DAWN dishsoap. His hair was still greasy. I spent the rest of the afternoon trying to clean up the vaseline out of the carpet then researching on the internet how to get Vaseline out of hair. Just a little FYI there are many different methods: baby oil, eggs, peanut butter, and coca cola. I decided an a milder one of glycerine soap so when Chris got home from work off we went to get the supplies. Glycerine soap does not work. So after 3 washes with the glycerine soap Austin got a bottle of Coke dumped over his head. It was at this point that he stood up in the tub and said "Done ma...Done". Amazingly the coke took most of the vaseline out of his hair. I washed it one more time with DAWN and then again with his baby shampoo it and seems to be back to normal. I'm a little worried about his scalp being irritated but so far it hasn't seemed to bother him. I used my moms steamvac carpet cleaner and it looks like most of it has come up but if anyone has any good suggestions let me know!
Sorry there are no pictures...Our hands were a little to greasy!!

Only in Montana

We woke up to this beautiful fellow in the yard this morning. Thats right a bull moose decided to stop by for a visit. He wandered around for a while and then bedded down in the willows by the pond near the house. It was fun to watch him. A bunch of the neighbors had driven down to our house to take a look also. Here are some pics:

Happy New Year!

This year for new years we went out to Uncle Seth and Aunt Pams and celebrated with their family and the missionaries. The missionaries have to be either in their apartment or with a members family by 6pm on New Years so it was fun to have them come celebrate...at least until 9pm :). Aunt Pam made her yummy clam chowder and rolls and we played Yahtzee and toasted in the New Year with Martinelli's sparkling cider at 8:45 pm before the missionaries had to leave :). I have not played Yahtzee since I was a little kid and we had a blast. Especially Austin. He thought it was so much fun to throw the dice out of the cup. He had a blast with his cousins. We had so much fun that Chris and I went and bought a Yahtzee game the next day and played with my parents for hours. I am the ultimate Yahtzee champion with a score of 485 on New Years day. I got 4 yahtzees in one game. I think I will save the score card and frame it. j/k. Below are some pictures from New Years.

Austin Toasting with Aunt Pam

Austin playing Yahtzee with Whitney

Austin with Elder Snyder and Elder Blatter

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