Guess WHO"S the BIG 3!!!!

Wow she is my big girl!!! and already 3 ... Where did the time go????

Raegan Mae Terry

Born March 11, 2009 @ 8:10 p.m.

so just a little something so u (Rae) can know about UR SPECIAL DAY!!!

So to be honest u were not planned at all!!! U were very much a HUGE surprise to us!!! A VERY GOOD SURPRISE!!! I knew I was prego with u very early ... like 2 weeks but I didnt tell anyone cuz I kinda figured it out when we were heading to Cascade for the 4th of July weekend.. I got car sick and had to pull over and find ur brothers snacks.... then we got to Cascade Aunt Katina, Grandma Terry and me went to go get lunch for everyone and I got sick again... they asked if I was prego and I said no!!! they were very fast to go home and tell EVERYONE!!! even wanted to go get a test... we put a stop to that!!! the next morning I got sick again... I finally told ur Dad something was wrong with me!!! we kept it low key.. and just kept u feed that seemed to keep u happy and me not sick ( for the rest of that trip)

We came home ... I told ur dad I was gonna go buy dog food... and got that and a test...

Daddy just about feel outta the car... yeah he was a little shocked thought I was teasing him!!!

NEXT MORNING >>> THE LINE WAS THERE

I WAS EXCITED AND SO WAS EVERYONE ELSE!!!

dad called grandpa right away and he said I KNEW IT!!

yeah u fooled nobody!!!

my prego life with u was ...... ooo my I was sick all the time... I had to eat eggs and toast every morning... it seemed to be the right thing ..... u hated when I drank Orange Juice!!! but everything else was ok ... I loved eating Nachos with u... that seemed to be the CRAVEING!!!!

Ultra Sound day... it was sooo fun ur brothers all dressed up in their football jerseys and were sooooo excited... we took them outta school and heading for the hospital....

when they asked what everyone wanted a boy or a girl it was shouts of GIRL GIRL!!! they wanted a cheerleader :)

the lady looked and looked and started to say GGGIIIRR when ur daddy said u better make sure she's a girl before u tell all us ..... and so she looked and looked somemore and showed us and she turned to ur brothers and said u guys are gonna have a little SISTER!!!

Tears and CHEERS filled that whole small little room...

Ur due date was drawing near.... ur dr. was gonna be outta town so we scheduled a Induction for the A.M of the 11th.... and waited and waited and yeah waited somemore... Grandma and Papa Terry got there and they were amazed u were still inside.... the Dr. came in and gave us 2 options

1. go home and just wait

2. brake ur water bag and give u 24 hours to come out

we oped for #2 and so he broke ur bag at 7:30 and u were out by 8:10

u were my fastest EVER baby... and they smallest one to!!!

U were born weighing in at 6 lbs 13 oz

u were a great baby and oooo sooo tiny ...

people at ur delivery...

Aunt Jennifer

Uncle George

Papa Terry

Grandma Terry

Dr. Ingle was ur dr!!!

and several nurses cuz the ones that helped with Colby and Tyson wanted to help with u so u had double nurses!!!

I was nervous u were gonna be a boy... I was really hoping I wasnt gonna have to send dad after boy clothes!!!

We didnt think we would ever have a girl... so u were a BIG shocker to us!!!

Raegan U have done sooo much for this family!!! U have brought color to our lives and so so much more... We dont know what we would do without u!!!

NEW BEGINNINGS AND NEW YEARS 2012

JANUARY 14, 2012

SEALED FOR TIME & ETERNITY

BOUNTIFUL UTAH TEMPLE

WOW .... WHAT A WAY TO START OUT THE NEW YEAR!!!

I COULD NOT HAVE THOUGHT OF ANY BETTER WAY

WHAT A HANDSOME CUTE PACK WE ARE!!!

EXTREMELY HAPPY MY DAD WAS ABLE TO BE THERE WITH US!!!

HUGE THANKS TO THE SULLIVANS TOO FOR ALL THEIR SUPPORT

SUPER EXCITING TO HAVE PARENTS THERE TO SHARE WITH US!!!

I am happy to finally just say we did it!!!

its been a long time coming...

when Eric and I started dating in Dec 1995 I honestly never thought we would be where we are today!!!

I would ask Eric to join me for church while we were dating... he always had other plans or something he JUST had to do!!! When he asked my Dad for my hand in marriage my dad told me he was happy for me and just glad that Eric was a good man and somewhere in the head he knew there was faith! He told me he wanted me to try harder at getting Eric to come to church... and that he wanted to see me beat his record time of 10 years!!!

(it took my parents 10 years to be sealed in the temple after marriage)

well I didnt beat that

but I didn't take much much longer.... When Bryan was about the age of Baptism I asked Eric why he didnt try harder to come to church... He just said he was not ready ... that was in 2007

Eric started coming more and more between 2007 and 2009

we had Raegan in 2009 I asked Eric to do her Blessing he said " I haven't done any of the boys I'm not starting now!"

Colby was about ready to get baptized in 2010 .. we sat down and asked him who he wanted to have Baptize him... He said well DuH DAD... Eric quickly said sorry bud I cant :(

to which I quickly said WHY NOT?

Eric recieved his ELDERS MAY 2010 and same day he baptized Colby!!!

that was AMAZING ... he had a long talk to Bryan making sure this was ok... Bryan said yes but I'm sure there was a part of him that was not ok with it ... I'm sure he didn't think it was fair!!

watching Erics dad give Eric the priesthood was amazing and the feeling to know we had the Priesthood in our house was something hard to explain..

U have to hold the priesthood for a year to be able to attend the Temple... We actually had not even talked about that but it didn't take the Bishop long to talk to us about it

We have an amazing Bishop he asked us to take the class but never got us into one... I think he didn't like my answer... he asked us about 6 months later and I guess he liked my answer better cuz he got us right into a class... after about 2 classes he called me into his office to talk!!! OOO GREAT!

He wanted to make sure " HE WAS NOT WASTING BRO. SKINNEREDS TIME??"

LOL I let him know I was ready and no he was not wasting Bro. S's time!!!

CLASSES DONE ... WHENS THE DATE???

WoW all the choices... we already knew what Temple but what date?? We thought about asap.. but it was thanksgiving , Christmas, New years.. ooo lets wait tel June and do it on our original Marriage date!!!

ERIC QUICKLY SAID NO WE ARE NOT WAITING THAT LONG!

so we set the date and called and made all the arrangements

January 14, 2012 Endowments starting at 11:30 sealing at 1:45

We asked Lonny and Taniel to be are Escorts... they are amazing friends and have been with us threw everything thick and thin...

THANKS SULLIVANS

Well it was a great amazing weekend...

I am thankful that I have a AMAZING husband that has come SOOO far

I am saddened that I waited soo long cuz my Mom missed coming

But I know SHE WAS THERE IN SPIRIT!!!

so very HAPPY my DAD was able to come with me

and I will never forget that look on his face when I walked into the Temple and he smiled and waved at me

IT WAS PRICELESS!!

I know he was happy and excited and AMAZED that I was there and finally doing it

I am thankful and grateful that Joelynn and Bill, Jaron and Emily , Bill and Jackie could all be there also!

glad the Kids Enjoys the Youth Center!!!

and will never forget them walking into the Sealing Room all dressed in white and Raegan running to me saying

HI MOMMY!!!

the feeling I had during the whole session was amazing ... and holding Erics hand as he pulled me threw the vail :) he made me cry and he just held me tight...

First person I saw entering the Celetrial Room was PAPA Bill Terry... 2nd greatest dad!! and of course I was BALLING and he just took me in his arms... I love that man! and as we waited and walked around I was waiting for my dad and they fiinally wheeled him in ... I cried as he reached out to hug me and congratulate me at that very moment it made me really miss my mom ... wishing I could hug her again ... I just held on to my dad a little longer knowing that threw him she was hugging me too!!!

Thanks DAD IM SOOO HAPPY U WERE STILL AROUND TO DO THIS WITH ME!!!

The Sealing room was next and amazing.... My sister Joelynn sat in as MY MOM that made me cry but I'm glad she didn't make me sit there alone!!!

There are way too many things about that day I will never forget and I just thank God everyday for LIFE!!! Without him none of this is possible!!

K I'm boooooobing way tooo much so I need to stop!!!

Just a big thanks to my amazing ERIC... U are an amazing husband .... father.... partner in crime :) ..... and just my complete soul mate!!! I'm forever glad U chose me to be ur WOMEN!!!

THE TERRYPACK SEALED FOR TIME & ETERNITY

2012

CONGRATS TO US!!!

Moms Funeral

In Memory of my MOM

Born May 6, 1944

Died October 7, 2011

married James B Hansen August 3, 1968

sealed for Time & Eternity September 15, 1979

My mom always loved to hold our babies... if they were sleeping she was holding them:)

and she told us it was

a BAD thing for us!!

GRANDMA can DO ANYTHING!

and get away with it!!!

it was a beautiful day outside!!! Mom loved those kinda days!

we buried her in a blue casket cuz blue was her favorite color!!

we chose all her "boys" to carry her!! She was probably so happy we did this... we wanted all the boys but uuummmm we have ton of boys so we decided the oldest of each of her kids... and rest where honorary!! Jaron did have Lance stand in as he doesnt have a boy so lance became his!!! Lance was honored

We took the drive home to Springfield Idaho where we were all raised !! Thats home for us all and thats where mom wanted to be laid to rest... My oldest brother is there too along with Jr and my grandparent on the Hansen side... I think she will like the place we picked... she will have a great view of nice trees and o course her old house!!! Dad was really happy to be home that weekend... the house looks amazing and the town really hasnt changed at all.... We have a wonderful funeral and service for mom, making it a emotional and enjoyable funeral

Will I miss my mom?!?!? DUH EVERY DAY

I miss the phone calls to see how I'm doing... and how the kids and hubby are...

the making sure I am alive phone calls cuz she hadnt heard from me in a while

the mom help me I can't remember a recipe calls

the mom how do I do this? calls

the calls just to talk and chat...

ooo this was a new one the TEXTING!!! ooo that was fun to teach

I texted her a picture of Colby , Tyson and Raegan in my shower with their butts against the door!!! LOL she called me and was like "what is this" lol oooo grams its just butts !!!

I could go on and on about the things I will miss but the most important on is

BIRTHDAY PHONE CALLS

u never know what u have until its gone :(

I will miss the hugs... the shopping days ... the Sunday dinner ... the ice cream partys!!! the disney movie watching... the can u get me a Diet Pepsi on ur way threw :)

but most of all I will just miss MY MOM!!!

!!!! I LOVE U MOM AND ALWAYS WILL !!!!

EnDiNg Up 2011

so I didn't do tooo well about keeping up blogging last year OOO well I cant be super mom and super blogger all at once!!! Well so here goes the "lets catch up 2011 so I can start 2012!!!

June, July, August .... Summer time yeah baby!!! We really didn't do too much we are saving $$$ for Disneyland next year!!! But we did make it up to our Favorite Camping place "Onion Reservoir"

this was Raegans first fish.... she wanted nothing to do with it!! lol sooo cute

took a nice Sunday drive to this place!!! called little Onion... they kids where really dirty in this pic but I dont care!!! Its cute anyways!

oooooo yeah baby he got stuck!!! I really dont know what he was thinking!!! But it was sure hard getting him out!

just sitting around the camp fire!

I really think they played in the water more than they fished!

Tysons first fish of the weekend!!

Bryan caught a TON of fish this year!

Colbys was a pretty tiger fish!!! he got 1st fish of the weekend

this was the start of our weekend!!! NOT FUN!!!

This is a wonderful place to fish and camp and just get away from EVERYTHING!!! We have made it a goal to try to get there at least 1 time a year! Its a crazy scary drive pulling the trailer but I made it!!! The flat tire was crazy scary too ... Colby saw it and was like UUMMMM MOM we have a PROBLEM!!! Id say! But we didnt let that flat get the best of are weekend we just unhooked and drove quads all weekend and did some wonderful hiking also!!!

U know somethings in life u just need something so little as a flat to make u realize what u need in life!!! Monday morning as we loaded up and started to head down this mountain I asked Eric to say a prayer (cuz I was totally scared to drive a spare tire down a mountain) he did and we made it down and into Denio where we always have to stop and get a drink just kinda our way as supporting the local little store... the tire was still fine... headed on our way and as we slowed down to turn right onto highway 95 the truck was bouncing I told Eric we had a flat!! He yelled and said ooo my we sooo do not just keep going! I dont listen to him very well :) pulled off the side of road and good thing I did... the lug nuts on the spare where FALLING OFF!!! he POPEYED with his extra strenght and got them all back on and we drove the rest of the way home!!! We sat the kids down and had a instant talk about prayer and listing to ur head and heart cuz that prayer and my heart made me pull over and fix the tire before something worse happened! U can say this weekend really opened our lives to know what our next big step in life was!!!

Next step in life..... TEMPLE PREP CLASSES!!!

Temple prep classes started ... had taken a few when I decided I should call my mom and let her know!!! She was extremely excited we were finally doing it... but when I asked her to come with she said " sorry honey I am not going to be able to make it " I thought to myself she gave up on me? and I was mad and crying and yeah I hung up on her! I took a few days to call her back :( and she said she was sorry she made me cry and was sorry she wasn't able to come but she would be there in spirit :( that was one of the hardest things to hear... she knew she was sick and she knew she couldn't wait for me ... I had a really hard time understanding why to me it sounded like she was giving up but I know she wasn't she was just tired of being sick!

I took my kids to see my mom October 1st and just let her watch them play... and be noisey... and just be themselves!!! Best thing ever!!! But that was the last time she saw them... She died 6 days later... Im so greatfull that I took the time to just let them play and be with her.. I didn't said hurry kids we gotta go nothing I just let them play and I just talked the next day just Eric, me and Jennifer went in got some frosty's from Wendys and went and sat with mom... Its was then and there I knew her time here was about done... watching her try to eat that frostys was so hard... with the numorous Trak Tubes she had had down her throut it was so hard for her to eat and drink.. :( she was really sick and it was sad to sit there and watch that.... leaving that day was awful and I hated it!

October 6 .... on my way to get Bryan from baseball and I get that call ... the call nobody wants mom was transported back to ER and was asking for her babies ( that being ME and JARON) I called my BFF and she took my kids and I drove to Elko as FAST as I COULD.. which was still not fast enough! But I got there before her time was up and was able to talk to her and hear her tell me how proud of me she was and how she was gonna miss me and my family... I still remember her last words to me I will never forget them..... Im just glad I made it before she passed... I needed those last words ............ the next morning we took dad to Breakfast to talk to him about what was happening and what he wanted us to do.. than took him to see mom ! Dad couldn't stay there long he was having a very hard time dealing so we all said a family pray let Dad have his last hug and kiss and then Joelynn took him home ...... Mom died October 7 @ 11:51 with 4 of her kids right there and the other on speaker phone!! ( jennifer was in California as Ashlees boyfriend was having bone marrow transplant)

U know that amazing part of the whole thing is mom was here and still fighting for life and making sure everything was done and everyone was ok, until that very last minute and when we called to tell Jen she was gone Nikkos transplant had just finished... she stayed with us tell she knew Nikko was ok!!! U GO MOM !!! thats how she always was SHE WAS ALWAYS THERE AND HERE FOR US to make sure everything was done and OK!!!

Wow where has the year gone?!?!?!?!

I haven't been on here blogging at all this year!!! sorry everyone that reads mine!!! I have had a pretty busy year sooo far!

January.... SNOW SNOW AND MORE SNOW.... We had a late Christmas with the Terry Grandparents thats always fun!!! They came down and spent the weekend and we had a great time... somedays I do wish we lived closer so the kids could see them more often!
Also in January my dad was sick again... everytime the phone rings it really just freaks me out these days... not much more happened in January

February.... dad and mom both sick!!! Parents should never be allowed to get old and ill!!! makes ruaryme realize I just need to kept my life healthy and in shape!!! Well this month I turned 33 OOOO MY.... I fell old yes I do but I also think I am in the best shape of my life thus far!!! I had a great birthday ... my friends took me out to LAS MAS for lunch!!! alway fun!!! Eric bought me a CRICKET for a gift and I love IT!!! but never find enough time to play with it!!! I need a room for just that and my sewing machine!!! (maybe sometime in the near future) but I think the hardest thing this year on my birthday was not getting that call saying happy birthday from my mom!!! she always calls first thing but not this year cuz she wasnt able to ... the things we miss just sucks!!!

March..... My baby girl turned 2!!! wow seem just like yesterday I was having her and now she is 2.... but she is my big girl... Potty trained and ready for life!!! I potty trained her a few months ago and she just took on to it like a PRO!!! Probably by far my easiest one to train... she is sooo much fun her birthday was nice and easy and just little .... We bought her a Trike and in thinking she would not be able to peddle it ... NOPE WRONG!!! she does great and in fact rides it ALL OVER the house.... Eric turned 33 this year also!!! OLD MAN..... :) I bought him a 22-250 gun for his birthday!! He has been looking at this gun for a while now and so I just finally got it, he loves it!!! cant wait to go it some varmits with it!!! Colbys birthday was also this month!!! He is already 9... he is my little man... great kid !!! he wanted to have a sleepover b-day party and due to the fact he never got the last 2 b-day partys I finally allowed it... He had about 5 friends come over and stay we play minute to win it games and had pizza! Great night and fun memorys... he is spoil and sooo worth it!!!

April.... Nikko and Ashlee got great news this month!!! He was finally accepted for Medicare so he can finally get his bone marrow transplant!!! that is like the BEST NEWS OF THE MONTH!!!

May .... Finally both parents are home and healthly!!!!! its about time!!!

Bryan turned 12!!! He received the Arronic Priesthood!!! SO SO SO proud of him... and even more proud that he could ask his dad to do it!!! Its been a year now that Eric held the powers of the Priesthood himself and the complete joy to have in our house! I am blessed that he finally had a eye opener in life and came back to church and got active again!!! I LOVE IT... I loved that Bryan didnt even have to ask anyone else or even think about who he would ask!!! We were just talking about it one day and he just said Dad was gonna do it!!! no questions asked!!! to me that is amazing and wonderful to know... many of u might not understand or get it but before Eric had the priesthood it was hard and so immottional for me everytime something religious came up the not knowing who to ask was hard and to me not as meaningful but it is way more meaningful now cuz their own daddy gets to do it and how proud of him I am !!! I cryed that Sunday afternoon as they called Bryan to sit on the chair and as I watch his father lay his hands on his head and give him the blessing!! I cryed even more after when Bryan stood up and turned to Eric and said "thanks Dad" with a manly father son hand shake :') it was amazing and so awesome at the same time,, than he came and hugged me and yep I cried some more!!! Congrats Bryan U make me sooo proud to have u as my son!!! LOVE U! and yep I'm crying againg!!! Im a boob!!! It's in the jeans I cant help it!!! lol

ALL CAUGHT UP !!! I will try to keep up monthly and add some pictures in too ... plain writing is sooo blau!!!

November is the month of Thanks!!!

and I have TONS of things to be Thankful for!!!

We were asked to do thanksgiving here at my house this year!!! I love it when everyone is able to come too, cuz Eric has to work that day so we can NEVER go anywhere!

I forgot to get the camping tables out before all our snow!!! so the kids ate on my floor!!! (Nice to have wood when it comes to kids and animals!!!)

had to take 2 shots cuz they were all spead out!!!

one side of the table

and the other side

Thanksgiving this year was very fun, sad, and everything else.... it really makes u stop and think about everything u are really thankful for!

1. first and foremost MY PARENTS!!! cuz without them I would not be here...

2. My HUBBY!!! love the man ... he is my BEST FRIEND, and my EVERYTHING... without him I would not have the wonderful cutest kids ever!!!

3. Bryan, Colby, Tyson and Raegan... they keep me getting outta bed every morning... they give u those smiles and words that just make everything just worth it!!!

4. Sisters.... Jennifer and Joelynn best 2 sisters a sister could ask for... just wish sometimes they were closer in age and lived closer... I am always on the phone with them and enjoy all the times I get to hang out with them have tons of memorys !!!

5. BIG brothers!!! I have 3 but only 2 living... but the one in heaven I'm sure told my kids lots of naughty thing to do to me!!! But my 2 living here on earth mean sooo much to me.. they always kept me outta trouble growing up and I feel they still encourage me to stay outta trouble now... I miss them lots as I dont talk to them all that much but I do text them all the time!!! Gotta LOVE TEXTING!!!

6. My friends... Lonny and Taniel and Justin and Roxy are my closest Friends here in Winnemucca and probably life too... Taniel is always there when I need that shoulder to cry on or the tissue to pass me... she is AMAZING!!! Makes it soo nice to have her here she is like a sister...

7. My house... have been in it for 9 years this December 28!!! I still remember the day we drove into the drive way to look at it for the first time... we opened the door and Eric said yep I will take it!!! It was amazing and huge and had the garage and the whole shabang!!! Now 3 kids later and 4 dogs... WE NEED A BIGGER ONE OR AN ADD ON!!! I love the memorys we have made in it and love that our kids have a nice house to live in!

I could go on and on about the things I am thankful for !! But that could take FOREVER... I am just greatful that I was able to have most of my family here for the holiday... and I get to have my parents here for Christmas this year... I worry that this might be the last one somedays, both their healths are not good and they just scare me... so sence it is my year to have them I am kidnapping them (they are not very happy to be traveling) but I thought about just packing up my things and family and going there... but nope it is not the same wheel chairs and all they are coming here!!! I want my kids to have them here so they can see my house at christmas and they can see my kids open all there stuff.. I just want this memory.. I am going to set up the video camera in the corner and video the whole thing.. cuz I want my kids to remember that they were here and just plain remember grandma and papa... Parents should not be allowed to get old and sick... its just not fair that my kids expecially Rae will not know who they are but thats what memorys are and pictures and good times like this while they last... I love my parents dearly and am thankful for everything they taught me and everything they did and still do for me... I wish their healths would get better but I know unless my mom does some drastic changes in her life it just will not happen... I pray for them always and just take it day by day... LOVE U MOM AND DAD !!!!

Mom and Dad

mom was sooo cold at my house and I had my pellet stove cranked up... it made me soo sad but we covered her up and tried to keep her warm!!! This pic just makes me cry they look so old :(

Thanks Giving 2010

good times, good people and great food!!!

!!!! 12 Big YEARS together!!!

( 12 years ago)

!!!! HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO US!!!!

( a couple of days ago)

We just hit the big 12 years in June... Can't believe we have been married this long, and together for 14 1/2... WOW thats kinda CRAZY... but OOOO so wonderful, I would NOT change ANYTHING!!! and hope we have MANY.. MANY more together

and being together this long we have created 4 AMAZING kids

Bryan ...

is our all around SPORTS nut.... he just got done playing on 2 different baseball teams... 1 was the city league and the other was a traveling team.... and then he was chosen to play on the ALL-STARS team, so he has kept us busy busy these last few months and here in a few more weeks he will start FOOTBALL too.... he diffently keeps me going!!!

he is an AMAZING player!!

Colby...

is my MONKEY with BRAINS!!! if he can get ON it or IN it he will CLIMB it.... I am really amazed he has not broken anything (YET), he has had many of CLOSE calls of falling outta my trees or off THINGS but so far so good.... YES!!! and he has BRAINS too, and it is kinda funny when the older brother come to him for help with the homework... He really has some SKILLS!

TYSON...

oooo he is my MONSTER WITH MUSCLES... he usually is called the Lit Eric (cuz he looks and acts just like his DADDY!!! I'm gonna have to keep a close EYE on him! He can pack a punch but also have the most loving appeal.... he has to have the MUSCLES becuz he gets picked on A LOT with having 2 older brothers.... but he usually can hold his own pretty good.... and yes he has gave Colby a bloody nose more than ONCE!!! He will be the one the Principle we probably have to call me about.... I'm just waiting!

Raegan...

is our little PRINCESS.... wait did I say PRINCESS ????? She has got ATTITUDE X's all her brothers.... temper, temper and more temper... (whom did she get that from?) but threw all her temper and attitude she is soo fun!!! She loves to play outside with the brothers... they are already teaching her to play baseball and football, she plays in the sandbox with them and loves it, Grandma Hansen said she is diffinitly her mothers daughter! and yes she is cuz she just has to pack around and have her blanket ALL THE TIME!!! and lately she has to have her baby, she makes me laugh just watching her... how she has changed our family in just 15 1/2 months!!!

just a fun picture the photo lady took.... u know we as parents have to always find time to get in a good KISS!!!

I'd say that 12 years together has been wonderful. I have had so much fun turning in a wife and then mom in just months.... I love that I have a wonderful HUBBY and that he has chosen ME to be his wife and mother to our kids! May we have NO MORE KIDS but TONS MORE years TOGETHER!!!

The TERRY PACK

12 YEARS worth of

LIFE, LAUGHS and LOTS of LOVE