the luckiest

"Your -ami"

2012-01-22T20:37:00.001-06:00

Mark had to be in Miami, or as Boyce would said "your-ami" or if he was talking to me "Daddy's ami", for the first 2 weeks of school. We spent most of our time at the beach or at the pool since this is what I found out of Miami, click here .

There were two things to be learned this week and we already knew them, school is going to be stinkin hard and we love the beach!

my mom & our new place

2012-01-10T08:24:00.002-06:00

We made it to Orlando Florida, our new home.

Moving is never fun but whats not to love about Florida in January.

My sweet amazing mom came to help us, and help us she did!!

We had to play too!

We paid a little visit to Merritt Island.

We saw this gator just chillin in the wild.

We love our home! It was stressful trying to get a place but it worked out perfectly and we love it!

We are still alive

2012-01-08T16:14:00.001-06:00

It seems like it's been sooo long since I bloged probably because it has and also so much has happened

Christmas was terrific with the Turpins in Idaho. It was amazing to see everyone. We loved all the extra time we got to spend with Taunya and Mike too. Christmas was extra special as we spent a lot of time thinking of the Savior and learning about each person in the nativity.

We even almost saw every Turpin, and we got to take a helicopter ride.

and this is where we were this week....

True Friends

2011-12-08T11:27:00.001-06:00

It seems that you know you are true friends when it's been years since you have seen each other and it seems like you saw each other yesterday! I wish it haven't been years but it was so fun to see my friend Heather! We haven't see each other since high school. (you can figure out how long that's been)

Be thankful

2011-12-03T13:09:00.001-06:00

We had an amazing Thanksgiving with all the McFarlanes here in Washington.

The thing we were most thankful for is the miracle of my dad's health.

It was so fun to be all together! we made memories that will last us forever!

packing up

2011-11-06T11:40:00.005-06:00

What do you do with your kids while trying to pack?

Halloween

2011-11-01T21:18:00.001-05:00

Halloween seemed like it lasted for weeks but now it's come and gone.

Boyce said when his ghost costume runs out to wants to be the number 12.

Our neighborhood has a lot of elderly people so we paid them all a little visit on Halloween, turns out they all thought boyce was a little girl and everyone was dress up but me! For your information I don't usually dress like this. I am suppose to be Janie from Ghostbusters. although it's a great look and I might look into it!

Halloween Sneak Peek

2011-10-27T19:01:00.001-05:00

cutest little ghosts you'll see

If you want your "kunkin," as Eve says, to look spooky just put them on our porch and the squirrels will eat it! This pumpkin had two eyes yesterday.

Frisbee golf or disc golf as they call it here

2011-10-20T20:31:00.001-05:00

With every nice fall day we live it up. You never know when it's going to be your last night enjoy being outside!

Our frisbee golf course by our house is insane,

So many trees!!

Winter Quarters Temple

2011-10-16T20:42:00.002-05:00

It's a little bit of a drive for us to go to the temple but we love it!

The temple blesses our lives so much

and we also make a fun trip out of it going to Omaha

We spent some time with my great friend Mary. We were mission companions when we served at Temple Square. It feels like just yesterday but here we are both with 2 kids!

Her kids are adorable and they had so much fun playing together! And our husbands, both Mark love being together. We hope we can live close again someday.

Brothers & Books

2011-10-04T19:43:00.002-05:00

Reading books with your brother is timeless

My brother, John & Me in 1985

Eve & Boyce, her brother 2011

General Conference

2011-10-01T20:56:00.000-05:00

Boyce was so excited for General Conference this time because of this cool thing he wore all week

I am always excited for this time of year to listen to the leaders of our Church and reevaluate my life.

The Conference Bingo worked like a charm for him.

We had some much fun together today we will see if he can make it through 4 more hours tomorrow.

As for me I can't get enough.

As for Eve....

Family Night Fun Badge

2011-09-26T21:04:00.000-05:00

Still going strong on our badges of fun. Boyce called this one Family Home Evening Badge. We played the fun marble game together as a family and it was a hit but when we were done he didn't want to print our badge out because he wanted to play all the games. It was fun but I was completely worn out by the end of the day. :)

Road Trip!

2011-09-18T18:43:00.000-05:00

We drove a total of about 2400 miles! Our kids did awesome. In fact Boyce cried when he knew we were going home. We saw lots of site and tons of family! We love being "home." We met lots of Turpins in Montana at the hot springs. The swimming was amazing, the mountains perfect, and the company entertaining. After a week in great Mt we headed south to Idaho to see the rest of the family. Thanks everyone for making great efforts to spend time with us. We love ya!

Badges of fun: Learn something new

2011-09-14T12:41:00.001-05:00

For this badge we had a blast finding letters in the world around us. We found them at the park, at home, at the fair and everywhere we went. Boyce always made sure I have the camera on me. We finally got the entire alphabet Boyce still is always looking for letters.

Eve

2011-08-31T21:49:00.001-05:00

My evie is now 18 months! She had her baby-well check up and we learned that she is a short lightweight with a big head. But you know what she is beautiful, healthy and she make us so happy! She is starting to talk so much and she is always cracking us up. When we go outside and it's hot she says, "hot!" and blows to try to cool it down. When we arrive at our destination she knocks on her window until you come and get her out of her car seat. I could go on forever, but I wont. But I finally caught some of her animal sounds of video. You don't want to miss these. Too cute!!

The song goes "clean up clean up everybody everywhere" Eve sings "tean up tean up. wa wa wa..." LOve it!

the anesthetist hymn

2011-08-30T14:41:00.000-05:00

Well news travels far and fast, but if you didn't hear....

Mark got into school!!

We are officially moving in Florida to attend Barry University.

School starts in January so yes we are cheating winter... again!

If you are wondering what is Mark studying to do well we found this amazing video that explains it perfectly.

Florida

2011-08-29T09:11:00.000-05:00

Our kids love to travel and it's a good thing! We flew from Grand Island Ne to Dallas to Portland. Stayed a few day drove to Cannon Beach and stayed a week. Then flew to La and then to Miami! Mark had an interview at Barry University for nurse anesthetist school. Then we drove all over Florida; Miami, West palm beach, Orlando to Tampa. Amazingly Boyce was sad when our trip was over but quickly comforted by the fact we wouldn't stay home long. :)

Grandma Turpin, Aly, & Taunya came to Portland for a cousins wedding. It was perfect timing we got to attend the sealing and spend a little time in Portland with them.

We stayed right by the gate of Disney world but sadly it's just not in our budget but we did have fun visiting the shop at Downtown Disney. Our favorite was the Lego store.

We of course got some good beach time in. This was a sunny perfect day. The water is just a little different then Cannon Beach. it was like bath water.

We have a fun children's museum pass and we got into Miami's and Tampa's museums. They were amazing! and kept us busy while Mark had business to attend to

Cannon Beach

2011-08-26T10:48:00.000-05:00

Every year we get to spend an incredible week

on the Oregon Coast.

This year was no exception although we were missing the ones who make this adventure possible.

We miss you dad & mom!

& Thanks

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Camping in Nebraska

2011-08-07T20:33:00.000-05:00

Well... It was fun but it's not like the camping I know.

For a couple reasons

a. It doesn't ever cool down!

b. You are so sticky you don't ever have to worry about sliding off your sleeping bag

3. Mountains..?? Try just driving through some corn fields to your campsite

but all in all there were still smores, laughs and good company. The kids loved it! as did we!

Even in this nice RV park (which is so hard to admit to anyone) Boyce kept saying, "look at our beautiful view!"

Hit the road badge!

2011-08-03T20:10:00.000-05:00

If you did the Badges of fun don't forget to check out the next badge!

These two look a likes needed matching hats for our trip to Cannon Beach

I got the pattern here.

Joe & Mal

2011-07-28T14:55:00.001-05:00

We meet my bro and his awesome wife in Omaha for a quick trip

It was so fun.

Boyce hasn't stopped talking about them.

Eve couldn't get enough of Mal

Boyce loved looking at the animals with joe

my first garden

2011-07-17T17:15:00.001-05:00

We don't have much of a yard so our great friends share a little earth with us so we could grow a garden. We don't really know what we are doing, but it's growing like crazy and we can't wait for some fresh food!

a laugh for my sisters in-laws

2011-07-15T12:12:00.000-05:00

We go to the Cannon Beach every year with my family. We look forward to it all year.

I came across this video from 2006. I'm pretty such it's only funny to me & my sister inlaws

but I had to share it

fireflies

2011-07-13T07:26:00.001-05:00

Fireflies are the coolest thing about living here

They are so amazing to watch at night but the kids never seen it because they are sleeping so I wanted to caught some.

*don't try to catch them while it's still light outside

The skinny ones are the ones I caught during the day with the kids-they don't light up! :)

We stayed up another night and the neighbor boy helped us catch ones that light up

The kids loved it! (and i did too)

Cake pops

2011-07-09T22:08:00.000-05:00

So I saw this babycake maker, at my favorite store here- Gordmans, and thought mark would love it for making pancakes and donuts holes. So I got for father's day but it's turned out to be more of a gift for myself. I started to learn about cake pops, which I am sure you all know about, because I read on a blog if you didn't know about them then you live under a rock. well I guess I live under a rock but I love them! And I love making them. So if you live under a rock too you should check it out!

yummy breakfast puffs

4th

2011-07-07T14:14:00.000-05:00

The 4th of July is so fun because it just means summer!

It was crazy here-turns out you can do any fireworks under the sun june 27 through the 4th and people do! Every night was firework show and the 4th the craziest!

We have had some sleepy kids.

Mark worked that night but we had a fun day at our place with some friends.

I am so grateful for our freedom! God bless America!

Morgan, she is just a month younger then Eve.

Look at that smile!

Grandma & Grandpa Turpin

2011-07-06T11:44:00.001-05:00

We had some special visitors drive all the way from Idaho to see us!

We had a really great time,

but the kids especially loved having grandma & grandpa.

We did a lot: temple trip, tour of case new holland, long walks, park trips, fireworks, and the sthur muesum!

Thanks for coming we miss you!

When life gives you construction...

2011-06-29T11:29:00.000-05:00

They are building in the tiny lot behind our house.

It not the best thing when your husband has to sleep during the day but,

the kids are loving it!

They know how to make the best out of life.

Everyday Moment

2011-06-25T19:57:00.000-05:00

The kids favorite thing to do is sit on their dad's lap and watch mormom messages. It warms my heart. It's the simple things like this that make life priceless.

This is their favorite, they ask to watch it over and over and

love to sing along.

Slow down Life

2011-06-23T14:59:00.000-05:00

Mad scientist playdate

2011-06-21T13:24:00.001-05:00

Our friend Ralae put on a great playgroup! It was a hit.

She showed the kids some great experiences which they got a kick out of and were learning too. (but don't tell them that)

and then they made slime

It's easy and fun to make:

Mix 1 teaspoon borax in 1 cup of water.

In separate container, mix 1/2 cup of white glue with 1/2 cup water (add food coloring in you want)

Mix it together!

Dads

2011-06-20T08:58:00.001-05:00

“It must be emphasized that as a father, you are always teaching. For good or ill your family learns your ways, your beliefs, your heart, your ideas, your concerns. Your children may or may not choose to follow you, but the example you give is the greatest light you hold before your children, and you are accountable for that light.”

The Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, Ensign, Jun 2002, 12

I have the best dads in my life!

I love you Daddy!

Thanks for everything you all have taught us!

Colorado Mountains

2011-06-18T12:47:00.000-05:00

We loved loved loved being in the mountains!

How we miss them!

When we finally got to where we were driving up in the mountains Boyce kept saying "We are catching up to the mountains!"

It was hard to come back.

Nebraska even feel flatter now (if that is possible)

It was so fun to be with Brian and Amanda too. Brian is Mark's brother.

Boyce and Avery couldn't be separated and we finally got to meet little Lily.

We miss you even more then the mountains.

On the chair lift

sledding

my sweet sister in-law made these cute tutus for the girls

Brothers and their girls

My wonderful husband and me! We just celebrated 5 years of being married!

I love him!

Alpine Tundra. It was so cold!

Summer Beginnings

2011-06-09T20:55:00.000-05:00

I wanted to remember that summer is just beginning for 2 reasons:

1- It always goes too fast

2- Today I saw that Hobby Lobby had their fall stuff up for sale!

our little garden just starting to grow

Scout camp

our beautiful flowers in front of our house

Badges of fun

2011-06-07T11:31:00.000-05:00

Boyce has been crazy about merit badges

since Mark became the scout master

So we were excited when we stumbled on this, Badges of fun

You choose the activity you want to do and

post about it and get a badge

and I might add you get a gift card to REI if you hurry

We painted rocks.

All the neighbor kids saw and wanted in on our fun!

We are looking for to the next badge

Nebraska Grown

2011-06-05T16:07:00.001-05:00

It was a Nebraska day

Trains, Tractors, and football!

Star Wars and Eve

2011-06-01T21:06:00.000-05:00

Boyce loves playing Lego Star Wars and Eve loves singing the theme song!

This is the best attempt to get her singing it on film.

Road Trip

2011-05-26T08:29:00.000-05:00

We took an amazing road trip with our little family.

First stop fun water park hotel in Des Moines Iowa. The kids, well we all loved it!

Next stop my brothers in Iowa City.

They were great hosts

We loved spending time with Joe & Mal and seeing the great place they lived.

We were all sad to say goodbye.

Then Nauvoo! It was our first time there

What an amazing experience.

We had perfect weather and few crowds

The temple was beautiful and the kids loved the horses & old town

A highlight was the cute musical the senior missionaries put on

The kids did so well with all the driving, weird food schedule and naps on the go.

It was a trip we will remember forever.

leggings

2011-05-16T08:31:00.000-05:00

I loved knitting these cute leggings for these chubby legs.

Mumford and my son

2011-05-14T09:11:00.000-05:00

Our boy loved music and loves to sing but he is so silly when your filming so here is the best I could get. Warning it gets crazy when he sees my spy cam.

Happy Birthday Mark!

2011-05-13T12:50:00.001-05:00

We had a relaxing day together as a family to celebrate Mark's birthday. I am so happy he was born! He is the best husband and dad! We started off the day at the park, and ended the day with the tornado sirens going off. It's crazy how fast the storms can move in here. But we had a great day together.

We have a great fun trail system through Grand Island and close to our house. We have been loving our fun bike rides together.

What more could a dad ask for for his birthday then a little lego starwars with his son

Boyce kept saying all day that it was his birthday too, and asking Mark if he would share.

Wonderful moms!

2011-05-08T15:11:00.000-05:00

my mom

mom Turpin

Thanks for all the sacrifices you make for us,

for all your knowledge,

for your love,

for your testimonies

and for your friendship

We love you! And wish we were with you today!

Cinco De Mayo

2011-05-06T11:38:00.000-05:00

Our friends threw the best party with the BEST food

Alexavia wasn't too sure about Eve but Eve couldn't get enough of her

Noe & Toni

Mark got to enjoy a little bit of food before off to work for the night

And Happy Birthday Dad

Easter made gifts

2011-04-29T12:36:00.001-05:00

Boyce loves his new church bag.

Mark thought it was a little girly to have a bag so he pick out the fabric.

I'm not good at sewing at all! But believe it when I say I made these pants and the skirt! I tried to make myself one, but umm.... lets just say I'm not posting a picture anytime soon. And I made the cute little clip too. Thanks of all the wonderful women who teach us new skills online! I love the internet.

Swagger Wagon

2011-04-27T09:23:00.001-05:00

This almost makes me want to drive a van

Swagger Wagon - watch more funny videos

my little Easter bunnies

2011-04-23T13:36:00.000-05:00

After getting all the groceries put away I came around the corner and found this.

I laughed so hard

I guess that is what you get with lots of helpers around

Boyce loved dying eggs. We did it while eve napped :)

You get a lot of cracks in your eggs when your 3 year old is in charge

We went to a little ward Easter Egg hunt.

They loved it and all the candy even more!

I have spent most of today hiding and re-hiding eggs.

They can't get enough of it.

Good thing we are out of candy though

well until tomorrow at least :)

our beautiful new nieces

2011-04-20T10:08:00.000-05:00

Can't wait to meet you!!

Lily Turpin

Kate Turpin

O!

2011-04-18T21:16:00.001-05:00

We took a quick trip to Omaha to go to the temple

and we can't go to Omaha without going to the zoo

My good friend and mission companion, Mary, lives there.

It was so fun to see her and her two cute kids!

Is a girl ever too young to love shoes?

2011-04-09T21:19:00.000-05:00

Eve loves shoes

She will find her shoes and bring them to me saying "Shh shh.." until I put them on her.

And then the other day I saw her, well I guess I first hear her down the hall and this is was I saw...

Windy Conference Weekend

2011-04-04T08:55:00.000-05:00

General Conference is one of my favorite time of years.

Twice a year we get to hear the words of the modern prophets and apostles.

It's an uplifting and inspiring time. And I love being gather together as a family.

We got to have the missionaries over for a while to watch.

It was so windy! Eve didn't like it because she could barely walk, and Boyce that is was so funny to run against and with the wind. He just ran and ran around yelling this is amazing!

I love this smile

We thought living in a windy place must be good for something so we purchased a cheep trick kite. It was a blast.

What's wrong with this pictures?

2011-03-28T18:06:00.000-05:00

oh yeah it's suppose to be spring!

Arizona

2011-03-25T09:12:00.000-05:00

the grand daughters

It's painful looking at our Arizona pictures while it's snowing outside

Boyce just say while looking at the pictures "I want to go there again"

It was so fun to be in the warm sun and be with our family.

Most the time was spent moving my brother John & his family into their new house, which required a lot of painting. But we did get a lot of fun playing in too!

Thanks for the fun times everyone

just a few grand sons. Not everyone could come :(

don't worry joe is painting over that crazy pink! This picture doesn't even capture the awfulness of that pink.

walking girl

2011-03-22T18:18:00.000-05:00

Eve is walking.

She has been standing up on her own and walking only when she was really distracted, but It took going to Arizona for her to believe she can do it on her own.

She is walking everywhere now, and I love it, only in a big hurry does she revert to crawling.

More pictures and info on our trip to Arizona coming soon.

You may have noticed she is growing so fast her clothes can't keep up

thinking spring

2011-03-12T18:34:00.000-06:00

sleepy lunch

Boyce & his friend Abraham

Birthday at the Zoo

2011-02-25T10:53:00.000-06:00

Eve goes crazy over animals so we thought the zoo would be so fun for her special day

and it was!

Happy 1st Birthday Evey girl!

She lights up our life and anyone she see. She loves waving and saying hi to everyone!

She is my little cuddle bug. She'll hug me so tight and pat my back. And she gives the best kisses!

She loves holding your hand and walking, but she is a chicken.

She walked all the way across the deck after some birds one day so we know she can do it.

I love watching her discover the world.

The girl loves to eat and be in the middle of the party.

She hear music and can't keep herself back- she just has to dance!

She would spend all day outside even when it's extremely cold.

Eve is a big mommy's girl. If I'm somewhere in the house it's not long till I hear her crawling and saying "ma mama mama!!"

She is girly too. She just lights up when she sees a doll or stuff animal and she ooo at it like a gorilla until you give it to her.

and when I say lights up- you just have to imagine her huge eyes getting even bigger!

We love her so much. It was a fast year but none of us remember life without her.

what difference one year makes

2011-02-23T18:56:00.000-06:00

birthday boy

2011-02-20T16:47:00.001-06:00

Pure joy!

Who knew a cheep bowling ball set could make a boy so happy. well.. I guess we did.

He wanted a bicycle for his birthday not a bike always a bicycle.

Thanks grandma & grandpa for making that happen!

you know your 3 year old has a big head when only the 8 year old helmets fit :)

Bowling, boyce's fav

if have been around eve lately, you know exactly what sound she is making in this picture

somebody is 3 today!

2011-02-19T09:05:00.001-06:00

Last year-2 years old

This year- 3 years old

It's true my little boy is 3!

I can't belive it although everyone always think he is 4

because he speak so well and they say he is tall.

He loves to learn. He usually has a word of the day that he is learning & using.

He is the sweetest boy. If I am upset he'll say "it's going to be ok mom. I'll take care of you"

He loves his sister and is a huge daddy's boy!

He loves playing the xbox and when it's warm he would spend all day outside

He has a great love for music! and I might add a great taste for good music

He loves and is excited about life!

He keeps us seeing the great little things and is always making us laugh.

I don't know how many times a day he say "is that funny?"

He is wild, fast & loud and we love him!

Happy Birthday Boyce!

gymnastics fun

2011-02-18T18:07:00.001-06:00

Valentine's Day

2011-02-14T21:56:00.001-06:00

It's a great holiday.

meant just for showing love.

We spent it as a family

just enjoying the day & and eating yummy treats

my true love

thanks for sharing mom & dad

the sunshine state

2011-02-11T08:16:00.000-06:00

We love Florida!

We loved the sun

We loved being outside without wearing a million layers

We loved the beach

We loved the schools

We loved spending time together!

We took a trip to Florida to visit some nurse anesthetist school down there that we are hoping to get into next year. It was really productive to visit the schools and talk to students and faculty. But we enjoyed ourselves while we were there. We went to Miami and then to Naples. We loved Naples! The kids had so much fun and were great troopers. Every morning when we went outside Boyce would say, "oh it's warm" Yesterday he asked if we could go to Florida when dad wakes up. We couldn't keep Eve out of the water! She would make you put her down and go straight for it! She wanted to walk so badly! Her poor little legs would get all scraped up. The beach there was just covered with sea shells- the pretty ones that you buy at the shop. It's always hard to come back to the cold, but we hope we will get back there again!

Butts! Mark took this and I thought it was funny! my bum is just a little bigger then eves!

I loved this video it was our first day and our first day out! They were in heaven and we couldn't get them to leave the park

Snowed in

2011-01-21T15:05:00.001-06:00

Eve was making the funniest face while she was eating but I get the camera out and she just wants to smile-- not as funny still very cute!

Baby Gabby

2011-01-16T18:23:00.001-06:00

I got to take some pics of my friend April cute cute baby girl! She is a sweetheart

Snow much fun

2011-01-05T13:31:00.000-06:00

Trying to keep busy in this cold weather.

Snow icecream-so much fun check it out

Snow tastes good but it's cold!

2011-01-01T14:24:00.001-06:00

Our own little Christmas

2010-12-28T17:31:00.001-06:00

This was our first year to spend Christmas with just us.

It was strange and a little lonely, but really wonderful too.

I have some work to perfect the dinner, our moms always make the best food.

But all in all Christmas was very magical and one of my favorite times of year!

Christmas eve was kinda a disaster. Mark had to work so I tried to make it fun and special

and we really only made a mess.

Boyce loved Christmas! He savored every gift which made Christmas morning last almost all day! And he hasn't stopped thanking us from his gifts.

So classic! There is the toy behind Eve but she is so happy playing with the box.

Old Town Christmas

2010-12-15T13:01:00.001-06:00

made it & love it

2010-12-05T15:44:00.001-06:00

who knew that such a little blanket would take sooo long to make!

Thanksgiving

2010-11-29T17:07:00.000-06:00

My parents came all the way to Nebraska to

celebrate the holiday with us.

My mom came early and we went to Lincoln to the capital building and we shopped, and shopped and maybe shopped some more.

My dad came for the weekend and Eve couldn't

get enough of her "ba pa"

Thanks for coming!!

My mom is amazing at knitting and so sweet. She knitted this gorgeous dress for Eve!

beautiful fall

2010-11-12T21:01:00.001-06:00

halloween cuties!

2010-11-04T14:01:00.000-05:00

We enjoyed a couple different trunk or treats this year.

Boyce couldn't believe people were just giving away candy!

It's the only way we got him to dress up.

Kids make holidays so much fun. Every year it's more fun!

We stayed home and passed out candy on Halloween

boyce loved that too!

Boyce was complaining about his wedgie all night.

of course the hat didn't fit!

Nebraska- the good life

2010-10-31T20:33:00.000-05:00

well, wondering what happened to us

we got a great job

in the icu at st. francis hospital

in grand island

nebraska

we're slowly unpacking one box at a time

and are happy to have job!

made it & love it

2010-10-17T22:40:00.001-05:00

I got the pattern here

got the pattern here

Harvest

2010-10-10T16:00:00.001-05:00

Idaho spud!

Grandma working at the beet dump

Taunya driving truck

Taunya cleaning the apples

eating apples

making apple sauce

family picture time

2010-10-08T17:09:00.001-05:00

Our talented friend, almost family, did an amazing job taking our family pictures. They turned out amazing. We can't thank her enough. She also did our wedding. We are grateful to have these wonderful memories sealed forever in photos. It's Jan Tenney Photo-- you can find her on facebook and you should!

Here are just a few from July it was so hard to choose my favs

Fall

2010-10-07T11:51:00.000-05:00

Just enjoying the fall together

This is way we don't eat dirt

made it & love it

2010-10-06T21:49:00.000-05:00

got to love those chunky legs

Since Friday...

2010-10-05T16:39:00.001-05:00

we have wash & changed sheets 5 times

stained at least 4 outfits

if im not trying to get food down Boyce or Eve

i am cleaning it up because it either came back up or went right through.

Boyce said, "I don't even like diarrhea."

I don't like it either!

Utah fun

2010-10-04T09:58:00.000-05:00

Mark is amazing!!

He passed his boards and we got a trip out of it

We saw "New York" or Salt Lake City

We got to see Candace & Mal

What a great trip

oh the places you'll go

2010-10-01T09:48:00.000-05:00

labor day...finally

2010-09-30T15:33:00.000-05:00

We spent the week at Mark's parents condo at Fairmont Hot springs in Montana. A lot of the family was able to make it and we had a great time!Amanda, Eve, Taunya, Jane

Candace & Boyce looking for golf balls

At the ghost town

Mark at the hospital

Blackfoot, Id

2010-09-14T16:17:00.001-05:00

Still jobless,

Still homeless,

Still having fun

the girls

No need to say they are brothers

Avery, Taunya, Alyson

Glacier National Park

2010-09-10T15:18:00.000-05:00

We finally made it to Glacier & I am finally posting pictures

When we got into the park Boyce said, "Where is the National Park?"

This is it

He looks around and asks, "are there roller coasters?"

no.

"are there slides?"

no.

and Boyce says, "bummers"

but he wasn't disappointed he loved being out in the "jungle" and he is just like his daddy he kept saying "how do we get up on that mountain?!?"

Boyce's smile

Eve is now 6 months!! She is just a ray of Sunshine! She brightens everyones day

From up on the going-to-the-sun road

24 years... you can called it tradition

2010-08-30T16:19:00.001-05:00

We love Cannon Beach & we love being with our family!

Congraduations!

2010-08-23T12:29:00.000-05:00

Mark did it!! He is official a male nurse!

He graduated from Creighton University last we with his 2nd bachelors, in nursing.

He is amazing! I am so proud of him

Now we are just searching for a place to hire us in the ICU

Finally a real job!

#27

2010-08-11T17:57:00.000-05:00

I had a perfect birthday

We went to Silverwood and this roller coaster knocked my socks off!

Thanks for all those who remembered me on the 9th and special thanks to mark for spoiling me and my mom for giving birth to me!

Joe & Mal

2010-08-09T12:39:00.001-05:00

We loved having Joe & Mal visit. (my bro)

Boyce couldn't get enough of them and them couldn't get enough of Eve.

August already....?

2010-08-03T16:02:00.001-05:00

What we have been doing this summer....

laughing

going to Sandpoint or "Sandpointment"

Looking for a job

playing in the garden

learning to crochet & sit up

biking in beautiful places

the kids always hold hands :)

Boyce working on his photography skills

relaxing in the hammock

making ice cream

Is everyone sweating out there?

2010-07-25T18:12:00.000-05:00

I couldn't help but notice that this country is hot right now! If you are like me you might be sweating like crazy and I thought maybe some cool music would help you all cool down. So grab some iced lemonade, your 3D glasses and enjoy these videos courtesy of our friends at youtube.

cutest kids

2010-07-19T22:20:00.001-05:00

These two just love each other. Boyce can't get enough of Eve-he wants to kiss, hug and hold her, and Eve is always cracking up over him

Eve- she is my little sunshine! She is full of smiles and laughs. She loves being outside and she is a little roly poly I lay her down and come back and she has rolled herself across the room. She is also starting to sit up, but she loves it but she gets too excited and falls over. :)

Boyce- He is crazy and just keeps us laughing all day long with the funny things he says. He loves grandma's yard and works hard in all day, mowing, picking raspberries (he eats all he picks) and helping grandma. He is just so much fun!

We love our kids and can't get enough of their sweet faces

back it up

2010-07-18T17:43:00.001-05:00

It's been not stop since we moved so we were never got around to telling about our move and really want to are up to. All our wonderful friends helped us pack up all our junk (thank you thank you thank you!!) for the 9th times since we were married. Oh the joys of moving! Yikes! We put most of our stuff in storage there in Nebraska and packed the car from the summer. We are here in Spokane for just the summer while Mark does his preceptorship at Sacred Heart Hospital. He is working so hard right now I'm glad I have my family for company. When he finishes in August he'll go back to Nebraska to graduate with his bachelors in Nursing!! Hip hip hooray! That's about as far as we know. He's looking and applying for jobs and hopefully we will get one soon after graduation.

Any who here are some pics of the crew packing us up. What a long day for everyone!

Brian, Amanda & Avery

2010-07-13T17:00:00.001-05:00

Mark's Brother Brian came to visit us here in Spokane. We loved having them here!

throwing rocks in the river it really doesn't get any better then this!

Those Boys would have been all the swings 24-7 if we let them! It was 97 degrees this day!

eve & amanda

Cute Avery

the lake

more 4th

2010-07-13T15:33:00.000-05:00

It was so fun I had to put more pics

Let Freedom Ring

2010-07-08T14:59:00.000-05:00

We had a great time with my brother nate and this amazing family over the holiday. We rode bikes, played, ate, were in a parade, and let off fireworks. It was a blast!! They know how to party. We took some fun pictures too (thanks amy) and there will be more to come

Sweet Eve

2010-07-04T19:52:00.000-05:00

We have been partying with my brother Nate and this family in West Richland Washington. My talented sister in-law Amy took these awesome pictures of our beauitful girl.

Stopping off the way

2010-07-01T15:13:00.000-05:00

Well, We packed up our whole house Friday, and said our sad goodbyes on Friday. My wonderful husband then braved the long drive to Spokane, where we'll be for at least the summer, and I headed with the kids and my mom to Arizona. We had a great time there with my brother John and his awesome family! We miss them already, but now we are working to get settled here in Spokane for Mark's preceptorship. It should be a fun summer!

Fair-well Hastings

2010-06-22T09:11:00.001-05:00

Hastings Nebraska is a lot like these buildings found in its downtown, at first they are just old buildings, but when you look closer there is a lot more to be found.

We didn't want to spare you to see this side of the town, and we didn't want to thinking we were really excited to move. We will only really miss our good friends here.

Happy Father's Day

2010-06-21T07:48:00.000-05:00

I have the best dads in my life!

Park Fun

2010-06-19T16:33:00.001-05:00