pictures!

Baby Jean


Big Sisters Quinn, Jean, Addie.


Enoch, Quinn, Jean, Addie.

old photos.

My cousin David has been scanning old slides into the computer -
here is a classic shot that I think is great!



Arave Girls (my mom and her sisters)
Ilene, Marie, Christine, Valine (my mom), (my aunt Joan is missing).

My mom thinks this might have been taken the day she got married.
Idaho Falls Temple - December 15, 1978.


PS- I know you all really want to see pictures of our new niece Jean...but NO one has seen a photo yet...Tiff said she has lots of dark hair, squinty new baby eyes and a double chin, we still want to see a photo or two!

jean hopkinson.

Jean Hopkinson
Born March 29, 2009
8:30 am
8 lbs. 2 oz.
19 1/2 inches long

Congratulations to my sister and her family on the arrival of their baby this morning! (pictures to come, hopefully!)

baby books.

My sister recommended the following books for some pre baby reading (I better get reading). Are there any other good books you recommend?

march madness.

I am going for University of Oklahoma to win it all...
any other predictions?

create.

I am sure many of you have seen this - I wanted to post it for everyone to see.

Just last week my sister Tiffany and I where having a discussion about creativity in our lives, using it in our callings, and as mothers.

I feel validated by what Elder Uchtdorf says. Enjoy!

pack 'n play.

We need your help again!
What pack'n play to you like or dislike? Why? (what features are good/bad)

I know lots of people are very happy with the Graco brand,
but has anyone tired the Chicco one?

kids.

We are in Park City for the next couple of weeks 'babysitting'

My parents are in Israel with several other friends - so we are the official babysitters! Here is a picture with us and our 'kids' (minus McKay) several years ago when we babysat them over our first wedding anniversary. They liked the wedding cake!




We hope everyone is having a fun, safe time in Israel.

nascar.

Last weekend we went to St.George to the Parade of Homes and then to Las Vegas and California. In California we went to our brother-in-law Matt's NASCAR race.

 

Gregg's NASCAR guy.

 

Us!

 

Matt working.

 

Gas cans ready for a pit stop.

 

There was only one wreck during the race - here is the damage.

 

Pit stop - new tires. (Matt was kind enough to let me sit right down in the pit where all the action was happening, very fun!)

 

Pit stop for gas.

 

The finish - 4th place for car number 24.

one of those days.

This is one of my favorite books from my childhood and this is about how my day went today. I should have never left the house!


This also describes my life as of late!



I think I am going to get online and order these books for baby simons.
Defiantly a must have.

infant car seat.

We need your help.

We want to know what infant car seat you recommend or don't recommend
With all the options out there - we don't know where to start.
(I even want to hear from you blog stockers that read!)

happy birthday gregg.

mtc.

One of my little brothers [Elder Dallin P. Quinn] entered the MTC today.

 

I am hosting a blog of his mission letters and pictures.
It is a private blog so if you would like to follow his mission, please leave your email address and I will add you to the list!

dad.

Gregg's mustache looks like my dads did in the 70's



(Bonneville High School, Idaho Falls, Idaho 1975)

why me?

this is Gregg's look as of Saturday.

 

 

and this is his look now...why???
I hate facial hair.

haircut.

 

I just found some photos on my camera from the holidays that I wanted to post. This is my little nephew Enoch's first hair cut. We had NO idea how he would react - my brother Ant was holding him - we had all sorts of treats to keep Enoch occupied during the haircut but it turned out that he just sat there completely still (I think his face explains it all).

 

craft.

 

My girlfriend Tami and I have been trying to meet on Tuesdays to do some fun crafts. Here is what we made today. Happy Birthday banners. I could not figure out how to photograph this project to show how cute it is - at least you get the idea. You could make these banners for any holiday or event.

 

prenatal class.

We finished our prenatal classes last night. Now we know everything there is to know about having a baby! Right?! :)

heartburn.

This has saved me the last few weeks, I highly recommend it.

holiday highlights.

This is a little late - but I wanted to post some highlights from the holidays. I was trying out a new camera on the family. I have never been good at writing, English or spelling (!) so I would much rather tell my story in pictures.

I hope you enjoy.

 

enoch

 

addie + enoch
(am I allowed to post pictures like this?)

 

quinn

 

quinn + grandpa quinn getting ready to ski.

 

addie
(she too got a camera for Christmas)

 

tiffany + grandpa quinn + quinn

 

quinn loves to ski

 

dallin + enoch

 

quinn after a sledding accident!

 

quinn + addie (sisters)

 

nathan (game face)

 

mckay

 

addie + quinn
new years morning before anyone else was awake!

 

enoch

 

guilty?!

 

enoch being a good sport with all my photo taking

 

quinn sledding

 

 

 

quinn + grandma quinn + addie + dallin

 

grandpa hopkinson

 

grandma quinn sledding