Graycie's A Growin'

Touch Down Baby! Bear 'n Graycie November 27, 2008
Graycie hangin' out with big Bro Rayce. 2 months old!
Sweet lil baby reindeer!! Them reindeer games can be very tuckering!!
Graycie thinking she wants to go with blue eyes! Momma says "Go Brown" :(
Graycie loves decorating the Christmas tree! Hum, but we think she got more glitter on her little face than on the tree!! But she makes a beautiful Christmas tree!
ya gots ta click on the pict to see all the glitter!
Kaylie 'n Graycie doing popcorn & a movie! Best Friends Forever!
Graycie loves Aunt Micah!!
Ben & Graycie! Best lil Buds!!<
Graycie all dressed up for church, but no one lets her have any of the Bread or Water.
Kaylie dressed up for Veteran's Day for school!
Hanging with big sis in her water bed! I'm a big girl now!
Best Bud...Blue Eyed Ben!!
Graycie wishes she could get down 'n run around with the big kids!
Since its a water bed, sister won't know if I wet it, right?
Cousin Kim with fiance Brian holding Graycie 'n Ben! We're all waiting for cousin Matthew to come play at Christmas time!
Miss Kaylie honoring our Veterans 2008!!
We want to thank everyone who helped out during Lisa's recovery from surgery. We couldn't have done it without all of you. Thanks for taking care of Graycie & Kaylie. After Lisa lost 2/3 of her blood, had a blood transfusion, and was rushed back into surgery, the recovery time has been much more challenging, but for her to rest knowing the girls were in good hands was an answer to our prayers. This ordeal, a routine hysterectomy, with all its complications makes a person realize what they have and humbled us immensely! We love our family & friends greatly and feel so, so fortunate to be a part of such a great support group!
Love, The Palmer's

Family Update

Since this seems to be one of the best ways for family & friends to stay connected I figured I should update everyone on the current happenings of each of our children.

Darrin just finished up spud harvest. He will be attending BYU-I in January. He has been hunting and fishing like crazy this fall. He shot his first bull elk with his bow this year. He sent me a picture from his cell phone of a two point buck rubbing up against the tree just below his tree stand. He didn't shoot it because he's waiting for something bigger. He loves the outdoors so much, he would really like to become a fish & game officer. He once told me that he wished he lived in the days of the mountainmen because that is how he would love to live. I just hope he meets a girl who loves to go camping as much as he does!!
Derek has had an adventurous summer. He worked with a hardwood flooring company all summer. He was out of town on jobs most the summer. He was sent to Iowa, Colorado, & California this summer. I think he liked visiting the beaches of southern California the best. He is now working as a transportation assistant for Bonneville School Distric 93 and volunteers at the haunted house in Shelley. He will be attending college in the near future. He loves cars & music and is a great big brother to his lil sisters, plus a great role model for Rayce.

Rayce lives in Twin Falls during the school year and is at our house every other weekend. We sure wish he lived closer so we could spend more time with him. During the summer he'll be spending a lot more time here. We all love to go camping & fishing all summer long. Rayce especially likes anything with wheels; motorcycles, bikes, skate boards, rip sticks, etc. and the more dangerous the better. Dad's cool with it but it scares Mom to death.

Kaylie is now in the fourth grade and absolutely loves Idaho History. She is still attending Iona Elementary. Last year was her first year there and in the beginning a boy challenged "the new girl" to a race. When she left him in her dust and won the race the boy offered to become her "manager" and line up races for her. Needless to say, the boy that ever catches her heart better be a fast runner. She is very athletic and is now taking dance lessons. Mom thinks her greatest talent is singing. She sings everywhere she goes and always in the shower. Her only problem is that she is very shy when it comes to singing when people want her too. I sure hope she grows out of it so she can share her talent with others. She's momma lil clone with her big brown eyes, brown hair and spunky little personality.

Bringing up the rear is our little baby Graycie. She is growing so fast, due to the fact that she is such a good little eater. Her favorite activities are burping, pooping, spitting up once in a while, and she cries, but not a whole lot. This past week she has just begun to smile. I mean on purpose, not just because of a gas bubble. Darrin once asked, "Mom, when will Kaylie do something like walk or talk?" Well look at little miss Kaylie now and I know Graycie will grow up quick just like her big sister. We are so thankful this sweet little angel has come down to this earth and joined our little family. We love our sweet baby Graycie!!!

Lots of pictures - Little time!!!

Now that I'm addicted to digital scrapping I wanted to go back 'n scrap this cute halloween picture!! What a great Daddy!

Brady & Kaylie dressed up for the Daddy/Daughter party at Achievement Days.
Be afraid, be very afraid!!
Monster fish!! Caught in Grandpa Palmer's favorite fishing hole!
Check out the background. This gorgeous sunset was in Grandpa Horman's backyard
Darrin & Graycie taking a nap together in church!
Graycie's all ready for church. Holding that bow up has exhausted her!!
She loves showers! She's gonna love the water like all her big brothers & sister!
Momma loves taking pictures of her sleeping angel.
Doesn't Daddy have "proud papa" written all over his face?
Graycie's putting up her dukes!!
More sleeping baby pictures!!

Our Beautiful Baby Girl!

Brothers & Sister Welcome Baby Graycie

Kaylie - Age 9
Rayce - Also age 9 but 29 days older than Kaylie!
Derek - 19 years old
Darrin - 21 years old

Cousins!!

Ben and Graycie finally meet!!

SHE'S HERE!! Graycie Brielle Palmer 09/08/08

Just days away from delivery!!
Momma got very sick just after the doctor put in the epidural. Her blood pressure dropped to 72 over 43.
Here's Dad trying to suck up to the anesthesiologist knowing that he'll benefit the most from this guy during labor!
Graycie being taken care of by Grandma's hands.
Could this little face look any more excited?
Kaylie holding her new little sister for the first time.
Dad sent a text out to just about everyone he knew just after Graycie was born. Um Daddy, it's 5:15 AM!!!!!!
Graycie knows this familiar voice!
Such dark hair, but no eye brows. She's gonna be a blondie like her Daddy we bet!!
Daddy's sweet little girls!
Welcome Graycie Brielle Palmer

7 lbs 4 oz September 8, 2008
She was by far the smallest. My others were:
Casey 8 lbs 7 oz
Darrin 8 lbs 12 oz
Derek 9 lbs 5 oz &
Kaylie 8 lbs 7 oz