Jared's new baby

Jared's new baby arrived at 10:30 this morning weighing 21,000 lbs and was 14ft. long.It came out with John Deere green skin and a 180 horsepower rip-roaring engine. The proud parent is thrilled and proud of his healthy little John Deere 8120.Love you Jared!!

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Halloween Pictures... a very late post!

A very late post of Halloween costumes... Dustin was a Cop and MaKaylee a Lady Bug. We went to the trunk-or-treat at the church and enjoyed food and games and lots of candy of course!! We tried making Orange carmel corn for Dustin at pre-school but ended up cooking it to long and it was very chewy. I told Dustin not to tell the kids who made it just in case they broke their teeth. I also had a fun time doing MaKaylee's hair probably much more fun than she did!!

A boy it is!!

On Monday we went the the fetal medicine center @ St. Lukes we had a ultrasound done to see if there was any major health concerns with our 3rd... my heart was just pounding the whole time especailly when she went to the heart I was so nervous. After a 2 hour screen we were told that there was no concerns to be worried about at this time!! We sighed in relief. We will be having another boy due on the 25th of March. Dustin was right again!!! We are so greatful for the children we have been blessed with this far... we are truly blessed!!

No glasses but another surgery...

Last week we seen MaKaylee's eye doctor and were greatful to find out she does not need glasses wahoo!! She will be needing a Tear Duct surgery her eyes when she wakes up are all goupy and swollen shut. It should be a simple procedure of putting her out and flushing the duct out should take care of it for good. Well this method works 90% of the time the other 10% have to go back in and have a plastic shunt to make it drain correctly. It should be a in and out surgery and will take place in December.

Little Miss curly Q

I got a wild hair a few days back and decided I would try and curl MaKaylee's hair. Well 30 minutes later with the bathroom door shut and chasing her from one end to the other of the bathroom... and the hardest part trying not to let her reach up and burn her self with the iron.The end result turned out pretty darn cute!!What do you think??

Pumpkin Patch

Last week we were traveling home from Oregon and stopped at a cute little fruit stand that had a pumpkin patch. We were able to go out on a fun ride out to the pumpkin patch and also got some veggies and apples before the season ends. The kids had a fun time and were excited to pick there own pumpkins out.

Carving Pumpkins

Carving pumpkins this year at our house was a hit... Dustin was content as long as his Mom could carve any pattern of his choice!! He thought it looked easy hours later still trying to figure it out. The pumpkin guts were a hit for MaKaylee she liked the slime and gooeniess of the insides of the pumpkin. My favorite was watching her stick her head into the pumpkin like it was really big and deep. Later on we lit candles and watched them glow the white ones were the funnest to look at. Happy Halloween everyone!!

Happy Late Birthday to my Sweetheart

I am sorry Jared to take so long...better late than never right??? We enjoyed a fun day out in Boise went to dinner and had some delicous chocolate cake. Thanks for all you do... we love you!! Happy Birthday.

Down Syndrome Awareness

Up until March 29, 2009 the words Down Syndrome had absolutley no meaning to me. Our daughter MaKaylee was born blue and her temperture was not stable 9 hours later we were told our daughter would need to be transfered to a to a facility with a NICU. Later finding out that sweet angel had a heart defect(complete AV Canal). After finding this out we were still unsure what had to be done to repair this defect or if it could even be fixed. We finally met with MaKaylee's cardioligost Dr. Womack. He did a very great job at calming our fears until he said a ??% of babies born with heart defects have Down Syndrome my heart stopped... the thoughts going through my mind where "why me I know nothing" and "how could this happen to me I can't handle this" a 5 day stay in the NICU and we were sent home. Still wondering and in complete shock while falling in love with her sweet face and her pudgy body more each day. Almost two years later a heart surgery, a billion doctor visits, therapy and lots of hard work. I know today more than I did before March 29, 09....I know that the joy that comes from these sweet sprits is so incredible words cannot describe. The things she has taught our family may be small and simple things but, to us this it what matters most in life. We Love you MaKaylee!!

Grandma's Special Day!

On the 11 of September we were able to join Grandma Gloria in taking her endowments out. It was a beautiful and peaceful day for all in attendance.We also had the oppurtunity to visit with family that we don't get to see very often. Grandpa and Grandma treated us all to a nice dinner afterwards. We love you Grandma!!

Onions, Onions, Onions......

This summer has been full of you know what!! We have been at a steady pace since the end of August. We are now just about half way done. The onions have to be sorted through and either boxed or bagged then stacked on pallets and shipped. The work is done with the help of 16 hispanic workers. We are hoping to be done in about 2 weeks. It has been fun but we are looking forward to it be done.

Happy Heart Day MaKaylee!!!

Hello I am excited to announce that 1 year ago from today MaKaylee was able to have her heart surgery done and completed with much sucess!! We planned on staying 2 weeks in the hospital but we were home in 6 days...she was intubated for only 5 hours we are very lucky and blessed to have the doctors and knowledge that we have these days....we are very greatful!! We love you MaKaylee

Pictures continued...

Fun in the Sun, Mud & Shade

The last few weeks have been extra hot.Latley we have been finding ourselves roasting in the sun, splashing in the mud and water or laying in front on the AC.Our pictures will explain the Fun!!

Georgia Folk

On Monday we met with Bland Farms(they market our sweet onions) they flew from GA. to inspect our onions and have lunch...what a good report we recieved! They were impressed and we are thrilled to get to grow 200 acres for them next year. We followed them to Boise had dinner stayed over night and had breakfast then Jared was able to follow them up to look at some other onions with them in the Treasure Valley. Here are a few pictures.