tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32290301438705092002024-02-19T15:08:33.878-08:00Now More Than EverHollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12017186949705344117noreply@blogger.comBlogger185125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229030143870509200.post-59271418481036414842011-07-01T19:42:00.001-07:002011-07-01T20:33:51.184-07:00KHLOEShe is already one!!!This year has flown by-I know everybody says that, but with some of my kids it hasn't.I feel a little like maybe we missed something..not really sure what though:)This girl has been such a sweet blessing to our family!She fills our lives with lots of laughs, she has a sweet and sassy personality.She has been doing a-lot of screeching-so I'm starting to think she might be Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12017186949705344117noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229030143870509200.post-73916237691611771992011-06-30T06:00:00.000-07:002011-06-30T06:00:21.693-07:00Beach WeekendCamping in Barview-best weekend trip!!We have been camping here for years and it's a family favorite place to go:)The campground is huge and the spots are pretty nice with a firepit and table. The only thing is most of them are sandy so there is always sand flying! Always got to go to the Tillamook Cheese factory!Here's a shot of Michelle's little prego belly;)They were sampling Bubble Gum ice Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12017186949705344117noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229030143870509200.post-18410864372426068922011-06-29T06:00:00.000-07:002011-06-29T06:00:16.641-07:00End of School PartyMeg invited us to a Hawaiian themed "end of school" party.We all wore summery clothes and brought Hawaiian food.Everyone got a name tag with their Hawaiian name on it:) Everyone got a lei-even Khloe had a mini one!playing in the back yardQuite a spread!Even had little umbrellas for the smoothies:)Kids favorite-the umbrellas!Meg did alot of planning for this fun little party:)Thanks Meg!!!Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12017186949705344117noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229030143870509200.post-87420620012847548782011-06-28T14:47:00.000-07:002011-06-28T15:34:11.120-07:00Day Trip To Bonneville DamFathers Day weekend at the Fish Hatchery and Bonneville Dam.This trip was a first for the younger ones and still fun for the older ones-adults included;)They had a tour of the old powerhouse.Miss Khloe-BelleInside the powerhouseWe could some of the salmon trying to get up the ladder-the kids thought that was awesome:)Kam posing while we waited for everyone to come out of the gift shop.Ahhhh-it's Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12017186949705344117noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229030143870509200.post-8003643621373087852011-06-14T19:09:00.000-07:002011-06-14T19:57:08.005-07:00Happy 3rd Birthday Kamdyn!Kam is already three!!!He is our little mini man-stomping around, talking in his "man" voice and ready to defend Max for any reason at all.He almost always has a stick "shoot-gun" and on a mission of some kind.Even though he is rough and tumble he has a very sweet personality, happy go lucky!He loves hats!!This one he has on here is cousin Josh's-he left it awhile ago.Boik and Lisa gave him one Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12017186949705344117noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229030143870509200.post-11514164595120782452011-06-13T11:42:00.000-07:002011-06-13T19:55:04.209-07:00Sunday...AfternoonWe had a birthday party for Grandpa Dan and Kamdyn-we celebrated with a picnic at the park then on to the grandparents for a hot dog roast!Bruce and I made the above grenade cake pops for Kamdyns part of the party.They were pretty stinkin' cute:)I'm gonna post the how to over at The Peppered Pantry later on in the week.All the boys seemed to think they were pretty cool too!Hot dogs at the awesomeHollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12017186949705344117noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229030143870509200.post-8138865689138708162011-06-09T12:41:00.000-07:002011-06-09T13:21:16.559-07:00New Kittens!!Shane's cat had a litter of four kittens and of course they promptly each declared one of them to be theirs! Meaning we can't very well get rid of any of them...Hmmmm:)Katiera loves this one...pretty cute;)Here they all are..in motion!Khloe loves them but the kinda freak her out a little:)I think this is expressing how nervous he is about those mischievous little boys...Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12017186949705344117noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229030143870509200.post-55165295047841438852011-06-02T09:00:00.000-07:002011-06-02T13:31:08.476-07:00Memorial Day Camp-Out WeekendWell it's been 3 years since we last went to the church campout!! This year started out kinda rough though-Tiera wasn't feeling good but insisted she felt good enough to go, so after checking in with the Dr. we got on the road and got down there in the late afternoon. This was a first for both Kamdyn and Khloe-he absolutely loved it and she...not so much!! She pretty much didn't want down at Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12017186949705344117noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229030143870509200.post-31948778588665999622011-02-02T10:54:00.000-08:002011-02-02T11:20:23.046-08:00Miss KhloeHere's a few updated picture of Khloe-she is growing up waaay to fast!!Why do they gotta do that?It's been fun though, watching her learn to roll, scoot and try to pull herself up.Learning her personality and what makes her happy-me holding her! lolShe is a really good baby-quiet, smiley and very curious about everything!Trying to pull herself up!She would get almost to her feet then do a slow Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12017186949705344117noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229030143870509200.post-12484422409222386272011-01-28T01:13:00.000-08:002011-01-28T01:18:12.500-08:00Life...HappensI'm coming back-really;)I promise!Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12017186949705344117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229030143870509200.post-13315831699817993142010-10-31T15:51:00.000-07:002010-10-31T16:02:39.499-07:00EEK!This years version of the Boo pumpkins:)Our "scary" front porch-Tiera wanted to do scary this year.I told her this is as scary as it gets!Happy Halloween!!!Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12017186949705344117noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229030143870509200.post-18448605657710510982010-10-26T23:34:00.000-07:002010-10-26T23:45:35.344-07:00Sauvie IslandThis place was awesome! If you haven't been you really should try to get there-they have so many fun things to do! There's the Corn Maze, the animal barn, the hay bales for climbing, different vendors, and of course the pumpkins! I think we will make it a yearly trip-I loved the store too:)It was a gorgeous day:)The kids that went through the maze-well Max was done after the first tiny leg of Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12017186949705344117noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229030143870509200.post-58906736225193011532010-10-20T09:35:00.000-07:002010-10-20T11:17:58.993-07:00Mid-week HikeHey remember me???I'm still here...just a tad on the busy side!Anyway one day last week {a really nice day} I decided to take the kids to Daybreak park for a hike. I stopped by and picked up Evan and off we went to meet Michelle there.On the trail.I LOVE this picture of Kam-My fav of the day!Miss TieraEvan giving Max a helping hand:)It was pretty wet there, lots of little creeks we had to Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12017186949705344117noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229030143870509200.post-68162987319818091102010-09-14T13:03:00.000-07:002010-09-14T13:19:06.895-07:00......Here is a recent and very blurry picture of sweet little Khloe:) She almost has a little smile!Whew! Its been a rough couple of months!! Summer is finally wrapped up and I'm hoping for a little routine to make life easier...man life with 5 kids is hard! I think its gonna take me awhile to get it figured out:) So if anybody has any tips for feel free cuz i'm in desperate need here;)Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12017186949705344117noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229030143870509200.post-54039162245446067312010-07-26T12:10:00.000-07:002010-07-26T12:28:30.404-07:00Khloe Michelle7 lbs. 5 oz. 19 inchesShe was born at 2:30 am and she was indeed sunny-side up!My longest labor besides Shane.Although my midwife told me last week that I only pushed for about 15 mins-felt like3 hours!Look at us we are a huge family!!!Khloe is already 3 1/2 weeks old-seems like such a short time and like she's been here forever!I'll try to post some updated pictures soon:)Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12017186949705344117noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229030143870509200.post-12651216358935277012010-06-24T10:04:00.000-07:002010-06-24T10:18:58.272-07:00Meet the Kitties~So I got talked into getting a couple kittens...sorta got talked into it -I kinda wanted to get them some for entertainment:) They have been alot of work for Shane and Tiera {and me although I try to let them just be} I'm hoping they will learn a little responsibility:)This one above and below is Tiera's Her name is Grace:)This one is Cuddles and she belongs to Shane:)I'm sure you'll be seeing Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12017186949705344117noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229030143870509200.post-52158153705176426902010-06-14T08:23:00.001-07:002010-06-14T08:52:34.962-07:00Happy Birthday Kamdyn!Kam is already 2 years old!! So crazy-it went by fast:) So his birthday is actually today but we celebrated yesterday. It was so nice and sunny for the most part kinda windy. The girls went in the pool-they looked like they were freezing but you can't keep them outta there if there is a little sun and a tiny bit of warmth;) Kamdyn with his new hat he got from Boik and Lisa.He loves it cuz it's Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12017186949705344117noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229030143870509200.post-59836738865049155602010-06-10T16:35:00.001-07:002010-06-10T17:08:01.073-07:00Memorial WeekendSince I couldn't fathom going to the camp-out and sleeping in a tent, we decided to head up to Lacey and stay a night and spend some time in the pool:) Didn't get pictures while we were down at the pool though-the little boys loved the hot tub! They tried really hard to put me straight into labor with their fearless antics-Kamdyn decided to see if he could just climb into the deep end of the poolHollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12017186949705344117noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229030143870509200.post-55766311963208351812010-05-27T16:25:00.000-07:002010-05-27T16:46:24.400-07:00CraftyThese little boxes are adorable and were pretty easy to make too:) Lily and I made them for her to give to the girls she wanted to ask stand in her wedding.I'm calling this one my craft for purple;)A couple weeks late-he he!She filled them with feathers and candy:)~~~In other news, I had a dr.s appointment today-everything looking good so far:)I have 5 weeks to go-feels like should be sooner Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12017186949705344117noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229030143870509200.post-91920831638522387712010-05-20T10:10:00.001-07:002010-05-20T10:24:52.833-07:00Picture PostLook who got into the scrapbook room-and of course found the BLACK paint!!!They were upstairs for I think maybe 2 minutes!!2 and 3 year olds!!*Car show*Something Lily came up with to keep the boys occupied:)Don't mind the little boys still in their jammies;)Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12017186949705344117noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229030143870509200.post-27009715798862732372010-05-07T08:37:00.000-07:002010-05-07T08:43:20.076-07:00Sweet BabyYesterday I took a meal over to my friend Emmy and her family.She just had this sweet little bundle last Friday~Meredith PearlSo stinkin cute:)Look at that little face!Also The Vintage Pearl is having an awesome giveaway!Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12017186949705344117noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229030143870509200.post-92015694444430477412010-05-04T17:57:00.000-07:002010-05-04T18:03:31.394-07:00Giveaway!!Just wanted to let you all know about the giveaway we are hosting over at The Peppered Pantry!! We are sooo excited! We were contacted last week by CSN stores about doing a giveaway and we were totally freaking out;) Very happy because this is a step in the direction we were wanting to go with this blog:) So please go on over and enter for your chance to win!!Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12017186949705344117noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229030143870509200.post-69276020326111206492010-05-03T17:10:00.000-07:002010-05-03T17:30:09.647-07:00Happy May:)Half day at school= park day!:) This time we got the kids blizzards from Dairy Queen during their 25th Anniversary sale-the kids were pretty siked to get that much ice cream in 1 sitting;) lol Bruce ended up eating his, most of Kams, and Max's needless to say he was really sick of ice cream -but only for a couple weeks since it's one of his favorite foods! We went down to the water front Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12017186949705344117noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229030143870509200.post-39395380346604387772010-04-29T08:17:00.000-07:002010-04-29T08:34:00.371-07:00Sunday AfternoonAn interesting way to spend a Sunday afternoon:) Trying to get a decent picture of the kids! I think I took prob 25-30 pictures and there maybe 1 or 2 that sorta turned out!:)Ah well it was just for fun anyway.These turned out pretty cuteHope ya all are having a good day:)Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12017186949705344117noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229030143870509200.post-24789602424386452422010-04-21T09:18:00.000-07:002010-04-21T09:38:24.292-07:00A little Of This and ThatA cute picture of Hudson~such a cutie!We had a cat-for like 2 days and then we found the owner:) the kids were sadmight have to get another one:)I started on my yellow craft project:)And here they sit-I'll post them when I get them hung.They are paper lanterns for Katiera's room.Game night-Unolots of fun:)Max and Kam enjoying the sunny warm weather we had for a couple daysMax~self portrait;)Kam Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12017186949705344117noreply@blogger.com4