Goofy Kiddos!

BIG HEN

A DOG

Avery shaking his bon bon

Let is snow!

Here is a cute picture I got of Henry catching snow. And look how perfect the snowflake is on his eyelashes.

Oh Christmas Tree!

Oh Christmas tree! Oh Christmas tree! How lonely are your branches. We went to Garden Valley to cut our Christmas tree down and came home with the perfect Charlie Brown tree.

My November project

O.k. this is probably the biggest project I've ever taken on. My sister in law gave us her kitchen table and chairs and I decided to give it a little face lift. It took a while and Kevin was growling at me to get finished but I am very proud of the results. Presenting our new kitchen table:

Redeeming Love

I just read the best book I have every read. I would highly highly recommend reading Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers. She is an incredible author and has a way of sucking you in and making you forget about all of the other chores that need to be done around your house. Not the mention the story line is one that can impact everyone in some way. I don't want to give too much away so just get the book and read it.

More Newborns! More Newborns!

This is so much fun. This is helping with my baby fix. There is nothing sweeter than a newborn. By the way I am trying to talk Kevin into letting us get a puppy so feel free to drop him a few good hints. I told him we need either a puppy or another baby so he can make his choice. Anyway these are my latest pictures.

Gust (Hayley and Dom's Baby Boy)

Jesse (Anne and Travis' Baby Boy)
Benson (Mary and Ben's Baby Boy)

Newborns! Newborns!

I talked Kevin into letting me get a new lens for my camera so I decided the experiment a little with newborns. Conveniently I just happen to know a lot of wonderful women who are pregnant or have newborns. Here are some of my favorites:

Happy Birthday Henry!

Henry turned 3 YEARS OLD! Aaaauugh! Where is time going? I feel like I am starting to panic about the kids growing too quickly. I think Avery being in kindergarten has got me all up in arms. Henry still has his binky and it is because I cannot let it go. Any who, here are some pics from his big day. He started the day with binky bath and ended it with a little party with family. Thank you Mom for making his adorable clown cake.

Pizza! Pizza!

Today was the day for all September birthdays. For all of you that are farmiliar with Flying Pie's "It's your day", It was Henry's chance to take advantage today. He got to wear this cute apron and had to pick a hat. He was not sure at first but had a blast by the time it was over. He threw the pizza and helped put cheese on it and pepperoni in the shape of a smiley face. Here are his pics:

Avery's first day of Kindergarten

It is with great sorrow and joy that I announce Avery had his first day of Kindergarten today. He has been eagerly anticipating this day for a few weeks and he had a great time. I failed to tell the teacher that I would pick him up from school today so I had to catch her from puting him on the bus. When I got there he looked at me and said , "Sorry Mom, I am riding the bus home." What could I say? I let him ride the bus home and he was beaming a huge grin as he got off. My baby doesn't seem like a baby all of the sudden. He made a huge step toward independence today and I could not help but shed a few tears.

Waiting for the bell to ring.

Starting to make some new friends already.

Getting off the bus right in front of our house. His bus drivers name is Chuck.

Update on Grandma Kuntz

Thank you thank you to all of you for praying for my Grandma. After a 7 hour surgery, a small stroke, a case of pancreaitis, two blood clots, and a fall, my Grandma finally gets to go home today. She is doing well and my Grandpa said she had a huge smile on her face the whole way home. She still has some recovery ahead of her but we expect her to be back in full strength soon. Please continue to keep her in your thoughts and prayers. She is staying at my Mom's house now and I have had a lot of people ask where to send cards so below is the address. Thank you again. Love to all!

Peggy Kuntz
4623 W.Dawson
Meridian, ID 83646

Prayer Request

This goes out to all of my prayer warriors out there. My Grandma Kuntz is going to have a major surgery done next Wednesday July 29th. She has to have two valves replaced, she has an artery that is 80% blocked, and she has an aneurysm that has a very thin wall. The surgery has a pretty good success rate, but it will be five plus hours long and the recovery with take a lot of time. Please just pray that God will give the Doctors all the knowledge and wisdom they need to make her surgery successful. And pray that the Lord will be with each and every family member as they wait with Grandpa. And pray he will give Grandma will have strength to recover.

My Urban Cowboy

Henry is my child that is a little bit more particular about what he wears. He gets really into particular t-shirts or hats or for this blog post, his cowboy outfit. We went to a rodeo in Eagle in June and he was so excited to wear all of this stuff. The outfit really is hideous because the pants are way too small and the shirt was so small we just had to find a t-shirt that matched the best. We went to another rodeo on Friday night and we were just about to get out the door and he looked at Jaime and I and said,"Oh! I got to go get my cowboy outfit on." So I dug the pants out of the box for him to wear them one last time. Here he is, our little urban cowboy.

White Water Rafting

Our gracious new neighbors are part owners in Cascade Raft and Kayac (the best rafting company in the world). They have two boys just like us and had been trying to set up a time for us to take the kids out on a raft trip. I was a little skeptical at first but thought well, he has been doing this for a long time so he must know what he is talking about. When we got there it turned out that we actually had nine little children on the raft with us four adults. Again I was a little skeptical, but it turned out to be so much fun. They had little wet suits for all of the kids and he told them when they could jump out of the boat and swim and when they had to hang on. Over all it was an awesome first experience for our kids and they can't wait to go again.

Avery is hanging on to the rope with his buddy Kyler (he is the toe head that is further back). And Henry is sitting right next to Kevin.

Uncle Beavis

For all of you that already know Uncle Beavis, as you know, this is not out of the ordinary. For those of you who don't know Uncle Beavis, meet Uncle Beavis. In a nutshell this pretty much describes his personality. There is never a dull moment when he comes around. We love you Uncle Beavis for being You.

My Boys

It's been a while since I've posted on the blog so I thought I would update you with s0me new pics of my boys. I am always practicing with my camera so my poor boys are constantly getting thier picture taken. I can't believe the summer seems to be passing by so quickly. The boys just finished two weeks of swim lessons and we're starting to spend more time in McCall again. This first picture is just to show how good Henry is at picking out his own outfits. And then the second is from fishing in McCall last weekend.

GNO (Girl's night out)

Jordan and I had our first GNO on the town last night. I had a photography class and needed a good model so we combined a photo shoot with a girl's night out. I love my niece Jordan, she is spunky, funny, sassy, and sweet. Not to mention very photogenic. Here are a couple photos we took as our photo shoot.

Beloved Holly

This is our beloved Holly. She is the angel Jesus sent down to us nearly five years ago. The first day I met Holly I had no clue just how much she would bless our family. She has more than exceeded our expectations and you can just see in these pictures how much our boys adore her. We love you Holly and are thankful everyday for you.

Catch Lights

I've been practicing my photography a lot this week because I took a class last Thursday. I just love this picture of Henry and he has great catch lights.

Avery is 5! (like two weeks ago)

I have been a slacker by not posting pictures of my big "5" year old. He is so proud to be 5. Whenever someone calls him on the phone the first this he says is, "Hi, I'm 5". It makes me very sad so see him grow before my eyes. He is will be in Kindergarten next year and the thought of this make me well up with tears. I'm sure many of you can relate but it is scary how quickly time is passing by. Sometimes I just wish I could bottle my kids up to preserve them for longer. Here are some pictures of his happy day.

How Cute Are Those Curls?

Here is our cute little Camden Richard. We took photos tonight and I could not resist diving in to edit. He was such a good boy and very photogenic.

All the Boys Together Again!

We had the opportunity to buzz down to Salt Lake and visit the Elliott's last week. All of the boys had a great time together and Henry got to see his beloved Hopper. Jeremy took us to a dinosaur museum and an aquarium so we could tire the little ones out for a nap. Thank you Jeremy and Erin for the great hospitality. Here are a few of the pics we got: