Sunday, June 6, 2010

Easton Matthew Gates is born!

Tenille washing her truck the day before she went to the hospital to have baby Easton
At the hospital ready for her one hour walk to get her delivery progressing
Matt and Tenille doing the waiting game
Tenille and Kathy waiting too!
Tanya arrived in Paradise at 12 midnight and Tenille had Easton at 2:58am (close call!)
Daddy Matt holding Easton's hand while he had tests done right after his birth.
Father and Son hospital photo
Mommy Tenille gets to hold Easton for the first time after her cesarean.
First family photo
Grandma Kathy and baby Easton
Aunt Tanya and baby Easton
Another family pic


Proud Daddy Matthew
Sisters Tenille & Tanya in hospital room
Aunt Tanya and Easton all wrapped up like a burrito:)
Mommy Tenille and Easton
Grandma and baby Easton


Cute little family
Grandma and Easton
Coming home from the hospital (two days old)
Grandpa Doug and Grandma Gayle holding Easton for the first time
Tenille glad to be home with baby
Aunt Tanya with a very alert baby Easton
Do they look happy or what???
Mommy Tenille changing baby Easton (she's a pro now!) (Matt changed most of the diapers in the hospital and is still a very hand-on daddy today...way to go Matthew!)
Tenille in her photo studio taking pictures of baby Easton
Daddy and son
Aunt Tanya made Easton this hat...he looks like a little elf:)
What an angel!
He slept all through the changes of positions and venues...amazing!
Grandma Kathy and Easton on the day she left. Easton was 6 days old then.
Hard to leave that little cutie pie. He is such a good baby!
Goodbye to the Gates home (Easton is waving goodbye)

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Mom Richards' Hip Surgery



Mom Richards is doing very well after he surgery yesterday. Couldn't attach this video to email, so here it is on the blog:)

Sunday, January 24, 2010

Finishing Out the Year of 2009

Tenille, our own waitress:)
Tenille and Grandma Richards at Christmas Eve
Jacob and Tara singing for the program
Grandma and Grandpa Richards getting ready for Christmas Dinner
Thad, Tara & Tenille
Tanya made everyone a quilt/blanket for Christmas, and we love them!
Grandpa Bulkeley reading the Santa Letter to Paige and Andi

Grandchildren Christmas stockings (note the one at the end....for Matt & Tenille's boy:)
Tenille, Andi, Tara, Jacob and Summer
Andi pushing Paige in the stuffed animal basket
Tenille graciously cut many heads of hair at Christmas, including Sammy's first haircut!
Tenille cutting Grandma Richard's hair at Thad's house
The after pic of the haircut....cute Grandma!
Tenille cutting Daddy Sam's hair too.
Tenille & Mom Kathy(new haircut)
Heather, Emma, Thad, Sammy and Jacob at Thanksgiving Dinner
Brittany, Summer, Kendall, Heather and Emma
Ben, Kirsten, Grandpa & Grandma Richards
Andi and Paige dressed up (as usual)
Mexico trip to Rosarito Beach: Grandpa Richards, Ron, Patti, Grandma Richard, Sam & Kathy
Lobster dinner in Mexico....yummmm!
Dinner at the house in Mexico (I guess all we did was eat!)
Sam and Kathy in costume for the "Savior of the World" musical
Jacob, Savannah, Tara and Nate were in the musical too
Kathy, Sam, Tara, Savannah Jacob & Nate (Jacob played the part of Joseph)
Our cat Lucky climbing a tree
Lucky "helping"
Aunt Tara and Birthday Boy Sammy at his first birthday.

Sammy enjoying his cake (notice the golf ball in his right hand:)

Andi and Paige with their dress-up shoes & shades at Sammy's Birthday party.