January 2024

 

January 2 - We started the New Year off with a bang! Brian and Aubrey welcomed Scottlynn Allie into their family.  She weighed 6lbs, 5oz.  We are already in love!

Oh, the antics of these two!  Penny loves investigating everything and Hallie loves helping me with everything.

January 3 - Blake and I got to go meet Scottlynn! What a sweetheart! There is just nothing like meeting a baby right after they have jumped from heaven.  So precious!

Annie, Maden and Clark got to come to the hospital and meet their new sister.  They kind of liked her.

Nikelle, Jared, Hallie and Penny came to meet Scottlynn, too!

January 4 - More fun with Penny, pushing a chair and the turtle walker around.

January 7 - We got another pretty good snowstorm. Blake had to shovel some early in the morning before church, and then more after.

Declan finally got to meet his baby sister.  Such cute kids.

All ready for the Kansas City Chief's game.  Penny was just a wee bit jealous when I held Scottlynn.  

January 9 - I took these pictures about 20 minutes apart, I think it was a regular blizzard!

It blew snow clear up by the patio door.

The snow blew clear up to the front door also.

There was quite a bit to plow.

January 10 - More snow blowing onto the front porch and the patio.

January 11 - Penny thought Michelle put these cushions on the floor just for her.  She didn't know Michelle was really cleaning.

January 12 - Just reading some stories with my Penny girl.

January 14 - More snow!

And more baby time!

January 16 - A beautiful winter sunset!

January 18 - Just a fun little Penny girl being silly.

January 19 - Sweet little Scottlynn had to have a Bili light for a few days. Not fun for her or her parents.  But, she sure is a cute little glow bug.

January 21 - Look at all these Kansas City Chief's fans!

January 22 - I went to see my mother, and got there just in time to help her do a fun little craft. We made a good team.

January 23 - Poor little Penny looks like she's got pink eye.  But, she still smiles.

She had a great time trying to fit in this little basket.

January 24 - I got to go spend some time with Little Scottlynn, She slept most of the time.  We were being watched over by Pepsi the kitty cat.

January 26 - After being warm enough to melt most of the snow, we got a little dusting today.

January 27 - We went with Jared's family to Lava Hot Springs.  The girls all loved the pool.

Hallie thought it was so fun to "run" with grandpa to the car.  

January 28 - I had fun playing Maden's version of "Go Fish" with Maden, Annie and Clark.

A first family picture with Scottlynn! Everyone was so excited that the Chief's won and will be in the Super Bowl again!

January 30 - Penny was so excited to play with the "Brody" tractor! And she thought she was so big to sit up to the table with Paul!

December 2023

 

December 1 - We got a pretty good snowstorm.  We had a sibling Christmas party at Kris's house, the only picture I took was Blake holding the cat!  Kris, Harold & Marcele, Bart & Merralee, Mark & Natillie and Blake & I were there for dinner and visiting.  It was great! Mark and Natillie came and stayed with us that evening.  We had a nice little visit.  Thanks for coming!

December 3 - I got the turtle "walker" out for Penny.  I loved how Maden and Hallie showed her how it worked.  Randy and Happy came to visit, too. Penny took her nap with her Daddy.

December 4 - I got to have lunch at Olive Garden with Maden! His 14th birthday is on the 5th! We went shopping at Game Stop, where he fund just the right game. 

Blake & I got to go to Molly's school Christmas program. We got a bonus, because it was also Michael and James' program.  It was very cute.  Little Paul came and sat on Blake's lap for awhile.  

December 5 - Mother Nature was showing all her colors all over the sky this morning!

When Clark was here on Sunday, he made two big snowballs in the back yard.  This is what they looked like two days later.  I think the donut one is really funny.

A day in the lives of Penny and Hallie. Penny thinks she's so clever to pull up to anything, even if she ends up doing the splits.  Hallie loves to "paint" with water.

December 6 - Beautiful Sunrise and Sunset!

I put a little clip in Penny's hair, she didn't even know it was there, but it wouldn't stay very long in her fine hair.

December 8 - We got a little more snow! I just love our tall, skinny tree!

December 9 - We had Maden's birthday bingo party at Parkwood Meadows so my parents could come.  We had yummy pizza first. Penny loved for Grandma Beth to share!

Then we had ice cream cake and sang to an old 14 year old Maden!

Then, we played bingo! Everyone loves this tradition.  Hallie was the grand prize winner! Boy was she thrilled!

December 10 - We had dinner to celebrate Jared's birthday, which is on the 11th.  I can't believe he's 33! This time Penny took a nap on Brian.

December 11 - We got to go celebrate with Jared on his real birthday.  Penny was begging for more food!

December 12 - Penny loves these little dolls! She also loves to try to open cupboard doors.

December 13 - Pocatello had a really foggy day.  It was not foggy in Blackfoot when I left at 11:30, but it sure was when I got to Poky at noon. The picture on the right was 2:15, I think it was even more foggy then.  

December 14 - Oh, this busy Penny girl! Gotta keep a good watch on her!

December 16 - I got to watch Miss Penny all day.  I took her to see Annie's last basketball game.  Annie played well, got her first ever foul! Penny liked watching for a bit, but then got kind of restless.  Aubrey took her and walked the halls of Ammon elementary.  

Then we went to Brian and Aubrey's house. Penny loves the dogs! Can you see Pepsi the cat peaking up the stairs?

December 22 - I went to the Poky Temple, then met Michelle, Samuel, Rob and Adam (taking the picture) and watched some baptisms. It was a good day.

December 23 - We had our family Christmas party.  We started out with Monkey Bread and breakfast. We gave each family GetOutPasses.  We hope they find it's fun to go to several different fun places through the year.

We played a funny game that involved pulling a string attached to a box with a prize in it.  No one, except me had any idea what was in the box.  I didn't know which box had what prizes in them.  Some were pretty valuable, others just candy or dollar store trinkets.  We did it twice and everyone loved it.  They were all really good sports to not throw fits if they didn't get the most valuable prizes.  It was a hit, I think we will do it again.

Cindy and Ken sent a little funny gingerbread gun thing that shoots balls out of its mouth.  The kids all had fun opening their little gifts while we FaceTimed with Cindy. Jared and Nikelle gave a nice tractor to stay here at our house. They said it was a gift from Brody.  

Later, some of us went to Michelle's to play games with Lynne, Rob, Samuel and Michelle, Adam, Dallin and Kayleen.  Penny loved being under the table. and seeing Danielle, a cousin about her size. Molly and Hallie played with James and some magnets.

December 24 - We went up to Brian and Aubrey's for a yummy turkey dinner.  Penny loved playing with the dominoes and the dogs.

December 25 - We had a quiet Christmas morning.  Hallie came to borrow, or steel some cheese.  We had to take a picture of her cute outfit! In the evening, we went to celebrate Penny turning one! She loved her cake and presents! She is such a happy little cutie pie!

December 26 - The taking down Christmas process has begun.  Jared came to help with the tall tree, and brought some good helpers.  Penny thought we brought the ladder out for her!

December 29 - I rearranged the decorations on the bookshelves after removing all the nativities.  I really like how they turned out.

December 31 - This is the only picture I took of our little impromptu New Years Eve gathering.  Penny loves anyone who has food to share!