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Family Fun

2012-02-08T16:12:00.000-08:00

Hello! Just wanted to add some pictures, its been a while since I posted. Maddie enjoyed being William Taft in a Living Museum and Jack was Haman in the Play Ester, I also included a picture with the actress Ester with Jack. There is a picture of Jack getting ready to go with daddy to learn to shoot. The girls are also still enjoying Girl Scouts and recently raised over $350 for a local children's home. Love, jessie

Traveling

2011-12-30T04:19:00.001-08:00

We enjoyed spending Christmas with Grandma Hunt and Poppy! We also enjoyed traveling to and from St Louis. We stayed in hotels with pools and even had the opportunity to stop at the Bass Pro Shop in Springfield, MO! Love, Jessie

Games in St Louis

2011-12-30T04:11:00.001-08:00

One afternoon we went and enjoyed ourselves with some games nearby. The kids loved the tickets they were getting and we even enjoyed a game of laser tag! The highlight of the day was when Jack decided he would try to win an angry bird with one of those claw machines. I have always told the kids those eat your money and are a waste of time. The next thing I know, Jack is screaming and telling the story with the most happiness and excitement I have ever seen. He put his coin in the machine and the claw was hanging onto his red angry bird by a tiny bit and then it just dropped in and he won it!!!!!! Congrats Jack! Love, Jessie

Merry Christmas

2011-12-30T04:07:00.000-08:00

We were able to spend Christmas in St Louis this year! We loved seeing Grandma Hunt and Poppy and the kids were happily surprised that Santa knew where to go to find them! Love, jessie

Ruidoso, NM

2011-12-30T03:58:00.000-08:00

Greg came for a visit and we enjoyed spending time together. We were able to head to Ruidoso, NM and get a cabin and spend a day tubing. The kids were very brave taking runs with jumps and Jack going by himself a few times! Love, Jessie

Welcome Home Bryan!

2011-12-11T05:24:00.000-08:00

What a wonderful day we had with Bryan coming home! Merry Christmas to all! Love, Jessie

Thanks Mom

2011-12-03T23:06:00.001-08:00

A special Thank-you to my Mom. She flew down to Clovis, NM just to help me drive to Chicago to see everyone for the holidays and then she drove with us back to Clovis and flew home, whew! We all loved spending so much time with her and appreciate her for her many gifts. THANK-YOU!!! Love, Jessie, Maddie, Eleanor, Jack, Brody and Bobster

Girl Scout Christmas Lights Parade

2011-12-03T22:57:00.001-08:00

Clovis has a Christmas Lights Parade every year and our Girl Scout Troop was able to make a float and freeze, laugh and smile all the way through the town. It was in the 30's so the girls were troopers. Maddie even coordinated the girls saying "Merry Christmas" every time she counted to 3, so fun! Love, Jessie

Santa, Santa, Santa

2011-12-03T22:49:00.000-08:00

We enjoyed Breakfast with Santa this morning! There were wonderful crafts and we met our friends there and had a blast!

These pictures are from the base Kids Christmas Party. It was cold so no one wanted to take their coats off but I must say, Jack was happily surprised to see the "Same" Santa at the breakfast with Santa the next morning(above pictures). He even came over to me and said, "wow, I even got to meet Mrs. Claus!" Merry Christmas! Jessie

Maddie's Play

2011-12-03T22:44:00.000-08:00

Maddie has been part of a play company and has been practicing a play since September. Nov 29th was her big night! Maddie's character was Annie and she did a wonderful job! She knew her lines and you could tell she was having fun! Great job Maddie, Love, Jessie

LEAVES

2011-12-03T22:39:00.000-08:00

When we returned from Chicago, the weather was beautiful and our yard was covered in leaves! Jack and I enjoyed raking them and playing in them. Love, Jessie

Turkey Trot

2011-11-29T06:58:00.000-08:00

I had the pleasure of running in a Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving day in Batavia, Illinois. The race was on the Fox River, hence the Fox! I placed 530th overall and 27th in my age group running 4 miles at 34.32 minutes. Not my best time, but I loved it and hope to do more races! Jessie

Trip to Illinois Part 2

2011-11-29T06:44:00.000-08:00

We had a blast seeing family over Thanksgiving. My sister Sarah and her boyfriend Andy graciously let us stay in their home for the entire week! My brother Mike and his fiance as well as my sister Beth and her husband and son came out for the weekend. I was even thrilled to see my Mom's sisters, my Aunt Cathy and Aunt Carmi. As always, we couldnt see everyone and always wish we had more time. As we were driving down Sarah's street heading home Jack said, "when can we see everyone again?" I feel the same way! Happy Thanksgiving. Love, Jessie

Our Trip to Illinois

2011-11-28T04:49:00.001-08:00

We left on a Friday and traveled through or visited family in 7 states over Thanksgiving Vacation. Here are a few pictures leading up to Thanksgiving. We were so happy to see Niles, MI family and also South Bend, IN family, forgot camera in South Bend. We visited Chicago briefly and enjoyed the American Girl Store and the NEW Lego store they just put in next door! We enjoyed many parks and so much love, the kids were spoiled and did not want to come back! Jessie

Veterans day Parade

2011-11-17T06:06:00.001-08:00

This is only some of the Girl Scouts in my troop. We took this picture before everyone was here. We walked in the parade and passed out flags and got 2nd place! Happy Veterans Day! Jessie

Veterans day Assembly

2011-11-17T05:47:00.001-08:00

Maddie and Eleanor had a Veteran Day Assembly at their school. Maddie is in the honor choir and sang 2 songs. Eleanor made a picture of her and her daddy to post on the Hero Wall! It was a good day, we love you Bryan! Love, Jessie

Happy Halloween

2011-11-01T02:59:00.000-07:00

The kids and I went trick or treating with our friends! Here are a few shots of the kids striking a pose, making a silly face and then finally a real picture, haha! Maddie was Hermine, Ella a witch and Jack, Luke Skywalker! We had fun running from house to house this year. Happy Halloween, Jessie

Carving Pumpkins

2011-11-01T02:55:00.000-07:00

The kids had fun carving their pumpkins! Maddie and Eleanor pretty much did everything by themselves! The middle one is Eleanors, on the right is Maddie's cat and on the left is the "scarey" one Jack and I did! How fun, Jessie

Snow Fun

2011-10-27T15:42:00.001-07:00

The kids came home and played outside for hours! They made snowmen, igloo's and snow forts, so fun!!! Jessie

Let it Snow!!!

2011-10-27T12:51:00.000-07:00

The kids and I woke up to SNOW! It started snowing this morning at 6am and didnt stop until after lunch. It is the super pretty fluffy kind, how fun! It seems weird to look at pumpkins covered with snow! Love, Jessie

Hearts Apart

2011-10-16T06:11:00.000-07:00

The Military has monthly gatherings for families that have a member deployed. This month the kids were able to have some Halloween fun! They first walked into a field and picked a pumpkin, Jack kept asking me to take his picture, haha! Then they went inside and decorated the pumpkins. They also were able to color pictures, decorate sugar cookies and take home a toy. Maddie, Jack and Eleanor all chose FANGS! We had a blast! Then we headed over to the base pumpkin fest! Love, jessie

Pumpkin Fest

2011-10-16T06:06:00.000-07:00

The base had a pumpkin fest where the kids were able to go on a hay ride and pick a pumpkin and they also enjoyed the pumpkin obstacle course! Love, Jessie

Jack's School Carnival

2011-10-15T05:45:00.000-07:00

Last night we went to Jack's school for the fall carnival and had a blast. The kids played games and got candy, they sprayed their hair and got face painting. Maddie won the cakewalk 3 times and all the kids won a 2 liter of soda....we went home with tons of stuff! Jack told me that this was just like Halloween! Eleanor asked if Jack could stay at this school next year so we could go again, haha! Love, Jessie

Hotel Pool

2011-10-02T06:54:00.000-07:00

My Dad and Patricia are visiting Clovis and the kids were thrilled when they found out their hotel had a pool! The kids had a blast in the hot tub and pool! Thanks Holiday Inn and Grandma and Grandpa! Love, Jessie

Soccer

2011-10-02T06:41:00.001-07:00

Jack had a soccer game and I gave the girls the camera for the hour. When we got home there were over 160 pictures taken and even some videos. Jack is Number 5 and kicked and played hard in the game. He plays 3 on 3 with no goalies and the coaches are the referees. I had fun with the whistle! Jack even scored a goal, GO Jack! Special thanks to my Dad who was able to come and cheer Jack on! Love, Jessie

RESPECT

2011-10-01T06:25:00.001-07:00

Friday Eleanor was awarded a certificate of RESPECT for showing respect to her teacher and others in the month of September. They had an assembly and called her name, it was fun! She even got a free slush certificate, yummy! Way to go Eleanor! Love, Jessie

Grandparents Day

2011-10-01T06:17:00.000-07:00

Jack had Grandparents Day at his school and it just so happened that Jack had Grandparents in town! Many thanks to Dad and Pat for coming to Clovis a little early to help Jack celebrate Grandparents Day in style. Love, Jessie

Our New Pets

2011-09-29T13:51:00.000-07:00

The kids each picked out a fish yesterday! Jack told me this morning that he wanted to be a fish trainer. I asked him what a fish trainer does and he told me,"They teach fish to do cool stuff." "Like What?" I asked. Jack thought and thought and finally said, "to dig in the rocks with their fins and also to walk, you know on their fins!" He even had a bright idea that if his friend Libby got a fish too, he could train her fish just like his!

Maybe soon we will post a video of our three fish digging and walking around the tank!
Love, Jessie

Girls Day Out

2011-09-28T13:54:00.000-07:00

On Wednesdays the Girls have a half day of school and Jack has a regular full day. We decided to make today a GIRL'S DAY OUT! I picked up the girls a little early and we headed to their favorite restaurant RED LOBSTER!!! They dined on mac n cheese and of course cheesy garlic biscuits. They enjoyed super yummy dessert, chocolate chip lava cake.

Next we headed to get nails done. They both went for wild zebra stripes! After nails we hit the mall and got lip glass at Claire's and hand sanitizer at Bath and Body Works! Then it was time to pick up Jack. Eleanor said it was her favorite day of the year and Maddie was all smiles! It is fun to do nothing but girly stuff, we had a blast! Love, Jessie

Apple Orchard

2011-09-10T16:58:00.000-07:00

The kids and I went with some friends to an apple orchard. We had a blast picking and eating and eating and eating! The orchard was having an apple butter festival so they had a bouncy house, snow cones and Snow White! Eleanor did not want to leave and couldn't understand why we had to stop picking apples. Before we left I asked Maddie if she had fun and she said "Everything but the apple picking was great!" I'm excited to eat sleep and cook apples for the next few weeks! Much love, Jessie

Jack's Star Wars 5th Birthday Party

2011-08-27T13:06:00.000-07:00

Jack had a Star Wars birthday party today! He invited a few little girls and boys to learn how to become Jedi's. Jack had a blast! At the end the kids had to fight Darth Vader(a friends husband), poor Darth Vader to get their party bags! Cant believe Jack will be 5 on Wednesday! Jessie

"Star Wars" By Jack Graddy Age 4

2011-08-22T19:11:00.000-07:00

Jack sat down and drew a few pictures, found the stapler and stapled the right hand side of the paper as you can see in the 1st picture and looked at me and said, "I wrote a book, would you like to hear the words?" After he read me his book I asked if we could share it and he was amazed at the scanning in process but thrilled he could share his words with his daddy!

Once upon a time there was an old man and a big guy and the old man was named Yoga. The big guy was named Anakin and Anakin said "Yoda do you want to go out to the park?" Yoda said "Yes!" They were so tired at home they took a nap. This is Luke and he runs down to the park. Then he was playing at the park but he was getting tired and he went home and rested and then he went back. This time he went a different way to the park and on the way he was walking and being quiet and picking berries and Darth Vader showed up and Luke hit him with his light saber and Darth Vader died. But all the Storm troopers were there fighting in a group but Luke was fighting them all. Some of the storm troopers were still on Darth Vader's ship. Hans Solo and Princess Leia started dropping bombs on the storm troopers and the ship was exploding but a storm trooper made it to a secret ship. Luke showed up and whacked everyone down and won. Hans Solo and Princess Leia came along and asked Luke how he got here and Luke told them all about Darth Vader and they were happy! They all went to the park. THE END

1st Day of School

2011-08-22T19:01:00.000-07:00

The kids were so eager to start school and were awesome getting ready and heading out! They were even great when I said I wanted to take some pictures, such great kids! Love, Jessie

We love Daddy!

2011-08-20T10:41:00.001-07:00

Had a nice morning loving on Daddy at his work! We love you so much Daddy!
Jessie and kids!

4th of July weekend

2011-07-07T06:37:00.001-07:00

We started out the weekend having a birthday celebration for Maddie to include an ice cream cake! Happy 10th birthday sweet girl! Then we headed out of town to enjoy Cars 2 at a drive-in, finishing up with a minor league baseball game and then home again! We had fun and the kids enjoyed the free face painting at the drive-in! Jack really took to his character! Love, Jessie

Pinocchio

2011-07-07T06:29:00.001-07:00

The girls spent the week practicing and performing a play called Pinocchio! A play company came into town on Monday the girls auditioned and starting practicing and on Saturday they performed the show twice! Maddie sang 5 songs with a group of kids called the Fair Isle Kids and even had her very own line! Eleanor was very graceful as a toy, a ballerina. We had a fun week and hope to do this again next summer! Jessie

The ride home, Airplane Museums

2011-06-25T07:58:00.001-07:00

After stopping in San Angelo for the night, we enjoyed making a couple stops and learning and seeing airplanes and airplane history! Jessie

Silly Kids

2011-06-25T07:51:00.000-07:00

The kids enjoyed their cap guns very much....after trial and error, we discovered we could all enjoy them outside at the beach rather than inside the car! The kids also tryout their best funny faces! Love, Jessie

Bonfire at the Beach

2011-06-25T07:42:00.001-07:00

Fun to enjoy a marshmellow on the beach! I feel like I always add messy Jack pictures, but he makes a mess, haha! Jessie

Beaches, Beaches Everywhere

2011-06-25T07:17:00.001-07:00

Port Aransas, TX was a lot of fun! We enjoyed the beach, boogie boarding, trying to find shrimp, shell collecting and making sand castles. Jessie

The Alamo and Fredricksburg

2011-06-25T07:10:00.001-07:00

We had to take the kids to see the Alamo and of course rewarded them with ice cream after! We also enjoyed Fredrickburg and a super yummy German restaurant! Jessie

Sea World San Antonio

2011-06-24T18:01:00.000-07:00

We LOVE Sea World! The shows were great, they had a nice water area and Jack was proud he was tall enough that we could all go on the Rio Loco! Yeah, Jack! Love, Jessie

San Antonio Missions Game

2011-06-24T17:49:00.000-07:00

We had a blast at the San Antonio Missions Minor League Game! The family got hats and the team won 1-0! We also had a treat of fireworks at the end of the game, so fun! Jack enjoyed his cotton candy the most! Love, Jessie

Jack is the Catcher!

2011-06-11T13:54:00.000-07:00

Jack had his last tball game today and was able to play catcher! He said he loved it! Love Jessie

Daddy's Home

2011-06-09T15:14:00.000-07:00

Park Adventures

2011-06-02T05:37:00.000-07:00

We had a nice afternoon, windy and cool, so we took Brody and enjoyed ourselves at a local park. The park is for 5-12 year old's so everyone was happy! love, Jessie

A couple of new videos

2011-05-29T15:12:00.000-07:00

Maddie had an early bday party and Jack is enjoying his new toy! Love Jessie

Sunday Fun

2011-05-22T19:27:00.000-07:00

We had a relaxing day...filled up the pool and hung out with some neighbor kids! Jessie

Eleanor's Roller World Party

2011-05-21T19:13:00.001-07:00

Eleanor was so sweet holding up each and every present for a photo shot, hehe!

Jack had some friends...siblings, such fun!

The girls at the beginning of the fun.

The table...we were blessed with 26 kids joining us for a very special Happy Birthday!

Eleanor's BFF!

Love you Bryan, Jessie

Happy Birthday Dearest Eleanor

2011-05-21T06:53:00.001-07:00

Happy Birthday to such a beautiful person inside and out! Love Mommy and Daddy
ps Eleanor loves her new "Fiona!"

Graduation

2011-05-21T06:47:00.000-07:00

We had fun at Bryans Work Potluck!

Jack had a graduation ceremony...he is finished with preschool and moving onto preK!

Lastly, Jack got a new toy! Love, Jessie

Recital Time

2011-05-15T07:38:00.001-07:00

Here is a video of Eleanor's Ballet. My disclaimer is that I was in the last row and Jack was sitting on my left and he kept grabbing my arm making the camera shake and everything become a blur...needless to say I paid $10 for a more professional copy through the dance studio, hehe! Eleanor is in the back row, so beautiful and elegant!
Jacks Tumbling Video is also needing a disclaimer...the parents were required to stay backstage until they performed..neddless to say my video is from the backstage view! Love ya, Jessie PS Jack is first, such a big boy!

Jacks Last Day of School

2011-05-15T07:27:00.000-07:00

Jack loves his school the Presbytarian Preschool and has been going since we moved to Clovis. Next year her will move up to a PreK program at another school, so this last day was an out and out good bye! We have pictures from his circle time and at the park for the final day of fun field trip. Jack's favorite picture is with Hannah his favorite friend. If you ask Jack who Hannah is he will say, "I am going to marry her!" Love, Jessie

Mother's Day Fun

2011-05-09T11:36:00.000-07:00

The kids and I enjoyed a wonderfully sunny and warm Mother's Day. The kids played outside in the neighborhood and we also were happy to join some friends for dinner! Jessie

Maddie's Book Club

2011-05-09T11:31:00.000-07:00

Maddie has a monthly book club with some neighbor girl. This month it was at our home and Maddie picked the book...the American Girl of the Year one with a girl from Hawaii. We had fun gluing shells to our wooden letters and drinking out of plastic coconut cups! It was fun that Jack and Eleanor were able to join us! Jessie

GARDENS!!!

2011-04-29T16:19:00.000-07:00

The kids each have their very own garden to take care of this year. Maddie is working on strawberries, Ella squash and cucumber and Jack tomatoes! They all planted them and watered them. Jack is having trouble with the all patience required and has eaten a few small green tomatoes just to see if they were ready, hehe! Love, Jessie

Outside Fun

2011-04-29T16:12:00.000-07:00

Clovis is full of sunshine and WIND! The kids are enjoying playing outside in our new sandbox and with our new swing. The pool is old, but this is the first time I have been able to get it out this year! Love you, Bryan! Jessie

Easter Park

2011-04-24T18:39:00.001-07:00

After church we had a few minutes until our brunch reservation, so we stopped at the park and took some pictures. Happy Easter! We are headed to bed now and Jack has had a record 4 hard boiled eggs for dinner, WOW!

Easter Morning

2011-04-24T06:44:00.001-07:00

Easter morning was a huge hit. Here are the kids getting ready to find all the eggs. There was a golden egg that had $5 and Jack was our lucky winner. Eleanor found the silver egg with $2 and Maddie just found the most eggs! Happy Easter! Love, Jessie

Tball Game #2

2011-04-24T06:37:00.001-07:00

It was a cold morning, in the 40's with high winds going against the kids batting. They all did great, here are some videos of Jack batting and running the bases! Love Jessie

Go Orioles!

2011-04-23T06:24:00.001-07:00

Jack had his first Tball game last night! The first thing we had to work on was going over the fact that he was on "The Orioles" not the OREOS team like he had thought! Boy, was he excited to think he was on the OREOS team! Not so much when I showed him a picture of the bird on his hat!

Jack played three innings that are the cutest thing you have ever seen! All the kids, boy and girl look like they are swimming in their uniforms! They even have catchers all decked out in pads! Jack hit 3 times and played center field and 2nd base! When the last player on the team hits, everyone runs home. Jack was the 2nd to last batter and probably didnt understand this rule...needless to say, he was lapped 2 times by the last batter! Jack plays again this morning, hope to get a video of his at bats! Take care, Jessie

BRACES!!!

2011-04-18T19:15:00.001-07:00

Maddie got braces today! She was a real trooper and has enjoyed a shake, chicken broth and ice cream today! She heads back to school tomorrow, such a sweet girl! She got to pick the color of the rubber bands and she chose light blue and gold! Love ya, Jessie

The Kids

2011-04-09T08:52:00.001-07:00

Just wanted to share our week with you all! Maddie is at her volleyball game and she is the captain and had to call heads or tails to serve!

Jack is enjoying Tball and is learning a lot. His first game is next week.

Jack LOVES Star Wars right now, we got his plane at a garage sale for 50 cents! It even makes noise...we have started watching teh old school Star Wars and have made it through Empire Strikes Back! Jack think Yoda talks weird!

The kids are enjoying the weather with the sprinkler and cool treats! I also included a freak day, we woke up Monday to snow! The next day was in the 80's again, weird right?

We love you all and miss you!
Love, Jessie

We got a Dog!

2011-04-01T14:20:00.001-07:00

Eleanor has wanted a dog for awhile and so I started looking and thinking probably in June or July then along came an email and Wed we had a dog. Eleanor named him Brody, even though I was trying to convince her we already had a Bob (cat) why not a Marley (dog)...she had NO idea what I was talking about, hehe! Well, we have been in heaven. Basically, Eleanor lives and breathes Brody, she takes him on walk after walk and even with her when she heads out to play with her friends. Yesterday, she needed to take him out to play with the neighbor kids because they were detectives and he was the police dog! Brody is already 2 years old weighing in at 15 pounds. Yes, he weighs less than our 5 year old cat! We are having fun and I hope to post more shots of Eleanor's pure happiness with her dog! Love, Jessie

The dog

2011-03-29T13:14:00.000-07:00

Jack 's First Soccer Game

2011-03-26T13:51:00.000-07:00

Jack was awesome at his first soccer game! He even scored a goal! We dont keep score at this age but I dont think we won, they had some big boys on their team! They all had a great time, it was fun! Jessie

Maddie's First Volleyball Game

2011-03-26T07:38:00.000-07:00

Maddie had her first volleyball ever on Thursday! They played 2 15 minute games and then had to play a 7 minute tie breaker game and Maddie's team won! Maddie was all smiles the whole time and was so close on her serves! Love you Bryan, Jessie

Science Museum

2011-03-26T07:25:00.000-07:00

The kids and I enjoyed the Science Museum. They have a new egg hatching exhibit that we really enjoyed! I took a picture of the "Dinosaur" that absolutely terrifies Jack. He hides behind walls and covers his eyes and always makes sure to say good bye to his dinosaur! Thankfully the dinosaur is only on the bottom floor, hehe! Jessie

We Love Daddy

2011-03-13T13:23:00.000-07:00

We had such a nice morning with Bryan. Love this picture, we love you sweet heart!
Jessie

The Garden of the Gods

2011-02-25T05:51:00.001-08:00

In Colorado Springs, after a morning at the American Girl Store, we had the pleasure of a wonderful Hike in the Garden of the Gods! The kids enjoyed climbing and even spotting advanced rock climbers climbing these structures. It was a lot of fun! Jessie

Swimming in Colorado

2011-02-25T05:44:00.001-08:00

Silverthorne, Colorado had a great Recreation Center and one afternoon we enjoyed the indoor pool! They had a pool with lanes for laps that the girls enjoyed and another pool that was only 2 ft deep that jack spent most of his time! We all enjoyed the large, red water slide! Can you tell who is in each picture? Much love, Jessie

Ice Skating

2011-02-25T05:35:00.000-08:00

We went ice skating one morning in Colorado and to our amazement, we were the only ones there! We had the run of the entire rink and since I am the only one that has ever skated before everyone else had a walker to help them! Skating is hard work and the kids were troopers, we did have someone fall over and over, but Bryan just kept getting up and trying again, hehe! Jessie

Sledding in Colorado

2011-02-25T05:20:00.000-08:00

We had a nice vacation and family time in Colorado. Here we are sledding, this fist view is from Rainbow Park. What an amazing view as you sled! The kids and Bryan and I had so much fun, the hills were big and the sleds went everywhere! Jessie

This is Carter Park in Breckenridge, another amazing view!

snow snow snow, finally, hehe!

2011-02-06T13:12:00.000-08:00

Wow! We are having a wonderful Superbowl with fluffy, perfect snowman making, SNOW! We rushed out and made a snowman and played in the snow, yeah!

Jack dressed as his new favorite Power Rangers Friday and wanted to show you his amazing abilities to save the day!

Love you, Jessie and family

No School Snow Day!

2011-02-02T15:29:00.000-08:00

The kids are were so excited that the was no school today due to bad weather! We havent had much snow, by the time I found all the snow pants, boots and gloves, Maddie was too cold for the picture! We certainly had a fun day, thanks to our neighbor friends for posing for my camera! The best ever is the kids reaction when they woke up and looked out the window and saw SNOW!!!! Priceless! Love, Jessie

First Tooth Gone!

2011-01-05T06:53:00.001-08:00

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Eleanor came home from school with a very special box and her tooth inside! She lost her tooth while eating her sandwich, yeah! She is one of the last in her class to lose a tooth and has been waiting and waiting to lose one! She placed a note with the tooth asking the Tooth Fairy where all the money comes from and asked if the TF was rich...hehe! Congrats Ella, love Mom and Dad!

Happy New Year

2011-01-03T15:05:00.001-08:00

Happy New Year! We had fun at a hotel with a pool to help us ring in 2011. We also took the kids to Chuck E Cheese and played our hearts out and were also able to get ourselves draw for a token, so fun! Here's to the best year ever, yeah 2011!

Roller World

2010-12-28T16:24:00.000-08:00

We took a day to enjoy skating at Roller World! The girls received skates for Christmas and already had a knack for it...while Jack enjoyed his first time! We started out very wiggly until we were able to ask if they had any beginner skates and they did! After that, Jack was off without even holding my hand! Roller World wouldnt be such a hit without an awesome snack bar! Love, Jessie

Merry Christmas!

2010-12-27T09:42:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas! We had a fun day opening, opening and opening presents! The kids got some roller skates that have been keeping them busy in the 60 degree weather. They are also enjoying their shuffles and many Toy Story and Cars toys! They love all their books and new clothes and American Girl stuff as well. We love you all!......Now on to the New Year! Much love, Jessie

SNOW?!?!?!?!?

2010-12-20T15:58:00.000-08:00

We received about 1 day of snow (1/2 inch) and the kids were very elated! Eleanor made a snowman in her mitten and they attempted to hit each other with snowballs! Today was in the 60's again so there isnt a trace left, but we had fun for the day! Jessie

Jacks Tumbling Class

2010-12-11T15:52:00.000-08:00

Good Job Jack! We enjoyed watching Jacks tumbling Christmas show! Such fun this holiday season! Love, Jessie

Childrens Christmas Party

2010-12-11T13:26:00.001-08:00

We had a blast watching for Santa to come in on a plane on the flight line. He was even waving to us! The we headed inside and got to tell him what we wanted! Merry Christmas! Love, Jessie

Happy Thanksgiving!

2010-12-04T05:32:00.000-08:00

Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! It is rare to get a shot of us all together, so we had to take advantage. Eleanor was very interested in the fact that no one was holding the camera! Much love and happy holidays, Jessie

Science Fair

2010-11-21T05:41:00.001-08:00

Maddie's first ever science fair. Congrats to 2nd place in her category! Love ya, Jessie

Maddie's Recital

2010-11-21T05:28:00.000-08:00

Eleanor and I had a fun afternoon listening to Maddie play two songs on the piano for her first ever recital. She played ODE TO JOY and HARK THE HAROLD ANGELS SING. She did an outstanding job, so proud of her! Jessie

Happy Halloween

2010-11-01T05:45:00.001-07:00

Happy Halloween! This is really our first time to trick or treat in a neighborhood and the kids had a blast! Jessie

Halloween Party

2010-10-31T14:04:00.000-07:00

We had a neighborhood Halloween party. Here are a few pictures. They kids arent dressed as anything they will be on Halloween, we had more fun with easy costumes that were comfortable. Bryan was a mad scientist and did a terrific job with the fog machine and bar with rats and such in jars. He even had test tube drinks for all. Happy Halloween Everyone! Jessie

Ella Got Her Ears Pierced!!!

2010-10-25T05:59:00.000-07:00

Sunday, Maddie, our neighbor Kelsey and I took Eleanor to get her ears pierced. She has been wanting to so this since she was 4 and recently starting saving up her own money to get them done. She was so excited when she made it to $50 and we were proud of her too! She was crazy brave and didnt even flinch. She came home and hasnt stopped smiling! Such a big girl and I do want to thank Maddie and Kelsey, they were working on taking her mind off the piercing and making her laugh! Good job girls!
Jessie

Clovis Day Outside

2010-10-25T05:38:00.001-07:00

We had a nice day and decided to hit most of the parks in walking distance from our home and get out our bikes! We had a blast! Jessie

Pumpkins Every Where!

2010-10-11T07:17:00.001-07:00

We went to the pumpkin patch and had a nice time! We havent been to a pumpkin patch in 3 years so it was a must this year. We chose to do the corn maze and that took a while, some got tired and hot but We Made It!!!! Happy Fall Everyone!
Love, Jessie and family

ABQ New Mexico

2010-09-08T04:22:00.001-07:00

We enjoyed the long weekend in ABQ, New Mexico. We ate at amazing restaurants, took in the zoo and aquarium as well as a few museums and even a cable car to Sandia Peak! We are having fun getting to know New Mexico and cannot wait for the next weekend we can explore! Love, Jessie

Jacks 4th Bday

2010-09-02T05:50:00.000-07:00

After dinner and presents we headed outside and shared dinosaur cake with our neighbor friends. Complete with dinosaur masks and lots and lots of roaring!!! The candle was a sparkler one so that was fun and Jack basically asked everyone to just help him because it wasnt blowing out! Happy Day little guy! Love, Jessie

Jacks First Day 2010

2010-08-25T07:01:00.001-07:00

Jack was so great on his first day of school! He is such a big boy and has grown so

much this summer. Love ya, Jessie

First Day of School

2010-08-23T04:37:00.000-07:00

The girls started school on August 12th. They are having a great time! Maddie is in 4th grade and Ella is in 1st grade! Love ya, Jessie

Summer Vacation Fun

2010-07-26T05:36:00.001-07:00

Jack is OUT!!!

Upside Down White House in the Dells

Legoland!!!

Jack was thrilled to meet the Wonder Pets, he just kept hugging them, hehe!

Maddie's Favorite Store

WOW! We just returned after a 2 1/2 week trip up north. We drove and camped in a tent along the way. We stopped in MN to stay in a cabin and that was wonderful. We ,of course, had to hit the Mall of America and then headed to Wisconsin Dells where we went to the largest Waterpark in the US and rode a Duck boat. Then off to St Louis and back to New Mexico. We had a blast and saw some family and drove through 8 states, yeah!

Love ya, Jessie

kids

2010-06-22T09:48:00.000-07:00

Here are some pictures taken before church one day. The top one is after all three had their haircuts...love ya, Jessie

Ella Swims

2010-06-21T18:28:00.000-07:00

Eleanor wanted to share her talents as well, boy, we had a fun day!

Love ya, Jessie

Jack Goes Underwater

2010-06-21T18:25:00.000-07:00

Jack and Eleanor were swimming in our pool and he wanted to share his newest accomplishment! Jessie

Carlsbad Caverns National Park

2010-06-01T03:36:00.001-07:00

Over the long weekend, we headed to Carlsbad Caverns National Park. We walked into more than 100 known caves over the Chihuahuan Desert.

We went down about 800 feet and enjoyed all the amazing formations and mineral deposits. We also had an opportunity to experience the Mexican Free tailed Bats take flight on Sunday night. We sat quietly and around 815 they came spiralling out of the cave into the night to eat. It was a fun weekend of hiking and exploring. We were also happy our hotel had a nice water slide and pool for the kids to enjoy in the later afternoons. Love, Jessie

School Days

2010-06-01T03:24:00.001-07:00

School Days in May...we had a wonderful Renaissance Fair where Maddie was a banner carrier. Maddie was Character for the month, yeah Maddie! The girls also had a spirit week and one day they dressed as fashion emergencies and Maddie and her friends are wearing LOTS and LOTS of pink one day! Lastly, a few pictures of Eleanor with her amazing kindergarten teachers and her "twin" friend Greenlee who is sadly moving to North Carolina this week. The girls had such a wonderful school year at Mesa. Love, Jessie