Blake William Varney

September 25th, 2008 ...

The day finally arrived! Can you tell I'm am SO ready?! We went to Banner Gateway at 5 am to be induced with chicken #5...

Here is the "Peanut Gallery" - Grandma Varney(Landon's Mom), Grandpa Huso( my Dad and who we got William from), Grandma Huso (My mom) and Breanna (friend, videographer :), and woman support grand central!)

6 hours and about 6 good pushes later....

we welcomed Blake William Varney to our family!

We couldn't have done it without our fabulous Dr. Beck - he's delivered all of our children and is the best!!! If you look in the background Grandpa Huso is just as proud :)

Pics of the proud Grandparents... Grandma & Grandpa Varney and Huso...I love the shot of G. Varney taking pics of Blake...I think he took over 100 in the hour they were visiting :) Landon gets the credit for the rare - never before taken - shot of Larry smiling AT the camera, rather than BEHIND it!!! Great Shot.

So here are some pics of the kids with their new baby brother!

The kids were all so excited to meet Baby Blake! They each got to 'hold' him and had such sweet spirits about them. It was so fun to watch each of their reactions to him...Ruthie is definitely the 'little mommy' and James is his protector! Porter and Weston just like to look at him and ask to 'hold him' every once in a while.
This is Landon's art work he drew every day in my room. I didn't think to do a picture until we were leaving. He is so talented and it was fun to see what he'd come up with next.

Pictures on the day we came home. Proud Daddy and Mommy!

Welcome to our family little Blake! We love you and are so thankful you are healthy and strong!
Thank you to all of you for your love, prayers, support, meals and sweet gifts that you have given to us! We couldn't survive with out you!

Love, The Varney Gang ...now 7 strong!

All my Chickens...

So my mom has this magnet that says, "Raising children is like being pecked to death by a chicken!" So I thought I would post some of my favorite pictures of my chickens since I know I'll post quite a few when the newest one gets here soon...

I am so thankful to be a Mom and to have such beautiful happy children. We are truly blessed and can only hope and pray that our next little chicken will be just as happy and sweet as his brothers and sister!

'A' Your Adorable

Is it any wonder that she is adored?! I NEVER thought that I would see Landon putting makeup on our little girl - ever :) I'm sure that one will go in her wedding video someday. Landon's Dad takes the best pictures and while he was showing Ruthie some he had taken I snuck in a quick one with the two of them together - sorry Dad but you can't delete this one!

Ruthie's 5th Birthday

Ruthie was so excited to have her birthday and turn 5 years old! She invited all of her friends and cousins to her Tinker Bell Party! There were 13 girls at the party and we played pin the wings on Tink - each of the girls decorated their own fairy wings and then tried to put them on Tink while blind folded, Fairydust freeze tag - you could only unfreeze when someone sprinkled pixie dust on you, and Peter Pan Peter Pan Tinker Bell - our version of Duck Duck Goose. We had Green Neverland punch - Hawaiin punch and sprite , and Fairy sprinkle cupcakes and then opened presents! It was a super fun party and there is still glitter all over my house. But hey, I only have 1 girl and she only turns 5 once!!

Happy Birthday Ruthie - we sure love you!

Contractions Galore!!!

So how much more tired can I get...or should I really say that out loud? I've had contractions non stop since Saturday the 30th and am exhausted. Of course when I went to the doctor he informed me that NOTHING is happening (which is why I'm always induced)...I guess that extra pitocin is what my body needs to get these babies out - thank heavens for modern medicine!! So unless I actually accomplish something on my own then I'm scheduled for the 25th. We are all getting excited - me a little nervous on the whole change in routine for our family - ha ha ha I almost said 'little' family...It's hard to believe we'll be a gang of 7! So for now... it's onto washing and organizing baby stuff and trying not to go nuts with all these contractions.