Hessings Blessings

ASPEN

2011-11-07T09:12:00.000-08:00

Brooks' first glimps at Aspen

" We are a Happy Family"

Cassi, Crystal, Sierra and Mom

Proud Dad

Aspen Sage

Mom and Aspen

David helped deliver Aspen, it was pretty cool

2 night before I had Aspen

Family Pictures 2010

2010-11-17T20:10:00.001-08:00

Brooks is awesome. Everyone loves his hair. He is so much fun and

crawling everywhere. The girls are already putting up barricades.

My pretty Cascade will be 5 in 5 days. Where does the time go?

I just think McKinley is so beautiful!

BROOKE MACK

2010-08-17T14:45:00.000-07:00

I have to give a shout out to my photography for the next few blogs. Brooke Mack is so great. She did Brooks, my maternity and the family pictures you're about to view. I love her style. Give her a shot sometime...brookemackphotography.com

2010-04-13T13:48:00.000-07:00

Baby Brooks at 7 days old. I love this little guy. He is a great baby and such a sweet addition to our family.

2010-03-26T14:05:00.000-07:00

12 Days before I had Brooks. It still amazes me how a baby fits in there.

Family Pictures

2010-03-01T14:38:00.000-08:00

So these family pictures are now 16 months old, but I'm finally taking the time to post them.

The Girls

2010-03-01T14:25:00.000-08:00

Cascade

2010-03-01T14:24:00.000-08:00

McKinley

2010-03-01T14:20:00.000-08:00

BOY, OH BOY, OH BOY

2009-11-22T20:46:00.000-08:00

Well I've know since October 28th that it's a boy, but I wasn't sure I wanted to believe it. I guess I believe it now so I will say..."I'm having a Boy."

UPDATE

2009-10-27T14:56:00.000-07:00

I've been asked to update so here you go....
First I can mention there is a "bun in the oven" due April 16th, 2010.
The weather is getting colder and David has fired up his sleds many-a-times.
The girls keep growing, changing and learning. It's an adventure everyday and I love it.
I'm excited for Sierra and Dave and wish them the best with their travels.

Pumpkin Time

2009-10-20T16:16:00.000-07:00

We had fun carving pumpkins with our cousnins Benson and Brody. You can tell Benson doesn't ever get his hands dirty cause he was not too fond of the pumpkin guts. Brody didn't want anything to do with any part. McKinley loved it and actually did the best at gutting her pumpkin and attempting to carve it. It really came down to me carving 4 pumpkins. All-in-all it was fun.

House Project 101

2009-10-17T14:46:00.000-07:00

This is a BIG house project. I was tired of the UGLY tourquise trim and decided to jump on the wagon with my brother Jason and my parents and paint my house too. I'm loving it. There is some trim to still paint, but it's good for now. Sorry the after pictures are taken into the sun, but that's my quality of blogging anyway. The girls were real helpful. Cascade got board real quick, but McKinley has lots of fun. So much fun so painted on the fence, the pavement and even David's truck.

Chalk Fun

2009-10-14T14:39:00.000-07:00

Cascade is developing her fine motor skill very quickly. She's got about 10 letters and number 1-6 down. Here is her newest creations, sponge bob families. I don't think she has ever seen sponge bob but she knows how to draw them so maybe she has. My favorite part is the new baby.

Bonk Beds

2009-10-14T14:28:00.000-07:00

We are so excited around our house. We got new "Bonk Beds" as Cascade keeps calling them. I have to remind her they are Bunk Beds and we don't want to bonk our heads on them. It was time to take the plunge and put the girls in the same room. McKinley has been sleeping in her crib still, so I wasn't sure I wanted to take the step, but it has been successful so far. We are going on week 2 and Cascade still loves it and stays in bed and falls asleep by herself. Now I may have to actually make it into a girly room. Tinkerbell has been the request for comforters so we'll see. McKinley is a roller but has only fallen off once so we are doing good. She has been great at staying in the bed for bed time and naps.

Bowling

2009-10-10T14:35:00.000-07:00

We have found a new pass time. BOWLING, not for David and myself, but the girls. The girls each bowled a game and rented shoes and it was only $3.18. Can't think of a better way to kill 90 minutes for so cheep. My camera died so I didn't get many pictures but here are a few.

Alaska

2009-07-31T15:35:00.000-07:00

Flying with Jon McIntyre

Sheep

Fairbanks

Moose, moose, moose

KING SALMON

Gold panning

My Horney Husband

WOW, now I'm rich

10 year High School Reunion

2009-07-17T22:55:00.000-07:00

Heidi Waldo

Heather Taggard

Courtney McIntyre, Kjersten Ringstad, Crystal Smart

Jenny Moore

Lise-Marie Monroe

David and I went to AK for my 10 year class reunion. I'll blog more about AK some other time (3 months maybe :):). Here are a few pictures of the girl friends. I was so great to see all of you. I look forward to seeing you again.

A Day at the ZOO

2009-06-08T22:43:00.000-07:00

McKinley and Kaitlynn really liked the dinosaur lizard.

We went to the zoo with our Hessing cousins. It was our first time to the zoo. The girls did not seem to be too impressed. Cascade mostly wanted to get to the giraffe slide that all the cousin were talking about. McKinley really liked the penguins. Thanks Grandma for taking us.

McKinley Turns 2

2009-06-02T22:46:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday my beautiful McKinley. I love you!!! Thank you everyone who came.

My Hessing's Blessings

2009-05-12T16:03:00.000-07:00

My pretty McKinley. She has beautiful smoky gray eyes.

This is Cascade's first baby from Aunt Sierra. She loves it.

Aunt Cassi and Cascade

Again, another McKinley camera face. I love her hair in a ponytail

Cascade pretty for church

Mother's Day

2009-05-10T16:12:00.000-07:00

Cascade and her shades McKinley eating strawberry shortcake

Cast Comes Off

2009-04-30T15:56:00.000-07:00

When we walked into the office to get Mac's cast off as fussed when we saw Katy(the physian assistant who put her cast on). She must have remember her. She would not let her touch her, but as soon as they turned on the saw she stopped and was a perfect little patient again. She has now had if off for a week and is finaly walking normal again.

Fun with a cast

2009-04-20T15:51:00.000-07:00

Just chillin watching TV. The little butt will never look at the camera.

Look what I can do mom

The day she got it on and not sure how to move.

McKinley learned quick to walk and run with her cast. She also learned it was a good hiding place. The bottom of her cast was just about gone from all her running on it. Good thing she only had to have it on for 3 weeks

Easter

2009-04-12T15:16:00.000-07:00

Alex and Cascade

McKinley and one of her normal camera faces

Alicia, McKinley, Anthony, Cameron, Kaitlynn, Alex and Cascade at Grandma Hessing's for an Ester Egg hunt.

Easter Morning. The Easter Bunny is very simple at our house.

A Day at the Doctor

2009-04-10T15:47:00.000-07:00

I'm sure David will be real excited I am posting this, oh well. David's had this thing growing on the back of his thigh for a while. Since he was there with me while Mac got her cast on we decided to have it removed.

No more monkey's jumping off the bed

2009-04-10T15:23:00.000-07:00

Cascade and McKinley were jumping off our bed one evening. I asked them to stop since Mac doesn't really jump, she just flops and the bed is as tall as she is. Well as most kids, they did not stop until McKinley started crying. This happened Wednesday night about 8:30pm. I gave her some Tylenol and she fell asleep in my arms and slept all night, so at this point was not too concerned. Thursday she would not put any weight on her leg, but was not crying at all. Long story short, I took her in Friday morning to the ortho doctor I work for (Dr. Gross) and sure enough there was a spiral fracture on her right tibia. She was a great patient through it all. She let them x-ray it with no fight and just sat there while they put the cast on. She did look at Katy with the face of "what did you just do to me" when all was said and done.

Catch Up

2009-04-08T15:08:00.000-07:00

Cascade was in her room for quiet time and this was what she was doing. Aunt Cassi bought her diapers for her birthday and she loves to play mom. She'll be a great babysitter in 10 years.

One of McKinleys few words is popcorn. We love carmel corn.

This is the best of many attemps to take McKinley picture at the park.

Cascade loves the park. We frequent it often as it's been getting warmer.

A Mans Ride

2009-02-23T21:00:00.000-08:00

David, Josh, Ryan, Kirk, Gene, Shane and Devin all went for a ride in Fairfield. Gene took out a tree and drug it a few yards. Kirk took out a fence poll and Josh ended up upside down. All in all it was a good ride.

Sledding Fun

2009-02-23T20:51:00.000-08:00

The end of January we went to Eastern Idaho to visit friends and of course do some snowmobiling. The girls loved riding the sleds. McKinley likes to see everything going on. She was always trying to stand up and see everyone else. Cascade didn't say much but had a big smile on her face. We visited the family farm in Victor, ID. Cascade loved seeing the animals. The pigs were her favorite. Uncle Kirk and Cascade made a 6"6' tall snowman. Thanks Uncle Kirk!!!

Christmas Dresses

2009-02-23T20:44:00.000-08:00

Since I post every 4th month, you are just now getting pictures of Christmas Dresses. This is a pretty normal scene; McKinley trying to get away from Cascade. They are best friends or worst enemies, there's not much in between.

Who stoll the Cookie from the Cookie Jar?

2009-02-23T20:38:00.001-08:00

I'm sure you'll all want to eat my cookies knowing the girls helped. Don't worry I pretty much ate them all myself. I personally don't like cookie dough, but David does and he's passed it on to the girls.

Cascade turns THREE

2008-11-25T15:30:00.001-08:00

I can't believe my baby's three. Where does the time go? Cascade got some fun new toys. I think everyone has about 25 or more pieces to it. Got to love it. Thanks to everyone for coming to help celebrate her birthday, we love being so close to family.

Like daddy, like daughter

2008-11-25T14:09:00.000-08:00

So there are things our kids do that we find to be so cute, but when you tell someone else they just fake a laugh. Well I have a few of these I want to share so fake a laugh for me....

Cascade got a tool set for her birthday and first thing she did was ask when she can go to work with daddy. Once they were open, so took the tape measure and put it right next to dads so she wouldn't forget it when she goes to work with dad. David puts his keys, wallet and tape measure on the rail so he won't forget them the next day.

McKinley loves to take Davids pencil from behind his ear and put it behind hers. She got it to stay so I had to take a quick picture.

Cascade found this pencil in the back yard and comes running in the house in a panic. She was really concerned because the "birds eat daddy's pencil". I thought that was some creative thinking. David intentionally did this to the pencil so he could measure against the wall for work.

Cascades Hair Cut

2008-11-25T13:54:00.000-08:00

After 2

After 1

Before 2

Before 1

Poor Cascade, she has bad hair like her mom. I didn't have hair to my shoulders until I was about 8. Cascades hair just does not grow. I have to trim it up every now and again to make it look decent. Here's a few pictures. Not to bad for no beauty school.

Halloween

2008-11-25T13:49:00.000-08:00

Ignore the fact that it's Thanksgiving and I'm just posting Halloween.

10 NEW BLOGS

2008-08-25T21:11:00.002-07:00

So I guess it's about time to post again. I have to do this more often, cause I feel like I just wasted a few hours that could have been more productive. Ah, whatever. I posted about 10 new blogs with 5 pictures each so click on the older posts too.

P.S. I just like this picture of Keaton so I have to add it.

Much love to you all. Take care for now (cause it will be awhile).

Fishing with Dad

2008-08-25T21:01:00.001-07:00

This is why I love my husband so much. My girls are 100% daddy's girls. They want nothing to do with me once he gets home from work (but I'm okay with that)

Yes, it's hard to see that little fish there by Davids arm. Hey better to catch a little fish everytime then only one big one the whole night.

McKinley likes the fishies. She likes to poke their eyes.

David got a new fishing pole after our hiking trip, so Cascade thought she needed on too. She askes every day if we can go fishing. Of course she will have nothing to do with the fish, but thinks the experience and time with dad is great. She actually casted and caught one herself.

Mystery Lake II

2008-08-25T18:04:00.001-07:00

Cassi and Jen (not so sure why it's sideways)
Jacob and David
Cassiar
Jason and Josh
A view on the way out, looking down on the lower lake

There is an upper mystery lake and a lower lake. The upper lake has bigger fish so we camped at the upper lake this year. The hike to the upper lake was H#LL.

Mystery Lake

2008-08-25T17:56:00.001-07:00

David and Crystal
Jen, Jason and David enjoying the view
Jacob, Cassi, Jason, Cliff, Josh and Crystal
Kirk, Cassi, Jacob, Josh, Crystal, Cliff, David, Jen (I think Jen should be staning on the rock not David :0)
A view of Lower Myster Lake

In September 2005, Jason, David and I went backpacking to Mystery Lake. It was beautiful and great fishing so Jason planned for us to go again this year. This time we had a whole gang...Cliff, Josh, Jason, Jen, Cassi, Jake, Crystal, David and Kirk. The hike is real intense and we told ourselves after the first trip, that this is not a one night only hike. We heading up first think Friday morning and came back Sunday afternoon. We had a great time and the boys caught lots of fish. I hardly came out of my tent, enjoying the fact I did not have to do anything. It was great.

The Green Marker

2008-08-25T15:14:00.000-07:00

The pictues say it all.

Cassi

2008-08-25T15:09:00.000-07:00

Cassi is just so cute so I had to post a picture.

When we're helping, we're happy...

2008-08-25T15:06:00.000-07:00

I think the song should really go....when we're helping moms happy. I had to take some pictures for evidence so I can remind the girls (and dad) that it is fun the help do the dishes.

Off Road

2008-08-25T14:39:00.001-07:00

So David's brother Shane had this video game in his house, but he rented it out so he needed a place to store it. David's been having a little fun with it, along with anyone else that comes over. It almost compares to the Wii and Rock Band don't you think.

Hessing Family Reunion

2008-08-25T14:31:00.001-07:00

Cascade and Anthony
Haley, Cascade and Anthony
Cameron, some extened cousins and Haley
McKinley and Kaitlynn
Tessa and Alex

Cascade loved, loved, loved camping. Her and McKinley loving getting dirty, riding four wheelers and sleeping in a tent. Okay the sleeping thing did not go so well, but that's okay.

McKinley's Summer Fun

2008-08-25T14:16:00.000-07:00

McKinley learning to feed her self
Dad and Mck camping
Grandma Hessing and McKinley

Since it's been awhile, here are some picture of what's been happening around the Hessing home. The girls love playing outside. McKinley discovered the hose and wants to play in it anytime she can. Davids family had a reunion the first of August so here are some pictures from that.

Smart Kids

2008-07-12T21:45:00.001-07:00

It's fun when all the siblings get together. Between us we have 14 kids so it is always a big party.

Little Miss Cupcake

2008-07-12T21:40:00.000-07:00

Cascade last summer in her little miss cupcake shirt.

One year Cascade had a shirt that said Little Miss Cupcake so now Sierra likes to call her that on occsaion.

Baby McKinley the Cake Stealer

2008-07-12T21:06:00.000-07:00

Yum, Yum.
Benson was smiling until Mc Kinley took his cake.

Now she has Trentons cake.

Mc Kinley loved the cake on the fourth and would steal a piece anytime there was one at reach. Who can blame her.

Happy Birthday America

2008-07-11T15:47:00.001-07:00

Here's a picture from the 4th. Thanks Sierra for having the camera out and making sure I added this to my blog.

Cassiar Rae

2008-07-11T15:39:00.000-07:00

Cassi graduated in June and turned 18 on July 2. Here's a picture of my beautiful baby sister. Congratulations and I love you Cassi.

Alright, alright I'll add some posts

2008-06-08T21:25:00.000-07:00

So I figured I would not be too good at this blogging thing. Once a month mass posting will probably be my way. See, when I get a chance to sit at the computer, I usually need to work. I realize every ones version of busy is different. We are all given the same 24 hours in a day, we just choose to use it differently. I would rather do the dishes, vacuum or sweep than post on my blog, and I definitely would rather take a NAP. Anyway, enjoy these few posts and don't bother looking again for a few weeks.

McKinley turns ONE

2008-06-08T21:15:00.000-07:00

Well the first few pictures tell you how McKinley was feeling for her first birthday. She has been miserable for the last week. She was finally herself again today. It's nice to have her back. Despite her feeling terrible, her birthday went well. She got lots of cute clothes, some fun bath toys, an alligator xylophone and her favorite was a swing from Grandma and Grandpa. Thanks everyone for coming over the help us celebrate and for the fun presents.

Sister by chance, Friends by choice

2008-06-08T21:08:00.000-07:00

As all siblings, Cascade and McKinley have a love/hate relationship. Most of the time McK is running from Cascade cause she is a bully, but I love these moments of friendship. Cascade can get McKinley to laugh the hardest. Both my girls are blanky babies. These are their special blankets.

Crafty Cascade

2008-06-08T20:55:00.001-07:00

Cascade likes to do big girl things. Here she is stampin' up. That is if you call ripping the ink pad off the base stamping, but she was having fun and not beating up McKinley so some time whatever it take for a few minutes of peace.

Mother's Day

2008-06-08T20:38:00.000-07:00

So I realize Mother's Day was 4 weeks ago, but since it's been 6 or more weeks since I blogged, here is a picture from Mother's Day. David and Cascade made me breakfast in bed and got me a food chopper. I told David the week prior that I expected breakfast in bed and a gift. He pulled through. Thanks Handsome.

Green River

2008-06-08T20:18:00.000-07:00

David, his dad Keith and his brother Kirk went to the Green River in Utah at the beginning of May. Here are a few pictures, Kirk, Keith and David is the third pictures. They had great success. One day they landed over 20 in the boat.

The real exciting part of their trip happened an hour and a half into the drive. They left Boise around 3:00 and around 4:30 David called laughing. Long story short, his dad's truck broke down 100 miles from Boise. David asked me to drive his truck out to him so they could continue on their merry little way. So me being the kind wife that I am, hopped in his truck and headed to the rescue. His mom, Della, followed in her car to bring me back. It was a real exciting 4 hour adventure. With gas prices being so great, it wasn't a big deal to blow an extra 400 miles of fuel, oh wait, it broke the bank $$$$$

One of a kind Sled

2008-06-08T20:05:00.000-07:00

Any of you that know my husband, his passion is snowmobiling. His business partners made this for Cascade when she was born. This is McKinley taking a ride. It's her favorite toy at the moment. I was trying the find a picture of Cascade also, but they are saved on a disk, locked in the gun safe, hidden behind boxes of diapers, in the closet where McKinley is sleeping. Needless the say, not going to happen. Thanks Barry and Bryan.

Working Girls

2008-06-08T19:56:00.000-07:00

I am lucky enough to have a great stay at home job. The pictures say it all, the girls love to help mom open the mail. On a good day they will nap at the same time so I can get some work done during the day, but most of it is after everyone has gone to bed. I am very grateful for my job.

Check out my shades

2008-04-25T15:34:00.000-07:00

McKinley is so much fun. She's trying real hard to walk. She can balance for about 10 seconds and takes two steps as she falls. I think watching a baby learn to walk will always be excited no matter how many kids you've seen learn to walk. Cascade put these classes on McK so I just have to take a picture.

Noodle

2008-04-25T15:25:00.001-07:00

I can count on one hand what Cascade will eat. Chicken nuggets, waffles, hot dogs, pb&j and NOODLES. Ramen noodles is her favorite thing to eat. I love having to sweep up the half that does not make her mouth. I guess there is one more thing Cascade will eat...Choco (chocolate). A child after my own heart. She loves to help me make brownies.

Anniversary

2008-04-24T21:16:00.000-07:00

David and I celebrated our 5 year anniversary in March. I did pretty much what we always do, snowmobiling. We snowmobiled on our honeymoon and our first anniversary. The 10 year better be under the sun and warm.

Cascade Dawn

2008-04-24T14:08:00.001-07:00

Cascade LOVES, LOVES, LOVES her dad. She crys every morning if he's already left for work. David tries to get out before she wakes up, otherwise she won't let him leave without a fight. She can sing "I'm so glad when daddy come home." He must be more fun then me. Here's a picture of the two of them having fun. Cascade was 2 in November. She loves to play outside. She is always jumping on the trampoline. She demands to be pushed as high as the swing will go. I can now add one more merit badge to my belt...potty training. Cascade did great. It's only been a week, and no more diapers. Whippee. She loves to sing and bully McKinley around. She loves her Pappa Smart and his woff-woffs. She is such a joy.

2008-04-15T14:45:00.000-07:00

McKinley Rae

2008-04-15T13:47:00.000-07:00

McKinley Rae is 10 months and such a joy. She wants to walk so bad and just idealizes her big sister. She already gets real mad when I bring her in from outside. She eats everything insight, except her food that is. I can't wait till she sleeps through the night. She's becoming a worse sleeper as she gets older. Oh the sleepless nights of motherhood. The Easter Bunny brought McKinley this doll for Easter, so I put on her matching shirt and took a picture.

The Start

2008-04-09T13:50:00.000-07:00

So everyone says I need a blog, so here I go. I guess I should have one to show off my hot husband and cute girls. All is well in Boise. David is busy working, he owns a custom cabinet shop. I'm busy being a full time mom and doing medical billing from home. If I'm lucky the girls will nap at the same time so I can get some work done during the day. I love being home with my girls. I would not chage it for the world.