Friday, January 1, 2010

Christmas in St. Louie....

Our Christmas Tree's in Idaho
Stephen, Afton and Brooks at the Magic House


Brooks wearing Grandpa's glasses

Cohen in Kelan's tunnel



Afton being swung (Christmas Eve, Rotten Egg Game)




The boys with their toys...





Grandpa attempts the trick with Cohen






Christmas Eve Jammies







The trick with Kelan









The trick with Brooks....








Elsie and Ava on their way to the Magic House
Carver at the Magic House, going down the slide in Curious George's rocket

The Bubble Room

Carver in the Ball Room

Elsie and Ava in the Ball Tub




Carver driving a car...



Kelan and Kaydree with the sandbox


Nikki and Spencer

Merilee and the grand kids in their Jammies....

The time line at the Museum at the St. Louis Arch, 1830, The year the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints was organized....

Baseball in St. Louis, part of the Museum


Brooks and Spencer....

Ryan and his family......


Robert, Robyn, Ryan, Stephen, Spencer, Ansley and Merilee



TJ , Ansley and Cohen Bunnell


Grandma and Grandpa w/ the 2009 babies....

The whole clan....


Robert and Robyn with grand kids....


Merilee with Carver.....

Merilee with Kaydree



Carver


Merilee w/ her Dad and her gift to him....

Kelan practises being a big brother

Coco bean

Kaydree blowing a kiss Elsie and Ava in their tutu's made by their aunties....

Kaydree with her twin babies....

Rub a dub dub, three boys in a tub...


We had such a wonderful time in St. Louis, a big thank you to Ansley and TJ, for letting us stay at TJ's grandparents home. It was a blast. Dale and Shirlene Bunnell (TJ's grandparents) are serving a mission in the Philippines and TJ and Ansley are living in their home. We so appreciate it that we were able to all stay there for the Christmas Holiday. It is a warm, wonderful home....and we were all very comfortable. Thank you to Dale and Shirlene also......

With seven small children we mostly stayed home but ventured out a few times. Of course when we got there, shopping was the big adventure since baggage is such a big expense when you are flying...We did go out to dinner on Christmas Eve but never made it to the traditional Christmas Eve movie. After Ryan and his family made it to St. Louis, the Sunday morning after Christmas, (after driving all night) We visited the St. Louis Arch and Museum, on Monday and the Magic House on Tuesday...A big Thank You to Spencer and Nikki for helping out with the cost of food and everyone else for the meals they bought and prepared....

It all worked out so well, everyone worked together and got along and Carver never stood still, if all the pictures of him look like he is moving it is because he is always moving....He is a bundle of energy....




































Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Robert Hospital stay and family....

In October 2009, Robert had a very scary thing happen....He had a stroke, he didn't tell me about it for 3 days...he was hoping things would just get better...When they didn't he finally told me and we went to the ER at EIMC...he ended up staying for 4 full days....They ran a lot of tests and found a hole in his heart probably there from birth...They repaired it on Thursday and he went home on Thursday night then took a trip with us to Walmart that night, he was really bored to want to go to Walmart....I am so grateful that he is Okay, he still has a few problems with things at work and is frustrated that he can't do things as fast as he used to but he is much smarter than I am (and almost everyone else) We are grateful that he is still with us and hope he will be for a very long time. Thank you everyone for your prayers and concern....

Ansley and TJ at the hospital

Catnap with Cohen


Grandpa's best little buddy, Kelan likes Grandpa better than anyone else, last time they were together Kelan cried because he wanted to go to Papa's house not back to Nebraska with his parents... Papa got close to Kelan when they lived with us last school year... They went on many walks and anything that Kelan wanted to do Papa would do.


Merilee's photo shoot with Cohen she put on her 'I love Cohen" shirt for this photo shoot....




Grandpa and Kelan at this great part of Tautphas Park in IF, hanging out in the sand box, Kelan didn't like it very much, it was too dirty....






We were so fortunate to have Nikki and Ansley and their boys for an extra week and Merilee came a little more often from Rexburg....





Grandpa helping Kelan....








Kelan climbing....








Beautiful, Happy boy....He loved the Park...








Ansley at the park....










Grandma with baby Cohen











Uncle Spencer with baby Cohen (sorry ansley Cohen looks a little cross eyed) but cute outfit...












Kelan pushing Cohen in the doll stroller, so cute....













R & R with Cohen