Poole Party

Kanyon Wayne Poole has arrived!

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Kanyon Wayne Poole January 14, 2011 6lb 11oz 20 inches

All my beautiful boys!

Home at last!

Tuckyr has been so cute with him.

Sorry you have to see me in this picture but it was one of his first pictures of us together.

Feeling very out numbered!

I scheduled to be induced Friday January 14th. I had to be there at 5am. Dr. Isbell was not able to come in as soon as I would have liked due to a C-section...so I waited. The doc came at 9:20 am, I begged for an epidural (which I should have demanded earlier), the anesthesiologist barely had time to get the medicine to take full effect (like 10:48 am) when Kanyon was born at 10:50 am. I pretty much went through labor without the meds. I should have saved myself the money :) Kanyon was healthy and that was all that mattered. On the good side my body was numb for quite a long time after. :)

Christmas Day 2010 (1st of several post since I'm retarded and can't get it all in one post :)

2011-01-03T23:46:00.005-07:00

I did this backwards so this is the end of the day, and I can't get the underline off for some reason. These are the jammies they got from Granny Kathy and the monster trucks from uncle warren. The trucks have been all over the house since they got opened.
Gpa Hemming and Tuckyr...he was in love with the Bumblebee Transformer as soon as he opened it.

The Transformers they really wanted!

Opening gifts at Gpa Hemming's house.

Tuckyr sat and played with Isaac's present he got from Santa...Optimos Prime. He wanted one so bad so I was happy to know he was going to get one later from gpa hemming.

Adorable Sammo with a bow on.

Uncle Lee brought the boys these spinning toys from Mexico...they love them!

New jammies from Granny Kathy...Tuckyr loved his Mickey Mouse ones. Also they got cars pillows and rice pack and she crocheted them all blankets! We had a wonderful Christmas. I forgot my camera in the car when we stopped at Granny Clark's to eat dinner which was awesome. We also got to talk to Elder Braden Poole for a bit which was great!

Christmas morning 2010

2011-01-03T23:25:00.004-07:00

Mack and Tuckyr on Christmas morning. I made them stop for the picture and Tuckyr would not take his eyes off the presents under the tree for the pic. :)

I made them wait to open anything until I picked up Gma Hemming so she could watch. We ate breakfast first too...Tuckyr took about 2 bits is all but I couldn't have expected more I guess.

I guess Wayne didn't want to waste any of the scrap wrapping paper so he used it all on my present...I think it would have been easier to use a new one.

Gma was probably wore out after all the boys wild present opening and yelling but I hope she had fun.

Christmas Eve at the Reeds

2011-01-03T23:07:00.004-07:00

Gma got these cute jammies for the boys and they had to put them on right away! Yes Tuckyr was wearing his Halloween shirt...still.

Mack's latest thing is "cheers" to everything (I'm not sure where he picked it up) but they were "cheering" their jammies with a hug. :)

Above: Daddy told them to show their muscles and "tuff" face. Skinny winny!
Below: Tuckyr loved his new tractor and loves the Big Green Tractor song. He's so cute when he sings it!

Sammy's Birthday at Bo's Warehouse

2011-01-03T22:57:00.002-07:00

We love to go to Bo's warehouse for get togethers. The boys can play in the area below the theater seating for the big screen and we can relax and visit in the rest of the area, either the theater seating or the couches and chairs by the ping pong table and work out equipment. I wish it was ours! So this slide goes down to the kids play area, so I crawled down the low stairs to take this cute pic. (8 mos pregnant btw.)

Tuckyr always has the funniest expressions with his big brown eyes.

Sam isn't sure about Wayne, probably all the hair on his chin. He is so cute though. His one year party was fun.

Early snow in November!

2011-01-03T22:35:00.002-07:00

The boys love to play on the huge hill of snow that piles up in our cul-de-sac. They were borrowing someone's sled (I'm not sure who's) but they love playing there when they can.

Mack and Tuckyr were able to ride their little snowmobile early this year! They were so excited. This was just the first of many rides in the back yard and around the neighborhood (with dad of course) Mack doesn't like to drive because he says he goes too fast even though the sled only goes 15 max. We don't let Tuckyr drive too much yet though...he only knows full throttle and no less!

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Another video of Mack's Christmas program. He added his own moves in the program he warned me ahead of time to watch for. He was so proud of it!

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Mack was cute singing with his fellow class mates in his first Christmas program. I am not a good photographer so the video is rough and I was clear in the back and kept getting heads bob in my view but oh well.

My new adventure!

2010-11-16T19:29:00.003-07:00

Some of you already know I am no longer working, instead I am working from home...on several things. One is the clothes I have been selling for a few years off and on, the other is legal documents and drafting from home. So visit my two web site links to the side of my page to see all I can do. Tell your friends because I don't just do work for attorneys. I would love to stay working from home and I know my boys would love it too.

My attempt at blogging again...

2010-11-11T16:07:00.003-07:00

The boys asked if they could use some foam soap while tubbing and I said "Ok." not knowing how much they were going to use. Two empty bottle later I found this. I was too busy on facebook... Tuckyr had decided to use the potty too so it was streaked accross the bathroom and all over the toilet. It was so thick, it was a layer an inch thick!

Longest post ever...since I haven't been on for 3 mos!

2009-05-22T11:03:00.013-06:00

Mack and Granny love to play. I think the boys wore her out!

Tuckyer is a sweet boy (sometimes) :)

He's just like his dad, loves his back, neck and head rubbed.

Trip to Overton, Nevada to see Granny and Grandpa Clark. It was crazy weather! Worst blizzard ever on the way down through Spanish Fork. After staying the night there we drove on snowy roads to almost St. George and all the sudden it was 60 plus degrees and sunny! It was great once we got there.

We took Tuckyr's bike helmet to wear on the 4wheeler and he wanted to wear it in the car. He wore it the whole way!

They loved spending time with Granny and Gpa Clark.

We went to a nearby park to play. It was still over 60 degrees but Granny was so cold she wrapper her arms up in her shirt so we decided to go. While I was looking for Tuckyr I heard Mack up on the jungle gym laughing and talking to a family eating at a nearby picknick table. I went over to investigate and he had turned away laughing and pointing. I didn't hear what he said but as I turned away I caught a dark spot in the sand below where Mack was. I stopped and turned back mortified as I realized what had transpired. The family saw my face go from confusion to understanding to shock to embarassment in about 2 seconds and started laughing. I about died! He had I asked if he had done that and pointed down to the wet spot. They laughed yes and I started to apologize as quickly as I could. They just laughed and the grandpa said he would take him since they only have girl granddaughters. I took Mack down and took him over to Wayne and scolded him for peeing in public and at the very least he should have found a tree, not gone where the kids play. As we were leaving the family asked if our car is the one from Idaho. I wanted to say no and run away but didn't. The mom told me they are from IF also and live in ammon. What a coincidence. I told her I was just thinking how relieved I was we didn't know them so to not be embarrassed if we saw them again. She laughed. I hope we dont run into them even though they were nice!

We fed the giant sucker fish at Lake Mead.

Wayne fed the duck from his hands.

We went 4 wheeling 2 days. It was really fun to see the petrogliphs.

Unfotunately Tuckyr touched to exhaust on the 4 wheeler and burned his hand really bad. We didn't have ice so we dipped his hand in water. He screamed for quite a while. I felt really bad.

This is his hand a few days later. He had blisters on all 4 top fingers and a huge one in btwn his middle and ring finger.

We rode into this cave. It had alot of graffiti but was cool to see.

The second day we put the glove on Tuckyr's hand to protect it. He loves to wear gloves so he didn't mind.

Easter morning April 2009. They got lots of bubbles and loved them!

I hid eggs for Sarah and Austin to have a contest to find them. Sarah wasn't happy when she didn't win. Sarah hid eggs for Mack inside and I hid eggs for her outside. It was fun to do.

Mom and Tuckyr. Tuckyr loves to sing in their singing game that is like Kareoke.

LEE'S HOMECOMING! Lee came home April 28. We met him at the airport with signs the kids made. They loved making them and waiting for Uncle Lee.

Wayne and Jeffrey's faces when they could see Lee coming down the stairs.

Lee and Wayne hugging. Yes, Lee was crying and so was Wayne.

Tuckyr hitched a ride on Lee's luggage.

STATE BASEBALL TOURNAMENT! We went to Boise to see Braden play for Rigby High School. They won their first game that Braden pitched. It was a fun, close game. Unfortunately the lost their next two games. We had fun swimming (Tuckyr thought it was too cold) at the hotel and riding our bikes along the green belt there. It goes for miles! My butt was so sore I could hardly sit down!

We rode our bikes to the zoo and walked around. They saw lots of neat animals! Mack loved it!

Hot spectators at the final game. It was 80 something and toasty.

A boy had baby chicks that the kids loved. They kept going back to see them. Aren't they cute? The chicks too!

Mack always seem to find friends places. These three were inseperable. I thought it was cute they were holding hands.

HAT HAIR

2009-02-19T11:40:00.000-07:00

Tuckyr loves the helmets for snowmobiling, after riding on Sat we hung stuff up to dry so on Sunday it was all out still and Tuckyr found the helmets. This one is mine and way too big but he insisted on wearing it. It was cute to watch him sway down the hall as he struggled to keep his head up from the weight of the helmet. He almost crashed into the wall :) Mack cried everytime we tried to put a helmet on him at this age.

SNOWMOBILE TIME!

2009-02-19T11:17:00.000-07:00

We took the kiddies snowmobiling Saturday to Bone. I was snowing a bit but fun. The kids dont last too long but I think Tuckyr would have gone a while longer. When we got there we realized we hadn't grabbed the kids gear bag :0! Luckily we had their helmets in the truck and their snow pants on so we had to find gloves and head socks. They looked a little silly in adult gloves but their hands were warm!

My pink extra driving gloves, not great for snowmobiling but we tucked his hands in his coat sleeves.

FUN WITH DOUG AND JANE

2009-02-17T10:34:00.000-07:00

Friday we made dinner with Doug and Jane Talbot at out house. Their two girls and our two boys ran around and had a great time playing while we put dinner together. Jane made this awsome pulled pork that was like the pork from Cafe Rio (if you haven't eaten there and you like mexican it is a must!). I tried to make the Creamy ranch cilantro lime dressing the have also but it wasn't as good but okay. It was fun and we just combined things we had at home to put on the salad/tacos. It was great to relax after and visit and laugh at the kids playing together. Livvy wanted to watch Sleeping Beauty and luckily Mack got it for Christmas so they watched that in his room with the lights off and his Lightning McQueen lamp on. What a combination. Tuckyr found livvy's bright red adorable shoes and had to put them on as you can see.

TUCKYR LOVES PENNY'S KITTY!

2009-02-06T08:50:00.000-07:00

Thanks Penny for taking these pictures for me. Tuckyr often comes home with small scratches or claw marks due to his love for this kitty. He doesn't know how to tell when she has had enough attention from him.

Christmas/New Years

2009-01-14T12:18:00.009-07:00

I had to get myself (and the house) put back together after the holidays this year. It was a little crazy.

First...

We decorated the house and tree and our selves.

Then...

we visited Grandma Hemming on Christmas Eve. Mack took her picture for me. She gave them some cars and big trucks and cookies, yumm.

Then...

I fixed dinner at my house on Christmas Eve and Mom, Ted, Sarah, Lindsey and Austin came over to eat and open gifts. Look at that huge dinosaur mom got the kids! Where are we going to keep it!?

Next...

we woke up Christmas morning to open our gifts and Santa's gifts. Look at that mess! Spoiled children.

and...

we hurried and got dressed to go to Granny and Grandpa Poole's house to open gifts with Bonney and Jake's family too.

and... we went to Great Granny Clark's house to have Christmas dinner with Blake/Stephanie and Bruce/Lynette and Nan/Willey and fams. I forgot my camera so I'll have to add these pics later when I get some from Kathy and Bonney.

and...we went back to Granny Poole's house to wait for Elder Poole to call from New Jersey. He was nearly an hour late calling and we almost left so that we could make it to my dad's house. Just as we were walking out he called. We hurried and talked first and rushed out the door

to...

Grandpa Hemming's house. My camera had gotten cold out in the snow so it was all fogged up but Mack wanted to take pictures. They got new comforters for their new bunk beds and movies ( I can't get them to stop watching).

The next day.... (after the roads finally opened)

we drove to Montana to visit family and attend Chris Bick's home coming talk in church. Mack and Tuckyr loved to play with all his cousins there. He was sad that he missed Laif :( The window reflected the lights so the pics aren't great but they were having fun. We stayed until Monday and drove home.

Only to...

unpack and repack to leave for our annual snowmobile trip to Island Park with John and Kathy Poole, Robert and Colleen Poole, Bonney and Jake Shumway and kids, and Austin Poole and friend. The kids loved it! We bundled them up to ride the snowmobile and play in the snow. Mack went on three rides. Twice to Big Springs to feed the fish/ducks/muskrat. Once with Grandpa Poole (he was asleep in that picture of Grandpa carrying him). Tuckyr wanted to watch them every time he heard one running outside the room. He loves them! Braden played with the boys in the snow and was throwing Mack into the deep part. Mack and I made a slide and a snow cave (I got too tired so it was only big enough for Mack to fit in).

When we got home the house was a disaster! It took us more then a week to get everything back to normal (I really don't think it still is actually). I did laundry for like a week staight and couldn't get all the stuff to quit piling up on my kitchen counter, but we loved every minute and have to pay the price.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

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I am very thankful for family this time of year. We always seem to be running around with out heads cut off trying to fit everyone in and make everyone happy, but I would not change it for anything. We love to be able to see out families and are blessed to live close enough to see them. I don't know what we would do without them. They save us when we need a babysitter and they feed us, saving me from cooking. They laugh with us and make memories with us. We love to go a do things together and hang out at their houses. We really would be lost without them.

Soooo, THANK YOU FAMILY!

I am thankful everyday for such great examples for our children and for the love you give them. They love their Grandparents and cousins and Aunts/Uncles etc. My children are excited when anyone of you visit or we run into you or we visit you. They think that all children we visit are their cousins. Which is a compliment since they love to see their cousins. I hope everyone thinks of their families this holiday season and I hope everyone has a peaceful (the soul kind maybe not the physical kind), joyful and merry Christmas!

Thanksgiving

2008-12-09T10:18:00.001-07:00

Thanksgiving was fun due mostly to the great weather. The kids got to play with their cousins on the 4wheeler and play basketball with uncle Braden. Wayne's mom made a good turkey too.

ALL BY MYSELF!

2008-12-02T13:08:00.003-07:00

Macky, Macky, Macky... Wayne went to play Basketball the other night and had to tape his ankle so that he doesn't kill himself. I didnt really pay attention but obviously Mack did. After Wayne left I sat in a lounge chair and watched Dancing with the Stars finale I had recorded. It wasnt until Mack asked for some scissors that I realized why he'b been so quiet. (I thought he was as into the show as I was). I looked over the pillows to see this. I died laughing. He not only did a perfect replica of his dad's job but used almost the whole roll of tape. I could not believe he even left his little toes hanging out like dad! I had to immediately take off the tape since his toes were turning purple. He had wrapped it up pretty tight. Crazy kid!

Twilight

2008-11-22T23:23:00.002-07:00

Well, I went to Twilight and was pleasantly surprised with the movie. There were a few things I thought would have been different, but for a movie of a book it was great! And clever! I never have liked vampire movies or books and I love this series. Eventhough it is definantly written for a younger age group then I fit into. I was not the oldest one there I was glad to see. I also heard they bought the movie rights to the other books so I look forward to those. I don't really think that guy is gorgeous they casted for Edward but by the end of the show he'd grown on me.

toilet monster

2008-11-21T10:59:00.000-07:00

Mack was going potty before bed last night, this is what I caught him doing.

He was lifting the lids saying "raar, raar, it's a shark mommy, the shark is going to eat me, raar." I don't know why but I busted up laughing and could not stop. The mind of a child is so funny and creative. I shouldn't encourage playing with the toilet but I can't tell him to not be imaginative.

Anything to delay bedtime.

New Beds!

2008-11-19T20:41:00.000-07:00

A great advantage to having Wayne involved with the young men is that we can have them do service projects for us (It benefits them as well). They helped us haul in the new bunkbed set we got. Wayne found it off the trading post at work. It is hardly used and was what I was looking for, plus half the price as new. It has a desk on the end and draws and shelves. It is a little tight in their room with the crib too but eventually I'll feel like letting Tuckyr out of his crib. It is too easy not having two trying to sleep with us every other night.

Tuesday

2008-11-19T20:34:00.000-07:00

The young men came to our house for their activity on Tuesday night. They cooked baked potatoes and played Xbox while waiting for them to cook. Great activity. It was loud having 8 boys under 16 in our house together.

Whenever I have the camera out Tuckyr starts saying "cheese" I think it was his first word beside mommy and daddy. He loves pictures. Like his chocolate lip liner?

Mack also has to be the center of attention when anyone else is.

Recent Changes

2008-11-14T23:08:00.002-07:00

I wanted to have 3 columns but the background I like doesn't fit! So bear with me eventhough it doesn't exactly fit. I can't find that many 3 column backgrounds that I like. :( I'll keep looking but for now this will have to do.

I just got tickets to see Twilight next Friday night! I am excited to see if I will be disappointed in the show.

Tagged!

2008-11-03T18:09:00.003-07:00

This is the first time I've been tagged since I am new to this blogging thing. This should be fun....

5 things I was doing 10 years ago?

Working at Bank of Idaho
Going to school at ISU
raising cain
living with 2 girl friends in a rented house
working for the Padres at McDermott Field in the evening

5 things on today's list?

get the kids ready to go to Penny's (baby sitters)
go to work
make dinner
bathe kids and put them to bed
clean the destroyed house now that they are in bed

5 snacks I enjoy?

Pumkin chocolate chip cookies
popcorn
chips and salsa
pickled beans and carrots
cheese and crackers

5 places I've lived from birth?

San Diego, California
Zion, Illinois
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Idaho Falls, Idaho
Ronan, Montana (summer)
Arco

5 jobs I've had?

bar bunny at Sizzler
teller at First Interstate/Wells Fargo Bank
teller at Bank of Idaho
Fashion Bug
sold programs at Padres
office Manager at Bird Law Office (2000-present)

Now that you know so much more about me :) I tag Jenny Nay, Celeste Porter, Shera Payne and Zoe Pettingill.

Happy Halloween!

2008-11-01T14:11:00.002-06:00

Tuckyr was a cute skunk if you couldn't tell. His bum says "Little Stinker". The little Lion in Isaac Shumway, our nephew who is 10 mos. old he liked the skunk a lot and wanted to hold on, but Tuckyr wasn't so sure.

Issac, Tuckyr, Shane and Mack. Issac and Shane are Bonny's boys, she is Wayne's sister. Shane is 8 mos younger than Mack and Isaac is 7 mos younger than Tuckyr. I think they will have loads of fun together as they get older.

Happy Halloween!

2008-11-01T14:03:00.000-06:00

I spray painted Mack's hair red for fun and Tuckyr's was to be black with a white stripe but the black got mixed in the white and he ended up looking like an old balding gray haired man.

Tuckyr, Sarah (my little sister who is 10) and Mack. They went with her around my parents neighborhood.

Tuckyr stopped dead in his tracks when he saw this and just stared at it. I think he was trying to figure out just what it was.

Shane and Mack had to play in the leaves when we got to Granny Poole's house.

Macky Story of the Day

2008-10-31T15:33:00.003-06:00

Today grandma picked up Mack and Tuckyr from Shelby's house who was kind enough to watch them. As they drove through the intersections Mack was telling Grandma what to do. "It's green go Grandma!" At 3 1/2 he is a wonderful backseat driver already. "Stop Grandma! The light is Red!" I am thankful he knows his colors but this is part of the consequences. So Grandma asked, "If green is go and Red means stop, what does yellow mean?" Mack readily replied, "Go fast and get there!"

Halloween Carnival

2008-10-29T17:20:00.002-06:00

We had a Halloween Carnival at our chuch by the young men and women. Mack and Tuckyr had fun but Mack gets shy and honory around lots of people. Tuckyr could care less what people are around as long as someone will pick him up on demand. Neither wanted paint on their faces. Tuckyr wiped off what little I did get on. Oh well!

Yummy donuts! He wasn't suppose to use his hands :)

It was a great turn out and thanks so much to those who put it on. IT WAS FUN!

us

2008-10-24T10:07:00.003-06:00

The only smile I could get out of Tuckyr.

Mack wanted to go outside and ride his bike

so bad I had to bribe him to sit still a few minutes.

Mack had to be upside down and wanted me to take pictures over and over. He's such a silly boy. Don't mind the purple curtains that don't match a thing. It's just that kind of room.

2008-10-24T09:36:00.001-06:00

I finally finished my projects! Yeah! Super Saturday was awsome! These ideas were so cute that even though I am not crafty I had to attempt them. There are six different pictures up there but I couldn't get them to seperate even a little. I'm still trying to get used to this blog thing.

Wayne New York

2008-10-24T08:55:00.000-06:00

Lee and Wyane in Elisabeth Town, NJ.

Wayne went to New York in the end of August with his cousin Josh and a few friends. They wanted to go to the original Yankee Stadium before it was torn down. They also took a bus over to Boston one day and caught a Redsox game. His younger brother Lee is serving a mission in Morristown, New Jeresey right now. His Mission President okayed Wayne to take Lee out to lunch while he was there too. Wayne loved that! The pictures are fun and he's glad I didn't go because he didn't want to see any Broadway plays.

Lee gets home in March or April 2009. We are counting down the days. He is a good missionary and we are proud of the work he is doing.

Yellowstone Park 08

2008-10-10T14:11:00.000-06:00

We traveled to Yellowstone Park on 10/5/2008. We usually see

tons of Buffalo and ended up seeing about 10 altogether.

We did see some big elk in Mammoth and a few tourists.

It was getting chilly so we didn't do alot of walking around.

We love to travel but need a better vehicle to do it in

then the diesel truck.

Labor Day at Challis Hot Springs, annual Poole camping trip 2008

2008-07-11T22:50:00.000-06:00

We love to go to Challis each year with Wayne's family. The pool is warm enough for the children and there is a hotter pool too. The camp ground is nice and lots of 4wheeling close by. Plus we have drove a little to see cool things like old mining towns and old clay ovens. There are some neat lakes and mountains up there too.

Mack didn't like the water so much that night. He was tired and hadn't had a long enough nap. Dad wasn't making it better by throwing him in the air when he didn't want to be. Tuckyr liked it for a while but was tired also.

Tuckyr's Blessing

2008-01-07T22:18:00.000-07:00

Hello! Welcome to our blog. I'm not sure what to do really so I hope this turns out okay.

Tuckyr Tegan Poole was blessed by his father on August 12, 2007 at the Lincoln 4th Ward building in Idaho Falls. We had lunch after at our home on Tegan Circle

(hence the middle name). Between the two families we served about 50 people. Thankfully family brought salads and desserts.

While still at church meetings, Kathy and Lila were nice enough to take Tuckyr so that I could perform my secretarial duties in Relief Society. I saw Kathy take him out with the diaper bag, so I figured she must have needed to change him. At home she said she couldn't tell which diaper was for Mack and which for Tuckyr. From the picture you can probably guess, she picked the wrong one. He was wearing a size 5 diaper on a size 2 bum. Ha Ha, at least he wasn't leaking.

The third picture is a 5 generation picture: Mack Poole, Kathy Poole, Wayne Poole, Tuckyr Poole, Fay Clark, Myrtle Clemmons. Wayne's Greatgrandma Clemmons is only (I hope she doesn't mind I put this on the internet) 86 (?) or close to it. Only a little older than my Grandma Bauer (no surprises since we just celebrated her 80th bday) How neat it is for Mack to be able to know her.