Ok, so I know I am horrible at updating our blog. Especially this past year. But here are pictures that give some of the highlights of our past 6 months. These are in no particular order, so sorry.
This is us at the bowling alley here in Blackfoot. We celebrated Daniel's 5th bday there and the kids had so much fun.
Jake loves cake, and especially frosting!
Daniel loves ANYTHING Star Wars so he got a bunch of fun things.
Pants optional here for kids under 3. Jake doesn't like the hassle of taking off his pants when he goes potty so he usually is in just his underwear around here.
We had fun at an elk ranch cabin this New Years, we went there with my brother's family and some friends. The kids had fun playing in the snow and riding the snowmobiles and sleds.
Just a picture of us at Christmas.
The boys wanted their picture taken too.
Our little family in front of our Christmas tree.
Mark and Daniel go ice fishing about every other weekend and are usually successful. This is a great bonding time for them.
Grandma Packard made the boys an advent calendar for Christmas. This totally helps them not whine about opening presents because they get to open one every day.
Jake.
Halloween hawl. We went trick or treating on our 4 wheeler because the houses around here are so far apart because everyone lives on an acre or more. If you can't tell, Daniel was a Storm Trooper from Star Wars and Jake was a Transformer (But he thought he was spiderman so we went with it)
Fishing at Bear Lake. This is the largest lake trout Mark has caught (my record is 4 in bigger). He and Daniel had sooo much fun catching this from the shore, it was quite a job getting it in.
We took the boys out "hunting" down by downata hot springs. Basically I hunted while Mark went on a hike with the boys. We all had sooo much fun. I saw 2 deer when we first arrived but was unsuccessful in the end.
Daniel and Jake just looked especially handsome this Sunday before church, I had to take a picture. They usually get dressed by Mark who puts on the clothes that I have laid out for them. When they are all put together they come to me and wait for me to say, "oh you're sooo handsome". This is our tradition EVERY week.
I went to my first BYU game EVER! Mark's mom watched the boys while we went and had a great time with Tim and Ariel (mark's brother and sister-in-law)
Mark took a picture of this elk at the elk ranch we went to a few times last year. We saw about 30 elk that all had antlers about this size!
I begged my sister-in-law Courtney to let me take my niece Lexi for a few days, so after a family get together we loaded the little rascals up and they all fell asleep on the way back to Blackfoot. I couldn't resist the chance to get a picture of them asleep, this is the most peaceful moment I had for the following 2 days. I would do it again and again though because we had a blast. (Lexi also lets me do her hair and I jump at the chance to have another girl in our house to even the odds)
My brother came home from his mission in September. We were sooo glad to see him because we hadn't seen him for 2 years. He hadn't met Jake or little Rozlyn yet so we might have overwhelmed him a little with pictures.
Daniel has discovered the computer and all the fun games it possesses.
Me and my "little" brothers and sister. This was at the airport in Idaho Falls where Conner flew in from his LDS mission to Florida!
The Packard Pack. And no, Justin did not pee his pants...his little girl just spilled her drink. hehe
Yes I am hilarious. And maybe a little annoying at times.
We have the most awesome neighbors that gave Daniel a gas powered 4 wheeler. Daniel now is officially the coolest kid in town.
This is us at the bowling alley here in Blackfoot. We celebrated Daniel's 5th bday there and the kids had so much fun.
Jake loves cake, and especially frosting!
Daniel loves ANYTHING Star Wars so he got a bunch of fun things.
Pants optional here for kids under 3. Jake doesn't like the hassle of taking off his pants when he goes potty so he usually is in just his underwear around here.
We had fun at an elk ranch cabin this New Years, we went there with my brother's family and some friends. The kids had fun playing in the snow and riding the snowmobiles and sleds.
Just a picture of us at Christmas.
The boys wanted their picture taken too.
Our little family in front of our Christmas tree.
Mark and Daniel go ice fishing about every other weekend and are usually successful. This is a great bonding time for them.
Grandma Packard made the boys an advent calendar for Christmas. This totally helps them not whine about opening presents because they get to open one every day.
Jake.
Halloween hawl. We went trick or treating on our 4 wheeler because the houses around here are so far apart because everyone lives on an acre or more. If you can't tell, Daniel was a Storm Trooper from Star Wars and Jake was a Transformer (But he thought he was spiderman so we went with it)
Fishing at Bear Lake. This is the largest lake trout Mark has caught (my record is 4 in bigger). He and Daniel had sooo much fun catching this from the shore, it was quite a job getting it in.
We took the boys out "hunting" down by downata hot springs. Basically I hunted while Mark went on a hike with the boys. We all had sooo much fun. I saw 2 deer when we first arrived but was unsuccessful in the end.
Daniel and Jake just looked especially handsome this Sunday before church, I had to take a picture. They usually get dressed by Mark who puts on the clothes that I have laid out for them. When they are all put together they come to me and wait for me to say, "oh you're sooo handsome". This is our tradition EVERY week.
I went to my first BYU game EVER! Mark's mom watched the boys while we went and had a great time with Tim and Ariel (mark's brother and sister-in-law)
Mark took a picture of this elk at the elk ranch we went to a few times last year. We saw about 30 elk that all had antlers about this size!
I begged my sister-in-law Courtney to let me take my niece Lexi for a few days, so after a family get together we loaded the little rascals up and they all fell asleep on the way back to Blackfoot. I couldn't resist the chance to get a picture of them asleep, this is the most peaceful moment I had for the following 2 days. I would do it again and again though because we had a blast. (Lexi also lets me do her hair and I jump at the chance to have another girl in our house to even the odds)
My brother came home from his mission in September. We were sooo glad to see him because we hadn't seen him for 2 years. He hadn't met Jake or little Rozlyn yet so we might have overwhelmed him a little with pictures.
Daniel has discovered the computer and all the fun games it possesses.
Me and my "little" brothers and sister. This was at the airport in Idaho Falls where Conner flew in from his LDS mission to Florida!
The Packard Pack. And no, Justin did not pee his pants...his little girl just spilled her drink. hehe
Yes I am hilarious. And maybe a little annoying at times.
We have the most awesome neighbors that gave Daniel a gas powered 4 wheeler. Daniel now is officially the coolest kid in town. 