Coming Home

We are ready to go home!!!

Shilo's boys. Blake, Caleb, and Bryan like their new brother.
They all liked to hold him.

Getting a bath is never fun. Shilo and I worked fast so he didn't get upset.

Bryan and Nana with Gavin.

Baby Gavin!!

Baby Gavin is Here!!!

He was born on Dec 17, 2009

at 10:28 a.m.

He weighed 7 lbs 3 oz and 20 1/2 inch long.

Here is my sweet baby. We were blessed to have him born healthy and strong.

Proud Daddy!! Don't I look like my dad!

Actually I look like my brothers!!

This is a stocking that they gave to us and he has on a red onesie that says "My first Christmas."

Thanksgiving and Surprises!

Thanksgiving at Nana's House. We had so much fun!! It was fun to stay in the spare rooms in the apartment. Christmas Exchange!! Thanks Kristie and Kiri for the Monster Truck!!! Bryan just Loves it!

Blake loved his Buzz lightyear Pezz and Toy Story Book and map! Thanks Addison!

Caleb likes to listen to his toy IPOD. Thank you Tietjen and Anna Belle.

Thanksgiving dinner in the apartment. We had lots of good food. I hadn't realized that I cut off Dad.

Tietjen and Blake eating.

Here we are enjoying our good food, but Caleb doesn't look happy.

On Saturday we put up our Christmas Tree and some decorations. The boys had a blast and are so excited for Santa!!!

Bryan hurt his foot at Nana's house by jumping off the bunkbed ladder and bruising the heel of his foot. We borrowed these crutches so that he can get around at school. It looks alot worse than it really is. He has been putting a little more pressure on it today and I hope it heals this week.

Here is our big Surprise: PUPPIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yes, this morning we found Molly giving birth to puppies. She ended up having 4. We were told she was fixed and that is why I agreed to keep her. Well, now we know she is not, and we have 4 additional puppies to find homes for. ANY ONE Want a PUPPY?

Blake's 4th Birthday

Blake's 4th Birthday. We wanted pumpkin cake. Shilo lit the candles, and when he tried to blow out the match, he blew out all the candles, so we had to try again. It was funny.

Blake's presents: a jet plane, two puzzles and an I SPY game.
Grandma and Grandpa Bingham gave him a "Look and Find" book.
Nana and Bapa gave him clothes, $4, and a harmonica. He also got cards from his aunts: Mickie, Kim, and Brookie and their families.

We took Blake to the doctor today, for his checkup. He now weighs 38 lbs. and is 41 inches tall. He also got his kindergarten shots. Shilo came from work to help me, because we knew Blake was going to freak out. After it was all done, Blake was still very upset! Why? Because of the

BANDAIDS!!!! He hates them. We couldn't get him to calm down until I took them off.
Blake is a silly Boy. He will even call himself "Stinker!"

Happy Halloween

We carved pumpkins and the boys painted the white pumpkins from our garden.

Bryan was a cowboy for Halloween.

Blake was a cowboy too, but he was upset that I tried to pin a sheriff's badge on him.

Caleb was Tigger. He cried because he wanted a gun like Blake and Bryan, or he wanted his pumpkin. (I don't always know why he gets mad.)

That night we had a ward party and the kids got to play games and Trick or Treat in the hall way. They got a lot of candy. Then we visited Grandma and grandpa Bingham, and then Great Grandma and Grandpa Bingham. We didn't have time to visit Grandma Hunsaker, so we went on Sunday. Then we went to a party at Rhett and Allysse's.

This is as creative as I could get with maternity clothes!

We had a really fun Halloween!!!

What we have been doing!

I know I haven't done any blogs for a while, so here is a few pictures of what we have been doing. Blake, Caleb, and I go to the library for story time. The boys love to read books


At school, Bryan had green day and his teacher made "Green Eggs and Ham!" Bryan could tell us every step that she did. So we tried it at home. The color about made me puke! I just wanted to see if he really did eat it. He mostly ate the ham, he doesn't like eggs.

Shilo has been using the wood he took down from the goat shed, to make me shelves in the pantry. In this picture he is only half done. It is so wonderfull to have so many shelves to put food and things on and it makes it so organized.

I have been busy, busy, busy with canning and freezing food. Just when I think I am done, I'm not. In this picture I am making tomatoe sauce from our garden, and I borrowed this food strainer from my friend Audra. I also made apple sauce from her sister's apples. (this was in Sept.) Then I baked and froze the pumpkins from our garden. Last week, Shilo's Grandma Bingham, said I could pick apples from their trees. I got a box and two sacks full. I canned apples, made apple pie filling, and I even experimented with drying apples. This has all been ALOT of work, but for the first time we have shelves and a freezer full of food. I am so thankful for all that we were able to grow and all the food that was given to me.



THose CRazY BiNGhamS!

Last Sunday my mom came to our ward to watch our Primary Program. Bryan sang and did his part awesome! Blake didn't want to go up, so me and him sang the songs from the bench. After Church, mom took family pictures for us. This was my favorite. We told the boys to smile nice, and then we did a crazy picture.!

For those who didn't know, last week Shilo got bronchitus. He couldn't work for 3 days because the medicine wouldn't allow him to drive. So he drove me crazy at home! (He doesn't like to be bored, even when he is sick.) Then all of this week, all of the boys and I have been fighting colds. Bryan missed 2 days of school. But we are slowly getting better.

Harvest for the Binghams

I took pictures by the pumpkins from our garden and corn stalks. These were taken in September.

Leaves are falling all around. (And it is only the beginning of a lot of raking at our house!)

The boys love jumping in the leaves. Today Blake and Caleb decided to decorate my front porch with leaves. It was so cute so I took pictures.

I love the changing of the seasons! Fall is so much fun. Especially because it means that fun holidays are on its way!! and a NEw BABY!!

My Baby is in KINDERGARTEN!

Bryan's First Day of Kindergarten. He was so excited! On Mondays they have earlier class, and they get out at 1:30, but most days he will go 12:00-3:00p.m. We are outside waiting for the bus.

Here is the Bus!!! It came a little sooner than we were expecting. But Bryan just hoped right in and smiled and waved as they drove away to pick up his friend Mason down the street.

This picture tells it all. Blake was very sad, because he wanted to go with Bryan. He also wanted a picture with Bryan by the road, but the bus came too soon. So I told him that I would take a picture of just him. He just wasn't happy. But he got over it quickly. Now, all day He wants me to entertain and play with him. Or he will come up and just talk to me about anything. I think He really misses his brother.

Garden Update

Here is our garden. I have currently been canning green beans, and freezing broccoli. I've got a lot of tomatoes, that I want to make into sauce. We are going to dig up our potatoes soon, and we have even gotten 4 little raspberries.

Here is the last of our goat shed, that Shilo has torn down. We are going to plant our Orchard here next year, and with the wood Shilo is going to make our chicken coop. He just bought a miter saw, so he is excited for some projects.

Here is Shilo's pride and joy, his corn. It is our first successful attempt at raising corn. The highest is in the middle, and we are guessing it is about seven feet tall.

THis is our first year of pumpkins, and we didn't realize that one plant takes up alot of room and has quite a few pumpkins. So Shilo planted 5 plants. Three are orange, and the other two are white.

Here is our biggest pumpkin. It is now turning more orange. This is the one we'll be carving for Halloween!!!

Our New ADDITION!!!!!

A DOG!!!!

Yes, we have a dog. Her name is Molly. She was free and she already has her shots and is spayed. (This is the only reason I gave my consent!) She also came with a dog kennel and a walking leash. We got her from Shilo's boss. His brother was killed in a motorcycle accident and so Molly needed a home.

I guess we can't have a baby girl, so we'll get a Dog! I once asked Bryan if he wanted a baby sister and his reply was "First a dog, then a sister!" Shilo says we should of got the dog a long time ago then!!!!

(sorry, i don't know how to turn this picture around, I guess I should of done it before I added it to the blog.)

Here is Bryan with Molly. He is the least scared of her. She is still kind of a pup, so she jumps up alot and it scares Blake a little, and Caleb alot!

I think the people the most excited is first Shilo, then Bryan. He loves to take her on walks and plays with her. I guess every boy should have a dog, and we've got 4 (almost 5) in our family.