turned 27 on the 27th of March

Well, I am now 27 years old! I got sick the night before my birthday so I spent it in bed :( So when Mark got home from work he took care of me and the boys and did a pretty good job!
this is what I had for my "birthday cake" cream of wheat! They put the candle in it and actually sang to me ha ha and Tanner was mad because he wanted to make me a cake but they did that on Sunday.

flowers Mark sent me

my sick self and my family...



Since I was sick I was able to stretch my birthday celebrations thru the weekend! And I loved it...Mark's parents took me shopping on Saturday for new clothes and then out to dinner and Sunday Mark made me a cake. It was a great weekend!

3 months old...

our little guy is now 3 months old!! and finally fitting into 0 to 3 months cloths!wow it has gone fast...i keep telling Hunter to quit growing! I want him to stay this size for a long time. ha he probably weighs about 11 lbs :) yeah for him

he started smiling at us not long ago and now is more steady with his hands. he has been sleeping thru the nights for a little over a month now and i am not complaining!

he always looks a little nervous...especially when tanner is close hee hee

thanks for the cute outfit mom! now he can finally wear it!

Hunter's Blessing...

March 1st our little Hunter Ray Nichols was given a name and a blessing. We are so excited to have him in our home and we love the spirit he brings!
this is his outfit...but he didn't wear the hat ha ha

our family

all of my family was able to come up! thanks

p.s. sorry it has taken me so long to post these pics...more to come :)

Mark's new job!!

One week ago today Mark was offered a job and we graciously accepted! He has been invited into the manager in training program and is really looking forward to it! He will work normal business hours 8 to 5 and off on the weekends!!!! It has been a very long time since he hasn't had to work saturdays. He enjoyed working at Teton Toyota especially because of the people but was only on commission and now he has moved to salary. He started interviewing with them 9 months ago and the phone call kind of came as a shock...but we aren't complaining. :) We are so grateful to Melaleuca for giving mark this opportunity! We have had many trials the last couple of years but wouldn't change them because they have made us stronger as a couple, a family, and especially in the gospel. YEAH for Mark!! good job honey! we love you!

take a look...

I got tagged by Sarah and I checked it out and loved the results so I did it. hee hee
The rules are:
1. Go to your documents/picture.
2. Go to your 6th file.
3. Go to your 6th photo.
4. Post and blog about it.
5. Tag 6 people to do the same.

This is Painter (Sarah's boy) and Tanner. It was one of the times I babysat...and I think it was Nov of 2007! We love it when he comes to play!
Tag...Erika, Becky, Marlo, Hannah, Stacy, Ashlee

WOW how time flies...

Hello everyone...I can't believe it has been almost a month since I have updated you! A lot has happened, okay maybe not a lot but it feels like it ha ha. We had Hunter's baby blessing on the 1st of March, Mark's sister Jenny had her baby on the 4th, signed Tanner up for soccer, and today I finished registering Tanner for Kindergarten! Wow and the month is not even half over ha.

We started the month off wonderfully with Hunter receiving his name and a blessing. We had all of our family here (except Justin and Amber, sad and we missed them) and am grateful for that. I love it when we all get together...it makes me appreciate families and that we can be together for eternity. It is amazing the spirit that you
can have when a newborn is in your home.

We love Hunter very much and are very grateful for him! He is a wonderful baby. He is getting bigger by the day and I keep telling him to stop! I don't want him to grow up too fast! Almost a month ago he weighed 10 lbs...so he is doing great! And at the beginning of Feb. he decided to be an awesome baby and started sleeping through the night! So honestly there is nothing to complain about! ha ha Tanner loves his little brother and especially likes to show him off. There have been a couple of times I have caught him singing songs to Hunter so that he stops fussing. He is a great big brother!

There have been many firsts for our family and I promise that I have pictures...i just need to put them onto my computer. So when I get a minute, hopefully soon, I will post them. Thanks everyone for your love and support!

cute feet!

~Feb 19, 2009~
Tanner and Hunter

valentine's pic of Hunter

Thanks to our friends Shawn and Veda, Hunter got this cute outfit and it totally fit for valentines day!

random pics

trip to Utah

Tanner, Hunter, and I went to down to Utah to see my family the first of February. We had tons of fun and it was a nice change of scenary from our house!
Hunter and my brother Parker

Great Grandma and Grandpa Huff with Tanner and Hunter

Grandpa getting ready to leave...looking like a gangster ha ha

My grandma and grandpa are great people! I wish that we could see them more often! Hunter's middle name is actually my grandpa's middle name! Mark is insistant that we name him "Rocky" since that is my grandpa's nickname but you put Hunter Rocky together and it just isn't right! :) Anyway we love them very much and I was so happy that we could get a picture with them.