Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Discovery center

My Brother and sister-in-law for Christmas gave us a family pass to the Discovery Center in Boise, we took the kids on saturday and the kids had a blast. There was so much to do there we didn't even see it all, I'm glad we have the pass so we can go back. They had a pet center there where you could leash up stuffed dogs and cats etc., brush their fur, take care of them, lots of different stuff, the girls loved that. They really had so many cool things to do, lots of science stuff it was really interesting. I will admit the funniest one was the one of the pictures below we laughed and laughed when we saw each other through this mirror tube type thing it was so funny you will just have to see for yourself.


Kapri


Kayelee


Kambree


Kyle


Take a guess


Look at that ear:)

Oh we just laughed and laughed what a fun moment.



A boil and then freeze water experiment.


A huge bubble


I think this one was showing you how to use air brakes. The kids loved this one you pulled the rope and it took you up and then you let go and away you went, slowly.

Hello Uncle Daryl...

Kapri went around the other day with both of these phones in hand on ear talking to Daryl what she had to say to him I have no idea but I thought it was so cute that she was talking just to him, he better feel pretty special cause she is a cute one, McCall may need to be a little nervous:)


Wednesday, January 14, 2009

I have 2 new babies!

And I love them (not as much as my real babies and they are not as cute, but they are so nice)!

I have saved up for a long time to get these things and I must say I LOVE THEM! When laundry is your life these make it a bit easier:)



Sunday, January 11, 2009

Where have we been?

Here goes!! In total randomness.


Kyle helping Kambree sled down the hill he was so awesome to her when he saw it was difficult to get up the hill with her sled in hand he carried her sled up the hill for her nearly everytime his is the best big brother


Such a wonderful day... All of my siblings at the Columbia River Temple for my sister Amy's baby sealing. It was a very special occasion for all of us, I am sure Jeff (my brother who was killed at age 12) was there as well, that means all my parents Children and their spouses in the temple together it was a bit of heaven on earth.


Kyle's favorite past time these days teather ball


Kayelee and Kapri with Mr. Frosty


Kyle and Amanda, Crazy:)


Christmas Eve, the acting out the Nativity


Mary, Joseph and Baby Jesus (little Hunter)


Kapri helping Daryl text McCall during the Nativity story. We missed not having McCall there.


The line up Christmas Morning.


Christmas Morning Beauties


Before the unwrapping


Kapri eating Santa's cookies (thats why her belly looks like his)


Kayelee's new doll


Before they saw... Don't worry Kyle didn't get jipped we got a WII for Christmas


Stockings


The magic of Christmas


The magic of the WII


Celebrating Jeff's Birthday. Jeff is my brother who was killed in a tractor accident on our family farm when he was 12. His birthday is December 10th so my Mom started a tradition that each year on his birthday she would give us an ornament in remembrance of him. She has done that for many year's now and so our tree is full of sweet remembrances of him, it is a sweet time of year to appreciate him and know that because of the Savior we can be together forever with him someday.
These were the ornaments we got this year.



Pam and Brian's wedding

The cute couple


I love the look of sweet happiness on both of their faces, what a special day for them.


Pam is truly one of my very best friends. I love her so much and I will admit it was not easy giving her up If it was anyone else but Brian I think I would have protested:)


Two peas in a Naughty pod. These girls are quite the duo, both spit fires yet they make the best of friends it was fun to see them have so much fun together.


Dave trying to keep Brynlee in the picture I think he made the better picture:)


The Whole Austin family, the best lookin one of the bunch I will have to say is on the far left ooh look at that hot one:) man whatever girl got him got lucky!!


All the little girls


One last kiss for their sister


Pam and Brian with ALL the kids... Brian is thinking what did I get myslef into.


Our little family


My cute kiddos


More of them, what can I say they are cute!


Kyle at the dentist


Kambree


Kayelee


John and Amanda's gift to us for Christmas. I year pass to the Discovery Center in Boise and a night of decorating ginger bread cookies with them. We can't wait to go to the Discovery Center and we had a great evening with them decorating cookies.



Kambree's gingerbread family


festive fun


Me at 18 weeks, this is the day we found out we were having a girl in early December.


Joe brought me home these beautiful pink roses after we found out it was a girl and I got to eat on the special plate that night, it was so much fun. We are excited for our little one to get here.


Our clay snowmen family we made out of clay


Happy Holidays


Decorating the tree


She loved putting up Christmas and hated taking it down, when I was taking off all the decorations after Christmas she kept saying "put them back" she was not ready for the holiday season to be over.


Her bruise she got from riding the 4-wheeler with daddy up in Washington. They were riding through a combined corn field and they hit a circle track and she hit the handle bars:(


Happy Birthday Miss Kayelee 4 Years old!!
(We celebrated with ice cream cake at Grandma's house)


Presents at our house before we left for Washington that evening


Stuff hanging from the door, one of the kid's favorite parts about birthdays



Well between Thanksgiving and New Year's we have been lots of places we have been to Washington and Utah twice each and driven around 2,300 miles. We have had a wonderful time it has been busy but wonderful. We went to Washington for Thanksgiving down to Utah for Pam's wedding, came home for a week to go to school and Doctor's visits, we went back to Utah for Christmas and then up to Washington for My sister's sealing and New Years. It was an adventure, but a fun one our kids are great in the car and they loved visiting so much family they keep asking us when we are going back to Washington and Utah I can't believe they are already up for it again. After packing and un packing and re-packing and traveling I can say I am glad to be home for a while:).
In all that time we also had Kayelee's birthday and I never did a Happy Birthday post for her, she is an amazing little girl my spit fire and sassy princess, she is so smart and never ceases to amaze me. She understands lots of Kambree's Kindergarten homework and she still has over a year before she starts school. She loves girly things, painting her toes especially, she loves her babies and playing with her siblings. You know how you always have to get one child just like you well she's it she is much like I was as a little girl. She is very thoughtful of me and when I am sad she always tries to make me feel better.

We love her so much and are so blessed to have her as part of our family. Happy way late 4th birthday Kayelee!!

Since we have done so much and been so many places it would take me forever to post about all of it so I am just going to post some random pictures of the things we have done over the past 6 weeks, including Christmas so I can be caught up. I can't wait to get caught up and read all of your blogs and hear about all your happenings:) (see all the photos above)

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!!