Bailey - 4 months old

My bright eyes girl.

pictures taken by Tasha Jewkes with
Jewkes Photography

McCoy's Preschool Program

At the end of year program, McCoy's little preschool class performed a play. McCoy was a lion. All of the kids were so cute. McCoy was a little shy so he whispered his lines and played with his shirt in his hands, but overall he did a pretty good job for his first performance. He is now looking forward to starting kindergarten next year. Thankfully, our elementary school is changing from year round to traditional.

Victor, Idaho

For Memorial Day weekend we went to my Grandma McBrides house in Idaho for a family reunion. We had about 70 relatives show up. It was so good to see everyone. I love my mom's family. Everyone is so loving towards one another. A lot of work was accomplished even though it rained on us most of the time. The guys were busy building new fences, taking out trees, and burning weeds while the girls cleaned out my grandma's kitchen and cupboards. We stayed at a hotel while we were there and the kids had a good time swimming in the pool. Unfortunately, I didn't take out my camera until we were getting ready to leave so I didn't get the big picture with everyone. I love going to my grandma's house. There are so many good memories with my mom and I feel her spirit everywhere.

Posing with my cute grandma. She is a feisty woman. No wonder she is still kickin' at 90 years old

The new fence that was built behind my grandma's house

You can actually see the pond now. There used to be a bunch of trees and bushes blocking the view.

Bailey's Baby Blessing

Nate and his daughter

My beautiful children... how I love them so!

Bailey's Pictures

April Campout

Our family went camping last weekend and had a great time. We went down on the San Rafael desert near Justesen Flat. It rained the entire drive down and I thought we were in for a muddy weekend, but stopped about 20 minutes before we got there. Amazingly enough, it ended up being a nice weekend. The kids really enjoyed playing in the dirt and we only had one incident where they wondered off from camp looking for mountain lions. Thankfully, it ended well and we didn't have to call the search and rescue team. Bailey did so good for her first camping trip. She spent 98% of the time in the trailer and was happy as could be.

Kalley and Bailey

Landon and Nate

Katelynn, Papa, Nana, Kamey and Brooklyn


McCoy pulling a log. For some reason, he thought it was so fun and entertaining to pull this around camp. Go figure!



Brooklyn and Bailey

My sweet baby girl

Bailey - 2 Months Old

My baby is two months old now. Her whole face lights up when she smiles and she is starting to try and talk (coo) back to us when we talk to her. The boys still think of her as a new toy and are constantly hovering over her. I'm so glad they love her so much. She is one lucky girl.

10 Things I LOVE About You...

As I was holding my baby the other morning, I was overcome with so much love for this little one that I thought I should document some of my thoughts to remember later. 10 things I LOVE about Bailey...

1-I love the sweet sounds you make when you are content

2-I love how you curl into my neck when I hold you close

3-I love your beautiful blue eyes

4-I love how you look around when you hear my voice

5-I love your cute dimples

6-I love the way you pucker your lips when you are hungry

7-I love the way you lick your lips after you've finished eating

8-I love that I am not the only girl in the house now

9-I love how much your brothers and dad love you

10-I love the quiet moments during the night while I am rocking you

I LOVE YOU!

Welcome Home Bailey

We have welcomed our little Bailey home to our family. She is such a sweet baby and we already love her so much. We ended up staying just a bit longer in the hospital than planned because of an infection, but all is well now. It's been a crazy week for Nate since both he and the boys ended up with strep throat, runny noses and coughs. I don't understand how I have been able to keep my boys healthy all winter and then get so sick when it's time to have our baby. Oh Well! I am learning that I can't control everything and to just roll with it.

Bailey Carol Hardman (7.1 lbs, 19 in)

The boys LOVE their baby sister and can't get enough of her.

Almost Time

Well, it's almost time to meet the newest addition to our family. I have a scheduled c-section on the 18th. I feel a little conflicted with my feelings. I'm anxious to meet this little girl, but I know how she has to come out and it's not very fun. Although, I have to say that this probably has been my easiest pregnancy and to that I am very thankful. I've tried to keep a positive attiude throughout and I think it has helped. McCoy and Landon are so excited to have a sister. They both love babies and every night they like to sit and feel my tummy move. I'm sure they are going to be BIG helpers.


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