11th Grandbaby born!!

HYRUM PATRICK WILKINS

1st picture by photographer

Hyrum with his Great Grandma Abbott

Hyrum with Grammie VanNatter

~Thoughts from grammie

What an experience this birth was; the first all 'natural' birth in the family, and the first birth that great grammie Abbot had ever witnessed (her own childbearing days don't count!). We had 4 generations present. I, for one, am so grateful for this happy blessing in our lives at this particular time. We need good news, good happenings, and good times with those we love. We strive to be so faithful during the struggles in our lives and then blam! The Lord gives us a precious gift of new life....and life continues it's circle. I am reminded of the birth of each of you children and how unforgettable that moment was when you each were placed in my arms; a gift straight from God...just like little Hyrum.

Trisha's Baby Shower

Baby Wilkins... Coming soon!

The reusable cake :) It was made for the Wilkins baby,

then re-used since it never got cut for Kendall's birthday party the next day! :)

Kissin' babies

The Preggos...

Our pretty shower host! Her and Jill did a fabulous job!

Momma and our friend Maureen

SUPERBOWL!!!!

Family gathering at Sariah's to celebrate and root on our home team.

The Arizona Cardinals!

WHAT A FANTASTIC GAME!!!

Da' boys

Kellen! Our best receiver!

Danny and Trisha. Hoping to go into labor so they can name their

new son Warner Fitzgerald :)

Erwin and Phoebe

Mom and Cindy

Sariah, Trisha, and Momma

HOT COCO and GINGERBREAD HOUSES!

Hot Coco party at Trisha & Danny's home

We made gingerbread houses, and Danny took us all on carriage rides around the neighborhood.

Sariah and Bailey enjoying some hot coco

Max and Cindy and the kids enjoying a ride, and sharing Christmas carols with the neighborhood

Grandpa and Grandma helping the kids with their houses. Grandma went all out of course. :)

The kids went crazy playing in the temporary "game room"

VanNatter Christmas Pictures 2008

The Whole Crazy Posse...

(VanNatters, Lawes, Cieslegas, Wilkins and foster babies)

Dad & Mom VanNatter

Max & Cindy VanNatter... (Kellen, Kendall, Payton, Parker, Phoebe)

Sariah & Matt Lawes... (Bailey, McKay, Spencer, & foster babies: Caprice, Kate, Thad)

Jill & Wade... (Marcus, Maxwell)

"Turshi" & Danny... (?)

Erin "Erwin"

Howard "Howie"

The Pillars in our family

Wedding Pictures from 2008

We teach all the essentials to our kids... How to behave, be nice to others, how to have fun, the right way to talk to each other :) and of course we live by our aunts and uncles theme "we kill each other, and kill for each other"

News from the 2008

Max and Trisha competed together in the Tour de Phoenix here in Arizona. It was a great event! Max is in the platinum group and Trisha made it in Gold! Cindy is now doing it as well and we will have news on her and Max's next race coming up next week. The Tour de Tucson!

We gained 2 new members to our family as Jill and Wade... and then Trisha and Danny got married! They are a beautiful couples and love their new homes close to the rest of the family in Queen Creek. Jill got married first to Wade Ciesliga. The boys love Wade so much!

Dad and his little girls. Looks like the Mafia :)

Family shot... That's a good lookin' family :)



And then Trisha got married soon after to Danny Wilkins, and they informed us 2 weeks later that they were 2 weeks pregnant!

This picture does not foresee the future.... I Like how Danny is looking for a way out.

HALLOWEEN 2008

Caprice (peanut) and kate

Bailey Boo doin' her thang

Peanut hammin' it up... like always :)

The biker sisters... we still love them. heehee