What a beautiful day!

New pics of our beautiful boys and family!

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Love my Grandpa! Christmas 2011

Generations...Love you!

Seriously one of my favorite pictures!!

Cousins...

Gavin's Awesome 7th Birthday Party!

2011-10-31T22:01:00.000-06:00

Ever since Gavin was born I have been dreaming of doing a haunted house/Halloween themed carnival! This year I finally pulled it off..well at least I think I did. :) The kids had a blast and I made my very first homemade cake (thank you Jeni for helping me fix it with the frosting) and all the Halloween goodies to go along with it!

Gotta love some Chucky!

Going into the Haunted House!

We had devils, movie characters, zombies, and of course my little Frankenstein!

Maddox Turns 1...

2011-08-15T13:37:00.000-06:00

Thank all of you for sharing this special week with Maddox. I am so excited yet so sad at how fast this year as went. He is getting so big! He was very spoiled by everyone and loved all his gifts!

Maddox has the cutest and funniest faces! Logan and I can stare at him for hours and he makes us laugh. This is one of his 1 eye scowls....

Loves the Wagon Grandma Vonnie bought! Cannot wait for Gavin to get here and pull him around!

So glad my friends were able to be here from Boise! Love you guys!

He loves the present Grandma Sherry and Shantel got him! He has not stopped playing with it!

His awesome cupcake Cake!

He loved it!

Random Ross Park photos and More...

2011-07-18T22:18:00.000-06:00

Lagoon

2011-07-18T21:43:00.000-06:00

So we had so much fun at Lagoon last weekend! Gavin was riding all the rollcoasters (even Wild Mous and Collausus)....and he had a blast!! Maddox road a few kiddie rides himself and did Lagoon Beach he has a blast!

Gavin hit a balloon on every toss! Whooo....hoooo!

Family pics!

2011-06-02T22:21:00.000-06:00

Okay my wonderful family. We just did our family pics. Thanks to Jeni for taking the family, I took the boys pictures and they are so cute! Shantel...I already have you some printed in black and white cuz I know how much you love them, but let me know what else you want. Kelley, Mama Bear, and my Family just let me know what pictures you want and what sizes, Ill get them printed.

Some needed updating of Videos...

2011-04-14T21:41:00.000-06:00

So here are just a couple videos I have needed to update and get on my computer for a while... (Misti I am not putting your awesome Texas Roadhouse Birthday event on...but yes you may see it at your 40th Birthday)...You can also find the one of Maddox and Gavin playing ball on you tube...link....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9S-dl8XeVnQ

Spring Fever...

2011-04-12T14:45:00.000-06:00

So We got the Fire Pit out we got from Mama Bear last Christmas...yes it was a little cold but we have spring fever bad!!

Easter Egg Coloring...

2011-04-12T14:37:00.000-06:00

Cousins and Grandkid Pics...

2011-03-27T15:19:00.000-06:00

So I just cannot decide which pictures I like the best of all the grand kids together. It seemed through all my film at least 1 kid was not looking at, finger in the nose, not smiling, and so forth so these are what I am left with. There boys right? That is what we get! Of course it was windy and cold so Maddox was a trooper and well we just got what we got from him. :)
I love the picture of Hayden and Jeff, I think it turned out so good!
Please help me with which edited pictures you like best. The original color photos will be on a CD and I will make a copy for the family!

Gavin's Leprachaun Trap!

2011-03-09T19:43:00.001-07:00

So this is a first for us! I have never made let alone heard of a leprachaun trap! So this year he has to make one on his own with of course our help so here is what we have! And of course those little green guys will always do what they should not so the sign says "Do Not Climb Ladder!"....I think it turned out so cute! Let me know what you think!

So we made this out of a empty formula bottle and felt of all sorts of colors, green, black, yellow, and rainbow of course! The trick is when the leprechaun climbs the ladder and goes for the gold the rainbow will fall through and whooo hooo...he is trapped!

Photos Edited!!

2011-01-31T08:21:00.000-07:00

Okay I am addicted...I have a feeling i will be taking lots of pics! I found the best photo editor for only 4.95 a month with all the hook ups! So excited!! So here are our Edited Pics for Maddox's 6 month photos!

A little sneak peek of our photoshoot today! Maddox 6 month pics!

2011-01-25T21:01:00.000-07:00

God...Can you hear me???

I Love You Brother...

Someone special has a new tooth!

2011-01-10T21:26:00.000-07:00

Well it is 1 day before Maddox's 5 month birthday and he has a tooth!! And another one on the way. They are so cute on the bottom in the front!

Kinda makes me sad...he is growing so fast! But I love every moment!

Christmas!!

2010-12-30T14:47:00.000-07:00

Christmas Eve Santa

Getting ready for bed with our new Christmas Eve PJ's

Running to see what Santa brought!

Cousins....Maddox was being sad this day so no picture with him.

Thanksgiving Pic

2010-12-05T20:46:00.000-07:00

Maddox's First Thanksgiving!

DYI Christmas stuff!

2010-12-05T20:34:00.000-07:00

Love this wreath and it was so quick! Just a little faux fur, a straw wreath and some hot glue!

Christmas tree made out of Coffee Filter...this took forever...4 nights to be exact but it is beautiful!

Getting ready for Christmas!

2010-12-05T20:27:00.002-07:00

We got the most beautiful Tree!!

Logan being a dork...

He is actually laughing...not crying...

Love my boys! Good job decorating Gavin!

Halloween 2010!

2010-10-31T08:51:00.002-06:00

Gavin wanted the family to dress up as Star Wars, Logan was working and we were not able to have Gavin all weekend so Gavin, Maddox, and myself dressed up! So cute!!

Gavin's Nursery Ryhme Recital...

2010-10-31T08:50:00.000-06:00

Gavin has the best Kindergarten teacher we could have asked for!! This week they had a recital and they went through all there letters and sang each nursery rhyme that went went them!
Gavin dressed up as "Jack" from the Nursery Jack and Jill.

Painting Pumpkins

2010-10-22T22:39:00.000-06:00

To end the Birthday Festivities we painted pumpkins. We started this tradition last year with Gavin's Birthday because it is so close to Halloween! This year was much more organized and the kids loved painting them!

Bracken had a pretty good Pumpkin!

Donkey and Bull show!

2010-10-22T22:29:00.000-06:00

Well only in Idaho would we see a Donkey and Bull Animal Show!! This was awesome! It was really redneck but the kids loved it! I think this is the funnest birthday party yet!

Gavin's 6th Birthday!!

2010-10-22T22:03:00.000-06:00

Gavin has been asking Logan for a BB Gun since he was 4. Logan said he couldn't have one until he was 7, but we surprised him! I think somehow he kinda knew he was gonna get it, but I really don't know how! He is so excited though and he wants to shoot it all the time. Good thing he has Logan to help with that!

He always smiles to hard that he closes his eyes...so cute!

2010-09-27T10:26:00.000-06:00

Daddy loves his little man!

Every time we can get John to hold him...its a picture must!

Little Boston and Maddox

Gavin's first day of school!

Gavin lost a tooth!

2010-09-27T10:16:00.000-06:00

We finally got Gavin on a Saddle...

2010-09-27T10:14:00.000-06:00

Logan is the best Step Dad Gavin could have ever asked for!

Beautiful!!

2010-09-16T22:31:00.000-06:00


My life is complete!


In Daddy's Hand

Baby In Blue...

Maddox John Howell 6lbs 10 oz born 08/11/2010 at 3:14 p.m.

2010-08-13T20:40:00.000-06:00

New Daddy...so Happy!

Gavin is so excited to finally meet his little brother!

Precious little Maddox

Grandpa and his newest Grandson!

Grandmas just waiting for the baby!

Gavin loves his new little brother!

My beautiful boys!

Just an update...

2010-08-04T10:39:00.002-06:00

Okay so I had my doctor appt yesterday and if I have not had the baby by next Wednesday (Aug 11) then I will be induced. So no matter what we will have a baby boy in 1 week! So exciting and scary at the same time!

My Maternity Pictures!!

2010-07-29T20:27:00.000-06:00

I am so excited about these pictures. I met the coolest photographer and we did some really neat pictures. I had never done maternity pictures before and as this may be the last addition to the family I thought it was a great time to do them!

Learning to ride the 4-wheeler

2010-07-17T14:42:00.002-06:00

So we got the 4 wheeler from Grandma Sherry's house that no one had been able to get running...we are lucky to have my dad the mechanic who got it working and Gavin loves it. He is learning to shift and everything he is doing great! (Logan is just pretending to be mad at Gavin...)

Home Depot Kids Workshop Day

2010-07-17T14:27:00.000-06:00

Home Depot had the #20 Race Car today for the kids and kid workshops to build stuff. We wanted to build race cars but they were already gone first thing so Gavin built a planter instead...but he loved it!

Gavin with his finished Planter...we are planting jalapenos and cilantro..yum yum.

Favorite New Pics!

2010-06-08T10:05:00.000-06:00

College Graduation!!

2010-06-08T09:54:00.000-06:00

I finally did it! Graduation in Health Education and Business Marketing!! With honors and all, it was so fun walking in graduation and going through this whole experience. I look forward to my future career and hopefully getting my masters sooner rather than later!

My Baby Shower

2010-06-08T09:36:00.000-06:00

We recently had my baby shower! It was so much fun. My sister and Shantel did a Mexican theme to go along with our honeymoon:) Anyways, here are some cute pictures! We missed everyone who could not make it! And I thank everyone for the awesome gifts we received!

Sledding with the Snow mobile

2010-04-09T10:04:00.001-06:00

Our Christmas Tree...

2009-12-06T20:15:00.000-07:00

We started this tradition last year with Gavin and I cannot wait to cut down our christmas tree every year from now on. It is so fun. This year we even cut a little tree down for Gavin and it is in his room all lit up. So cute.

One of my favorite Reception Pics

2009-10-18T17:43:00.001-06:00

Gavin's first T-ball game...

2009-09-20T20:31:00.000-06:00

Getting ready for his first bat of the season!

So campfire has been a process for us. If any of you have talked

with me about this experience you would know how hurt

I have been my Camp Fire. They lost Gavin's paperwork

and said that I had never paid so they were going to make

me return his shirt. They then told me that I was a bad mother

because I did not sign him up myself as I was at work. I have

filed a National complaint and I hope this helps so that

other mothers do not have to deal with this. Anyways to make a long story

short I made sure to print Gavin and his number 11 on the

back of his shirt so that they could not take his shirt away.

(I just had to vent about this....Thanks for listening)

Our New House

2009-09-20T20:21:00.000-06:00

We had to take a before picture before the demolition started.

I can't wait for you all to see the work we will do.

I wish I had a new picture already so you can see

how much we can get done in just a day!

Our New Dog Crown...

2009-09-19T07:53:00.002-06:00

Gavin loves the puppy although he does bite alot.

No one explained to me how hard taking care of a puppy

is, I feel like I have a new baby.

No sleep, Crown is chewing up all our stuff too.

But he is the cutest dog and we are

so excited to have him in our family!

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Some of our Favorite Pics...

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Our New Blog

2009-08-30T11:49:00.000-06:00

Hello Everyone....so here it goes thanks to Shantel and Kelley I am starting a family blog for Logan, Gavin, and myself!
It may take me a while to get all set up as I have just started a new semester in school and Gavin starts T-ball next week....so give me time and it should come to be a good blog.
Love you all and look forward to seeing more pictures of your families!