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Basketball and Horses

2010-02-01T11:26:00.000-08:00

Here are a few pictures from Dakota's basketball game on Saturday! She did great and scored a few baskets! She is loving basketball and we hope to get her on another team soon. I am so happy and proud of her!

These are pictures from yesterday when we went to a friends to ride horses! It was great fun and the kids just loved the horses and they are asking for a few horses now and to move somewhere we can have horses! Dawsyn was very unsure about the sheep but loved the rest!

The last of the pictures

2010-01-27T16:18:00.000-08:00

Here are more pictures of us playing on the beach Sat.

Here we are headed home!! Pictures of the kids on the plane from Kauai to Honolulu and then waiting in the airport for our plane to Portland!! The kids were all so good when flying. When we were on the plane headed for Portland Dawsyn kept asking if we had blasted off yet but we were waiting on the tarmak and right before we took off she fell asleep and slept about 2 1/2 hours!! When she woke up she wanted to now if we had blasted off yet!

Here are the girls in there Hula outfits that Pa Henry got them!! Dawsyn wears her's everyday almost all day long! I keep telling her that it is a little to cold out to be wearing it outside or to the store! OMG What do I tell her when it gets warmer outside!! LOL

FRIDAY!!!

2010-01-27T16:10:00.000-08:00

We went out on a Catameran for about 5.5 hours on Friday morning! It was a blast other then the seas started getting a little rough and Dan and Devon started getting sick then Dawsyn didn't feel that good. So I started not feeling real great after standing on the back of the boat with Dawsyn. There are not that many pictures of us on the boat because of us not feeling well. We got to see lots of Humpback Whales and Dolphins!! Dakota got to stand on the nets in the front of the boat with the Dolphins swimming under her!! When we were snorkeling we say tons of cool fish and a few turtles!! We had a great day out on the water!!

We went to see the Spouting Horn and then to Po' ipu beach!! It is beautiful there

So this is out poor Mini Van after the accident

We went to the beach and played on Sat. before we had to start packing up to come home!

2010-01-27T15:34:00.000-08:00

This is one morning when we decided to play around outside of our room!!

We went to the Light House and had fun beautiful view and great bird watching!

More Pictures

2010-01-27T15:32:00.000-08:00

This is the Wet Caves! Looks cool and goes on forever but they say you can't go in the water! I does kind of stink!!

This is the Fern Grotto!! We took a boat out to see this before the Luau very fun and beautiful

Waiting at the Luau for them to dig up the pig

It was so much fun!! Dawsyn was not so happy that she could not go up and Hula with the big girls!! It was so funny how mad she really was!

2010-01-27T15:28:00.000-08:00

Here are more pictures from Hawaii!!! This first set is us hanging out with Granny and Pa in the room and then Dan and Pa Henry decided to take the kids to the nice NONHEATED pool!! Very Very cold but fun for about 5 min.

This was the Boardwalk and man it was so windy that day

The dry caves were very neat and cold.

This beach was very cool but not a place to swim do to the surf. Great place to get shells

More Hawaii

2010-01-19T16:31:00.000-08:00

I love this picture!!!

We were able to go ziplining the first full day that we were there!! It was a blast!! Dan, Devon, Mom, Henry, Pa and I went while the girls stayed with Granny!! Devon was a little scared along with Dan and Mom but after the first one the butterflies flew away!! LOL the first lines were the shortest and I think it was about 340 feet across and the longest one was 1200 feet across and you had to climb a ladder 30 feet up to get enough speed to go that far!! So very fun.

Hawaii

2010-01-19T16:09:00.000-08:00

So this first set of pictures is our first day on Kauai!! We left the airport and headed first to Safeway for a few groceries and then to the beach were the kids could play a little and not get wet!! LOL Devon was soaked! We were so excited to finally be there and to see the beautiful land.

This is our next stop! We went ot a beach were you couldn't swim but there were lots of surfers to watch! Very fun!

This was day 2 we went to Kalihiwai Bay to play in the water and collect some seashells and coral! Devon and Dakota were trying to learn how to boogie board but there were not enough waves for them to really do it!

This is the view from out room!! Very nice to wakeup to and nice to be that close to the water to help you fall asleep at night! We stayed in the bottom right of the condo and the kids loved waking up and going out to sit on the bench to see the sun on the water! Man we really miss it there.

Leena turns 1

2010-01-06T14:20:00.000-08:00

Happy brithday to Leena!! Har to believe that it has been a whole year already! Devon Loves feeding her and she just loves him!! She had a great time opening all her presents and eating cake!

Dakota play and Christmas

2010-01-06T14:18:00.000-08:00

When the snow started falling

DAkota was in a play for her CCD class! What a great Angel she was!

Christmas Day!! Had a great time opening presents at home and then off to see all the family!

Later Christmas Day at Grandma and Pappa's

First Snow Fall and Hunting

2010-01-06T14:15:00.000-08:00

Dan and I got to sneak away and get a hunt in here in Vancouver! Had tons of fun and that is my duck I am going to get put up on the wall!!

LAZY DOG DAYS!!! Googles is enjoying Dawsyn's couch and Avery is enjoying our couch!! :)

We had a blast with the first snow fall that caught us by suprise and dumped huge flacks that added up to about 4 inches of snow! Dakota and Dawsyn made a snow duck instead of a snowman!! Very cute

Avery's first snow and man she loved it!!

More pics!!

2009-12-15T11:06:00.000-08:00

Some great family pictures!! Thanks Emily for taking them..

Kids and Dogs

2009-12-15T10:58:00.000-08:00

Here are a few pictures of the kids and the dogs!! We have had tons of fun these past few weeks with Avery. Dawsyn and Avery have a love hate relationship! Very funny to watch at times!! Dawsyn loves to lay with her and treat her like a baby, while Avery likes to bite her and try and play with her like she is a dog!

Enjoying the family Thanksgiving weekend!!

Sharing time with Mommy

Dakota had a rash and we found out that she is allergic to Amoxicillian!! Poor girl!! it is clearing up and she will look normal soon!! LOL

Puppy and Birthday

2009-11-08T19:59:00.000-08:00

On Friday Grandma finally brought our new puppy Avrey to our house and to say that the kids were excited would be an understatment! She is a great dog already going outside to go potty and does good at night so far I should say!! LOL We do love her and just look at that face how could you not love her!

Here are a few pictures from Devon's birthday it was great fun!! BUT I am so glad that our house is back to normal!!

Halloween 2009

2009-11-01T12:01:00.000-08:00

Dawsyn sporting a Fro!! Fhe is so silly! And Dan trying to sport it but it's just not as cute as Dawsyn!

The kids carving Pumpkins for Halloween! They had fun but Dawsyn kept saying how gross and wrong this is!

Halloween 2009

2009-11-01T11:53:00.000-08:00

We had a great Halloween!! Thanks to all the friends that came over to spend the evening with us! The kids got a lot of candy but it seems that there were a few less houses to Trick or Treat at this year! We had good weather for the evening not super cold and NO rain!!! We then woke up to a lot of fog and very cold but that is a great exchange for the good evening weather.

Dawsyn was a brave girl for the most part! She was a very cute witch and loved the candy from door to door until a guy opened the door wearing a mask and wig she FREAKED!!! She came running back at me saying not that house Mommy not that house! So every house after that she hung back to make sure that the person opening the door was just a regular person as she says!! It was really cute! I was so happy that she went out this year and she is already looking forward to next year!

Dakota was a Spider Witch, Dawsyn was the Good Witch and Devon was a Star Wars Guy

We had a great group of kids this year! 3 lady bugs, a Dinosaur, 2 witches, Tiger, Transformer, a Bee and a scarey guy!

Deer Hunting 2009

2009-10-28T10:55:00.000-07:00

Here are a few pictures of deer hunting a few weeks ago! Some of these are a little gross for some people so sorry if this offends you! We had a great time and in both weekends 5 out of 6 people had there deer!! Gret job guys!!!

Here are a few pictures of the scenery where we were hunting in Lyle, WA. Beautiful but very steep in parts for hicking!! Can't wait until next year!!

Our Puppy Avery

2009-10-28T10:41:00.000-07:00

This is our new puppy Avery she is 6 weeks old and we can't wait to get her in 2 weeks!! She is very sweet and cuddley!

She is very playful with Belle and was looking to see if she was her Mom! LOL

Shooting, Canning & Windy!

2009-10-13T13:39:00.000-07:00

This is Dakota at field day for hunters safety class! The got to shoot 5 types of guns and a bow, Dakota did very well even though she was a little scared!

This is Devon at the field day also! He was so excited to shoot everything!

Amber and I tried to do some canning this year of tomatos and it turned out better then expected!! LOL Very messy but well worth it! WE ended up with 25 jars of tomatos and we have not tried them yet but I am not worried!! I THINK!!

Today the wind is blowing so hard that it has blown garbage day everywhere! YUCK!! Also this is a picture of the house behind us where their tree was blown over roots and all very crazy! atleast it didn't land on the fence or their house!

Dev and Dak first day of school

2009-09-02T17:04:00.000-07:00

Here are a few pictures of Devon and Dakota's first day of school! They had a great time and can't wait until tomorrow! I am glad for that but I know that it won't last to long!!! LOL Devon is in the 4th grade and Dakota is in the 3rd grade

The silly kids

2009-09-02T17:01:00.000-07:00

These are the rest of Dawsyn's carrots!

Here is Berghanna Montana!! So cute!

Devon and Berg out like a light! They are so cute cuddling!

YES I AM THE PRINCESS!!!

Lilly and Berg's stay

2009-09-02T16:57:00.000-07:00

Lilly and Berg stayed with us for a few days the end of Aug. while their parents were off gallivanting around Las Vegas!! LOL This is a picture of Prince Berg and Princess Dawsyn! They had so much fun. Devon and berg were so funny because Devon was working on potty training him while he was here and did a great job!

Outside is a great place to play play dough and moon sand!!

This is pictures of the kids playing dress up! Berg was wearing a dress and then a cape!

Berg was so funny he would not keep his clothes on while outside in the pool!

Crabbing 2009

2009-08-25T10:32:00.000-07:00

Crabbing 2009 is over for this year but was great!! Devon got to clean his first crab and liked doing it. The kids had a great time with all of the cousin's. Thanks to Nana and Papa for opening up their home again to us all!! Love you!

Nana and Papa!!!

Crabbing 2009

2009-08-25T10:24:00.000-07:00

Dawsyn loves flying high and her Uncle Doug!!

Crabbing 2009

2009-08-25T10:22:00.000-07:00

The kids, Grandma and I went down to the Harbor on the boarder between Washington and Canada! It is so beautiful down there. We love going to walk along the harbor and take pictures of all the cool stuff! The Blaine Marine Harbor sign was built by Dan's Great Grandfather in the 30's. It was so great to get the kids picture with that sign that is part of there history!! Great Grandfather also help build the Peace Arch at the boarder in the 30's!! :)

We went to Birch Bay on Saturday morning so Dawsyn and Cousin Bella could ride on Thomas the train and then Dakota and Devon rode go carts. When Dawsyn and Bella were done on the train they wanted to ride the go carts so off Aunt Linda and I went for a fun ride. Dawsyn said that the carts did not go fast enough for her! Look out everyone this girl loves speed!!! LOL

Crabbing 2009

2009-08-25T10:00:00.000-07:00

This is a picture of Dan, the kids and Great Nana and Papa Nono in Blaine at crabbing weekend! We had a blast. Great family and friends along with tons of crab. Dawsyn loved going out on the boat to get the crabs and to hopefully see jellyfish, whales, sharks or sea lions.

This is a picture of Dakota on the way home she said that she was not tired at all!! What Ever, she was sucking wind for hours!!

Fun picture of the kids down at the water on the Whale's tail!

Katy's House

2009-08-10T19:47:00.000-07:00

We stayed at my cousin Katy's and had a blast!! Thanks Katy and Mike!! The kids went to Grandma and Pappa's for a night and went fishing the next day. The kids were in the pool at Katy's from sun up to sun down!!

Devon's baseball game!!

Dawsyn and JoeJoe loved playing in the rocks looking for Roley pollies

Swim Swim Swim!!! Dawsyn did very well!! She started off with safety in mind. Life Jacket, Floaties and a Tube :) then after I got in with her she took off all but the floaties and she figured out that she was safe and could swim around the whole pool with no help!!

I think that Dawsyn had a lot of fun at Katy's!! Slept the whole way home! Silly girl

100th Post

2009-08-06T12:20:00.000-07:00

OK! Here it is this is my 100th blog posting!! I guess that you are suppose to put 100 interesting things about yourself and family so here we go! I hope I can get it done today!

1. I have a wonderful Husband
2. I have 3 beautiful children
3. God is very important to us all!
4. I miss my Mom everyday!
5. I miss my Sister everyday!
6. I love playing soccer
7. I wish my kids liked more sports
8. I only watch the World Poker Tour because Dan loves it
9. I love UFC
10. I love how sassy Dawsyn is :)
11. I have the Worlds Greatest In-Laws!!!
12. I love spending time with my cousins Katy and Emily
13. I Love my children more then I can express
14. Dan is my best friend and I am blessed to have him in my life!
15. Did I mention how much I miss my Mom and Sister! :)
16. Devon loves playing baseball
17. Dakota loves dance and wants to take gymnastics
18. Dawsyn loves dance
19. Dawsyn likes being the only child once in a while
20. Devon and Dakota have made tons of friends in the past year!! :)
21. I have made some great friends over the past 12 years! Love you all
22. I am addicted to Face Book
23. I hated My Space
24. I love putting pictures on our family blog!
25. I can't believe that I am only on #25
26. We all REALLY MISS our dog Cocoa
27. I wish I could scrapbook more
28. I love putting Uppercase Living on my walls
29. I love asking Lorraine What do your Walls Say??
30. I love being a Mom and Wife
31. I hate cooking dinner
32. I don't mind cleaning and laundry
33. I love the ages of my kids and that they are good helpers
34. Glad that Dawsyn can now swim with just floaties!
35. I love my Pug Bella
36. I am looking forward to having Googles (Bella's baby) for a few days
37. I like mowing the lawn and working in the garden
38. I love watching Dawsyn be creative
39. I am missing Dakota right now! ( she is at my cousin Katy's)
40. I love playing games with Devon
41. We all like playing the Wii
42. Devon pushes me to my limit most days!
43. Loves having lots of kids around! Good thing because there are 8 kids right now and 11 of the little stinkers will be here a little later!! No it's not a daycare just family!!
44. Devon is making me angry right now!!
45. I love Dakota's new hair cut
46. I also love it with purple in her hair!! :)
47. Dan is a great guy
48. Dan helps with cleaning the house and dinner
49. Dan doesn't mind grocery shopping
50. I am half way there!!
51. Wondering where our tax bailout is??
52. Can't believe that Devon will be 10 in a few months
53. Wondering what happened to our 5 year plan to move closer to family??
54. Hard to believe that we have lived in Vancouver for 12 years!!
55. I am blessed to have such a wonderful Family
56. I love working as a Surgical Dental Assistant and miss it
57. I am starving right now!!
58. I want to finish this today
59. Wish my sister could be here with us
60. Excited to go to Hawaii in January
61. I love hunting
62. Would love to go Moose and Bear hunting
63. Hope Dan gets an Elk this year
64. excited for crabbing in a few weeks
65. sad that summer is almost over
66. Dawsyn wants to go to Kindergarten
67. Missing the warm weather today
68. I love having a garden
69. I wish we could have animals!! Horses, cows, sheep, pigs........
70. Love my life
71. I am OK with being in my 30's but not really looking forward to my 40's
72. I love burning candles
73. I wish I had a big Moose head on the wall and a Bear rug
74. I will watch the movie Twilight over and over again
75. Can't wait for the rest of the movies
76. I wish the movies was not so expensive
77. Wishes that I could remodel the inside and outside of my house all at once with no debt
78. I love taking pictures of the kids
79. I love it when Dawsyn takes off with the camera and takes a million pictures
80. I hate when telemarketers calling at all hours
81. Glad that Katy, Emily and the kids are here!!
82. Trying to get the kids to have a good work ethic!! They are hating it
83. Hoping that Bella is going to have babies in Sept. :)
84. Love taking the kids to the park to play with the kids
85. there are 10 kids between Emily, Katy and I
86. the kids are crazy
87. Devon is obsessed with the DS
88. My kids like school! for now!
89. I can't believe that it has taking me 3 days to get this far on my post! LOL
90. I love the saying: Loved you Yesterday Love you still, always have always will!
91. Love our new truck!
92. Really missed camping in Hells Canyon this Year! Looking forward to next year!!
93. Wishes we had A/C
94. I am looking forward to the sun coming back soon!
95. Already looking forward to Black Friday!! I hope that you will be back Veronica :)
96. The greatest blessings in life are not things!
97. So glad that I am almost done
98. Feel so blessed
99. I love Jesus
100. I LOVE ALL OF MY FAMILY!!!!! THANK GOD!!!!!!!

Dan Fishing Westport 2009

2009-07-30T14:24:00.000-07:00

Dan and a group of guys went fishing in Westport for Salmon and Seabass!! He had a great time but got very Sea Sick went they were out away from land Salmon fishing!!

Childrens Museum!!

2009-07-30T14:01:00.000-07:00

So Dawsyn and I went to the childrens museum on Monday while Devon and Dakota were off at their cousin's house! Dawsyn and I had a great time!! We spent most of the day walking around in the A/C enjoying the fun things to do there! Dan was very proud when he say the way Dawsyn's shopping cart looked! LOL She took tons of time aranging her cart so it looked organized the way Daddy does it she said!! We went in the water room but Dawsyn was so scared that she would get splashed we only spent a few minutes in there! I also tried to get her picture with the dental alligator but she screamed and only stood next to him for a picture. Dawsyn is a silly girl for sure!! LOL

Silly kids

2009-07-24T13:03:00.000-07:00

The girls were being silly!! Dawsyn had on Dakota's swimsuit this morning!! Dakota dressed Dawsyn yesterday in pink and black, this is the first outfit in weeks that she left on all day and asked if she could wear it again today!!! Dakota and Dawsyn were playing slap jack!

These are Dawsyn's pics!! She loves to walk around with my camera even though she has her own camera. Shew is getting better at taking pics.

Dawsyn and Mommy playing tic tac toe on the I-Pod

We have Ted for a while trying to breed Bella again! He is so funny he had been sitting in the floaty almost every night!!

Duck Duck Goose, baseball and garden

2009-07-20T10:36:00.000-07:00

Duck Duck Goose!! Dawsyn, Addi and Taylor were having a great time playing in the front yard!

Dawsyn, Addi and Taylor!! Best of Friends!!!

Devon's first baseball game, he did very well! This year it is machine pitch 30 mph. very fun to watch them bat and amazing how there fielding has improved with age!!

Dawsyn, Dakota and I cut lettuce on Friday and we ended up with tons!! It took about 3 hours to clean and package it all but well worth it it is so much better then store bought!! :) Our tomato's are starting to turn red and we can't wait to start eating them. We are already enloying cucumbers and green peppers!! Gardens are a lot of work but well worth it!

Swimming @ Granny and Pa's

2009-07-14T12:27:00.000-07:00

The Ranch

2009-07-14T12:23:00.000-07:00

We went up to the ranch in the Horse Heaven's and had a family reunion!! :) It was great to see lots of people again and to spend time with family. This first group of pictures is from the 3 crosses up on the farm VERY COOL!!! Pa thinks he needs a Harley! I think that this is as close as he needs to get for everyones sake. LOL When we were leaving the crosses to go swimming Mo, the kids and I climbed in the Envoy and had our selves a great adventure tring to get out of the grape fields. We ended up on a few dirt side roads well at least they are roads now!! LOL The Envoy had atleast 2 to 3 inches of dirt on it!! OMG it needs a bath.

Here is a look at the Grape fields!! BEAUTIFUL!!!

Think again Pa!! :)

More pics @ Mo's 09

2009-07-13T22:42:00.000-07:00

Here are a few pictures at Mo's house! Devon was so sweet with Layla and he sung her to sleep what a nice cousin!! :) :)

Here is Master of dirt himself!! BERG

Nice pictures Dakota and Aunt Mo!! Always smile and be beautiful because you never know when it will come back at you!!!

HEHEHEHEHEHEHE I told you I would put this on my BLOG!!!

Mo's and the Lake 09

2009-07-13T22:37:00.000-07:00

We had a great time at Mo's house and the Lake cabing in Newport. We left the day after our 4th party and stayed the week. The weather was a little bit of a bummer but at the end of the week it started getting better. We spent time with my cousin Emily and her 3 kids, my sister Mo and her 2 kids and us!! :) What a great time for the kids to spend with their cousins. Devon had a great time with the twins man he is so good with babies and they both love him!! Avery is a hoot!! :) she is so cute and full of energy!! Thanks Mo we had a great time!

My Mom and Henry came and stayed a few nights and got to spend time with the kids at the Lake before we had to leave for our next destination!!

The kids all playing at Mo's house in the dirt pile and swing set! Man Berg can get dirty in the blink of an eye and he loves it!

The 4th of July 2009

2009-07-13T22:30:00.000-07:00

Here are a few pictures of the 4th at our house!! We had a great time with lots of friends and food. The fire works were great and we are already planning for next year!! Thanks to all that came and we enjoyed the company!!

Dakota's new hair cut & other pics

2009-07-03T22:05:00.000-07:00

Here is pictures of Dakota
s new hair cut and more temp color!! She is loving it and so am I :) So easy to take care of!!! Daddy is not liking it very much but like I told him it will grow and it is very cute on her. Dawsyn also got more color in hers.

Dawsyn's new swimsuit!!

Haley getting attacked by Dawsyn and Taylor!!! Get her girls!!

The park!!

2009-06-30T18:55:00.000-07:00

We went to the park today with Amber and the girls!! We had a great time. Took a picnic lunch and played for almost 2 hrs. These are pictures of the kids playing on the play ground. The older kids were to busy making a fort over in the trees!! :)

Devon 9, Ashley 8, Dakota 8, Taylor 6, Dawsyn 3 and Addi 2

Salmon

2009-06-30T18:51:00.000-07:00

Dan and his friend John went fishing on the Sandy River and they got a few Salmon!! The Girls are so excited that they can't wait for some smoked salmon!! :) Great job Daddy!

The girls watching Dakota sing!!

Dakota acting silly singing!!!

2009-06-23T12:00:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone!! I have not posted any pictures for awhile so I wanted to get some on! With our new computer it is so much faster that I think I got carried away and posted a ton of stuff! I think I added 6 or more posts to our blog to make sure and scroll down to see them all! Have a great day and enjoy the summer!!!

Dakota Dance 2009

2009-06-23T11:57:00.000-07:00

This is a picture of Dakota's rehearsal.

We were getting Dakota ready to go on stage! It is so crazy with that many people getting ready for so many different dances.

I had to take a picture of Dakota's eye because it is so crazy how long her lashes are. I think that she will not be wearing mascara as she gets older do to the fact I think that she looks a little floozy with it on. She is so funny!!

GOOD LUCK BABY GIRL!!!

Dance, More Rain, Harley & Hair color

2009-06-23T11:52:00.000-07:00

Dawsyn and Taylor's second dance recital this year! It was GREAT!!! The girls danced great and of course Dawsyn dances with a hole lot of attitude. It was a great laugh. Great job girls

Devon was standing outside right before the dance recital started and it was pouring again. we got .75inches in 15 minutes. It seems that this year is a when it rains it pours!!

Grandpa Dewayne came over and brought his motorcycle for the kids to have rides. We really appreciate what he went through to get here! He drove through the down pour!! :) Thanks Grandpa it was great to spend time with you!!

OK!! Dakota first had curly hair from 2 days in french braids, then she has wanted to color her hair purple for a long time and I finally gave in! Because school is out and dance is over I thought it would be OK. Well, Dawsyn cried and I gave in to putting a little in her hair :) it is so cute. Don't worry it is the washout stuff!! 5-40 washes!! :)

Our Garden

2009-06-23T11:38:00.000-07:00

this is our wonderful garden this year!! Tomatoes, lettuce, green peppers, cucumbers, pumpkins, onions. carrots and squash. We have already been enjoying our lettuce and can't wait until the tomatoes are ready to go!!

Roses

2009-06-23T11:36:00.000-07:00

I thought these were beautiful!! Pictures of my roses!! :)

Puppies, Family & Dress Up

2009-06-23T11:01:00.000-07:00

We went to Dan's Mom and Dad's in early June to see his Sister, Brother-in-law and kids. We had a great and busy time. Leena the newest addition to our group is sooooo cute. She was baptised on Sunday and we had lots of family come to celebrate afterwards. The kids enjoyed outside in the trees a lot and they also enjoyed the new puppies. There were 8 little Brittany's so cute and cuddly. They are for sale!!! :) hehe Did I mention they are cute and cuddly!!

Devon was mouthing off (I know that is hard to believe) LOL and got himself handcuffed to his leg. Very very funny!! Devon was a little mad about it and went after Uncle Doug afterwards but later had a good laugh over it.

Thanks to Aunt Veronica we have more dress up clothes for Dawsyn. She dresses up everyday and has decided that they are appropriate attire for the grocery store, post office and dollar store. I think she likes the attention she gets when she wears them out!! :) Silly girl!!!

Fishing, Tornado's and dance

2009-06-23T10:51:00.000-07:00

We went fishing for shad in May and had a great time!! Spend many hours out on the water even though at times it was bone chilly cold. We thought that even if we didn't catch any fish we were bound to catch colds! :) Well, we were lucky and got 3 shad. The kids had a great time reeling them in and getting there pictures with them. We bought a shade for the boat and it was great because the kids had a place to get out of the sun rather then putting a blanket over their heads like last year.

Here is a picture from a rain storm that we had, we got almost an inch of rain in 15 minutes. We also had funnel clouds with a few tornado's that were seen but didn't touch the ground. The rain and clouds were absolutely amazing to see. I hope we never see a tornado stirring around here again but I am sure with our track record this year of 2 we will more that likely see another!

Dakota is a beautiful ballerina!! This is her costume for her recital Rodeo Ballet. She did a great job.

Summer in the Spring!! 2009

2009-05-26T13:22:00.000-07:00

We watched some friends of our Pugs over Memorial weekend and Bella had a blast with them!!! they are so funny!

Celebrating Dan's birthday!! :) Also a few pictures of Dawsyn and her Daddy watching Nascar!!

The girls fun in the sun!!

The boys fun in the sun!! Dan and Devon shooting water guns and the hose at eachother! They had a blast and the weather was great!

Dakota's first Communion

2009-05-26T12:17:00.000-07:00

This is the dress that Aunt Mo got Dakota for her birthday!! Very beautiful!! Perfect for this!!

Dawsyn is wearing a dress that was Dakota's!! :) What a big girl already!

2009-04-13T17:00:00.000-07:00

So here is Easter 2009!!
It is hard to believe that Easter has already come and gone! We are definitely looking forward to SUMMER!!! We started out Saturday morning and headed to Prosser in our NEW TRUCK of course! :) We had Easter at My Granny and Pa's and other family members. It was great to see everyone and of course there was tons of food and candy!! The kids all hunted Easter eggs and then we had the kids break 3 Pinatas! It was great fun!!

Bella got to visit one of her Puppies Googles and they had a blast!!! Man she looks like her Dad!!

Saturday night we traveled to Dan's parents where we spent Easter morning!! Got up EARLY to go to Church and then home to Easter baskets, hunting for eggs and the breakfast!! Had a great time with them all!!

On Easter we headed for home but made a stop on the way! Went to Grandma and Grandpa Bonderman's and spent time with all of them. John and Jeff put out Easter eggs in the basement for the kids! They all had a great time with that!! Josh and Jenny brought their new little BEAUTIFUL girl Khloe over and the girls had a great time holding and kissing her!!

Thanks to everyone for a GREAT quick weekend!!! LOVE YOU ALL!!! GOD BLESS

Kids

2009-04-07T20:35:00.000-07:00

Devon and Dakota we in a 2nd and 3rd grade play in March!! It was great!! Devon was the 2nd Elephant and did a great job. Dakota was a singer/dancer and also did great!

The kids had a beach party themed dance party at school!! We had a great time the kids danced, used hula hoops and ran around with friends!!!

These are pictures of Dawsyn's first dance recital!! What a cutie!! She did a great job. I will try and put a video on as soon as I figure that out!!

My Mom and Henry were here for a few days and we had a great time!!! It was great to see them both!!

Spring Break and More 2009

2009-04-07T17:18:00.000-07:00

Here are a few pictures of the kids at the park in Bend! We played there for about 15 minutes freezing the hole time until it started hailing!! Man the weather was so weird!! The kids also enjoyed blowing bubbles off the back deck that was right on the golf course I am sure that the golfers loved us!! :)

These were taken at the house before Mo and the kids went home!!

This is Sunday we had great weather!!! Got lots of yard work done and the kids had a blast being outside all day!! Dan is working nights the next few weeks so he has been home with Dawsyn and I so we are getting the front yard redone while the weather is beautiful!!! Dawsyn is loving getting dirty and riding her bike!

Spring Break 2009

2009-04-07T17:10:00.000-07:00

Hey all!! Here are a few pictures of the kids on spring break in Bend, OR. We had a great time even though the wind blew the hole time we were there and the nices day was the day we left!! The kids were very silly and did good being all together for the week!! Mo read all 4 Twilight books while we were there!! They are great!!

Here are the silly faced kids!!!

We went swimming a lot because it was indoors!!

Dawsyn!!

2009-03-05T14:16:00.000-08:00

Well first here is Cocoa trying to sleep in Bella's bed! She has been so crazy lately!! Well, she did turn 11 last year so I guess we should expect that from her. She started off this tear with Pneumonia and some broken ribs!! I am thinking that her hunting during the really cold weather has come to an end! :( I know that she will be very sad about that but she can hunt with me I am definitely a fare weather hunter!!!!

Dawsyn and her pillow Cocoa watching Little Bill!!

Just plain tuckered out!!

Chiropractor anyone??? Dawsyn and Addi are practicing for when they are old enough to open their own practice and support their parents!!! :) As it is now there is no real guarentee that it will work so of course no refunds but man are they cute!!!

Dawsyn Olivia Piovesan

2009-03-01T12:46:00.000-08:00

Here are a few pictures from when Dawsyn was born!! ENJOY!!!

Devon and Dawsyn

Dakota, Lilly and Dawsyn

Now the 5 of us!!

Sisters!!

Big Girl!! 8 lbs 6 oz, 21 inches long! born at 3:28 pm!!

Aunt Mo and Dawsyn

Nana and the girls!!

DAWSYN is 3!!!

2009-03-01T12:14:00.000-08:00

Well, it is that time of year again when our little Princess is another year older and as she says almost going to Kindergarten! She is the only one of the kids that just can't wait!! Here are a few pictures of her threw the last few years! We have really enjoyed her and the love and joy she brings to all of us! This first picture is of Dawsyn Christmas 2007!!!

Here is a picture of our 2 beautiful girls Easter of 2006

Look out Jack Sparrow she is coming for you!!

Dawsyn 6 months old

One of my very favorite!!

My GIRLS!!!

I love to chew on stuff!!!

Here she is our 3 year old!!! Dawsyn and Mommy made her cake this year and she was a big helper!! We had to open presents in Devon's room because he got really sick! OK well, this is funny I think!!! :) We were going to Red Robin for Dawsyn's birthday dinner and as we walked in Devon pucked all over the entry way! Not only that it was CORN DOGS!!! yes corn dogs from lunch! A guy walking in said to his wife yum anyone for bite size hot dogs?? Man it was funny and disgusting!! Devon felt bad that he was ruining Dawsyn's birthday but I took Devon home to bed and had the neighbor lady come sit with him while I returned to eat with Dan and the girls!!

Dawsyn was so excited to have them sing to her @ Red Robin!!

This is the many dress ups of Dawsyn on her birthday!! We started with the black dress that Dakota wore to Jeremy's wedding. Next She put on the bright pink dance outfit that Dakota wore for her 2nd dance recital. Next Dawsyn put on her princess top and a tutu from dance class but didn't spread out all of the ribbons! This of course was the one outfit she decided to wear 90% of the day!! She is so funny!!

Dakota

2009-02-20T14:30:00.000-08:00

OK I thought that I would put a few pictures of when Dakota was little! I don't have any Baby pictures before she was one on the computer!! So here is a picture of her 2nd birthday!! Man how time flys!!

Here is Dakota's first birthday!!

Dakota 2 1/2 yrs old!! She loves the dirt!!

This is a picture of Dakota before her first dance recital!! She is 3 yrs and 4 months!! It is so amazing how quickly they change!!!

Dakota is 8!!!

2009-02-20T14:15:00.000-08:00

Yes it is so hard to believe that our little Dakota is now 8!! We had a little suprise party for her after school! We had cupcakes and she got a few gifts! It was very fun!

This is Ashley, Dakota, Taylor and Dawsyn
HAPPY 8th BIRTHDAY!!!!

FEBRUARY 2009

2009-02-20T14:11:00.000-08:00

Well, it is so hard to believe that February is almost over and how crazy our weather has been!! We started off really cold and then before we new it it was 67 degrees!! It was so nice that it was so hard not to want to through on shorts and play outside. 2 days later we woke up to 2 1/2 inches of snow and the kids hoped for no school but they had school and enjoyed playing in the snow at recess while it lasted! By the end of the day we barley had any snow left. Weeks went on with a few snow flurries and warm days. Then again this last weekend we had more snow, but today it is 68 degrees and beautiful!! We should be 72 degrees tomorrow and then rain for a few days after that. Man this month has been confusing with is it Winter or Spring!! I don't no about all of you but I am hoping for warmer weather soon!

Here are a few pictures of Dawsyn and Taylor's dance class! Also Dakota was practicing her cartwheels!!

Dawsyn decided that the dog bed was the best place to watch TV one day!! She is such a goof ball!!!

Dawsyn's pictures!!

2009-01-27T10:14:00.000-08:00

Here are a few crazy pictures that Dawsyn took! She is so camera happy so for her birthdayI think I will get her a camera!!

Today's Snow and Dawsyn Dance

2009-01-27T10:06:00.000-08:00

Here are a few pictures of the snow this morning! We now have about 3-4 inches on the ground!

Here is Dawsyn's first day at dance! She loved it and smiled the intire time! She is so happy that Taylor is in the class with her!!

Redneck Swimsuit

2009-01-25T19:58:00.000-08:00

OK!!! Here is a funny story! This is Dawsyn's Redneck Swimsuit! My friend Jen and her 3 kids came down and Jen and I went to a wedding while the the kids were here. Dakota has a tatoo kit from Stamping up and the decided to make Dawsyn a swimsuit. She was so proud of it that today she decided to sport it all day long! Thank GOD that we had nowhere to go today. I am sure that she would have not put a shirt on and would have insisted on taking her jacket off at the store!! She is so very funny!!!

Mo's House!!

2009-01-25T19:38:00.000-08:00

Here are a few pictures from last weekend when Amber, Myself and 6 yes 6 kids went from Vancouver to Spokane and back! We had a great time!! The kids loved the snow even though it was hard. Dawsyn of course the first day had a sledding accident! Man that kid loves sledding but always hits her face. I sure hope she grows out of this stage! Well, there were a few minor arguments when we were there but all in all with that many kids it went well!! Thanks, MO and FAMILY!!

2009-01-06T17:00:00.000-08:00

Christmas Eve!! 2008

2008-12-26T11:04:00.000-08:00

We got up decorated cookies that we made the day before and then put them in these cute little Christmas boxes that Dan found! We delivered them to some of our friends and then we came home to make a SNOWMAN!! This year we made a Fisherman! We had a great time building himas a family!!

Dakota surf sledding!!!

Snow and Ice Storm

2008-12-21T19:32:00.000-08:00

Here is a picture of Dawsyn when good sledding goes BAD!!! Dakota was pushing her down a little slope and she hit her face on the sled!! Well, here is her 2nd or 3rd black eye!! she always hurts her face! She said its because that is what catches her! I try to tell her if she puts her arms out when she falls they will keep her from hitting her face. She just doesn't get it!! Well, it can be very comical in some ways.

The dogs have done everything possible to NOT go outside! When they did though they had a great time!! Dawsyn just loves Bubba and will be so sad to see him go when the weather is better we have a family coming to see him!! We will be sad to see him go but what a relief when he is gone!!

Last ones!!!

2008-12-21T18:10:00.000-08:00

If you want to see any of the pictures closer just click on them and it will give you a closer look!!!

The girls all loved meeting the Princesses!!

Berg and Dawsyn were to small for some rides but they kept Nana entertained and the camera rolling while we were on rides!! They are soooooo cute!!

This is a cool ride at Animal Kingdom!!

Even More!!!

2008-12-21T14:43:00.000-08:00

OK here is the only picture we got at Blizzard Beach because we were always in the water!! Devon was brave and went on every slide even the Summit Plummet that drops start down 120ft!! Man that was awesome!!!

OK here is Devon's most favorite of all SEA WORLD!!!! He had a perma grin during the Whale show and then stood speechless when a trainer came to talk to him! Devon know everything there is to know about Whales and when the guy asked him a question he acted like he knew nothing about Whales!! It was funny I have never ever seen Devon speachless about anything before!

Devon, Dakota and I had a chance to go feed the Dolphines and get a very up close and personal look at them! I had no idea that their skin was a hard hard rubber on top and their under belly is soft as silk!! It was such a great experience!!

This is Dan, Devon, Dakota, Mo, Lilly, Henry, Rick and I all taking the plung on Splash Mountain!

More Disney World!!

2008-12-21T14:42:00.000-08:00

Here are a few pictures of Disney World, Epcot, Hollywood Disney and Sea World!! Man with the weather that we are having today I wish we were still in Florida!!

DISNEY WORLD!!!

2008-12-17T07:25:00.000-08:00

Hey we made it home just in time to FREEZE!! The weather was great and we had a great time! We went to Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Animal Kingdom, Disney Hollywood Studios, Blizzard Beach and Sea World! We had alot of rides that we loved!!! Here is our top ten rides: #10 - Splash Mountain #9 - Big Thunder Mountain Railroad #8 - Test Track (race cars) #7 - Spaceship Earth #6 - Slusher Gusher #5 - Summit Plummet #4 - Space Mountain #3 - Expedition Everest #2 - Tower of Terror #1 - Rock 'n' Roller Coaster!!

This was a great experence for us all! The kids loved fling and didn't want to come home! Here are a lot of pictures of everyone at all the parks! Therse pictures are all from Magic Kingdom!

Thanksgiving Weekend

2008-12-03T15:40:00.000-08:00

Hey!!! We had a great Thanksgiving!! Lots of traveling like always but we are sooooo thankful for the better gas prices! Here are a few pictures of the kids! This first set of pictures are Dawsyn's self portraits that she loves taking, Man she is so funny.

This is at after Dawsyn was Baptised! Thanks for the wonderful gifts!

Here are a few pictures of Dawsyn getting baptised! We are so thankful to Father Pedro for doing this on Thanksgiving weekend. Dawsyn was unsure about the whole thing but when he put water on her head she started to giggle! It was very cute!

We had an early Christmas @ my brothers house because we are going to Florida and then we plan on staying @ home for Christmas this year. We have lived here for 11 years and we have never spent Christmas over here! We are all excited. These are pictures of the kids playing dress up! It was very entertaining!!! Dawsyn is such a CLOWN!!

We hope that you all had a great Thanksgiving and Good luck with shopping and I will post a ton of pictures from Florida when we return!! Love You All!!! The Piovesan5

Kids in November!!

2008-11-21T18:22:00.000-08:00

Hi!! here are a few pictures from the past Month!! Dawsyn learned how to do a summer salt! Devon turned 9 and we had lots of fun with the kids!

We still have Both Bubbas! Bubba the Dog and Bubba the Boy!

We hope to sell Sis tomorrow to a lady that is interested!

Man I can't believe he is 9 already!!! Poor Devon his Mom and Sisters made his cake!

Dawsyn tried to put on Mascara!

Dawsyn in Doggie Jail!!!

Dawsyn and Addi in Bella's Small Kennel together!! Man they are silly when they are together!

Trick Or Treating

2008-11-01T14:20:00.001-07:00

Here is a picture of the whole gang that went Trick or Treating!! Well minus one! (Dawsyn) Any ways there was a Grim Reaper, 2 witches, a Lady Bug, a Unicorn, Jack Sparrow and Ragidie Ann and Andy!!

OK Here is Dawsyn she has decided that this year she is afraid of everything!! She cried when she saw a 4 year old girl dressed as a witch!! She started screaming when she say Dakota dressed up and ended up staying home with Daddy while the rest of us went out! Every time the door bell rang she would run and say someone scarry is here! She is soooooo glad that Halloween is over!!

Devon is Very Very Scarry!!!!

This is Dawsyn in her Carebear costume!!! Very Cute!!!!!

Here is our Dakota the Hanna Montana of witches!!!!

Carving Pumpkins

2008-11-01T14:09:00.000-07:00

We had a great time carving our pumpkins!!! We did it last Sunday and unfortunatly it was so hot last week that they started to shrink up and mold!!! They still looked ok for Trick or Treating but needed to be thrown out today!!!

Devon and Dakota

2008-10-27T12:25:00.000-07:00

OK Here is my 6th folder 6th picture!! This is a picture of Devon and Dakota March 1, 2003 on Snohomish (sp) pass! We stopped really quick to get a picture in the snow on are way home from Levenworth! It was great fun!

Hunting

2008-10-24T17:11:00.000-07:00

Here are a few pictures of the kids hunting last week!! This is Devon and Dakota's first time shooting a Shot Gun and Dakota found that it really hurts your arm!!!

Trip

2008-10-24T17:06:00.001-07:00

Here are a few pictures of the gang!! Mo, Lilly, Berg, Katy, Gracie, Cole, Joey, Eli, Dakota, Dawsyn and Myself. We all packed up and headed to the hill to visit everyone up there and to save gas we took Katy's Suburban!! We had everyone packed in and had a great time. The three kids in the back all argued over who had to sit in a seat belt so we ended up drawing names!! Well, we had a great visit!!!!!

2008-10-24T16:58:00.000-07:00

OK OK We still have the PUGS!!! They are ready to go to good homes if you no anyone or if you are interested please give us a call!!! They are great with the kids and are loving being outside. We are currently working on potty training!!!

Bella and Sis

Gems favorite toy!! She can get that sit and spin going!!!

Dawsyn and her gang

Gem and Sis out in Cocoa's food dish keeping warm!!! Aren't they cute!! I THINK THAT YOU NEED ONE!!!!!

The Puppies

2008-09-22T12:51:00.000-07:00

Here are new pictures of the puppies and a few videos of them also! The puppies are now 5 weeks old and are getting very playful. This first picture with all the puppies took about 30 minutes to get! The puppies are from Left to Right Googlie, Gem, Baby Girl #2, Baby Girl #1 and Bubba!!!

Bubba

2008-09-08T20:31:00.000-07:00

Ok this is little man Devon's favorite!! He is going to be very light in color and is the biggest he is 1 lb. 8 oz.

We are a hungry pack of little pigs!!!

This is our favorite time of day!!! CHOW TIME!!!!

Here is the gang after eating man they are rolie polie!!!

Puppies first trip outside

2008-09-08T20:27:00.000-07:00

Finally I am getting updated pictures of the puppies up! These are pictures of there first time outside and they loved it! They are going to be 3 weeks tomorrow and they are starting to walk and find there voices. this first picture is of girl #2. She is sitting next to the border in the yard not very tall. They are so little!!

This is girl #3 and I call her Googlie!! As you can see she has little googlie eyes like her Dad!!

OK OK this is my favorite this is GEM!! She is beautiful isn't she!!! She is the runt almost a pound now!!

This is Girl #1 she is cute also and really loved the grass!!!

First day of school 2008

2008-09-08T20:20:00.000-07:00

Here are a few pictures!! Devon and Dakota's first day of school last week was great they love there teachers and had fun seeing all the kids from last year! also I added a picture of Dawsyn blowing her bubbles and Dakota and Ashley yesterday!

6 Days Old!!!

2008-08-24T21:48:00.001-07:00

Welcome Home Puppies!!! Today we picked up the pack and brought them home!! Doning very well as you can tell. They have all almost doubled in size. Man can they eat and Bella ia a great Mom lets them eat when they want to no matter what she is doing. Well, I will keep posting pictures as they get bigger!!!

Kids and Puppies

2008-08-24T21:45:00.001-07:00

Devon and his little boy!!!
Dakota and girl #2
Dawsyn and girl #1

New born puppies

2008-08-24T21:41:00.000-07:00

Well here are some long awaited pictures of the puppies!! Here are a few from the first day! The first on born in the picture is the only little boy.

Then there were 3

Then there were 5

Crabbing

2008-08-24T21:33:00.000-07:00

We had a great time crabbing!! Here are a few pictures of the week!!

2008-08-20T10:29:00.000-07:00

Well, we had an exciting day yesterday! We were leaving for Blaine and Dayna called Bella was having her babies!!! YEE Well, we were already packed up so we headed over to Dayna's!! Well, the funny thing is that I had only dropped her off 30 minutes before that! When we got there she had the first one a beautiful bouncing boy. he was 6.5oz. Then she started having another one but it got stuck. The vet said that it could take up to 2 hrs for her to have that one but after about 1 1/2 hrs we decided to take her in to the vet on the way there she had the one that was stuck but she was still born. When we got to the vet the second that we walked through the door Bella had another baby another girl! then they put us in a room the second Dan put her on the counter she had another girl!! Man they were coming out fast.. They x-rayed her and she still had 2 to go. After they brought her back the doctor said that is may take her up to 6 more hours to have the other two. Well, remember we are still leaving town sometime that day! So the Doctor said he would be back in about 10 minutes and we could figure out if we wanted to induce more labor or just wait! Well, 2 minutes after he left she had another Girl!!! So we decided to pay and leave. Took them back to Dayna's and about 10 minutes later she had another Girl!! So all in all we have 1 boy and 4 girls!!! :) Dan said that the boy was born first because he was tired of all the girls!! Well, we made it last night to Blaine around 10pm. I will post pictures of the puppies and Bella as soon as I can!! Love Ya All!!!

Bella's Big Belly!!!

2008-08-15T15:44:00.000-07:00

Well, here is our prego pug!! Katy and Emily Bella feels the way you do!! HEHEHE She is doing great other than it being SOOOOOO hot around here. If you now anyone who would love to give a good home to a beautiful Pug please let me know! We are not sure of the cost yet. Bella is due in 2 wks sowe will post pictures of the babies soon!

Dawsyn's Potty Training

2008-08-15T15:40:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone I am starting to potty train and I love taking pictures of me in undies!! I am doing good but sometimes I forget and I HATE when it runs down my leg!!! YUCKY! Mom says when I start using the potty everytime that she will buy me special Dora undies and it will save us alot of money! What ever that means!

Here Kitty Kitty!!!

2008-08-15T15:36:00.000-07:00

We had a great time on our 6th Annual trip to the Snake River in Hells Canyon! It was very hot this year 110 degrees most of the time. We had 2 days of great thunder and lightning storms it was great except for all the rain that came with it. The camp ground was full most of the time and it was nice to see all the people that come tear to year that you see and become friends with. Devon and Dakota both made lots of friend to play with while we were there. We let Devon and Dakota have a little more freedom this year. We let them go fish and swim with there friends without us as long as they kept there life jackets on. They really liked this and did a great job of keeping there life jackets on and caught a tone of fish everyday! Here is our fish catch the day before we left! Dawsyn thinks that she is part of the fish family! This year we caught a lot of fish everyday!!

Got Fish???

2008-08-15T15:32:00.000-07:00

Daddys Big Catch

2008-08-15T15:26:00.000-07:00

On the boat

2008-08-15T15:16:00.000-07:00

Dawsyn got sleepy when we were out on the boat. This proves that she can sleep anywhere! This is the first year that we took a boat that we owned so it was great to take it out all day and get a lot of fishing in.

Dog sitting

2008-06-29T17:12:00.000-07:00

We had a great time sitting a 7 week old puppy named Cooter! She was great!

Dog sitting

2008-06-29T17:11:00.000-07:00

Dakota's Dance Recital

2008-06-29T17:06:00.000-07:00

Dakota had her dance recital on June 21st and she did great!! They were Little Red Riding Hood!!!

Dakota's Dance Recital

2008-06-29T17:05:00.000-07:00

The Gang!!

2008-06-29T17:03:00.000-07:00

Here is a few pictures of the kids all together watching the new show Wipe out!! They all liked it!

Dan's Cast!!!

2008-06-29T17:02:00.000-07:00

Dan Was walking across a parking lot and rolled his ankle on a rock and broke the little bone above his pinky toe! Well, so here he is with his cast and he had to wear it for 6 weeks!! Only 10 days left before it comes off. Well, we got him a scooter to get around with because he whinned to much with the cruches!!

The Hughes Visit

2008-06-29T17:00:00.000-07:00

Mo and the kids came over to visit! We had a great week!! The weather was great so the kids spent lots of time outside. We were all thankful for that!!!