The Penning Family

Our cute kids

2010-08-12T21:31:00.000-07:00

We could not get both of them to smile at the same time.

Chase got a toddler bed

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Halloween 2009

2009-11-01T20:17:00.000-08:00

Oh yes that is a boot on my foot. I broke it trying to get something out of the storage unit on Halloween day. Don't worry we still went trick or treating and had so much fun watching how cute the kids were.

Stacy and Rob came down to visit and the kids love them! We could not of asked for a better visit. Love you guys!

Chase was a lion and Victoria was a princess.

They looked so cute.

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Happy Birthday Chase

2009-09-13T14:02:00.000-07:00

Bubble Bath

2009-09-13T13:36:00.000-07:00

Chase got Spiderman bubble bath for his birthday....he thinks it is the coolest thing ever. He screams when it is time to get out.

Trip to Fresno

2009-09-13T13:10:00.000-07:00

Victoria lost her first tooth

2009-07-01T15:56:00.000-07:00

Chase attempting to jump...notice that his feet never leave the ground

2009-07-01T15:47:00.000-07:00

Medow Brooke

2009-06-04T08:53:00.001-07:00

No we did not win first place or any other place....but we sure had fun!
Chase and Victoria could not get enough out of the video games.

Chase did not have a clue what he was doing he just wanted to hold the gun :(

My cute boy!!!!! I just want to pinch those cheeks!

Chase with his first ice cream cone

2009-06-04T08:39:00.000-07:00

When we got home I put him in his high chair and I wasn't paying attention and he was trying to eat the paper that is wrapped around the bottom of the cone when he got down to that part. He could not get enough of it.

Feeding the ducks

2009-05-25T12:56:00.000-07:00

Memorial Day!

2009-05-25T12:53:00.000-07:00

Victoria loved her Papa Harvey and misses him very much! We took flowers to his grave and Grandma Harvey's.

Monster Chase

2009-05-25T12:51:00.000-07:00

Chase thinks it is so funny when we put his shirt over his head. He looks so scary!

Fun at the family campsite

2009-05-25T12:35:00.000-07:00

Taking a family walk.
I did not know these swings still exsisted.
Chase loved this rocking horse. He screamed bloody murder when I took him off and told him it was time to go. He seriously sat on that thing for about 25 minutes. He loved it. I wish we had one of those at home to keep him entertained.

They had this really cool rope swing.

Marshall

2009-05-25T12:15:00.000-07:00

Victoria and Chase loved Aunt Jodies little dog named Marshall.

Chase kept trying to hug it and kiss it.

He was a cute little dog.

Pool time!

2009-05-25T12:06:00.000-07:00

Chase loves the water. At first he did not want his picture taken so I told him to say cheese and then I would give him a popsicle. Hey what ever works to get that cute smile out...right!so cute!

Easter Day

2009-04-14T09:53:00.000-07:00

Victoria and her Easter basket.

Chase and his Easter basket.

Victoria and Chase in their Easter outfits.

Cute Easter buckets.

Easter egg hunt at the park

2009-04-14T09:45:00.000-07:00

Mike helping Chase find the eggs with the most candy.

Crazy fun Easter egg hunt at the park with friends.

Best Friends Forever!

Yes...she knows she is cute.

Grandma helping Chase find Easter eggs.

Grandma came to visit

2009-04-14T09:32:00.000-07:00

Victoria and Grandma making easter cookies.

Grandma, Victoria, and Chase swinging.
Grandma, Victoria, and Chase (with a mouth full of candy) after a friend Easter egg hunt.

Grandma and Chase. Cheese ball.

Grandma playing pretend store with Victoria.

2009-04-14T09:24:00.000-07:00

Victoria and Mike in front of Ceasers Palace
Check out the fish in the background. They were huge.

This is one of the famous people who dress up like a robot. He was pretty cool.

This is the horse in front of the famous toy store in Vegas. If you look really close we are at the bottom. Good luck seeing us.

Victoria all blinged out!

Cousins

2009-04-14T09:18:00.000-07:00

Brooklynn and Victoria
Rachel, Brooklynn, Danny, Victoria, Ezzy, Juan P., and Nikki
Victoira and Ezzy

Juan P., Victoria and Danny

Flight to Vegas

2009-04-14T09:15:00.000-07:00

When we went to Vegas the flight was so full not to mention it was late arriving.

2009-04-14T09:12:00.000-07:00

All of Grandma and Papa's grand kids together for the first time.

Leprechaun

2009-03-05T12:38:00.000-08:00

Victoria is very excited about St. Patrick's day. This is the picture she made about the leprechaun coming. She is getting so good at trying to spell words.

Translation: A leprechaun might come and visit us. We are going to catch him.

Daddy time

2009-03-05T11:04:00.000-08:00

Mike and Chase had a blast playing "horsey ride".

Victoria's Winter Program

2009-02-27T13:32:00.000-08:00

She is in the middle (white skirt, gray sweater and black boots). They did a routine to this really cute song but the video didn't really turn out. The video that is on here is of when they were finished and they had to pop their balloon.

Super Bowl Sunday!

2009-02-05T11:51:00.001-08:00

Mike getting a little too excited about a play.
What is up cute boys?
This is the only time it is okay to do a group guy hug. I hope it was a really good play.

Late pictures of Victoria's Birthday

2009-02-05T09:38:00.000-08:00

Grandma and Papa with me
It's my birthday!
My cousin Logan and I.

Happy 6th Birthday!

2009-01-14T10:09:00.000-08:00

When Victoria woke up this morning the first thing she said is "Mom I feel 6 now". She woke up early because she was so excited for today. Her class is going on a field trip and I am bringing a cupcake cake to her school. It is all she can talk about.
Happy Birthday big girl. We love you Victoria! We are so glad you are a part of our family. You are a ray of sunshine in our lives.

Look at us

2009-01-01T20:50:00.000-08:00

Mike took the kids out on the sled for a little ride down the hill in our front yard. We got the sled at Costco. It was worth every penny.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

2009-01-01T20:44:00.000-08:00

We had a party at our house with three other families and had a blast bringing in the new year. This is a picture of just some of the kids we had in one bed watching a movie. There were five more kids that sacked out before this picture was taken.

Fun in the snow

2008-12-23T09:40:00.000-08:00

Chase was not to sure about the snow at first...he got used to it really quick and he did not want to go back in side. We got him some really cute little snow boots. I wish you could see how cute they are.

Victoria got some new snow boots too as an early Christmas present. When I asked her if she liked them she said you are not suppose to get boots for Christmas, you are suppose to get toys. Oh we had a long talk after that comment on the true meaning of Christmas.

Santa's mail box at Macy's

2008-12-06T20:50:00.001-08:00

Victoria thought this was cool. We told her that Santa's workers come and pick it up straight from the store. She was worried if we put her letter in the regular mailbox that it might get lost.

Gingerbread house

2008-12-02T13:30:00.000-08:00

This is the before picture.

This is a picture of Mike after he took the house away from me because he thought he could do a better job at the icing. He gave it back a minute later after he realized it is not as easy as it looks. The final product is below.

Letter to Santa

2008-12-02T11:20:00.000-08:00

This is Victoria's letter to Santa. I told her to decorate it...uh looks like she went a little overboard with the pretty stickers. She did write the letter all by herself. I am very proud of her for that. Notice in the left hand corner the picture of her and Santa holding hands. I love her little people that she draws. Her teacher at school this year said she got the best report card out the whole class.

Fun experience at Church

2008-11-30T16:22:00.001-08:00

Chase decided for himself that he did not want to take a morning nap before church this morning. So we got ready and we were running a little late (as usual). We dressed him in a cute new sweater I just bought him. He looked so grown up in it. Anyway, so we get to church and they were still doing the sacrament. So we waited in the hall until it is time for us to go in. When the sacrament was over we went into the overflow and it was full. We had to grab some chairs that were stacked against the wall. No big deal...it was just a little noisy getting settled in. Well we were all situated and then all of a sudden Chase throws up all over me. I thought to myself you got to be kidding. So we all got up and walked out. Luckily we had his blanket so I threw it over the throw up so no one could see. What a day.

Yakima Fair

2008-11-30T16:14:00.000-08:00

Chase wanted to go on the fair rides so bad. Maybe next year buddy.

Chase's first taste of ice cream....mmmm.
Victoria caught a pretend fish at one of the game booths.
We had so much fun at the fair. I can't wait untill next year.

Halloween 2008

2008-11-30T15:55:00.000-08:00

Don't we look so cute!
Chase loved his monkey costume. Lets just say Victoria's pop star costume fit her personality to a "T".

Daddy and Chase.

Who's the Man!

Adorable

Chase's first Birthday

2008-09-30T11:07:00.000-07:00

We had to move the cake away from him while we sang happy birthday. He wanted the fire on the candle. We could not get him to eat his cake. He kept spitting it out.Big boy now.
The jersey was from Grandma and Papa. Now he can match his silly dad.
This was all everyone that came to his party (Mike was taking the picture).
He got some really fun toy's.

Victoria's first day of school

2008-09-02T09:48:00.001-07:00

I don't know who was more excited that she was starting school...me or her. She is in full day which is nice. I feel a little guilty that I am so happy to get a break for her during the day. I think it will be good for both of us. She gets so bored hanging out at home all day. She was so excited she woke up before anyone else.
This is her teacher...(she looks like she just graduated from High School).
She could not wait to sit at her desk and get started for the day. I just hope she has the same enthusiasm when she gets to High School.
She is growing up so fast.

Great Grandma and Great Papa's house

2008-08-20T14:20:00.001-07:00

We love you guy's!!
Great Papa trying to teach Victoria how to play pool.

Jimmy and Chase. (He loves his cousin, they were so cute playing together)

Auntie Charleene we wish she lived closer.

Cheerio King

2008-08-20T14:15:00.000-07:00

Chase does not really care for plain Cheerios (do you blame him). We decided to have a little fun.

Congratulations Stacy

2008-07-25T09:47:00.000-07:00

Well my sister Stacy got married on July 10th in the Oakland Temple. We were glad we got to go.We could not be happier for her. She defiantly married a keeper. Chad, Leticia, Tyler, Travis, Dustin, Spencer, Mom, Stacy, and Rob (the newest addition).Victoria loved being the flower girl and she looked so cute in her dress.

BEAR LAKE!!

2008-07-25T09:32:00.000-07:00

We went to Bear Lake a couple of weeks ago. The trip made me realize how much I missed the mountains. The road trip was LONG. I will not do that again unless we move back to Utah. We are currently trying to do that. Mike has a phone interview today for a company in South Jordan. Wish him luck!

The girls had a blast!
This is when the banana boat was still on the shore. We had fun on it until it fliped over in the middle of the lake and scared the girls half to death. They were done on it after that.

Chase and Victoria love the water. The waster was cold, but it did not bother them. They are my little fish kids.

2008-06-08T18:16:00.000-07:00

Some friends of ours are moving and they asked us if we wanted their old swing set. We gladly took it and Victoria and Chase have a blast on it. Chase never wants to get off.

Memorial Day

2008-05-28T20:18:00.000-07:00

Mike and Victoria got to go on the cars while I stayed behind to watch Chase. They were the first car back so Victoria won a checked flag (I am not sure if you can see it in the picture). We also went and played video games at the arcade. Just after lunch that day we went and walked the trail along the river. It was only 72 degress out, but when you are walking on black pavement in the sun it gets really hot really quick. Needless to say we did not get far with our little princess complaining she was tired and hot. I told her she needs to suck it up if she ever wants to play any sports.

Say Cheese!!!!

2008-05-27T13:23:00.000-07:00

Chase and Victoria love each other to death. It is so cute to watch them play together. Victoria is a big helper....I couldn't do it with out her.

Tickle time with Papa

2008-05-27T13:18:00.000-07:00

Victoria and Logan have a blast having tickle time with Papa. He gets them a little hyped up and crazy. It is all fun until someone pees their pants. So far we have not experience that which surprises me since Victoria is the most ticklish girl alive.

Victoria you Rock!!!!!

2008-05-16T07:46:00.000-07:00

Victoria is at that age where she alway's wants to take her purse everywhere we go. I happened to look in it today since it was looking rather heavy...oh yes that is rocks. Is that funny or what.

My poor boy!

2008-05-13T20:17:00.000-07:00

Chase goes in on Thursday to get tubes put in his ears. He looks happy here but he won't be when he cant eat after 12:00 pm on Wednesday until they do the surgery.He has been a little crabby boy lately so hopefully the tubes will help.

Thanks Grandma

2008-05-13T20:12:00.000-07:00

Grandma brought home some side walk chalk for the kids to draw with. Oh how dirty they got. They had a blast...I guess that is the important part. I think there was more chalk on Victoria then on the sidewalk.

Mini Van

2008-05-11T09:48:00.000-07:00

We Finlay got a mini van. We are now the proud owners of a Honda Odyssey. I have waited forever for one and it was worth the wait! Victoria calls it our limo....like Hannah Montana's. It has a flip down DVD player in it and she tells everyone about it.The only bad thing is she expects me to put a movie on every second that she is in it. Now we have room to pile three more kids in it....ha ha not three more of our own. Well maybe one more....if my nerves aren't shot from dealing with my 5 year old "princess" all day long.

Happy Mother's Day!

2008-05-11T09:35:00.000-07:00

I got a new vacuum for mother's day and I love it. Oh yes I am one of the weird ones who likes practical things. Anyone who knows me well enough knows that. I am a clean freak what can I say. Mike got fed up with me yelling at our old stupid vacuum that did anything but "suck".
I also got a pancake breakfast....mmmm my favorite.
Happy Mother's day to all of my friends and family. I hope you have the best day ever!

Feelings about the move

2008-04-22T22:23:00.000-07:00

Well it has been a big change moving from Spokane to Yakima. We all have had to make a lot of changes and adjustments. Poor Victoria gets so bored now that she does not go to school half day. I am still getting used to the fact that I am not working anymore. Mike has taken a huge pay cut when we moved which has been hard. I have thought about going back to work but the thought of putting Chase in daycare breaks my heart. I have developed such a bond with him being able to be with him all day. We hope to save as much as we can so we can be back on our own again soon.

Yeah for Easter

2008-04-22T22:11:00.000-07:00

Chase had no idea what was going on, but he was excited that everyone else was excited.

Victoria woke up so early so she could get her easter basket.

Packing up the house...Yakima here we come again

2008-04-22T22:01:00.000-07:00

I was trying to pack our house up for the big dreaded move and Chase kept on wanting me to hold him. I was getting a little flustered since I had so much to do, so I put him in one of the bins we had bought for packing with a bowl and he could not of been happier. It was so cute I had to take a picture. Who needs expensive toys!

It was very sad to leave our nice big apartment. I still think about it everyday, and miss it. Hopefully Mike will get a good job soon so we can be back on our own again.

St. Patricks Day!

2008-03-20T21:07:00.000-07:00

Any one want some green pancakes?

Say Green!!!

Oh yes I got Mike to wear a green shirt too. This is not the best picture, but we sure did get a lot of attention in our green shirts.

FOOT BALL!!!!

2008-03-11T10:00:00.000-07:00

I am practicing to be like my dad some day. I am going to sit in front of the T.V. and watch foot ball all day long! Oh yeah and look cute doing it of course. Don't let my smile fool you. Don't you dare touch my remote.

Courde'Lane Satruday adventure

2008-03-11T09:37:00.000-07:00

We went to Courde'Lane Idaho to let Victoria play on this really cool wooden playground that they have there. When we got there it was covered in snow. When is it going to be spring! We made the best of the day and walked around and ended up having a fun day. We even got to go to Del Taco on the way home....mmmm my favorite.

It was very windy and cold, but the water looked beautiful.

Victoria stood in front of the statue for a while and she got a lot of laughs from the people walking by. She loved the attention. She can be such a goof...I love it.

We went into this really cool small toy store. It is one that you could spend all day in. Chase sat on the little mary go round they had. He was not too sure about it as you can tell from the expression on his face. He was ready to get off.

Wow!

Victoria took this shot of us. I love the sculpture of the heart.

Little teacher

2008-03-11T09:00:00.000-07:00

I was in my room with the door shut and I could hear Victoria talking. I peeked out to find her playing school and she was the teacher to all of her stuffed animals. She was reading them a book. (No I did not pick out her lovely mix match out fit). It was a Kodak moment.

Congratulations!!!!!

2008-03-07T20:57:00.000-08:00

Chase has had pneumonia this whole past week so I was due for some good news. My sister Stacy called me this morning and told me she is getting married. She sounded so gitty and happy. I am so excited for her. I can still remember the day I got married and how happy I was... and still am. Being married to your best friend is the best thing in the world. I Love You Mike! I wish my sister the best in her relationship.

Things always happen for a reason

2008-03-04T20:54:00.000-08:00

Well it finally happened. I lost my job and it looks like we will be moving....again! At first I was very stressed out about it, but now I just look at it as an out. We have been getting used to living in Spokane, but we have never really loved it here. Mike is looking into transferring down to Yakima to work for Cintas down there . We hope it works out if it is meant to be. It breaks my heart to take Victoria out of her preschool. She loves it. The teachers have been so good with her. I hate change so I am hoping it will go smoothly. Wish us luck!!!!!

Big boys don't cry, they smile

2008-02-25T19:58:00.000-08:00

The whole time I was taking his picture he could not stop smiling. His smile is so contagious. Just think about 10 months ago when the doctor did my ultra sound (to find out the sex of the baby) I cried when they told me it was a boy. What was I thinking! He is defiantly a little ball of sunshine in our lives. I could not of asked for a better little boy. Although it is still a mystery where the red hair came from.

Future American Idol star

2008-02-25T11:34:00.000-08:00

Victoria loves to play pretend "American Idol". She has made fake papers to look like the golden tickets that the judges hand out to the winners who went to Hollywood. Guess who gets to be the lucky pretend judge...oh yes me! The show does not come on until her bed time, but she knows how to win her dad's heart to stay up to watch by asking Daddy if she can snuggle with him. Of course Mike gives in every time :) She asked me the other day if we could pay for her to do "American Idol" when she gets bigger.

My poor sick kids

2008-02-25T11:07:00.001-08:00

So we had a fun week...let me tell you about it. We went to the doctors on Monday and Victoria had an ear infection then we went back to the doctors on Thursday and Chase had croupe then....it gets even better, we went back again for the third time on Saturday and Chase has an ear infection too. So between the doctors office and Walgreens pharmacy no wonder why we didn't have extra money this month. The sad thing is who needs a doctor. I could of diagnosed them myself. We even missed the hockey game we had tickets to because Chase decided to be the devil baby on Friday night. Between Mike and I we had to do the pass off to keep our sanity. Good thing he is so dang cute!

The joy's of parenting, and living life

2008-02-25T11:00:00.000-08:00

My two kids keep me on my toes. It is very hard to be a good parent sometimes. Victoria likes to try our patients and push our buttons. Kudos to all of you moms out there who have more then two kids...how do you do it? I wish sometimes there was an easy button like on the Staples commercials. I look up to Mike's parents and I think they did a really good job at raising their kids. I hope we can be like them someday. My dad recently passed away and it was very hard on me due to the fact that I wasn't close to him at all. I think that was the hardest thing about him passing. I think about him a lot, sometimes in a good way and sometimes not. He never got to see the world. He never traveled, went on a cruise, took an unplanned road trip. He was always very good with money but never used it to do happy things. Life is too short. I think we all need to live a little.

Chase on his first eating

2008-02-17T21:54:00.000-08:00

Yeah I get to eat too.

mmmm......this is good!

Valentine's Day!

2008-02-17T09:30:00.000-08:00

Who is cuter?

This picture shows Chase's true personality.

Yes we are a little crazy. We took the kids out for Valentine's day, of course to Red Robin. We did not feel like getting a babysitter. It ended up being a really fun family night.

Two teeth

2008-02-07T12:56:00.000-08:00

Oh yes can you believe it! Chase already has two teeth at four months. He is such a happy baby and loves to smile. Victoria loves him a little too much and smothers him with kisses and hugs all day long. I guess I am thankful she is not jealous of him.

Victoria and Chase 2008

2008-02-05T15:23:00.000-08:00

My little buddy and me!

Victoria's 5th Birthday Party

2008-02-05T11:47:00.000-08:00

Victoria turned 5 on January 14th. She said stupid the other day and I told her we don't say that and she told me it was okay because she is a big kid now so she can say bad words now. Oh great! She had a Hannah Montana birthday party. The party was a success but I am glad it is over. You know me Mrs. Perfectionist.

Sleigh ride

2008-02-05T11:34:00.001-08:00

We went on a sleigh ride in Leavensworth during Christmas time. The scenery was beautiful.

Victoria thought it was cool that she got to drink hot apple cider like the adults.

Happy Couple

2008-02-05T10:39:00.000-08:00

We just celebrated our 7th wedding anniversary on December 20th.
May we live happily ever after.