Nef Family Reunion 2012

We didn't think we could make it, but we really wanted to go, and in the end we were able to go to the Nef family reunion in Logan Utah.  We were a day late and missed Trent, but we are glad we got to go.  Here we are hiking up to an old gold mine.  I have pictures of the back mostly because this was Nathan and Kaylyn's first hike not being the baby in the back pack.  It was a slow pace.  And in the end, Todd and Rich ended up with the baby in the front pack and the toddler on their shoulders since us momma's had just had a baby and weren't up to carrying a toddler and hiking.  What amazing men they are!!

 When we got back from the hike, we found that squirrels had gotten into our camp.  Look at what they did to our cantalope.  They even tried to get into our peanut butter--the lid is amazing.

 Lorna and I ended up talking a lot as we nursed babies.  When we came back from the hike we nursed babies and the kids made pony bead animals.  He was amazingly patient with all these little neices and nephews.  And the grown ups made ear rings.  It was fun.  We mostly visited and enjoyed swapping stories.

 Kolten has a neice that is only a week older then him.  Here is Devrie--She has the same middle name as Kylee Jasel because it's Devrie's mother's middle name too. :)

 There was amazing fishing--ans everyone caught their limit including the girls.

 That night we had a talent show.  All those who didn't have a talent prepared got drafted into a skit.

 I was so disappointed in not doing Christmas in July, but we got to do Grandma gifts.  And that was nice.  The girls all got bracelets that their great grandma help make as well as candy jewlery too.

 The next day we took down camp and went to the lake.  The older boys all went cliff jumping.  

Most of all it was so good to just see everyone!!

Kolten's first 4th of July

We spent a lot of the 4th getting ready for the upcoming Nef family reunion.  But we did go to Aunt Cindy's for a dutch over dinner.  And then we went to Aunt Jenni's house for fireworks.  At first I was disappointed to not be going to the big firework show--but West Richland was amazing.  I didn't catch any photo's that properly show how it was out there.  It seemed at anyone one time you could see 5 big fireworks going off around us.  And then we did several smaller ones as well.  It was amazing!!  Dad was going to take Kolten home, but he went home before I was ready to send Kolten.  Kolten ended up sleeping through the whole thing.  What a good boy!!  It was also my first real chance to spend some time with my cousin who just got home from serving a full time mission.  On top of that Jeff and Betsy had made it out.  It was so good to see them.  I wish they didn't live so far away.

 Pop its.

August 2012

Karla and Kylee took good care of each other as we moved into another new house.  Here they are instead of in their own beds--cuddling with each other.  I have found them in various other places around the house in the morning--cuddled together.  Once on my bedroom floor.  Once on their bedroom floor.  Once they got up and slept in front of the fans in our living room, not that I blame them.  Our AC was out for 2 months. 

It has been a crazy busy summer with the birth of brother, moving, trying to see family, getting new jobs, and such.  Here Kaylyn fell asleep at the dinner table.

 Kolten Darrel Nef 

 Kylee is good about cuddling with her brother--as are the other girls.  But Kylee will quite often be found doing this while watching a movie (no matter what mom and dad say).  They both seem to enjoy it.  

Clean Bill of Health

We took Kolten up to see Dr. Simon with the Swedish Medical Group in Seattle.  It was hard to go so far for medical. But I learned that Seattle is not as far away as I previously had thought.  She was concerned for Kolten--and we ended up doing a 48 hour EEG.  They admitted us Monday morning and glued 30 wires to Kolten's head.  He did really well until they hit about 15--and then he yelled at us and told us he didn't like it.  I thought it would a relaxing two days of simply holding my baby, but it was actually very stressful.  Kolten was not comfortable.  He did not sleep well.  And to see his episodes, he needed to sleep.  In the end, he had 4 small 15 second episodes, and we were able to rule it as benign sleep mitoclondis. We think he is even starting to grow out of it, but only just recently.  So my little boy now has a clean bill of health.  I am so excited.
While I was in Seattle with my mom, things at home fell apart.  I was very glad I took my mom though.  We each got about 7 hours of sleep over the two days because we had to watch him.  And he was not comfortable, but he was a real trooper considering.  First Todd was moved from a route that ran 1 am to 11 am to the Idaho route running 1 am to 3 to 5 pm.  So Dot who volunteered to watch my girls, ended up watching them a lot more than we had anticipated.  And then her little girl and husband got sick.  I tried to find another babysitter, but no one could do it.  So she just did it.  My sub ended up having a lot of problems.  My Aunt Camille and Uncle Joel jumped in that day.  And then Aunt Susan and my friend Anna pitched in the next day to get it taken care of.  It was a stressful day for everyone.  But I appreciate everyone's help.  Grandma and Grandpa watched Garth so that my mom could take care of me.  And I needed her!!  Thank you for all your help.