Missing you...

Does anyone else miss these people?

Movie Night!

So, Emily and Shawnee went to "Time out for Women" on Friday night so we decided to have a "Movie Night" at Mom and Dad's house. Casey borrowed a projector and we projected some movies on the wall in the big room. Zack and Lila were thrilled with watching TMNT because Zack is totally into "'inja Turtles." Nat made popcorn and Mom made carmel popcorn and we had such a fun night hanging out together. After the kids went to bed, the adults watched "Eagle Eye" and after that Danny, Wayne, and Nick watched "Transformers 2" until 3 am. It was such a fun night and was so fun to just hang out with family. We missed our family members who weren't there.

Here are the popcorn makers.

We spread out blankets and rearranged the couches.

Brady hadn't sat down by the time I started taking pictures but I wanted to document that he was there.

Dan and Shan hanging out (This is their last night of not being engaged.)

Here's the group. Notice that Zack and Lila are completely sucked into the show but Abby's bouncing and running around everywhere...that's how it was the whole night.

I noticed that even though I tried hard to get everyone in the picture who was there, I failed to get a picture of me (Tami) in any pictures, but I was really there!!! I didn't get any of Andy either. I'm not sure what he was doing...probably playing with his new 4-wheeler.

Missing Danny

I was looking through pictures tonight and found a few of Danny from his visit here. I thought you might like to see them!

I thought this was sweet. That "scurvy dog" probably read her a hundred stories while he was here.
This one just reminds me of Danny... I can almost hear him being silly when I look at this picture.

Dear Danny

Lila painted a picture for Danny a few days ago. When it had dried she dictated a letter to him. This is how it went (in her own words faster than I could even keep up!! I think that "scurvy dog" comes from a pirate book that he read to her while he was here.)



Dear Danny,
We got your letter. Thank you for giving us... uhm... a letter. Dear Danny. I love you. This day was really great, and I really love you. You are my bestest uncle and you are really funny because I'm not a scurvy dog because that's what you say in Spanish. "Scurvy dog & belmo" means I love you. Dear Danny, we are giving you a message because you are my bestest uncle & scurvy dog is what you called me and you do what I say and I really love you for saving the earth. Dear Danny, I love you scurvy dog. Your mission is really great because you are my bestest in the world and I really love you for days and days and days! Scurvy dog! I want to say that this is from Lila. Love Danny (she wouldn't let me write Love, Lila. Then I helped her draw a heart and write her name.)

It's snowing grandma

We woke up to snow this morning, Grandma Jannie. You know what that means... it's time for you to come visit us!! (We can't wait!!)

This is a picture Lila's first time out in the snow...
Don't worry, this isn't what we woke up to this morning!

Grandpa

I just posted this picture on my blog but I thought I'd post it here too. I think it's a good picture of Grandpa and the kids. Maybe we could photoshop Benson in the middle there!! (Go to my blog for the full blurb.)

Setting things right

Dear Nat, (and Brady),

You're right... I've been neglecting you and the rest of the family so I am posting this here to try and set things right. The truth is though, I just can't pull off two total blogs, so the rest of you are going to have to step it up a bit. ;)

I'm trying to type this with Zack in my arms... (the girls are asleep) and he keeps growling and trying to get at Abby's picture. Funny kid. Anyway, I thought these pictures were cute of the kids. We went to the farm on Saturday but the admission price was $12.00 a person on the weekend and I am to cheap to pay 12 bucks to see an ostrich and some goats. We ended up just going to the park instead but I thought these pictures were still cute.

Abby has a fever. I hope that Zack doesn't catch it. She took a 2o minute nap this morning!! (Big sigh!) Anyway... I better get back to reality (aka laundry). I hope everyone is doing well. We miss you all!

Love, Em.

P.S. Nat... hang in there! Before you know it you'll be complaining about 20 minute naps too!

Andrew...

Andy,

I remember when you were born. I can't say that about everyone, but I distinctly remember when you were born because I got baptized that day. I was really upset when I found out that mom had the baby because I thought it was going to ruin my baptism day (I know you're thinking... typical selfish Emily). Mom being the superhero that she is, had you in the morning and then came to my baptism that night. Then she went back and got in her hospital bed and stayed a few more days. Now that I've had a few babies, I still can't believe she did that... well I guess I can believe it because I know she knew it was important to me... anyway, that's a topic for a different post.

I do remember though, that I was so excited about you. I was old enough by the time you came around to really take care of you. You were always such a sweet calm baby. Nothing much could ruffle your feathers (not much has changed there!) You had the softest cheeks in the entire world. Really... I used to just rub my cheeks on yours and kiss them tons. You used to push your little cheeks against mine and hug me so tight and giggle because you would about break my neck. Oh, I loved you (and still do!) You also had (probably still do... I guess I haven't checked in a while) the most incredible eyes. Like a starburst of color had exploded in them. I was never quite sure what color they ended up being.

I remember once when I dressed you up... for the sake of not embarrassing you too much I'll tell that story some other day, but man you were a cutie! ;) And I remember your little broken leg at the Zoo.

One memory that I think has always affected me and even changed me, was when you got so sick with meningitis. I remember holding you in the rocking chair as mom and dad got ready to take you to the hospital. I was still young enough to be scared (I guess I should have been) and I sat and rocked you. You had been crying and you fell asleep in my arms. I cried because I was so worried about you. And then you went to St. Bens Hospital and you were there for what felt like forever. I don't know if you really did or not, but I thought you learned to talk while you were there. When you came home I knew that something had been changed in you as well. You just seemed to accept what life threw at you. Except for when the home nurse came and tried to give you an IV. Mom sent me down to Rindi's because I was so upset and I could hear you screaming all the way to the Kimber's (then it was the Rose's!). It broke my heart to see you hurting so much.

I always did want to take care of you. In a lot of ways I guess I still do. It scares me to death that you shoot guns and fly helicopters! :) I still think you're the sweetest boy ever and even though your cheeks aren't quite as soft these days, I still love you just as much! I hope you have had a happy birthday today! I've been thinking about you.

Love, Em

Cory Wayne Barrett Haws

Hey Cory,
I know Tami already posted about your birthday and I could have just posted a comment, but I wanted to put up a couple pictures of you. I wish that I were at Jan and Wayne's house and I'd get some of the ones when you were little. Or I'd hunt down a picture of your fro... I guess ones of you when you are big will have to do!

So when I think about you as a little kid I think about a BLONDE, BLONDE little boy with a red Kool-aid mustache and a mischievous little grin on your face. You have always been so sweet and so observant. I always remember you quietly in the background watching and figuring out what was going on.

I also remember you making me laugh. You can always make me laugh. I remember when Dad had to invoke the 5 second? waiting rule on jokes at dinner because you were always stealing his material! :)

And now as I think of you all grown up I think about how thoughtful you are.You call me out of the blue just to say hi and you always think of sweet things to say or do. (I think we owe a little of this to your sweet Milli rubbing off on you, but always were a sweet kid!) It is weird to think of my little brother being a grown up. I always feel like I need to take care of all of you guys (which I know is incredibly annoying) but I was the only one who got to be there to watch you all come home from the hospital and hold you and love you from the beginning.

I could go on and on about memories and stories, but I really just want you to know how much I love you, Cory Wayne Barrett Haws, and that I m proud of you. I know you are a good man and a good husband. You're also a good brother and a great friend! I love you!

Love, Em & the gang

Posting.

Well, I am Danny and i am blogging. I haven't done this since i had the "pound it club" blog. I wonder what happened to that... Well i am putting on this picture i made today. I was bored. Bye....(i am gone)

A post for no reason

I just wanted to put up pictures of my kids. I don't really have a good reason so I'm just going to come out with it and confess that I'm obsessed with blogging. So there it is. You all know you expected me to post every day, didn't you...

My sweet Lila Bean.

French Braids!

All my babies ready for church

This is one of the pictures I got while I was playing with my new camera (Nikon D50). I thought it was a cute one of Abby.

Marino Farm & Apple Picking

I promise I won't post every day, but we actually did something fun today so I thought I'd post a few pictures. We went to a farm where you get to ride a cute train and pet the animals. Notice in the above picture Lila is trying to figure out what the baby goat is doing. (It's nursing).


Abby and Zack just hung out in the stroller (casualty of being twins, I guess... you don't get out of the stroller much!)


We got to go apple picking too. Lila thought it was pretty cool. Who knew that apples actually grew on trees!

Anyway, it was fun and I am enjoying my new camera though I have lots to figure out still! Post a comment and let me know what you think!