The Hamblin Family

Miss Nelson

2009-04-19T19:56:00.000-07:00

This is our pet Miss Nelson is you didn't already know. She is growing up so I wanted to show the 2 people who look at my blog. She climbs in and out of her cage during the day but she favors the window ceil mostly. She love the light that shines through.
Sometimes she plays with the toys when the kids are at school.

And she eats so much and yes... that's her tongue. She hates strangers!!!

2009-04-19T19:51:00.000-07:00

Aunt Alicia is really into face painting now, and Ty loves for her to paint his face. Devin and her friend Sidney got into the action too.

It took for ever for the paint to come off but... in the name of fun, O'well. Kids don't have a good childhood unless they get dirty. Right???

Pictures of Jace!!!

2009-04-19T19:40:00.000-07:00

Here we have Jace looking like a deer in headlights. He has his date shirt on too. Isn't he sweet! Jace LOVES his bath time just like his momma.
And here we have Jace enjoying life. To be that care free....

And every once and a while... his angry baby face.

And here is Jace when he just can't take it any longer. This is the only way he likes to sleep. Just before he falls asleep... he likes his bum bum patted.

I can't believe how busy this little guy makes me. I love it but wish for more sleep. He is already geeting so big now that he is about 8 weeks.

First Bath

2009-03-21T19:47:00.000-07:00

So...this was Jace's first bath and we made an event of it. We all sat around to watch Dusty give Jace his first bath and video it. Well, you would think we were first time parents by the comments from our bossy kids. They kept on telling us what we were doing wrong! How would they know? Yes, we are a bit rusty, but we can bath a baby. We have to remind them that we are the parents, not them. For sure.... we

are all in love with Jace!

Baby Jace is here!!!

2009-03-20T19:05:00.000-07:00

On Feb. 18th baby Jace came into the world and we are glad he did!!! I've been way to tired to blog but I'm feeling much better now. This is Ty (age 6) with Jace and I think they look like brothers for sure. My labor was just a short 6 hours and it was hard. He was 7lbs 4oz. Perfect!

Yes... I am women so kiss me you fool.

Dusty is in shock in this picture. He can't believe we have another mouth to feed.

And Miss Devin was in the labor room with me and she loved it. She hasn't left the babies side since he was born. The problem we are runing into is she thinks she is the mom.

The kids are so in love with him and have been such a help with him. We never thought we would have another baby and so we are trying to take in every moment with him. Hopefully we or really, I will doing things better this time around.

We will never forget

2009-01-28T20:08:00.000-08:00

On Jan. 15th, our wonderful pet chameleon, Dribble passed away. Yes, it was sudden. Ty's heart was broken. We had a 5:15 service with just the family.We put her in a toy treasure chest and picked the best spot in the backyard to lay her to rest. We all spoke at the service and crazy as it sounds... Dusty took the most time. He did say that he thought Dribble made us better as a family and in her honor, we will try to keep our chameleon, Miss Nelson, from death.

Ty cried. Then... it was time to jump.

And then... 2 mins. later... he came in and cried again. :(

Our baby is 10!!!

2009-01-28T19:57:00.000-08:00

Devin turned 10 this month!!! I can't believe it. We had a bunch of her friends from school come over for a bead party. She had the best time. I tried to stay out of all the pictures but I did get caught once or twice. I had so much fun watching the girls and staying out of the way.

Thankgoodness for my sis. Alicia!!! She did all the beads with the girls so I could sit and ran everything. Is that what sisters are for???

Miss Devin is growing up too fast but at the same time... we are having such a great time together. She is for sure a built in buddy that I'm very blessed to have. Yea girls!!!

I love my boys!!!

2009-01-28T19:52:00.000-08:00

So... the new chore is helping me out with the clothes. They loved taking the clothes out and putting them in the dryer. They are pretty good at putting their clothes away too. It does take a little time to show them how to do everything but, I think it will be worth it.

Flagstaff with the family

2009-01-28T19:42:00.000-08:00

Jill planned a great trip in the snow and we had a blast!!! The kids couldn't get enough of it. Dusty mostly played with the kids while I sat inside and watched. And that was ok with me! I can't wait to do it again!!!

Christmas

2008-12-30T20:39:00.000-08:00

Christmas was so much fun!!! We had a much smaller Christmas but I think we had the most fun this year. We did get that rock band or something like it and Christmas evening my parent and sister came over, so we made them play. It was the funnest thing ever!!!Trent go a skate board that Dusty found very helpful when taking all the toys and things to different rooms in the house. I don't care how it gets done as long as I don't have to do it.

And the only thing I wanted for Christmas was a picture of the kids in front of the tree and they couldn't do it without being silly.

We had so much fun together and I'm so greatful for my kids and for Dusty who

helps me with everything!

Roller Skating!!!

2008-12-30T20:31:00.000-08:00

At Skateland they had a $1 day and that called our name. Thanks goodness I didn't have to skate due to the state I'm in and last time I skated, I almost broke my tailbone. Dusty didn't get a break at all!!! The kids wanted him to skate only with them and he did his best. Thay had a blast and Ty turned out to be a great skater.
I made Devin and Trent stand by each other for this picture... can you tell?

Next time we go... we are gonna call everyone to go with us! So be ready!

Devin the cook!!!

2008-12-30T20:26:00.000-08:00

Devin made her first dinner for us and it was great!!! She can make dinner all that she wants. We were very proud of her and the boys thought is was pretty cool. She is getting so big.

Christmas is here???

2008-12-30T20:20:00.000-08:00

I can't believe x-mas has come and gone. This is of the kids getting the tree ready and Dusty way of getting the star to the top of the tree.

Trent really got in the mood as he always does.

Girl Time!!!

2008-12-30T20:15:00.000-08:00

Griggs Girl Time

2008-12-30T20:06:00.000-08:00

My sister Andrea and her cute family came down for Thanksgiving and the girls got out of the house for some girl time. What else but to try on dresses for high school dances. Emily and Izzy tried on the dresses and the rest of us were living through them. They were so dang cute and we had a blast. The little girls tired on veils and were crazy.

A date with Dad

2008-12-30T19:58:00.000-08:00

Dusty took Devin on a date to the Suns game and they had a blast! I guess basketball isn't just for boys.

The Veiled Chameleons

2008-11-11T15:55:00.000-08:00

This is "Dribble" who was named by Ty. She is about 3 weeks old and really cute.
Dribble hates pictures as you can see.

And this is "Miss Nelson" who was named by me. She thinks she is the boss of the cage and Dribble can't stand Miss Nelson. I guess like any other sisters... they fight.

F.Y.I. There is a really cool pet store called Pets, Inc. on the S.E. corner of Southern and Mill. They have really gross creatures (which means cool for boys). They have BIG gross snakes, spiders, turtles, and fish.

2008-11-11T15:46:00.000-08:00

Today... something great happened in our home. The boys learned from their dad to clean the toilets. And, they were happy to do it. My sister-in -law Jill posted on her blog, her boys cleaning. So thank you Jill for giving us the idea. Do you see the joy in his face???
This is so dang gross and I'm so happy I don't have to do it. Dusty will have to do some touch-ups per my request.

I know this isn't that great to put on a blog but for mothers out there... you can understand the joy that can come from this. Now... what to teach them next? Maybe to tie their shoes.

It's our B-Day!!!

2008-11-09T17:22:00.000-08:00

How many Mom's get to share a birthday with their child? Well, I do!!! Ty and I sang to each other all morning. Dusty and I had big surprises for Ty that day.
We got Ty two Veiled Chameleons and we all are in love with them. We got them before the big day and keep them at my parents house. But unfortunally, I killed one by feeding it a criket that was to big and she couldn't close her mouth. The next day I went to check on her and she wasn't look'in so hot. She died five mins. later in my hand. Kinda gross I know. But I gotta tell ya, I was really depressed. I must have been really bad cuz... my Dad got another one for Ty. So, problem solved and lesson learned! Thanks Mom and Dad.

Dusty and I are now the most boring couple around. We get chairs and sit in front of the cage and watch them forever. What has happened to us? It must be love.

We took the six year old boy to Jonny Rockets and had so much fun with cousin Ava. It was a great day of fun and sharing that day with my man Wesley Ty.

Hamblin's Halloween

2008-11-09T17:14:00.000-08:00

This year, we went to Aunt Julie's casa and hada blast!!! This is Ty and Trent with their best cousins Jackson and crazy Riggs.

To the right is Richard Simmons and a aerobics instructor, aka. Ashley and her soon to be husband Shane.

Before the night could start... we had to show the Grandparent and Aunt Alicia.

2008-11-09T17:10:00.000-08:00

Sally killed a monster!

2008-10-26T20:20:00.000-07:00

Look at her!!! I'm putting her on here because if you have boys... they will love to see the size of this spider. This picture was taken moments before her death. It was either her or I.

Boys trip to Rocky Pointe

2008-10-26T20:10:00.000-07:00

Grandma and Grandad Hamblin invited Dust and the boys to Rocky Point last weekend. The had the best time of their lives!!! The boys went fishing and snorkling and riding and swimming! They never stopped and Grandma all was ready went they came back to eat. Uncle Travis showed them to spear fish and Ty caught little fish with his hands.

And whenever we are in Mexico... Ty has to have a sand car made for him to play in. Isn't that the nicest sand car you have ever seen???

Ty and Trent caught crabs and other sea creatures to but in the big bucket.

Thanks so much to Grandad and Grandma for making such a great trip for the boys and taking such good care of my cute boys.

Sleep over!!!

2008-10-26T20:06:00.000-07:00

We had the VandeVoorde boys over during fall break for a sleepover. Adding 3 more boys to the mix isn't the smartest idea but they had a blast. I really don't know if they ever went to sleep.

Fall Break

2008-10-26T19:58:00.001-07:00

The first day of the break... went to the Phoenix Zoo with Grandpa Stacy and he bought the cotton candy!!! Grandpa had a heart-attack 5 weeks ago and did much better than I did. I was done after 2 hours walking which is pretty sad.

Big Catch!

2008-09-23T17:59:00.000-07:00

Dad is pulling the hook from the fish's eye ball. Poor guy!!!

Our new thing is fishing!!! Dusty has gotten the kids into fishing lately. And Ty is proud of the big catch of the day.

Devin is alone with her deep thoughts!!! Hee, Hee.

No girls allowed!!!

2008-09-23T17:53:00.000-07:00

The boys had a backyard campout the other night. They played with fire ...so I went inside. Dusty told many stories and who knows what else. Devin and I enjoyed watching what we wanted. We hope they "campout" more often.

2008-09-19T13:20:00.010-07:00

I would like to thank Jolynn Backus for setting up this blog. She set it up and called me and told me how to get on it and put some pictures on. I think I will have fun with this.

Newest edition!!!

2008-09-19T13:20:00.009-07:00

This is our new baby boy!!! He is due to arrive on Febuary 28, 2009. The kids already love him and are dying for him to get here. Devin and this little boy will be 10 years apart but I don't think that will matter to her.

2008-09-19T13:20:00.008-07:00

This is from our vacation from last year at the wonderful DisneyWorld!!!