3 BOYS & A GIRL

A Whole Lot of Kree

2012-01-22T18:46:00.000-08:00

It's been a while since I have posted just about Kree and everything that he is doing recently. I don't know what I would do without him in my life or I should say in our lives. He has so much personality lately and cracks us up everyday with something knew that he says or does. It's those times that I wish I had a pen and paper to jot down all the funny and cute things that he does and says. One that Ragen was telling me about the other day was: they were getting ready to go to the Ag show with some family and he immediately ran and got his overalls and wanted to wear them and then started stuffing his tools in his pockets and said that he was going to fix the tractors like the farmers. I love it!

Lately he has been a momma's boy... I'm pretty sure it has something to do with the fact that there is a little one on the way and he knows things are going to be different. I don't ever want him to think that he is being replaced or that we wouldn't show him enough love and attention. It will be interesting to see how he adjusts when his brother arrives in about 3 to 4 weeks. Some days he seems excited about it and talks about how he's going to share his toys with him and his room, etc but then other days he isn't so excited and won't have anything to do with the baby at all. He will be a good brother though... I know it, it may take some time but he will.

Just some of the many things he is doing lately (and I'm sure I will forget some and then remember them later)

He is still into Tom & Jerry and lately wants to watch that, The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast or Up
Loves to try and fix things with his tools or pretend he is cutting our hair with his tools
Calls his overalls his "lunch" or his "dinners"
Is really into puzzles, cars and trains
Is still a picky eater and is still a small/scrauny but energenic boy
Not sure exactly what he weighs but probably around 28/29lbs, he has his 3 year check up in March.
Is very stubborn when it comes to trying to potty train, hopefully soon before the baby comes, cross our fingers
Loves to sing to songs in the car and even in church
Loves to wrestle with daddy
Likes to lick you and says "I gonna lick you!"
Is still obsessed with his blanky
Loves cheese quesadillas and grilled cheese sandwiches (he calls them cheese hamburgers)
Finally starting to like brushing his teeth since Santa brought him a Thomas the Train battery-powered toothbrush, had his first dentist appt a few weeks ago and hated every second of it and has to go back in a few weeks because of a possible cavity
Loves to try and dress himself now and actually does pretty well
Thinks that Mommy has to carry him everywhere lately, pretty sure it has something to do with the baby coming as mentioned before
Has to pick his own cereal out of the cupboard himself in the mornings
Can sleep in forever in the mornings and is a huge night owl, mommy and daddy have not been very consistent
Has to make sure I give him a hug and kiss before leaving in the morning for work and if I forget then daddy has to rush him outside to the car before I take off to do so... I love it!
Has really gotten into books lately and amazes me on how much he remembers about books that we have read to him.
Is starting to recognize letters and numbers when he see's them
Can spell his name
Does a naked run before getting into the bathtub
When Mommy or Daddy say a word that we're not supposed to that we have taught him not to say, he makes sure we know it and says "don't say dat!"
Is becoming increasingly smarter and smarter when it comes to mommy's phone or the TV and DVD player

and I'm sure I will think of some more later and will have to add.

I love this little guy and these past 3 years have been so wonderful watching him grow and can't wait for many more. We love you Kree!

Christmas!

2012-01-04T21:59:00.000-08:00

A little late posting as usual but I would never have forgotten to post... especially Christmas! I was especially excited this year because Kree is at that age where he is starting to understand things a little more and it's also Kree's last Christmas by himself. Kree was so exciting this year, it was so fun listening to him talk about Christmas. I think our favorite was when he would refer to Santa as "Ho Ho Christmas," as well as what he would ask for for Christmas, "My Thomas Choo Choo and Tracks." We eventually got around to taking Kree to see Santa and he did better than I anticipated. I thought he would get nervous because he tends to do that but he walked right up there and sat on his lap, told him what he wanted and as you can see in the picture, told Santa how old he is "Two" even though he holds up five fingers every time. We even helped Kree type a letter to Santa and Santa even responded... it was so cute.

We spent the first part to of the Christmas break in Declo with Ragen's family. The Thursday before Christmas was Ragen's Mom's birthday so we all got together for the Boise State Bowl game and celebrated her birthday... here are all the grandkids with Grandma.

Christmas Eve we all got together and the grandkids acted out the Nativity. Kree started off to be a little stinker and wouldn't wear anything (he did the same thing last year) until he saw everyone else out there wearing there outfits and then he wanted to be a part of it. As you can see in the picture he would only wear the head piece.

All the grandkids on Christmas Eve.

Of course we had to leave cookies and milk for Santa and Kree made sure he helped him eat one of the cookies before he went to bed. Silly kid!

Christmas Morning... we ended up waking Kree up about 8am or else he would have slept in til about 10 or so. When he saw what Santa brought him, he didn't show a lot of emotion. He wouldn't respond to anyone when he was asked a question for a while. He had to make sure that this wasn't a dream or anything I guess. He wasn't interested in much else for a while, just wanted to play with his Thomas the Choo Choo.

Grandma and Grandpa Darrington with his new helicopter.

Mommy and her new shoes... I love them. Ragen and Santa were very good to me this year. My Santa gift was at home... a new elliptical... couldn't quite get it to Declo.

More gifts, Kree was very spoiled this year and he probably will be forever because his Mommy and Santa LOVE Christmas time. Here he his with his new puzzles... he loves puzzles.

Kree and Daddy both got some binoculars this year. I love this picture of them both looking through them.

Ragen has been wanting a Levi blanket, so I was able to make my first quilt with the help of my talented mother that is... Thank you Mom, love you! Ragen loved it... hopefully it stays together, j/k!

That same day we travelled to Idaho Falls to have Christmas with my family. Here's Kree helping Grandma and Grandpa open their gift from him. He made them a clay handprint of his hand, he was so excited to give it to them. Grandma and Grandpa Darrington received one as well.

Kree opening more gifts... I don't know where I'm going to put them all.

This year for my mother we all gave her a wooden clock that my brother's did most of the work on but all of the grandkids pictures are on porcelin and they all are representing the numbers in some way. Kree is number 10 and has tape on his belly shaped in the number 10. Our new little edition will be number 11 on the clock so we will add him later. It turned out really nice.

Overall it was a very nice Christmas. It's hard to believe that this time next year we will have 2 little rugrats around for the holidays. Can't wait!

Our Home-made Christmas Tree

2011-12-14T20:55:00.000-08:00

This year we had to be creative when decorating for Christmas since all of our stuff is in storage. We were able to get our little Christmas Tree but that was about it without digging through everything. So I thought it would be fun to let Kree and us make some decorations this year. We don't ever spend Christmas in our own place so we thought this temporary solution would work to make sure Kree had a Christmas Tree leading up to Christmas.

Here are Kree and Ragen stringing lights. Everyday Kree has to go turn on the lights now, he loves it!

Stringing fruit loops, although I think Kree ate more than he strung.

A little Christmas snack.

Making some handprint Santas. Kree didn't like putting paint on his hands but he loved to put the glue on for all the other pieces.

Handprint Santas, Mommy, Kree and Daddy Santas. Ragen wanted to make sure the Dew can was in the picture.

Candy Cane Reindeer

The end result, thus our Homemade Christmas Tree. We also made some colorful snowmen, a clay handprint of Kree... you can't see it really well in this picture but it actually turned out cute, and then of course our colorful star on top the tree. It was fun, although I think Ragen was getting tired of me making him do these crafts, but it was good family time together and they were all very simple.

I always love Christmas but I am especially excited this year, mainly for Kree. He's starting to understand a little more. He calls Santa... "Ho Ho Christmas," I love it! When you ask him what Santa is going to bring him he will always without fail say "Santa, Ho Ho Christmas... Thomas Choo Choo," it is so cute! I think he is going to love Christmas morning and I can't wait for it. Maybe I am excited and little emotional (I will admit) because it will be his last Christmas with just him. Sounds lame but it is sad, maybe it's the extra pregnancy hormones. Christmas is definitely my favorite time of the year.

THANKSGIVING

2011-12-07T17:32:00.000-08:00

This year for Thanksgiving we headed to Sin City to visit my brother and his family. Kree always loves to go visit his cousin Lili and it's always good to see my brother and his wife. It was a short trip but worth it. We decided to drive and my parents and little brother and his wife came as well. My pictures below are a little out of order so sorry.

We arrived there on Wednesday evening late and couldn't wait to get some sleep so we could stuff our faces the next day. Thanksgiving day was nice and wonderful food. We had a good time, eating, visiting playing games, and eating more.

The next day we did some shopping but not early, we took our time. Kree and Lili were able to play on some toys in the middle of Town Square, a big shopping mall outside in Vegas. After doing some shopping Kree and Lili were getting tired so Mom and Shantai decided they would head back to the house with the kids and the rest of us would head off to do more shopping. Unfortunately we got a phone call shortly after that they had been in a car accident on I-15 in Vegas. Some guy had run into the back of Shantai's car pushing her into the guy in front of her. It was bumper to bumper traffic so it was crazy. We rushed there as soon as we heard. So Kree was in his very first car accident, thank goodness it was nothing too serious. Kree was apparently shaken up at first but by the time we got there him and Lili were doing ok and playing in their carseats. Mom and Shantai were still shaken up and flustered. The guy behind them got cited and Shantai had to have her car towed. I am so grateful that they were all ok.

The next day we did a little more shopping why the guys went golfing, took the kids to Dinosaur Park and they had a blast. What a fun park for kids, hectic but fun. Then we went out to eat and rested before we headed out Sunday. It was a nice trip and always good to get away. Plus Ragen was able to have his homemade Thanksgiving meal.... the first year we were married we had Thanksgiving with my family and we headed to St George where Taylor and Shantai were living at the time but there place was too small for Thanksgiving so we headed to the Cracker Barrel. Ragen was very disappointed and has never let us live it down since.

Dinosaur Park

This was at Town Square on the Choo-choo train

Thanksgiving Day

The kid's table

Dinosaur Park

Ragen had to have some fun too.

Best buds!

Happy 5th Anniversary!

2011-11-17T22:19:00.000-08:00

Happy 5 Years to my Amazing Husband Ragen! It has been a wonderful 5 years with some amazing adventures and some bumps in the road but all well worth it. I Love You! I look forward to many more years of more amazing adventures and bumps in the road, there is no one else I would rather share them with.

Go BSU!

2011-11-16T20:41:00.000-08:00

This last weekend we we took a weekend trip to Boise... much needed. We had tickets to the BSU vs TCU game so we decided to spend the entire weekend there. Kree was excited because he loves staying in hotel rooms and especially swimming. Ragen and Kree had a blast in the pool. Then of course we went to the game on Saturday, it was cold but tolerable. Kree enjoyed it but also fell asleep for part of it. Too bad the outcome of the game was not the greatest- Darn it! We also were able to get some Christmas shopping done, so it was a very fun and successful trip.

Showing off his jumping skills.

Having fun with Daddy.

My cuties!

The Fam.

Go BSU!

Welcome Home Daddy!

2011-11-16T20:05:00.000-08:00

Ragen has been gone a lot to Texas fighting fires, in fact this was the 3rd time since August for 2 weeks at a time. So Kree and I have really missed having him around. Kree has wanted someone to wrestle with and right now Mommy is not the best wrestler. So Welcome Home Daddy! We Missed You!

Halloween

2011-11-16T19:58:00.000-08:00

Kree was so excited about Halloween night after already experiencing Trick-or-Treat street over the weekend. Once he got the hang of it he didn't want to stop. We went to my sister's Trunk-or-Treat w/ Kree's cousins. And of course Kree was very excited to wear his motorcycle outfit again. He has wanted to wear it 24/7 since we got it.

Here is Kree with his cousin's Adri and Ellie.

Kree's Grandma Darrington came for a visit too. She was very excited to see Kree in his costume and Kree was very excited to show Grandma his costume.

Here is Kree with his cousin's Ellie and Hunter.

He is a Pro at it now... look at him.

Kree and Ellie... Best Frienemies

And if course what is a motorcyle rider without his motorcycle.

Trick or Treat Street

2011-10-29T18:51:00.000-07:00

So we have been spending a lot of time in Idaho Falls lately since Ragen has been going to Texas to fight fires. This is the 3rd time since August and he goes for about 2 weeks at a time. We get lonely and don't like to be by ourselves so we have been in Idaho Falls visiting Grandma and Grandpa as well as cousins. This weekend we got to spend it all with Grandpa since Grandma is in Coure D' lene for the State Volleyball Tournament.

Grandpa was working at the Chamber Ambassedors trailer at the Trick or Treat Street at Snake River Landing so we tagged along and didn't have to wait in line either. Kree loved his Halloween outfit and has been talking about Halloween with Grandpa all week.

Kree was also able to spend some time with his cousins. Kree and Kaybrie were best buds. Gotta love family.

Kree loves Foosball and has to play it everytime he his at Grandma and Grandpa's house.

My Dad had to dress up in a spider theme so I worked my magic and this is what we came up with. (Notice the big spider on his back)

My buddy and I, wow I love him so much!

He was a bit hesitant but eventually got the hang of it.

Showing off the spider rings.

He is so STINKIN CUTE! Gotta love the Dirtbike rider costume.

And at the end of the day he still would not take the costume off. Overall a very good day with lots of candy.

Boys Rule!

2011-10-05T13:07:00.000-07:00

I guess in the Darrington family BOYS RULE! I have found this to be true lately especially because we just found out that we are having another BOY. Yep it is true, kree is going to be a Big Brother to a Brother. We found out on Tuesday and there is no doubt that it is a boy. We are so excited! Kree has always said he was having a baby sister and I kept thinking that he must know something we don't. I will admit part of me was hoping he was right. The thought of buying all new clothes, bows, tights, dolls, etc was exciting to me, but I thought about it and I think Heavenly Father is trying to save me from spending a fortune, although I will probably still buy this new little one a few things... can't help it! Also, my sister-in-law made a point that obviously my little girl needs 2 older brothers, who knows. All I know is that we are excited for this new little one to come and the great thing is that I already have so many boy things. Sorry I don't have a picture of the ultrasound... didn't do a dvd and I was too lazy to scan the ultrasound picture.

I'm Blaming It On Pregnancy!

2011-10-01T15:31:00.001-07:00

So after many months I am finally updating the blog. Yes it is true I am Pregnant w/ baby #2. We are way excited but I am blaming this pregnancy on not updating the blog. My mind has not been the same and this pregnancy has not been has easy-going as the last but we are excited all the same. Here is a picture of me at about 18/19 weeks. We get to find out on the 4th... yeah! Kree says he's having a "baby sister." Either way we will be happy and excited for Kree to have a sibling.

Well I will start updating from about the middle of may to the present, so this blog will be the longest blog that I've ever done.

Here is Ragen's 27th birthday.

The annual Memorial Day weekend at the Hunter's and a lot of cousin lovin.

We had my sister-in-law Britnee take some family pictures back in May, unfortunately Kree wasn't as cooperative as we would've hoped. We did get a few decent pictures but I guess that's what we get w/ a 2 year old.

In June Ragen's brother Brogan got married to a wonderful girl named Brittni, yes that is two Brittni/Britnee's in the my family. They are such a cute couple and we love having a new sister-in-law, especially Kree.

Kree's Grandpa and Grandma Darrington surprised Kree w/ a little golf club set. Kree loves golf mostly because his daddy loves it. Kree was so excited and he looks so cute w/ them. He loves putting the most.

In June, we had a Chandler family reunion (Kelsi's mom's side of the family) in Declo. We always have a lot of family and there is always a lot of us. We had an intense game of volleyball and then my sister Kari and I organized a game of Minute to Win It (It is actually more work than you think). It was a ton of fun.

Kree had his first fishing experience and loved it, didn't catch anything but fun. We were able to go w/ my parents and my brother Steve's family.

4th of July... we spent in I.F. Kree still isn't too fond of fireworks, gets a little nervous. Look closely at his face.

Here we are at the parade.

Here we are waiting at the river for the fireworks.

We had the annual Wrigley Reunion for Ragen's family at Indian Hot Springs. We played another version of Minute to Win It, always fun. Went swimming and hung out w/ cousins... Kree loved it.

A week or so later my sister Kari and I decided to take the kids back to Indian Hot Springs to cool down from all the heat, well worth it!

In August Kree and I decided to taga long w/ my parents to Las Vegas to see my brother and his family, unfortunately I didn't take a lot of pictures but here is one of Kree swimming. He loved hanging out w/ his cousing Lili and it was nice to just get away for awhile plus Ragen headed to Texas for firefighting for 2 weeks so didn't have much else to do.

I decided to buy Kree a tricycle because he is always taking about bikes and I figured he better start learning. He doesn't like the pedals but I figured eventually he will learn.

In August I was also able to go to Josh Groban concert in Salt Lake w/ my sister, mom and Aunt. It was an amazing concert and I would do it again in a heartbeat. We had a ton of fun.

In September I was able to go on a girl's trip to Salt Lake w/ the Darrington women to see Marry Poppins and do a little shopping. We had a ton of fun as girls tend to do.

Over Labor Day weekend, we took a day drive to Sun Valley w/ Ragen's parents for Wagon Days. Kree loved watching the parade w/ all the horses, looking at all the cars and the car show and riding in the bike cart around town... he thought he was pretty cool in it. But I also realized how out of shape I am after riding a bike.

I promise that I will try and keep up w/ the blog. Tuesday we find out what we are having so i will definitely post on that. Girl or Boy? In the meantime Kree keeps us busy and Ragen just got back from Texas for 2nd time so we are happy to have him home. Kree is growing like crazy... well maybe in personality but he is still a scrawny little boy. He talks like crazy, loves his Tom and Jerry, loves cars (could play w/ them all day), thinks he has a baby in his belly, and is a stinker that doesn't want to potty train. We love him so much and it is hard to imagine loving anyone else as much as we do him, but I know when this little one comes that it won't be hard.

1 Little Monkey Jumping on the Bed!

2011-06-08T16:12:00.000-07:00

The only thing is is he wasn't actually jumping on the bed. Yep Kree broke his arm in 2 places on the 18th of May... poor little thing. I felt so horrible for him and wished there was something I could have done to comfort him. We were over at my sister Kari's house and all the kids were climbing up on the bed and so of course Kree wanted to too. He climbed up like he always does but lost his balance backwards once he stood up, "Ker-plop" he went. We knew something was wrong as soon as we couldn't get him to stop crying- normally he will cry for a minute and then shake it off but if you even touched his arm he would freak out. His arm was completely limp so we took him to the ER and sure enough it was broken. They splinted him that night as you can see in the very bottom picture and then we went into the orthopedic surgeon a few days later to make sure he didn't need surgery with multiple x-rays- thank goodness he didn't. They left the splint on until the next week and then x-rayed again and casted him as you can see. My little Trooper! He as done amazingly well for a 2 year old breaking their arm. The first few days you could tell it really hurt but has done well ever since. He will have the cast on for a total of 5 weeks. But he has loved the fact that everyone can sign his cast and he is proud of it. These last few weeks have been crazy or else I would have posted this a few weeks ago- sorry!

Look how sad he looks! :(

Kree

2011-05-31T18:42:00.000-07:00

Kree is hitting such a fun stage even though the "terrible two's" are mixed in there somewhere too. These are just a few of the funny things that he is up to lately: He likes to sit in his Mickey chair in front of the door to check out what's happening in the neighborhood, he loves to wear his sunglasses everywhere and insists on wearing them to bed as well, it's too cute! He also loves to hid in the corner cupboard and play peek-a-boo. I just love this kid and everyday is a new adventure.

Mother's Day

2011-05-31T18:33:00.000-07:00

I just love being a Mother, especially to Kree. Motherhood is such a wonderful thing and I am so blessed to have such an amazing family. I love you Ragen and Kree! Happy Mother's Day to my mother and mother-in-law as well. We love you and appreciate everything you do for us.

College Graduate

2011-05-31T18:18:00.000-07:00

RAGEN GRADUATED! Ragen finished school in December with his Finance degree and graduation was this spring. Here he is... isn't he the most handsome graduate you've ever seen. I am so proud of him and love him so much for continuing with his goals and working so hard. We love you so much!

Supercross

2011-05-31T17:56:00.000-07:00

That's right it's Supercross time again! We made our annual trip to Salt Lake City at the end of April for Supercross. Kree is really starting to like the bikes and we even have him saying "Go, go, Poto!" Meaning go, go, Villipoto!. Ryan Villipoto is who I have been cheering for and of course he won, in fact he won the entire thing a week later in Vegas. Ragen likes him too but was cheering for Chad Reed. This year it was not pouring down rain and was not as cold so Kree actually did well, thank goodness because I would have gone crazy like I did last year. It's jsut so cute to see kree starting to show interest in things and get excited. He is definitely a Daddy's boy in those regards.

Then of course we had to go swimming with the cousins. Kree loves the water, definitely more than his mother. It was a fun trip that we always and will always look forward to every year.

Easter

2011-05-31T08:10:00.001-07:00

Easter weekend was an interesting one for sure! We started off heading to Idaho Falls to spent Easter with my family. After about a few hours of arriving there, we had gotten a phone call that Ragen's cousin's little girl went missing. We debated whether or not to head to Declo to help but eventually decided that it was the right thing to do. We left Kree with my parents and jumped in the car to Declo. Search and Rescue crews had been out since about 4 or 5 that day and had stopped when it had gotten dark, but the town of Declo was amazing and kept searching all night. The plan was to help with the search the next morning but at about 7am or so we had gotten a phone call that they had found little Jayci in the river. Our heart just ached for Layne and Krissy and what they were going through. I know how I was feeling and it was not good but I can't imagine what they were feeling or thinking. Jayci was about 16/17 months old and was just fascinated with the water. She had been at the babysitter's house right on the river and had some how gotten out and new exactly where she wanted and needed to be. We were so thankful that she was found so that the family could have some closure. Let's just say Easter weekend and the week after there were plenty of tears shed and an experience I would never want to experience again. I can't even imagine or even contemplate losing Kree or any child for that matter but apparently Heavenly Father needed Jayci more. It definitely makes us appreciate what we have and not to take anything for granted.

We ended up heading back to Idaho Falls for the rest of the weekend to finish Easter and to be with Kree and holding him tight was the first thing I did when we arrived back in I.F.

To keep our minds of everything we decided to help Kree dye Easter eggs or should I say dye his hands, he loved every second of it.

Of course Easter morning Kree loved his Easter basket because it was full of cars. Kree is really into cars lately so that is what the Easter Bunny brought plus plenty of candy.

Then Kree was able to spent time with his cousins for dinner and play. It's always a good time and loud time when the Hunter grandkids are together but time well spent.

HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE!

Dear Sweet Grandma!

2011-04-11T19:30:00.000-07:00

Arduth Brown Chandler

September 25, 1918- April 4, 2011

My Dear Sweet Grandma Chandler passed away last Monday. She was 92 years old and the most independent person I have ever met. Over the last several years Ragen and I have lived close to grandma in fact across the street, so we had the opportunity to get a little closer to Grandma. She just loved Kree as you can see in the pictures below. Last July Grandma moved to Burley to live with my Aunt Peggy and then we moved into her townhouse, so we were always in contact with her and made sure whenever we were in Declo visiting Ragen's family we made a trip over to visit Grandma.

Grandma was an amazing women- she had to be in order to raise 8 children and be a wonderful homemaker. She was an advid Utah Jazz fan and didn't miss a game. She had a funny personality that she had up until the day she died. She was a wonderful homemaker and always felt that she had to be cleaning no matter where she was. She had so many wonderful qualities and they will be greatly missed. We love you so much Grandma and you will be greatly missed. She has left a wonderful example and legacy behind that will never be forgotten. Love you!

HAPPY 2ND BIRTHDAY KREE!

2011-03-21T17:54:00.000-07:00

Sorry I'm a little late on this post- his Birthday was on March 2nd.

I can't believe my little boy is actually a little boy now- 2, I can't believe he's 2! Why do they have to grow up so fast, I hate it and love it at the same time. Here are some statistics and Mommy and Daddy's favorite things about our little Kree:

Weight- 24.2lbs (8th percentile)... we have a little runt!

Length- 35in

Head Circ- 19 1/2

Kree loves to talk and has his favorite sayings:

"ah man!"

"pilllow pet"

"shake your booty"

"gotch you"

"I did it"

"Hide!"

"treat"

"are you" (for where are you?)

"paper pen"

"mere daddy/mommy" (come here daddy/mommy)

he has many more but those are out favorites right now

He loves his toys and especially loves to watch Tom & Jerry, he loves to read books and count as well as try to say his ABC's and colors, won't leave home without his blanky and is sleeping in his own big boy bed...... until about 3 am then winds up in mommy and daddy's bed.... little stinker!

We had a little b-day party for Kree the weekend after his birthday so that Grandma's and Grandpa's could be there. He made a haul, it was like Christmas all over again but so worth it.

Happy Birthday Buddy! We Love You!

Look at this Big Boy!

The B-day cake

Our cute little Family!

Loves his Pillow Pet.

Some of the goods.

Every boy needs a tractor.

And of course Daddy wanted Kree to start his basketball skills early.

Eatin the goods!

Las Vegas

2011-03-21T15:45:00.000-07:00

At the end of February we decided to take a trip to Las Vegas to get away and to visit my Brother and his family. It was time much needed. We stopped in St. George to visit Ragen's parents who were staying w/ some friends. Ragen was dying to get out and golf so that's exactly what he did w/ his Father. We went on to Vegas from there and off to see my Bro. Kree just loves playing w/ his cousin Lili and they get along so well and so cute together.

Thursday we decided to take a drive to Hoover Dam, I haven't been there since they built the new bridge. We took Lili w/ us for the day while her mom and dad had to work. Now I know what it would be like to have 2 kids... maybe one day. Actually they were both very good.

Friday we hit the outlets for some shopping as I always do. Ragen was even excited, mainly for the Oakley Outlet store. That night Ragen and I have purchased some tickets to see La Reve at the Wynn Hotel. It was amazing and a must see if you're ever in Vegas.

Saturday I babysat Lili because Shantai had a volleyball tournament and Taylor and Ragen went golfing so Kree, Lili and I spent the morning together. That evening we all went to the Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay. The kids loved it... all the fishes and things to see. And then of course I had to make my usual trip to the M&M factory on the strip.

Overall we had a wonderful time and would do it again in a heart beat. Thanks again Taylor and Shantai for allowing us to stay w/ you.

Hoover Dam

La Reve

Best Buds!

The Shark Reef

The M&M Factory

Kree and Lili doing there favorite thing... Jumping on the bed.

December... Oh yeah Christmas! I forgot to post!

2011-01-19T15:24:00.000-08:00

So I have really got to get on the ball. It doesn't help that my computer has been giving me fits lately. I guess better late than never, right! December was an exciting month getting ready for the holidays especially anticipating Kree on Christmas morning. We spent Christmas at my parents going up a few days before, playing games and spending time with family. Christmas was a little more hectic but fun this year. My sister and her kids spent Christmas at my parents as well while her husband is in Iraq. My brother Keegan and his wife spent it with us as well. It was a full house. We finally went to take Kree to see Santa, we just kept putting it off and off. We get to the mall and Kree kept saying "HO, HO, HO" when asked what Santa says and then we get to Santa's lap and Kree wouldn't even crack a smile. He did manage to say "Thank You" before we left.
Christmas Eve, my parents planned a few activities to keep the kids entertained. They always play a christmas gift story where you pass the gift to the right and to the left according to what the story says and then everyone will end up with a gift at the end. The kids love it and they are usually gifts more for the kids. After that Keegan and Britnee had planned for the kids to play out the Nativity for everyone. The kids did great even Kree. He wouldn't let go of the shepherd's staff and he refused to where the outfit, but it was still cute.
Christmas morning was fun.....hectic, but fun. Kree wasn't quite sure what to do at first when we walked into the room but soon figured it out after some guidance. His Mickey Mouse chair that Santa brought him was so cute. Kree is obsessed with Mickey Mouse so he loved it, along with everything else he got as well as what his cousin Ellie got too. That was the hard part. They are about 9 months or so apart and of course they wanted everything that the other received as well, so there was some crying and high-pitch sreaming from Kree Christmas morning.
Later that day we headed to Declo to Ragen's parents for the rest of Christmas and the weekend. The Darrington cousins' always have a Cousin's gift exchange for those who are 18 and younger. Kree received a Tool set from his cousin Gracie, he loves it and even to this day he is constantly hammer in hand trying to hammer everything. Christmas was definitely good to all of us this year and we all had a wonderful time. Ragen is always good to me when it comes to Christmas and I think that Ragen made out pretty good too. He got a helicopter that he can't put down, he's like a little kid, it's funny! Hopefully you all had a wonderful Christmas..... a month ago!

Kree's new chair and taking a peek at what Santa brought him.

My boys.

The Gang Christmas morning

Can I say, No Make-up!

Gotta love BSU!

Kree's new tool set

All the Darrington grandkids in their new Christmas P.J.'s

A little brotherly love, trying to wrestle.

New Years we decided to go to Utah with some of Ragen's brother's family and some friends. Unfortunately I didn't take any pictures, but we had a great time. That Sunday our friends that we stayed with blessed their little baby Ryker so we were able to stay for that. I had that Monday off so we stayed an extra night and got a hotel in Salt Lake hoping to take Kree swimming, but we get to the hotel and the swimming pool was closed, just our luck. We were so mad. Better luck next time. It was a great Holiday season.

Christmas to come...

2010-12-30T14:23:00.000-08:00

I have plenty of wonderful pictures from the holidays to come, but unfortunately with all the craziness of the holidays and travelling, I left my camera cord at the in-law's- silly me. So I should have picture for you by the middle of next week. Until then... Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas, I know we did and have a Happy New Year!

Catchin' up!

2010-12-11T10:33:00.000-08:00

I have really slacked lately with updating my blog, plus our computer has been giving us some fits lately... I think it's time for a new one!! Anyways, I am going to make everything short and sweet from the last month or so. These first few pictures are from our Boise trip, aka.. our Anniversary. We were able to leave Kree home w/ my sister and her family and we decided to go to Boise to get some Chrsitmas shopping done, then were able to go to the BSU game against Fresno State and then have a day or so for our anniversary by ourselves, kidless! Although, I did miss Kree a ton... I have never left him over night until now. It was a good weekend though because I love spending time w/ my Hubby. Happy 4 year Anniversary Sweetie! I love you so much!

Here we are at Red Robin prior to the game. We love Red Robin!

We were able to go to the game w/ Ragen's Brother and his wife and kids and a few friends. We had a good time even though I was freezing the entire time.

THANKSGIVING. Well I forgot to get out the camera on Thanksgiving so the only picture I had was of Kree and his cousin Abree. Kree loves playing w/ his cousins. We were in Declo w/ Ragen's family and it was a delicious meal and a great time w/ family until the day after and the day after that. Ragen got sick the day after- luckily his was not as bad as mine. I was really sick 2 days after throwing up and everything else you can imagine- from about 4 am to 10 pm on the hour every hour. It was aweful! I think I lost about 5-10 lbs just throwing up. But besides all of that, we had a good time.

I had a free family pass to the festival of trees in Poky so we were hoping to take Kree to see Santa there, but we went at the wrong time and Santa was not there... Oops! So Kree was able to do some crafts w/ his Daddy and look at the trees. He was thrilled as you can see.

Here is Kree posing in front of our tiny Christmas tree. He was just being so silly so I had to post a picture.

Here is Kree's latest thrill... he loves sitting on our feet while we walk around. It is so cute! He is doing so many fun and exciting things lately. I can't believe that he is almost 2 in about 2 1/2 months.

He loves Mickey Mouse
He loves doggies, well actually all animals for that matter
He loves to jump
Loves to read books
His latest phrases that we love "Yo dude!", "I want some", and "miss you"
He still won't sleep in his crib since we moved, Hooray for Mommy and Daddy!
Loves to bite
Loves waffles
Likes to list out his cousins name
Loves Grandpa's
Loves to put money in his piggy bank
Loves to do funny walks & dances w/ a side head bang
Says "Potty" all the time but we have not put him on there yet.
Loves Flo from the Progressive commercials

This is just a few from a list of so many things, I just can't name all of them. What a cutie! We love you so much.

DAD WE LOVE YOU!

2010-11-13T17:23:00.000-08:00

It's hard to ever imagine a family member in distress or in pain or imagine anything aweful happening to them. When I think of my father I think of a lovebale man, brave, supportive, a man who would do anything for his family, his friends, his neighbors, even a stranger. He is a compassionate man, one of the most compassionate men I have ever known. It's hard to put into words how much I love my Dad and everything that he has given or done for me and my family. I only hope that I can be as amazing of a person and an eaxample his him.
My father has always been there for me through everything, for my ups and my downs and has never loved me less for my imperfections but only loved me more. He was always there for me growing up and will always be there for me in the future. I can't even imagine having a better father. He means the world to me.
It is an amazing sight and feeling to see my son with my father. My child adores his grandpa and visa-versa and it melts my heart to see them together. I want my father to always be there for all my children because we love him so much.
This past week has been a wake up call for all of our family. My father had been complaining of some vision problems and weakness in his arm as well as some other complaints but hadn't thought much of them but it kept getting worse so with some encouragement he finally went into see his Dr. That night they took him in for an MRI and the next morning had called my father to tell him that he had had a stroke on both sides of his brain- my father was in tears as well as the rest of us once we had found out, and told him to get to the hospital immediately. My father is only 56 years old- so young for something so serious. They have done numerous tests to find out exactly where the stroke came from and finally found out that my father had a hole in his heart that eventually with time and stress and other factors pushed blood out in larges spurts to his brain causing the stroke and had also found an aneurysm in his heart as well. And come to find that he actually had had a series of 4 strokes in the past week or so.
He is doing so well considering the severity of everthing and is very fortunate that the affects are not worse. The Dr's couldn't believe that things were not worse and said if there had been a 5th stroke at that time that things would be a lot worse. He is still having vision problems and some headaches but the Dr's feel that he will make a full recovery with time but also told him that his chance of having another stroke have highly increased but will take preventative measures to help with that. He goes in for a procedure Monday to fix the hole and the aneurysm.
I can't express how much I love my dad and I could never imagine being on this earth without him. I want my dad to know how much I love him and how much he means to me and my family as well as all his family. I am so grateful that he is still here today and will continue to be with us for a long, long time.
WE LOVE YOU DAD!

A Little Family Fun!

2010-10-25T16:02:00.000-07:00

The Pocatello Zoo had a "Boo at the Zoo" day on Saturday, so we decided that it would be fun to take Kree. My sister was unable to make it so we brought 2 of her kids with us, Adri and Tanner. They had trick-or-treating, kids games, food and animals. I don't think Kree liked his costume too much, the hood of the Tiger costume kept covering hald his face... oh well. They all had fun... who wouldn't when you get candy!

The later that evening we carved pumpkins, well Ragen carved pumpkins and Kree and I colored ours as well as his body, oh but he had fun.

The final product.

Then I made some yummy Halloween treats that we definitely enjoyed all of within a matter of minutes.

Swore's Farm

2010-10-18T16:30:00.001-07:00

Saturday, my sisters family and us went to Swore's Farm out in Tyhee outside of Pocatello. They have a big corn maze and a mini corn maze for kids and little kid games as well as a pumpkin patch. The kids had fun and the adults went crazy with all the kids, plus it was hot! Oh the corn maze, reminded me so much of my high school days minus all the kids. It was nice because Ragen actually was able to come with us and the kids were all over him. My sister's kids look up to Ragen while her husband is in Iraq. It's nice having him around for things like this. His job during the summer keeps him busy but it's winding down since it's only a seasonal job with the BLM.
Just an update on our family: life for me is about the same, still working and loving every second I can get with Kree. He is such a wonderful and funny and determined little kid. I love his growing personality. He is saying so many things now, even some small sentences. He is such a lovebale kid! I don't know what I would do without him in my life. A few weeks back I took him to the Dr cuz he was sick but he was still only 22lbs 14 oz, will he ever gain more weight! He is almost 20 months old. Oh well as long as he is happy and healthy. Ragen has this semester left til he graduates with his Bachelors finally. He is actually preparing to take the LSATs in December and then hopefully on to Law school next fall, that's the plan as of right now. So everyone keep him and us in your prayers that this will all work out. Ragen is such a determined person. When he sets his mind to something he will do everything in his power to achieve it. He is the hardest worker I know and despite hating school he is bound and determined to be successful and I love that about him.

Randomness!

2010-09-03T15:37:00.000-07:00

So just catchin up ... Again! It gets so busy or I just get lazy one of the two, but here is the month of August. Just some randomness but good memories. Kree is growing up so fast and doing so many knew things each and everyday.

I can't believe that the summer is pretty much over- September is here already! This summer has been nothing but work, some play and fun, work and then some more fun. Unfortunately Ragen doesn't get to participate in too many things during the summer because of work but hopefully that will change soon.

A little cousin lovin

Mommy turned 27!

Some fun at Grandma and Grandpa Darrington's house by the river

This was my favorite! I kept putting Kree down this slide and he was not thrilled most of the time because the water was so cold, but he was so cute.

I promised Ragen that I would go on the jetski and I did and even took Kree for a little ride. I usually am not big on the water stuff but I am slowly changing, mainly so Kree won't be hesitant about the water.

I had to stick this picture in cuz it's so cute and I love the chair. I want to buy one for Kree. My mother-in-law and I went to the Parade of Homes here in Poky and this was in one of the bedrooms.

Then Randy's Tumbling Gym here in Poky did a family night so I took Kree with my sister and her kids and let them play for a while. Let's just say they were exhausted and ready for bed when we were done, but they loved it.

I'm Catching Up... Finally!

2010-07-25T16:24:00.000-07:00

Ok, here it is... I am finally catching up on my blogging. Beware there is a lot below.

4th of July
A few days before the 4th weekend we lit off some fireworks at my sisters house. Kree was fine until they actually went off... he was a bit nervous. Here he is helping set them all out.

Daddy and Kree just being cute.

Then for the 4th weekend we decided to go with our friends Chad and Staci to Island Park and Yellowstone to relax. It was a great weekend and we had a lot of fun. Here is what we did... here we are at Upper Mesa Falls

I love this picture!

We saw a ton of Wildlife including 4 black bears and 1 Grizzly and her cubs. I didn't post these pictures cuz they are really hard to see and no one would probably believe me. We saw a bald eagle and this beauty... we were so close.

A Family Moment.

The Gang! I feel so short!

Kree loves to copy Daddy.

This has to be mineand Ragen's favorite picture. He is just the CUTEST kid EVER!

So one night we went to the Playmill in West Yellowstone to see Beauty and the Beast. It was so good, but at the beginning they do some fun stuff with the audience including Birthdays, well we pretended that it was Ragen's Birthday cuz I new they would kiss him and they did. I couldn't get the picture right as she was kissing him-darn camera! It was fstill fun though.

Kree was trying to touch the "Big Fish" that were supposedly there at Big Springs but really weren't.

Here we are Forewheeling, Kree ended up falling asleep.

Here are our Friends Chad and Staci, what a fun couple.

Steadman's Waterslide

There is this fun waterslide off the Raft River exit, called Steadman's. Ragen's family goes there all the time, so we decided to bring my sister Kari's family along and we had a ton of fun. There is actually 2 big slides, toys, a zipline, and more.

Here we are about to fall off, but still fun.

Heise Hot Springs

So we decided to go Heise Hot Springs for my nephew Derek's Birthday. It was much needed especially cuz of all this hot weather lately. I am usually not the swimming type but I am trying harder because of Kree. I did have fun though. Here is some of the gang!

I even got in the pool.

Look at this cute kid!

Kree having fun with his Uncle Steve. Unfortunately during the summer Ragen has a hard time getting away from work due to all the fires, so he was not able to come. We sure did miss Daddy.

After swimming

Some of Kree's cousins, Kaybrie and Ellie

Pioneer Day Parade and Swimming

I decided it would be nice to get out in the sun and go to the parade even though it was extremely hot and we were not in any shade. Kree had a great time collecting candy and seeing the different floats.

After the Parade we headed to Ross Park for a swim, again much needed cuz it is just so stinkin hot! Plus my Mom and Grandma were coming into town and they came to watch.

A New Move

We decided to move across the street into my Grandma's condo. She moved to Burley to live with family and we miss her tons. I hate moving, the packing and loading and unpacking and organizing and it never ends. It is slightly bigger then where we were before plus it has a garage and laundry which is so nice. Maybe one day we will finally take that plunge and buy a house but probably not until Ragen is done with his Masters. But we are liking it so far.

A Few Random Things

I feel like I haven't shared Kree's latest changes. He went for his 15 month appointment a while back and he is still only 20lbs 10 oz, what a runt! He was 16 months at the time of the appointment and now he is almost 17 months- flying by! Here are a few other notable things:

He is into everything
He is talking like crazy. Likes to say: " I love Kree," "Please," "Thank you," "All done or All gone," "stinky," "dirty," plus much more.
Doesn't eat much lately, no wonder he is only 20lbs
Loves to climb on everything and is good at it
Bites!
Loves to blow kisses
Loves being outside
Loves to throw tantrums and plenty of them
Has gone 2 1/2 days without a binky- yeah!
Can open doors
and so much more, there is just so much, I wish I could post it all.

Coming Soon!

2010-07-22T19:35:00.000-07:00

So yes I haven't posted in a while- It's been crazy! I promise that soon I will post a lot of pictures. I left my camera charger and cord to plug into the computer in I.F. so I haven't been able to download pictures. But there is plenty to come: 4th of July weekend, Steadman's Waterslide, a New Move, and Swimming at Heise. So I will post soon and there will be a lot so be prepared.

Memorial Day Weekend Fun!

2010-06-01T20:21:00.000-07:00

So Memorial Day weekend is the time for the Hunters to all get together. We started the weekend by having a surprise 30th b-day party for my brother Taylor that his wife planned. We went to the Cellar in I.F. and ate good food and good cake- check the cake out below. Then Sunday after church and a wonderful dinner, my sister Kari and I planned a fun game resembling the T.V. show Minute to Win It. We modified it to our own little version and it was a ton of fun. I wish I would have put all the pictures of everyone but it just takes too long, so here are some pictures from every event that we did. I have to say that it turned out so well and so funny. Everyone needs to do this with there families. If you want to know how we did our version just let me know. Then Monday we of course visited the cemetaries and had to stop and visit Aunt Judy and Uncle Jay and their new toys. We had a wonderful weekend. We always love to spend time with the family. Take a look!

Taylor's 30th Birthday party.

I love this cake!

Lili will never go to Ragen so when she did I had to get a picture.

Gotta love that concentration.

This was my favorite- the guys were funny with this.

Here we are at Grandpa Chandler's grave.

And here we are at Grandpa Hunter's grave.

And then we had to make one last stop to visit Aunt Judy and Uncle Jay and their new toys.

FINALLY, They're Here!

2010-05-24T19:34:00.000-07:00

So when Kree turned 1 I had this wonderful idea to get 1yr pictures done, so I did. Well I couldn't have chosen a more lowsy day. It ended up being freezing cold and Kree was miserable. It was at the beginning of March. The girl I had do them was so sweet and patient with us. Thank you Emily! So these first pictures are some from the first shoot we did- poor kid, but it leaves some great memories. The rest of the pictures are from our 2nd shoot which went a ton better- thank goodness! It took us a little while after to reschedule the pictures though. They turned out so cute- Kree did so well and was so happy. So I will call these pictures 1year/15 month pictures since he will be 15 months next week. I am just glad to finally have them. There is also some family pictures as well- we desperately needed some. There is a ton and these are only a few of the many- I just can't decide, they're all cute.

1ST SHOOT

2ND SHOOT

Happy Birthday Ragen!

2010-05-20T15:45:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was Ragen's 26th Birthday. He wanted a golf pass again this year and so that's what he got plus a few other things. Poor guy was surrounded by girls for his birthday except for the exception of a few nephews. But I think he enjoyed that part. We went to dinner to Texas Roadhouse and then over to my sister's for cake and ice cream.
Ragen/Daddy we love you and hope you had a great birthday and hope you don't feel too much older.

Afterwards, the kids wanted to play the piano (if one plays then the others want to as well). The little Mozarts were pretty cute and they had fun.

Easter!

2010-04-05T16:54:00.000-07:00

Easter Morning- Kree went right to his Easter basket but I don't think I saw him smile once. The Easter Bunny brought him lots of Candy, a Book, and a Magna-doodle. He carries that thing everywhere. The Easter Bunny brought him way too much Candy but if he enjoys and is happy then Mom & Dad are happy. Maybe next year he will be a little more enthused though. He is definitely like his mother in the mornings- grumpy and doesn't want anyone to bother her.

Disneyland and More!

2010-03-29T21:00:00.000-07:00

So this past week or so we headed off to Cali for a week and a half with the Darrington clan. It was a vacation much needed and wished it weren't over. We left on Thursday to St George so the boys could get their golf game in, then to Vegas after that for some shopping and then off to Cali. We stayed in a nice beach house in Oceanside- there is nothing like being able to listen to the waves as you fall asleep and wake up. Be prepared there are a lot of pictures to come explaining our vacation.

SUNDAY- USS MIDWAY SHIP IN SAN DIEGO

Grandpa D and Kree

Ragen and I on the front of the ship.

THE BEACH- after coming back from the ship we all headed down to the beach- it was probably the coldest day but we went anyway. The boys all went out surfing and us girls just bundled the babies up and watched. Here they are cruising the waves.

MONDAY- CALIFORNIA ADVENTURES

Sorry this is the only picture I had from California Adventures because our camera broke and we had to go buy a new one later that day- but it was fun and there were great rides and fun shows to see.

TUESDAY- SEA WORLD

Here we are at the SeaLion show

Shamu was probably one of our favorites and we even got wet- we loved it!

Kree was very into Shamu and loved the entire show.

Here we are inside Sea World- they have a kid playzone where all the kids can run wild and free. This particular one is the Little Kid zone- Kree loved it and did not want to leave. Here he is with his cousin Abree.

Some of the grandkids looking into the aquarium. I thought it was a cute picture. And then of course we got to neet ELMO and BIG BIRD. It was funny- Kree would not take his eyes off them but also had a death grip on me. It was too cute!

Kree and the Polar Bears.

Daddy and Kree and the White Whale and in the Polar Bear cave.

The Dolphins are my favorite. Here is Uncle Brogan and then Daddy and Kree. Kree would not touch the dolphins.

WEDNESDAY- DISNEYLAND

We love Goofy!

And probably the best one of all- MICKEY MOUSE and then of course we can't forget Pluto.

Daddy and Kree on the Alice in Wonderland ride and then Mommy and Kree on the Carousel.

Here is some of the gang on the Jungle Cruise and then on the It's a Small World ride.

We went to ToonTown and played for a while and of course we had to get a souvenir for the road- a Mickey Mouse to snuggle with.

Leaving Disneyland- you'd think he'd be sad.

THURSDAY- SAN DIEGO ZOO

Kree loved the animals and the petting zoo.

On the bus tour- we got to see the TIGER,

the LION, and the ZEBRA'S,

and the BABY PANDA, and the ELEPHANT and lots lots more.

Having fun in the play area and on the sky ride.

And when it was all said and done we had to go home. We were very sad to go and had a ton of fun and would go back in a heartbeat. We did get to stop in Vegas again to shop and play more golf and stay the night at my brother Taylor's place, so Kree and his cousin Lili could play for a while. They were pretty cute together.

Thank you Grandpa and Grandma Darrington for the wonderful time!

The Big 1

2010-03-04T22:12:00.000-08:00

So I finally got my camera to download my pictures. So Kree turned the Big 1 on March 2nd. I threw him a party the Saturday before. All his family was there and his friends- it was a great turn out- Thank you everyone for supporting Kree. He had such a wonderful birthday and made a haul. I decided to do a Mickey Mouse theme but I really don't have any pictures that show the decorations except for the cake. Kree just loves Mickey. We started off the festivities with a little pizza and kree didn't hesitate as you can see in the picture.

Here is the Mickey cake that I had done up for him- I thought it was cute. We were able to get a free little cake for Kree to dig into but he wasn't too fond of that, in fact he hated it.

He definitely made a haul of toys and now I don't know what to do with them all but h sure loves playing with them.

And for all the little ones and there was a lot of them, we had a pinata. They loved it! Here is my little slugger taking a swing at it with Grandpa's help.

And after it was all said and done Kree was a happy kid and loved to splash in his bath.

Kree had his 1 year appointment the other day and here are the statistics:

Weight: 19lb 13 oz (he was 20lbs at one time)

Height: 29 1/4 inches

Head Circum: 18 3/4

He is a happy and healthy little boy.

Here are the new and exciting milestones at this point:

He is now WALKING (it's so cute to watch but he falls all the time)
Likes to say "uh oh", "momma", "da-da"
likes to jibber jabber all the time
loves his cartoons
absolutely loves dogs and will follow them everywhere (I guess we will have to get a dog now)
has his two top teeth now after weeks of being up all night
loves his blanky and get so mad when you take it away even if it's for a brief moment
Loves to have his back scratched or rubbed
Is FINALLY off formula and drinks whole milk now and is down to 1 bottle before bed (we're trying to ween him off before our trip to Cali in a few weeks)
loves his big boy food (adult food)- Pizza is his favorite
likes to lift up people's shirts (don't ask me why)
knows where his belly and toes are (we're working on the others)
We LOVE this LITTLE BOY SO MUCH!
HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY KREE!

Happy Birthday!

2010-03-02T21:27:00.000-08:00

So today Kree is 1 YEAR old. I can hardly believe it! HAPPY BIRTHDAY SWEET BABY BOY! Mommy and Daddy love you so much!

This post is going to be very short because I can't get my pictures downloaded for some stupid reason so I will try again tomorrow. We have some fun birthday pictures to show off so I will make another post tomorrow and tell all about it.

Snip Snip

2010-02-27T21:30:00.000-08:00

So we decided that Kree needed a bit of a trim. He was starting to support the mullet- you can see how long his hair was getting in the 2nd picture in the ponytail. I was hesitant but I had scheduled a hair appointment for myself so I gave in and decided it was time for Kree since he turns 1 next week. He was a brave soul and did so good. He didn't cry or anything but he wanted to see where daddy was or what the heck was on his head so there are a few stragglers left but looks good for his first haircut. It was so sad, all that baby hair gone and now he looks so grown up. He's growing up way too fast. Here are a few pictures during the experience and he even got a lollipop at the end. What a champ!

He kinda had his eyes all funny in this picture but was sure loving his sucker.

Dog Lover

2010-02-22T19:00:00.000-08:00

So last week I went to Idaho Falls to go Birthday shopping for Kree and my brother and his wife were there. They have the cutest little Maltese puppy- only about 10 or 11 weeks old at the time. Kree just loves dogs and definitely does not have any fear. My sister has a dog and Kree is always trying to grab it and hit- this is his way of loving it I guess but he does the same with my brother's dog Neve. It is the tiniest thing and we still have to be somewhat gentle with him. Kree is not though and Neve finally faught back. They were so cute together. Kree would attack Neve and then Neve would attack Kree and this went on for a while. It was hilarious! Here are a few pictures of how cute they were and video. I have to get a dog now for Kree.

Can I Take A Moment

2010-02-09T20:38:00.000-08:00

So I just wanted to take a moment and let everyone know how appreciative I am for the the wonderful family and life that I have. It's amazing how much I take for granted the things that I have and the things that I am able to do. The reason I bring this up is this past weekend we attended a funeral for one of Ragen's cousin's Rachel. She was only 10. Ragen's Aunt and Uncle are carriers of a very rare disorder called Monochromatic Leukodystrophy. The chances of two people meeting and both being carriers of this is very rare. They have had 6 children (3 were triplets) all together in which all but 1 have been diagnosed with this disease and 3 have already died.

Monochromatic Leukodystrophy is a very rare disorder that affects the myelin structure around the nerves which in turn affects the balance and muscles. These children for the most part were crawling and standing somewhat before it really affected them. They are all in wheelchairs and are in somewhat of a vegetative state. They are able to express thoughts in their own little ways but are unable to speak, walk, move eat on their own, etc. They have already lived past what they were expected.

So as I was sitting there watching this family greet people at the viewing, I couldn't help but start to cry. First of all because it was family and I hate having to deal with death, second of all because she was only a child and no child should have to die, and third of all because I sat and watched there only son who was not diagnosed with the disorder try and hold back his emotions but eventually was not able to. My heart went out to him as well as the rest of their family, for what they have had to deal with for so many years and how much they have endured. Then I watched the two children in wheelchairs and you could see it in their faces how sad and vulnerable they were, bnut were unable to tell anyone or cry even. I couldn't hold back my emotions.

It made me think of how blessed I am and made me realize that I could never do what these parents have done and endured what they've endured. To know that my children will die long before I ever would would be unbearable and heartbreaking. They are such amazing people and I am truly blessed and humbled to know them and be a part of their lives. It makes me grateful to know that we have the Plan of Salvation and to know that they will be with their children again someday. Also to know that Rachel is now with her grandparents and her sister and brother who have already pasted on.

Rachel, we will truly miss you and love you and know that you are in a better place now where you are free from everything and are able to run around and probably talking up a storm.

1 More Month To Go!

2010-02-03T18:31:00.000-08:00

So I feel that I haven't posted for a while. Life has been busy, too busy and Kree has grown so much right before my eyes. About 2 weeks ago or so Kree started walking with his Walk N' Ride toy- it is so cute. We're just waiting for him to do the real thing now- he is so close. I can't believe that he is going to be 1 YEAR in 1 MONTH. My baby is growing up too fast. Right now he is probably right about 20lbs, he went in about 2 weeks ago for an ear infection and he weighed 19lbs 12oz. Some fun things that he is doing right now are:

Walking with his Walk N' Ride toy
Throws the biggest tantrums now when he doesn't get his way
Has quite the attitude- what a little stinker
Will say "Da-da" and "ma-ma" (he only seems to say my name when he is mad or crying or something.
Is tapering down on the bottles- yeah! He maybe only has 2 a day or so
Loves lots of new foods, mac n' cheese, hot dogs, pudding, jello, and pretty much whatever we are eating that he is able to eat
Has two top front teeth that are getting so close to popping through
Is in to everything imaginable
Loves his blanky and gets mad when you take it away
Still loves to give open mouth kisses
and still wants to flirt and show off for everyone

We love this little guy so much!

So also this past weekend we decided to go to Ragen's family cabin in Island Park. Most of his family was there and some family friends. The guys went snowmobiling most of the time and us women basically hung out in the cabin and watched kids. It was so nice to be able to have a relaxing weekend though especially in the beautiful mountains. We played this fun game that Leslie my sister-in-law taught us and that would explain the following pictures.

This was Saturday morning when the kids woke up. They were all so cute in the morning. These are Kree's cousin's Tregan and Abree. He just loves them!

Christmas- A Little Late!

2010-01-06T19:29:00.000-08:00

I can never get my pictures in the order I want so we'll start backwards. Well I am a little late on posting for Christmas- it's been crazy. So these first few pictures are actually Christmas Night when we arrived at my parents in Idaho Falls. Kree wore his new Elmo pajamas- they look so cute on him. Some of the Elmo stuff out right now is so adorable and he loves him. Then Ragen and I opened some gifts from my parents. It was so weird not to have all my family home for Christmas- but as the years go on it gets harder. I always love Christmas time and being with family. It is so hard to have to travel to/from families houses in Declo and I.F. But we always have fun no matter what.

This was Christmas morning in Declo. We woke up at 6am but Kree was awake anyway so it worked out. He loves his Elmo!

Here is Kree opening up gifts. He was actually more into Christmas then we thought he would be, it was so fun and so cute to watch. And here is Ragen opening up one of his gifts, I got him a new flat screen for our bedroom.

I have to say that this was the best gift of all. I was so excited to get it. I actually got it the week before Christmas. Ragen got me a new entertainment center for our flat screen. Then here we are Christmas Eve opening a family gift with all Ragen's family.

Christmas Eve Grandma and Grandpa Darrington bought all the grandkids santa and santa elves pajamas. They were all so cute. But trying get them all to take a picture together was scary.

So those were our Holiday adventures. It was fun and wish it could last forever. It was the first of many fun Christmas's with Kree. That's what makes Christmas so fun- are your kids. We didn't do anything for new years because Kree and myself had the flu- what a wonderful way to start the new year. Can't believe that it is 2010 already.

Hopefully everyone had a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year.

A Missionary & Gingerbread Houses

2009-12-16T18:10:00.000-08:00

MISSIONARY
So last Friday Ragen's little brother Brogan came home off his mission in Chile. So we all headed to Salt Lake to greet him. Here is Elder Darrington. Welcome Home!

Kree has never met Brogan before so this was the first. Kree of course was happy as ever to go to him like he is everyone but he loved his Uncle Brogan.

All the little nephews and most of us adults wore soccor jerseys for Brogan, some were one's that Brogan had sent home to them. The 2nd picture here is Kree after his daddy let him get into the markers that the kids were making a poster with. Luckily it all came off.

GINGERBREAD HOUSES

So My sister's family and ours decided to make gingerbread houses for family home evening. It was fun and so messy. Let's just say I don't have the patience to decorate these in detail. Here are a few pictures of our fun creation.

A Little Behind

2009-12-02T16:28:00.000-08:00

So I am a little behind on posting lately- it has just been crazy lately. First and formost Kree is 9 months old today, it's crazy! And to top that off he has a double ear-infection at the same time. Poor little guy! I feel so bad for him- he has been so miserable lately. Some new and exciting things that he is doing are:

crawling like crazy- we can't control him, he's in to everything.
he's pulling himself up and cruising a little against furniture
loves to crawl into his saucer to eat whatever snacks he has left behind
shakes his head no (whether he really means that who knows)
claps
has the best pouty face ever
loves to throw tantrums when he doesn't get his way
loves Handy Manny, Oso Special, and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse- loves the songs
And says the word "UP"- it so stinkin cute

Also Thanksgiving has gone and past so fast and I was not very good this year to take pictures, here is the only picture that I took. It was so nice because we were all home for the holiday. My mom was so excited. It was a nice day full of lots of food and lots of laughs.

On the 17th of November was mine and Ragen's 3 Year Anniversary. We really didn't do much because work has been crazy and Ragen got a new job with Wells Fargo. But that weekend we went to the BSU game in Logan, Kree loved it at first but then he got too cold. Everytime we bundled him up he would get mad and frustrated, then everytime we would take layers off then he was too cold and miserable. Needless to say Mom got very frustrated and decided to leave and go to the hotel. Ragen stayed with the rest of the family that was there. It was a great way to spend our Anniversary- can't ya tell. I am so glad to be married to such a loving and supportive husband. Happy Anniversary Sweetie! I love you!

This past Sunday night my sister's family, my cousin's family and us decided to make some homemade ornaments and surprise our Grandma by setting up her Christmas Tree and decorate it. She was definitely surprised and grateful. It was a good time and fun for the kids to all get together.

8 Month Pictures and Crawling!

2009-11-14T15:05:00.000-08:00

So I was able to get Kree's 8 month pictures back a week early- I was so excited! So here are his pictures, they definitely show his fun and cute personality. Also at the end there is a video of Kree crawling. It's about time- he has been army crawling forever but now he is in to EVERYTHING! The video is when he was first starting to do it, but now he does it all the time. He also started to clap- it is so cute, kind of spastic but cute.

8 Months and Halloween... Plus Lots of Pics!

2009-11-04T20:46:00.001-08:00

So for Halloween this year Kree was a Plush Monkey. Oh he looked so stinkin cute! We spent the first part of Halloween at a Trunk-or-Treat, then met Ragen's family at the Holt Arena for the Declo football playoff game (in which they won), then afterwards we headed to Grandma Chandler's house where Uncle Keegan and Aunt Britnee were there waiting. By the time we got there, we had already taken the costume off- it just got too hot for him and he was not thrilled. All the following pictures are a little out of order but you get the picture. Oh and by the way Kree is 8 months old and getting so big. Our little Bugaboo is doing so many new things- here are some off his latest:

taking his time at crawling but likes to do an army crawl everywhere.
is almost standing up by grabbing onto things
loves his baby food and snacks and his sippy cup full of apple juice
loves to play Stinky Toes
does not like it when you leave the room
likes to pose any time the camera is in front of him, he even has a cheesy smile- so funny!
still has an obsession w/ remotes
likes to make a mess of his toys
loves to look at himself in the mirror and then kiss himself in it
loves to give open-mouthed kisses- I love them!
loves to scream at the top of his lungs
loves any cartoon of or show that has music
decides that he doesn't want to sleep during the night anymore
will give "5's"
looks more and more like his daddy every day
loves to attack mommy and daddy's faces with his face of or mouth
and continues to be as cute as ever! We love you Buddy!

Here is Kree with Uncle Keegan and Aunt Britnee

Here is Kree with his cousin Rylee

Here is Kree with Grandpa Darrington

Here is Kree with Grandma and Grandpa Wrigley

Here is Kree with Grandma Darrington

Daddy and Kree at Trunk-or-Treat

Mommy and Kree at Trunk-or-Treat

Mommy and her little Monkey

Daddy and his little Monkey

Kree and his cousins Parker, Hunter, Tanner, Adri, and Ellie

My precious little Monkey

Cousin Ellie and Kree- So cute!

Randomness!!

2009-10-28T19:00:00.000-07:00

Just thought I would post some random pictures and a video that we have taken. I know, I know I put a lot of pictures of Kree on here but I can't help it- he is so darn cute and I can't get enough of him. Enjoy!

LAS VEGAS

2009-10-17T19:00:00.000-07:00

So last weekend my sister Kari and I decided to take a sisters weekend to Las Vegas and St George. Kari brought her two little girls with her and I brought Kree with me. We flew out Thursday night into Las Vegas and stayed with our brother Taylor. It was great to be able to see him and his wife Shantai and their little girl Lili. Friday we took off to St George and did a little shopping and then went to the Tuachan Theater to see "Annie." Kari's sister-in-law was so sweet and volunteered to watch Kree and Kari's littlest girl for us while we went and took Kari's oldest girl Adrianna. Kari's neice was actually one of the orphan girls in the play. That night we stayed with her in-laws and then headed back to Vegas on Saturday. Taylor's little girl turned 1 on Friday so they were having a party for her on Saturday. Shantai did such a great job decorating and preparing for the party- I told her that she could come do Kree's 1st birthday party in March. Happy Birthday Lilianna! She is the custest little girl. We then did some more shopping and then Sunday afternoon headed back home to Idaho. It was a must needed weekend for me, short, but well worth it. Here are some pictures of our weekend.

Here is Kree in his stroller enjoying Vegas.

Here we are after "Annie"

This is Kari's neice Kaitlyn (in the middle) who was in the play.

This is Lilianna eating her birthday cake.

Here is the gang, they were all so cute together. Kree is such a poser- every picture he had the biggest grin on his face.

And here they are with Favorite Uncle Taylor, it was so cute!

A Wedding and a Tooth

2009-10-05T17:48:00.000-07:00

This past weekend was an exciting one. My little brother Keegan got married on Friday- WOW it is so weird to think that- he is still my little baby brother. He married a wonderful girl- Britnee Searle. She is amazing- she did a lot of the reception herself and made her bouquet and boutinere's herself- they were so creative- better than I could ever do. They look like they are so happy together. It was a beautiful wedding in the Idaho Falls Temple and then a beautiful reception afterward. We are so excited for you Uncle Keegan and Aunt Britnee! This first picture is of Uncle Keegan and Kree at the reception.

This picture is of Keegan and his new bride Britnee.

Then after months of drooling and teething- Kree finally cut his first TOOTH. It's hard to get a decent picture of the tooth though. You can kind of see it in this next picture along with a cheesy smile. I kept wondering why he wasn't taking his bottles very well the past week and he has had goopy eyes, etc- now I know. There is another one next to it that will probably pop through any time. He is getting some of the cheesiest smiles and funniest faces lately- I love it! He is the cutest boy ever! And that personality is getting funner and funner- he is almost always smiling and is pretty much the happiest kid.

Kree - 6 Month Check-up... Really 7 Months

2009-09-28T15:07:00.000-07:00

So Kree had his 6 month check-up on Friday ... even though he is almost 7 months (on Friday). In the past few weeks he has had a little cold and Thrush. So he's been on medication for all of this, but luckily the Dr. says he doing great and no more Thrush and no more medication. Sick babies- no fun! He is growing like crazy and is a healthy little boy. He weighs 17lbs, height is 261/2 inches, and head circumference is 18cm. He is such a happy boy- I love it! Some new things that he is doing are:

He is now up on all fours and rocking back and forth as in the picture below and still rolling and scooting himself all over (he'll be crawling in the next couple of weeks- I'm not ready! Time to childproof the house)
He loves to spit now and blow bubbles (there is a video of it below)
He loves to smack his lips and do this clicking noise with his tongue
He has the cutest laugh, sometimes it is a cackle laugh- so funny!
He does the funniest thing where he sucks in air and makes the funniest noise (the best is when he does it while trying to laugh)
He gets mad when you leave the room, especially when he is tired
He throws little tantrums now- oh great!
He is a flirt like his daddy, but he's been that way from day 1
He has an obsession with remote controls
Besides drinking his bottles and eating his baby food- he loves Little Puffs
And still has the cutest smile ever

WE LOVE YOU SWEET BABY BOY!

YELLOWSTONE TRIP

2009-09-15T21:06:00.000-07:00

So this past weekend we decided to go to Ragen's Family cabin in Island Park for a nice and relaxing weekend. Saturday we decided to go to Yellowstone because we haven't been there for a long time. It was a beautiful day for a ride in the park. We were able to see a alot of elk
(you can kind of see one in the picture below) and a lot of buffalo. We were able to go to Old Faithful and then to the waterfall. It was a beautiful drive as well. Kree really enjoyed it- I like to think he did anyway, but Ragen and I had a great time

Our cute little family

Mommy and Kree at the waterfall

Daddy and Kree at the waterfall

Here we are at Old Faithful.

THE FAIR

2009-09-09T22:03:00.000-07:00

So this week is fair week in Blackfoot and we decided to go with Ragen's parents. Ragen's grandparents go up and stay there in their trailer all week and so we were able to see them as well. When you go to the fair you have to see the animals. Kree absolutely loved them. He thought it was so funny when he would touch one of them and he would start laughing. This first picture I had to put in- Kree's uncle Steve gave Kree his first sucker and it was so cute- he kept going to town on it and of course it was everywhere and Mommy eventually had to take it away and he was not a happy camper. The rest of the pictures are of the animals that Kree was able to meet.

Here is Kree, Daddy, and the rabbits.

Of course Ragen wanted a picture with the horses but all the horses were facing the wrong direction so here is there back-ends- lovely huh!

Kree just loved the goats and kept laughing everytime Mommy would let him touch them. You can kind of see him laughing here.

6 Months

2009-09-03T16:16:00.000-07:00

Kree turned 6 months old yesterday. I can't believe it- 1/2 year old! He is doing so many new and fun things. We love him more and more every day.

He probab;y weighs about 16lbs now, his 6 month appt isn't until the end of the month
He is now sitting up really well- still falls and bonks his head every once in a while
He loves his baby food, although I am now noticing that peas are not his favorite now although I thought they were.
He rubs his eyes when he is tired
Loves to talk to himself and jabber
When he is on his tummy he is everywhere- you have to watch him like a hawk- he's gonna be crawling before we know it.
Still loves to eat and gum everything but still has no teeth
He has started to wimper or cry when Mom or Dad leaves the room.

SWIMMING... and other things

2009-08-26T16:36:00.001-07:00

So this past Saturday my sister Kari invited us to go to Indian Hot Springs with her and her family. Ragen had to work unfortunately but Kree and I decided that would be fun. I'm not exactly a water person but I probably should expose Kree to it early so that he will enjoy it. He loved it! We've taken him a few other times and he enjoyed it then as well. Here are few cute pitures of our fun adventure.

This is Kree's cousin Adri with Aunt Kari and cousin Parker who is under the water.

This picture I had to add. So I obviously missed a few spots on Kree's face with the sunscreen as you can see- Whoops! Also Kree is doing the funniest face now- where he tucks his bottom lip under, it is so funny. I was able to catch it on camera.

And then this picture I thought was so cute. When I came home from work the other day, Ragen and Kree were waiting for me on the motorcycle. It's hard to resist these two good lookin men in my life.

First Time For Everything

2009-08-18T15:48:00.000-07:00

So Kree got his first EAR INFECTION. Last night he woke up several times sreaming bloody murder, I knew right away something was wrong. He has been irritable the last few days but never screamed like this before- it really worried Ragen and me. So I made a Dr apppointment for today and this is what we found out. Poor little guy! I ended up missing work but that's OK because I'd rather take care of my sweet pea. The Dr gave him some Amoxicillin so hopefully he will be feeling better soon. I guess there is a first time for everything. My mother told me that I had a lot of ear infections so my child was bound to get them. Like Mother like Son.

He Eats... He Sits!

2009-08-12T17:15:00.000-07:00

So there are so many new things that Kree is doing lately since I posted last. He is a little over 5 months old almost 5 1/2 months and growing growing growing. This first picture is of Kree eating baby food- Peas to be exact- he actually likes them. He get so messy though. Boys will be boys I guess. I wasn't sure whether to give him the food or not but he is taking to it really well. Another thing that I think is so funny... when we put him in the carseat he starts doing his bridging because he hates to be put in there. It's so funny! He is going to have a tight butt from it. He also has the best pouty face that we have yet to get on camera. I may have mentioned it before but it is so darn funny and so cute. And then he is now SITTING up on his own. There are some pictures below.

These next pictures are of our family outing to the driving range/ miniture golf course near our house. Kree wanted to be a part of it as you can see. Loves to be in Daddy's arms.

Here we are watching Daddy at the driving range and yes he is SITTING on his own. Yeah!

I thought this picture was so cute, Kree watching Daddy.

And here is our little Cutie Pie SITTING all by himself. He started doing it less than a week ago. He surprised us all. We are so proud of him. And he is so proud of himself. He will get so excited and that's when he topples over.

Things to Remember

2009-08-04T16:30:00.000-07:00

I've noticed that alot of people I know will put things to remember about their kids/babies- things that they are doing at that time. So I thought I would try this so that I have them for history.
Kree is 5 months old, he is now:

at his 4 month appt he weighed 14lbs 6 oz, 26 1/2 inches long, and head circumf: 17 1/4 in.
rolling over, and is staying on his tummy longer now- he used to hate it.
he definitely knows his bottle from anything else and sometimes he can even hold it on his own.
he is sleeping his crib finally- his mom was being a chicken and waited forever, but he is doing well in it.
he loves to grab your face now
he is able to entertain himself pretty well.
in the mornings he is so happy and playful, he is the rest of the day too but mornings are the best.
he had his first cold this past weekend- poor little guy.
he loves to play in his saucer and eat/suck on the piggy
he is finally spitting up less and less everyday, there is still some but not as bad
he is drooling like crazy but no teeth yet.
he still loves to kick, kick, kick.
he has the cutest, funniest laugh.
he smiles at everything and anyone- he is such a happy kid.
he loves to try and grab whatever is in front of him and put it in his mouth
he loves to talk to ya- the sweetest little baby jibberish
he does this fake coughing that is so funny
he has discovered his tongue and it looks like he is chewing on it all the time- pretty cute, pretty funny.
he's already gone on his first airplane ride.
he is ticklish on the back of his thighs and his armpits
he hates when mommy has to suck his nose out, especially when he had his cold or wipe is face
he has started eating ric cereal every once in a while
And he LOVES HIS MOMMY AND DADDY.

Also some of his nicknames that he has had since he was born are:

Bug-a-boo (this one is Mommy's)
Squirrel (this one is Daddy's when he was first born)
Kree Dawg
Sweat Pea
Kreeper's (this one came from Uncle Stevie)
Little Man
Kree Boy
Stinker
Fuzz Head (because of his fuzzy hair)

Kree's 4 Month Pictures... even though he is almost 5 months

2009-07-28T19:08:00.000-07:00

So these are Kree's 4 month pictures, but it took me a while to get the CD back so now he is almost 5 months, but aren't they just so darn cute! Sorry about this first picture I couldn't get it rotated so you may just have to rotate your computer.

ROLLIN' IN VEGAS

2009-07-22T22:21:00.001-07:00

So this past weekend I had to go to Las Vegas for a work conference. I decided to take Kree so he could play with his cousin Lili. Ragen had to work so he wasn't able to come with us. Kree got to take his first airplane ride- he did so well, on the way there he slept the whole way and on the way back he slept a little and played the rest of the time. He played so hard with his cousin Lili who is about 5 months older than him. Poor kid is surrounded by girls. Here are a few pictures of them playing. Lili just loved to mall him. Kree also decided that he would finally start rolling. He's been trying for some time now but he finally is able to do it at 4 1/2 months. Good job Buddy! There is a video of it at the bottom.

Here is Kree and Mommy on the plane ride.

And here is Kree when he saw Daddy- he was so excited to see him.

4th of July

2009-07-07T17:12:00.000-07:00

So on the 4th of July we decided to walk to the Pocatello Parade with my sister and her kids. It was a nice little walk besides the heat. Kree was in his 4th of July shirt that read "Hometown Hero" He looked so cute! His first 4th of July. That night we watched fireworks with my sister and some friends and the kids lit off their fireworks. It was nice after all the rain and hail went away.

Here he is in his carseat waiting for the parade to start and his sunglasses on top his head.

Here we are with our patriotic flag and awesome sunglasses. They had some out of towners in some old-time cars that drove by that kept stopping and taking Kree's picture with his sunglassess. He was a popular boy!

And here is Kree with daddy that night watching the fireworks. He was bright-eyed the whole time.

Jump! Jump! Jump!

2009-06-23T12:11:00.000-07:00

So Grandma Darrington had an old jumper that we thought we would put Kree in and see how he liked it. Well he loved it! He took a little while to figure it out but when he did he went crazy. He was jumpin left and right and up and down. His feet were getting so fast- he'll be a great football or basketball player. But all good things have to come to an end and when we took him out he wasn't happy. But Grandma let us take it home for a while so we caught him on video when we got home (the video is after the pictures). It was so cute and a lifesaver because it keeps him entertained for a while.

3 1/2 Months.... and Counting!

2009-06-17T15:43:00.000-07:00

Kree is 3 1/2 months old already- almost 4. He is growing way to fast. He is doing so many new things now. He weighs 13lbs 4 1/2 ounces- he definitely is not shy when it comes to feeding time. He loves to grab is feet now and and is starting to roll over to his side- he'll be on his tummy before we know it. He is also making the cutest sounds- he loves to giggle and smile at everyone and everything. He also has the loudest' happy" squeel- it is to die for.

He still won't smile for the camera though!

He loves to grab his rattle and suck on it. He holds it in his hands really well.

He likes to be faced outward and sitting (with support obviously).

And most of all he loves to be standing.

He is the happiest baby ever! We couldn't have asked for it any easier or any better. Enjoy the pictures everyone.

Kree's First Swim

2009-06-01T17:22:00.000-07:00

We were all home for the Memorial Day weekend. It is a big weekend for the family and Keegan was also reporting his mission that Sunday. So we went to the hotel that my brother and sister were staying in and took Kree swimming for the first time. He loved it! He was so cute! It was so fun to see him kick and flap his arms and legs around. Ragen was the same way. I wish I was more of a water person. He is getting big so fast. This weekend was so much fun to see everyone and have everyone home. I love family get togethers. I know this post is a little late, it's been busy around here.

Keegan... Home at Last!

2009-05-16T20:12:00.000-07:00

Well Keegan finally arrived home off his mission in Brazil on Thursday May 14th. The whole family was there to meet him at the Idaho Falls airport, except Taylor and Shantai but they will be here next weekend for Memorial Day. It was good to see him. He's still and will always be Little Keegan to me. He looked really good. It was so cute to see all the neices and nephews there to greet him with there posters and big smiles. We are so excited to have you home Keegan! I was so excited to have him meet Kree for the first time. They were so cute together. Next week will be so much fun to have the entire family home all together. There has been five new ones in the family since Keegan has been away. One sister-in-law, 3 neices and 1 nephew. The Hunter Clan is growing so fast.

2009-04-30T20:23:00.000-07:00

So we had Kree's first pictures done- we would have had them done a little sooner but I guess 7 weeks is not bad. He was not a happy camper during pictures but we were able to get some cute ones out of him anyway. I have to say that he is just so darn cute, I can't stop looking at them. My cousin Jodi Parrish did his pictures and she did great. She does it more as a hobby but is so good. She also did our engagement pitcures. I would recommend her to anyone. Enjoy the photos!

Easter Morning and Kree's Blessing Day

2009-04-13T19:58:00.000-07:00

Today was Kree's Blessing Day as well as Easter Sunday. The blessing was at 8:30 in the morning so we did our best to get there on time for Kree's big day. We did make it on time! It was such a wonderful blessing. Ragen did an amazing job and he was even a bit emotional. I was so proud of both of them. Kree looked so cute- he wore Ragen's blesing outfit and it worked perfect for him. Afterwards we had a get together at my sister Kari's house. There was lots of food and lots of people but it was good to see everyone and the kids definitely enjoyed there time together especially Kree with his cousin Kaybrie. Just wanted to thank everyone for coming and supporting us. It was such a wonderful day.
Look at our cute little family.

Kree with Grandma and Grandpa Hunter.

Kree with Grandma and Grandpa Darrington.

Kree with Great Grandma and Grandpa Wrigley.

That same morning- Easter Morning- The Easter Bunny visited Kree for the first time. Kree was thrilled as you can see. He got his first little John Deer Tractor and a Dr. Suess book. I think I was more excited than he was but it was cute anyway.

Smile Kree

2009-04-02T21:53:00.000-07:00

We were finally able to get Kree to smile when the camera was in front of him. Ragen was playing Patty Cake with him and moving his arms all around and he was loving it. I've seen him smile but never this much all at once and we even thought we heard a giggle in there somewhere. He is gaining more and more of a personality everyday. It is so fun to see.

1st Bath

2009-03-24T16:23:00.000-07:00

So this past weekend we went to Grandma and Grandpa Darrington's so Ragen could play some golf. We decided that we would give Kree his first bath in the sink. He loved it! I think that he was just showing off for Grandma because usually he does not like to be naked. It was the custest thing ever. They are definitely slippery little things in there though. Hopefully he will do this well the next time we give him a bath.

Diaper Time!

2009-03-20T14:02:00.000-07:00

Say Cheese!

2009-03-19T20:03:00.000-07:00

We were finally able to catch a smile on camera. It seems as though every time Kree smiles the camera is somewhere else or we can't catch it in time. I hope that I will be able to catch more on camera because his smiles are just too darn cute. He is now about 2 1/2 weeks old (3 weeks on Monday). Time flies! He is growing and growing. We went to the Dr. the other day and he weighs a little over 8lbs now but to me he doesn't seem like it. He is definitely gaining a little personality of his own. Ragen and I are definitely adjusting a little better to everything but I still think it's going to take a lot more time.

The Many Sleeping Adventures of Kree

2009-03-15T21:28:00.000-07:00

The thing about newborns is they sure sleep a lot. But they are so cute when they are sleeping. I just couldn't help but take pictures.

Daddy loves Kree

2009-03-15T20:47:00.000-07:00

Ragen loves to kiss his little boy, especially when we are trying to keep him awake to feed. He will kiss him all over his face and Kree will try and eat his face- it is the cutest thing ever. I had to capture it on camera. We have noticed more and more personality with Kree this past week and have also noticed that he is an impatient little boy, but we're loving every minute of it. We are so excited to see all the little changes in the next few weeks. Even

though Ragen doesn't see the changes as much as I can- he really

is changing. It is so exciting. I can't believe he will be 2 weeks

tomorrow. Time flies!

2009-03-11T16:43:00.000-07:00

I just want everyone to know that I am still trying to figure out this whole blogging concept- so bare with me until I figure it out.

Kree and Daddy

2009-03-11T16:05:00.000-07:00

Ragen has been so good with the baby

since we've been home. Kree is his

little buddy. Ragen is definitely a proud

father.

2009-03-08T20:38:00.000-07:00

Baby Kree

2009-03-08T20:22:00.001-07:00

We have had a busy week. The newest addition to our little family has arrived...... Kree Ragen Darrington. He was born on Monday March 2nd, 2009 at 5:07pm. He weighed 7lbs even and was 20 1/2 inches long. Each day has definitely been interesting, oh but well worth it. He is so adorable and we can't seem to get enough of him. Each day we are seeing change in Kree and each day brings something new. Ragen has been amazing with him and with me through everything, he is even willing to get up in the middle of the night. I couldn't have better help. He is a proud father. We are definitely looking forward to each day with him and what it brings. We also want to thank everyone for their love and support and those that have helped us through the week.