Grandma Palmer Comes to Town

Gma Palmer came for a wonderful visit.

Gma Palmer is a favorite for reading stories...

...making aprons (they even play outside with them on)...

...making bread, dinner and desserts...and many more things...

So much fun in the kitchen.

Uncle...Once Again

Troy taking a snooze with his newest nephew.

Happy Easter

Happy Easter to everyone. I had to get one good picture in, even though it threatened being to church on time.

Father and Son

Daddy and Ammon taking a snooze together.

The Hospital Visit

The proud family coming together. Rian's first time holding baby Ammon. She is very excited to help out.
Jarom and his new moment with little brother.

I thought this was sweet. The two boys of the family. Jarom really loves his new sibling...that isn't a female!

Tarin is always beaming to do everything she can to be apart of anything going on. A very proud big sister (again).

Now this smile says it all. For so long, "baby is in mommy's tummy". But now she really knows what that means...I'm not the baby anymore.

Altogether they show off the new addition to the Wardwell family.

Here is "the little man" all ready to come home.

Ammon DeMille Wardwell

Ammon was born today, March 19th, 2008 at 2:52pm. He was 8lbs 1oz. and 20in. long. Mom and Baby are doing great!! I'm sure Rhonda will blog more about this later, I just wanted to get a couple of videos on here asap. Have to admit that I'm a pretty proud papa!!

Ward Easter Hunt

Raegan seeking out her treasures.

Jarom and Tarin (background, red shirt) looking for the most.

Check out the smile!

Raegan and Jarom sharing their Easter "booty".

Rian finding her stash.

Sharing the excitement all the way home.

Quick video of Tarin and Raegan's hunt.

No Baby Yet!

Just letting everyone know that I've got the kids talking to my belly, trying to get baby brother out. Due date was March 12th, so my induction date is now March 19th. Wish us luck.

Book Character Dress Up Day

Jarom wanted to dress up as "Little Critter" from the Mercer Mayer series. To bad we didn't have any overalls or shag hair. But you get the idea.

Rian wanted to be "Strawberry Shortcake". We made the strawberry to go on her hat and had fun with makeup. They love it.

Tarin's First Day of Soccer

Tarin had her very first soccer experience on Saturday. She is playing in the 4-5 year old league and really enjoyed her first experience. They don't keep score, but they try and teach fundamentals....a little bit anyway. It really just looks like a little group of blue/yellow bees running around chasing a white ball. As you'll see from the video, Tarin did great...but did get distracted quite a bit. It was really cute to watch!!

Bunk Bed Craze

Tarin and Raegan are so excited for the new addition...no baby yet...for bunk beds! They couldn't sleep the first night, and got up super early the next morning. Lucky us. Anyone that comes over, they have to show it off.

Tarin is on the top and Raegan on the bottom. But they enjoy the top together. Thanks to daddy for the assembly and Gpa and uncle Troy for the lifting (daddy went to Tues. church).

Grandpa In Town

Gpa W. came for an evening and endulged us with pizza and games. Even though Gpa didn't stack the game, him winning saved a lot of "that's not fair".

Dress Up Time

Last week, the kids had no school. Rian invited Riley to play, and they rallied all the kids to put on a play "The Nutcracker". Jarom was a trooper and played a small part in the dance. Very sweet.

"Jump 2 It"

With school out for a week, I needed to find something to keep kids busy. On top of it all, it's raining for a few days. So I asked a family with same age kids and had Rian invite a friend and we went to this indoor jumping place. The kids love it...Our family is a regular customer.

Rian and Riley (from school).

Daredevil!!

"Can't find me!"

Rian Gets a Hair Cut

After a few cheesy smiles, I finally got a piture of Rian with her hair about 3 inches shorter. It's always so sad to see all that hair fall to the ground. But she loves it.

Princess Rae

Our little princess decending the staircase. Dress up clothes have become a favorite passtime during quiet time.

Domestic Rian

Rian is helping mom to grind wheat into flour. Mom is getting better at making bread and other things, and maybe someday Rian can do it for mom.

Rian is a great helper. Good thing, because there is a whole week off of school.

Big Sister Rian

Raegan is a book worm. She's always asking for someone to read to her. Lucky for mom, Rian loves to read to Raegan. Mom has read these books over and over to Raegan already.

Rian has been a big helper and loves to be with little sister Rae.

Crazy Tarin

Tarin decided that she wanted to fly. This was her attempt on her back. She says she can fly on her back and on her front.

This is her flying on her front. She really is a spaz when you see her do it live. I kept asking her if she was swimming...but she insisted it was flying.

Game Night With Aunt Missy

Aunt Missy is here for a few weeks and we have had a blast. The kids find every opportunity to play games and help Missy. Tarin has gotten better at "Guess Who".

Different games are going on at once. Missy and Tarin at Guess Who and Rian and Jarom playing Uno. Then they all switch around so they can all get a piece of Missy.

Friendly Game of Uno

Uno is the game we all love to play. The other day I caught Rian and Tarin playing. They truly are sweet to watch. Tarin is getting pretty good.

Snack Time

After school, it is snacktime. Tarin decided to sit in the middle of the kitchen floor. Raegan misses Tarin all day and basically follows Tarin's every move...so she joined in. They are so cute, until they notice I'm taking a picture of them...deer-in-headlights.

"My" Little Pancakes

Saturdays are pancake mornings. For the last few days, Raegan has been requesting little pancakes. As you can see by the grin, she is very satisfied.

You can also figure she wanted to do everything herself.

Tired Tarin

Last night I had to get this picture. Every night she has to snuggle up with her sheet really tight. I think she was thinking of sweet valentine's.

Tonight she just told me, "I like to hold on my sheets so I don't fall out of bed." She's never had a problem falling out, but if it makes her happy.

Taking Notes

A few days ago, Raegan helped me to make some bread. She found her journal and decided to make her own entry.