Bunch O Whitman's

Jeffrey's 1st Basketball Game of 2010-Jeffrey is #7

2010-02-06T19:47:00.000-08:00

Christmas Slideshow

2009-12-27T21:13:00.001-08:00

Make a Smilebox slideshow

2009-12-09T16:39:00.000-08:00

Make a Smilebox greeting

2009-12-07T20:37:00.000-08:00

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

2009-11-26T19:16:00.000-08:00

Brody and I are home this evening sick and the
other 2 boys are at Josh & Ruthie's new big
house with lots of cousins, aunts and uncles,
& of course Grandma! I know they are having
fun and Shawn promised a plate of yummy food
to bring back :)
Shawn has the camera, so stay tuned for some
pictures!!!!

Beach in October

2009-10-26T08:23:00.001-07:00

We took a little trip with the four of us for my
Birthday! We stayed at the historic anchor inn, a
quirky, eclectic place with lots of personality!span>

When not exploring at the beach or taking
walks, we had lunch at Kyllo's, found a great
little authentic mexican resturant with cow tongue
on the menu (we did not order that), watched movies
at night and had a great family time

Here
are some snapshots...

Boiler Bay view point

Brother's sleeping soundly

Historic Anchor Inn. Taft, OR.

Autum at my favorite park

2009-10-21T19:00:00.001-07:00

Yes, there are more pictures of Brody, but Jeffrey wasn't being cooperative!
This is the "Library Park". My favorite, it reminds me of my Grandma, who was a librarian all her life and she would take me here and go get her favorite books (Louie L'Amour) and then we would play outside in the park!

rolling down a hill in leaves....what's better than that?

Jeffrey's earned it...

2009-10-13T17:30:00.000-07:00

Jeffrey earned this Star Wars LEGO set: he was good all week to earn it, did his chores, tried not to complain or whine and said yes Mom! :)

Great job Jeffrey

(Jeff is what they call him in school this year)

It's Pumpkin time

2009-10-13T17:28:00.001-07:00

Holy Cow! Jeffrey's started 2nd Grade!!

2009-09-26T22:03:00.000-07:00

First day of 2nd Grade!

Cool Backpack

Brody got a Lunchbox too, and yes it's "Bobots"

Ok, let's walk to school....aren't they cute?

Get us OUTA TOWN!!

2009-09-26T21:58:00.000-07:00

Beach for the Day !! Lincoln City

Brody is 2 !!

2009-08-09T21:58:00.001-07:00

Brody's Balloon is bigger than he is!!

Evening: ok, ok. enough pictures. I'm outa here

Mmmmmmmmm. Ice Cream

It's Cream Soda

Happy Burger

Nice spread for a 2 year old :)

On the phone with Daddy on his Birthday morning

Where does the time go? Sometimes it seems he was just born!! This is his last year as a Baby!!

We are so proud to have such great boys! Brody is such a good boy, and he and his brother are blessed to have eachother!!!!! We love you Bro Bro

we took the scenic route

2009-07-15T09:15:00.000-07:00

I was Online and found out about the Sauvie Is. Lavender Festival. So we decided to take Hwy 30 up to Great Wolf Lodge and stop at Sauvie Is. Why don't we live here? was my 1st question. So we tootled around the Island and stopped for some beautiful Lavender and learned about silk worms too! (they only live in Mulberry trees & spin 1 mile of silk in their cocoon) We dreamed of living on a Houseboat someday and of course had to stop on the side of the road to let someone go potty (thank goodness for boys)!

Of course being in the car an extra 2 hours had Jeffrey a little anxious to get to our destination and several times we heard: "Can we get off this Island soon"? Yes Jeffrey , soon.

Water Park Adventure

2009-07-15T09:04:00.000-07:00

Arriving to Campbell Crane's Company Summer Picnic at the Great Wolf Lodge

Getting ready to head downstairs for an evening of FUN on waterslides and wave pool and toddler water area, a giant playstructure with water squirters, dumping buckets and open tube slides.

AFTER: we needed some ice cream after all that fun! (the time is about 10pm)

Since we don't have a waterproof camera, there is a lot missing, but trust us we had fun:)

Brody really wanted out of this danged car!!!! a long 2 days

FIREWORKS!

2009-07-08T20:46:00.000-07:00

It was so smoky and foggy and a little misty, my camera kept up well though!

Jeffrey perched on a rock

Can anyone say smoke filled beach? cough cough

Shawn, are you iritated?

Brody's 1st S'mores...yummy

Pre-Fire. Nice Fire Pit boys

WOW, what a fireworks show we had in Gleneden Beach!!

Just a tad smoked out from the 24 campfires on a very short stretch of beach, including ours.

S'mores fun too!!

Gleneden Beach~Fourth of July

2009-07-03T15:19:00.000-07:00

OFF WE GO....

Gorgeous weather

Gammy, Auty Priscilla & Brody

Love for you Gammy

Priscilla reluctantly Posing for me:)

Dig with me Aunty

Our 1st Day on the Beach....Gorgeous

Sunday Brunch

2009-07-03T15:10:00.000-07:00

Brothers....a sweet moment!

Here was our yummy Brunch @ Bridges Cafe in NE PDX

French Toast on Challah Bread...good

Waiting for our food...transformer toys

cheese

Happy Father's Day!!!

2009-06-21T16:03:00.001-07:00

Happy Daddy's Day!

And INTRODUCING: jeffrey ralph whitman
In his 1st Dramatic Solo in the Musical Drama
Splash Kingdom

BOYS.....

shawn @ the office

2009-06-04T21:00:00.001-07:00

My favorite is the giant arrow pointing UP

Pearl District
The Broadstone Building

Happy

2009-05-29T17:15:00.001-07:00

Summer is coming....the yard is almost finished

2009-05-29T09:01:00.001-07:00

HaHa, brother has to scoop doggy doo!

My new U-shaped veggie garden

thanks to 3 Men: Shawn, Michael(below) & Clinton(not shown)

We have Pole Beans, Tomatia(sp), Tomatoes, Summer squash, Crooked neck squash, Zucchini, and Basil for Home-made Pesto!! yummy

Shawn in the kitchen..it's a good thing:)

BEFORE:
The boy's play area went from this spot in the yard to.....
This spot on the back fence with more shade. It may look like this was an easy task.NO,it took 2 full days of work to knock out the old raised beds, move and add cedar chips, make a new driveway to my Shoppe (where the swings were), make a new raised area for the swings and make my cute new garden! I only wish our neighbors would clean up their hideous Arborvite (sp)& put up a nice good neighbor fence!!!! MY MAN did all this so I can remodel the Shed to become My Shoppe for my Biz!! Isn't that sweet?

So now we have to clear out the storage in there and start remodeling!!!

Stay tuned........

AFTER

Michael and his new baby girl, Abby.

I can't believe Mike & Tresa are old enough to have a baby!!!

(they were in our youth group only 6-7 years ago)

Baby cousin Heidi (9 months)

She wouldn't smile for me, very unusual:) but look at those eyelashes!
Dipping King

Brody licking soy sauce off a lid!!

Happy Birthday Jeffrey!! #7

2009-05-18T13:04:00.000-07:00

WOW, you grew 2 3/4 inches in one year!!!

We love you Jeffrey and can't believe you are 7!! That's an official "big boy"

Happy Mother's Day!

2009-05-18T12:57:00.000-07:00

The best job in the world...and the hardest

I love my "Boys", Jeffrey & Brody

My heart is now walking around this world. With God's wisdom & guidance I can mold these boys into Gentlemen!!

I pray someday they will make wonderful husbands & godly men! Something this world needs:)

You can do it boys...

WANTED: A NEW TOOTH FAIRY

2009-04-06T13:46:00.000-07:00

Willing to work weekends, has a good head on her shoulders, good memory. 2 boys in household to look after, must love boys.
REWARD: Love you unconditionally

Well, we are very unsatisfied with our current Tooth Fairy. She has forgotten to leave a prize under Jeffrey's pillow 2x in a row. Jeffrey has lost both his top 2 teeth ( a very big deal in the 1st grade) and our T.F. has been a slacker. Last weekend she was TWO nights late!!!! Geeze, can you believe her? At least Jeffrey got an extra buck outa the deal.

Sunday Morning before Church....I quote: Jeffrey: The TF didn't come last night again, maybe she forgot. Mom & Dad: Do you think we should fire her?? She's not doing a very good job!!!!
Jeffrey: No, let's give her another chance, maybe she didn't know my tooth was in a new box!
M/D: Are you sure? We can fire her if you want!
J: NO, I like her, give her another chance!!!!
WHEW! Soon he won't be as sweet and gullable:)

Cookie Dough, Tooth Fairy, Cousins & Fun

2009-03-19T12:23:00.000-07:00

It's amazing how quickly they learn that when Mom gets the mixer out, oh boy, it's tasting time!! Mmmmmmmmmm, cookie dough

Plus the Chef outfit is too cute:)

Oh boy, we learned how to get on the table

Wiggle, wiggle that tooth Jeffrey

Minutes after this picture it came out and we had a late visit from the Tooth Fairy:

Funny Story; Jeffrey put his tooth under his bed with some skepticism about the truth of the fairy that night, but was really hoping for the Cash! So I am awakened at about 5:30AM to Jeffrey telling me "she" hasn't come to get his tooth yet. So in my dilirium, I tell him to go to sleep or she won't come because it's not time to wake up yet. Then about an hour later he comes back in and says the same thing that she hasn't come yet and asks to watch cartoons. I said yes to the cartoons only to buy me some time. I nudge Shawn and I am thinking, "shi**" I can't believe we forgot, hurry honey go get some cash for under the pillow!!!!!

So, we manage to sneak some money under Jeffrey's pillow while he's a vegatable in front of the t.v.
So, I call to Jeffrey, "Jeffrey did you hear that? Something loud was in your room." He runs upstairs and exclaims with delight that he scored cash!!!! a minute later:

"Daddy why did the Tooth Fairy comes so late? Shawn says, well, she knows you normally don't get up for school that early, so she thought you could be her last stop for the night!

Oh, OK Jeffrey says" and we went on about our morning.....

GO Portland Winter Hawks!!! said Gilbert

Thank you Great Grandma & Grandpa for our Valentine gifts!!!

Cousins: Heidi & Jeffrey

Zonked out

Excuse me, I'm reading here

TEAM SPORTS

2009-01-29T10:09:00.000-08:00

Jeffrey's 1st Team Sport! He could care less if he's good at it. He tries and is catching on. Since we don't watch sports, it might take him a little longer to get the jist of the game but he really likes it and of course he loves being with other kids!
I think Jeffrey will be one of those kids who can Play sports and Act in the drama club too! Because you know how dramatic he is!!!
His Co-Ed Community Team is called the Blazers (very original)
GO BLAZERS!!

Jeffrey trying a Lay-up

Off they go..............

Practicing the "Art of the Dribble"

Boys....

2009-01-29T10:06:00.000-08:00

Brody in the bath: I can't find it, oh wait, there it is:)

watching Brother practice

SNOW DAYS

2008-12-23T09:25:00.000-08:00

Shawn built this sled!! I just have 4 words for you: National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation!! Yes, he waxed the bottom and this sucker goes fast, especially on an icy hill :)
16 inches- wow

low visibility

Rosy cheeks, Red Noses.....ahh fun times

our Dog, Cardigan

1st Day of Snow

"Arctic Blast 2008" is now in affect, as the News channels have been calling it! I think it's so funny when they name the weather. Minnesota must be laughing at us:)

MERRY CHRISTMAS

2008-12-08T17:36:00.000-08:00

Something was really funny...Thanks to Annie (Annie Schilperoort Photography), we have gorgeous new Family Photos to share with you! Thanks Annie, we love them and you:)

just chillin

I love this because we are so serene and then there's Brody, the ham

OCTOBER UPDATE. HOW BLESSED WE ARE

2008-11-17T19:33:00.000-08:00

Jeffrey & Heidi

Superman & Spiderman in the same family

The boys carvin punkins (Jon, Jeffrey's new friend)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME (October 27th)

Family Picture with all the grankids and kids for my Mom's

60th Birthday!! sorry its sideways:)

HAPPY 60TH BIRTHDAY GRANDMA!!!!

October 17th

Say cheese please

Josh & Ruthie....and Jeffrey

Mom w/ Paula and her gorgeous daughters, Ashley & Beth (norma is paula's mominlaw)

Pumpkins from OUR Garden!

Behemoth & Petite

2008-10-25T10:28:00.000-07:00

Sarah and I went to Cannon Beach, just the 2 of us and we had the best time, just talking about everything and relaxing by the sea! This is the view out our front window. This cabin is nostalgic because we have stayed here together when we were kids, it was great to be there again. Love ya Sarah:)

Heidi, isn't she cute?

Brody the goof

IT'S A BIRD, IT'S A PLANE, IT'S SUPER-BRODY

2008-09-25T11:27:00.001-07:00

SUPER BRODY

Hillendale Park, just hangin out

What? Ice Cream, me? I don't know what your talking about!

Rose, the Grasshopper

BROTHERS

I swear I didn't pose them:)

A Lot has Happened since I last Blogged........

2008-09-04T09:34:00.000-07:00

Hi Friends and Family, A lot has happend since I last logged on. (from bottom to top): In July we spent a week at the beach in a cute little house in Neskowin. Sarah Ahlschlager and girls came and so did my Sis in-law, Ruthie with her kids. We had 9 kids at a time for a few days, it was crazy, beautiful, funny and we had a great time!!!! Then Shawn joined us for the weekend and we had a beautiful family time together!
In August Brody turned ONE and we had a fun family Birthday party for him!
As you can see, we have an addition to the family, my beautiful sister, Anna and her husband Clinton had their baby girl on August 24th.
And now its September and Jeffrey just started 1st grade...my baby is in elementary school...WOW. We are so blessed with family and friends, and a God who loves us and sees each of us through the hard times (believe me they have been weaved through the good stuff a lot this year) and blesses us with the good!!! God bless you in this next season and remember to count your Blessings!

Heidi Taylor born August 24th @ 6:43pm

Right before she came out(can you say I have an epidural?)

Company Picnic @ the Evergreen Air and Space Museum

face painting (Jeffrey)aka Spiderman

Sopwith Camel Plane (for those Snoopy fans)

Spruce Goose (Shawn helped put it back together w/ his crane) very cool!

Little Aviator

run away game

Brody is ONE

Yea for me

Its all gone?

Neskowin, Oregon

Hawk Creek Cafe

Have Children invaded the Town?

Ahlschlager girls w/ my neices & nephew

Dancin at the beach

SUMMER PART 1 - FIREWORKS

2008-07-11T16:21:00.001-07:00

FIREWORKS, WHITMAN STYLE

SUMMER PART 2

2008-07-11T16:05:00.000-07:00

SUMMER IS.....

SPRINKLER PARKS

KARATE CLASSES

BBQ'S W/ FAMILY

KINDERGARTEN GRADUATION!

2008-06-05T16:45:00.001-07:00

JEFFREY IS NOW

OFFICIALLY

A FIRST GRADER!!!

Where has the time gone? I am so excited to enter into the next phase of life with Jeffrey. Public school, an all day schedule, volunteering, sports and all of it! It's very exciting! We now have an official BIG BOY:)

But for now, Yea for SUMMER!

BRODY'S DEDICATION

2008-05-25T20:06:00.000-07:00

Brody was Dedicated in Church Today!

Pastor Adam prayed for Brody and our whole family! We believe that God takes care of our kids and God gives us the wisdom, if we ask and listen, to raise them right! Dedicating is a public way to acknowledge this and let everyone in our Church family be a part of our lives....it takes a village! FYI: Hillary wasn't the 1st to come up with that...hmm, I'm pretty sure it was GOD:)

Thanks Adam, We love RiverWest!!

IT'S GARDEN TIME

2008-05-25T19:53:00.000-07:00

It's that time of year again. Time to plant your garden! It's one of my favorite times of year,and I love it now because I can plant with Jeffrey and we watch our plants grow and then...Harvest:)
*The Rototilling pictures are curtious of Jeffrey:) (Brody and my Mom were napping)

Its fun to take photos of the kids in the Herb Garden, even if one of them doesn't think so:)

Jeffrey's Birthday Party!

2008-05-14T16:35:00.001-07:00

"SENSATIONAL" SIX

2008-05-14T07:31:00.000-07:00

jEFFREY IS 6!!!!!!!! I can't believe my baby is 6 already and yet.....:) Time does fly by! This time 6 years ago, Jeffrey was still in the hospital in the NICU. We were scared, tired, frustrated and we just wanted to take our baby boy home. You see, Jeffrey is our miracle baby #1. We didn't think we could have babies, but with 4 years of trying, fertility, and a Whole bunch of PRAYER we have Jeffrey:) I thank God that he is in my life, he makes me a better person (mainly because If I'm not, I will go into the institution)!
My Jeffrey is loving, kind, considerate of others, has a heart for God and is a hoot! Yes he is strong willed, stubborn and argumentative, but it dissapears the second he makes us laugh!!
I love you Jeffrey, Happy Birthday Buddy!

"Cat by the Tail"

2008-05-02T09:36:00.000-07:00

I just love boys in overalls! Brody posed well until he spyed the cat....

The magic of the TOOTH FAIRY

2008-04-09T21:08:00.000-07:00

Well it finally happened! The Tooth Fairy graced us with her presence! Jeffrey lost his 1st tooth last week and it was, and I quote, "the best day of my life!"

The Tooth was placed under the pillow with care and the Tooth Fairy descended and left $2 there, Jeffrey awoke with a glee and found under his pillow his money.

Jeffrey said he really believed that she was real and he woke up to find a prize for his lost tooth! What an event for a 5 year old!!!

Kind of strange since we don't believe in santa, but the tooth fairy is ok....fickle

Look at me, I can pull myself up!!!

2008-04-09T20:56:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone who is on the verge of no longer able to leave your baby on the bed propped with pillows or in the middle of the floor! Say good bye because its all changing.....Brody pulled himself to standing in his crib and just in the last week he is scooting himself all over the floor! I remember with my 1st that it was what I wanted, such an accomplishment! But then you realize that you have to be more alert than ever!!! So, I guess I might want to try to get more sleep.....ha! Someday we'll be able to catch up on sleep, right?

Springtime Boys

2008-03-21T13:47:00.000-07:00

Cute Brothers

Summer in February

2008-02-26T00:14:00.000-08:00

I had an amazing weekend at the beach with my Church "Sisters". I am so blessed by the friends I have and the new ones I made and hope to nourish! The Lord met me where I was and exceeded my expectations. I am still trying to absorb what God is trying to tell me! I am excited about my future!
We went to Cannon Beach and I actually got a little sunburn the last day!! It was amazing weather, Thank You God!!!!

"Yamping" at Cape Lookout!

2008-02-18T12:18:00.000-08:00

"yamping" is yuppy camping. We stayed at a Deluxe Cabin at Cape Lookout State Park between Tillamook and Pacific City in the 1st week in February. The cabins are fabulous...they have a bathroom inside (and a shower)!!! Yurts don't, but are still fun!:) I wouldn't recommend camping in February, it was very windy at night, some large branches hit the cabin. It was still fun to go exploring in the rain and we had the most amazing view of the stormy sea right on our front porch!! We cooked on the gas grill while looking at the ocean!

We got to take Jeffrey to the Tillamook Air Museum and the Cheese Factory! He loved both of course. W are going back to the cabin in November (the only one they had). Sometimes November is great weather (cross your fingers)!!!

Look at me, I can sit all by myself

2008-02-18T12:13:00.000-08:00

WE HAVE A WOODPECKER

2008-01-28T08:55:00.000-08:00

ITS ANOTHER ADDITION OF "THE WILD KINGDOM" HERE AT THE WHITMAN'S......WE HAVE A RED HEADED WOODPECKER

SNOW DAY!

2008-01-28T08:45:00.000-08:00

"READY,AIM,FIRE"

ITS A SNOW DAY HERE IN O.C. ON MONDAY. NO SCHOOL & MORE PLAY TIME FOR JEFFREY (less sane time for mommy)! :)