Cousins

These are three little cousins that were born this happy year. All a couple of months apart.
Cody Cleverley(Tara's), Hunter Duffin (mine), and Eden Nicolaysen (Shantae's)

Isn't this sooooo cute!! Hunter just kind of fell on Eden's shoulder it was adorable.

Oh the weather outside is frightful......

We went over to my in-laws for Christmas Eve Dinner, and the annual family talent show. Christmas Dinner was great and I think it was the funniest nativity and talent show we have had. Then we all left to go to our homes and we would return the next day to open presents on Christmas morning. Hunter woke us up at 6am that morning and right after we woke up the power went out. All of our heat sources rely on electricity so we were in trouble. We decided to pack up really quick and head over to the Duffin's. On our way we got stuck in a huge drift. We were stuck there for a couple of hours. Luckily Ray (my father-in-law) came to our rescue with the tractor and plowed our way to his house. We were snowed in for a couple of days. It was actually quite an adventure. Here are the pictures.

We could not see very far.

Ray in the tractor leading the way.

This is alot of snow!! See the kids house at the right of the picture.... Well I guess you can only see the roof :-)

I swear we did not make this with our hands. After Ray was done plowing the driveway we saw this funny shaped piece of snow. Surprisingly enough it looks just like the state of Idaho!! Isn't that great!

BABIES BABIES WE LOVE BABIES

Hunter is proud to announce......

The birth of his new baby cousin Cody Ray Duffin

Born on Dec 20, 2008 6lbs 15oz and 20 1/2 in long

They are 2 1/2 months apart. When I held Cody I came to the realization that Hunter has grown alot in the past 2 1/2 months. It blows me away how fast they grow. I want to hold on to every minute.

Here is Philip and I holding Baby Cody at the Hospital.

CONGRATULATIONS TARA & GREG!!!

2 Month Checkup and Shots

Hunter weighs in at 11 1bs 13 oz and he is 24 3/4 in long. He has gained 4 lbs 3 oz since he was born and has grown 3 3/4 in. They said he is right where he needs to be. Hunter also had to get his shots yesterday. It broke my heart to see him cry like that. He only cried for a couple of minutes and he has been fine ever since. He is starting to smile more now. I can't wait for him to start giggling and laughing that will be so fun.

Winter Wonderland

Here are some pictures of the snow and frost we woke up to this morning. Isn't it beautiful!!

New Hairdo

When I was pregnant I didn't want to dye my hair because they say it can affect the baby. Who knows if that is really true or not but I didn't want to risk it. So before I got pregnant I dyed my hair to my natural color. Now that I am not pregnant I wanted to go back blonde so my aunt dyed my hair and cut like 2 or 3 inches off. It was ok being a brunette but I am so glad I can be a blonde again.

Christmas Decorations

While I was gone to Illinois Philip put up our christmas tree. Grandma Duffin helped him put all the ornaments and lights on. I was so excited. It really put me in the Christmas mood. Then I put up more decorations around our mantle. It is not much but I sure love coming into this room and seeing all the festive decorations.

Trip to See Santa in Illinois

Hunter and I made a quick trip to Illinois so the rest of my family could see our cute little bundle of joy. They loved him!! I will have more pictures later. We did so much in so little time. We took a 5 generation picture which I will post soon. We went to alot of Christmas parties and Hunter even got to sit on Santa's lap. Hunter's picture with Santa was posted on the front page of the local newspaper because he was so cute.

Hunter with Santa in his Santa outfit.

Hunter with Santa in his Snowman bunting.

The Swing...

So I got this swing from someone who was done having kids and in the process of Philip and I moving we kind of left it outside. oops :-) Well I was having trouble moving all my stuff in because Hunter wanted to be held so much. So I cleaned up the swing and brought it in to see if it would work. Well it didn't. I would go by it every 30 sec or so and give it a good push because Hunter loved it so much and I could get alot more done.

Then I decided I would buy a new one that ran automatically. In the process of looking I became very frustrated and just decided that I would buy a replacement part and fix this swing. Well when I was trying to find the product number water came trinkling out of the top part. So I broke all of it down and got out my hair dryer to dry the parts. I tightened some wires and put it back together. Guess what...IT WORKS!! That saved me alot of money. But it does sound like it is going to die sometimes. Hopefully it will last for a long time. Here is a video of the swing working. Hunter loves it!! Especially that mobile, he will cock his head back and just stare at those animals.

Thanksgiving 2008

Things I am Thankful for:
My wonderful Husband that treats me like a Queen.
My new baby boy that is healthy and the most precious thing I have ever seen.
My wonderful family on both sides. They do so much for us. We are truly grateful.
My Faith in Jesus Christ and the powerful change he has on our lives.
There are many many more things I could list.
We are so thankful for all our blessings.

This was Hunter's first Thanksgiving. We all went over to Philip's aunt Janie's house. It was so good!! I love Thanksgiving dinner!! Especially those yams!

Thanksgiving really made Hunter tired. Isn't he so cute. He is such a good baby!