Pannell's "R" Us

Silly boy!

2009-10-12T16:04:00.000-07:00

Gavin loves to play with his "bike". One day he started lifting the lids up and sitting down in the cubby under the seat. He's so goofy!

Cousins + Beach = Fun!

2009-10-12T15:55:00.000-07:00

Courtney and her kids were in town so we went to the beach for awhile before they came to our house.

Hannah loved having Madison around.

Fun in the park

2009-10-12T15:37:00.000-07:00

There was an event going on in one of the parks in McCall. They painted faces, had a dinosaur egg hunt, and a few other things.

My kids mainly loved playing on the swing set and slides.

I tried to get both kids to go at once but this is what happened.

July 24, 2009

Playing in the sand

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We went to the beach in Donnelly before the water disappeared. The water wasn't so hot so the kids played in the sand alot.

I don't know who likes to play in the sand more, Gavin or Hannah.

July 25, 2009

All tuckered out!

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July 28, 2009

Camping at Lost Lake

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We went camping at Lost Lake on July 30th. We went fishing and the kids played in the water.

Bryson showing off what everyone caught.

My handsome husband!

Arron found a snake and was showing it to the kids.

Lexie was totally freaking out. Hannah didn't want to touch it.

Hannah played in the water for a little bit. The water was cold!

She got out and was freezing!

So Ethan shared his towel with her. :)

Tyler pushing Gavin around camp.

Hannah and Gavin eating.

Valley County Fair

2009-10-12T11:50:00.000-07:00

This year Jody and Arron decided to do their old time photos in the Valley County Fair so we got all the cousins together and took pictures. They turned out really cute! We did the girls in one picture, then the boys, and then all together.

Hannah loves to look at the animals. She is checking out the rabbits.

There was a wild animal under the cages. . . . it was Gavin. I couldn't get him out. He kept running from me.

Gavin was scared of the sheep so Jody was trying to get him to pet it.

"See, mommy can do it."

Hannah was trying to feed the pig but kept sticking the straw in it's nose.

The kids always like to pet the big cows.

Mommy was trying to get Gavin to touch the cow.

Hannah's 4th Birthday!

2009-10-12T11:37:00.000-07:00

Birthday cake

Blowing out the candles. Jason and Lisa's family came over to celebrate.

Birthday girl!

Opening gifts. She got skates.

She also got crafts to do.

My cute Hannah!

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August 30, 2009

Hannah's first day of Preschool!

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This was Hannah's first day of preschool. She was so excited to go to school. She goes to Lisa's house for preschool with Tyler and Aspen.

Hannah was the big helper this day. I think that's her favorite part.

Learning how to write their names. Sep. 8, 2009

Angela's visit in september

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Angela and Xander came up to mom's house for a week and we all hung out together.

The kids spent the night at Ashley's house one night and came back with halloween stuff on.

Gavin grooving with sunglasses!

Angela and mom came up to my house for a couple of days to see Mike. We went out to Panda to eat one day. This was Xander's first time in a high chair.

After we ate at Panda we took a walk by the beach at Legacy Park. This is the beach we played on a lot this summer.

Michael and Gavin chillin at home. Mike is my mountain man! While he's stuck in bed he has had to keep a beard. He fits right in up here.

Hannah holding baby Xander.

Ava and Xander could be twins. They are soooo cute!

We took the kids to get their pictures taken. After the pictures Gavin fell asleep in the car and the kids put stickers all over his face. Poor guy!

Jaime holding Xander at Thayne's b-day party.

Ashley did a surprise b-day party for Thayne. It was hard to get him to come over to my mom's house. They had to tell him Peyton got hurt and had to go to the hospital.

Gavin loved to play with the balloons.

Grandpa playing with Xander.

Ava and Xander taking a bath. It reminds me of when Hannah and Tysen took a bath in the sink at Angela's. They were about the same age.

The mountain is our playground!

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We went with Ernie and Lori and went four wheeling up by Boulder Lake. It was the perfect weather and there weren't very many people around.

Hannah found her sunglasses from last year and wore them! :)

Gavin LOVED being with Daddy!

We found a new fishing spot to try out. It was sooo beautiful!

Pose for the camera!

Gavin and grandpa Sep. 23, 2009

Service

2009-10-10T13:10:00.000-07:00

Before we went camping we helped cut and stack wood. The church keeps a supply of wood for people who need it throughout the winter. Hannah surprised me and helped out a lot. After awhile she wanted to play with the kids.

Sitting in the wood.

Hannah climbed her first tree there and she didn't want to get out!

Our last camping trip of the year

2009-10-10T10:43:00.000-07:00

We went to a new camp spot for our last camping trip of the year. The camp spot was really nice. It had a lot of grass so the kids didn't get as dirty. It had a creek by the camp so the kids played in the water a little bit. Towards the end of the trip the weathered turned a little bit and the water got cold. We played games quite a bit. One day we were playing cards and we looked over to see Jocelyn sitting in the dog kennel. Goofy girl!

The kids thought that was funny so they all climbed in!

I had to include this picture of Bitty! She's so cute!

Of course we roasted lots and lots of marshmellows!

Who wants a smore?

Gavin and Jackson LIVED in the power wheels. At times that played good but the other times one of them was getting pushed out by the other. It definetly was a love/hate relationship!

On one of our four wheeler trips we went to our fishing spot. It wasn't much of a fishing spot right then. The water had receeded a lot! A month ago these two boys would have been under water. There was a deep channel of water that the two boys threw rocks in.

Mike and Arron had a fun time riding around where the lake was.

New additions to our family.

2009-10-10T10:21:00.000-07:00

We got two new addtions to our family, pumpkin and socks. (Can you guess which one is pumpkin?)

We got these two little guys from Jody and we are loving them!

Socks loves to cuddle with me at night.

Gavin playing hide and go seek with the kitties. I think the kitties won!

They love to play in the blinds and look out the window.

Just another day

2009-10-10T10:14:00.000-07:00

Hannah and I made cupcakes and the kids loves licking the spoon and bowl clean.

Gavin walked around with the hard hat on his head and blowing Mike's elk call.

Hannah's wonderful fashion sense!

2009-10-10T10:09:00.000-07:00

So Hannah has the craziest taste in clothes. She has on a flowered shirt, lemonade pants, hot pink socks, and skates. I wanted her to change but she refused! I think the skates top off the outfit! Oct 10, 2009

Mr. Fox

2009-07-22T11:03:00.000-07:00

The kids love when the fox comes close. They were feeding the fox bread.

I swear this fox acts more like a dog than a fox.

Chillin on the hot tub.

Radio announcer?

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The kids were playing in our room and I thought these pictures were cute.

Gavin thought he was hot stuff cause he was sitting in Hannah's camp chair.

July 18, 2009

My cute kids!

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Hannah

Gavin

I love my kids! There mean the world to me. They are going up so fast. Hannah is ready for school. We will start preschool for her in the fall. Gavin is learning so much. He says "cheese" when you are taking a picture, he learned to fold his arms for prayer, and he learned how to climb onto the kitchen chairs and then on to the table.

Summer Days

2009-07-22T10:30:00.000-07:00

We decided to get the sprinkler out since it was soooo hot outside. The kids weren't sure about it at first but the jumped in and got wet.

I turned the water down so it wasn't so high. They ran through it and just stood in it.

I love this picture!

Run Hannah Run!

Gavin figured out how to climb the ladder to the swing set. He was so proud of himself!

And there he goes down the slide on his belly!

Can you tell how much fun we had? Hannah never takes nap and she zonked out in the recliner.

Hiking up to Boulder Lake

2009-07-22T10:26:00.000-07:00

We took a hike up to the upper Boulder Lake. It was a pretty hike and a gorgeous view when we got there. The hike is about 2 miles and got a little hard with Gavin on my back. The mosquitoes were really bad too. That will be the last time we forget bug spray!!!!

Emilee and I on the way down.

Fun at the beach

2009-07-22T10:15:00.000-07:00

When Amber was here we took the kids to the beach. They LOVED playing in the sand. They played in the water a little bit but the sand was a hit.

Hannah tried and tried to make a sand castle. So did Amber but nobody was successful.

Amber and Camryn

Hannah and I in the water. It was a little chilly but still fun.

I LOVE this picture. They look like they could be twins from the back. Camyrn is a month younger but bigger than Gavin.

4th of July outfits

2009-07-22T10:11:00.001-07:00

Here are the kids wearing their 4th of July outfits before church.

4th of July

2009-07-22T10:00:00.001-07:00

We decided to light fireworks at Jason's house instead of fighting the crowds in Mccall to watch fireworks. We got to watch Mccall's fireworks from Jason's back yard. The kids had fun with the sparklers.

Ethan.

Tyler and Hannah getting ready to watch the fireworks. Hannah didn't last though. She fell asleep in my lap. Too much excitment for one day!

The group watching fireworks.

All the kids sat on the tramp watching.

Barfuss Reunion

2009-07-22T09:38:00.000-07:00

We had the Barfuss Reunion at Jason and Lisa's house this year. There was a lot of room and fun things to do. It felt so good to just relax The back of Jason's house.

The kids played on Jason's swing set and tree houses. Gavin figured out how to climb up the stairs, go across to the tree house, and slide down the slide on his belly. He loved it!

Everyone used the canoes and played on the pond. Even Gma. Pearson had a turn. Some of the girls (Annette, Kristina, Deanna, and others) went on the pond a few times to launch frogs. They would find frogs and put them on the oars. And then they would launch them. They were out there for hours doing that.

The kids couldn't get enough of the canoes.

Michael and Gavin hangin out by the pond.

A few of us took turns entertaining Emma. She hated missing out on all the fun so we packed her around so she could be a part of it.

July 2-4, 2009

Kaleidoscope in the Park

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We went to the Kaleidoscope art in the park and the kids had a blast! First the girls got their faces painted. The boys were too shy to get theirs done.

They all got butterflies on their faces.

Next they got to paint a picture.

Then they each made a tye dye shirt. They all had very different but cool shirts.

Bryson and Kimberly doing their shirts.

They made bookmarks with stamps and markers. Hannah loves hers. She keeps it in her scriptures.

They got to meet Smoky the Bear.

Then they went and played musical instruments and danced with scarves. Hannah and Gavin played and the girls danced.

This was Gavin favorite place. He loved to play the instruments!

After that the kids played dress up. At first they were shy about doing it but then they really got into it.

Megan as a princess.

Kimberly all dressed up.

Hannah as a pea. She didn't want to put the hat on so Garnet held it over her head.

The kids also made a puppet out of a wooden spoon. All in all we had a great time. It kept the kids' mind off of the fact that Emma and their parents were in Boise at the hospital. I'm glad we went and I can't wait until next year! 6/27/2009

Babies, Babies, and more Babies!

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Eli Jason Pannell: Born to Jason and Lisa Pannell- June 16, 2009-
8 lbs 7 oz

Megan, Hannah, and Eli

Ava Lynn Boren: Born to Ashley and Thayne Boren- Born May 27th- 5 lbs 3 oz

Ashley and Ava

Alexander Karter Allgier: Born to Angela and Dwaine Allgier- May 16, 2009- 6 lbs 9 oz

Angela and Xander

Ava's blessing

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Ava looked sooooo cute in her blessing dress!

Boise Zoo here we come!

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It was fun to go to the zoo in a big group. The kids did really well considering how many there were.

Me and my kids.

Look at how many chicks are in the nest!

Poor Gavin had to ride in a girl stroller. I forgot to bring my stroller so I used Ashley's.

Two turtle heads?

Corey's work

2009-06-22T08:47:00.000-07:00

After we went to the zoo we went to visit Corey at work. He gave us a tour of the airplanes he works on.

Say cheese!

Gavin's 1st hair cut!

2009-06-22T08:43:00.001-07:00

While we were at my mom's Gavin got his first hair cut! His hair was starting to stick up everywhere. He didn't like getting it done so I had to constantly feed him to make him sit still.

He had to get in the sink to clean the hair off. His hair looks so much better now!

As I am writing about Gavin's first hair cut Hannah decided to give him his second hair cut. She look out several big chunks out of the back. :(

Angela's Visit

2009-06-22T08:11:00.000-07:00

Angela brought a plaster from work and we made plaster hands and feet of Ava, Xander, and Gavin. Each of the babies did really good at holding still.

This is the end result. Ava's set was sooo small. And Gavin's is huge compared to the others!

Aunt Jaime and baby Alexander.

Hannah and Peyton enjoying the warm weather.

My cute boy! Angela and Ashley feeding their babes. Look at the size difference. Big difference for only being 11 days apart.

Grandpa and Xander sleeping. Okay, grandpa was faking it for the picture!

The kids were all getting rowdy so grandpa told them to play the freeze game. Everyone was laughing at Hannah's face.

And of course we scrapbooked.

Our first camping trip!

2009-06-01T10:53:00.000-07:00

We went camping at Lost Lake for our first camping trip. We camped on the river this time instead of the lake. There are fewer people camping on the river. As soon as we got our trailers parked and level the guys took off for wood. They used the Rhino, wagon, and of course Mike to get the wood.

Gavin LOVED being outdoors and being dirty. He didn't want held at all. He only ate a little dirt! :)

I had to include this picture. Emma is such an animal lover. She was loving Bailey so much and Bailey just sat there and let her do it.

Hannah and Megan LIVED on the four wheeler. They were two peas in a pod. We let Hannah drive once by herself ( I was on there with her of course) and she loved it.

This is my handsome boys riding in the Rhino. Gavin fell asleep almost the minute we left.

We stopped at another camp site that we might go to next time. It was a cool spot by the river. We had a small snowball fight while we were stopped.

We played in the water a little bit. It was still REALLY cold!!!! The kids were more daring and spend more time in the water than I did.

We bought Hannah a fishing pole before we left and she liked fishing. She caught on really fast.

And of course there was marshmellows. Jason always makes the fire really hot so we had to get pretty far away.

Marshmellow face! She asked for marshmellows the minute she woke up in the morning.

Lemonade stand

2009-06-01T10:49:00.001-07:00

For weeks Hannah has been asking if she can have a lemonade stand so she can sell lemonade to "customers". She watched her favorite show "Max and Ruby" where they sell lemonade. So when we had a yard sale on Memorial Day weekend we let her sell lemonade. She had a blast and actually made quite a bit of money.

I have a climber on my hands!

2009-06-01T10:34:00.000-07:00

This is the first time Gavin has climbed anything other than the stairs And now he is climbing on everything! May 21, 2009

Playing in the yard

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Gavin pushing his bike.

Gavin always wants in the jeep to go for a ride but he can't sit up very well. He ends up on the floor of the jeep.

Pizza Girl

2009-06-01T10:23:00.000-07:00

Hannah gained some skills from the Little Firefly. She helps me make homemade pizza at home. My little chef!

Wildlife

2009-06-01T10:12:00.001-07:00

People don't see this in their front yards every day. This fox is a regular at our house now. He/She has its nose about 2 inches from my knee.

Just sitting there without a care in the world.

A herd of elk came to our house to visit. When we saw them they were starting to cross the street into our yard but Hannah spooked them a little when she opened the door. There were 15 head of elk.

Fun Facts

2009-06-01T10:08:00.000-07:00

Fun fact about Gavin: When he is in his highchair eating he will turn his bowl or plate over to indicate he is done.

Fun fact about Hannah: She is terrified of bugs. She has a hard time playing outside because of bugs. She actually did pretty well camping. Now if only her cousins will stop chasing her around with huge plastic bugs! :)

Sleeping Beauty

2009-05-02T11:40:00.000-07:00

Some days Hannah plays so hard that she just zonks out just about anywhere.

Isn't she so precious ?!? April 26, 2009

We LOVE the sunshine!

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My little Hawaiian boy!

This is the first time Hannah has riden her scooter this year. She is doing a lot better than last year.

" Look at me mom!"

We went for a walk in the neighborhood. It was Gavin's nap time. He was happy as long as we were moving but the second we stopped he would cry.

After we played outside Gavin helped me clean the house. April 21, 2009

Finally a warm day!

2009-05-02T11:02:00.000-07:00

With most of the snow melted and the warmer weather we had to go outside and play. Hannah took Gavin for a ride in her jeep.

Gavin played with his bike. Of course he only pushes it, never sits on it.

Both kids got a couple of bumps and bruises but that shows how much fun they had.

Gavin looked so cute in his overalls!

Grandma Lori calls him Farmer Gavin. Apr. 17, 2009

Easter Morning

2009-05-02T10:44:00.000-07:00

The easter bunny came to our house! Hannah got some games, bubbles, and hair clips. Gavin got a duck and candy.

Checking out the goods.

After breakfast Hannah busted out the bubbles. Gavin got a kick out of them! Look at his poor nose!

Reach for the stars!

Crazy hair!

Now that's a big bubble!

Easter Egg Hunt

2009-05-02T10:13:00.000-07:00

Hannah was so excited to hunt for easter eggs! She couldn't contain herself! We kept telling her to slow down but she was just soooo excited!

Pose for the camera!

I can't find the egg? Where is it?

I found one on the swing set.

Gavin could care less about finding the eggs. He would look at one on the ground in plain sight and turn and walk away from it. We could only get him to go after this one egg.

Gavin's poor face!

2009-05-02T09:53:00.000-07:00

We were outside moving cars around when Gavin decided to fall off the front steps. I guess he didn't think he needed to use the steps. He landed right on his nose. It looked a lot worse the next day which you will see in the Easter pictures.

April 8, 2009

Coloring easter eggs!

2009-05-02T09:30:00.000-07:00

On April 6th we went over to Lisa's and dyed easter eggs. All the kids had a fun time.

I had to include this picture of Tyler! He has such a goofy smile right here!

Hannah surprised me. She had a lot of patience while the eggs were being colored.

We drew pictures on some of them with crayons. Everyone had one with their name on it.

Gavin just had fun playing with the plastic eggs.

My first attempt

2009-03-27T17:42:00.001-07:00

I was never the girl who french braided barbie hair. So when I found out I was having Hannah I was freaked out about doing her hair in the future. I have done VERY simple things to her hair like a ponytail, pigtails, and a side ponytail. But today I played with her hair a little bit and this is what I got.

Okay, so it is still very simple but I am learning little by little.

She just doesn't have a lot of hair to work with.

Double Baby Shower

2009-03-27T16:03:00.000-07:00

On March 21st I threw my big sister and my little sister a double baby shower. Angela is have a little boy in May and Ashley is having a baby girl in June. We had a really good turnout. We had around 50 people show up. Everything went good and we had a lot of fun! I had to add this picture of Gavin and I because I don't have a lot of pictures of me.

My mom spent 10 hours making this really cute cake for the shower!

Angela opening presents.

Ashley opening presents.

Ashley and Angela had sooooo many gifts. They got some really cute stuff!

Yup, there's still snow in Donnelly!

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March 17, 2009

Handy Manny

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March 17, 2009

Happy Birthday to Gavin!

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Gavin had fun opening his gifts. It took him a little bit to get it opened but he did it.

He got a little basketball hoop. Emma showed him how to use it! :)

When it came to eat his cake he just got icing and licked his fingers.

And then he finally picked it up and ate it.

And he sure enjoyed it!!!!!

And of course he had to go right into the tub.

I can't believe my little boy turned 1. Time goes by soooo fast! He has definitely lost his baby look and is starting to look like a little man. He is such a joy in our home! Happy 1st Birthday!

Pretty in Yellow

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March 15, 2009

Facts about Hannah

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Facts about Hannah:
1. She has the prettiest eyes!
2. She says the silliest things. We are always laughing!
3. She loves Dora the Explorer.
4. She likes to play soccer. ( I guess its a Pannell thing )
5. She always has things she calls her SPECIAL things. ( It's usually shiny rocks or lips)
6. She can count up to twenty.
7. She can say her abc's.
8. She LOVES to sing. Usually its twinkle twinkle little star, popcorn popping, the wheels on the bus, or her latest, row row row your boat.
9. Her favorite number is 5. Don't ask me why, its such a random number.

I am lucky to be her mother and I love her very much!!!

Facts about Gavin

2009-03-07T17:35:00.000-08:00

Fact about Gavin:
1. He is turning 1 year old in a couple of days.
2. He just learned to walk.
3. Every time he eats he plays with his hair on his right side, so he always has food in his hair.
4. He loves his big sister ( even though she teases him alot ).
5. He LOVES to shred paper into itty bitty pieces all the time.
6. He can make a mess faster than Hannah.
7. He dumps all of the washclothes and toilet paper on the floor AT LEAST once a day.
8. He is a really good baby!
9. His first word was dada. Since then he has said mama a couple of times, uh oh, and he just learned quack quack ( ack, ack is how he says it)

( Do you like the binky upside down in his mouth?) Silly boy!

Gavin is walking!!!!

2009-03-07T14:30:00.000-08:00

Just like Hannah, Gavin took his first step when he was 11 months old. And also like Hannah he has mastered the walking by 11 1/2 months. He only crawls when he needs to get next to something so he can stand up. He walks everywhere! When he is walking to me he walks REALLY fast. His feet have a hard time keeping up! Now he needs to master standing up in the middle of the room so he can walk. :) This video was taken on February 27th and since then has become a lot better at walking. Kids are amazing!

Michael's Surgery

2009-02-22T15:50:00.001-08:00

On February 12th we drove down to Utah so Michael could have surgery done on his pressure sores. He had a doctors appointment on Thursday and they scheduled the surgery for Friday afternoon. The surgery went good. They made an incision from his upper thigh down to his knee on both legs and stretched his muscle over to his pressure sores. They also took muscle from his thigh to fill in his big sore. The surgery took 4 hours and he had to recover for an hour before we could see him. Everthing went good though and he had no pain at all. He had to stay in the hospital for 7 days and then be on bed rest for 3 more weeks. After the 3 weeks he has to slowly adjust back into the wheelchair and we aren't sure how long that will take. But Michael has a time frame and that is better than what he had before the surgery. And hopefully it will be a permanent fix and we won't have to repeat the process.

Hannah and Gavin had a hard time staying in the hopsital. Michael had to share his room and there wasn't much room to get down and play.

Gavin tried to get down and crawl but he always found trouble. At one point he hit something on the air bed and set off alarms. It took two nurses to figure out what Gavin had hit.

Angela came to the hopsital a couple of times to help me with the kids. Thanks Ang!

Valentine's Day

2009-02-22T15:27:00.001-08:00

Michael had to spend Valentine's Day in the hospital, so we made him hearts to show him how much we love him. Hannah cut out hearts and put glitter on them. When we got to the hospital we hung them up on the wall so he could look at them all the time.

This was the first time Hannah has used scissors and she did a really good job!

I tried to get a cute pictures of my kids but the weren't cooperating, but Gavin made this really cute face. And notice Hannah sticking out her tongue in the background! :)

Amber and Camryn came to see Mike in the hospital. Camryn is getting soooo big! I was so glad we got to see them!

Mommy and Gavin! Gavin is doing his famous wave! I need to get it on the video camera.

Hannah loved her Valentine's gifts from mom and dad. She also got some coloring books.

When we got home from the hospital Angela had two sets of flowers on her bed from Dwaine. She put them in a vase and showed Dwaine. He said she messed it up because one set of roses were for me. It was so sweet that he got me flowers too!

Gavin made a huge mess in his new Valentine's Day shirt but he looked so cute!

Shopping and Hanging out at Angela's

2009-02-22T15:17:00.001-08:00

In Utah we did a lot of shopping. It was so much fun, since it's something I don't get to do too often. There's not much shopping to do in McCall.

Mom looks sooo good! She bought some really cute shirts for a really good price!

The two pregos! I can't wait to see their babies!

We wore Gavin out with all the shopping! He actually did pretty good considering his naps were all messed up!

Hannah had a blast playing with Angela's two bunnies! They were really cute!

Baby Registry

2009-02-22T14:49:00.000-08:00

While in Utah Ashley and Angela registered for their baby shower. We went to Babies-R-Us and Target. It was a lot of fun. Before we went to Babies-R-US we went to Ross where Ashley found this crib set for $30. It is really cute. When we went to Babies-R-Us we saw the exact same set for $170. She got an awesome buy!

Isn't Gavin so darn cute!

Who needs diapers and wipes?

Grandma B had to help me with Hannah. Hannah thought the whole store was her playground. She was running around everywhere. Thanks mom!!!

Dinosuar Museum

2009-02-22T14:06:00.000-08:00

We went to the Dinosaur Museum and Hannah was sooooo excited! She has had a fascination with dinosaurs lately.

Ashley and Hannah posing by a dino leg.

Ashley and Angela crawling through a cave.

Hannah and Mommy

Don't they look so cool ?!?

This is a huge turtle! The arm span is 16 feet long. I can't even imagine seeing this turtle alive!

Hannah and mommy uncovering a dinosaur buried in the sand.

And of course we had to get a picture of the pregnancy bellies!

Peyton and Hannah

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We love to match the two 3 year olds. Even though Hannah is older she is always shorter! :)

Winter Carnival 2009

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We had to get to the Winter Carnival Parade early to get a spot. There were a lot of people in Mccall!

Gavin and I all bundled up!

Mom and Dad~ aren't they so cute!

Ashley and Thayne ( and baby)

Peyton and Thayne- The little girls thought they had to see the parade from above.

Hannah and Ashley

This was the coolest float! They made a dinosaur out of a back hoe that moved its neck and roared. Hannah LOVED IT!

Full body shot.

This horse was soooooo beautiful and VERY big!

The preschool made flower costumes and rode in the float. My friend's daughter was on this float.

We went to see the sculptures after the parade. This sculpture won first place. It was so cool!

This was a knight in front of the first place sculpture.

In the back was a king and queen. A great place for pictures!

Hannah went into a tower for a cute picture!

And there was a slide for the kids. This whole sculpture was soooo slick! A little girl slipped and fell and cut open her head and had a bloody mouth. We had to be really careful when walking around this on.

Behind Chapala's was a cool old fashion car that you could sit in.

This sculpture was HUGE! It was a huge tower with a forest around it. On each of the trees was a different face!

This was in front of the Mill. It had a dragon, castle, and wizard.

Frontier did a sculpture of a bear with glass fish jumping up stream.

Shore Lodge did a sculpture of a boat with waves.

And this is the famous Lake monster "Charlie". I couldn't get a full body shot, but the body looks like it is going in and out of the water.

Of course the hospital had to do a sculpture of veggies. It was actually cute.

Cupcakes! Yummmmm!

2009-02-07T18:00:00.000-08:00

Hannah and I made cupcakes one night. It was a lot of fun! She helped me ice them and she put sprinkles in them.

Gavin practiced his cake eating skills for his first birthday. I think he will do just fine eating his cake. I can't believe he is almost one year old!

Little Gentleman

2009-02-07T17:56:00.001-08:00

Gavin looks like a little man in his church clothes! I love how he looks all dressed up!

Little Boy, Big Mess

2009-02-07T17:51:00.000-08:00

This little boy can make a big mess sooooo fast! I always have to keep an eye on him to see what kind of trouble he is going to get into. We learned that we have to shut the toilet seat because he like to play in the water! Jan. 15 , 2009

Crazy Girl !

2009-02-07T17:45:00.001-08:00

Hannah is always using her imagination. She loves to play with her toys clear up to the second she falls asleep!

Chocolate Boy!

2009-01-06T10:01:00.000-08:00

Hannah left our box of Whoppers on the floor and guess who found it, Gavin. He LOVES chocolate! He had it all over his jammies!

Christmas Morning

2009-01-06T07:43:00.000-08:00

Our family christmas morning.

Hannah after looking at her stocking. Santa brought her some Dora shoes.

Santa ate all the cookies! Hannah came up to me and said "Santa ate all the cookies and he stole our presents!" I told her that santa left presents but she still insisted that he stole them.

Hannah opening her ponies.

Gavin got some soft cars that he can chew on.

Gavin opened one gift before he gave up and started playing with the wrapping paper.

Isn't he soooooo cute !?!

Hannah got a Dora bath towel. She is OBSESSED with Dora!

Michael got a waffle grey sweater.

While we were making breakfast and Hannah was playing with her play doh set Gavin imprisoned himself under the bar stool.

Hannah playing with her play doh.

We are making the traditional christmas breakfast: Biscuits and gravy, potato patties, eggs,and juice. Hannah was our big helper!

Christmas Eve

2009-01-05T16:42:00.000-08:00

Santa left some presents on the doorstep and all the grandkids went into our room to open them. Everyone got christmas pj's.

Hannah showing off her pj's.

Jason and Lisa's kids along with mine showing off their pj's.

My two kids in front of the christmas tree.

Hannah leaving cookies and milk for Santa Claus to eat!

Gavin learned to climb stairs!

2009-01-05T16:19:00.000-08:00

Gavin has been entertaining the idea of climbing stairs for quite awhile. He would put his knee on the first step and then just put it down again. Then he climbed one step but couldn't figure out how to climb more. He fell lots of times after that. On Dec. 23rd he figured it out. He climbed the stairs all the way to the top. Since then, he has climbed to the top a few times but he has had many falls! I think he climbs up and then turns to took down the stairs had then falls.

My parents came up to visit!

2009-01-05T15:41:00.000-08:00

My parents came up the see up right before Christmas. I LOVED IT! I was so sad that I couldn't be around the family during Christmas so when they came up it made me feel better. We had a fun and relaxing time. We watched a movie, made christmas goodies ( she helped me make the toffee the right way), and they took me on a tour of McCall. I have lived here for quite a while now and still haven't seen all the cute shops in town. And my parents know McCall better than I do.

While my mom was at my house she to started a blog of her own (AGAIN) and while she was doing the Hannah was playing with her hair. ( Hannah LOVES to play with my hair now!) Well, she got it stuck REALLY bad! I took me awhile to get it out.

I thought this was a cute picture of Gavin so I decided to add it to this blog!

Yummy Chocolate!

2009-01-05T15:33:00.000-08:00

I make christmas goodies again this year. I made peanut brittle, fudge, and toffee with chocolate on top. All of it tasted good! The toffee tasted great but it was too soft so I threw the first batch out. Well, Gavin just learned how to stand up next to things and the garbage is now a problem. He found my toffee and started taking the chocolate off the top. Little stinker!

Finally, some snow!

2009-01-05T15:21:00.000-08:00

On Dec 13th we got our first real snow storm. I know, really late for McCall. Hannah and I got all bundled up and went out to play in the snow. We tried to make a snowman but the snow was too powdery. Hannah made a few snow angels but she wouldn't let me take a picture.

We saw some fox tracks in the snow so we decided to follow them. They weaved through all the sage brush by our house. Hannah fell a few times and got cold after awhile. You can see the fox tracks in the bottom right side on the picture.

Hannah and mommy all bundled up!

Decorating the Christmas Tree!

2009-01-05T15:13:00.000-08:00

We usually decorate the christmas tree the day after Thanksgiving but this year Mike wanted a real tree so we had to wait to get one. A ward member (thanks Juan) went and got a tree for us and a tree for Ernie and Lori. So on Dec 12th Hannah and I decorated our new tree. Man it's a lot harder to decorate a real tree. Half of my ornaments were too heavy for the tree, and it was tricky putting on the lights. But we got it done.

The end product. I think it turned out pretty good if I do say so myself!

Fall Pictures out of order

2009-01-05T14:50:00.001-08:00

Here are some older pictures that I just got from my mom. I love the fall, the fall colors, and playing in the leaves. We showed up at my moms one day and all the kids were playing in the leaves. They buried themselves and threw leaves at each other. They had a blast!

Hannah and Jaime

My adorable Hannah!

My little man, Gavin! He was just learning how to sit up really good in this picture.

We carved pumpkins in the garage. Thayne's parents grew an albino pumpkin. I've never seen one before.

"I'm stuck! "

2008-12-11T15:53:00.001-08:00

Gavin has been army crawling for awhile now but he is now climbing over things.( I think its because he watched Camryn do it so much when she was here. ) He is crawling really fast now so he is in everything before we know it. So I tried to make a barricade but that didn't stop him. He did get stuck though!

Christmas exchange

2008-12-11T15:30:00.000-08:00

Gavin just learned how to kneel next to things, so at Lisa's house he knelt next to her fireplace and started pulling out all her paper. He was making such a mess but it kept him entertained while we played games

The cousins exchanges gifts at our christmas exchange. Hannah was so excited! Gavin didn't really know what to think. He needs some practice before christmas day comes!

He got a really cute toy that you pull and it vibrates.

Hannah is always looking for a chance to get a piggy back ride.

Jody brought a fun game named Oh Beans! We played it for hours!

My family!

2008-12-11T15:13:00.000-08:00

Michael and Jaime- Aren't we a cute couple?

The boys- Michael and Gavin. Does Gavin look like his daddy?

The girls- Jaime and Hannah. I have a shopping partner! :)

Hannah looked so cute in her puffy coat!

Thanksgiving/Christmas with the Pannell's

2008-12-11T14:36:00.000-08:00

Amber, Jordan, and Camryn came up to Donnelly for Thanksgiving. It was so fun to finally see Camryn and to play with her. Her and Gavin had fun together. She is so cute!

We had a little snow for Thanksgiving. I think everyone was wishing for more though. Hannah went outside and just kicked the snow around. I guess something is better than nothing!

Since we had the whole family together we decided to take family pictures. We took a sibling picture that turned out really good. The kids of Ernie and Lori are Michael, Jason, Jody, Scott, Amber, and Emilee. And how the family has grown!

Michael, Jaime, Hannah (3), and Gavin (8months)

Jason, Lisa, Bryson, Megan, Kimberly, Tyler, Emma, and one on the way.

Jody, Arron, Lexie, Ethan, Josilyn, and Jackson

Scott, Carly, and Spencer

Amber, Jordan, and Camryn

Ernie, Lori, and Emilee

And this is what the family looks like now. The family has definitely grown!

And the race is on!

2008-12-11T13:49:00.000-08:00

And the race is on! Who is going to win? Who can crawl faster?

So far it is a tie. They are neck to neck in this race!

And then Camryn left Gavin in the dust!

He just sat there wondering what had just happened.

The race took so much out of him that he decided to take a nap!

Coombs Christmas Party!

2008-12-11T12:08:00.000-08:00

Cedar is all tuckered out. He's so cute!

All the guys were opening the home decor gifts at the white elephant gift exchange.

The adults did a white elephant gift exchange. It was fun.

Misty and Kielyn opening a gift. And yes, Nathan is behind them. . . or under them.

Peyton had so much fun she fell asleep before she could even open her cousin gift! :)

All the kids went on a scavenger hunt and found presents hidden throughout grandma's house. Once they found a gift they opened their gift and played with it while the adults had a gift exchange. Peyton and Hannah got light up jewelry. Aren't they so cute !?!

All of the grandkids opening their gifts.

She also got a Sleeping Beauty doll with an extra dress.

Hannah LOVES Dora! So when she got a Dora memory game she was SO excited!

As you can tell by Hannah's face she was very excited to get this present! Lots of oh's and ah's.

Who is going to be bigger?

2008-12-11T11:41:00.000-08:00

Hannah always tries to be the big helper and pick Gavin up. I'll walk into the livingroom and Hannah has Gavin standing up. The problem with that is Gavin is almost as big as Hannah! I guess boys are suppose to be bigger than girls. :)

Love the froggy jammies!

2008-12-11T11:37:00.000-08:00

I LOVE these froggy jammies! They are so soft and are really cute on Gavin!

Peek-a-Boo!

2008-11-04T14:36:00.000-08:00

Gavin still can't pull himself up to stand up in his crib.

But that won't stop him from peeking to see what's going on in the room. Especially since Michael is always in the room.

Gavin figured out how to pull his bumper down and now we always see him doing it. He looks and then smiles and giggles when we finally see him.

Hallowen Fun!

2008-11-04T14:19:00.000-08:00

Halloween night we went to McCall middle school to their carnival. The kids had fun playing the games. They got a lot of candy. We went pretty late so everyone was trying to get rid if the candy. Hannah lost her candy right before we left but she got some more from the lady running the last game.

Hannah was pretty good at throwing the bean bags into the buckets.

The kids had to grab a duck and the number on the bottom was the amount of candy they received.

IT'S FINALLY HALLOWEEN!

2008-11-04T13:52:00.001-08:00

Gavin looked sooooo cute in his doggy costume! ( Thanks Jodes) All day Hannah was pretending to be a dog because Gavin was a dog.

Isn't he adorable ?!?

He can finally sit up !

We went trick or treating at the McCall hospital. They took pictures of the kids and took them trick or treating throughout the hospital. When I put Gavin down to get his picture everyone went "ahhhh, he so cute". ( That's my baby! ) The kids got healthy treats which was a good change. They had fun.

THE HALLOWEEN FUN BEGINS!

2008-11-04T13:26:00.000-08:00

This year Hannah dressed up as a unicorn. She wasn't totally happy with being a unicorn but the princess costume we had was too short. She was okay with it as long as she didn't have to put the head on. On Thursday we went to the library for story time and trick or treating. They sang halloween songs, read stories, and made a trick or treat bag. Then they went to the front desk and went trick or treating. The kids had fun. Gavin stayed at Lisa's house with Jason and Emma. I love him to death but sometimes it's easier doing stuff without a wiggly baby. :)

Carving pumpkins

2008-11-04T10:20:00.000-08:00

Before I went to work a few days before Halloween I told Hannah we would carve a pumpkin when I got home. She was so excited. She reminded Lori all day that she was going to carve a pumpkin soon. So when I got home we found a face on the internet we wanted to carve and started. Hannah loves getting her hands all slimy and gooey. Then she separates the seeds from the guts and stirs the seeds like she's making a soup. I LOVE IT! We had a lot of fun.

Fun Times!

2008-11-04T09:27:00.000-08:00

Bryson went on a walk down in the revene and ever since then Megan has wanted to go. It was a huge deal to her that Bryson went and she didn't. So Lori brought Megan home with her one day and we went on the important walk. It was really pretty. We went to the water and skipped rocks. There were some really flat rocks down there Megan didn't was the walk to end but after 45 minutes we headed home. Now Megan has been on the "walk".

Gavin is in love with adult food! He prefers adult food over baby food, and baby food over a bottle. If I eat my food while I am feeding him he throws a fit until I give him my food. I think he will be a really good eater! Mike really wants his football player so Gavin has some growing to do! :)

Fall is in the air!

2008-11-04T07:51:00.000-08:00

I love dressing in fall colors! She looked really cute for church!

My blogs are going to be out of order a little bit. I have to catch up on my blogs. I finally brought my camera to work so I could get my pictures on my computer. Now that it is fall Hannah is wearing her coats that I love. She looks so cute in them! ( She is still wearing her 2t coats )

Hannah, Gavin, and I went looking for leaves one day and had a fun time. It was a little chilly, but I love the fall colors and the crispness in the air.

MY HUNNY IS HOME !!!!

2008-11-01T09:04:00.000-07:00

After 6 days in the hospital Michael is home! He said the doctors were making up so many excusing trying to delay his departure but he finally made it home last night. He is so happy to be home! He didn't sleep well in the hospital because the nurses were taking his vitals all the time. ( Those of you who have had a baby understand this all to well.) Once he gets his new bed
(one that relieves pressure and rotates his a little) he will be good to go. His new bed should arrive this afternoon. Michael has to stay in bed for 2 or 3 months. He will be able to get up once in awhile. I hope things will work out during the holidays. The sucky part is I won't be able to sleep with my husband for a couple of months. :(
Before Mike went into the hopsital he was in bed for a week. He needed a hair cut then but now he REALLY needs a hair cut! He looks like a werewolf! His beard is really thick and his long hair is sticking straight up from laying in bed. I'll see if he will let me take a picture and put it on the blog. Anyway, I am just really thankful Michael is home!

How much crazier can life get !?!

2008-10-28T13:42:00.000-07:00

Just when you think life is totally crazy, it gets worse! On Saturday we took Mike to the St. Alphonsus ER because one of his pressure sore is getting really bad. ( He has 3 pressure sores right now.) The bad one is about the size of a tennis ball and is 7 cm deep. We made a bed in the back of my car and drove him down. That was the first time he has been in my car! :) We sat in the ER for 6 hours and talked to about 5 doctors/nurses/residents. The ER was nuts! There are some pretty weird people out there! At about 1:30 am they finally took us upstairs. Once upstairs they got Mike all situated and I filled out MORE paperwork. We were finally left alone around 2:30 am.
We were told we would see a surgeon on sunday but nothing happened. Because it was the weekend nobody could do anything. Mike did get a MRI done. The MRI showed that the bone has been infected, which is bad. It slows down the healing process. On Monday we were suppose to see the surgeon in the morning but again nothing happened. We started throwing a stink because we were suppose to see a surgeon or at least the wound nurse, and as soon as we did that we saw the wound nurse and they were calling the surgeon. The wound nurse said his sore is a class 4 ulcer which is the worst class. So as of now he has not seen a surgeon. But we know he will have to have surgery to clean out the wound and if the sore is too big he will have to go to Salt Lake City so a plastic surgeon can put a skin graph over the top of the wound. He will be in the hopsital and possibly a rehab center for at least a week and a half or longer, most likely it will be longer.
Michael is doing fine. He is bored and tired of bed but he is keeping his spirits up. At least he has family around. I wish I could have stayed. It was so hard leaving him there. I'm not sure if I will end up going back. It all depends on what happens.

I want to send out a huge thanks to all the ward members up here who are helping us and supporting us! Thank you to the "secret cleaners" who snuck through an open window and cleaned my house. Thank you to Becky, Lindsay, and Camille for being willing to help with the kids. I think Hannah is going to have fun playing with your kids. Thank you Frances and Amy for coordinating help for me, and thanks in advance to Mona who is bringing Lori and I dinner tonight. All of you make the burden a lot lighter for me! I have really hard time accepting help from others but I appreciate all the help!

Only in Donnelly!!!

2008-10-23T15:11:00.000-07:00

So I am sitting here at work updating my blog and all of a sudden I see a horse in my drive thru! Two local women (one I knew from the bank in Nampa) came to get a soda and they were on their horses. You know you live in the middle of nowhere when people ride their horses through the drive thru! LOL :)

2008-10-23T14:36:00.000-07:00

Life has been sooooooo crazy! The Little Firefly has been slower ( we are in between seasons ) so in order to save on payroll I am working alot! I average 50 hours a week. The kids go play at Lisa's house most of the days. ( Thank you Lisa, you have been a life saver! ) Lori takes them to Lisa's on her way to work and picks them up after work and then on some days watching them until I get home from work a few hours later. ( Lori, you have been a life saver too!) I don't mind working but I miss my kids a lot! I know that they are in good hands but I know I am going to miss out on a lot of precious moments and milestones in their lives.
The other thing making life crazy is that Michael is stuck in bed with a pressure sore. It's a pretty bad one. He hasn't had one this bad for about 7 years and back then he had to stay in bed for a month and half. Lori and I both are working so nobody can be with him during the day. He is already getting bored and tired of being in bed! He hates watching tv but sleep and watch tv are the only things he can do at the moment. We are hoping and praying that this heals fast!

Finally, Gavin's Catching Up!

2008-10-23T14:15:00.000-07:00

The day Gavin turned 7 months old (October 11th) Gavin started army crawling! Finally! All the babies older and younger are doing things he isn't. I know all babies are different but Gavin wasn't doing anything. He wasn't sitting up, crawling, or getting teeth. So when he started crawling I got really excited! So, two weeks later he is still just army crawling. He also does pushups which looks hilarious! He gets on his hands and toes and does pushups. He started doing it when I was teaching my lesson in Sunday school. All the teens started laughing!

Gavin has been pretty fussy the last week or so. I was checking for teeth and couldn't see or feel anything. But all of a sudden there were two teeth that broke through the surface! He hates it when I try to see them. He's getting so big! This picture is from a month ago but I thought it was cute and it was the first time we put him in the grass. (It's more like weeds) He wasn't so sure about it! :)

Gavin- a little stunt man!

2008-10-03T09:41:00.001-07:00

Jason and Lisa watched Gavin for me one night while I was at work and Jason discovered that Gavin will stand on his hand just like Emma does. It scares the crap out of Lisa when Jason does it to Emma but the babies love it! They just giggle while they are balancing on his hand.

My little helper in the kitchen

2008-10-03T09:33:00.000-07:00

Hannah's new thing is to help me cook. She is always begging to help and then she climbs onto the bar whether I say she can help or not. This one time I was cooking Mike some eggs and she thought she would help. She grabbed an egg and decided to crack it. She freaked out because the egg was broken in her hands. She dropped it before I could grab the camera.

My kids are getting so big!!!

2008-10-03T09:18:00.000-07:00

My kids are getting too big too fast! Hannah is growing up more and more each day! And Gavin, he looks like a little man in his sunday clothes! Hannah is demonstrating her camera taking skills. She loves to take pictures of mommy. This is Hannah's new fall dress. Hannah gets a fall dress every year. Usually its a burnt orange color but this year I liked the green better. She looks really cute in it! I just love fall colors!

My chubby boy!

2008-10-03T09:06:00.000-07:00

Gavin is a little pig now! Everytime we are eating he is begging for food. He eats a ton of baby food and loves every kind. He's starting to get chubby cheeks. Okay, okay compared to other babies he isn't so chubby but for him it's chubby. He has the biggest pot belly and it is hilarious to see him naked with his belly hanging over his diaper!