The Hubbard Family

Haircuts

2012-02-05T18:08:00.000-08:00

My girls and I have been wanting haircuts for sometime, and so the week before Breeanne's baptism, I tried calling a few salons here in K-town, and surprisingly there wasn't any openings till the following week. So, it was a Saturday and we didn't have alot planned, so I decided to just cut their hair for them. They just wanted a trim, and I thought I could handle that, if it had been something drastic...I would have taken them somewhere...for sure!!

I have a few friends that are beauticians, that might read this blog...if you do, please don't judge, but for a non-professional I thought I did pretty darn good.

Aimee is quite the photogenic person, and when the camera comes out she has to strike up weird, crazy poses...

Primary Bulletin Board

2012-02-05T17:35:00.000-08:00

As I previously posted about how I was busy all day with the bulletin board, the following 2 pictures will explain. Even though I complain more than I should about doing the monthly bulletin boards, I truly have found much joy in it. I am not the most creative person, but I do try my best. I absolutely love the theme this year in primary, which is Choose the Right. I enjoy reminding my children as well as the primary kiddos to always strive to choose the right.

The tree will change each month, or with the seasons, and it has a cute poem on the tree that says, "Making the choice well in advance, to choose the right when given the chance. Will plant our roots firmly in the ground, when temptation and trial come around. Our trunks will stand tall. Our branches will not break. As we stand for the right, in the choices we make." ( thanks to the internet for the idea..:)

Breeannes' Science Project

2012-01-28T10:54:00.000-08:00

Breeanne was given the assigment to invent something. She wanted to make a ladder for her bed, but it just didn't happen for us to get to a hardware store to purchase all the right things. So, Josh came up with the idea to talk about how natural gas flows into people's home, (Since we live in a place where alot of people deal with natural gas.)

Josh and Breeanne worked all day on Saturday on designing and creating the layout. (I was busy with the Bulletin Board for Primary, post to follow).

Breeanne colored and labeled everyone herself. She did a fabulous job.

Then, she wrote the entire paper for explaining how it worked all by herself. It was a job done well. It turned how fantastic, and her teacher really thought it was a good invention.

Breeanne had to present her project to the entire class, and she did an exceptionally good job. She explained how the natural gas process works, so that all could understand. Great Job Breeanne!!

(Notice her curls, what a beautiful girl!)

Bows, Bows, & More Bows

2012-01-28T10:44:00.000-08:00

I have been on a kick lately with making bows. I ended up making alot over the Christmas Break...something like 21 bows. The all turned out super cute, and I wanted to keep them all, but I gave the majority of them all away as gifts.. lucky peeps!!

T.G.I.F.

2012-01-28T10:40:00.000-08:00

Last October, I was quilting at the church with a bunch of ladies from our ward. We were visiting about how much fun it was to learn and do different things with friends and in a round about way we started a little get together group, called..T.G.I.F (Thank Goodness For Friends).

We have gotten together about 4 times so far, and each time have learned how to make or do something different. We have a blast everytime we get together, and also have different people come each time. It is open to whomever would like to come, and we love to have new faces join us, so that our circle of friends keeps growing. I like this so much better than playgroup, because we are being productive and learning something, while the kiddos enjoy playing with other children and toys. So far we have learned how to make & dip chocolates, we had a recipe exchange, soups & pies, & we learned how to make a certain type of hair bows. We have such a diverse group of people, and that makes it even more fun and exciting. In the upcoming future we have planned: making soaps, chinese food, & a Salt Lake Trip scheduled..:)

This month it was hosted at my home, and we did a small craft. I saw a cute little, simple snowman online, and thought it would be perfect for January in Wyoming. My wonderful, handy hubby cut out all the wood, and then I just put out paper, mod podge, paints, the sander, buttons, etc.. and let their creative little juices start flowing. It was fun to see how something that started out the same, was turned into something completly different from each person.

Willa's Snowman

Kerry's Snowman

Janel's Snowman

Sue's Snowman

Penny's Snowman (she was a little camera shy)

Emily & her snowman

& my little Black Snowman..hehe

I forgot to capture Sandy's Snowman before she left, but she had a super cute one as well. The day was really fun, as it is every time.

I look forward to our T.G.I.F. days and spending it with some wonderful ladies.

Boise Trip

2012-01-28T09:06:00.000-08:00

Sometimes I am really good about taking pictures, and other times not so much...this is one of the not so much times...:)

We left on Tuesday after Christmas, and drove over to Arbon to spend the night with Grandpa & Grandma Hubbard. We always have a wonderful time there, and enjoy there company. On Wednesday we left Arbon, and headed towards Boise.

Hadlee did good for the first 2 hrs, because she slept, then the next hr she did okay, as long as she had something to entertain her, but the final hour was not very much fun.. Finally, I resorted to her holding the DVD player, and she could just sit and watch Einsteins by herself. She was fine after that. She LOVES her Baby Einsteins.

While in Boise, we had a good time with my family. We enjoyed good food, shopping, took the kiddos to the YMCA and enjoyed swimming and playing, we also took the kids to the movie theatre and saw Dolphin Tale..(a great show)!!

Josh and I enjoyed going on a date together, and also we enjoyed a couples date with all the couples while Hayley and Trevor watched all the kiddos. We all attended a Hypnotist show, which was sad to say, very entertaining. Especially since my brother Jon, was hypnotized.

Here is all the kids eating some pizza, waiting for the adults to leave so that they could have some real fun, hehe.

MIA...Keslyn, Traylee, & Kaimen.

We missed not having Toby, Cole, and Audric with us, but enjoyed seeing all the family that could make it.

Grandma & Grandpa Thompson even drove all the way from Denver to join our New Years Celebration.

We enjoyed playing spoons too, a very fun Reid Tradition. There is always a penalty for whomever loses, and this year Melanie was the one that lost. She had to eat a Tablespoon of Hot Sauce. Poor girl!

We had an enjoyable time with my family, as we always do, and look forward to getting together with them all again soon.

Christmas 2011

2012-01-28T08:53:00.000-08:00

We were not able to go to church on Christmas Sunday, because Hadlee, Josh, and Breeanne were feeling under the weather, and Aimee and I wanted to be with them on Christmas, so we all stayed home and rested up and enjoyed each others company on this special day.

A few weeks later, we were finally able to attend our home ward and wear our Christmas clothes...It was a great sunday, and made it feel like Christmas all over again.

Aimee pulls the silliest faces, when I pull out the camera..she is quite the child! We sure love her!

Christmas 2011

2012-01-28T08:43:00.000-08:00

So, Santa and the reindeer did come to our house...:)

and we got spoiled as usual!

Josh and all his loot from Santa

He also got an Android Tablet, 2 new sunday outfits, work pants, some work shirts, new tape measures, & 2 new belts.

Breeanne and all her loot. She got lego's, 2 new sunday dresses, pants, sunglasses, Piano book, Zhu - Zhu pet, earrings, "Rio", and a few other things... Aimee gave her a 3-D puzzle, kit kats, & an art sketch pad set.

Aimee and her goodies. She recieved 2 Sunday dresses, a snow sled, shoes, pants, sunglasses, earrings, Zhu- Zhu pet, "Meet The Robinson's", slippers, nerf gun darts, and a few other things... Hadlee had Aimee this year, adn she gave her the game, "Hungry, Hungry Hippos."

Hadlee checking out her Santa Stuff... she was so excited about her Zhu-Zhu pet, and her chapstick.

Aimee checking out her earrings.

I must have completley spaced taking a picture of all Hadlee's goods, I was so excited about my new gift that Santa brought me...a video camera, that I forgot to take a snapshot of Hadlee's loot. I did videotape it all though..:D

She got 2 Sunday dresses, a Zhu-Zhu pet, chapstick, bubble bath, bath color changing tablets, pants, gloves, and hair pretties. Breeanne had her name this year and she gave her a mini ladybug pillowpet, and also a color wonder tablet with markers.

Anne's loot. I was spoiled as well. I recieved a new sunday dress, 2 new books from Aunt M.J., a video camera, with a Tri-pod, new slippers, lots of socks, Zhumba fitness, and a few other goods..

The whole family got the Wii, with some remotes, and games, a new Blu-ray player, and a new printer...it was a great Christmas for us all!!

Christmas Eve 2011

2012-01-28T06:24:00.000-08:00

The girls showing off their dolls that they got from Grandpa & Grandma Hubbard for Christmas.

They came the precious day and stayed with us, and the girls got to open their gifts while they were here.

They love their dolls, and little doll holders. Brenda made all of them for the grand daughters, and they are pretty neat because they turn into little purses as well.

Hadlee was not feeling good this Christmas holiday, and so this was the best smile I got from her.

Josh and I counted, and since we have been married, we have had only 2 Christmas's when someone wasn't sick...:(

In our family we open 2 gifts Christmas Eve: P.j.'s and a new book(s). Josh got some nice blue flannel pajamas and a western book. Breeanne got some kitty jammies (which she insists are cheetahs..lol), and Beezus & Ramona, and Purple Princess wins the Prize. Aimee got some monkey jammies, and three books from Pinkalicious. Hadlee got princess jamiies, and Froggy's Bathtime, and Every Cowgirl needs a horse.

After we open our gifts, we read the books that the girls recieved, and then read the christmas story, and last we always read..."I believe in Santa Claus." If you have never read this book, I highly reccommend it. It is a fabulous book about the symbols of Christmas and how Santa is like Christ.

It sets the mood for what makes Christmas so special in our family.

After we read, and get all ready for bed...we put out the milk, cookies, and carrots. (for the reindeer)

This year, our neighbors gave us some reindeer food, filled with glitter.

It had a cute poem about putting it outside and how the lights will draw the reindeer to your home.

The girls thought it was pretty fun sprinkling it on the snow and seeing it shimmer by the light of the moon.

Thoughtful Aimee

2012-01-26T16:26:00.000-08:00

One day I woke up with my back hurting immensely. I was in tears, and couldn't stop worrying about what this could possibly mean, and why I was having to deal with it again.

Aimee, was so sweet, and went and got a sheet of paper, and wrote this little note for me. It immediatley made me feel better, and brought a smile to my face. I am so thankful that I am still here to witness such a sweet and innocent spirit, and to be a mom to her.

On a side not, after a few hours, the pain in my back eased up and I was back to normal by the end of the day. I was grateful to this tender mercy in my life, to remind me that even though we experience pain and heartache, I am still alive and able to be a mother to 3 wonderful daughters of God.

Kinder's Christmas Caroling

2012-01-26T16:17:00.000-08:00

The kinders had their annual Christmas caroling, and Josh and I were able to go and see them perform. We were planning on attending all 6 locations, but after the first (The High School), Hadlee lost interest after the 2nd song, we decided to only go to just 2. Aimee did a fantastic job, as did all the little kinders. They knew the songs very well, and sang them very enthusiatically. Mrs. Duff did a fine job with the little ones this year.

Aimee's Kindergarten Class

Hadlee is not shy at all, and was wandering all over during the performance. At one point she got very close to Mrs. Duff and just stood their staring at her. It was quite the sight, and she got a lots of laughs from the audience.

Eyelash Extensions

2012-01-26T15:19:00.000-08:00

My dear friend, Holly, was in town for the Christmas Holiday, and we went to lunch together. While at lunch, she started to tell Marissa and I about her she was training to become an eyelash extension technician (? I think thats what it is called), anyway, she told us that she still needed to do a few more before she could become liscensed. I was super excited when I learned that she would do mine. To think that I wouldn't have to wear mascara for 6 weeks, heck yes, I was next in line for this new crazy fad. So, I enlisted my good pal, Emily to do it as well, and we scheduled to have a girls late night party that night to do eyelashes. It actually didn't take as long as I expected, and to just lay there and shoot the breeze with some of my dearest friends, was such a blast. Even though it was late, and Holly was all up in our personsal bubbles, it was worth it, and the added bonus, I didn't have to wear eye-makeup for 6 weeks.

While I had them on, I learned a few things that I really loved, and things that I didn't like:

The Pro's

No Make-up (I think that this should count for 10)

The Con's

*really expensive habit

*can't rub eyes

*sleeping was not so comfortable, and I missed standing in the shower and letting the water run on my face

After about 6weeks, I was ready for them to come off. If I was willing to keep up on the habit, I would at this point, go and get them filled, but seeing how it could cost anywhere from $75 - $150...I decided to pull them off.

I throughly enjoyed the time that they were on, but I have to admit, I felt very wordly while they were on. I kept thinking about the part in Isaiah when he takes about their ornaments, and etc. I also didn't like when attention was drawn to me by others that recognized something was different, and would state loudly in front of other people...What did you do to your eyelashes? Are you wearing Fake eyelashes...hehe

Even though I know that I will never have the oppertunity to do this again, I rather enjoyed waking up in the morning, and already having my face on. It was great!!!

Thanks again Holly for spoiling me with this once in lifetime oppertunity. You are the best, and did a fabulous job!!

Silly Girl

2012-01-26T15:02:00.000-08:00

I guess thats what I get for leaving certain articles of clothing laying around, and dad and the girls having way too much free time...hehe

Visiting Santa

2011-12-14T14:21:00.000-08:00

Aimee asked Santa for a new baby sister, and a dog you can walk...lol

Breeanne asked for a real kitty, and specifically one that has no tail, is white, and is called "snowball."

(Uncle Jon had a cat exactly like this, when we were kiddos, and obviously she has liked us sharing this story too many times, because this is all she wants).

If Aimee wasn't allergic, believe me it might be a possibility, since both children have now asked for this for 2 years in a row.

When we first arrived, Hadlee kept cutting in the line to get a closer look at Santa, and even went right up to him once, but when it came time for her to have a turn, she wanted nothing to do with the jolly old man.

Merry Christmas!!

Community Childrens Choir

2011-12-14T14:13:00.000-08:00

The girls have thoroughly enjoyed being involved in the Childrens Community Choir. They have been practicing for the events since October. The performed 4 times, and loved it everytime. They sang songs like: Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer, Away in A Manger, Humbug, Nuttin For Christmas, Have a Holly Jolly Christmas, Jingle Bells, & We wish you a Merry Christmas.

They performed at the Nursing Home, The Event Center, & 2x's at the Community Christmas Choir's concert. All four times the children did a fantastic job!

Christmas Dance Recital 2011

2011-12-14T13:50:00.000-08:00

Breeanne

Hip - Hop Dance

Aimee

Ballet Dance

Aimee is the entertainer, and she smiled the entire dance. It is fun to watch her perform.

Breeanne

Tap Class

Aimee

Ballet / Tap Class

Breeanne is the shortest one in her class..:) She is so stinkin cute, and did a fabulous job at remembering her dance.

Our dear friend, Sandy, came and watched the girlies perform.

Sandy is like the girlies 3rd grandma, and she loves our girls, and we just adore her.

Thanks for coming to support our girls Sandy, you made their night.

Event Center Performance

2011-12-14T10:19:00.000-08:00

We live in a great community! Recently they put on a talent like Christmas show, and had different members of the community perform, and it was a great evening. It lasted rather long, but nonetheless it was very enjoyable. Breeanne's hip hop class was asked to perform, and they did such a great job! It was their first performance ever, but we were very impressed with the new teacher, and all the girls did a fine job!

The girls also were involved in the Community Childrens choir, and they were asked also to perform. All the kiddos were very entertaining, and sang very well. It was a very nice evening to spend together.

Discovery Gateway Museum

2011-11-08T11:37:00.000-08:00

Josh and I have been trying to take the kids to the musuem at the Gateway for some time now, and were anxious to see what it was all about. Josh took a day off from work, and the girls didn't have school, so we loaded up early and went down to Salt Lake to go to the museum. When the kids were being naughty on the ride down, we would say things like you have only 2 chances and we will not be going, if you don't start minding, and etc. They straightened up and we were able to go, but after arriving and paying the kind of money that was required...Josh and I wish that we could have not taken them at all!! It was sooooo very overpriced, and not worth the time or money. Well if you have never been...don't waste your time.

Breeanne was bored most of the time, and there was ALOT of people. Maybe if there wasn't so many kids, mine would have enjoyed it alot better, but Josh and I just couldn't get over the price.

The idea behind it was fabulous and it was very good for the kids and their creative imagination, however, that was about all we liked.

Breeanne loved this horse

Aimee found the dress up clothes....no surprise there

Aimee making herself a comic strip

The Helicopter actually made the noise like it was taking off, which got annoying after the 2nd time hearing it...lol

Breeanne & Aimee on the news...

Breeanne was being a good reporter and reading the tele a prompter

Aimee loved the crazy mirrors...

Then, when we were trying to leave, we needed to validate our parking ticket, (which costed money as well)then the cashier asked me 3 different times to donate to the museum if various forms, I was appalled...and couldn't believe after paying the kind of money that we paid, and then wanting more....WE couldn't leave that place fast enough...in fact the kids haven't even mentioned that place since. When we got out of the parking garage and were on our way to somewhere better, I told Josh, take me back tot he country...i hate the city!! Love visiting, but love even more leaving...:)

Halloween 2011

2011-11-05T16:54:00.000-07:00

We had a whirlwind of a halloween weekend...it started Friday, the 28th with the older girls having their school parties that day. I was suppose to go and assist with both classrooms, but unfortunately there was a little miscommunication between Aimee's teacher and myself, and I was able to be there for her class party.

I was, however, able to go and be with Breeanne. She has the best teacher this year, and they did some really fun, creative partying.

After school, Josh went hunting and shot his elk within an hour after starting out... ;)

We were both thrilled with this, as we have been anticipating the meat...elk meat is really good!!

Josh had an eye opening experience to Wyoming hunting though..after the kill, then the fun began.

He was only able to bring home about half of the meat that night, and didn't get home till almost midnight...he was exhausted, and then he turned around and the next moring went and got the rest of the meat.

In the night, Aimee woke up with the flu.;[ Saturday for Aimee was not so fun and she didn't feel well.

JOsh went out SAturday morning and went and got the rest of the meat. Josh and I together spent over 7hrs washing, cutting, grinding, and packaging meat...it was a long day for us all, but we are so excited to have some good elk meat now.

Sunday, was the primary program, and then we had some dear friends, the Austin's come over. They drove from Idaho to come spend the day with us... I sure miss my dear friend, Milissa...she is such a dear, sweet person, and we all just have such a good time together.

Sunday night, Josh, Hadlee, and Breeanne all woke up with the pukes...everyone stayed home from work and school, and momma took care of everyone.

Luckily it was the best sickness(if thats possible) anyone could ask for, because it only lasted about 12-20hrs for each person.

About 3pm halloween afternnoon, everyone was starting to feel better, and the girls and I headed out trick or treating a little after 6, and Josh stayed home passing out candy.

We passed out all of our candy, (which was ALOT), and ended up with almost 2x as much...

(next yr, I told Josh that I would just buy the candy that we like and give it to the girls, and that way we wouldn't end up with so much and also with kinds that were nasty...hehe)

We had a farm at our house for halloween...

the butterfly, the cow, and the horse

(after living in wy for over 2yrs...we are into the warm, not so much the cute!!!)

but I must say that this was the 1st halloween that the girls weren't freezing, and they stayed warm the entire time trick-or-treating..:)

The Horse...aka Breeanne

The Butterfly...aka Aimee (not sure why the quirky smily)

The Cow...aka Hadlee

(she just wanted treats...not mom taking pictures)

Had to show off her cute little tail...she loved wearing her outfit...

We dressed up the girls 5x this year, and everytime...she got so excited!!

More Crafts....

2011-11-05T16:24:00.001-07:00

For Erika..

What do you think?...

Our girls...

2011-10-31T09:51:00.000-07:00

Look whose walking....

Hadlee just all the sudden last thursday started walking everywhere...and I must say she is just loving it!! She will just walk all over the house now, and just entertains herself. She is a sort of a different child now, just so happy and easy now that she can get to where she wants and lots faster..:)

The older girls had their primary program on Sunday, and did an amazing job...I was very happy with their speaking parts...they each had 2 parts, and even though the program went over ...20 minutes!!!! they were very good at being reverent and sitting on the stand for almost 3 1/2 hrs. (we praticed for almost all of Priesthood/R.S & Sunday School, and then they sat on the stand the entire sacrament mtg. Hadlee loved having the whole pew for herself, she even loved the freedom of being able to wonder all over..she got a little daring and almost ventured onto the stand....(something we never would have let the older girls do) hehe

Aimee's letter practicing

Our little Aimee loves to practice writing...this is what we find ALL over the house...she will go through a whole notebook in less than a week...I don't mind because she has gotten reallly good at doing her letters and writing words...however, she has from time to time used my permanent markers to do this, and the marker has bled through to my kitchen counter, my front room furniture, and many clothes and bedding....:[

Our little Reading Bug

Breeanne is such a good student, and really has a love for reading...she is such a goood reader too! I took her to the public library on Friday, because they got out of school early. She picked out 4 chapter books and read the 1st one in just a matter of hours...what a girl!! She couldn't put it down, she was literally walking all over the house, just reading..it was pretty cute.

Believe

2011-10-25T15:12:00.000-07:00

This is for Emma...I finally got it done!!

Pumpkin Carving 2011

2011-10-25T14:28:00.000-07:00

Every year as a family we carve pumpkins and have dinner in a pumpkin for supper. This year was no exception, and as the girls are getting older, it only becomes more and more enjoyable..(b/c Josh and I don't have to carve as many..lets be honest..hehe)

Aimee's Pumpkin Drawing

We first let the girls draw a design on their pumpkin...and this year I was busy getting dinner ready and they were busy drawing on their pumpkins. They were really cute when they were done, however, my battery for my camera had died and needed to be charged, so we left the pumpkins sitting on the table, along with the marker, in hopes of getting pictures on their designs before they started carving. Well, the marker was too big of a distraction I'm afraid, because by the time I was able to capture the drawings they had created on their pumpkins, they had added alot of detail to their drawings. They were still cute, mind you, but I would have liked to show off their first attempt of their design.

Breeanne's Pumpkin Drawing

Then the carving began...

Hadlee was only interested in looking at it...

& then she just wanted to eat the pumpkin. She carried this peice around with her for quite awhile, just eating it like it was corn on the cob..what a kid!

Breeanne doesn't ever want to touch the guts of the pumpkin..she thinks it smells and that it is disgusting!!

However, Aimee, LOVES it!! She cleaned out hers, Breeanne's & Hadlee's.

Our Pumpkins for 2011

Hadlee, Aimee, Breeanne

Hadlee (still chewing on her pumpkin peice) :)

How they looked when we were all done & had put lights in them...

Breeanne & her pumpkin

Aimee's pumpkin

She wouldn't let me take a picture with her & her pumpkin, b/c she didn't like it...she wanted more holes in carved into it.

So dad carved some more in it...and then

she was happy & ready to put her pumpkin outside!!

Crafts

2011-10-25T09:27:00.000-07:00

My girlies are loving doing craft projects, and their new favorite thing to do are these bead things....(not sure on the official name..lol)

So we have over 5000 beads (moms not too happy when this spills or when hadlee tips over the bucket)

nonetheless, they are enjoying make neat designs and shapes...here are a few of their most recent ones...

I enoyed making these when I was younger, and it is kind of a surreal moment when I watch my little ones enjoying the same thing. :)

Hadlee "1" Birthday

2011-10-13T16:12:00.000-07:00

Hadlee had her first birthday not too long ago, and it was also celebrated over a few days, just like her sisters this year.

Hads had her bestest friend come over & play on her actual birthday...

We then went swimming with some friends and had artic circle for lunch, so hadlee could have her some french fries and chicken nuggets...her favorite!!

We celebrated her birthday a week later, and Grandpa & Grandma Hubbard were the only ones able to attend her actual party.

Hadlee loves Grandpa...

and Grandma.

She has a little ladybug that she adores, and doesn't let it get too far away from her sight. So, we made her a cake in the shape of her favorite thing...a little bug!!

Hadlee wasn't timid at all when it came time to eat it, she digged right in, and had no problem letting herself get covered in cake....she was a mess!

After a quick bath, she was exctied to start opening presents....she got a minnie mouse...and

every childs dream...a sleeping bag...hehe

(she will thank us for this later, when she doesn't freeze when we go camping)

Grandma enjoyed jumping on the trampoline with the girlies...as did they.

Our Precious Little Hadlee...Amazing how fast a year goes by...

We love and adore our cute, little bug!!

Breeanne - Winkle, Winkle Lil' Star

2011-10-04T13:23:00.001-07:00

I found this video while searching for photos to post...and I thought I would share...hope it brings a smile to your face as it did to mine...

Gotta love this cute little girl!!

Aimee 5th Birthday

2011-10-04T12:51:00.000-07:00

Aimee turned 5 this year...(back in march...lol) but again, I am finally getting some posts caught up. We ended up being in Idaho Falls the week before her birthday, and so my wonderful Brother and Sister in law tended the other 2 girls, so that Josh and I could enjoy a date with Aimee...she chose to go eat at Red Robin, yum!! and then we surprised her with taking her to Target and buying her a Leapster and game. She loves her Leapster!! and her game Tangled. She is very good about sharing and letting others play her games. On her actual birthday, she opened a few gifts, which included: 3 new play dresses(she loves dresses, would wear one every day if we let her), and new hair accessories (she loves to do her own hair, it is a fight with her to let me do it).. Josh ended up going out of town for work that morning and was gone the rest of the week, so we waited till he got home to have cake and ice cream with dad.

She wanted a chocolate cake and so I went a little simple, but it had alot of chocolate in it/on it...

She is very easy to please, and loved it!!

Aimee is very photogenic and has such a fun, ambitious personality...I had a hard time limiting how many pictures to include on this post...but nonetheless I hope you get the idea of just how much adoration we have for this fun, loving girl!!

Aimee can fall asleep anywhere and in any position...I posted earlier this year of a time when she fell asleep in my upright laundry hamper...she is something else!!

Aimee has had a few trials already in her short life, but she is a true example to me of someone who perserves...she just doesn't let it get her down ...this picture is of a time, when she was extremely sick...I am glad that she has overcome so much already in her life, and that her health is far better.

If you look closely at the hairstyle, you will notice that Aimee had just recieved a 2nd haircut from her adoring older sister in less than a month...;0)

(not sure why this picture ended up out of order...darn computers arghhhh!!)

nonetheless...she was and is an adorable child :)

Oh how we love our little munchkin!!

Family Home Evening w/ Lamborns

2011-09-29T17:19:00.000-07:00

We have some wonderful friends here that have a beauitful farm, and they were kind enough to invite us over for F.H.E. one night to ride horses and have dinner. We thoroughly enjoyed the evening together.

Aimee wiping her hair in the wind with each bounce of the horse...she loved it!!

They had many cats and dogs...Hadlee wasn't the biggest fan of them!

Breeanne was a pro!! She was definately in her element.

Fossil Butte National Monument

2011-09-29T16:57:00.000-07:00

Although, we live what seems sometimes in the middle of nowhere, we have some beautiful surroundings.

Breeanne's class went on a field trip last week to Fossil Butte National Monument. Sadly, we have lived here for 2 years and have never gone up on the hiking trails. It was a very pretty view and I actually enjoyed the information that I learned while on the tour with the kiddos.

Quentin, Drew, Breeanne, Emily

At the top, the kiddos stopped and had a snack...these were the 4 kiddos that I was in charge of while on the tour. They were the best group!!

Mrs. Bartlett's Class with Ranger John

Breeanne got pinned an "Offical Junior Ranger"

After the tour, the kiddos did a fun activity where they all became some kind of reptile, fish, bug...etc. and then they had to pick a card from Ranger John, and they found out their fate...only 3 of the kiddos become fossils. According to research, not too many creatures become fossils, which actually surprised me...the kids had fun, and it was very formative.

All the kids then traced a fossil and Breeanne chose to trace a leaf...it turned out pretty neat!

I just wanted to end with another beautiful view from Fossil Butte...it was a wonderful day spent with just me and Breeanne!!

Canning

2011-09-29T16:34:00.000-07:00

This year has really been the first year in my life that I have canned all by myself! I was very nervous...1) because i was by myself..2) because I wasn't sure about using my stove to can on...3) I was by myself...lol

However, after all my anxiety and many phone calls to my mom-in-law and sis-in-law...everything turned out wonderfully and I ended up with some mighty yummy peaches and pears....in fact, I only had 1 jar that didn't seal. I thought for my first time by myself, that it went well and that I didn't have too much drama or stress. Also, for all the things that I heard and read about not canning on a flat top stove, I proved them all wrong, and it all turned out great!! ..:)

Breeanne's 7th Birthday

2011-09-29T16:17:00.000-07:00

(This post is exceptionally late, but nonetheless, I am finally getting it done...)

Breeanne's Birthday was not really at all how she nor I had pictured it to go.. She ended up getting sick on Monday of her birthday week. I kept her home from school for the next 3 days, and then sent her on her birthday, which was a friday. (if it hadn't been her birthday I wouldnt have sent her), she actually didn't make it all day, I got called to go pick her up from school before lunch. She looked so miserable when I went to get her, I just felt so awful for her. I wanted to do something special for her, to make her feel fabulous on her special day, but the rest of her actual day was spent just laying on the couch. Poor little girl!

However, the next week was much better, and we ended up going swimming as a family and I made a cake for her then. My vision for the cake was better than it actually turned out, but it tasted yummy, and Breeanne loved it! ....and that is all that matters.

Josh and I take the special birthday girl out for a mom and dad date every year, and do something special with just them, and then take them to a restaurant of their choice.

Aunt Mary Jane was willing to tend the 2 younger girlies so that we could enjoy the 1:1 with just Breeanne.

Unfortunately, since we live a little far from shopping...our date turned into also a shopping trip.

We did manage to take Breeanne to Mcdonalds, her choice, and we surprised her with going to Build - a - Bear Workshop. She chose this adorable little bear and got it some accesories. After we did those fun things, she could've cared less about going to Winco for groceries...she was just in love with her bear! In fact, her Bunny Bun was replaced for a few nights..:)

As I am writing this blog, I just cannot believe that my little girl, my oldest, is 7. Where does time go? I am so grateful to be this precious childs mother, she is so tender and sweet and I just feel very blessed to have the honor to be this special childs mom!

You are so special Breeanne and we just adore you!!

1st Day of School

2011-09-08T21:53:00.000-07:00

The girls were so excited to start school....thats actually an understatement..they were thrilled..:)

Breeanne
2nd Grade

Aimee
Kindergarten

Aimee checking out the papers to sign in...she looks scared, but she really wasn't.

Aimee at her desk...her first assignment to color an alligator, because Alligator begins with "A" just like Aimee.

Breeanne was so excited to find out she has a locker...

Breeanne at her desk.

The girls dressed like twins the next day for school.

The shirts were given to us by our wonderful Aunt Liz, thanks for all the school clothes...:)

The Story of Lizzy the Lizard

2011-09-08T21:28:00.000-07:00

So, we are just getting ready to leave for Idaho last weekend, and Aimee comes running into the garage asking for something to put a bug in...thinking that it is just another little ladybug, or butterfly...Josh gives her a little babyfood jar...a few moments later she comes walking in with this lizard looking thing that is clearly too big for the little jar we provided for her.

We were not sure what it was, but were pretty amazed at Aimee's capability to see such a thing in the grass, let alone catch it. Josh assisted her in putting into her bug collector, and we started calling the thing.."Lizzy"

Of course, since we were just about to leave, we couldn't go without the girls new friend, so guess who accompanied us on the road to Idaho....

"Lizzy"

We kept, Lizzy, in the car the first night at my friend, Erika's, and fed her grass and lettuce.

Still not sure on what exactly it was.

After we left Erika's and the fair we headed north to my brother, Jon's home. We didn't get there till late, and Aimee was very excited to show off her new friend.

As soon as Taybree saw it, she thought it was a Bearded Dragon (?). And then the fun began...

Josh and Taybree scouted out the internet in search of what to feed this little "Dragon" and how it should be handled and cared for.

We fed it some veggies that night and by morning it had eaten some of them.

After Keslyn's baby blessing that day, we were all sitting around just visiting when Jon called his buddy who owned a Bearded Dragon, and told him that he thought we had caught one in our front yard. His friend, Jeff, was very interested in seeing our little creature...so we all piled in our vehicles and drove down to Idaho Falls to show off Aimee's friend..."Lizzy".

Jeff's bearded dragon was huge, and I wish that I had gotten a picture of it, because it was really neat to watch. Jeff didn't think that it was a Dragon at all, but instead a horned Toad.

We all stayed for awhile and bombarded their adorable family and roasted marshmallows and had a grand time playing.

My girlies made fast friends with his kids...they had 4 girls and 1 boy, so of course my girls were loving the girl attention...seeing how my family is full of boys.

The Smores were the highlight of course...

Well, when we got back to Jon & Taybree's...Josh and Tayb were not very happy with the answer that it was a horned toad. So again they searched the internet and found out that it was in fact some type of Horned Mountain Lizard, and that it was illegal to keep in captivity, and that it doesn't live very long when is caged. So we told the girls the next morning the news, expecting it to be a sad thing to have to release our new found friend, Lizzy, but surprisingly all they said was .."Ok!"

We were going to wait till we got home to release her, but as we were driving,..she kept trying to escape through the hole in the bug collector...not wanting some lil lizard loose in our van, we stopped at a truck stop and said our goodbyes and let Lizzy go...

Farwell Lizzy..It's been Real!!!

Keslyn's Baby Blessing

2011-09-08T20:55:00.000-07:00

We were finally able to go and meet our new little neice...Keslyn Trena. She is a doll, and already has developed such a cute little personality. We stayed with Jon & Taybree with their family for 2 days and had such a great time. Thanks for letting us come and stay. :)

Jon ~ Taybree ~ Kaimen ~ Traylee ~ Keslyn

Matt ~ Melanie ~ Hayley ~ Hayden ~ Hansen ~ Hastin

Taybree's family

Mom & Larry

EISF

2011-09-08T20:31:00.000-07:00

Breeanne ~ Aimee ~ Parker

We were able to go and stay with my bestest buddy, Erika, and of course we were able to go to the famous Eastern Idaho State Fair, including the Parade.

Paige

Matt holding Erika's little guy Paxten

The girls each got a chocolate milk at the parade, and Breeanne was sharing hers with Hadlee

After the parade, and dealing with ALOT of traffic...we headed to the fair.

The highlight for the girlies was feeding the animals.

Breeanne was absolutley delighted to hold a little puppy.. (I actually held one too, a little daschund. - they were so cute). Josh and I even had the thought about getting another dog....the thought left as quickly as it entered. Been there, Done that!! lol

Hads was full of lots of energy while surrounded by all those animals and seeing the puppies.

We loved staying with Erika, seeing family, and also running into a ton of peeps that we knew and just hadn't seen in a long time. Since Erika and I didn't attend our 10yr. reunion it was nice to see some people and remember some good times. :)

Bear Lake 2011

2011-08-28T17:13:00.000-07:00

It is so nice living close to Bear Lake...only problem...we haven't been there near enough and now school is beginning, and so the fun at the beach will have to wait till next year.

However, the two times we went this summer...was a blast to say the least.

Aimee Breeanne Samantha

We went with some great friends from Kemmerer, and had a blast.
We also met up with the Whiteley's, and all the kids played great together.

My kids love playing in the sand, more than the water...but nonetheless...they love it!

Aimee buried herself in the sand.

The last time we went, Hadlee fell asleep in the water...it was very precious. This time around, she just fell asleep right in my lap...

Kerry was piling this sand on top of Hadlee, and she was just bursting with laughter..it was adorable.

Hadlee and Mackenzie

(They are the best of friends)

Wood Boxes

2011-08-28T16:59:00.000-07:00

My hubby is so talented...(Of course I have known this for a long time), but I wanted to share his recent finished product.

About a year ago, he got some scrape material from work, and made me these awesome boxes. It just has taken me awhile to paint them...anyway I finally got around to it this week, and I love them!! Great job, honey!!

The Newspaper Box

The Wood Box

It even has a spot for all the kindling. To say that I can't wait to use them, I would be telling a lie, because then it would be winter....but I do love them, and I am grateful for such a talented guy to build me these for his OCD wife...lol

Playing Catch Up

2011-08-25T02:57:00.001-07:00

It is the wee hours of morning, and sleep is just not coming, so I decided it was a good time to catch up on our blog. I always have good intentions to sit and blog more often, but days turn into weeks, then months, and then I am just far behind. So, here is just some random things that have happened or that we have done over the past few months that I thght that I would share.
(Also, I thght that I would blog Hadlee's first birthday celebration, and then realized I never blogged the other 2 girls birthdays, so I will have to post pictures soon, of all 3). Stay tuned..lol

We have had alot of double rainbows this summer...unfortunately I was always a little too late in getting my camera out for them..however rainbows are so beautiful nonetheless.

We went camping as a family with some good friends, The Beans, at the end of June. We had a good time together. We even attempted fishing, we were unable to catch anything, let alone see any fish...but at least we attempted.
We went on a drive up the Hams Fork River, and found this beautiful Spring. (can't remember the name)...it was georgeous.

They were clear at the top of the spring, so the picture is a little fuzzy. (I was still recovering, and not wanting to venture that far up to the top)

The girls all ready to fish
Aimee, Carly, Paige, Tucker, Hailey, Breeanne
We were able to attend our annual trip to Preston Idaho for that "Famous Preston Night Rodeo". We look forward to this every year. Our good friends the Austin's met us at the Parade beforehand, and Milissa and I had a good time reminiscing and visiting during the whole parade...it was a long 1 1/2 parade, but we didn't mind... I so miss you, my dear friend.
The time apart never seems to bother us, we just jump right in and it seems that we have never been apart.

One fun night in July, we decided it would be great fun for family night to go and let the girlies have a ride on the motorcycle and to shoot the gun with dad. Then to make the evening complete, we had ice-cream at Artic Circle. Breeanne & Josh

Aimee & Josh

Just Me & My Girls

Hadlee even had a turn by herself, to say she loved it was an understatement...if its possible to believe, her eyes got even bigger while she was riding on it...it was adorable to witness.

Hadlee is sometimes the brunt of the girls crazy ideas. She, most of the time, is willing to go along with their plans.

This particular one, the girls are pretending to be dogs, and have leashes on them, while their leashes are attached to the laundry basket, which is dragging Hadlee around behind. :)

She actually was enjoying this very much, contrary to her facial expression.

Our little Aimee's creation!

Aimee brings a smile to my face and I often wonder what will she say or do next..she is very inventive and funny.

This is a toilet paper roll. If she goes into the bathroom and sees the toilet roll empty, she will get it wet, and then tear it apart on the line, and then leave one half on my nightstand, and the other on Josh's...this has happened ALOT!!

What a kid!

Breeannes' Farmer Girl

She has made this person a few times...I thought it was very creative. (Notice the flower placed in the hat, Josh's cowboy boots, and also the gun strapped to the chair).

Fossil Fest 2011

It just wouldn't be any fun to go to a festival and not get your face painted. They both turned into butterflies for the evening, and enjoyed fluttering around the house.

Spring Dance Recital

They each got a flower from their teacher, they thght that was the coolest thing. :D

Breeanne's Music Program..."How does you Garden Grow." It was very cute, (to say the least). Breeanne was a flower and she did a great job!

Breeanne with her dear friend, Abby.

She recently moved and Breeanne is still very sad that she will again be going to school minus another friend. Hopefully this will not keeping happening to my little girl...it is devastating to anybody, let alone a little girl.

Black mail :)

2011-08-12T12:30:00.001-07:00

Kids are so honest and cute all the time...and mine I feel are no exception...:o) This past week they each did or said something that made me feel like my job as their mother was the best job ever. Of course, I did wonder if I could later in life...use this info for some blackmail...hehe

Breeanne fell off her bike and got scraped up pretty good, there was road rash up and down her leg. Two days later it was still oozing and bleeding just a little in places, and we were planning on going swimming as an outing for the day. While I was trying to attend to her wounds, I explained to her that the water at the pool will make her owies feel alot better, they might sting at first, but the water would be really good for them. She in turn responded very fast with..I don't want to go into the water. I then asked her, why do you not believe me when I tell you something, and trust that mom knows what is best. She then said...Mom, I will always trust you....

Haha....I hope she feels this way throughout her life!!

(needless to say..she did get it into the pool, w/o any problems, of course any child of mine, couldn't refuse the water)..lol

(Love this picture of Aim's face...this is aimee)

A few sundays ago, I bore my testimony. I felt a little embarrased when I got home, and was over-analyzing what I had said/not said, and was worried that I had made a complete embarrassment of myself.

Remembering as a child... how this did happen to me and my siblings a few times...(I was determined to never let that happen to my own children), and I asked Aimee if I embarrased her at all that day at church when I was speaking...she in turn replies with, ...Mom you will never embarrass me...lol

Again...I hope that this holds true!!

& last but not least...Hadlee...she learned how to blow a kiss this week. Its so cute and precious!

All 3 of these girlies are so sincere to me. I am so thankful to be blessed to be their mother.

Recovering ...in Arbon...:)

2011-07-17T14:51:00.000-07:00

Wonderful Parents

When Josh and I went to see the surgeon on a wednesday in Jackson, he wanted to do surgery that afternoon...we called Bill and Brenda right away, to see if they could come back and get our girls and keep them for a few days. They were already heading on vacation...but told us that family was more important than a vacation right then. They turned around and unloaded their car and then made the 3hr drive over to pick our girls up at our house from the babysitter, and then drove all the way back home.

After I had surgery, it was decided that there was no way I could take care of the girls by myself. I was restricted to lift anything over 10lbs for 6-8 weeks. Brenda gladly agreed to have me come and stay at their home for as long as I needed to recover. Josh was wonderful about helping me the first 3days at home, but I missed my girls and I wanted to be with them. So I went and stayed with them in Arbon for 2 weeks.

I owe so much to them for their unconditional love towards the girls and I. I was treated wonderfully while there, and the girls had so much fun being with grandpa and grandma everyday.

Brenda was fabulous, and let me just lay around, recovering, doing everything for me and the girls! In fact, she even moved the crib into their bedroom so that she could be up with Hadlee at night. There is no way that I could have recovered successfully if I had stayed home.

I am so grateful to wonderful parents, and to their example of service, kindness, and love that they showed towards me...I hope that I can be more like them someday!

While there...we had a grand time....

Breeanne and Aimee wore dress up clothes like everyday...and summer finally arrived while we were there too and they enjoyed playing in the sprinkler and in the swimming pool.

Chelsea and Jett came over and assited alot as well. It was nice to spend time with her and to see this cute little baby of hers.

My girls love Chelsea and she really assisted alot with tending to my girls and playing with them, and helped eased the burden from Brenda.

Hadlee was quite fond of Grandma...
She didn't like having to share her attention when the other grandkids were around.

Brenda was wonderful about never letting her cry...Hadlee was always being loved on, and cuddled and held. It was really hard to not hold my baby(that's an understatement)...I had my fair share of tears cried over not being able to hold my baby, but Hadlee was taken care of so great, she prolly didn't even notice...
She also was just trying to crawl when we left, and by the time we got home...she crawls all over the place now!!
Brenda has cats now at her home, and the mother cat, Callie, is so great at letting the grandkids hold and play with her.
Aimee loves Callie, and everyday (more than once) she would go outside and hold Callie the cat. Well, sadly Aimee is allergic to cats..so no matter how many times Brenda or I told her that she couldn't hold the cat, she didn't care and would go outside and love on the cat..then come back inside and her eyes would be swollen and red, and she would start sneezing. So, we would get her changed into new clothes, and give her some medicine...she would then fall asleep from being drowsy and then wake up..and the whole process would start again..silly girl!
My mother in law is a fabulous cook, we all ate really good while there...:). Brenda experimented one day in making these pudding pops. (They were yummy!)
Breeanne was enjoying one of these delicious treats one day, and Hadlee saw that she didn't have one, and they looked pretty good to her. Breeanne was kind to share a taste, but that wasn't good enough to her, she had to have the whole thing to herself.
Brenda was holding her to begin with, but that got a little too messy, so she went into the high chair, and she LOVED it!!

While there, I learned just how much Aimee loves bugs!

She was the bug collector for the kiddos.

She was outside playing one day and came running inside asking Grandma for something to put her bug into...so Brenda gave her a little container and she ran back outside. I kid you not, she was only gone maybe 1 minute, and came back into the house and had caught a very tiny, tiny little caterpillar...which we formerly called "Chick-palla."

It was her new best friend. She went everywhere with that thing, and if she happened to leave the room for a second, she got a babysitter for it. She would talk to it non-stop like it was a real person, and she even had a birthday celebration for its 2nd day birthday...what an imagination!!

We went to the Bywater Reunion while there and that was nice to see the extended family.

Grandpa Bywater 's tree is a highlight and it was fun to see Brenda try it out!

Another favorite is Grandpa's train...the kids look forward to it every year.

We sure love Grandpa & Grandma Bywater...some of the finest people we have ever met!

Emma and her kids came and stayed the next week...that was sure fun to spend time with her and her kiddos.

Rachael and Hadlee are only 3 days apart and they are sure cute together.

They were sure fun to watch play, tease, and laugh together. Breanda re-arranged her furniture so that these girlies could have alot more room in their walkers, to roam around in her house.

They were pretty good and fast...in fact when they came running in those walkers everyone got pretty good about getting out of the way and fast...they could cause some damage.

Brenda actually broke one of her toes while we were there on the walker...I felt so bad!

We also had the Hubbard Family Reunion in Bull Canyon.

All of the siblings were able to attend.

The kids all had to take turns with Grandma...she was very popular.

Holly had made a pinata and each kid had a turn to hit it.

It had alot of candy in it, so the kids were limited to how many times they could hit it, for fear that not everyone would have a turn before it broke open.

Grace was probably my favorite to watch...that girl has the funniest expressions.

Chelsea brought a fun activity for the kids to do. She had made bug collectors for each of the kids and all they had to do, was paint them.

They turned out way cute!

The worst part of the whole trip to Bull Canyon, was that my kiddos all got sick. Hadlee first, then Aimee, and then Breeanne...but as soon as we got back to grandmas..they all 3 perked up. Then when we got home, they acted even better there...

I am so thankful for the opportunity that I had to go and recover at my inlaws...they are some wonderful, fine people...and I couldn't have asked for better people to take care of all of us while I was recovering. Even though the situation was not the funnest ...to have just had surgery, to not be able to hold my baby, to be away from my home, my bed, and Josh...they made the experience fun, memorable, and it was like... a home away from home.

Changes in Life

2011-07-12T09:28:00.001-07:00

My life is starting to get back to some kind of normal...I have been behind in blogging for a few reasons...#1 - our computer that has all my pics stored on it, has been on the brink, and I haven't really felt like takin the time to fix it...(which brings me to..) #2...I had back surgery!! Holy Cow, I still can't believe it. When people find out that I am recovering from back surgery, most of their replys are: "You are way to young for back problems!" Well my thoughts exactly, but it happened, and through this whole thing I have learned that it has alot to do with genetics (quite a few members of my family have also had the same surgery I did). Although, when I first started to have back pain, the last thing that I wanted was surgery, but now that I have had it, I feel sooooooooooooooooooo much better!! Life before surgery was miserable, (that is an understatement), I was in constant 24/7 pain, and now I am pain free!! Although I havn't been able to hold, and cuddle my babe...I know that I will be able to soon, and thanks to wonderful family and friends, I am sure she doesn't think the situation right now is all that bad...lol

In the beginning, before surgery, all I wanted was to have my life back, and to be pain free! That was all my thoughts really consisted of...I am deeply humbled by my long journey over the past 5mths and know that everything has a time and purpose. I also know that the trial our little family has had over the past little while was too strengthen us and to make us closer. I thank my Father in Heaven for being aware of my situation and answering my prayers. May each of you be mindful in knowing that HE is aware of your situations and that he loves you as well!!

Value of Saving

2011-06-01T21:36:00.000-07:00

The girls really wanted a trampoline last summer, but it just never happened, so we made a deal as a family, that if the girls would save their money to be able to purchase half the tramp, mom and dad would match it.
The girls did...they saved their birthday money, christmas money, etc. and we went and bought the trampoline last week.

Unfortanetly, weather in wyoming isn't always the best and it turned really cold after it was put up, and in fact it started to snow, and the very next day we had 8in. of snow, then the next day we had 3in. of snow...so needless to say the girls were very, very, anxious to jump on their new trampoline.

After 5 days of having it, they finally were able to jump on it, and they each invited friends over, and we had 6 little girls jumping on it...they are going to have a blast this summer.

Josh and I know that this was a great principle to teach our girls, and something that we hope they will never forget; that they saved to buy something that they really watned.

This little ladder was made by my talented hubby. He saw that the girls needed a ladder, because they couldn't reach to get up to it, so he went and built this in less than 2hrs.

He is so talented...! What a stud!

When he said that he was going to go make a ladder, this is not at all what I pictured...it was above and beyond what I had envisioned. It is solid, and definatly will not tip over when they are climbing up to the tramp and down.

Farewell to the Fish

2011-06-01T21:27:00.001-07:00

Breeanne's little fish was given to us by her dear friend, back last August...well it died this past winter, and it was very traumatic...(no exageration), so Josh told Breeanne that we could freeze the little guy till spring, and then plant him in our yard. So I have had a fish in my freezer for the past few months, just waiting for some warmer weather to have a burial for Breeanne's little fish.
We had nice day, so we decided it was time to bury the fish. She helped put the fish in the ground, and was doing ok until she had to say goodbye and cover him up with dirt. Thats when she was sad all over again...she just has a tender heart, especially about her animals.

Aimee was trying to comfort her, and was telling her that it was okay and that the fish was going to be with Jesus...it was really cute actually.

So, our little fish is buring underneath our Hubbard sign, so that it will always be apart of our family, and Breeanne will always know where we buried her special fish.

Camping at Fontenelle

2011-06-01T20:55:00.000-07:00

Josh has been having an itch to have a camper...he has been watching KSL.com faithfully for sometime, and has missed out on alot of good deals. Well on Memorial Day, he got on and low and behold a tent trailer was posted, and only had been on for 1hr...not wanting to miss an opportunity again, he called and told the guy he would be there to pick it up in three hrs. (Since it was by Lehi, Ut). He came and told me the news that we would be leaving in 5min to go and get this trailer. The older girls were in the middle of dress-up, and I hadn't done anyone's hair this day...(It was crappy weather here, and we hadn't planned on going anywhere). We did get ready in 5min and were out the door. Josh was in a hurry because we wanted to get there to see it in the daylight. We got there at 8pm, and my first impression was turn the car around...it loooked dumpy and something I didn't want to spend our money on, nor be caught dead in...lol But, somehow the girls fell in love, and so did Josh. So we our now the proud owners of a tent trailer...Josh has high hopes for this little wonder.

I am a little OCD about cleanliness, and this thing is far from it, but Josh is always true to his word, and I know that he will fix this little trailer up and we will enjoy every minute of it together as a family. He is really excited about his purchase, and the girls love it too... the idea of this trailer is growing on me, slowly...

Before we bought it, we promised the girls a camping trip, so a promise is a promise and we went the other night. I have to admit it was nice to eat dinner around a table without the wind making our food cold, and trying to eat as fast as you can, so you are not freezing to death while you eat...it was nice to be inside our little trailer and enjoy our delicious camp fire meal, together.

Breeanne is our new wood chopper...she got pretty good with the axe on this trip. She also gave me quite the scare one too many times too...but Josh was good to correct her and teach her the proper way. Aimee loved assisting with the fire. Notice the weeds in her hand, she loved collecting the weeds and throwing them in the fire, because they created alot of smoke.

The campsite was really nice, it was right next the the Fontenelle Dam...we really thought we had picked a great spot...until

We had a raccoon join us that night.

I am a very lite sleeper, and around 2, I could hear scrapping noises, so of course I woke up Josh..and he says it sounds like the cooler is opening. I thought no way, but then we heard it again, and Josh took a little look outside and lo and behold a darn raccoon had indeed opened our cooler. How I wonder? The girls can't even open this cooler, its even sometimes hard for me, but sure enough it did. Luckily Josh got out and scared it off before it could get inside. The door kept tripping him up, he would get it to pop open, but he couldn't get inside fast enough.

You can kind of see paw prints on the cooler...

Then a little later, he came back again...we could hear him getting into something and making alot of rucous, and when we woke up we found this in our truck...

We didn't take advantage of the free garbage cans, and the darn thing found our garbage in the back of the truck...it made a mess. It even had paw prints on the front windshield, the hood of the cover, the rims of the tires...the truck was covered in paw prints.

We learned our lesson to never leave the coolers out, nor the garbage, when camping.

Even though the raccoon decided to join us, we still had a good time camping together as a family, in our new little trailer.

My First Piggy Tail

2011-05-03T13:47:00.000-07:00

I have loved having girlies, and I love doing their hair. Hadlee's is starting to come in alot sooner than my other 2...

This is Aimee's first piggy tail...14mths....and Breeannne I got her first piggy tail at 10mths...(sorry my computer wldn't upload it for some reason)
Hadlee - 8mths
My first piggy tail, and would you believe that I can actually already get 2 lil piggy tails...yay!!

I took her to the library recently with a piggy tail in her hair, and someone told me that it looked like it was a stretch to get just this one...but I don't care at least she has hair and is not bald...

Asleep...Really?

2011-05-03T13:37:00.000-07:00

Aimee is the silliest, most unpredictable child...She is such a funny girl!! We love her!!

The other day, she was playing with her baby doll (something she does daily), and I started to hear her breath really heavy, like she was asleep...and I thought where is that sound coming from...and lo and behold I found her...

Asleep in the laundry basket...what a silly girl, with her baby doll in the hamper with her.

The first picture, shows a little mark on her forhead that the hamper left...
What a kid!

Blue Tigers

2011-04-14T13:30:00.001-07:00

Breeanne has loved Soccor..this is her first yr, but has absolutley loved it!! She is quite good at too. I'm looking forward to summer to play with her in our yard, and sharpen her skills.

Her coach is really good about making sure everyone has a chance to play each position each game. Of course every player's favorite position is goalie. Breeanne is sad for the season to be over, but is already looking forward to playing again next year along with her sister.

Sunrise

2011-04-14T13:18:00.000-07:00

This was the sun rising one morning here in good ole' wy, and it was a beautiful sunrise...if it hadn't been a school morning, I might have tried to get a better picture, but I was in my usual morning routine, and this was the best that I could capture.

I have enjoyed alot of sunrises in my life, and everytime I am able to enjoy them, I try to take a few moments to just sit and watch them, they always give me hope for a new day, a better day....and they just make me feel good!

Looks can be Deceiving

2011-04-14T13:07:00.000-07:00

Aimee and I have really enjoyed watching the cooking channel together. The other day we were watching something that looked, really good. So I decided to make it. It was peanut, pretzel chicken strips with honey mustard sauce, and sweet mashed potatoes. Sounds good, right? When I went shopping last, I got all the ingredients, and then I decided to make it one evening.

It took some time to make, and the kids were so wired and bouncing off the walls, and also Josh got home late that night(go figure)...it was not a good night, and needless to say, the kids wouldn't touch it. In fact, I really didn't like it either, and I don't really consider myself a picky eater, but it really wasn't that good. I wonder was it not good, because my evening didn't turn out like I had hoped, or was it really not good?

So, my dilemma..what do I do with all the leftover food? Do I force my kids to eat it for leftovers, even though they wouldn't really touch it fresh, or just throw it all away and promise to never cook that for dinner again?

I hate that looks can be so deceiving.

Ready for Kindergarten

2011-04-14T12:51:00.000-07:00

Prior to Kindergarten registration, I visited with Aimee's pre-school teacher. She told me some of the things that they would test Aimee on, and also that most kids score between 60-80...and anything over 80 is just really good, and doesn't happen often. I visited with a few other parents who told me that their kids scored 65, and 70. I was just hoping for Aimee to just do her best...

Well, after Aimee had tested, the teacher told me more than once how proficent Aimee really is, and I was thinking that if she scored 75 I would be really happy...well our smart little girl proved to us just how smart she really is...she got 95.6%...yep, needless to say she is ready for kindergarten...Look out world, here she comes! Way to go Aim!!

Feeling Blessed

2011-04-04T10:27:00.000-07:00

We have had an exceptional amount of snow fall this year, as you can tell from a previous post...but now all that snow is melting. Josh and I had been warned that our house could possibly be in a potential flood area, and were skeptical about all the snow we had and the spring run-off, but we are feeling very blessed that we have a good home. So far we have not flooded in our home, but I wish I could say the same for our neighbors. They have not been so lucky.

For the past four days, every afternoon our backyard has had alot of water running through it, our backyard looks like a little pond...however, the girls have had some fun playing it.

We are very anxious for spring, and for it to stick around longer than a day or two.

Traylee

2011-04-02T14:59:00.000-07:00

My sweet, sweet neice Traylee...she is such a cutie!! I wish I cld see her more often, she is such a good little baby.

She loves Hadlee..and is a very helpful, obedient little girl.

Hadlee's Hair

2011-04-02T14:51:00.000-07:00

Hadlees' Hair is quite the conversational peice...everyone comments on her hair. I do comb it down, but it has a mind of its own, and usually finds its way right back up...good thing she is sooo cute!

Swimming with the family

2011-04-02T14:28:00.001-07:00

It wouldn't be a true "Reid" get together without going swimming...we love to go swimming, and my girls LOVE to swim!!

Josh and Aimee Breeanne (Sadly the best pic I got of her looking at the camera)

Matt was doing laps in the lane with Hastin, and he happened to fall asleep. He stayed like this for a good 1/2 hr.

Breeanne did the low dive all by herself a few days earlier at swimming classes during school, but Josh and I didn't get to see her do it...so she did it this time for us, and then...

she went off the high dive all by herself...way to go!!

Aimee went off the slide all by herself...

I thought this was a good picture of Kaimen getting some air off the high dive... He is going to be just like his Dad!

of course Hadlee loved swimming as well...she also was quite fond of Jana and Bryan..they were so good with her.

It was a wonderful time with the family!

Randomness

2011-03-15T09:54:00.000-07:00

Aimee was hungry one day, and so she was eating some chips for a snack while I was doing the dishes and chatting on the phone. When I looked at her, this is what I found...one hand in the chip bag, and a partial chip in her mouth. I carried her to her bed where she took a nap, and as soon as she woke up...she asked where are my chips?
Breeanne is a great little helper...and Hadlee adores her.
One day I was busy getting dinner ready, and Hadlee was sitting in her highchair, bound and determined that she had to eat right then, but I was busy trying to finish last minute preparations...well pretty soon I realized that she had stopped crying and when I turned and looked...miss Breeanne had kindly started feeding her...she did a great job, and now she feeds her for me quite often. I had to capture her first time though.
Love my kids!

Snow, Snow, and more Snow!!

2011-03-15T09:25:00.001-07:00

My mom came to stay 2 weeks ago, and couldn't believe the amount of snow we have here..it just keeps coming. While she was here we got a pretty good storm..had to take some pics to show you people who don't have any snow at all .. and to tell you just how lucky you really are, however, I also need to remind you of how jeolous you will be of our green grass come summer...lol

If you look at our fence, we can't even see the handles to it, and then

notice the fence in the background..the snow is just about as tall as the fence...crazy!!

Josh went on a business trip, last week and again we got another big storm..but since I don't trust myself with the snow blower...I pushed all the snow with a shovel..it took me all day, but I did get it done...and just before I finished my good neighbor came and helped.

Needless to say, I am grateful for the wonderful job, Josh, does on removing the ridiculous amount of snow we get here.

In loving memory...

2011-01-25T10:12:00.000-08:00

My wonderful Aunt Karen passed away..it is still a shock to me and the family. I will miss Aunt Karen, she was definately the peacemaker in the family, and also the life of the party. I always looked forward to going to events, if I knew Aunt Karen would be there..she had a way about herself that drew people to her. I am grateful that I had the opportunity to see her at Thanksgiving...even if it was for a brief period. I will miss you and look forward to reuniting with you someday, until then..rest in peace.

Feeling Accomplished

2011-01-19T11:38:00.001-08:00

I am so happy that this day has finally come.....

over 7 yrs of cutting, coloring, laminating, and sore hands

2 file cabinets over full

153 family home evening packets later

spent way too much money(can't say cuz I don't want the hubby to know...love you honey)

I am finally done with all my packets...YAY!!!

Such a Happy Girl...

2011-01-19T11:30:00.000-08:00

Breeanne and Aimee were fighting over what stuffed toy Hadlee should be holding while swinging...so finally they agreed that she could hold both...I think she could have cared less about it.

Breeanne's Art Project

2011-01-19T11:27:00.000-08:00

Breeanne did this wonderful art project in school, and it got chosen to be on display at the First Night Celebration in Kemmerer, on New Years Eve...Great Job Breeanne

Christmas 2010

2011-01-19T11:04:00.000-08:00

The girls in their Christmas Dresses
My girlies in the Pajamas from Grandpa and Grandma Hubbard

Scripture bags from Grandpa and Grandma Thompson

Aimee has like a huge wad of bubble gum in her mouth...she cracks me up
Aimee gave this gift to Hadlee...Jenny Jump Up

Hadlee gave Breeanne a much desired Pillow Pet

Breeanne gave Aimee a strawberry shortcake doll and strawberry milk

Breeanne showing off her very own art set and new hat from Santa

Breeanne's first look at what Santa brought

Aimee scoping out what Santa brought her

Hadlee checking out her new baby food, and thinking it looks pretty good

The following pictures are what each of us got from Santa:

Josh

Breeanne

Anne

Aimee

Hadlee

We had a wonderful Christmas, and got spoiled yet again...

Christmas Eve 2010

2011-01-19T10:52:00.001-08:00

There is a story behind this picture...Breeanne has saved this little box for Santa since last Christmas...it has sat on her bed ever since she got it, and has been waiting to give it to Santa...it was loaded with jewels for his suit, and bells for his sleigh...along with a tiny lil card. She was beyond excited to give it to him, this year. Santa was kind enough to leave her a lil note of thanks for the nice gift..He loved it...That was the highlight of her Christmas!!
The box for Santa

Cookies and milk for Santa, Breeanne's gift for Santa, and Aimee left him a lil card made out of newspaper... and of course the carrots for the reindeer.

Aimee's book: of course a Princess Book w/ Stickers

Hadlee's Christmas Eve book, she could have cared less about reading it, all she wanted to do was eat it!!

Snow Fun!!

2010-12-29T18:24:00.000-08:00

Josh has 10 days off from work, and we took advantage of the sunshine one day and took the kiddos out sleddin...we have had alot of snow here, and were finally able to enjoy it. We had a blast... Josh and I took turns sitting with Hadlee in the van while the other one took the kids on runs down the hillside. Breeanne even started goin by herself.. it was a whole lot of fun.

Makin snowangels, by their snowman

My snow buddies

Aimee is sooo silly...she just loves to crack silly faces when I pull out the camera.

Breeanne

Random December Pictures

2010-12-29T18:08:00.000-08:00

Aimee @ Pre-school Christmas Concert

Hadlee's First Experience with Baby Food

Rice made w/ Formula

...didn't like it
( we have since learned she HATES Formula, and Rice Cereal...but loves Oatmeal, and all fruits and veggies so far...YAY!!)

Breeanne loving on Cody and Chelsea's dog...
(She loves animals)

Bywater's Christmas Party

2010-12-29T17:51:00.001-08:00

The kids and I were able to attend the annual Bywater Christmas Party... Josh wasn't able to because he was on call, but I opted to take the kiddos...I love being with family and it was a nice oppertunity for us to see everyone. The Highlight of the visit every year, is when the great-grandkids that are present, perform the nativity...they enjoy this as well as the adults watching with smiles.

Aimee was a shepherd this year..

Breeanne the angel

Grandpa Bywater with Hadlee

Sweet baby Hadlee

Dance Recital

2010-12-29T17:37:00.000-08:00

Breeanne and Aimee were able to perform the Nutcracker for their Dance Recital this year. They did a fine job!!

Breeanne's Jazz Class
Breeanne

The girls strikin up a pose for the camera just before show time.

Aimee's Pre-school Dance Class...the little girl not lookin at the camera, was absolutley the funniest to watch during the picture session...she was bound and determined not to look at anybody...lol

Aimee

Thanksgiving Weekend

2010-12-29T17:21:00.001-08:00

We were able to go visit my family in Idaho this year for Thanksgiving...on our way we met up with my siblings and went and saw my grandma Reid at my Aunt Barbara's house...it was a neat oppertunity to see some cousins we havn't seen in many, many years and also to give some love to my grandma, whose health is not so good.. afterwards my brothers families and our family took took the long, snowy, ice-coverd roads to Ammon to stay at my brother's Matt's home.. We had a wonderful weekend, full of food, shopping, games, and lots of good times.

Mason makin Hadlee Happy
Bryan w/ Jana
(Lovin the face..Bry)

Hastin

Mom & Larry Cookin some yummy food

The Grandkids w/ their spouses

The Grandkids

The Great Grandkids

Jon w/ Traylee

Grandma Reid w/ HadleeGrandma w/ Aimee

Grandma Reid w/ Breeanne

Visting Santa

2010-12-29T17:08:00.000-08:00

Santa came to visit us in good ole' Kemmerer, one wintry day. We took the girls to see Santa and they were not nervous in the slightest...this pictures is of the girls saying Ho, Ho, Ho Merry Christmas (taught to them by their Grandma Thompson). The girls each had to sit on his lap and tell him just what they thought they needed to have for Christmas....

Breeanne said she wanted a Zhu-Zhu pet.

Aimee said she wanted a kitty...(didn't see that one comin)

Josh and I speak for Hadlee and she wanted some baby food...

Aimee's Special Day

2010-12-21T01:31:00.000-08:00

It was Aimee's Special Day at Pre-school..Excited is an understatement for how thrilled she truly was for this day to come. She could bring whatever she wanted to show-off to the others and her favorite treat to share...she chose to bring Breeanne's fish (which Breeanne was sooooo willing to share that day...I might add), and she also brought a special poster of pictures of her and her favorite things. Then she wanted to bring homemade suckers for everyone, but because of policy it can't be homemade so she settled for powdered donuts..her favorite.

She loves this HAT...in fact she even took it to show-n-tell at the library for "H" day...a few weeks later. It makes her feel...well special.

Aimee showing off "Breeanne's" fish, and she was sure to tell everyone just that.

Her Special Day Poster

Hadlee's Blessing

2010-12-21T01:20:00.001-08:00

Hadlee was so good on her blessing day...she is just a good baby all together. She is such a blessing to our family, and we are very grateful to have her.
She is not looking at me in this picture,
and instead was staring at something/someone for a few minutes.

I had to post this picture...she still has her cute lil hair..yay!!

Breeanne / Hadlee

2010-12-21T01:13:00.000-08:00

Hadlee is like Breeanne's little twin..she reminds me ALOT of Breeanne. This little outfit has been worn by all three girls, but unfortantely I do not have a picture of Aimee in it.. she only wore it once..the day she was admitted to the hospital for the first time..it was a sad day, and for that reason I never took a picture of her in it.

Hadlee

Breeanne

Just Me and My Girls

2010-12-21T01:00:00.000-08:00

Josh had a conference to attend to in Salt Lake, and the girls and I decided to tag along for the week...it was such a fun time!! We did ALOT of shopping, swimming in the hotel (a very nice hotel by the way), visited with Aunt MJ, and Aunt Liz, and we also went and got our haircut. It was a fabulous time spending it with my 3 girls.

(I look forward to spending many days in the future like this with my kiddos)
Breeanne and I decided to donate our hair...23 inches total were donated...
We love our new do's...the girls escpecially love their bangs...It is finally starting to grow on me.
It was like they all the sudden grew up on me and I had a hard time growing used to the idea of my babies all grown up.. and not little anymore.

Family Pictures 2010

2010-12-21T00:27:00.000-08:00

This year our family pictures didn't go as planned...I waited to long in the year to do them, and it was going to be the last nice day before the snow came and the cold..but I wanted to get some pictures. We were also losing daylight and fast, so the kiddos got alot of bribes while we were snapping pictures away...they turned out pretty good. Here are a few:

My Three Girls

2010-10-16T14:50:00.001-07:00

It was a beautiful day here in Wyoming, and it was my birthday (and since laundry and cleaning didn't sound appealing on this special day I chose to spend it with my girls)...Breeanne didn't have school and I thought it was a perfect day to go and spend together. I took them to the park and took alot of pictures (over 400)lol; we had to go home once in the middle of it, and change outfits cuz of normal diaper issues and spit up troubles, which required all of them to have a change of clothes, but all in all it went pretty good.

It would have been nice to have a second hand when I was trying to capture a picture with all of them in it, cuz I would get one situated the way I liked and then the other 2 would move, but not being a professional I think that they turned out pretty good...enjoy the pics of our beautiful girls!

They enjoyed playing in the leaves, more than anything

Aimee didn't want to smile for me, I told her that I wanted to see her pretty teeth and she said she didn't want to show them off. She is such a crack up!!Breeanne was the easiest one to get pictures of, being the oldest I think helped.

Rachael And Hadlee

2010-10-16T13:35:00.001-07:00

The two newest members in the Hubbard Family born 4 days apart:

Rachael Hall and Hadlee Hubbard

Breeanne

2010-10-16T13:21:00.000-07:00

The Mutual girls went ice-blocking a few weeks ago, and I brought along my older girls and Josh.. Breeanne had a blast. She loved it, and even got brave enough to go all by herself up the hill and down in the dark. She really liked it, and can't wait to go again.
She is the best big sister to Hadlee, she already tells us me that she will babysit for me whenever I need to do something. She takes very good care of her baby sister, and adores her.

Breeanne is the pet lover in the family.. she loves cats, dogs, horses, you name the animal she is fascinated by them. She caught this wild little kitty, when we went out to the Grandma Hubbard's a few weeks ago all by herself, and took care of her for a very long time. She loved her, and was sad when she had to let her go.

Breeanne tells us quite frequently that when she gets a home of her own she will have dogs and cats, because Josh and I won't let her.

(We will see when she gets older if she does)

Aimee

2010-10-16T11:25:00.000-07:00

Aimee's Preschool Field Trip to Fire Station
Sparky the Dog
Alot of the kids were scared to be by Sparky, not my Aimee

Aimee made this necklace all by herself, in fact she wouldn't take it off. She slept with it, ate with it, showered with it. She loves this necklace.

Aimee is all girl, she loves her hair done just right (she fights me on how to do her hair for the day and tells me how to do it most of the time), she loves her hands and toenails painted as well... and she changes her outfit during the day alot, along with doing her hair. She hates having any hair sticking up in front, so she will go into the bathroom with dry hair and come out with it soaking wet. (more than once a day I might say)

Hadlee

2010-10-16T10:36:00.000-07:00

Hadlee bundled up warm for our walk to school (it is quite the look)

The girls and I walked to school with Breeanne for about a week, it was really nice to get out each morning and enjoy the nice weather, Aimee got the sniffles and so we stopped doing it, but hope to enjoy doing it again soon, or I guess wait till spring.

This outfit Hadlee is wearing is a premie outfit, all three of my girls have worn this cute pink outfit...Hadlee has worn it the shortest. Aimee was still wearing it at 3mths (loosely), and Hadlee is already outgrown it before 2mths. (It was tight to get it on this day)

While we were in Arbon for Racheal's blessing, Hadlee managed to scratch her little cheek, it was there for almost 2 weeks. Poor thing.

Hadlee's first experience of swimming, she loved it!! - she prob would have stayed in the water longer than she did, but there was alot of kids in the pool and she kept getting splashed, and our little town doesn't believe in heated pools, so she was ready to get out and get warm.

What a cute lil smile

Such a happy baby

She is not a big binky lover, unlike her sisters, so pictures like this are rare

Preg Check Fall 2010

2010-10-16T10:12:00.000-07:00

We headed out to Arbon back in September for Preg Check, (even though they didn't do that this year, we still call it that).. It was a grand time and by the end of the weekend all of Josh's siblings and families were there. It was a full house, 14 adults, and 17 kids in all, but what a wonderful weekend we had being together.

Cody taggin his mom
Aimee loves to work the cows, she is not scared to be around them, and is very curious about what those men are working on.

Most of the kids stayed in the truck, and loved the fresh fuit they got to snack on.

Breeanne on the other hand, hates, HATES, the cows... she does not like anything about being around them. She hates the smell, the most and for most of the day she stayed as far away from where the cows were and also where they were working on them. Maddy and her were pretty good buddies that day and enjoyed exploring and being together.

Hadlee and her cousin Rachael mostly slept the entire time...only woke up for diaper changes and feedings. What good lil babes

Dance

2010-09-24T07:52:00.001-07:00

My girls wanted to dance again this year. They so far have quite enjoyed it...they love the teacher and also love the kids that they share dance class with.

It's nice living in a small town where the same kids that you go to school with are the same kids you do everything else with as well.

Aimee and Shay - they are the best of friends

Pre-school Dance Class

Breeanne loves to Dance like a princess -

a very common pose in our home

Aimee is very limber and flexible

Being Prepared

2010-09-14T18:49:00.000-07:00

We cut wood recently and it was an all day project. The older girls worked along side Josh and I the entire day and we are blessed to have some hard -working kiddos. It feels so good to be prepared for winter in this cold climate.

Notice the dirty clothes..they worked hard

Hadlee was the best baby...she slept the entire day in her car seat. I took her out 2 times to feed her and then she went right back to sleep. She is a wonderful baby.

First Day of School

2010-09-14T18:35:00.000-07:00

Breeanne's first day of riding the bus...so excited to see mom!! - I sure missed her
Breeanne is so good about obeying the rules...and waiting for the bus driver, Roberta, to tell her to cross the street.

Aimee was so excited to start school...that is an understatement - we have been counting down the days with her for as a long time. She thought that this day would never come, and had no problem going to pre-school all by herself. In fact when I went to pick her up, she was mad that she had to leave. She doesn't have separation anxiety that is for sure!!

So excited for school

Getting ready for school

Just Me and My Dad

2010-09-14T18:17:00.000-07:00

Josh is the best father to his girls, we are so blessed to have him apart of our family.
Scripture Time
The girls love to be with their dad during this time of night.
This is a common picture at our house during scripture time.

Aimee loves to be outside and loves even more to be right alongside her dad..

My handsome hubby

Josh loves to go shooting..I am not that big of a fan of the idea, but he enjoys the company so I normally go with..but he loves to take the girls shooting with him. The girls love to go as well, cuz then they get to shoot Dad's guns, and also drive the truck, and if they are really lucky Josh will take his motorcycle and let them have a ride. My girls love their daddy!

Summer - Kiss it Goodbye

2010-08-31T14:42:00.001-07:00

It's turning colder, and we are sad that summer is being kissed goodbye.. We had an awesome summer, and will miss things like throwing rocks in the water, swimming, and our favorite playing at the park. Until next year...

Visitors

2010-08-31T14:15:00.001-07:00

We have enjoyed having so many good friends come to meet our new little bundle of joy, and also our family that has come to meet Miss Hadlee. It has been different this time around living so far away, but we know that other family members and friends would love to meet her as well, but it is along drive. We understand!!

The girls with Grandma Thompson

Aimee, Hayley, Hastin, Hayden, Hansen, Hadlee, Breeanne

Melanie & Hadlee

Hayley & Hadlee

Traylee wearing her dad's shoes

Taybree, Traylee, Jon, Hadlee

Taybree, Traylee, Hadlee

Traylee was so cute with little Hadlee she wa fascinated by her. She loved the binkies as well, she had to make sure Hadlee had hers at all times. She was pretty entertaining.

New Member of the family

2010-08-31T14:08:00.001-07:00

Since Avery couldn't take her fish with her on their move, she gave the fish to Breeanne. She is so excited about her new little fish and thinks she needs to feed the poor thing at least 5 times a day, and clean out the tank every day. She is a good little mother to her new fish.
She has been kind to share her fish with Aimee, and they both love her.

Meet "Daisy" the Fish

Saying Goodbye

2010-08-31T13:54:00.000-07:00

I hate saying goodbye, escpecially to friends. Kara was the first friend I made here in our lil town, and we defiantely had some good times, Breeanne also made a "best" friend with Kara's daughter, Avery. Sadly their family packed up and moved recently and it was a sad day to say goodbye. We will miss you Alley Family. Good luck in all your endeavors.
Breeanne, Avery, Aimee

Avery and Breeanne

Kara w/ Hadlee

I was grateful she left after I had delivered Hadlee so she got to see her before their family moved away.

Breeanne, Avery, Whitney, Aimee

We will all miss you tons!!

Pretty in Purple

2010-08-31T13:37:00.000-07:00

Hadlee made her first debut at church on Sunday, August 22. She was 10 days old. She looked adorable all dressed in purple, for her first time to church.
Had to show off how much hair she has...no wonder I had so much heartburn. lol

Purple shoes to match..

She is such a peaceful baby.

This was her right before I woke her up that morning to get her dressed. Love the look she had on her face, I wonder what she was dreaming about..