The Hawkins

Buck Down! 4x4

2009-11-05T13:41:00.001-08:00

That was the text I got a few days ago when David shot this guy. I must say he was pretty excited. It's actually a good looking deer and I will confess he's going to make his way into my house. The final destination has yet to be determined.

There were 4 tags to be filled. One for David's dad Kent, brother Tyler, and friend Weston.

***And no, it doesn't bother me to have a dead animal hanging in my house. It's what I grew up with. Good luck to my dad and brothers who are after some Elk next week!

Problem!

2009-10-22T15:00:00.000-07:00

So we have lived in our house now for over 2 years and my entry has had nothing in it for over 2 years now. It's a waste of space if you ask me but there is nothing I can do about it except deal with it.

Problem #1: A budget, which doesn't exist. Spending money on things to put there just isn't our top priority right now. However, a few months back I received a small bonus of $100. I've been saving it for just the right thing.

Solution #1: Thanks to craigslist I found this gem. However, it was listed for $250 which was over my $100 limit. I watched it for a few days and then offered $100 and to my surprise the nice lady took it!

Problem #2: Now what to put with it??? Because of funding issues, I wasn't able to buy anything to put with it which posed a huge challenge. Well, as talked about before, I have this amazing sister-in-law named Kendyl and she was up for the challenge.

Solution #2: Kendyl worked her magic with items stashed throughout my house and came up with this. The only items purchased were the red candles which were $2.38.

The only thing left to do is switch out the pictures with updated ones of my kids. I can't believe how awesome it turned out for just $102.38. Just goes to show you that spending lots of money on decor isn't always necessary.

We Love Tommy!

2009-10-11T08:41:00.000-07:00

*Photos courtesy of Kendyl. Click HERE!

It's a.....

2009-09-24T14:34:00.001-07:00

BOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Summer 2009 - Part 2

2009-09-04T08:55:00.000-07:00

Hogle Family Camping
We went with my entire family camping in July. It was the first trip of its kind and we had so much fun. Here are some pictures of what we did.

Ate and played with cousins.
Can't forget the naps!

Relaxed and took some rides on the quad...

A little hunting....

Went on a hike to a little grave site....

And played some more!
(Here is proof that I actually let my kids get dirty!)

Click HERE to view more pictures.
Thanks Mom & Dad for the wonderful adventure.
We can't wait for next year!!!

Howdy!

2009-09-02T15:54:00.001-07:00

Summer 2009 - Part 1

2009-08-19T16:37:00.000-07:00

Here are some of the things we have been doing this summer.

We went to Greer with TC, Melissa, Lanny, Katie and My Parents. Evan, Lisa, and the girls joined us for a day as well. We had fun hanging out, fishing, riding the golf carts, and of course eating! I don't have any pictures of Cooper because he slept the whole time. It was a fun outing. Thanks T and Melissa!

Lexi did swimming lessons again. She loved every part of it. I can't believe how much she has already improved. She isn't pool safe by any means but I feel way more comfortable just in case something were to happen.

Heidi, Kate, and Melli came to visit. They were here for a whole month so we got to party every day. Although they are 6 months apart, Cooper and Kate are the same size! She still picked on him though. Lexi loved to help out with Melli. Between Grandma, Grandpa, and Lexi, Heidi forgot she had a newborn.

Cooper's Birthday - Take 1

Cooper's Birthday - Take 2

Surprise!

2009-07-28T12:27:00.000-07:00

#3 is on its way!
Estimated to arrive on Feb 23rd.

FIVE...

2009-07-04T10:12:00.000-07:00

5 things I was doing 5 years ago:
1. Living life as a newlywed!
2. Working at the bank!
3. Driving my white Honda!
4. Taking care of David
5. Spending time with Charlee

5 things on my to do list:
1. Have more kids!
2. Clean my house!
3. Clean out the garage!
4. Make dinner
5. Go swimming

5 things I would do with a million dollars:
1. Pay Tithing
2. Savings!
3. Have another baby!
4. Buy David his Duramax!
5. Invest!

5 places I have lived:
1. Mesa, Arizona
2. Gilbert, Arizona
3. Utah
4. The Old House
5. The Basement

5 things I want to be doing in 5 years:
1. Be done having kids!
2. Taking my kids to school
3. Spending time with my family
4. Sewing
5. Cooking

5 people I tag:
1. Heidi
2. Kendyl
3. Annie
4. Jenna
5. Leah

Cooper's One Year Pictures

2009-06-27T10:43:00.000-07:00

Here are some of Cooper's one year pictures. Kendyl took them for me and did an awesome job (as usual). She is so amazing!

2009-06-19T13:19:00.000-07:00

Check this out!

http://madsenphoto.blogspot.com/2009/06/sneak-peek-for-hawkins.html

A New Favorite!

2009-05-21T09:18:00.000-07:00

Lexi has discovered Hot Wheels! She'll play with her (Oh I mean Cooper's) cars for hours. She carries them around in her purse and then lines them all up. It’s cute and I'm glad she has finally found something that entertains her. Does anyone know if they make pink Hot Wheels?

Working with Daddy!

2009-05-20T16:53:00.000-07:00

David cleaned up the flower beds and planted new plants for his mom for her Birthday and Mother's Day. What's yard work without a little helper?

Boys Will Be Boys!

2009-05-19T10:45:00.000-07:00

*Disclaimer: These are pretty goofy pictures but he is 11 months and wouldn't hold still!

So about a month ago Cooper was crawling with a car in his mouth and face planted on the carpet. He cried just a little so I figured he was fine....until I noticed he chipped his front tooth almost in half! Yikes!

Before

After

So life goes on and a week ago we were at David's parents. Cooper was again crawling with a toy in his mouth and we are guessing he fell face first on the wood floor. This time he cried like crazy and was bleeding everywhere. I opened his mouth and saw his other front tooth and the one beside it pushed backwards. We felt them and they seemed pretty loose. First thought....Oh great my kid is going to be toothless until he is eight! After a few phone calls we were told to leave it as is. I had a feeling everything would be fine when he ate dinner, drank his bottle, and went to bed ok sucking his thumb. I made him a dentist appointment the next morning and took him in. Meanwhile his lip kept getting fatter and fatter! The dentist said there is nothing we can do and his front tooth should move back on its own. There is a good chance they will die! The 2 teeth aren't near as loose as when it happened and his front one has already seemed to move a little. Good news....they haven't change colors....yet!

Here he is right after the dentist. I forgot to take pictures while we were there. The pictures don't do justice to how big his lip really was. Poor kid!

It's that time of year!

2009-05-16T09:51:00.000-07:00

We are so excited to start swimming again!

Happy Mother's Day

2009-05-10T12:27:00.000-07:00

I just wanted to tell my mom how grateful I am for her. She has been the greatest example to me and I wouldn't be who I am today if it wasn't for her. She is the most talented and wonderful person I know. Thank you mom for all that you do. You are amazing.

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Easter!

2009-04-13T09:57:00.000-07:00

The Easter Bunny brought Lexi a new water bottle. She drinks so much water throughout the day and I figured it was time to get rid of the sippy cup.
She was sooooo excited!

The kids would not cooperate for a picture so these will have to do.

Although its not in the picture, the Easter Bunny brought Cooper a new ball.

Lexi wore a dress that my mom made for me when I was little!
It was so cute on her.

Names!

2009-04-02T12:11:00.000-07:00

So we finally put up the kids "names" in their rooms. Kendyl helped me do Lexi's awhile ago and it turned out super cute (she did all the work). I decided to try and do Cooper's all by myself....not so cute but it looks good on the wall.

Cooper wasn't feeling that great the day I took these pictures so when I put him in his bed he laid down, grabbed his blanket, started sucking his thumb, and went to sleep!

2009-03-21T21:22:00.000-07:00

So baby #2 finally has a name.....Melli Nielson.
Click here for more info.

This is Kate holding Melli. They are 15 months apart!

Baby #2

2009-03-20T12:36:00.000-07:00

David's sister Heidi had her 2nd baby last night. She doesn't have a name yet but isn't she so cute? I love the cheeks and she has tons of hair just like her sister did. She was 7lbs 8oz & 19in long and both her and her mom are doing great. Congrats to Ross and Heidi.

*Now please bring her and Kate to AZ so we can see them!

Fishing!

2009-03-04T14:55:00.000-08:00

We took Lexi fishing last week for the first time. She didn't quite know what to expect but seemed to enjoy it. She even touched and held the fish. Our adventure didn't last but 30 minutes or so thanks to baby brother who was missing his precious nap. Not to mention it was pretty hot that day. I'm sure we'll have more adventures to come.

How sweet it is.....

2009-02-23T13:06:00.000-08:00

to have a sister-in-law as talented as Kendyl Ann. She took these pictures of Lexi one Sunday after church. Talk about awesome! As always thanks Kendyl.

Macy Ann

2009-02-21T16:33:00.000-08:00

So this is totally late but we would still like to welcome Miss Macy Ann Hogle to our family. She was born on February 9th via C-Section. She weighed in at 7 lbs 8oz and is such a sweet baby. Congrats to TC and Melissa!

Hunting!

2009-01-23T12:40:00.000-08:00

For those of you who don't know, David is obsessed with hunting. Any chance he gets he heads for the mountains. The pictures below were from archery deer back in December. Thanks Kendyl for tagging along and taking some awesome pics!

Tyler, Weston, and David

David got about 25 yards from this guy 2 different times. No luck though, he spooked and ran off both times.

December

2009-01-07T13:35:00.000-08:00

Here's how our December went....

Some cooking with Grandpa Hogle

Tea Party with Elmo, Cookie Monster, and Kitty

Rice Cereal
(Don't let this cute face fool you...he spits it out every time!)

David had a birthday.

Christmas lights at the Temple

Santa came! All Lexi wanted was a bike. We can't keep her off this thing.
Santa thought she was pretty good this year because he also brought her a fishing pole. Watch out Grandpa Kent, you've got some competition!
Christmas Eve with Kate!
Cooper is out numbered on both sides of the family. He has a total of 6 girls cousins (including the 2 about to be born) and 1 boy cousin Blaze. Come on people let's have some boys!
Christmas Day with the twins. We missed Addison and Mattie who were up north.
Here is Cooper trying out his new sleeping bag. He's ready for the next hunt!

We had such a wonderful Christmas this year. Thank you to all who made it so special.