The Hammons Family

Surprise!!

2010-10-30T13:13:00.000-07:00

So life is full of surprises, right?

It's a suprise that I am blogging after five months of nothing.

I had a great surprise to find that my 5-year old had unloaded to dishwasher just because she loves me.

Another surprise was to find my husband's aunt from Tennessee at my front door. (Which was very obvious as I had a dirty diaper in my hand and a part-naked baby toddling after me and I wasn't "dressed" for company in my husband's sweat shirt and my paint sweats. But once I got passed that and invited these classy ladies into my living room-full of case lot sale items---we had a wonderful visit!)

Our most notable surprise is that we are expecting another baby in May....
I told my children they could tell their friends after Halloween because we would be past the worrisome 12 week stage, so I decided I would tell my friends here.
A few months ago, Lucy and I were talking about Lincoln (my 15 month old baby), how cute he is, etc. Lucy started talking about Lincoln having a playmate and how fun it would be to have a younger sister or brother for him. I told Lucy that I didn't think that little Lincoln would be having a younger sister or brother and that I felt that six kids was enough for our family. She replied, "Mom, you aren't in charge of that, Heavenly Father is." I was kind smug, thinking that yes, I was in charge of that. I guess I was wrong.

We are excited for our sweet little friend to join us in May and yes, it will be good for Lincoln to have a playmate. (There is a four year difference between him and his older siblings.) Most surprises turn out to be good if we have the right perspective. I'll be happy when my perspective doesn't include vomiting and the toilet, but all in all, it is a great blessing.

I hope your day is full of great surprises as well....

Hammy is twelve!!

2010-04-14T10:02:00.000-07:00

I can't believe my "little" Hammy is so old. It is wierd having a preteen in the house. It sure changes the dynamics. He is a great help and a good example to the other kids most of the time.

Lucy's birthday and baptism

2010-01-06T08:19:00.001-08:00

Lucy just turned eight the day after Christmas. It was a fun birthday and her baptism was very special. She had a little birthday party after the baptism on Saturday and then we had a dinner after the confirmation on Sunday. She is such a sweet, responsible girl. We are proud of her.

Christmas

2010-01-05T12:58:00.000-08:00

Lincoln loves his jumper, even though at first, he didn't know what to do with it.

Hayden loved his Netbook.

Dallin was so excited for his miniature semi's and animals. He loves everything that has to do with ranching!

Lucy was so excited for her American Girl doll and books.

Miss Molly and her new outfit for herself and her bitty baby...

Porter LOVES his new cowboy hat!

Christmas was wonderful and exciting! We enjoyed all the fun with the kids, but are glad to have everyone back to some sort of routine.. Here are some picture and video highlights of our Christmas Season. Hopefully, your Christmas was as magical and fun as ours was!

Tell me a story

2009-11-08T19:30:00.001-08:00

Molly wanted me to read her story the other day, and as usual, I was busy doing one of those mundane mom tasks. The baby was asleep, or so I thought, in his bouncy chair. Molly stopped pestering me for a story and after a few minutes, I could hear her talking in the familyroom. I walked in there and found this cute setting.. She was "reading" to her little brother. Isn't it crazy that this little four year old is better at taking the time to be a "mom" than her own mom? It was a good reminder: the laundry, the dishes, the bills, etc will always be there, but moments like these won't.

The Sheriff

2009-11-08T19:19:00.001-08:00

So I was doing laundry the other day when Molly found this little Sheriff's vest among the clothes. It was Porter's Halloween costume last year...no idea how it got out, but Molly decided it was meant for Lincoln... I was in the other room, of course, and I heard some commotion and found my little man (still in his pj's) adorned with a badge! He's the cutest law enforcement officer I've seen lately. (And suprisingly, I've seen a few.)

Halloween photos

2009-11-08T19:09:00.001-08:00

Aren't my little witches darling? Little guy (he wasn't Lincoln yet) was a sweet pea in the pod. He didn't get to trick or treat, but I don't think he missed it! He got to have a rest at "Aunt Gretchen's" house so he wouldn't be around all the bugs. But his grandparents got to see his cute costume.. My big boys went horse riding with their dad rather than go to the Halloween trunk or treat at the church. They got to have the "Halloween" experience the week previous at the Goring Halloween party.. Who knew that they would choose horse riding over candy!

Our Family's pictures

2009-11-04T10:26:00.000-08:00

We had our family's pictures taken I got to preview a few of them.. They turned out really well. I love all of them except (of course) the close up of myself. You'll have to check them out www.timandkimphotography.blogspot.com . When I receive the disc, I'll post some of the other individual pictures.. Tim & Kim were so good to work with my "helpful" and energetic kids. They do a great job! Anyway, I'm glad to have the pictures done. They are so stressful to get ready for, but worth it when you look back.

Lincoln Thomas Hammons

2009-11-01T16:21:00.000-08:00

Today was the big day. Our "little guy" is now....Lincoln Thomas Hammons..
Here are some cute pictures of the big day.

2009-10-28T17:48:00.000-07:00

These are the hairdo's from our family for "Crazy Hair Day" during "Red Ribbon Week". Porter wanted the "grandpa look" and his dad did the job. Pretty crazy...

2009-10-28T17:45:00.000-07:00

These are my kids last week at the Goring Halloween Trunk or Treat. Cute, eh?

2009-10-28T17:37:00.000-07:00

My Football boys... Brance helped coach Hayden's team and Dallin loved playing his first year. They both did really well even if they didn't make the playoffs.

2009-10-28T17:27:00.000-07:00

2009-10-28T15:12:00.000-07:00

We loved going to Lake Powell to spend time with our cousins! The picture with all the babies are all the cousins born in the last year. What fun, eh? My sister that is married my husband's brother had a little boy in May, so that is the picture with the two babies.

2009-10-28T15:02:00.000-07:00

So these are some pictures of our family at Suz's wedding. Fun huh? It was a fun thing to get dressed up. Rare too to have everyone "clean" and "smiling" at one time...

2009-10-27T14:31:00.000-07:00

So this is our announcement of our cute new little man. Yes, I am 3 months late, but considering this is my first real post, I feel like I'm doing pretty good :) Life in our neck of the woods is good. I can't believe it is snowing today! Wow. The kids just got home from school, so I guess this will have to be short.
Our kids: Hayden (11) Dallin (10) Lucy (almost 8), Porter (6), Molly (4) and "little guy" (3 months) keep life interesting. They are great kids, hard workers, and thoughtful siblings. They "think" of the most interesting things to keep each other busy. All in all, they are our life. Brance is now self-employed and we are the proud owners (with the help of the FSA) of 1500 sheep, 170 cows, 4 horses, 2 donkeys, 2 dogs, and other critters that I would like to get rid of. We live in the same place we have always lived. It is a great life. Someone called it "romantic" the other day. I don't know that I would call it that....but it is unique in this day and age. The kids help their dad with the animals and our nearest neighbor is 1/2 mile away. They play in the river in the summer when their chores are done. Sounds like a Hucklberry Finn type life, eh? At some point, I'll try to get pictures on here showing you the fun they have enjoyed this summer, but I need to help with homework right now. I am working as much as I can at the hospital in OB. It is a great job and I love the people I work with. It's just hard to keep everything in check at home and work....too much. At least I'm never bored. I hope all is well for all of you. I'll try to update this on Sunday, when our little one gets his name. Until then, have fun!!

2008-12-19T15:06:00.000-08:00

So I finally figured out how to start our blog and hopefully keep it going. We'll see. I don't think it will ever be that fancy, but at least I'll try to put our updated pictures on it.