Merry Christmas Pictures

Here are a few pictures of the boys at Christmas time. Enjoy!!

At Home with Grant!

We were able to bring Grant home on Friday 11/27/09. It was a fun adventure home especially since we were 96 miles away from home. Grant did great only cried towards the last 5 minutes of the trip, because he was hungry. The trip was much harder on Mommy, but we all made it and were happy to be home at last. Grant proves to be a very calm little man, he doesn't cry much, unless we are changing his diapers. His big brother Harrison is wonderful with him and is very eager to help with whatever is needed. Again, it is so precious to watch the boys together, makes Mommy and Daddy's hearts melt. Hopefully, the boys will always act like this!!!

Grant Jackson 1st pictures

Grant Jackson Yates was born November 25, 2009. He was born at 1813 weighing in at 8lbs 2oz and 20.25 inches long. Compared to his brothers he is tiny, but very precious. Here are a few pictures introducing Grant to the world. Harrison is a very proud 'big' brother and loves Grant very much.

Introducing Grant Jackson YatesHarrison wanting to help with Grant.Grant less than a day old and deep in thought.Proud big brother Harrison holding Grant.

 

Grant just minutes old, not too happy!

weekend update

Not much going on with the Yates family here in "middle of no where" Rawlins. We're just waiting for Grant to get here which is coming soon. In less then a month we'll travel to Laramie and have Grant Jackson Yates. We all cant wait, Harrison is especially excited. What an awesome thing that will be to have a baby in the house, thinking about changing all those dirty diapers just brings a tear to my eye! :) We didnt get out this weekend or do much but one thing we finally got done was arranging Grants room or what was the office here at the house. Got the crib setup, dresser and moved box after box to the garage that didnt belong. This up and coming weekend we plan on getting a few decorations for his room, maybe some wall paper border and some stickers for the wall. We're going to try our best to make his room look like a decent nursery. I still havent started working at the post office but did apply for the Rawlins carrier position, much more pay then the Sinclair post office job but we're thinking I can do both. I should start work at the Sinclair PO sometime after the 21st of November and should hear about the Rawlins gig soon. We plan on making a trip to WALMART this weekend! How awesome is that! That will make our week. Speaking off, this week school for Harrison, more HB for me and work for Yvonne. The weather is supposed to be cool but sunny. We hope everyone had a great weekend and we'll talk soon. We love and miss everyone. Take care, The Yates'

Halloween 2009

Well we had a happy Rawlins Wyoming Halloween despite cold temps with of course high winds. Harrison dressed up as Iron Man, we borrowed a Cow costume from a friend but he wanted to be the super hero instead! The town opened up the Rec Center to trick or treat'ers, so we went there for a little while. They had a bouncy house setup for the kids, Harrison had fun jumping around! Then after we went over to some friends in town that have two little boys, they all got to go up and down the street getting more and more candy along the way. All total Harrison got close to 70 pieces of candy that of course he'll split with mom & dad!

Things have been going about the same with us. Beau will start working at the Sinclair/Rawlins post office in a few weeks, Yvonne still working and counting down until she starts pregnancy leave early December and Harrison is having fun and getting along great at his school. We hope everyone enjoys the pictures and we'll talk soon!!

Happy Birthday Jackson

Today is Jackson's 5th birthday. It's hard to imagine we had him 5 years ago. To celebrate we drove 40 miles out to Semonie Lake north of town. We ate lunch, walked around, took some pictures and released balloons. It was a great day. Enjoy the pictures!

Boise Trip

All of us went back to Boise over the weekend and had a great time. We were able to see everyone and get in Beau's last marathon of the season. Those three days went by way too fast! It was great to see everyone, take care and we'll talk soon!

Fishing Trip

Harrison and I went fishing Wednesday, our first outing of the year. After buying a one day licenses went hit Saratoga Lake about 40 miles south of Rawlins. Didnt catch or have any bites so we drive up to Mirror Lake about 20 miles south east. We spotted a few brown trout and had a couple bites but again no luck. We didnt stay very long up in the mountains since it was 36 degrees and quite windy, hence Harrion's winter coat and hat! We ended the day back at Saratoga Lake for a few more casts off the dock. Overall a fun day. Enjoy the pictures.

Harrison's 4th Birthday!

Today is Harrison's 4th birthday. He got a few presents this morning, boy was he excited to see those when he first woke up. Then today at school his classmates sang happy birthday to him and played games. This evening we ate pizza and had brownies to top it off! Harrison told us he really liked all calls he got today from everyone. Thanks! Enjoy the pictures. Harrison and I are going fishing tomorrow, we'll post that event later on in the week.

Walking in a winter wonderland!

Okay maybe not a winter wonder land but the closest thing to it being not even October yet. We woke this morning to a steaming 31 degrees and to our surprise snow! Not much but still snow! Snow? Already? We found out that Boise is still in the 80's for highs. Gotta love Rawlins, WY. We'll send pictures of Harrison making a snowman in the next few days!!

Weekend Hiking Trip 09-19-09

This weekend we drove up to Lake Marie in the Snowy Mnt Range elevation 8238ft, this lake is at the base of Medicine Bow peak. This peak reaches up 12013+ft total elevation. Harrison and Yvonne walked around the lake and fished. Me and Dakota hiked up on a trail to the top of the west peak which was 11920ft, had great views along the way. Took a lot of pictures from the top. (No bears or Mountain Lions). After talking with fellow hikers there is a 7 mile trail that goes from the trail head up to west peak where I was with Dakota then goes up to the Medicine Bow Peak main before circling several lakes, maybe leave that adventure for another weekend! Side note, my bear spray accidentally discharged while hiking to the peak spraying my thigh through my pants. Had to administer a little first aid. It burned for a good hour! At least now we know it works! We had a great time and enjoyed getting out and about once again. Hope everyone enjoys the pictures and is doing well. Less then two weeks from today we'll be back in Boise! We cant wait. Take care.