Monthly Archives: July 2009

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Mom’s 80th Birthday Bash

July 31, 2009 – 11:56 pm

I have soooo many pictures from our trip in Utah. So I’ll start with posting just some posed family pictures. The next post in a couple of days will have more snapshots of the event. As I mentioned, we went to Utah to celebrate Dave’s mom’s 80th birthday. Almost all of the family traveled from near & far to attend. We were missing a few family members from Canada that couldn’t make it. Otherwise Mom’s 4 sons were there and then each of the son’s family members. It was the first time I was able to meet Dave’s brother Phil and one of his daughters (Amy) & her family (all from Canada).

We had the party in Mom’s back yard. We rented a tent. Had a great barbeque dinner. And several of the family members put on a program filled with songs, music playing, tributes, a video presentation and kind words. We managed to make Mom cry. It was a great event!!

As I mentioned, here are some family pictures of some of the families.  First up is everyone that attend the event.

Donna & her 4 sons. From left to right. Bob, Tim, Phil & Dave

Our family! Not the most perfect picture of the young kids, but it’s our first picture ALL together in a very long time. Dave & I…..7 kids…..2 in-laws married into our family….3 grandkids….PERFECT! Lance, Aubrey & kids Annika, Landon & Luke are on the left….in order in the middle is Zach, Nich & Janessa….and Aaron & Jenn are on the right.

Dave & his 7 kids. Again, not a great picture thanks to Brady & Tyler, but he’s certainly a proud father with a great bunch of kids! From left to right is Zach, Aubrey, Tyler, Dave, Nich, Aaron, Janessa, Brady.

Tim & LeAnne’s whole family below

Tim’s son Andy & his family

Tim’s son TJ & his wife Kim (I put their maternity pics on my photo blog. This one is my favorite of them)

Phil’s daughter Heather & her family

Phil’s daughter Amy and her family

Here’s all the kids….11 of them and they had a great time all playing together!

Donna & her sister, Aunt Renee. Aunt Renee was like a second mom to the boys. She still lives down the street from Donna and they have always been best friends.

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Fun with “Nessa”

July 27, 2009 – 5:58 pm

Here’s a post dedicated to Janessa, better know to Brady & Tyler as their big sister “Nessa”. The boys couldn’t wait to get to Utah to see her, and they’ve had a lot of fun spending time with her also. Here’s a few pics from Grandma Adams’ back yard. I caught the 3 of them laying in the grass together like this and had to run inside to grab my camera.

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Hot-Utah, Here We Come

July 22, 2009 – 11:38 pm

Wow, it’s going to be in the mid-high 90’s (actually the forecast is 100 degrees one day) in Utah! We leave in the morning and will be gone for a week. As you know, most of Dave’s family is in the Salt Lake City area. Dave’s mom, Donna, turns 80 years old in December and the whole family is getting together for a big birthday bash/family reunion this weekend. That means that I’m going to finally meet Dave’s brother Phil and his family who live in Canada. I’ve never met them! It’s amazing how everyone is able to get together and as far as I know not a single person will be missing from this event. So, you can expect a nice big family picture of all of us! Like someone said, who knows when we’ll all be together at the same time again. So this is a very special event for Donna. Several of the kids and grandkids have a little program planned for her where people will take turns singing songs to her, saying nice thoughts, and showing a picture/movie slideshow of her life.

Brady and Tyler are very excited to be going. They are excited about the airplane ride, the condo (actually we are staying in a hotel, but they remember the condo from our recent Traverse City trip), seeing Grandma Adams and seeing their brothers & sisters and family which they will list one by one for you when you ask them who they are going to see…..Nessa, Big Nich, Kaz, EE, Jenn, Aubey, Ance, A-ka, Uke & Laydon. That’s how they say their names, but I suppose you figured that out. LOL

I will have internet access in the hotel so maybe I’ll post some pics while I’m out there. Stay tuned!

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Time For Toddler Beds

July 19, 2009 – 11:31 pm

Last Sunday when we returned home from vacation we decided we needed to immediately convert the cribs to toddler beds. Remember I mentioned the first night on vacation that Brady got out of his play pen in the middle of the night and went to the bathroom and went back to bed on his own? Well, he ended up doing that 5 times during vacation. So, I thought I needed to make sure he could get out of his bed here at home for the same reason.

When we got back in town we ran to the store and bought new bedding and put the toddler beds together. While this saddened me a bit for several reasons, it was very exciting for the boys.

My one week update. It was no trouble at all. No adjustment. No issues. No crying. No fussing. No fight to go to bed. They never got out of bed a single time when they shouldn’t. Just like that. So easy. And to think that I dreaded this milestone! The strange this is that I never planned to do it, it just happened. And not only was it easy, but it instantly became the “norm”.

And yes, Brady continues to get out of bed in the night by himself if/when he has to go potty. He’s not wearing diapers at night either. He wore diapers for just 1.5 weeks after he started wearing underwear during the day. After being dry every single night I figured he was good to go. And Brady’s potty training seemed like an overnight thing too…and now it’s just the everyday norm.

Here’s a few snapshots from when we put their beds together last week.

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Pool Time Fun

July 16, 2009 – 4:39 pm

I’m short on words today. I am having a record week for my business. 7 photo sessions in 8 days. Then a week in Utah (with a few photo sessions there) and back for a few more sessions right away when I return. WOW! So needless to say I’m gone a few hours each day to take pictures and then spending 5-8 hours each day on the computer editing. I’ll be doing that everyday for at least the next month.

Anyway, a quick picture for you to enjoy. Sure, we have bathing suits. Sure, we have swim diapers. But can I just tell you how much the kids LOVE swimming in the little pool naked!? Maybe they just want to work on getting rid of their tan lines. LOL

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