Ethan's Blessing

Hanging out with his buddy Paul.

Our venture out to Luke's school carnival, pretty much the most ghetto carnival ever.

"Good Morning Ethan, it is time to get ready for your blessing."

Andrea and kids, plus my parents came in town for the "blessed event"

If you ever wondered which side Ethan got his mouth from, here is the evidence. He's all Larson.


John grilled up some smokin' hot burgers!

Our First Family Pic

Mmm, probably should of tried harder to get a good pic of him. oops

Hearing the blessings that you know can come your childs way is a unique experience. Ethan may not be that old, but I can already promise you he is going to be someone big someday, someone of importance. He has a killer personality that we can't get enough of at this house. We love him!

Arizona Bound...Again

Yet another trip to AZ. My Grandpa's 80th birthday bash was not something I was going to miss. I was pretty impressed with the fact that I went to Arizona all by myself with 4 kids loaded up into the back of the van. My Mom was the only one that knew we were coming, so it made for a fun surprise when my Dad open the door to find us all standing there.

Grandma reading them a bedtime story.

Headed to the Lake, a first for me and mine!
My kids were so excited.

Andrea and I went down to the picnic area with the babies and waited for the boat to come around carrying everybody else. We waited and waited.....well the boat never left the dock, it was busted. Dang, I guess our Lake experience is going to have to wait until next trip. So we just let the kids splash around in the water. They had a lot of fun regardless, wish I could say the same for the men. Eric and my Dad were not happy campers.





Ashley almost drowned. She had on a life vest that was too big. She lost her footing in the water and the vest made it so that she was stuck face down in the water. Scary! (We have already lost one Ashley, I couldn't handle losing another.)

The desert is so beautiful.

Katelyn was giving Ashley ballet lessons.

Seth and his superman t-shirt that he can't live without.

Grandpa and Grandma's surprise party.

I miss not having my grandparents close by. I was convinced them moving was going to be a bad thing. Now I realize that was just me being selfish, they really look happy in their new Arizona life.

All lined up for a horsey ride. Thanks again Uncle Mike!

And Ethan... never left the car seat the whole party! Such a sweet little guy, although I didn't get to show him off.

I love the fact that my family is such a short distance away. Now if I could only find a way to get Idaho to not be so dang far!

Baby Ethan

I have never anticipated labor as much as I did with this baby. All the other kids surprised me by coming early, so when this little guy decided stick with me an extra two weeks, I was a little surprised and anxious. But he made it here safely and he is beyond handsome.

Ethan Clark Chaffin
April 22, 2011
1:13 PM
10 lbs 3 oz

Check out his rockin' going home outfit.

We had such a hard time deciding on a name this time around. When the name Ethan was put on the table, John finally didn't shoot me down. (Mostly because he heard it on a John Wayne movie.) I thought the name was perfect except for the fact that every time I pictured an Ethan, I pictured a dark haired kid. Chances of that happening were slim, since both of us have a light hair color. So when he showed up tall, dark and handsome; I knew we had the right name.

Just look at those squeezable cheeks.


He got to come home on Easter Sunday.

Now I have the four most beautiful, perfect children in the whole world. I'm such a spoiled mommy!