tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68421185974350423212012-02-16T19:19:03.646-08:00Presenting, "The life and times of the Tonks family." Hopefully our friends and family will be able to feel close to us, even though we are all so far apart.Paulnoreply@blogger.comBlogger131100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842118597435042321.post-35693696139999721442010-02-18T23:06:00.000-08:002010-02-18T23:12:48.439-08:00

Kellie and I enjoy our children. Mostly we enjoy watching them attempt to do theimpossible. That's where this picture comes in... Mercedes is one of the cutest little things ever, and we love watching her.It seems that much of our life revolves around the dinner table. First thing in the morning, the kids demand food. Inevitably, pretty much the first thing that happens when I get home from

Paulnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842118597435042321.post-15332069150789783192009-02-28T13:34:00.000-08:002009-02-28T13:53:18.925-08:00

I am currently taking a break from my backyard. We're getting grass and working hard to do all the prep work. I was raking all the rocks from where the grass is going to be & moved on to taking the hoe to the weeds. It's hot here in the desert of Tucson & so I decided to come in until Paul comes back with the new pins for the tiller. I managed to get a whole wheel barrow full of rocks. The plan

Paulnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842118597435042321.post-46179088096968397202008-11-14T21:37:00.000-08:002009-01-27T21:37:24.357-08:00

This is Ian on Conference Sunday. He was licking the brown sugar muffin batter off the beater & eating Kix at the same time. I turn around to a cute little face as he says," Look at my Christmas tree, Mommy! Isn't it cool?!"This is Isaac after he discovered our first apple on our apple tree. He came in the house eating an apple. We still don't know if he pulled it off or if it fell, either way he

Kellienoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842118597435042321.post-59003841407681854252008-06-14T13:18:00.000-07:002008-06-14T14:27:21.879-07:00

Well, we have just had a new addition to our quickly growing family. She arrived right on her due date (June 3) at 9:35pm. She was 7lbs 10oz and 19 1/2in long. It all started when Kellie started having really hard contractions for 3hrs at a time & then it would stop for a couple of days. One night (May 31) they were extra harsh. On the first, she thought that maybe her water was leaking, but

Kellienoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842118597435042321.post-89142766859797840872008-05-16T13:11:00.000-07:002008-05-16T13:30:59.013-07:00

Paul received this really random phone call from a recruiter in Houston that had 2 interviews for space systems jobs set up for him. He thought," What the heck, I might as well test the waters!" And both companies gave him job offers. We turned both down because we would have had to move before baby was born. Then, a week later, one of them said they'd wait until mid-June. So we took the job. Two

Kellienoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842118597435042321.post-34240288987826723152008-04-07T21:51:00.000-07:002008-04-07T22:27:36.208-07:00

Finally. The day has come. I can declare the boys' play area complete! I finally finished off the mortar between the capstones and raked the sand evenly (if you're blind) around the play area.So far the play area has only taken one major sunburn, a few blisters on the hands, and a little annoyance with Ian to complete. Somehow, it seems cheap compared to the hours that I am now required to

Paulnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842118597435042321.post-37008902796337018442008-03-03T20:44:00.000-08:002008-03-03T21:06:57.934-08:00

So, it's been quite a while since we've let anyone know what's up with us. From youngest to oldest . . . baby three is supposed to be a girl and hopefully come by June 3rd. She is slightly like her eldest brother in being very active when she wants to be. Isaac can walk along or with things but still remains a little chicken about going it solo. He has also found a binky while Mommy was going

Kellienoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842118597435042321.post-40724889290831612762007-11-21T13:15:00.000-08:002007-11-21T14:00:20.765-08:00

Thanksgiving is upon us, nearly. I suppose that this is the season to think about what I'm grateful for, because I have been blessed with a dump truck full of 'em. Can you tell that I spend most of my free time naming Ian's cars and trucks?The family is healthy, the bills are getting paid, work is actually interesting, challenging, and (maybe) constructive. Life keeps moving forward. Kellie and

Paulnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842118597435042321.post-74246142971877638392007-11-01T08:46:00.000-07:002007-11-04T17:24:57.915-08:00

Isaac as a cute little dragon! This is our traditional 1st costume for our kids so we can compare them to each other's first Halloween.Ian in his knight costume getting ready to slay the dragon. No, he didn't really hit him with a sword, we just know how to make it look like it without encouraging violence!This is Baby 3 at 10 weeks. It is 1 inch long and has a heart rate of 179. The white line

Kellienoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842118597435042321.post-77735308472996846032007-10-24T11:24:00.000-07:002007-10-24T13:37:23.539-07:00

My news to the world: I have joined the ranks of the two-wheeled!Kellie finally did something rather rash and let me get a motorcycle. I was hopeing to have a couple of pics to post, but I guess those will come later. She's a fun little thing. Red curves, big headlights, and weighing in at a tad over 400 lbs dry, she got an engine that will go - 650cc, but she's tame enough for a beginer like

Paulnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842118597435042321.post-40191729928554633482007-10-18T12:36:00.000-07:002007-10-18T13:13:08.456-07:00

These are pictures of us just hanging out with the kids. The one on the left bottom is at the Grand Canyon when we were on the way back from Idaho in early May. Isaac was 6 or seven weeks old. Just in case someone didn't know our family status . . . We have two boys and a baby on the way. Ian is two years and almost one month old and loving life, until we say no of course. Most generally he is

Kellienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842118597435042321.post-89891112048213925972007-10-09T10:20:00.000-07:002007-10-09T10:27:48.451-07:00

So Conference kinda scared me when they were talking about the MTC being a review & not a revelation. I personally don't know half of what the missionaries do & I'm responsible to teach my two boys and the baby on the way all of it?! I need to get studying. I know the Church is true but I'm horrible at dates & events. I'm usually the type that says, "Oh yeah! That's the story where that guy was

Kellienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842118597435042321.post-80734102160739668552007-10-09T08:25:00.000-07:002007-10-09T08:28:35.847-07:00

General Conference was a bust for me. The only talk that I remember anything significant from was the talk about "Good, Better, or Best." And I think that the only reason I remember that one so well is because I kept thinking about how many activities take me away from home.It seems that there is no end to the many good activities that I can be involved in. Guess I need to balance them with time

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