The kids in Utah!!

These are some pictures I took of the kids while in Utah. I hope you enjoy reading and looking and all my posts. I caught you up on the goings on with me for the past few months. I am ready for some relaxing at the lake now!!! Enjoy!!!!

J.T.'s Birthday!! The Big 3

J.T's Birthday fell on Father's Day. Here is J.T., Dad, and Great Grandpa playing Hungry Hippo's. J.T. Loves that game!! He also had a Birthday party at E & O Bowling Alley. Other than Teegan, Kolter and J.T. he had a bunch of girls at his party!!! We really need some more boys around here!!! I Love J.T. so much. He has such a great personality. One day we were talking about something and he says to me " Grandma that is ridiculous!!" only J.T. Happy Birthday J.T.!

Ice Cream Truck - Morman Ln. Every Tuesday at 5:00 p.m.

There is really no explaining to this!!! These kids love their Ice creams and they all look forward to Tuesday when the Ice Cream truck comes. So funny to watch them eat it!! Didn't get pictures of all the kids, but most of them needed a good washing up!! Raya was so funny. Her and Teegan really had the ice cream everywhere! LOVE IT!

Logan's Baby blessing!!

Don't know how it happened, but we didn't get pictures of the baby blessing!!! It was kind of a hectic Sunday. I didn't even think to get pictures of the Braithwaite and Nicholls last minuet reunion. All the Braithwaites were in Utah and all the Nicholls Family so they came to the baby blessing. It was fun to get all the kids together and to see the Familes grow!! Need to remember the camera next time!! Loads of fun though!!!

Johnny's Graduation!!

There is really not much of a need to say much. Needless to say John and Zan are so excited to be done with school!! I am also excited that they like Humboldt County and they get to live in Mckinleyville!! I hope they get to stay!! I love the grandkids being close to grandma!!!

Jaxson's Tooth!

Picture it is about 11:30 p.m. and I am downstairs at Becky's and Becky and Chris had gone to bed to get sleep before baby wakes up. I am watching T.V. when I hear Jaxson call GRANDMA, I get up from the couch and go to the bottom of the stairs and Jaxson is at the top telling me his tooth is loose and he can't sleep! I thought I had heard him earlier in the evening but I wasn't sure what about. I asked him if he couldn't just go back to sleep and worry about the loose tooth in the morning. He kept telling me he couldn't. I hated to wake up the parents so I told him he could try to pull it! He tried and wasn't successful and wanted me to pull it. It was so loose that it didn't take much for it to come out. Well from there it went down hill . You know how pulled teeth bleed, or at least mixed with spit it looks like a lot. I told him to hold still I had better get the camera to take pics for mom and dad. We did that and just as I snapped 2 pictures, he droped the tooth down the drain, got upset at the blood and proceded to ralph his guts out for at least 20 min. needless to say dad had to get up with him!! What a disaster it turned out to be. I told him the tooth fairy would find his tooth down the drain and he would still get money for his tooth which helped some!!! What a night. I will never do that again! especially by the sink!

I haven't posted in forever, my computer wouldn't download my pic. for some reason so I am going to do some catching up! First I went for the birth of Becky's 4th baby. Logan as you can see is sooo cute! I stayed for a short time, as I had to fly to Sacramento for Johnny's graduation (post is coming) then I flew back to Utah to help Becky some more with the baby as this one was another C-Section. I got back and immediately got sick and was confined to the bedroom for 3 days. Fat lot of help I was! I think Becky and Chris were ready to ship me home. The baby is soo cute can't wait for them to come for most of the month of July. Hope they survive the trip out. Kelly and Becky and all the kids in one car!!! EXCITING FOR THEM!

Utah Trip and Easter

I can't believe how time flies!!! I haven't posted since January. Where did February and March go????? I got to fly to Utah for Conference and stay for Easter!! We have had soo much fun playing with the grandkids, I hate to go home!! I forgot my camera at home, who knows what I was thinking so thanks to Becky I got a few pictures of the kids!!! They are all growing up too fast and my time went by so fast too!! I missed John and Zan and J.T. and Kolter for Easter, but they were up just before I left and hopefully will be moving back up to Mckinleyville at the End of May. I am sooooo excited to have grandkids live close!!! Enjoy the pictures!


Chris, Becky, Jaxson, Carter and Payton Easter Morn.

Payton got a Princess Tea Set!!

Jaxson and his Easter Bunny

Carter Easter Morning

Payton Playing

Jaxson and Carter Coloring Eggs

Jaxson and Aubrey

Payton and Aubrey in the Tub!!! They LoveTheir baths!

Aubrey Swinging

Kaylee Playing



Kaylee after eating her popcicle from the Ice Cream Truck!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KELLY!!! I really need to start taking pictures of my kids without the grandkids. I couldn't find a picture of Kelly without kids. Kelly has brought so much excitement into her dad and my life there is too much to mention. There was never a dull moment with Kelly around. She especially always had her favorite spots to eat and I must say she was probably one of my most picky eaters in High School. Those days went by so fast it is hard for me to believe she is a mom and has two kids of her own. Dad and I love you soooo much Kelly and are glad you are our daughter, especially now the teenage years are over and you turned out to be the GREATEST!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY AGAIN WE LOVE YOU!!! I won't tell everyone you are now the big 27, three years to 30!!

CHRISTMAS 2008

I have been so lazy at getting this post done. This Christmas was our off year with the kids but we ended up going and visiting John and Zan just before Christmas and then went to Utah to spend Christmas there as Chris and Becky wanted to spend Christmas at home this year. They invited us to come spend Christmas with them. With Kelly's in-laws living there we got to spend some time with Kelly and Shane and their family also. It was a great Christmas!!! I must admit I love the low stress remember the meaning of Christmas kind of Christmas. I will have to make myself remember that for next year. We all enjoyed each others company and tried to make Christmas simple. Thanks to all the kids for a great Christmas!!! Here are some Pics of the great holiday!!

I didn't get a whole lot of pictures at John and Zan's but we went bowling at a new bowling Alley near Johnny's. John and Zan make us Nicholls Trucking Shirts for Chirstmas which we all wore bowling. J.T. didn't quite know what to think about the bowling, but we all had a fun time!! Thanks John and Zan.

Christmas with Becky and Chris was so much fun and the kids enjoyed Christmas so much. Jaxson and Carter loved the elf that visited their house before Christmas. Chris's mom came for Christmas also. It was good seeing her and the kids enjoyed her visit also.

There was soooo much snow this year in Utah we had a white Christmas. I must say though that I really don't care for the snow. Becky was shoveling her driveway when we drove up and even Jaxson got in on the shoveling!! Chris took the kids to the hill by their house and went sledding!! They had a lot of fun, but I stayed in the house where it was warm! I deceided I will not live in the snow. Here are a few pic. of the kids in front of the tree and with their favorite Christmas toys!

Chirstmas morning Shane and Kelly called us when their kids got up and we got to go over and watch Kaylee and Aubrey Christmas morning. They are sooo cute to and we enjoyed spending time with them too!!!

A Big THANKS to all the kids and grandkids for making our Christmas a great one for 2008!!!!