Kirk and Lisa

Christmas Card

2011-12-25T08:13:00.000-08:00

A couple Family Pictures for Christmas card

2011-12-08T09:11:00.000-08:00

When we went to Grandma & Grandpa's we had some family pictures taken for Christmas and I guess for the wall since I don't have one with Gavin in it.

Talon says the cutest things!

2011-12-07T19:31:00.000-08:00

Tonight I was singing I am a Child of God to Talon and I was drawing on his glow board as I sang, he ask me to draw a child of God. I told him okay I will draw you, I guess he didn't realize he was a child of god. So we talked about how he was a child of god and then he said to me mom "I will show them the way" at first i didn't understand but he said it again "I will show them the way isn't that what a child of god does". I just smiled gave him a big love and said yes and told him I loved him(I know this is so cheesy to say but my heart is glowing). I love my four year old it doesn't get any better than that.

Halloween!

2011-11-01T11:15:00.001-07:00

For Halloween this year we celebrated by going to a Harvest Dinner at Grandma and Grandpa Gillett's, we were going to try to make it back to Boise to our Trunk or Treat but didn't make it because Kirk ended up shooting a deer up by my parents. So needless to say my kids got two Halloween costumes this year because we weren't planning on going to the dinner in Declo where the kids dressed up. The Harvest Dinner was on Saturday and Halloween wasn't until Monday and this was the first year we took our kids trick or treating, Talon was Buzz light year and Batman, Natalin was Rapunzel and Princess Aurora, and Gavin just a monkey (my chunky monkey). I printed out a robin Logo for Kirk so he was batman's sidekick. I on the other hand didn't go as anything, but did get to be a witch for a witch-fest my friends had. We all had a great time and needless to say between visiting Kirk's work and trick or treating in our neighborhood we got lots of candy.

Fall Pictures

2011-10-26T09:39:00.000-07:00

These are pictures of the children we took while we were getting Talon's 4 year pictures taken, which are the next post. It was at the beautiful Albertsons Park and with my new camera that I am trying to learn how to use, but honestly out and about in chilly weather with three kids I just pretty much point and shoot. It was a little chilly but the kids were good sports now if we could just get one picture of all three kids looking at the camera, but overall we were still pretty happy with all of them. I love my new camera by that way it was a great present.

Talon turned four!!!

2011-10-24T20:05:00.000-07:00

My little boy turned four, I cannot believe it he is getting so big. I love this little boy and his big smile.
1. He loves playing video games right now and thinks his dad is the best at them.
2. He is already riding a pedal bike and doing so well at it.
3. He tells me "whatever you want mom" and then wants hugs because he knows I love it.
4. He has a really caring heart and loves to play with his friends.
5. His sister and him are either best friends or enemies, but if one of them is in trouble the other is sure to be sticking right up for them.
6. He loves to wrestle with his dad and is a lot like him already. He loves everything his dad loves.
7. He says the cutest things like my favorite this year is "my oinky is getting bigger" he meant my piggy bank is getting bigger because we had just put more money in it.
8. He has the kind of personality that keeps everyone on their toes, meaning he is exciting and fun.
9. He has such a fantastic imagination, he is always imagining dragons and dinosaurs. He loves it the best when we make up songs together about them.
10. He has no fear, he rides four-wheelers with his dad and guns it the whole way and also will just dive right into the swimming pool.

Pumpkin Patch 2011

2011-10-16T17:09:00.000-07:00

This year we went to the pumpkin patch for our families fall tradition and again we had so much fun. The kids loved all of it, well almost all of it-Natalin didn't like the swings she got scared (as you can see in the picture she is crying in). They loved playing in all the toys and especially loved the homemade donuts, but by far our favorite time was as a family enjoying the hay ride and picking out the best pumpkins ever.

Happy 4th Birthday!

2011-10-15T20:52:00.001-07:00

My oldest is 4 years old, I can't believe it. He is so fun, caring, social, imaginative, and loving. He had so much fun on his birthday, he loves being with his cousins. Grandma and Grandpa ended up being in town and celebrating with us. Talon is also so expressive as you can see in these pictures. He is so cute saying all these cute things some of which I forgot but my favorite of the year is when he said "my oinky is getting bigger" (he had just put money in his piggy bank, so it was getting bigger). I love this little boy he keeps me grounded but also keeps me moving. He always checks on me to see if I am okay and lately he will say things like "whatever you say mom"-where did that come from I tell him how much I love that. He also has two cute little girls that say they want to marry him (what a compliment). He likes playing with girls but also has fun with his friends that our boys. He likes accomplishing things he does really well with his alphabet (writing and saying them) but seems to always miss the 14 in his numbers although he counts good other than that. He loves to sing and sometimes we find him making his own songs up, in fact if mom would let him he would have her make a song up every night before he goes to bed (we do it often but not as much as he would like). He loves hunting with his dad and is just like his dad in many ways. He also loves to read books with mom. We love him and our lives would not have the same spice and zest without him. What a fun FOUR year old.

Bunches of fun

2011-10-15T20:26:00.000-07:00

This last Monday we had our friends the Bunches come and stay the night with us. It is always good to see friends and even better when we get to enjoy their company for a day. It was fun to see them and our kids loved each other (well at least my kids loved theirs). When it was time to go Natalin kept giving Timberland loves. It was fun to have them here and it is always good to see friends.

Firehouse Birthday

2011-10-15T12:21:00.000-07:00

Kirk was working on his birthday and we were unsure if we were going to be able to celebrate with him on that day, but he had a great crew and they not only let us come and have cake and ice cream they invited us for dinner too. They were so nice they made our day so much fun and we were grateful we were able to be there with Kirk. The kids had a blast of course Kirk showed them all their equipment and even got out a littler truck and let them hold the hose with water squirting out. Talon tried on all of Kirk's bunker gear and we had a blast with that. We were also able to celebrate with Eric and Nicole and family later that week.

Gavin's Blessing Day

2011-10-15T08:42:00.000-07:00

This was Gavin's blessing day, he looked so handsome and his dad was able to bless him and he did a great job (he had the spirit with him and was able to communicate everything). I feel so blessed to have the priesthood in my home where we are able to receive those special blessings in our family. I am thankful for Kirk for honoring that and being able to bless all my children. I am also thankful for the gospel in my life and the joy it brings our family. In these pictures Gavin is a little over 1 month old and is getting bigger everyday. I love this little boy with all my heart and feel so blessed to have his spirit in my life.

Riverwalk

2011-10-14T20:09:00.000-07:00

For Labor day we had breakfast and then went to the Boise Greenbelt with Eric, Nicole, Jayden, Broden, and Ashden. The kids had a blast but at first Talon couldn't stand the cold water and that is why he is crying in the picture. We also took a picture of his face where he fell and got raspberries under his nose from wrecking on his bike. It was a great day to chat and enjoy the walk. We all had a great time.

Miniature Golf

2011-10-14T16:02:00.000-07:00

We were ready for a fun Family Home Evening and so we decided to take the kids miniature golfing. Kirk and I didn't golf much but we had fun watching and helping the kids golf. They loved the excitement of it and at the end if you made a whole in one you either got fire or water for a miss (Natalin was scared of the fire and Talon jumped in the water to cool off). I love my family we have so much fun being together and enjoy being active and doing things.

Ward campout

2011-10-14T14:40:00.000-07:00

This was our ward campout and we decided to drive up for the evening. We had dinner, hung out with friends, and our kids were able to play in the dirt and they loved it. It was fun to get out of the house and to go and be in mountains and because we had Gavin we decided to drive back and not stay the night. It was really fun and we got some fun pictures of the kids. I am of course with Gavin and the one taking the pictures that is why I am not in any of the shots.

Pond Fishing

2011-10-14T11:59:00.000-07:00

When Gavin was about 3 weeks old we took him on a little drive and hike up to a pond we could fish and catch tiny little fish at. I think Kirk had been feeling cooped up for to long and Grandma was with us so he thought it would be a great opportunity to get out of the house. We also needed to get some pictures of Kirk and Gavin together and we did have fun. Oh and I have my new camera at this point and I am loving it, even though I don't really know how to use it.

Fair

2011-09-26T17:48:00.000-07:00

We went to the fair this year and Talon and Natalin's favorite exhibit was of the butterflies. They loved being able to catch them on there Q-tips. I also thought it was fun how it brought a lot of joy to my kids. It is always fun to see the smile on their faces and how much fun they are having.

Hospital Gavin

2011-09-20T17:43:00.000-07:00

Most of the pictures are of the hospital with Gavin. The C-section went great except for the cough I had during the surgery I couldn't stop coughing and I was so numb that it felt so weird and was super hard on me, besides that I felt as if the recovery went fine. My mom and dad watched my children with my niece Abbey's help and they did not even miss us especially with there cousin Abbey there. Natalin loved the baby from the get go and has never looked back, she is always wanting to hug, hold, and give the baby kisses. Although she loves the baby she struggles because she is not the baby any more and I cannot always hold and give her my full attention. Talon also loves the baby but is not as facinated with him as Natalin is. He loves to hold Gavin and give him kisses. The first two pictures are Gavin's birth announcement.

4th of July

2011-09-20T09:57:00.000-07:00

For the 4th Kirk was working, but the children and I were able to spend the afternoon and evening with family. First we went over to Shane and Camille's and enjoyed some dinner over there and then we were also invited over to Eric and Nicole's to watch the Fireworks. We had a great time and both Talon and Natalin loved the fireworks.

Gillett Family Reunion part 2

2011-09-20T09:33:00.000-07:00

It is taking me a while to get caught up on my blog but that is one of my priorities to try to get done. These pictures were taken clear at the beginning of July for the Family Reunion. These were some of my favorite memories, we took the children to the fish hatchery pond and fished there we all caught fish after fish. Talon loved it he was able to catch a lot of them on his own. Natalin wasn't so sure about it, but by the end was not grossed out and was enjoying herself. The other pictures are at Redfish when we took the paddle boats out and all took turns it was relaxing and fun.

Gillett Family Reunion part 1

2011-09-02T09:19:00.000-07:00

For the Gillett Family Reunion we went camping and stayed by Alturus Lake, which is where my family would go a lot in my childhood. It was fun to go back and stop in Hailey and see our old house and bring back old memories from my childhood. Although camping with a 3 1/2 year old, 2 year old, and being 8 months pregnant almost drove me over the hedge. Despite the restless nights and the grouchiness from lack of sleep we were still able to make it a memorable time. The family spent time going to Stanley Lake, family meetings (talent shows and ect.) and having fun being together. The children loved feeling free and just camping in the outdoors. Our family went to the fish hatchery and Talon and Kirk had a blast catching fish after fish. We also went with Becky and Sierra, Shane, Camille and family, and us to Redfish where we road the paddle boats and enjoyed our day. On our trip home Shane Camille and family and our family stoped at some hot springs along the way. It was overall an eventful and memorable experience we will never forget.

Baby Gavin part 2

2011-08-23T07:42:00.000-07:00

Here are just a few more of my favorite of all three of my children.

Baby Gavin

2011-08-18T20:55:00.000-07:00

My sister came to be with me after having Gavin and while she was here we were able to get some cute pictures of the children and of Gavin. I still have a few more pictures I want to post but since I have been asked to get some pictures of Gavin up and posted. He is so fun and putting on weight like Talon did he started out at 6 pounds 11 ounces and now after 2 weeks he is 8 pounds 7 ounces. He is so fun and we love to love him and hold him especially Talon and Natalin.

Newborn, potty training, and oh yeah anniversary

2011-08-13T13:56:00.000-07:00

We have been so busy with having a new baby, recovering from C-section, and getting Natalin potty trained that when my mom called me to check on me and mentioned my sisters anniversary on Friday I told her I was oblivious of dates and didn't realize when what date was, her response was well you do know what tomorrow is don't you. Honestly it took me a second to realize it was Kirk and I's 7th year anniversary, I guess that's what happens when you have a mommy brain and so many things going on at once.
So I decided not to forget about it completely but to blog about it. Kirk is such an amazing father and dad. With my C-section recovery he has been doing laundry, straightening, taking care of dishes, rubbing my feet ( mostly toward the end of pregnancy), and ect. I am so lucky to have my best friend as my eternal companion and can remember back to those days when we made that commitment and were able to receive those blessings. So seven years, three jobs, two houses, and three special children here we are. I will be posting pictures of my little one but thought I would wait until my sister the photographer comes next Monday and Tuesday.

Lucky Peak

2011-07-20T15:37:00.000-07:00

We went to Lucky Peak this year with Shane and Camille and family. It was earlier in June and the water was still freezing but it was a great day and the kids loved it. It was really a relaxing day in the sun and was fun to get out and do something.

Father's Day and Young Woman's

2011-07-20T14:47:00.000-07:00

For Father's Day I tried to to something special and put a bunch of different things together from on-line and then just things that I was able to make to let Kirk know what an amazing father he really is. We did a "So Grateful" Book showing all the things we our appreciative of him. Kirk is so amazing and I am especially thankful for him and the many things he does for our family. He is such a great provider and he is also such a fun dad he brings out the adventure in our everyday. The other pictures are of the things the kids and I did for him and also of a care package I put together for one of the girls (for doing her Personal Progress)

A battle with cancer

2011-06-29T07:20:00.001-07:00

My mother goes into to see her doctor to get her blood checked and ect. to see if she is still in remission or if her cancer cells are in her blood, she does this at least every 3 months. My mom has a highly aggressive bone cancer and is doing better then her doctor first expected. Although this time she went in her count was up which detected there was yet again cancer in her body. She went through a kat-scan and an MRI to determine there was just one tumor growing on her hip and that the cancer did not enter her soft organs, which is a relief. Although now she is once again doing radiation, which she would much rather do than Chemotherapy anyday. She is strong and stays positive, being glad that it is not worse. When discussing with her she states she knows this time the cancer will not kill her but one day switching medications will no longer work and the cancer will then take over. I am so grateful to have my mom in my life but feel saddened with the thought that someday this soon will take her away from this earth and I will have to wait to see her. I love her so much and can't imagine my life without her. She is constantly in my thoughts and in my prayers.

Boys will be Boys

2011-06-28T08:08:00.000-07:00

One Sunday afternoon we had Shane and Camille and family over. The boys started playing in the backyard. At first it was just JoJo and Talon, when we went to check on them they had turned on the hose and soaked each other, it was still fairly cold (in the 60's) and later in the evening but they didn't seem to mind one bit. Zac saw how much fun they were having and joined them and Nat jumped in for a picture. So fun I would have froze but boys will be boys.

Talon's swim lessons

2011-06-22T14:52:00.000-07:00

Talon is so crazy when it comes to the water, he has no fear and we felt like it would be good if he had some swim lesson. Talon is doing swim lessons with a couple of his buddies Spencer and Jackson and they have fun together, so for the last couple weeks we have been taking him to swim lessons and he has loved it. Natalin likes it too and sometimes ends up sitting in the pool and getting in too with her clothes and everything (As you can see in the top right picture).

Natalin and the terrible two's!

2011-06-22T14:29:00.001-07:00

Natalin is constantly into things she is not suppose to be in whether it is just the sink and washing her hands, mom's make-up, dad's blue hair gel, or something even more drastic like food coloring. These are a few of the many terrible two things that Natalin is up to as she is two and her curiosity is getting the best of her. Oh how she can pull those innocent faces.

Day Camping

2011-06-22T13:51:00.000-07:00

Every Summer we get out and go up in the mountains by Idaho City have a day camp experience. This year we went up to Grimes Creek and had hot dogs and smores for lunch and than we went on a hike. It was the perfect day not to hot or cold. On the hike Talon did so great at first he complained about his back hurting but after a little encouragement his 7 month pregnant mom couldn't keep up on the steep trail. It was so fun and I was proud of Talon for how well he did. These are just a few of the fun pictures we took. By the way I am really pregnant and big in all of them.

Time Out for woman

2011-06-07T13:18:00.000-07:00

I was able to go to Pocatello and go to Time Out for Woman with my Mom and all my sisters (including Laurie and baby Kayley, me, my mom, Tara, Becky and my sister-in-law Camille). We had a great time and were able to listen to inspiring speakers and enjoyed being with one another.

Memorial Day

2011-06-06T08:48:00.000-07:00

For Memorial Day we were able to go up and visit our dear sister's grave and remember what an amazing person we were able to have in our lives. Natalie Michelle Rapp was someone who inspired everyone she knew and was a truly uplifting and amazing person who we miss dearly in this life but our happy to know that she will be their greeting us when we leave this world.

Talon's Preschool

2011-06-06T08:29:00.000-07:00

This year some of the mom's and me did a Preschool for our children and Talon was able to be a part of it. He had so much fun and everyday that he had preschool he was so excited and looked forward to the time he had. Throughout the year I could also see progress in what he realized and in his learning. He had so much fun and here is a few of the pictures that captured those moments. We did a few field trips like going to the Zoo, Pizza Hut (they were able to make their own pizza), and then most the time fun learning activities at everyones houses.

Easter

2011-06-02T18:28:00.000-07:00

Dad worked on Easter this year so we did an early Easter at home and then mom, Talon, and Natalin spent Easter at Grandma and Papa Gillett's. It is becoming a tradition for Grandma and Papa to do a big Easter egg hunt and have the cousins and families come and participate in it. The children love it and having all the kids around I barely see my own children they are having so much fun with their counsins. If you notice the picture of Natalin with her easter basket she has already bit through a wrapper and gotten into the candy (she is my little candy kid).

Pocatello hiking

2011-06-02T18:01:00.000-07:00

Hagerman Fishing and Swimming

2011-05-28T10:46:00.000-07:00

Natalin's Birthday Party

2011-05-27T16:26:00.000-07:00

March Kite Flying

2011-05-25T13:26:00.000-07:00

St. Patrick's Day

2011-05-24T20:01:00.000-07:00

Natalin 2 year pictures

2011-05-23T20:36:00.000-07:00

Natalin Turned 2 and my sister was able to get some fun pictures of her. I especially love the ones that show her personality. She is so fun and so hard to get to smile and look at the camera long enough to get pictures. She is still my baby even though she is not a baby anymore and soon we will have a real baby in our home.
10 things about Natalin
1. She is so busy and into everything right now.
2. She is so sweet and innocent.
3. She loves her "brother" and actually calls him brother and not Talon (I love it).
4. She has the best smile.
5. She is so caring already has such a nurturing personality, trying to take care of everyone.
6. She is such a little girl, she loves her bows and dressing up, but at the same time has a little tom-boy nature.
7. She loves to make messes with everything and anywhere.
8. She sleeps so good at night and always has.
9. She has a lot of spunk and personality that keep us going.
10.She brings such an excitement and fun into our home we wouldn't know what to do without her.

McCall Ice Sculptures

2011-05-17T14:22:00.000-07:00

In January we went to the McCall Ice Sculptures as a family and Grandma Nestler came along with us. The sculptures were pretty amazing to think someone spent all this time sculpting these pieces of art so we could view them. The middle one with Talon and Natalin was our favorite it was McCall's version of the locknest monster and we thought the artwork was spectacular. We had a great time as a family and Grandma Nestler helped so much, we were able to swim, play pool, and see the amazing sculptures.

Exciting News and Natalin turned 2!

2011-04-05T20:10:00.000-07:00

So lately I am really behind on all the random pictures in my families life, but I have been working on putting my blog into a book and have been spending lots of time trying to get it just right. Anyway here is a couple updates and I will have to catch up later. One of my hobbies is putting together photoshop creations of invitation and announcements so here is a couple.

Christmas Card

2011-01-10T09:02:00.001-08:00

Thanksgiving at Mom's

2010-12-30T17:29:00.000-08:00

Friday after Thanksgiving we left and headed to my parents house for Thanksgiving. My sister and I were the only one not able to make it Thanksgiving day but everyone was there on Friday because not everyone was there on Thursday mom decided she would do two Thanksgiving instead of one so everyone could be together (wow, two huge meals and than on Sunday a ham dinner). We had a great weekend and our plans were to leave on Sunday to go back home but the weather suggested otherwise. We attended church at my parents ward and before we could even get back to mom and dad's the roads were snow blow and crazy. In fact we got to my parents and we made it fine in our truck but my sister Tara and her family and my mom and dad got stuck on their road (so Kirk got the shovel and tried to shovel them out) The snow blow did come a few moment later but by then there was no way my family or my sister's family wanted to chance it so we had an extended vacation, it was fun we watched movies, made sugar cookies to frost, popcorn, and played games. It was a fun extended vacation.

Firehouse Thanksgiving

2010-12-30T16:14:00.000-08:00

For Thanksgiving this year we were able to spend the afternoon at the firestation with Kirk. Station 8 was awesome they made the Thanksgiving dinner and treated us to games and fun. We had a really good time. One of the fireman's children brought their WII and let Talon have a controller to play with (Thank goodness it kept him out of trouble and mommy didn't have to chase him everywhere). It was a great day and a great holiday I was nervous about my two little ones and how it would all go, but we spent a lot of time hanging out and playing games with the other families. The other families were understanding and really hospital it was a fun day and a memorable Thanksgiving.

Halloween

2010-12-07T13:59:00.000-08:00

For Halloween this year we celebrated by going to our Trunk or Treat and than on Saturday we went to Toy Story 3 and also went to Boo at the Zoo. Grandma Nestler was there to celebrate with us and we had a great Halloween. Natalin was a Zebra and Talon was a Dinosaur they had fun and of course loved all the candy they were given.

2010-11-23T09:37:00.000-08:00

For Talon's Birthday this year we had two separate little parties for him one in Pocatello and one in Boise on his Birthday. We have been so busy with Continuing Education credits, wedding, and blessing that life has been so crazy. But we were still able to make this a great year for Talon. In Pocatello we celebrated with the Nestler's (Grandma, Papa Wellard, Grandma, Papa Nestler, Mike, Dez, Brielle, Jake, Lynn, and Hunter) and everyone in Pocatello made it we had a great time. In Boise we Celebrated last minute with Eric, Nicole, Jayden, Broden, Ashden, Camille, Sam, Zac, and JoJo. Talon loved having his own day especially loved all his cousins.

nat looks older in this picture

Dinosaur cake, not amazing but it worked.

My little trouble maker

2010-11-14T07:25:00.000-08:00

Natatlin one day decided she was going to see how much trouble she could get into in just a little bit of time. So to start off she went to her brothers room and when I decided she had been quiet for a little to long and hadn't checked on me enough, I decide to go check on her. Well she found a permanent marker and had written on Talon's sheets, but mom was thankful it was not on his bedspread so I took the marker away and as she was throwing a fit, I walked into my bathroom and she followed, but I decided I would let her throw her fit alone. So I walked away. She then was in there for a second and came out just fine (it worked to ignore her fit right). Well as easy as that would have been it had been a little while later and again I started to wonder about her so I went back to Talon's room and the picture below is what I found yep she had found some of my mascara and successfully applied it all over her face. So as I am in hurry to get to a meeting I am looking for my make-up remover and she is following me everywhere and after a while she stops and I decide to check on her one more time. She is in my closet has the toothpaste open and is trying to get it out of the bottle luckily it only has a little bit in it and she couldn't get any out. At that point I just had to look at her and laugh and yep she is officially in the curios toddler stage.

Pumpkin Patch tradition

2010-11-09T07:01:00.000-08:00

It has become a tradition to go to the pumpkin patch every year in October and pick out some pumpkins and have some fun. This year we went as a family and enjoyed the warm weather. Although the pictures were not the best because it was during the brightest part of the day. Talon loved the rides and even more he loved picking out his own pumpkin in the pumpkin patch and had to be the one holding them, Natalin wasn't so sure about he swing but loved being with mom in the blow up toys. Then we went on some fun little rides like the swing, blow up toys, and on the train. We also enjoyed Linder Farms homemade donuts and had great evening. Now we need to go home so we can carve the pumpkins and celebrate Halloween.

Kirk's Birthday

2010-11-06T09:26:00.000-07:00

For Kirk's Birthday this year we went up in the mountains, had dutch-oven cheesy potatoes, yummy smores, went fishing, found a snake, and then we celebrated by having a late night birthday cake celebration.

We had so much fun this year, we loved being outside and enjoyed watching our children love the outdoors. It was just the right way to celebrate Kirk's birthday (since he loves being outdoors). We started at the beginning of the day and didn't get home until 9:00 pm to have birthday cake. It was the perfect day to spend outside and with each other.

the snake

fishing

messy smores

family picture

Building Fire and tin-foil dinners

2010-10-14T19:29:00.001-07:00

One day we decided it would be fun to spend a day in the mountains, tin foil dinners, roasting marshmallows, fishing, and spending time as a family. We had a great time and it is fun to see our children getting older and being able to enjoy this. Talon is truly his dad's little boy as you can see the gun in the picture he loves hanging out with his dad (camping, hunting, hiking, etc.) Natalin is getting older too and I can not believe she is 18 months old, she definitely has her own little attitude, but is so sweet. The water in the creek was freezing I walked across it to get the pictures on the tree stump and couldn't stand it my feet actually hurt. Oh and the whole reason we went in the mountains is because Talon is always asking us to build fire and so we listened this time and we did. At the end of the day we went to the Boise River and fished for a little bit and Natalin and Talon were so much fun they wanted to hold hands on our little walk and then they hugged and it was so cute.

Love the last two pictures of my children, it is so fun to see them interact in such cute ways.

Boise Zoo

2010-10-13T14:30:00.000-07:00

We went to Boise Zoo twice in a one week period. One because we hadn't taken the kids for awhile and then the second one because the City of Boise was hosting a evening just for there employees so we got in free and Talon got a painted smiley face, we rode the boat, and we were able to walk right next to the kangaroo's the kids loved it and it was a fun evening for us.

Fair fun

2010-10-13T12:16:00.000-07:00

I am trying to get caught up on my blog this year we went to the fair and met up with some of our friends to go to the little dinosaur exhibit they had there. We first fed some of the animal with our little ones and than we went to the exhibit. It was fun and of course Talon absolutely loved since he loves his dinosaurs so much right now.

Gilett Family Reunion

2010-09-14T09:21:00.000-07:00

We went to Paradise, Utah for our Gillett Family Reunion this year and we all had a great time. Everyone made it except for Camille who had a class she had to attend. We loved being together and this place was just right it had 4 or 5 different cabins and than one huge cabin with three rooms and one huge lodging area. There was a creek near by the kids loved playing in and was just a perfect location for all our family. Here is everyones family pictures except one of mom and dad because they didn't want one right then.

This was the night of skits where there was some singing, some magical tricks, some really funny skits and of course at the end we all had to have a dance party. What a fun evening for everyone, we really enjoyed the time we were able to spend together and just wished we could have more moments like this.

Kirk and I just dancing together.

During this time we had a water fights, we played minute to win-it, the grown-ups went to the temple together, and we all played hard.

Natalin on our way home-we were all exhausted from all the fun.

A few summer tidbits about our family

2010-09-11T08:08:00.000-07:00

Well to start off we started our summer without camera not working and than we had to get it fixed and our summer as been so busy that I have not got back into my blogging habits. I feel so bad though because we missed some really fun pictures of summer camp outs, dutch-oven family outings, and many more things. But know we have our camera back and I need to get caught up on the pictures I didn't blog about. So first off this it just little picture tidbits about summer.

Here is a couple pictures at the park Talons loves playing and lately has been building these perfect little fires and will build them over and over again. I am not sure if he got this from camping or watching outdoor adventure shows with dad. It is also nice at the park this year I don't have to worry as much about him falling and getting hurt he is big enough that he can either do it himself or know when it is a little to big.

Natalin at the park, she is in the stage of putting everything in her mouth. So the chips went straight in her mouth. Although Talon is easier I am still having to watch her and be with her constantly at the park.

I also attended girls camp because I was in a committee to help out and later got a new calling as Laural advisor, which I was excited about because I developed a big love for them while I was at camp.

Kirk went to Alaska for a week with his friends James. They went hunting and fishing most the week but this a picture of him and James family on the train.

Also last but not least I cut my hair and it has been a really nice change. I don't know if you can tell from this picture, but it is above my shoulders a little bit.

We have had a really great summer and I can't believe it is over and now it is time for fall fun.

Family Vacation

2010-06-20T16:41:00.000-07:00

For our family vacation this year we went to Utah and went to a bunch of their fun attractions that we thought our kids and us would enjoy. As a bonus I got to stay with my sisters and my niece Sierra was able to come with us and be a part of our vacation and help us with the kiddos.

This collage of pictures is us at Temple Square it was so pretty and of course our children loved all the water fountains. My sister had Monday off and we were able to be with her on this day.

We bought what is called Salt Lake City Connect, which is a pass that allows you to pay one smaller fee to get into 13 different locations and also gives you a $10.00 credit toward food. It was worth it, we spent three fun filled days jammed with as many fun activities as we could. So the next thing we did on Monday was go to the Zoo. It was exciting to show Talon and Natalin all the different animals, but our favorite of the whole Zoo was the excellent bird show they put on. We were also able to ride a little train which Talon enjoyed and it was great day to be out, the weather was perfect.

My sister Becky with Natalin and Me with Talon looking at he monkeys.

Talon and Natalin posing on the tigers.

This was the 2nd day and we started out by going to the Tracy Aviary which had a ton of different birds and we also went to a bird show. The bird show was great although not as good as the Zoo one. We stayed there about 2 hours and then we went and had lunch at the Lion house. We then went to the Clark Planetarium and there we watched a 45 minute movie and then left and went to the Discovery Gateway, which our kids loved they would have stayed all day just playing with all the amazing kid toys they had there. We stayed for a long time it seemed and then we headed to the Gardens.

This is Thanksgiving Point Gardens and it was breath-taking. It is a huge area with beautiful flowers and vegetation. The waterfalls were gorgeous and it was actually one my favorite places we went. There was also a children's gardens and because we got there so late we decided to take a golf cart through the gardens. We had fun driving and even let my niece drive and I think she might of killed a few bushes, oops.

This is just the fun pictures we had at the gardens. The golf cart was in the big gardens and most the other pictures are in the children gardens. They had fun water fountains to play in, musical instruments and little games throughout the children's gardens. Oh yeah I love all the funny facial expressions in these picture it gives you an idea of how much fun we all had. What get Talon to stop playing long enough to take a good picture. I think we might have one good picture of all of the family throughout the whole vacation.

Okay we went to two dinosaur museums one was on the 2nd day and the other one was on the third day. On the third day we went to the Thanksgiving point Dinosaur Museum and this one was the best for my kids. They had cool dinosaur fossils which out of all the things Talon mentions the fossils the most, they also had water to play in and sand to dig through and find fossils. It was a fun interactive museum and Talon and Natalin loved playing in the sand. It was nice having Sierra with us to take care of Natalin so I could enjoy watching my family have fun.

After the museum we went to Snowbird to ride the tram up to the top of the mountain. It was fun we were able to enjoy the beautiful mountains and had fun riding the tram up. My niece thought it was going to fall and we were all going to die, but look at us we all made it safely back home.

The last thing we were able to enjoy was The Living Planet Aquarium. This was also one of my favorite the children and I were able to touch Sting Rays and other sea animals and the Penguins were also fun to watch get fed.

This was one memorable family vacation, I will forever have imprinted in my mind my children's smiling faces and I will remember the fun we were able to have together.

10 Things to Remember when Cruising

2010-05-23T14:05:00.000-07:00

1. Passports or birth certificates!!!!

We left the Friday before our vacation (our vacation started on Sunday) and were going to attend my brother-in-law Mike's college graduation and drop off our children at my sister Laurie's house, needless to say we were not thinking cruise because we forgot the most important thing to get on the cruise ship, our birth certificates. Luckily for us my sister-in-law happened to be staying at our house and could pick them up for us (okay breath it is all going to work out right). Well my sister-in-law gets to my parents house at 12:30am the day we are leaving to go on vacation and happens to have everyone in my families birth certificate besides Kirks. So yep you guessed it Kirk and I left our kids without goodbyes and left my parents house to drive to Boise (2 1/2 hour drive) to get it. Poor Stephanie she felt so bad, but you know it just made our cruise that much more exciting.

2. Stay at a fun location and break up the 14 hour drive. Las Vegas here we come!

The strip

A few members of our group.

Kirk and me.

3. Go with a fun group of people

Here is the group in the big picture it starts out with Brian and Mindyn, Nate and Stacy, Kirk and Lisa, Brad and Tiffany, Jaylynn and Mark, and Heath and Stacy.

4. Do some fun stupid things you wouldn't normally do if you were at home.

Of course there was a little karaoke and and little dancing, and Mark got picked to be a contestant in one of their games shows and got a little trophy (100% gold plastic) for winning.

5. Do some fun excursions while you are on vacation.

On Catalina Island we spent the day snorkeling and kayaking with Brad and Tiffani. We had a ton of fun. The water was freezing so it was a good thing that we had full body wet suits. But if was actually a really nice day since the other two days were windy and miserable.

On the Kayak one of my favorite days.

Kirk in the water.

When we first arrived on the island we got a picute with all the houses in the background.

This is a crab and every time it would start peeking out someone would scare it (kirk).

6. Play hard.

This is when we first got to Mexico (if you can't see the flag in the background or didn't notice it).

We had fun in Mexico, we drove our ATV's around on the streets and also did some shopping, we then headed to blow hole (didn't actually make it there), then we hit the beach for some fun in the sun and some 4 wheeling.

Got to get a picture with a big Mexico sombrero.

Funny story in Mexico we all got ATV's and this vehicle and we had a map on us and when ask how long it took to get to the Blow hole someone said 15 minutes and on the map it looked close. So we started are adventure on the Mexican highway and I am sure we looked pretty funny well 15 minutes into the drive and no where close we decided to ask someone else who told us it was at least another 35 minutes so we turned around and headed to the beach, but we did have fun.

In the back.

Now the girls in the back.

All of us.

Had to have a picture of the 4wheelers.

7. Eat lots, after all we are on a cruise.

8. Take romantic pictures, after all how much do we really get couple time.

9. Take Lots of Pictures and have fun.

10. Leave your children with people you trust so you can enjoy and have a great time.

We had so much fun and our children did great and had fun. We remembered to enjoy each other and time that we had to spend with each other and friends. These were some of kirk's good high school friends. Thanks Laurie for watching my children so we could go and have a good time we owe you big time.

My babies are getting bigger!

2010-05-19T19:47:00.000-07:00

I love watching my children grow up and get bigger at the same time I am screaming inside for them to stay small. So this week when Kirk and I got back from our cruise which I will post pictures of later I noticed Natalin is shaking her head yes and no so much more and she is really communicating with us. I will ask her if she wants milk, wants to go to bed, or if she will let me change her diaper, and etc. and she either shakes yes or no, it is so great. She is getting bigger and more of a toddler than a baby, but they are still my babies. Talon on the other hand is potty trained and actually was easier than I expected, I thought he would digress while Kirk and I went on our cruise but he did not. Not to say he is perfect I am sure there are many accidents to come, but he has it down. I am so thankful for my sister who is due in June and has 3 kids of her own for watching my kids while Kirk and I played, they were in great hands and apparently learned a lot while we were gone. Also thanks to her family.

When I look back at the Day

2010-05-01T05:21:00.000-07:00

When I look back at the day these are the moment and things I remember. Last night I wrote in my journal little glimpses of my children and want to make sure I get these moment in my blog too.

Talon made it the whole day dry with no accidents and when he went poop in the potty we had a huge potty dance celebration. He got in trouble today for being too crazy and wild. He loves my hugs and kisses and I cuddled him to sleep for naptime, he always ends up cuddling face to face with his arms on my head or his hand over me. At night before bedtime we sang "I am a Child of God" and "I see my Mother Kneeling" and before I leave right when I am by the door I sing "Goodnight Sweetheart". Oh another thing about Talon before bed and right when he wakes up he wants me to tickle him and he gets picky and tells me just where. Talon told me today that, "Mom your in trouble, go to TIME OUT!" With the words trouble and time out exaggerated by making his voice louder. We read several books, Talon played with play-doh, colored on paper, and messed all my couch pillows up by taking them off the couch-i think he was trying to make a fort like they do at his cousins house. Talon was very busy today with only a few moments of him playing by himself and the rest of the time wanting to be right by mom.

Natalin's not feeling well, I think she might be teething, she needed lots of cuddles and loves, but she actually ate fairly well compared to yesterday. She has the cutest little walk, she still works so hard to stabilize herself, but actually does really well she can transition and turn herself around really well right now. Today while we were on the couch watching "Free Willy" she would look up at me laugh, turn away for moment, and look back up at me and laugh. I would laugh with her of course and she would smile and that is when she would look away (this was a good moment for me-Natalin was right next to me cuddling in and Talon was on the other side of Natalin just watching the movie). Oh she is so sweet and cute.

Oh how I love my two kids, I love Natalin's sweet , cuddly, innocent nature and Talon's rambunctious go get it personality. It's hard sometimes and I am trying harder to be a better mother. I am trying to read more books and trying to have more playtime, and I am trying to love both of them equally with my hugs and kisses. They both need so much and at times it is exhausting but at the end of day my life would not be complete or has joyous if I didn't have them in my life.

Natalin and Pigtails

2010-05-01T05:09:00.000-07:00

Natalin has had a lot of first lately and this day it was right before church and it was the first time I put her hair in two pigtails with bows in it. She looks so precious and cute I had to get some pictures and of course if your getting pictures of one you must get pictures of the other one. Talon is such a awesome little boy too and in this picture he has his easter shirt.

Dad with Talon after our failure to get a picture of the two kids alone. What a good picture of both of them.

A good close up of Natalin and her pigtails. I love those little cheeks.

Than the two of them together before we did Talons hair. Oh how I love my children.

Just wanted to get some cute pictures of Natalin in her pigtails and Talon.

Couponing

2010-04-22T10:26:00.000-07:00

I love couponing and finding great deals on things. This has been my new hobby, I get great deals on diapers, toothpaste, bathroom essentials, food and about anything. It has been fun to see how little money I spend on things. Every Monday I have shopping list and coupons in hand and I get to see how many things I get for so little. Last Monday I went to Rite Aid and Walgreen and I paid $6.31 after Rite Aid rebate, and I also got a $2.00 Register Reward back from Walgreens to spend on my next purchase. I got 2 U-Kotex pads, 2 Old Spice body washes, 1 pack of diapers, toothpaste, eggs, and for filler items I got gummy bears, lip gloss, and eye shadow.Week after week I amazed at what good deals you can get if you coupon on the sales. I love it, it has been fun for me to stretch my money and get quality things. Before I was couponing I would spend $6.99 alone on just inexpensive diapers.

Play group at the park

2010-04-16T19:33:00.000-07:00

Play group at the park this week was so nice. I started out by putting jackets on my kids but by the time I got to the park I realized they were far from needed and by the time we left I was hot.

Talon and Natalin going down the slide. I was to close to get a good picture but wanted to make sure Natalin was safe.

Natalin and Brecken in the swings

Talon down the slide.

Lincoln and Talon.

Then all the boys just playing.

Natalin in the swing.

spring fixing

2010-04-16T19:14:00.000-07:00

The last couple weeks we have been working on cleaning up the garage, yard and painting our fence. Talon of course had to help with staining the fence. So this is Kirk and Talon staining the fence.

Here they are. It alway takes twice as long to do things when you have young children helping, but what a great picture and memory. It's all worth it right.

While we were cleaning the garage the Talon and Natalin playing on the little 4 wheeler.

They had fun playing in the garage.

Easter egg hut

2010-04-16T18:58:00.000-07:00

For our Easter Egg hunt Grandma and PaPa house. Grandma and PaPa put it all together and because of the snow we ended up having the egg hunt in Papa shop.

Abbey and Eli

Some of the kids after the Egg hunt.

Kirk and Natalin during the hunt.

Family

Talon

This Easter Kirk worked on Sunday so we didn't really celebrate Easter on Sunday, we celebrated it this Saturday with the Easter Egg hunt and just being home with our family.

natalin and talon

2010-04-16T18:37:00.000-07:00

On the day we took pictures for Natalin's 1st year we also got some fun moments of the two of them and some fun ones of Talon. It is so much fun when they play together and we are able to hear their laughter. It is amazing what a joy children are and how much they grasp and take in.

Playing peek-a-boo!

These two love each other so much, when they aren't together they look for each. It is so fun having them so close in age and seeing them interact with each other.

I thought this was a cute picture of Talon, playing.

This is his genuine smile.

Just playing around.

Now for the two of them together, don't you love this picture of them just looking at one another.

Now say cheese.

Hugging each other.

Natalin's Birthday Party

2010-04-10T19:04:00.001-07:00

This is the birthday invitation I made for Natalin's 1st Birthday.

Before the party began Natalin was hanging out with Papa Nestler, while we were decorating cake and cookies. She was so exhausted she fell asleep like this. My sweet little girl you got to love it when they crash.

A close up of her.

For Natalin Birthday this year we decided to attend the Easter "Eggtravaganza" at the Zoo so we invited some family and went. We had a ton a fun unfornately I didn't plan for enough time with all the fun activities that were going on. This is Talon and Natalin in the stroller, let the fun begin.

All the mommas with the little ones. It's fun being together with our babies.

The family picture after the egg scrambler.

The cake.

Natalin and I looking at the lion.

Love this picute although she is not looking. Right after this picture Natalin pulled the flower off of the brett and it came back and nailed her right on the forhead, she was not happy about that.

The boys after the egg scrambler.

Talon proud of his finds.

We had to get a picute with the Easter bunny. Got to love pictures especially with two little ones who are easily distracted.

Grandma with some of the kids, dishing out the cookies. Which Natalin loved the cookie so much she wasn't even interested in the cake.

Natalin and her cake.

She loves the wrapping paper and boxes.

It was such a fun day we love our little Natalin she is getting so big and we our enjoying every minute we have her in our family. This is a group shot of the family that came to help celebrate with us. Thanks everyone.

Notice Natalin is holding up one finger for each hand, we thought it was appropriate since she is one.

Natalin Birthday Celebration in Utah

2010-04-10T17:32:00.001-07:00

The Kids and I went to Utah while Kirk had to work a long shift. While we were in Utah we stayed at two of my sisters houses and one of my sisters and her kids threw all us a birthday party. In March we have Four Birthdays on my families side and one more on the Nestlers side. Actually on Natalin's birthday it is also her aunt Camille's and Uncle Jake's birthday to. Katie who is playing with Natalin made this birthday cake for me, Natalin, and my sister Tara.

Although it was all of our birthday, Nat was the star.

The kids with their cake.

Natalin with cake on the face.

She had no problem putting the cake in her mouth, she loved it.

Natalin 1 year pictures

2010-03-30T14:39:00.000-07:00

This is my favorite of the two of them together. It is a miracle that they are both smiling and looking at the camera, this does not happen very much.

Natalin before pictures began.

This is what we call Natalin's ugly face, but truth be known I love the attitude. She pulling off her bow it stayed on maybe a minute.

One of my favorite pictures, she loved this rocking chair.

Another great smile.

This is Grampa Gillett's favorite he says it is her to the tee.

A cute picture in the moment.

A picture with the tongue hanging out.

One of the pictures with a flower in her hair.

I love this little girl and all her sugar and spice. She is an active fun loving little girl. She is starting to get a little attitude especially when her brother takes away her toys from her, she lets us know. She has a sweet smile and loves to cuddle. She is starting to take steps and it has been so fun to see her grow. Where has the time gone, my baby is a year old.

Just Playing

2010-02-26T13:55:00.000-08:00

I love watching my kids play and in there play seeing how developmental stages have changed and how they are growing and learning. So I try to take some pictures here and there of them playing. This is Natalin she is getting bigger and into everything now whether she is climbing onto a shelf, getting into cupboards, or following her brother around and knocking down what he is building.

Now for Talon, Talon imaginative play has gone into overdrive he is always imaging he is Lion or a dinosaur whether it is with his food, blocks, hands, or basically just anything he can. He loves attention and when mommy takes pictures of Natalin he ofter tries to do something cute to so I will take a picture of him.

Him and Natalin playing in her crib.

This is Talon and he told me this was a cow. Although I can't really get a cow out of these blocks I love the imagination and just his enthusiasm for everthing.

These are his animals and they are lining up to go to PaPa's house.

This one is my favorite. Talon was building a train but than he moved it around and pretty soon it became a toothbrush and that is exactly what it looks like.

I love my children and get so excited seeing these stages. Talon is doing and saying things dailey that I didn't realize he knew. He is often so cute being two and saying cute little two year old things. Natalin on the other hand is turning one at the end of this month and I can't believe how big she is getting.

Valentine's Day

2010-02-26T13:36:00.000-08:00

Pretty in pink, I love Natalin in pink and I love her little curls in her hair. Happy Valentine's Day!

This year we celebrated Valentine's Day by making Valentine's cookies and by making Valentine's cards for all our special Grandparents. This is Natalin while we are making Valentine's cards, during the process she was a big help. She would grap the paper, markers, stickers and then put them in her mouth.

Dad and Talon making the Valentine Cards, we love our Grandma's and Papa's.

This is us decorating the cookies, Talon loves to be crafty and do little projects. Did you notice we are all dressed in red and it was not even planned.

Talon and his decorated cookies.

We had fun celebrating Valentine's day, Talon's had a fun age were he loves doing interactive activities.

Fun Pictures and Early-morning Breakfast

2010-02-09T07:45:00.000-08:00

Natalin climbing stairs, she goes up the whole flight of stairs all by herself now. Of course with one of us following her because although she does good going up she doesn't have the going down part yet.

Talon loves his Papa, his papa plays with him and they have a good time. Well on this night Talon just wanted his Papa and he sat down and cuddled with papa as he fell asleep.

Talon wasn't feeling very good about three weeks ago he had a bad cough and was waking up a lot during the night. So one early early morning he woke up and said to his dad that he wanted to eat. So at 4:00 am Kirk got up and made blueberry pancakes with him, I was impressed because I did't think I would of got up that early to make pancakes. To be completely honest though Kirk probably makes pancakes for Talon 3 times a week, but not normally that early.

Sitting down to enjoy the early morning breakfast.

Had to get a picture of the clock because I was such in shock. Of course I got up to check and see if everything was alright and decided I better get some pictures.

I had to document this morning to show you what a good father Kirk is and how much he loves Talon.

Family Fun

2010-02-09T07:27:00.000-08:00

It's nice to have family near by to celebrate birthdays, holiday, and just to hang out and have fun with. For (my brother) Shane's birthday we all went bowling together and had a good time. We also try to trade babysitting here and there and are able to give each other a date night and give our children the opportunity to play and have fun with one another.

All the boys aren't they cute!

The gang getting ready to bowl.

This was before the fiesta bowl, the kids on floor playing with one another.

Kirk was working so he was able to watch the game at work, while I went and enjoyed dinner and the game at Shane and Camille's house.

JoJo and Natalin playing.

It was a great game with a great win and excellent company.

Talon's burn

2010-02-05T08:33:00.001-08:00

It was a sad Sunday evening, I was home cooking dinner and Kirk was home teaching. I let Talon get on the counter to play with the faucet and the water which he loves. I then drained the noodles and turned off the burner and than I heard Natalin crying so I went in the other room and in a matter a seconds I hear Talon crying I of course fear the worst and run in and I see that he had burned his hand. I picked him up and just held him as I got ice and iced it for him. I called Kirk and told him to hurry, he had one more family. So I just sat there with him holding him and putting ice on his hand it seemed like an eternity, of course Natalin was having a hard time to and crying. It was about 45 minutes and than Kirk came home and got some different medicine he knew about and we then proceeded to wrap his hand. He cried for about 2 hours and than he just cuddled with us the rest of the night.

These are the two main burns that I have circled.

His hand when it was wrapped at first he didn't want it wrapped and then it was his security blanket and he didn't want it unwrapped.

Dad looking at his hand the next day.

Poor little guy he was so sad. When telling Grandma and Grandpa Gillett about his hand he said, "burned hot, mommy ice-cold". He also tells us daily "hand feelin better".

Sleep

2010-01-28T06:51:00.000-08:00

Okay last night was the first night of sleeping through the night since I have had Natalin, it was so nice. I woke up at 6:20 am awake as can be feeling refreshed and ready for the day. Talon has also been having trouble sleeping since being sick a couple weeks ago, Natalin has actually been sleeping through the night for three nights, but Talon had not. So last night felt so great to sleep and not get woke up by a crying child. Hopefully I can continue to get good nights rest.

Look how Natalin has changed!

2010-01-26T14:48:00.000-08:00

Natalin is getting so big and I cannot believe how time has

flown by with her. She continually does things and I think

is she suppose to be doing this already.

Things about Natalin

1. Natalin loves her brother.

2. She spends tons of time just playing on the floor.

3. She is all smiles.

4. She is such an easy content baby.

5. She loves to play with her toys.

6. She turned 10 months old today.

7. She is very ticklish.

8. She has been climbing stairs lately.

9. She stands along everything and walks along furniture.

10.Natalin is so much fun and has a ton of love to give.

11. Natalin's cry sounds like "whooo, whooo, whoooo" and it is so cute a lot of times kirk and I find ourselves laughing because it is so adorable, not the same as Talon's screaming when he cried as ababy.

I can't imagine our family without Natalin in it, I didn't know

how I was going to handle two kids 17 1/2 months apart, but

she has made it easy for us. We love her so much.

My Sweet Talon

2010-01-23T21:13:00.000-08:00

I wanted to do a collage of Talon and his personality. These

are all pictures that show things he loves, does, and just who

he is.

1. Talon goes non-stop until he crashes.

2. He loves taking care of his sister.

3. He is a huge cuddler.

4. He loves to make messes.

5. He is not scared of anything.

6. He loves being and doing what his dad does.

7. He loves his cousins especially his "Babbey".

8. He is silly and loves to make mommy laugh.

9. He loves taking pictures of himself ( mom has a ton of him

on her camera).

10.He is such a sweet boy and loves all the attention he can

get.

11. He is a joy in our lives and will keep our family going.

12. Mommy can't imagine life without my cute little boy.

New Year's Celebration

2010-01-15T12:10:00.000-08:00

For New Year's we went to Gene and Amber's

and they had a great party at their house.

The party included great food, fireworks, bonfire,

and some fun games. It was a great way to bring

in the year of 2010 which is going to be a year

of fun, love, challenges, and many more. But we

are ready for it and excited to have our friends

and family by our side.

This is a picture of Kirk helping Talon let off a

firework. Talon had such a good time with

the big sparklers and then the other big fireworks.

Natalin cuddling in as she gets tired.

Amber pretending to hold Rider, Natalin and me,

and Nicole and Ashden.

Kirk and Natalin let the festivities begin.

I have a great family and I am excited

to bring in this new year.

Christmas Celebrations

2010-01-05T20:11:00.000-08:00

We celebrated Christmas with both families this year, the first pictures are with the Gillett Clan and we enjoyed being at mom and dad's and all being together. The first picture is of Tara, Troy, Kirk, I as we begin the present opening festivities.

All the Gillett Grandkids, except for Natalin who is taking a well needed nap.

I brought a gingerbread house to make with all the kids. Becky and I took on the challenge and had to put on the sticky frosting.

The ending product. We had a great time.

Talon and Natalin with their new Christmas toys at home.

Natalin with her Christmas presents.

Talon with his Christmas presents.

My two little ones were angels in the Nativity play with the Nestler's.

The Nativity play at the end.

The Nestler's family picture

The funny Nestler family picture.

Our family picture on such a special Holiday celebration.

We had a great time with both our families and are so thankful for our many blessings this holiday season and especially thankful for our savior Jesus Christ.

Sledding with the Nestler Family

2010-01-04T10:06:00.000-08:00

During our Christmas Celebration with the Nestler's we went sledding up above Idaho City. We had a great time and I loved seeing all the little babies and children bundled up like the kid on the Christmas story. This is our family picture and as you can see the only boots we had for Talon were my nieces, so poor Talon got to wear Princess boots. Although really Talon could care less and he actually was rather fond of them, but his cousins would say "pink boots!"

This is my absolute favorite picture of the whole day, Nicole brought this cute sled that was perfect for picture taking. We put the three littlest kids in the sled and this is what we got. Rider is about a month older then Natalin and then Ashden is about 6 months younger.

All the Nestler cousins and our little Natalin is the only girl in the mist of all these sweet cute boys. What a fun picture!

The littlest babies in the family with their dads.

This is the picture of all the girls and the really little ones with them.

All the boys besides a few nephews who were too busy sledding and of course our cute little Natalin.

The group picture, here is the Nestler clan. We had fun together and enjoyed the time spent sledding and having fun. Thanks to Gene and Amber we had a warm fire and a good lunch.

Okay I love this next picture. Talon and Kirk just went down the big hill and Kirk did everything in his power so they didn't wipe out, but along the way they definitely got wet and by the end Kirk was holding onto Talon by his feet.

What a great day we had sledding and spending time together. I love the Nestler family we have a great time together and really enjoy being together.

Christmas Card and letter 2009

2009-12-17T11:07:00.001-08:00

Dear Family and Friends,

Well 2009 is almost over and for our family it has been a bitter-sweet year, on one hand we are ready to have it over and on the other we don't want it to end. Kirk has had a stressful year with a change of job and going through this 1st year as a firefighter/paramedic on the Boise Fire Department. The City of Boise puts there firefighters through the ringer for the 1st year, but they are also highly trained individuals. So in November Kirk got done with his first year and it took a lot of stress off him and our family. We now feel like we can breathe a little easier and enjoy life a little more.

Although this year was stressful it was also amazing and our biggest news of this year is Natalin Marie Nestler. She was born a day after my birthday, on March 26^th, and has been such a joy in our lives. She is such a mellow happy baby; she has been so easy for us. Right now she is 8 ½ months old and she is doing the army crawl or rather the scoot. She loves her older brother and has such a great smile. We love her so much and cannot be happier to have her in our family.

Talon turned two this year and he has a fun outgoing personality. Right now he is counting to ten, knows some of his colors, and can sing the ABC's with us. He is so vocal right now and uses his words very well. With Talon's fun personality also comes this little boy whose parents could never give him enough attention, let's just say he is a high maintenance child, whom we love dearly. Other things about Talon are that he loves his little sister, animals, books, Dora, and his parents couldn't be prouder of him.

Well now for me, this year I haven't been working, Kirk and I figured with the birth of Natalin and how stressful his job was we would wait at least until he got done with his first year. Although I haven't been working as a counselor I have been working hard chasing two children around, moving us into a new house, and getting our family scrap-book caught up. We love our little family and count our blessing daily.

Love,

Kirk, Lisa, Talon, and Natalin Nestler

Heaven on Earth

2009-12-15T12:36:00.001-08:00

Every once in while I have these quiet serene moments that I like to think of as my heaven on earth and today was one of those days. You see I bet most of these kind of moments involve children, this one involved my cute little ones. You see the first part of this was not unlike a lot of my time spent as a mother of two little ones, it started like this.

Today we all got done taking baths and the kids were so tired they were crying and having a hard time. To make things worse Talon fell off the bed and scraped his back and hurt himself. So we got in bed and we were cuddling with him and Natalin. Pretty soon I could just tell Natalin had had it and was exhausted so I was trying to get her asleep and Talon wanted so badly to cuddle her. He would grab her and try to bring her really close to him and she would resist it because of course she likes her freedom. Finally I figured a way that it would work, she crashed fast asleep in my arms and then Talon had one arm under her and then his other hand on top of her. Anyway as you can tell he loves his sister so much.

It was so sweet how badly he wanted to love and cuddle her. He is my little cuddler, he would cuddle all night if he could with us.

You see I never really fell asleep with them, but I did relax and enjoy them.

I am somewhat embarrassed to post myself on this page with how bad I look, but it was such a great moment how could I not. I love my family.

Helicopter Fanatics

2009-12-15T12:12:00.000-08:00

Okay we were in the mall one day and they have this stand set up where they fly these helicopters. Well Talon just loved it and Kirk was interested, so we looked at them and decided to get this helicopter for Kirk/Talon for Christmas. So it's not Christmas yet but Kirk wanted to get it out and try it out just to make sure we wanted it. Anyway next thing we know it has been out for a week and my family is loving it. I guess they got a little carried away and are having so much fun with it, we decided to have a pre-Christmas gift. Not only does Talon and Kirk love it Natalin watches it and loves it to. As you can tell from this picture.

The three of them in the living room flying it around and having a good time. I love this gift for the reason that they are playing together and couldn't be happier. It is quality time together.

This is Natalin watching the helicopter, she is so adorable. Her hair is getting longer and she is so cute.

Talon and dad playing with the helicopter, they take turns with the controll. Let me just say this helicopter is really durable.

All three of them just looking at the helicopter as they fly it around.

Alright this has been the best gift for the family. I love watching them play and get excited, it is so fun and I even fly it here and there. The funnest thing for me though is to see how much joy they are all having together.

Thanksgiving 2009

2009-11-30T14:05:00.000-08:00

This is during the day after Thanksgiving the boys from Kirk's family and my family got together to go hunting behind by parents house. They didn't get anything , but they were able to have fun riding 4 wheelers and being together.

I ended up going with two of my sisters shopping in Twin Falls we ended up going to this good Mexican joint. Thanks to my two cute nieces Abbey and Katie for watching Talon (you guys are the greatest). Also thank you mom, Laurie, Camille for helping watch Talon and Tara's kids.

Jamie and Natalin on Thanksgiving Day, I am so lucky to have cute nieces and nephews who love my children.

Thanksgiving morning we had breakfast at the Nestler's, it was a great breakfast and fun to spend the day with both families.

Okay so I have one more big picture of my family, but it's not on my camera so I will add it later. Kirk and I have a lot to be thankful for this year. He has a great job, our house, cars, and so many more material things. Although we our thankful for all of those things, our greatest blessings is our family and two healthy children. We love our children and also all of our extended family.

Halloween

2009-11-29T10:27:00.001-08:00

For Halloween we spent the weekend in Shelley where my niece was baptized. We missed Kirk for Halloween this year because he was at work and unable to come with us. This picture is a picture of my niece Jamie (who got baptized on Halloween) and she is holding Natalin.

This is my other niece Abbey and she is Talon's favorite he follows her around all day long when we are with them. Oh yeah and his name for her is "Babbey" and he also calls Jamie "bamie". It is so cute.

This is Aunt Tara and the nieces and nephews at the Halloween party, what a cute bunch.

Natalin was a care bear, the hat was a little big but the outfit fit pretty good.

A picture of me with the two little ones, we had fun.

Talon in his lion custom, before Halloween we would ask him what he was going to be and when he would remember he would say lion and then he would prance around the living room and show us what a lion would do, so cute.

My sisters and I at the party, what a night.

Talon biting in to a frosted grahm cracker, I love this picture.

Overall we had a good Halloween it was a long drive with the children and at times we had hard nights sleeping, but in the end it was all worth being with family and Jamie on her special day.

It's official were in Boise for good!

2009-11-19T10:11:00.001-08:00

We are here for good, Kirk passed all his probationary firefighting test and we finally have some job security. Of course, we know anything can happen with the economy, but we feel a lot better. It has been a stressful year to say the least and we are so excited we can finally catch our breath and put our energy into other things. Yeah what a good feeling. So these pictures are actually from March when Kirk graduated the fire academy, but it didn't quiet feel like a celebration with several test still to take. Now we can celebrate and so I am showing the academy pictures.

What a cute picture of Talon in a pretend hat.

This is the family at the graduation, they came to help celebrate with us

Some of the guys Kirk graduated with.

Daddy son picture before the graduation.

Wow I am only a week away from having Natalin in the picture what a belly.

Talon is Two

2009-11-11T12:19:00.000-08:00

Talon 2nd Birthday Announcement

Talon is two and he loved his birthday party. He thought that all the attention and having all the other kids there was the best. This is him getting into his presents he loved all the presents and people. This is his first birthday he really realize something is special about him.

Grampa Gillett and Natalin have a special bond she feel asleep in his arms at the party, how sweet.

Talon loving his cupcake and especially the frosting he is eating of the top.

Tried to get a picture of the kids. It was fun, thanks for all the family and friends that made his day great.

Our family picture, don't you love the lion mask. We had fun making it a good day for him.

Our little boy is two and he is so much fun, he is communicating with us a ton and of course he is into everything. He has his dad's energy and is always on the go and always wants more attention than he is getting. But he is also our sweet little boy who says please and thank you and loves to cuddle especially in the middle of the night, which is hard for mom and dad at times. At two he loves to fish with his dad, he loves stars, animals, teasing, and loves being with people. He has the best laugh and we love to hear it.

Kirk's Birthday

2009-11-11T11:54:00.000-08:00

This is Kirk's Birthday celebration from September. I am trying to get caught up on my two fall Birthday Boys. This is a picture of him and Talon, Talon got in a little water outside in the backyard. They are so handsome.

This is a picture of us and Natalin, Kirk looks a little funny in the socks but other than that I think it is a great picture. Talon is too crazy to get in every picture.

A picture of a few of those who came to celebrate thanks for the special day. Also it was fun to see Matthew and Michelle who we didn't get pictures of.

Now the life of the party is all the children who helped bring this party to life and of course the birthday cake.

Our special little girl with her dad on his special day. What a great picture.

We just celebrated Kirk's birthday at our house we had a great time talking and enjoying each other. The cake tasted great and the day went well.

Fall Fun

2009-10-28T08:19:00.000-07:00

We all went to the pumpkin patch and we picked out a pumpkin, Talon rode some fun rides, we ate some yummy treats, road a hay ride, and enjoyed being together. Talon loved it but at the end there was a huge dust storm and now when we asked Talon how he liked the Pumpkin patch he says eye because of the dust that got in his eye. The next day there was a little wind and Talon was scared and covering his eyes and we new that it was from the dust storm. Natalin had fun too she loves being outside but thankfully her and I were in the car when the dust storm hit. We love fall the following day we made pumpkin cookies with one of the pumpkins that Talon dropped and cracked and then we also carved pumpkins Talon loved doing this with mom and dad. Fall is so much fun and Halloween will be so much fun.

1st blog

2009-10-13T14:46:00.000-07:00

Okay this is my first blog and so I feel like I am just experimenting. Kirk and I have been married for five years and we have two little children. One in which turned two yesterday and the other which is 6 months old. Our lives are really busy with these two little ones but we wouldn't change it for the world. Kirk is a Boise Firefighter/paramedic and is now getting done with his first year in Boise. Well he will be done with it in November and he has some big serious test coming up because if he doesn't pass them he will loose his job. So I am hoping those of you who are fasting will put his name in your fast and will say your prayers that his test go well on November 10th and 12th. Anyway our children are amazing and are keeping us young and on our toes. Okay I am adding to this blog so I can put Natalin's birth announcement and maybe a few other things up, since I started after all this happened.