charlie p & life at the lee's

nz

2012-01-26T17:44:00.001-07:00

thinkin' about you all, les. hope new zealand is treating you well.

i love that i forgot to focus on andy & scotty here. it says so much about the place to me. the beauty of it just overwhelmed me. i just couldn't help it. anyway, hope the beauty is doing the same for ya'll.

growin'

2012-01-26T17:32:00.000-07:00

so we're growing it back out. mr. mullet here we come.

fishin'

2012-01-26T17:20:00.002-07:00

not much going on here. got to go fishin' on my last day off with andy. we saw a couple of tarpon and one seemed like he was looking at my fly & i about peed my pants. here is a random pic of an osprey from our day out in the everglades. and then there is this.

so my mom was out with andy and she said that she felt something on her head and then andy looked over and saw this on her head. he said he about fell over. he hasn't even seen a seagull the whole time we've been here and this one decided to literally stop by on my mom's head. hysterical.

costume

2012-01-18T21:28:00.002-07:00

so andy's dad sent some boxes of andy's old things and the kids have been lovin' it. here is rowe in andy's old spiderman outfit. i guess andy LOVED dressing up as a kid. i think that might have passed on to our first born.

another fun addition is andy's old train set. how neat is it to play with your son with something that you played with 25 years ago. pretty neat. lastly, pay no mind to the naked punkie.

ps - thanks, dandaddy

2012-01-18T21:13:00.000-07:00

so andy and eileen and rowe went down to the keys yesterday. andy had to have his boat worked on a bit, but they made a fun day out of it and fish were obviously the theme. here is rowe being eaten by one and feeding some more in the other.

Rayland Baxter - Olivia

2012-01-17T19:55:00.001-07:00

a shout out to kip's and rayland. i can almost taste the estaban when i listen.

liv - thought you might like this one:-)

tl - thought you might like this one, too. can't you just hear creede?

new

2012-01-14T13:17:00.000-07:00

so chap's new favorite game is playing 'baby.' poor eileen was her victim this morning. she is quite a thorough momma. if you are chap's baby you are going to be swaddled, pacied, read to, bottle fed, and usually ends us with chap coercing you into letting her have the other paci so that you both can be babies together.

snowbirds

2012-01-14T13:14:00.001-07:00

so guess who are snowbirds? my mom and dad! they are down here for a couple of months and loving the warm weather as well as their grandbabies. here is mom teaching the kids 'go fish' and here is dad ~~teaching~~ getting chap into all kinds of trouble.

cold front

2012-01-14T13:10:00.001-07:00

we are officially floridians. it was "cold" this morning and it wasn't even below 50 degrees. so the kids have been running in circles around the house, literally running circles:-)

update

2012-01-14T13:06:00.000-07:00

here's a picture update on our little garden. andy has taken the reigns as our master gardener and from the looks of it, he is quite the master.

kitty

2012-01-14T13:03:00.000-07:00

little miss dress up.

first

2012-01-13T20:55:00.000-07:00

we are converting her:-) here is eileen's first red on fly.

2012-01-10T09:13:00.000-07:00

big girl panties. it's a big deal folks.

birds

2012-01-09T22:01:00.017-07:00

i took some random shots while i was fishing with andy yesterday. still can't believe these are the things we see everyday.

silly

2012-01-09T21:58:00.002-07:00

the sillies

disney

2012-01-04T11:49:00.003-07:00

guess where we went yesterday? what a trip. eileen has more pics so i'll try and steal some from her, but here are a couple of our day at the one and only disney world. the biggest hit was of course the buzz lightyear spin ride. true love is waiting in that line, twice i might add. the kids loved 'driving' lightning mcqueen - please notice that driving for chapin did not necessarily mean steering. the disney characters were a pretty big hit. rowe saw woody and jessie. chap was not totally convinced, but she acquiesced for a pic with pinocchio. moni and winnie rented a suburban for their last week here so we all piled in the for 9 hr ride. once we got back home, let me just say that we all slept well last night. we all had a great time & lived to tell about it.

ps - thanks, dandaddy for making it possible.

fishin'

2012-01-04T11:15:00.005-07:00

so we had a family fishing day a couple of days ago. chap messed around with her horses, thanks christensen crew for sharing, rowe messed with the fish, andy loved having everyone on the boat even if we are still learning boat etiquette, and i loved just being with the crew. sweet day and looks like we are gonna have more to come :-) i forgot to mention the biggest news. rowe caught his own fish from start to finish. can you guess who was the most thrilled about this. a hint - he's the tallest.

b-day

2011-12-29T14:45:00.001-07:00

momma lee had to scoot back to texas today. we had so much fun, so much good food, and so much good momma lee time. we got to spend rowe's birthday together, which was so fun, too. momma lee held down the fort for us yesterday & she said that rowe kept saying all day long, "my name is rowen galloway lee & i am a four year old boy." he just wanted to make sure everyone was on the same page. i get it:-)

fish

2011-12-29T14:39:00.003-07:00

momma lee helped me make rowe's fish cupcakes for the big 4 year old throw down. more pics to come. i'll take no credit for the creativity on this one. found them in a magazine and they were totally non-crafty friendly.

wild

2011-12-27T14:40:00.003-07:00

so this one has been a trip lately. she says crazy stuff all day long. started peeing in the potty on christmas. a couple days before that, swallowed what she told us was a quarter and then several much awaited days later, pooped out a dime. i will never be able to thank eileen enough for that. yesterday, she hosed an entire tube of chapstick as well as a bite of a non-toxic, thank you jesus, glow bracelet. i mean the child is into trouble. she sure is cute though.

pool

2011-12-27T14:30:00.002-07:00

the biggest hit of christmas was getting a pool from moni & winnie & crew, and then of all craziness, swimming on christmas day on the back porch.

rowe

2011-12-27T14:26:00.000-07:00

a new fav. can't believe he'll be 4 tomorrow.

gifts

2011-12-27T14:24:00.001-07:00

a little christmas morning rehap - eileen has more great ones on her blog

merry

2011-12-25T14:44:00.000-07:00

merry christmas from us to you.

palms.

2011-12-22T20:04:00.000-07:00

so this is from our bedroom window.palm trees. crazy.

stinkers

2011-12-22T19:58:00.001-07:00

stinkie one and stinkie two

visitor

2011-12-22T19:53:00.000-07:00

so we drove across the swamp to pick up a christmas visitor!!! MOMMA LEE and we are so excited. once again, dang it, pics to come later. here is one from the everglades. there are a ton of different eco systems in the park, i'm learning this at work, but i think this one, the coastal prairie is so pretty.

jack

2011-12-18T20:41:00.001-07:00

so a really sweet part of being in knoxville in november was getting to see one of my best friends in the hospital with her new little guy. so here is sweet baby jack with his momma, who looks like she was never pregnant and did not go through labor less than 12 hours prior. crazy. leah - no fair.

job

2011-12-17T19:23:00.002-07:00

so i'm a working woman again, which is why i haven't posted in a while. so a little history - in our tiny, tiny town i was thinking i would never find a job, but in steps the Lord. we moved in on tuesday - found a job on friday. i have been overwhelmed by His tenderness. i know i'm behind a bit from thanksgiving, but i am truly thankful for his care as of late. so i'm working in the national park, right up the road from our house. i literally ride my bike to work everyday. missing the punkies like crazy, but again, the timing of all of this, for eileen to be with us right now, it is literally a god-send. i don't mean that in the corny way either. so i'm off on monday and tuesday, so i'll catch up with pics and the happenings as of late. eileen's family finally arrived from germany so we are eating all kinds of yummy things that no one can pronounce. more to come soon.

movin'

2011-12-08T20:55:00.000-07:00

miss busy pants

green

2011-12-08T20:52:00.000-07:00

the beginnings of our garden. i can't believe we planted this thing in december. so crazy.

2011-12-06T21:15:00.001-07:00

so rowe joined andy on the boat today. he fished for a while and then was way more interested in his goldfish and a random doughnut he found in the cooler.

had another redfish for dinner. delish.

beach

2011-12-05T20:55:00.004-07:00

had so much fun on our first BEACH day! marco island is only 30 minutes away. still can't believe it-) so poor rowe took a bit of a tumble down our unfortunately concrete front steps yesterday, so the strangely zinc oxide covered wound on his head is the before mentioned.

tarpon

2011-12-04T19:44:00.002-07:00

had my first day on the water with andy today. fished for reds, worked on poling a little bit, and even went after some tarpon that were sunning. pretty fun. please excuse the whole in andy's pants. i tried to edit out the b & w one. perfect example of why my blog has pictures, nothing with a needle.

andy is truly filing his role as 'provider' as he is bringing home dinner almost every night. the red in the pic was so good, better than halibut people. i couldn't believe it. we are off to naples to get some supplies to start our garden tomorrow. livin' off the land :-)

december

2011-12-01T13:51:00.000-07:00

what a difference a year makes. sending love your way, 4UR. we miss you, not the snow, but you.

home

2011-12-01T13:22:00.001-07:00

sure hope so

update

2011-12-01T13:20:00.003-07:00

some pics from the porch & the backyard. the boat made it down safely and is loving its new home. here are the mighty crab hunters at work. they did great - we had a crab dinner last night! looking good for a pescatarian winter.

drivin'

2011-11-30T07:25:00.002-07:00

so we packed up the new boat with all kinds of things

had chic fil a for andy's 30th b-day breakfast on the way at one of the original stores in the atl

since we left at the crack of dawn, everybody had lots of naps

and then we MADE IT! more pics to come, but let me just say that i saw palm trees when i woke up this morning! crazy!

19

2011-11-27T20:29:00.001-07:00

also stole this from eileen's blog. just wanted to give you a birthday shout out. we love love love you. happy birthday!

funny

2011-11-27T20:20:00.004-07:00

so we went to my brother's yesterday and had a great time. eileen got to ride their crazy horse, the kids rode the tractor and the four wheeler and everything in between. since the camera has been in florida all this time i've gotten in the habit of not shooting everything, so now that it is back, i of course forgot it, so i stole some from eileen's blog. check the rest out on her fun blog @ http://eileenliebtkunterbunt.blogspot.com/ . the highlight was my brother galloping on the previous mentioned crazy horse with his atv helmet on. hilarious.

also a florida update - we are headed to the swamp tuesday:-)

another

2011-11-21T07:20:00.004-07:00

chapin's namesake, my sweet grandmother, had a big birthday, too. 90! here's to 4 generations. i love it.

1

2011-11-20T19:52:00.007-07:00

guess who's the big #1? this litte fella. happy bday, baby thomas.

your fam is pretty cute, bro.

boat

2011-11-17T07:04:00.002-07:00

here's the new beauty. captain's school is half way completed, next monday is the big test, then andy will run up here, we'll all pack up and then we'll be chokoloskee bound.

halloween

2011-11-04T14:03:00.007-06:00

a little halloweeen action. and this last one is perfect of miss bumble bee. the child is busy. shout out to andy and his killer "woody" pumpkin.

dollywood

2011-11-04T13:15:00.011-06:00

so i'm trying to give the kids a good taste of east tennessee & what better way than dollywood;-) i'm embarassed to say, sorry dolly, that as a native east tennessean i had never been before, but i would now highly recommend it. the kids stinkin' loved it, rowe especially. my dad took some pics for us so thanks for documenting, dad. braved a couple rollercoasters and had so much fun. you can sort of see andy and i on the wooden one. andy didn't quite enjoy them as much as i did, as this particular one gave him mild whiplash:-)

tennessee

2011-10-23T15:40:00.003-06:00

so we made it. here is the whole crew at my brother's.

brown

2011-10-15T10:31:00.003-06:00

some fishing pics from the boys. a couple montana browns before we scoot out of here. andy saved the best one for last.

face

2011-10-14T12:00:00.004-06:00

so we are all adjusting to this new face that has appeared, rowe included. one thing for sure - he thinks his new face makes him look pretty stinkin' tough.

paci

2011-10-14T11:59:00.000-06:00

all things in moderation

hair

2011-10-13T16:57:00.003-06:00

so i've been reading an amazing book called 'shepharding the heart.' it has really been moving on my heart. it just reminds you to have your little one's heart as your focus, your priority. and the chapter i was reading last night is having that little heart on your heart while you are discipling. this summer i feel like that has not been the case. the majority of the time i am correcting behavior to better accomodate me. i have been reminded to focus on their little soul, not on how embarrassed i am in the walmart checkout line. anyway, it is an amazing book. totally recommend it. (thanks dave & sarah for recommending it to us:-)

so now to the pic. a tiny example that we attempting to implement what we are learning. was rowe's gorgeous long hair, which i LOVED, was it the best for our future home in florida, a place that has no winter? i think not, but goodness, how i miss it.

changes

2011-10-13T10:36:00.005-06:00

so it started innocently enough. andy wanted to shave his head for florida & rowe offered his services.

and then, a blond headed someone followed suit.

and then it was done.

i'm still moderately traumatized, but rowe is loving his new look.

warmer

2011-10-11T23:01:00.007-06:00

so to give idaho some credit, it has warmed up a bit. the proof is in the mud puddles.

miss pinkie pink

& miss pinkie stink

helpin'

2011-10-10T15:27:00.002-06:00

so the kids have been such a huge help with all of the packing, as you can see.

thomas

2011-10-10T09:10:00.004-06:00

found these of poor thomas getting man-handled by chap. and then rowe took thomas's place.

offfical

2011-10-08T22:23:00.009-06:00

so the season is officially over. we had the staff party last night & we all dressed up and had a great time. sweet eileen took some fam shots before the big shin-dig. the chaos of a family shot is pretty well documented i believe.

eileen and the babes

me & the hubs

me & eileen. andy got a little close on this one, but it is one of the only shots that we have together.

the stinkers being sweet, woody in tow.

and lastly, the open mouth smilers. andy thinks it is a 'stroud' thing. i'll blame that on my dad, no problem. love ya, dad.

grouse

2011-10-06T18:04:00.005-06:00

so i guess there is a little bird called a sage grouse that is pretty much gone everywhere in the country except here. so andy and a guide from henry's fork anglers went hunting a couple of days ago and he said it just magnificent. you are only allowed to shoot 1 so the population is managed, but not threatened. anyway, andy said that it was so beautiful so he convinced eileen to go with him this time. she has been having quite the western experience lately . case in point: firearms. she had never held, let alone shot a gun, so some of the guys from the lodge the other day took her along and let her shoot some clays. you'll have to check out her new firearm friendly facebook profile pic. the gun looks bigger than she is:-) so here are the big hunters on their way out today.

playin'

2011-10-06T17:51:00.009-06:00

let me just preface this post by explaining rowe's winter wear. we have found a new home for ALOT of our stuff lately. some things which might have been a bit preemptive. like rowe's winter jacket. i mean, do you really need a winter jacket in florida? surely not, but maybe i should have kept it a little big longer with all of this crazy idaho weather. no big deal though, thankfully chap had a second and rowe managed to squeeze it in, so on to the pics.

since the coldest it gets in chokolaskee in january is 78, we are all enjoying this little bit of winter while we have it:-)

trying to catch those snowflakes. too funny.

over

2011-10-06T11:52:00.003-06:00

so fall is over i guess

aspens

2011-10-03T15:21:00.004-06:00

aspens on our corner

boots

2011-10-03T15:10:00.002-06:00

gotta love rain boots with a princess dress.

ps thanks, lac, for the dress.

clothes

2011-10-03T14:57:00.004-06:00

here are sweet eileen and chap playin' at the playground yesterday

i think it takes moving to realize how much stuff you have. it never seems like there is that much until you have to put it in boxes. anway, sweet eileen and i packed up the kid's clothes & we had a florida pile and a tennesse pile and a 'have never worn that all summmer' pile. so that last pile we are keeping and wearing for the last week in idaho and then sending them on their way to some idaho families. so, this might explain the stinkin' cute outfit chap is wearing. this outfit was in the 'really cute, but still never worn' pile.

walkin'

2011-09-27T22:15:00.003-06:00

trouble 1 and trouble 2

fall

2011-09-27T22:10:00.002-06:00

officially fall in idaho

readin'

2011-09-27T22:08:00.002-06:00

some afternoon dinosaur readin' in the sunlight

fam

2011-09-27T21:55:00.004-06:00

my mom wanted a pic of the whole crew while we were all together & of course we waited until the last night. we had to run over to the lodge & grab andy while he was working. so sorry, it's pitch black, mom, but it is everybody:-)

fan

2011-09-27T16:55:00.001-06:00

so it seems that chapin, just like her momma, is a closet twilight fan.

2011-09-26T14:43:00.001-06:00

ole rowe

busted up his nose a bit

and sweet eileen made him feel better

and then he was back to smilin'

and counting his steps in german :-)

winter

2011-09-24T11:34:00.005-06:00

so our winter plans are set. i think. we are florida bound. andy is going to get his captain's license and start guiding salt water. so if you need us, we'll be in chokaloskee, florida. the last town before the everglades. so...his diesel is for sale in order to buy a flats boat. anybody need a big truck?

i think rowe and eileen are the most excited. rowe can't wait to be near the ocean and eileen can't wait to get tan:-)

dress

2011-09-24T11:23:00.005-06:00

so eileen is becoming quite the seamstress. she has made a ton of stuff this summer and andy and i have been shooting her stuff to help her make a little portfolio. this is my favorite pic so far.

chap crashed the shoot :-)

bro

2011-09-24T11:12:00.004-06:00

more visitors! my brother, kristina, and baby thomas made it to idaho:-) we have been having a ton of fun. since i have to work this afternoon and i've been before, the rest of the crew went to jackson for the day. it is spooky quiet in this house, but i sure have been able to catch up a bit:-) so here's some pics from our trip to the base of the henry's fork. the water is super cold so all of the little ones wanted to feel it. we got crazy lucky and two male moose came down to munch on some of the plant life in the river. one of the males got a bit aggressive and we all made a quick dash to the tahoe. a little adrenaline rush, but fun for all. so glad they are here.

dancin'

2011-09-24T11:09:00.001-06:00

what a blessing this heart has been to our family.

faces

2011-09-24T11:05:00.003-06:00

i've heard my friends talk about the tangibility of their kids' growth. this pic is that for me. just a smiley face, but growth. and a little butt crack, sorry about that. fyi, chap did not draw that buzz and i will admit, neither did i.

bridge

2011-09-24T10:50:00.007-06:00

had another picnic day at osborne bride. here's pics coming and going, and then some pics of once we got there.

and then on the way home. ole happy happy.

travis

2011-09-24T10:47:00.004-06:00

here's our sweet next door neighbor, travis. he's a trouthunter guide and so stinkin' nice. he and andy fished the south fork the other day.

ps brister - andy and i think this one is right up your alley.

sale

2011-09-24T10:46:00.001-06:00

random pic, but wanted to commemorate our first yard sale. with us moving in less than a month, the more that comes out of our house before we pack the better.

2

2011-09-24T10:37:00.002-06:00

thanks, momma lee, for the fun card and even more fun dress. love ya.

falls

2011-09-24T10:24:00.004-06:00

so while mom and dad were here, we took them to mesa falls. i love the pic of eileen and the kids. they are literally all over her:-)

the crew

back

2011-09-24T10:15:00.003-06:00

better late than never. here's some pics from chap's 2nd birthday picnic lunch at harriman park from sweet eileen. thanks for taking pics and thanks for being you:-)

fam

2011-09-12T14:14:00.002-06:00

a quick fam pic. mom and dad came out last week and helped with the little ones. this is at harriman right across the street from us. thanks for the pic, eileen:-)

movin'

2011-09-09T21:15:00.005-06:00

so i'm a bit behind and getting more behind by the minute, but this is why. these punkies are always on the move. i promise i'll catch up, but it might have to be after the season is over:-)

2

2011-09-06T15:03:00.003-06:00

guess who had her 2nd birthday ... this little stinker. pics to come.

laughin'

2011-08-31T15:20:00.001-06:00

laughy pants magee

blue

2011-08-31T15:17:00.000-06:00

the newest member of the blue man group

bday

2011-08-25T17:45:00.004-06:00

so we celebrated an impromptu/early birthday for chap. b and the crew were supposed to stay until this weekend, but like always, life didn't quite follow along. eileen got really sick, followed by rowe, and the hindes felt like it was best to ske-daddle before their 6 fell to the idaho bug. so, right before they left, chap opened her presents while i had rowe quarantined in our room, but with the door open so at least he could see the festivities. so here's the hallway birthday party.

cousins

2011-08-25T17:14:00.004-06:00

so we welcomed bets and her crew this week. 6 kiddos on the move.

lots of trips to the dock.

a trip over the state line. eileen finally got her first pic of a state sign

"field trip" to yellowstone and the wolf & grizzly bear discovery center

checking out the grizzlies

a wolf den

chap and coley watching the massive wolf

trip down the slide for cute baby clay and sweet faithy

chap checkin' it out

faithy in the tee-pee

and last but not least, looking for leeches in the henry's fork. let me tell you, these babies were tired after all of this activity. mabye not the first night, a little too excited, but like rocks after that.

picnic

2011-08-12T21:35:00.009-06:00

eileen and i took the kids over to harriman for a picnic tonight. super fun.

watchin'

2011-08-12T21:32:00.002-06:00

since eileen showed me that you can make videos on photobooth, this is rowe's new favorite thing.

hidin'

2011-08-11T11:00:00.002-06:00

a little hide and seek action. don't mind the ski helmet.

this is for you, stac:-)

pretty

2011-08-10T21:47:00.004-06:00

fishing update - andy and his friend tyler caught some really beautiful fish on the beaverhead

chap

2011-08-10T21:42:00.003-06:00

so the other day, i was changing a not so pleasant diaper and chap looked at me and said, "i'm so happy." i couldn't love this child anymore than i do. sweet sweet chap.

party

2011-08-10T21:13:00.007-06:00

right in the middle of everyone being sick, the lodge threw a great party for our gm and her husband. super fun. good food. cute babies. a little something from tennessee. wildflowers. even had a blue grass band. felt like i was home.

so the second pic is the essence of island park. mind you this is a 'nice party.' here is one guide scrounging through another guide's flies - on his hat - in the middle of the party - carrying a super cute baby - with something in his plastic cup. island park, folks.

bug

2011-08-10T21:08:00.002-06:00

sorry for being a bit behind. last week we all were feeling like rowe looks in this pic. so chap got it first, then eileen, then rowe, then me. the dreaded summer bug. andy's still holding out. he is quite proud of that fact, i might add. so we did a lot of indoor activities to keep the non sick one busy. lots and lots of painting.

Funny

2011-08-01T22:23:00.005-06:00

Eileen was babysitting the kiddos tonight and this was the big entertainment - saying hello to germany. what kid doesn't love videos of himself. these two are no exception. (i should also mention that rowe is really into 'math circus.' the ring leader is always saying 'ladies & gentleman, boys & girls .)

cut

2011-07-28T00:15:00.005-06:00

so don't worry, bro. we won't let it keep growing. got a hair appointment next week:-)

chap

2011-07-28T00:15:00.002-06:00

can't believe this one is almost two. wild.

fishin'

2011-07-28T00:13:00.003-06:00

giving it a go. (where we work in the background)

another

2011-07-28T00:02:00.003-06:00

so we made another trip to the park yesterday for sweet eileen. gorgeous day at the falls and then topped by seeing an enormous elk and a couple of buffalo. fun day.

this cracks me up.

peony

2011-07-27T23:56:00.003-06:00

so i know everyone else's bloomed in the spring, and it is almost the first of august, but i couldn't be more excited about these flowers. they have really spoken to my heart. i feel like the appearance of peonies, my favorite flower on the planet, in the middle of crazy nowhere idaho has really shown His tenderness to me in a way that i am so thankful for. i mean really, they are simply majestic.

sheriff

2011-07-27T23:51:00.003-06:00

there's a new sheriff in town.

a badge arrived in the mail and one particular person hasn't stopped smiling since then:-)

as you can see, maybe it's two little ones haven't stopped smiling since then. tom, you are absolutely the best. coming from me, andy, rowe, and chap. okay, rowe is leading the pack, but birdie is thrilled as well. can't you tell?

almost

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tried for a pic of the three of us. didn't quite get it.