Thanksgiving 08

Thanksgiving was really great this year. We went up to Allan and Stephanie's and it was wonderful. It was nice being with family and the food was great. Kudos to them. Emily dropped a pie outside much to the excitment of our dog Diesel. She worked hard on that, poor girl. Allan also saddled up Pecos and some of the grandkids went for a ride. Madison loves horses, and that makes her Mom really happy. Here are some cute pics:




Here she is with her "puppy" Diesel

This is Madi with Pecos, Grandpa and Dad, I love this

Here is Allie on the piano, adorable


I had some other pics but they came out a little blurry. Jeff rang the doorbell and when he came in Madison said, "it's the pizza guy!!" It was really funny. We also played Wolven, and it's the best game. It only works with a big group of people. It was a fun Thanksgiving.

We can't believe she is 3!

Madison turned 3 on November 21st. She is growing up so fast. We are blessed to have her for a daughter.


Make a wish!



She loved having Grandma and Grandpa there. We thought we would do something just kind of low key since the past two years we've done parties. She especially loved when we sang Happy Birthday. All day long she would say, "Happy Birthday Madison." It was pretty cute.

Halloween

I have been really bad with updating this blog. I'm still kind of learning how this works. I wanted to post a couple pics of Madison at Halloween.


What a beautiful Butterfly!

Getting some candy.

Hair fun

Yesterday I decided to put Madison's hair in curlers to get it all pretty for church. I've done it before but this time I got pictures. She is so stinking cute!



She knows how cute she is too



Curly curly



She was getting sick of the pics. But I still had fun. She is such a doll.

The First Snow

The last time we got snow was on June 11th. Yes, that's right, I said June. :) We wake up on October 11th, four months later to this...




This is our backyard. I know it's not as much as you got Tye. And yes I am a wuss from Arizona. haha!



This is looking out the front door. BRRR!!! I'm not really ready for this yet, but I don't think I have much of a choice. Aw the joys of living in Idaho. But I still love it here.

Good Times in St. Anthony

Here is a cute picture of Eric and Maddi going to ride the quads! She looks so concerned!

Eric was apparently having tons of fun, but didn't realize how bad he would smell afterwards :)
Garrett was catching some AIR!!
Maddi and Grandpa having fun riding the horse!

Thanks guys for all the fun while we were up visiting! It was so great to see you guys and we enjoyed all the fun activities! Were are so grateful for your friendship!

It's Been a While

The first pic is the entire Packer fam, and the second is the most recent pic of the three of us.

We are the worst bloggers ever, we know! :) Things have been crazy lately. We had a great summer though, but it went by too fast. I'm REALLY not looking forward to winter. Eric recently got a new job for a really great company. I got a part-time job at Old Navy. I love it too. It is fast-paced and I love the people I work with. Madison is growing like a weed. She is so smart. She can count to 30, do her abc's, she knows her shapes and colors and we have started working on a little math. She is going to be 3 in November. It is hard to believe.

Eric's little brother Greg got married recently too. It was a beautiful wedding and he found himself a fabulous girl named Whitney. Her kids are absolutely adorable too. They make a beautiful family.



Our good friends Kari and Garrett came to visit. They have a little girl close in age to Madison. We had so much fun. We miss our friends in Arizona. I'm still loving it here in Idaho. The people here are so wonderful. We are very blessed. I'll add some more pictures later. :)

June 7, 2008

So we got a new puppy a German Shepherd Dog, named Diesel! He is the coolest dog in the world, and loves to be with the family! He listens to Eric the best, but is learning that Mollie shows the most affection. Madison absolutley loves him and laughs every time he gets close to her.

Madison is getting so big we can't hardly keep clothes on her that fit. She loves to play with mom and dad, and loves to play with all her cousins up here in Idaho. I can't believe that she is 2 1/2 years old. She is talking quite well, and is going to give dad a heart-attack when she gets older. ( It's a good thing he is a gun collector and know's how to shoot)! She loves to read, count, run, jump, scream, yell, laugh and all those things that kids do!

Mollie loves going to school at BYU-I and being at home with Madison. She can't wait to graduate next year! She likes Idaho a lot more than she thought she would, but will always be an Arizona Girl. Garrett and Kari are coming to visit in July or August we hope and she can't wait to hang out with them again.

Eric is still working as an electrician, and just loves to get shocked! Nothing feels quite as good as a nice 120 volts running through the system, you know make sure the hearts still beating. He hasn't gone camping, hiking, paintballing, or really even mudding in the Jeep since we moved here so he is itching for some outdoors. He loves to play with his new dog Diesel and is looking forward to trainging him! He planted a garden this spring and gets overly excited each time a seed breaks through, and cry's himself to sleep over the lost ones! J/K Well not really, but ssshhh don't tell anyone.

We love it here in Idaho, being so close to family. There is so much to do up here if only I didn't have to work all the time. We have already made one trip up to Yellowstone this year and look forward to many more, as we have an annual pass. Idaho Falls also has a great little Zoo that Madison just loves to go to. I think she likes the Monkeys so much because they remind her of her dad. Ok so this got a little long, I have to scare my pants off now watching, I am Legend, wish me luck as I am a total wuss when it comes to scary Movies. I hope Mollie comes and holds the pillow in front of my face through the scary/intense parts!?!

Mom and Madi running from the obviously scary Diesel!

Dad and Madi in deep thought? Or atleast that what it looks like. What they're really thinking is "what's for dinner and when will that be?"

Mollie and Madison

Diesel and Madison

Madison, Eric, and Diesel

Palasades Res. Just an hour from home!

Trying it out

Hi everyone! So, I was curious about this whole blogspot thing that everyone seems to have. I wanted to get it to keep in touch with people. I will get some pics up, don't worry. Anyway, to let you know what we have been up to. Eric, Madison and I moved to Idaho almost exactly a year ago. We moved here because there were more opportunites here. Also, we just wanted to get out of Flagstaff. I am currently attending BYU-I and I LOVE it! Eric is working for an Electrical company up here. He is going to try and get on with the state police this fall. He would be an awesome state trooper. He has gone on a ride-along and had a blast and also learned a lot. We bought a house in December, and it is so nice to have a home of our own. We miss our friends and family in Arizona but we are so glad that we moved here. Eric's family is here so that makes it especially nice. Madison is growing up so fast we can hardly believe it. She is almost 2 and a half! She talks a lot and is the boss. haha! So, we are keeping busy and are excited about where we are headed.