And then there were Four...

Welcome my little Peanut

2011-09-03T11:20:00.000-07:00

I have a wonderful friend that does photography so a few weeks after Blake was born I decided to do some family shots. This by far is my favorite picture. Since Blake was born Riley and Blake have been the best of buds. I love it!
I love this picture too. Aside from the first few weeks of his life Blake really isn't a crier. So when he does he makes the cutest face. Can't you just eat him up?
Blake Douglas Palmer you are a wonderful little boy!
Welcome to the Family our little peanut!

The Arrival of baby Blake Douglas Palmer

2011-08-30T23:07:00.000-07:00

On July 1st Nolan and I packed our bags and headed to the hospital. This time around it was a lot less stressful. We knew when Blake was coming and were prepared. Where as with Riley we had a surprised C-section. So Friday bright and Early we headed down to Banner Gateway to welcome this new lil' boy into this world.
This is me in the Pre-op room. I handled everything very well but I will tell you I started having a panic attack about at this point because it actually hit me that I was going to be cut open again! A little scary if you ask me. Thank goodness I married a wonderful man that kept calm the whole time. I love Nolan so much. He literally is strong where I am weak :)
The c-section went well and everything went according to plan. Blake was born easily he had a knot in his cord but thankfully he was a c-section. He had a full head of hair an barely cried. He was born weighing 7 pounds 8 ounces and 20 inches long. Funny story though my CRNA was a guy I went to HS with. Weird to have someone you went to HS with see your bare bum among other things. LOL He was very professional though.
This is Baby blake and Me in our hospital room. I can't believe how little he was especially compared to Mr. Riley. Nolan and I kept calling him our lil' peanut. They gave me some medicine right after the surgery and it made me very loopy so to anyone I said crazy things to I do apologize.
Daddy and Baby Blake hanging out. Nolan seemed so much less scared with Blake. With Riley we were both so afraid he might brake but I think after the first one you know they are pretty durable. :)
Welcome our little Peanut to our family. We are so glad you decided to join us!

Riley and Mrs. Carolyn

2011-08-30T22:54:00.000-07:00

This summer we thought Riley would be old enough to do swim lessons so a family friend informed us of Mrs. Carolyn. She is an awesome swim teacher. She is so nice but tough enough to not let them kiddos cry the whole time. The first lesson was a little rough but after that Riley became a fish.
He loves to sit and wade in the water. He's become so gutsy that now he will jump off the step to anyone near by. Which is brave but also a little scary. Apparently Riley is a little braver than me. I love this dare devil!!

Summer Fun

2011-08-30T22:49:00.000-07:00

Since we have a teeny backyard I decided it would be a good idea for me and for Riley bear to have a baby pool. If you don't know it AZ gets EXTREMELY HOT! So even the lil' pool is a wonderful blessing in the middle of the summer. Riley loved it so much that every morning he would crawl through the doggy door and start playing in it first thing in the morning. I love that Riley isn't scared of anything.

Mothers Day! 2011

2011-08-30T22:45:00.001-07:00

This year for mothers day we were going to be at my parents house. So Riley and Nolan surprised me a few days before mothers day when I got home from work. Nolan ordered my favorite Dinner and had these made for me. If you have never been lucky enough to eat a Sprinkles cupcake you should treat yourself! They are the best. I am so thankful for my wonderful hubby and my precious boy(s). Thank you boys for a wonderful mothers day.

EaStEr 2011

2011-05-09T14:55:00.001-07:00

Happy Easter From the Palmers. This is Nolan and Riley Bear getting ready to hunt for Easter eggs. This year we did a big Easter egg hunt with both the Martineau side and the Palmer side. It was a lot of fun with all the little kiddos running around.

Riley got the hang of picking up the Easter eggs and putting them in his basket pretty quick. He just didn't realize the eggs were full of candy :)
Riley opened up his Easter basket from the Easter bunny after church. His favorite toy was the egg shaped chalk which he asks to play with everyday.

Riley Playing fetch

2011-04-09T21:16:00.001-07:00

Riley is growing up so fast! He's at such a fun age because he's constantly learning and mimicking us. He's learned to throw the ball from Nolan and fudge is his biggest fan. They have to both run after the ball at the same time. It makes it interesting because Fudge knows to let Riley get it.

Baby and I at 27 weeks

2011-04-09T21:05:00.000-07:00

Well let me update you a little on this lil' fun bundle. We are now 28 weeks along. We found out we are having a BOY! Riley is thrilled as well as mommy and daddy! Well if Riley could understand I'm pretty certain he would be at least :) I honestly did not believe Dr. Holmes it was a boy because this pregnancy is so different. I'm not sick (phew) and I barely even feel pregnant aside from my constantly growing belly. That's a BIG change from the last one. We are excited to add another boy to the mix especially since they will be 19 months apart. And yes this was planned, we know how babies are made lol.

Suprise!

2011-02-09T09:02:00.000-08:00

Right before Christmas we found out there is a bun in the oven. Riley will get a sibling at the beginning out July. Because I have to have a c-section again I haven't picked a due date yet but we are thinking July 2nd so Riley and baby will be exactly 20 months apart. We are so thrilled and Riley is excited to become a big brother!!!

Christmas 2010

2011-02-09T08:51:00.001-08:00

Riley's first memorable Christmas. Sadly I didn't get many pictures but he actually did enjoy more than just the wrapping paper. We spent Christmas eve day at Grandpa and nana Martineaus home. Then on Christmas eve Nolan worked so Riley and I ate Christmas eve dinner at the Police station with dad.
Ps Riley likes any and all strangers except for Santa! LOL We found this out this year.

Christmas Tree 2010

2011-02-09T08:41:00.000-08:00

So growing up we never had a live christmas tree because of allergies in our home so this year Nolan and I put up our regular Christmas tree and then decided to purchase a live one as well. This is Riley's first Christmas tree that he might "remember". This is Daddy and Riley Bear at the Christmas tree lot.
Riley and I are deciding on which tree to get. We decided on a cute little 4 foot tall spruce. It smelled nice and made our house smell christmasy.

Riley's First Birthday

2011-02-09T08:08:00.001-08:00

The Palmer Family was very excited to celebrate Riley's first birthday! So we did it with a party!! The theme was Carnival and it was like a circus with everyone there.

We had a popcorn machine that made fresh popcorn.

We had bottled sodas

And a whole lot of goodie treats. I think we had more junk food then we had real food. But hey thats what carnivals are for!!

We also had a bouncy house boxing ring which boys of all ages enjoyed. This is Riley's cousin Ryker boxing it up. We had a few other fun games as well like bobbing for doughnuts.

This is Riley eating his birthday cupcake. I've learned to de-clothes him when it comes to messy foods.

This is the birthday boy eating his dinner. This was a great birthday party with lots of friends and lots of family. Thank you all for participating in Riley's first birthday.

Riley's first Halloween

2011-02-09T08:01:00.001-08:00

For halloween Riley was a monkey. It was such a cute costume but he didn't like the hat he had to wear. Riley for some reason hates hats. This was the best family picture I could find.
Here is Riley and Daddy going trick or treating for the first time! Riley participated but didn't really understand the concept... Maybe next year. :)

Halloween

2011-02-09T07:56:00.001-08:00

For Halloween Nolan's family likes to do a haunted house which of course we participated in. I was the Queen of Hearts and he was the Mad hatter. There was an Alice and Wonderland theme if you didn't guess. It was so much fun to scare the little kids in his sisters neighborhood.

Pumpkin Patch

2010-12-17T12:44:00.000-08:00

Yes this is a belated post but I'm trying to catch up on my ever so slacking list of posts I want to blog about. LOL

Nolan and I in October decided to take Riley to his first pumpkin patch, as well as mine too. Now a days they sell pumpkins at the grocery store but there's something about picking out a pumpkin at a pumpkin patch. Riley had fun playing in the pumpkins.

Riley is tapping the pumpkins trying to find the best one to take home and carve. I'm helping.

In the end we found this huge one that weighed about as much as Riley. Daddy had to carry it. It made for a great jack-o-lantern.

Happy Anniversary...5 years and counting! There are a couple of posts...

2010-08-19T15:43:00.001-07:00

Nolan and I just celebrated our 5 year wedding Anniversary. Yeah that's right 5 years!! It's weird because it doesn't seem like that long but than I don't really remember what it's like to not have him in my life. I feel so blessed to be married to my best friend and the love of my life.

For our Anniversary Nolan surprised me with a night without Riley and a stay at the Hotel Valley Ho. If you've never heard of it it is a Hotel in Scottsdale that is very retro. I did a photo shoot a few years ago there and loved it! Everything is decorated and designed after the 60's. It's very Beattles and Nolan and I love 60's music and the 60's era. This is a picture of us at dinner in the hotel. Nolan of course was making a silly face.

This is our hotel room. Pretty nifty huh!

And this was waiting for us in our hotel room. Ain't like a mormon married couple to enjoy their evening with soda pop and candy. :)

Riley's first Swim

2010-08-19T10:37:00.000-07:00

Riley got to experience swimming for the first time this summer. He did quite well. I was impressed. This is the beginning of starting him into the aqua world. I spent many summer days in the pool swimming like a fish and swam competitively for 15 years so I hope he will get some of that fun from me.
My toasted water baby boy. Oh how I love him!!

California Summer 2010 YAY beach!!

2010-08-19T10:36:00.000-07:00

This summer was filled with a lot of fun filled family adventures. We started off the summer with a Trip to California with my family. My parents rented a beach house at huntington beach which was so much fun with everyone under one roof.

While we were at the beach house we also took a fun trip to the San Diego Zoo and Sea World. Both were so much fun and it was Rileys' first trip to Sea world.

This is Nolan not wanting to smile for a picture :)

Riley and I with our flemingo friends. Riley wouldn't wear his sun glasses so he ended up having to squint all the time. Poor kiddo!

Fourth of July

2010-08-19T10:35:00.000-07:00

I have to document this. Our family was home for fourth of July so we decided to make a Red white and Blue cake to celebrate. Nolan and I enjoy cooking a lot and always find new ways to make things. We even purchased a few cook books and are starting to work our way through them. More on that later ;)

A Whirl Wind of Vacation

2010-08-19T10:13:00.001-07:00

Three days after we got back from Cali my mom, Leah, me and the kiddos traveled up to Utah for a family reunion. I flew and they drove. Bless Leahs heart for traveling pregnant with two kiddos from Az to Utah and Idaho. You are a super hero. I chickened out :)

We went up and stayed with my cousins Wendy and Cari in Idaho. Chaos was the only way to explain it. Fun chaos though :)

Right when we arrived we went to Lagoon. Its a theme park in Utah that has a whole bunch of kid things. Riley unfortunately was too small to ride on a lot of rides so he ended up napping most of the time. My mom was nice enough to sit with him. Thanks mom :)

Riley was big enough though to ride the Marry go Round. He liked it for the first few minutes but got bored with it after a while. I'm trying to prepare him for Space mountain at Disneyland. This is a start.

This is Riley, Mills, and Jace. Jace is less than a month younger than Riley which is kind of cool so he will have a "cousin" very close to his age.

The last day we spent a couple of hours at my cousin wendy's bead shop. She has every bead you could think of. It was like a candy store for crafters! I wanted it all.

It was a wonderful trip full of chaos, missy's emotional break downs, and LoTs of fun! We already miss our cousins in Idaho. :)

25 years and counting...

2010-06-03T21:36:00.000-07:00

That's right I'm officially 25 and I can rent a car if I wanted to! I have mixed feelings about this birthday because its a mile stone. I'm no longer in the early 20's. I'm in the mid 2o's... No grays yet and my hubby looks like he's 18 so I guess I'm not too worried about getting old yet :) Like my dad I hope I stay a kid at heart forever! We got to celebrate the big 25 with my family at my favorite place Oregano's. Yay for Pazookies!!!

Here is Riley bear eating a lemon. The funny part is even though it was sour he kept on eating it. LOL Takes after his mom :)

My brother and sister-in-law Leah came with their kiddos Ryker and Mills and my soon to be nephew (name not known yet) :)

Nolan sent this picture to me on my birthday. He got Riley Laughing really hard and his eyes disappeared behind his cheeks! I love it!!!

Insanity final tid bits.

2010-05-23T10:52:00.000-07:00

Since the birth of Mr. Riley Bear I have had an extra few pounds on me (like most people after having a child) but I was determined to not keep it that way. Nolan and I decided after seeing an infomercial to get Insanity beach body. Mind you that I think if I let him Nolan would purchase anything off of the television. He loves infomercials! Thank goodness he hasn't seen QVC.

Anyways with that said Nolan and I started Insanity beachbody a few weeks later. Just to recap, Insanity is not for the faint of heart. They actually say that in the start dvd. It is extremely hard core. We started the "warm up" and both looked at each other like "what were we thinking..." But the hard work paid off and after 60 days of literal Insanity I'm back down to my fighting weight and Nolan.... Well Nolan is still in great shape... (Darn man, He works out or doesn't work out and still stays athletetically fit.) But if anyone wants a fit challenge, Insanity is the way to go. Next on our list is P90X. We have had P90X for a while but purchased it 2 weeks before we found out I was pregnant and I quit working out after we found out :) LOL Thus probably explaining the weight gain LOL.

Eatin' like his parents!

2010-05-19T21:28:00.000-07:00

So Riley is eating foods now. He has been for a while but I thought I should document his experience with food. Above is a picture of him trying to figure out how to push the food to the back of his mouth. It's so funny to watch these little things like learning how to eat and watching someone try them for the first time. It's something I take for granted.

The next picture was the happy baby Bear before I fed him baby food. The second picture was him having enough of trying... He has the patience of his mother :) I will say though now the kiddo eats and eats and eats. We haven't found anything yet he doesn't like. He definitely has taste buds like his parents. I love our Riley Bear so much and am excited to watch him change and grow!!

The new vehicle

2010-04-29T09:41:00.001-07:00

Yes thats right the Palmers purchased another vehicle. Some of you may think Riley is too young for a car since he doesn't have a license yet or anything but Nolan and I couldn't resist. :) Thank goodness this one is a tenth the size of a REAL vehicle and a fiftyth of the price.

We found this cute walker Jeep Renegade online and had to get it. Riley loves it. He pretty much loves anything with moving parts. It so fun watching him put on his serious face when he's trying to figure out how things work. Man my lil' man is growing up so fast!!!

This is my happy big boy! I just can't wait til he learns how to get speed in this because it will be quite the site seeing him chase after our furry family members.
I was trying to teach him how to drive stick. This is his serious face. I love it!!!

We are now officially "farmers"

Like every spring Nolan and I planted our garden for the year. We are so excited to grow our own plants. For Christmas my parents gave us these awesome garden boxes that not only look nice but also keep the plants watered. Above is a picture of our watermelon plant planted from seed. yay!!!
Here is our red leaf lettuce. Wow if you can't garden attempt lettuce because it almost always grows and you'll use it for sure all the time.
Here is the whole garden box. We have lettuce, green beans, bell peppers, cucumbers, watermelon, corn, jalepanos, tomatoes, strawberries, and spinach all growing within our two boxes. Wish us luck!

Spring Break at the Phoenix Zoo!

2010-04-02T23:05:00.001-07:00

Nolan and I aren't currently in school but since it was Spring break and his brother was in town, the family decided to take a fun filled trip down to the Phoenix Zoo.
This is how Riley spent most of his first trip to the zoo. He just napped away for a majority of the adventure. And yes he is wearing a skipper hat but there aren't many cute hat options for baby boys and since this lil' bear is fair skinned that hat was a must!

This is Adilyn ( our neice) and me by the monkeys.

This is Nolan by the monkeys. For some reason the monkeys seem to be our families favorite animals.... Who knows... I think if I'd let him Nolan would want a monkey of his own. He said the monkey could sit atop Fudges(our dog) back.

All in all it was a wonderful day filled with our furry friends and fun family. Hopefully next trip Riley will be able to stay awake ;)

Where did the Palmers go??

2010-03-09T15:37:00.001-08:00

Some of you may be afraid we have fallen off the face of the earth but I post to assure you we have not.

So what have we been up to the last few months...

I went back to work in January thus the reason of the lack of posts. Between teaching CPR, working at the hospital, and being a new mommy I don't get much time to do much else.

But I am learning to manage my time a little better. Those of you that have a plethra of children I'm curious to know how you do it :)

Riley has been growing like crazy. He is now 4 months old.It's so interesting to watch how one day all they will do is stare at you and the next they overnight learned how to smile. I love it! Our current strides are he has learned how to roll over a few weeks ago but only did it a few times... I guess big babies don't roll as much. He is very alert and loves playing with his toys and any animal that is willing to get close enough to him which is usually Fudge our "scary" Pit bull. In all reality she is the calmest of our fur babies. She love Riley and is sad when he cries. She gives us the look like " I want to fix it but I don't have any thumbs gosh darn it!" It's pretty cute.

He just recently discovered his hands and feet and could spend hours just figuring how they work. I love watching this lil' guy experience the world.

Nolan has been lucky enough to keep his job despite Tempe's lay off's. Thank goodness! He's been keeping busy with his new lil' pal Riley Bear. He is such a great father. I couldn't ask for a better hubby! I'll try to keep posted a little better :)

Reflection of 2009

2010-01-13T13:49:00.001-08:00

Ok yes this is a late post but hey at least its a post. So last year I got all I wanted and more. I was able to get a job at the hospital I wanted to work at. I was able to start a family with my wonderful hubby which we had been trying to do for years. We have a wonderful home and wonderful extended family to help us. I can honestly say I feel blessed. With that said I took this idea from my sister in law to reflect on 2009.

1. What was the single best thing that happened this past year?

Having my lil' bear Riley!! of course!!

2. What was the single most challenging thing that happened?

Having my lil' bear Riley... of course... LOL

3. What was an unexpected joy this past year?

Becoming a parent and seeing how great of a father Nolan really is (I was a little worried because he's like a big kid.. But then so is my dad and I turned out ok)

4. What was an unexpected obstacle?

Trying to juggle being a parent and having a full and part time job.. Phew I think I got it now though

5. Pick three words to describe 2009.

Fun exhausting Lots of work ok thats more than 3

6. Pick three words your spouse would use to describe your 2009 (don’t ask them; guess based on how you think your spouse sees you).

baby shopping baby

7. Pick three words your spouse would use to describe their 2009 (again, without asking).

work video games baby

8. What were the best books you read this year?

Twilight series Brianne you have ruined me

9. With whom were your most valuable relationships?

My family

10. What was your biggest personal change from January to December of this past year?

Becoming a parent.

11. In what way(s) did you grow emotionally?

I appreciate what my parents went through to deal with me :)

12. In what way(s) did you grow spiritually?

I know heavenly father has a plan even if its not the one you were wanting right then

13. In what way(s) did you grow physically?

about 47 pounds... yeah thank goodness he's cute!

14. In what way(s) did you grow in your relationships with others?

I've grown much closer to my sister in laws because I have tons of questions about being a mommy :)

15. What was the most enjoyable area of managing your home?

decorating and cleaning

16. What was your most challenging area of home management?

keeping the house clean with 4 pets and a baby

17. What was your single biggest time waster in your life this past year?

TV but yet I need it to unwind so when I am productive I'm good... So I guess nothing??

18. What was the best way you used your time this past year?

Preparing with Nolan for our Riley Bear

19. What was the biggest thing you learned this past year?

Heavenly father answers your prayers

20. Create a phrase or statement that describes 2009 for you.

Your future is as bright as your Faith- Thomas S. Monson I'll use the same one Leah used.

Riley Bears 4 week appointment

2009-12-14T20:20:00.000-08:00

Riley is officially a month old. It's amazing how time flies. I can barely remember what it is like not having this little bear in our home. Lonely I bet! Riley just went to his one month appointment. The results:

11 pounds 9 ounces in the 95%

23.5 inches long in the 90%

15.5 inch noggin in the 75%

All in all we have a big boy! We call him bear because he has a huge chest and eats like its his last meal everymeal time. He's up to 8 ounces now. This kid is going to eat us out of house and home before he hits 10. I thought that was supposed to happen in the teenage years but he's willing to prove that wrong.

Also while at the one month we had a bit of a problem. Riley was going to get his second hep B shot and the MA came in the 8 shots. I kinda freaked a little because I thought he only needed one since that was what the Dr said. I also had read up and it said at his two month he gets all of the regular shots. No sooner. Anyways the MA replied when I questioned her " Nope he needs all these. Your insurance will cover all of them so we're getting all of them.. I was a little taken off guard so I agreed and went on. Riley handled them like a champ. he definetly doesn't get that from me. I still to this day kick and scream!

Anyways about 6 shots in the MA said to me "wow he's handling this good for a two month old." I then replied with extreme panic, " He's only a month!" She then hesitated and let me know he would be fine but had a scared look on her face. After I left the Dr. I called the office again and made the nurse call the Dr. to confirm he would be ok. I really hope she gets in trouble for giving him all of those shots without the Dr.s consent or mine for that matter. He is doing good though thank goodness!

Here are some pics from our photoshot with Celeste Ruth. She is awesome and took so great pics of our little bear.

Happy Birthday Mr. Palmer!!

2009-12-05T19:22:00.000-08:00

It was Nolans Birthday on the 28th of November. He is officially 26 which he considers old but I still think he looks 18 as do most people. He swears he sees some grays though. For his Birthday Nolan is opposed to cake so we picked up a festive Pecan pie and put candles in it to celebrate for his big day. I got him a mac notebook for his birthday which we now both love :) Nolan, Riley and I love you so much and are so happy to have you as a hubby and a father. I hope you had a great birthday this year! Love you!!!

Crafting gone Wrong

2009-11-23T09:23:00.000-08:00

A few evenings ago I had a very sobering experience to say the least. One of those experiences that you don't forget but wished you could. And it definetly makes me rethink craft stores.
Friday night my sister-in-law and my mom and I were doing a craft night when we realized we were missing a few things and decided to make a run down to Hobby Lobby. Leah and I went while my mom watched the children. Leah and I got all of the things we were missing and proceeded to check out. As we were checking out to masked men one of which had a gun ran into the store and told the cashiers to empty out the registers. Everyone including Leah and I started backing away from the registers. Leah and I ran to the back of the store. Leah called 911 and we sat and waited for something to happen. Anything to happen.
Luckily the thiefs stole what was from the register and ran out. We don't know if they were caught but no one was harmed and everyone seems to be ok. We ended up staying about an hour after the incident to talk with the police.
My thoughts during this whole ordeal was first where was Leah.. I've never seen anyone walk backwards so fast in my entire life. I found her quickly though. The second thought was I just became a mommy! This can't be happening. I was so glad we didn't decide to take our children with us. While we were waiting for something to happen I did have a calm feeling come over me. I don't know if it was because I hear about this stuff all the time from Nolan or maybe it was the fact that I don't get fight or flight I just get logical in rough situations. (thank you dad and Nolan) I don't know but Heavenly father was helping me stay calm. I hope those men got caught and hopefully I will never have to experience something like that again.

Baby Riley Dean Palmer Has Arrived!

2009-11-09T18:56:00.001-08:00

Baby Riley Dean Palmer was born November 2nd at 3:34weighing in at 9.0 pounds and 22 inches long. So sorry if this is a long detailed post but this is for everyone that has been asking about how everything went :)

So on Monday Nolan and I went in for my Pre-op visit to the Doctors office so he can explain how the c-section would be done and all of the things I needed to know and do before surgery. When we got to the office we found out my blood pressure was really high and I was pre-clampsic ( sorry for the spelling) and the Dr was afraid if we waited any longer I could have a seizure so he told us to meet him at the hospital in a few hours to have Riley that day. That in itself scared the tar out of me but I have faith that my Dr knew what he was doing and even though I had lots to do that day including lunch with my sister-in-laws ;) Riley came first LOL.

Anyways we arrived at the hospital and went straight into pre-op. The nurses explained everything that would be happening during the next few hours. Still a little scared but Nolan was very calm and helped me stay calm. I will say the c-section was not bad at all. The worst part was the nurse putting the IV in my arm before surgery. Not even the Spinal Block was bad. While I was being stitched up I was laying there thinking ok are we done yet? I'd like to see my baby boy now. LOL

Riley came with no complications a perfectly healthy baby boy. Nolan and I feel so blessed to have this lil' miracle in our lives. Most of you know but we prayed to have this little guy for a while and heavenly father answered our prayers. We are so happy to have a little child of our own and to start our family (finally) together. Thank you everyone that has had us in your prayers the last few years. We love you all.

This is me pre-op a little scared but putting on a happy face :) This is Nolan in his fancy scrubs the hospital gave him
This is our lil' boy right after he came into this world.
Our first family picture. Mind my hair. I may have not been in labor for hours but I did have to lay down for about 2 hours straight. I hated being in my hospital bed except to sleep. I don't like to sit still for very long and I got cabin fever easily since we were in the hospital for 3 days. So whenever I would be out of my bed Nolan liked to sit in it with his son.
This is our big boy all snuggled in his crib at the hospital.

We had many visitors the few days we were in the hospital. This is a picture of the best grandmas and aunts ever.

Having baby today!

2009-11-02T10:52:00.000-08:00

Well I figure I need to post this before I'm sitting in the hospital. I went in today to do my pre op visit to find out that my blood pressure has sky rocketed and I gained 5 pounds of water weight in the last week. My Dr. is afraid I might have a seizure so he is having baby Riley come today at 3:30. I'm scared over whelmed and nervous all at the same time with alot of excitedness! Next time I post I will be a mommy. Wish me luck everyone! :)

Its true babies are in control starting in the womb!

2009-10-26T17:22:00.000-07:00

Nolan and I went to our 38 week appointment today to discover a bit of a change with our baby Riley. The Dr. said I was dilated at a 2! That's not all, he then asked if we wanted to encourage delivery... Nolan then replied with a goofy comment like usual " do you mean like "go you" or something? LOL I love my goofy husband.

Anyways, while the Dr. was what he liked to call "encouraging delivery" he noticed that he couldn't feel Rileys head anymore. So he said we needed to do an emergency ultrasound to confirm Riley had moved. We did an ultrasound and sure enough Riley is now breech. Not only is he breech but he wont have enough room to move even if he wanted to. The kid is coming in at 8.7 pounds give or take with two weeks to go. So with that said I was told that I will need to get a C-section next Wednesday November 4th. November 4th is my ultrasound due date but my Dr. is still going by my orignal due date of November 9th. If Riley decides he wants to come earlier then we will be doing an emergency C-section.

My thoughts on the C-section. Somehow I had a feeling this could happen. In my mind I always said I'm not really opposed to anything. I would prefer an epideral but if Riley came too fast I would deal. I prefered having him normal but if a C-section had to happen I would be ok with it. I think Heavenly Father was preparing me to be open minded about this. I know it seems only minor but coming from someone who has only had her wisdom teeth out and thats it a c-section seems a little scary. If anyone has "happy" words of advice for me please send them my way. And please oh please don't tell me your horror stories. I hear enough of them at the hospital LOL.

Baby Bump Update!

2009-10-15T12:32:00.000-07:00

Here is me at 35 weeks. I am now at 37 weeks but not much belly bump has changed. So far I am still feeling great! I still work full time 12 hours shifts at the hospital and am on my feet all day. A Few days ago we had a code at the hospital and I starting running towards the patients room. As I was running a cute little old man said to his wife "man she moves fast for being pregnant" LOL it was probably a site to see. The patients are always amazed of how well I move still even though I'm pretty much nine months pregnant. I may waddle but I still feel great!

One new adventure I was just recently introduced to is acid reflux. Its not the party it sounds like but with a little anti-acid it easily goes away. I for the most part still sleep well through the night but I hear once Riley is born that will all change. I haven't had swelling of my extremities yet too bad except for a little after a 12 hour shift. All and all I'm still feeling great. It would be nice though to meet lil' Riley soon :)

I had a depressing moment about a week back when I went to my 36 week appointment though. We went in for our regular appointment and Dr. Holmes like he always does told us that Riley is still HUGE. He's measuring 3 weeks bigger than he supposed to and no I do not have gestational diabetes... We just have big babies in our family. Dr Holmes then told us that it looks like he will be in there a few weeks after my due date because he's not ready to come out. I'm not dilated or anything... So not only is my kid possibly huge but he is stubborn. I don't know why I'm suprised. He is my child after all. I had to call my mom to cheer me up. After letting it soak in a little bit I've decided its not that bad of a thing. I am not uncomfortable or anything so I guess he comes when he's ready and thats good enough for me :) Dr. holmes did say though that if I do show progress he might induce me. I don't really want to be induced but if he thinks its a good idea I will trust the expert. All in all we are anxiously awaiting for the new arrival into our family.

A Shower of Love for Baby Riley!

2009-10-15T11:49:00.000-07:00

So this post is a little delayed but in my defense I didn't have the pics to post with it. :) A few weeks ago my wonderful Sister-in-laws Leah and Brianne with my mom and mother-in-law threw a baby shower for baby Riley and me. It was so wonderful because I was able to see all of my friends and family especially some that I haven't seen in a very long time. We feel so blessed to have such a strong support system surrounding us.

For those of you that didn't know, Nolan and I have decided to name our lil' one Riley Dean Palmer. So my sister-in-law using her crafty skills created this banner for the shower. Nolan actually liked it so much that we hung it up in Riley's room. Go Leah!!

This is the front table of the shower so well decorated and crafty like.

Leah was the head party planner for this and did such a wonderful job. I'm so thankful to have such a wonderful sister-in-law in my family. I can honestly say she one of the sisters I never had growing up but I'm lucky enough to have for the rest of forever :) And Leah you need to grow a few inches so I don't look like a giant all the time. LOL

I just want to thank everyone that came to support our family and our soon to be new member of our family. Again I am so thankful to have such a wonderful support system.

It's Halloween time!

2009-09-29T17:51:00.000-07:00

So it's Halloween time! I love everything to do with the holidays but especially the decorations!! (And it helps that the weather won't be piping hot either.) My next thing I want to craft are these fabric pumpkins and some spooky blocks! They are so cute so with the help of my sister-in-law Leah I will be finding away to recreate these cute lil Halloween crafts. Craft night here I come!!

PS Its September 29th and I already have my Halloween decorations up! I told you I love Holidays :) Don't call the decoration police on me

Trendy and cute vs. Cute and reasonable

2009-09-10T18:25:00.000-07:00

Ok so I need some real mom opinions here!! One of the only struggles I've had with becoming a mommy is I refuse to lose my style. Not that you have to lose your style in order to become a mommy but I want to be sure I don't when I do become a mommy. Kuddos to anyone that can make mommying look stylish! I grew up with fashion for most of my life and love everything fashion including accessories. With that said here is the question.

Do I choose a diaper bag that is still cute, really reasonable,and that can easily be wiped down inside and out, that comes with an adjustable strap that actually looks like a diaper bag? (pic below)

Or the Trendy bag I would use as a purse or a travel bag any day that is made of velvet and will need to be dry cleaned...? (pic below)

Yes I know most of you are rolling your eyes because this is such a small delima but this is what I do to pass the time before Baby Riley joins the fam LOL. Lets here any opinions you have about diaper bags. I want to here them all!! :)

Wonderful world of Disney

2009-09-08T20:19:00.001-07:00

So those of you that don't know my family that well may be alittle worried by this post. But I assure you were are all pretty much sane. :) Most of the time... The Martineau Clan are big fans of Disney. Pretty much anything Disney but especially Disneyland. This year we took our annual sometimes bi-annual trip ( we love it that much) to Disneyland at the end of August. My loving mother and sister-in-law were a little worried as I would be 8 month pregnant when we went and wouldn't be able to ride a majority of the rides. Needless to say I was still up for it (only the weak would give up) and we all had a blast!

This is Shaun (my brother) and I by the traditional Indian Statue on Main street drinking our Pineapple floats from the Tiki lounge. We have pictures dating back to I think our first trip to the big D of us two standing next to this statue.

This is me eating... like I always do. Hey a pregnant girls gotta keep her energy level up somehow. I'm going to count this as my 30 week pic as well because as you can see baby Riley has taken over my body.
This is Nolan and I riding Toy Story Mania one of the coolest rides at the park as well as one of the only rides they would let me ride. I was really wanting to ride space mountain and splash mountain was going to tell the workers that I was just really fat but I don't think that would've have worked. Anyways, this is also a documentation of me whooping Noland at a video game like ride. Yes you heard me I won!! He then had to say at the end of the game " oh I think my gun wasn't working right" Hun just stop being a sore loser Hee Hee. That's ok I still love him :)

This is Nolan and I at the beach. It was a perfect day at the beach. Not too hot not too cold perfect. I got to live through Shaun and Leah while they boogie boarded. We also rented one of those big 8 seater carts and rode it around. It was hilarious because I think when they said 8 people they didn't put into account that Leah is the smallest one in our family. The next closest is a 5"11 pregnant women. LOL so we were crammed but it made it that much more funny.

At the end of the trip we went to the Story Teller Cafe in the California Adventure Hotel to celebrate my brothers 28th birthday. It was by far the best buffet I have ever been to and I can't wait to go back.. To the cafe or Disneyland!

All in all it was a fun filled trip!!! Thank you Nonners, Papa Dougart, Shaunicans, Leah Sopapia, Ryker boy and Mills for making this trip for Nolan and I so much fun!!!

2009-08-24T07:41:00.000-07:00

This past week when I was at work I had a patient that I had for a few weeks in a row. Since she had been in so long we talked alot. So a few days ago she gave me her family recipe for Banana Bread. Mind you that I love to bake but just barely started this passion. (When you grow up with Martha Stewart minus the bad hair for a mother you dont really ever think you need to learn how to cook or bake) So with that said I decided to attempt this recipe. Suprisingly the bread turned out great!! Not because I doubted if the recipe was good but more the baker could do it ;) Anyways, I thought I would share this with anyone that would like to try it out.

Banana Bread Recipe

1 cup shortening

2 cups sugar

Combine until crumbly

6 very ripe bananas

4 eggs

Add to sugar and shortening mix

2.5 cups of flour

2 teaspoons of baking soda

1 teaspoon saltAdd to mix

Preheat over to 350. Bake mix in 2 loaf pans for 30-40 minutes. Then reduce heat to 300 and bake for another 30-40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.

Then comes baby!

2009-08-13T20:18:00.001-07:00

No I didn't have my lil' baby boy yet. That would be really bad since I'm only 7 months pregnant! But I did get to experience one of my really good friends have her baby this week. Shannon and I grew up together literally in diapers and ironically enough we both happen to get pregnant with boys who will only be a few months apart. Well She was nice enough to invite me to witness this lil' miracle be born. I ended up missing alot of the first part because it took 30 hours from when she was induced to when she actually had baby Teegan. But I got to see alot of birthing process and have decided that if she can birth a small bundle of joy then I will be able to too. I will be getting an epideral though. Sorry, Shannon your just alot tougher than I am. I figure if I don't have to be uncomfortable why should I? :) Anyways this lil' Phillips was born Sunday August 9, 2009 @ 8:19 pm and weighed 7 lbs. 5 oz. I am thankful to have been a part of this and am excited for her lil one to meet my lil one. It was kind of funny because when Teegan was getting all cleaned up and was crying Riley started kicking like crazy. I like to think that Riley was happy that his friend from heaven made it out safely :) Love ya Shannon. You'll be a great mommy.

Martineau Family Reunion

2009-08-03T11:04:00.001-07:00

This past Friday Nolan and I were able to attend the Martineau family reunion. ( My dad's Side)My dad has a large family so it was great to see all my cousins and relatives. At times it was interesting because Nolans Brother married my cousin so when my Grandma introduced Nolan and his brother in the same sentence as brothers my cousins got really confused. It didn't help that Nolan and his brother (Matt) look very similar as well. How ironic that two cousins married two brothers :) The Reunion was up in Heber Az and the weather was perfect! It was nice getting out of the heat. All in all it was a fun filled day of food family and games.

PS This is me at 26 weeks. I had an Aunt that was due next week and my baby bump was bigger than hers... Palmer babies don't run small...

Pregger girls night out

2009-07-21T18:44:00.001-07:00

Saturday night my friend Shannon and I decided to make it a pregger girls night out. We started the evening by going to As you Wish and painting pottery. I painted a monkey for Baby Riley's Room and Shannon painted a cookie jar for her kitchen. We had lots of fun painting even though those art chairs aren't really made for pregnant women. After words we treated ourselves to some cold stone ice cream. Yes I do look like I am slightly sedated but it was a long night for me :) Riley likes to take all my energy. It was a fun filled evening and will have to happen again sometime soon. Hopefully before TBD Phillips arrives. :)

Ode to the Monkey Doodle

2009-07-14T16:34:00.000-07:00

So this happened a while ago but I had to blog about it since it meant a lot to our family. Anyways a year ago we found this beautiful Min. Pin. Jack Russel and fell in love with her. She was the putty to fill our void. Well since day one I have had an allergic reaction to her fur but have ignored it because she is our family member. Ever since I became pregnant that reaction has worsened to the point where I wasn't even able to hold her anymore without getting hives. So with that said Nolan and Mines friend Cameron and Corynn expressed interested in getting a new member to their family. Needless to say Monkey fit right in to the Payne Family. So this blog is an Ode the Monkey our lil' energetic Doodle.

ODE TO THE DOODLE BUG MONKEY

1.We will miss the Monkey noises you make instead of barking ( Thus the name monkey)

2.We will miss your kisses at all time of the day.

3.We will miss your cuddleness ( I don't know if that is a word but just go with it)

4.We will miss your ability to be smarter than me most all of the time

5. We will miss your puppy eyes that make us melt

6. We will miss your willingness to forgive anyone

7. We will miss your playful attitude

8. We will miss your short fur that doesn't shed!!! What else can someone ask for in a dog!!!

9. We will miss you outsmarting Fudge even though she is ten times bigger than you. (their relationship was like Pinky and the Brain. Monkey being Brain and Fudge being Pinky.

10. And most of all we will miss you!

We couldn't ask for a better family to take in our lil' Monkey Doodle. We know you will take great care of her and love her as much as we do. PS Paynes we will have to do our fairwell party!

July 4th in Cali

2009-07-08T22:29:00.000-07:00

Nolan and I were lucky enough to spend the fourth of July Holiday in Santa Barbara with his family. We met up with Jamie Sue ( Mom-in-law) and some of his siblings at a beach called La Capitan where his Grandparents and Uncle were staying. The trip was great fun even though the water was chilly because we all got to spend time together. Nothing like a family vacation! Here is a picture of Nolan and I and our niece Adilyn. She is the head in the sand. We barried her if you didn't guess.

Here is Nolan and I and the kids attempting a sand castle which ended up looking like a pile of sand at the end because we all got bored of it after about an hour of trying to make the biggest castle ever! I have ADD..... Whats your excuse?.?.?

Here's Nolan and I making smores at the campfire at night. Our nights usually consisted of Skunks overthrowing our campsite but it was still fun to run away from Peppy-la-pew. :)

All in all we enjoyed being able to have some family bonding with our siblings and extended family. Happy 4th of July everyone!!!

When life gives you bed rest make it a craft night!

2009-06-26T00:10:00.000-07:00

Ok so maybe I'm not bed ridden but I am supposed to be off my feet so with that said my sister-in-law Leah and my Mom Leann and I made the best of it. We spent the whole evening crafting up our lives. This is a picture of us quilting some blankets for our annual trip to Disneyland.

Leah is trying to be coy with her craftiness. While Leann is doing what she does best and guiding us :)

This is our abundance of beads. We made some lovely pieces to add to our collection. Thank you Ramsey's for introducing us to the trade.

This is a picture of Leah teaching me how to create Yo Yo's.

This is me "trying" to learn. I use that term loosely because it usually means I end up rocking back and forth mumbling to myself. Blondes aren't supposed to learn alot of stuff as we might implode. As Leah likes to put it.. "Some of us are just put on the earth to look pretty... And you happen to be one of them."

Leah and I are attempting our Blue Steal faces while wearing our new Yo Yo's we just created. I learn-ed ma I learn-ed!

All in All it was a fun filled night of many nights to come

Missy at 20 weeks plus!?!?

2009-06-23T23:50:00.000-07:00

This is me and baby at 20 weeks... and some change. I am looking preggers now a days which is nice so people don't just think I like my hoho's and cheetohs. Everything is going great. I'm starting to be less sick without meds which is always a plus. I may work in the medical field but I hate taking meds.

So an interesting but scary thing happened on Monday. I was working a hard shift at the hospital (understaffed over busy) and by the end of the day baby decided to let me know I worked too hard. With that said I ended up calling my Dr. which then I was told to get off my feet for the next few days. My charge nurse then told me to go to the OB triage to make sure everything was ok. Its nice having a hospital at your disposal at work. Once I got to the OB triage I got right in and they did some ultrasounds. Thank goodness everything looked great and baby Palmer was kickin' like a champ. I guess I pushed myself harder than I should have. We did find out though that I am a week further along than expected.. Either that or my baby is on riods... I hope not.

Anyways don't worry everything is ok. I just need to learn I can't do everything. I have been "off" my feet for a full day now and I think I am slightly going crazier than I already was to begin with. Any of you that know me know I can't sit still. Thats probably why a lot of my posts look scatter brained. One more day and I'm going to go back to work again but this time a little more careful.

6 Women, a foreign State, and a wHoLe lotta crafts!

2009-06-19T23:02:00.001-07:00

So this is kind of a late post considering this was last weekend but forgive me. I'd like to blame the delay on my craft overload! This past weekend I had to priviledge to travel to Utah with my sister-in-law Leah and my Mom Leann to meet up with my crafty talented cousins Wendy and Cari and my crafty talented aunt Rita. We've somewhat made it a tradition to meet up every summer like we used to do as kids. This is a picture of us in front of the distribution center.

My cousin Wendy introduced us to a new craft. BEADING!!! Yes I know we are a little behind but I choose what crafts I dare to take on because I am craftarded. Anyways, the Martineau girls plan on continuing this in Az.

This is My cousin Wendy on the Left, Cari in the Middle and you probably know the crazy women on the right me :) We are eating at Olive Garden. This has become a tradition throughout our many summers of growing up.

Here is a picture of my Aunt right from the left, Leah my sister-in-law and on the right my Nonnie aka Mom.

This was a fun trip ladies and I can't wait to do it again next year. Thank you for teaching me your crafting skills!!!

It's a baby......MoNkEy!

2009-06-09T13:54:00.000-07:00

No Just kidding!

Well we started the day with me having a dream about the Dr. telling me I was having a boy no questions asked. Nolan had a similar dream about us having a boy as well. Then I woke up and headed to work since I'm going out of town for the rest of the week with some of my family. I then came home and picked up Nolan to go to the Dr. It took the Dr. forever to measure everything on the baby to make sure everything was how it was supposed to be. It was amazing to see how big the baby was and how acrobatic it was as well. Finally he asked us if we wanted to find out what we were having. I about died from waiting ( I'm not known for my patience) Anyways he told us to look and see if we can see anything and we did. He said there is no doubt its a boy! We are both thrilled.

I think we would be thrilled either way but now Nolan gets to teach someone to shoot a gun instead of having to buy another one to scare off all the boys. Plus I may be biased but I am glad that if we have a lil' girl she'll have a big brother to protect her like I did :) ( Thanks my overprotective brother, I love you!)

We are grateful for this lil' life that we are able to bring into our home and so happy for the blessings and happiness that he brought to us already and continues to bring.

To those who are trying to start a family now. If the Dr. ever tells you it can't happen, tell him/her to choke on rocks. (nicely) We are walking examples of a miracle and an answer to our prayers. And don't give up ;)

Happy 24th birthday to me!

2009-06-01T22:51:00.000-07:00

I am officially in my mid 20's and it is a wonderful time! I cannot ask for more. I have a wonderful family with one lil' one on the way and great friends that are there for me always. I am constantly blessed with the people I am surrounded by.

I celebrated my birthday at work this year ( I guess its not a holiday to everyone else) but the last few days Nolan and I have celebrated my birthday and Nolans Family and I have celebrated and next week my family will celebrate it again. So I can't complain. :) (bad English I know don't tell my English teachers)

Thank you friends and family for making my birthday a happy one.

Its official I really do have a baby in me!

2009-05-19T19:50:00.001-07:00

So this is me at 15 weeks :) Weight gained -6 pounds. I lost 10 right away and have gained 4 back. I fnally had to break down today and by myself some maturnity clothes. It was a bittersweet moment. I still fit in my normal jeans but decided I might as well take advantage of being able to wear elastic pants while I can. Elderly people have the right idea! If I could I would wear these forever! I still don't have a baby bump but I noticed that my midsection is just expanding all together. I can't wait til I actually look pregnant so my patients won't just think I have a gut.
I also had to buy myself some Crocs against my will for work. No offense to anyone that loves them or anything. But after working 3 12 hour shifts back to back my foot went numb so I decided to break down and buy some of the "nurse" shoes because they are the most comfortable shoes out there. My sister-in-law Leah and Mom got a kick out of it because just like I refuse to buy a mini van I was refusing to buy crocs. I guess I really am a mommy now when I choose comfort over style :)
All in all we are excited for little changes that are happening in our lives and can't wait for this big change to arrive! :)

Lions, Nolans and Bears Oh my!

2009-05-19T19:44:00.000-07:00

So let me explain this picture a little better. Everyone that knows us knows we are an "interesting" family. Well when Nolan and I got married almost 4 years ago my parents as a joke got nolan an adult size tiger onsie for the honeymoon. (I guess my dad came out of the bathroom on my parents wedding night in a similar onsie.) I told you we are interesting. Anyways we found it a few days ago and Nolan finally tried it on for the first time. Its acutally a little too small. I guess they don't make Onsies for 6"4 guys LOL. I love my weird family!

Camping at Bear Canyon Lake

2009-05-10T14:58:00.000-07:00

Over the weekend Nolan and I went camping with the Payne Family at Bear Canyon Lake. This is the view of the lake. We were only about 400 yards away from the water. It was so much fun.

This is a picture of the Payne Family Cameron, Corynn, and lil' Jakey. We played some horse shoe and cooked some really good food the whole trip with them.

This is me being Industrial. I don't think you would see Martha Stewart carrying her own fire wood would you...

This is Nolan being Manly with his chain saw cutting down " already fallen" trees for fire wood.

This is our family standing by the boat getting ready to go for a ride.

Fudgee Poo didn't like it that Daddy left her alone on shore. She tried to swim after him even though the water was freezing. She's a big daddy's girl.

This is us staring off into the sunset (minus the sunset part)

The whole trip I was trying to look for animals and as we were driving away Nolan and I found a small group of Elk crossing the road.

On our way out of the Camp grounds we drove by the Mogollon (sp) Rim and had to stop and take a picture. It was beautiful.

Our first Fruits

2009-05-01T11:56:00.000-07:00

These are the first fruits from our garden. We got 5 little strawberries from our Strawberry plant and have a few more growing. The rest of our plants are not muture enough yet to produce fruit but are growing fast. This is my baby until the real baby comes. :)

Our Family Garden

2009-05-01T11:51:00.000-07:00

We officially have a garden and no I have not killed it yet. Nolan created a sprinklet system for our lil garden and we have a mix of vegatables and fruits growing. I just planted some corn a few days ago. Hopefully that will grow nicely as well.

Missy's New Job at Banner

2009-05-01T11:46:00.000-07:00

A Few weeks ago was hired to work as a CNA for Banner Baywood. We were thrilled!! This is my official badge. I wanted to take a picture of me in my scrubs but after a days worth of work I come home and discard of my work clothes immediately in the washer because of what they touched all day long. I prefer not to give my family coodies :) ( Thus the alcohol wipe in the upper right corner of the picture. I really do enjoy what I am doing and leave everyday happy that I was able to help people all day long get better. I'm excited to further my education and

get my RN.

Our Easter Palmer Style

2009-05-01T11:42:00.000-07:00

So even though we don't have lil' ones at home the Easter bunny did come and visit the Palmer Family. We weren't able to open our Easter Baskets though until Nolan got off duty. Needless to say we got tons of goodies (which I am not able to eat because baby doesn't like anything unhealthy) But it was the thought that counted :)

Happy Easter

2009-04-14T12:20:00.000-07:00

So I (Nolan) had to work on Easter and was sent to a call of a suspicious person passing out candy to small children in a park. When I arrived to the scene of the call I found the subject below in the pictures. When I asked him to get out some ID he decided to mouth off and so I taught him how to show a little respect. Don't worry, I told him it was for his own good!

The Palmers are having a lil munchkin!

2009-04-13T14:03:00.000-07:00

So miracles really do happen! Nolan and I are expecting our first lil munchkin on November 9th. We are so thrilled!! Here is me at 9 weeks. ( And yes I do have a bubble butt, thank you dad) But that was already there before I was pregnant. We just went to our first visit today with the Dr. and he said we are 10 weeks along today and everything is looking good. He put me on anti- nausea meds because I'm sicker than most... Compared to my cousin Jamie I don't think I'm bad at all :) Anyways, We are beyond happy and can't wait to have this lil one join our family.

Rush Hour Accident

2009-04-11T22:25:00.000-07:00

So Thursday Morning as I was driving to work a girl behind me wasn't paying attention to the slowing of traffic and struck my car. She was going about 15 miles an hour. I am fine thank goodness. No one was hurt. In this picture you cannot see any damage really as the damage was underneath the vehicle. I just recently bought this car in February so this was bound to happen as my luck would have it.

2009-04-11T22:24:00.000-07:00

So you really can't see the damage but there was $400 worth of damage. Darn that non pay attentioner driver (yes I did just create a new word).

2009-04-01T21:35:00.000-07:00

Put your hands up!!

Nolan and I went shooting with Matt (Nolans Brother) Saleem (Brother-in-law) Palmer (nephew) Paige (Friend) Tyler (Friends boyfriend) and Shaun (Matts friend). It was a fun filled adventure but at the end us girls weren't that good at shooting.

2009-04-01T21:33:00.000-07:00

This is Nolan trying to teach the unteachable as my mom likes to put it. I guess it really is true mom :)

2009-04-01T21:32:00.000-07:00

This is Paige and I trying to be stylish while in the middle of the desert. It's harder than you would think.

2009-04-01T21:31:00.001-07:00

We're going to put you away for a long time boy!

On Thanksgiving Day since Nolan had to work his sister Brianne and brother-in-law Saleem brought there kids to come see him. Nolan is arresting Palmy for possession of drug paraphernalia (one of those aligator shaped medicine spoons.)

2009-04-01T21:30:00.000-07:00

Mr. Wriggles was trying to steal his car while Officer Palmer was distracted. He said he learned that technique from his ol' man.