The story of our lives...

Well, this break has been nice so far. Ryun has been at work and I have been running errands and having fun with Rylin. My uncle David from Huntington Beach California is up here visiting and Rylin absolutely adores him to death, any time she see's or hears him around the house she perks up and starts saying her famous "HI". It makes Ryun and I laugh. Well just a heads up on the next few posts, I am catching up so some posts might be from August but at least I will be caught up...I can't believe Christmas is 10 days away!!

Lost in Time!!

We Hello all,

sorry I haven't posted in a while... We just got done with another semester of College and we are going to cherish this 3 week break. A lot has happened since the last time I posted and we are going to show how much fun we had, hope you enjoy!!

Hanging Around

This was a funny day! Rylin found one of mommy's bra's in the laundry and she decided to pick it up, next thing ya know guess where she put it? Little kids really do watch us i guess!!!

Uncle Chas and Aunt Rita in town

It has been 21 years since I have personally seen my uncle Chas and aunt Rita, we last saw each other when i was 1 year old in Tuscan Arizona. My dad and Chas have recently been united because of the death of their mother. Chas, Rita and their daughter Morgan came to visit for a few days. We loved their company as we watched the Olympics, played Golf in the front yard and many more adventures.

Larry and Chas

Rylin loved great-uncle Chas, he rocked her for a good 20 minutes, she just sat their as he cuddled with her.

We all went out to Fongs while Chas, Rita and Morgan were here. Here is all of us except-Kyle, Corey, Katey, Jacob and Lauren

Just chillin' outside while the little kids play around

Bryce, Ryun, Corey. Hitting Golf Balls on the forn lawn, Larry and Chas came up with that game.

Adventures at Warm River August 2008

While we were up at warm river we also took a hike and went fishin'... The trail was beautiful and bryce, kimber, beau and lindsay kept hitting each other with branches and rocks, stupid games but fun to play when nothing else to do. The Scenery above warm river was absolutely beautiful, it was just gorgeous. We had a good time hiking as a family.

Taken without Lindsay and Rylin

Taken without Ryun

Lindsay caught the catch of the camping trip!!! it was in the middle of the day with fish are less likely to bite, and it is a Brooke Trout, one of the biggest in the river!!!! Lindsay the one that hates to fish caught it. Lindsay's guide was Kelton, he helped her cast it into the river... Great Job!!!

Lindsay and her Brooke Trout, but pay close attention to Rylin's face-she had no idea what mommy was holding and she wanted to grab it. She loves how slimmy they are.

Playin' in the Water and Floating Down the River...August 2008

It was hot up at warm river, but they should have called it "cold river", the water was cold but was soooo nice because it was so hot outside. We brought floating devices to use to float down the river. Here are the some of our joyous experiences!!!

Kimber and Talea just floating and relaxing as they pass by the shore.

Bryce giving me gang signs that I am sure he doesn't know the meaning too. Just kidding, this kid is getting a hillarious personality...

Beau just relaxing as the current takes him down the river.

Bryce got to relaxed and floated right by the "get out" point, so talea ran out in the water after him to try and save him.

There is Mama Choffin in her swimming suit!!! She doesn't know I took this picture or she would have destroyed my camera... Just kidding, she went out to save beau and bryce.

Camping at Warm River August 2008

Just Hanging around the camp site. Taking pictures of those that were relaxing

and hanging out.

Everyone was going floating down the river, so Rylin was going with mommy, and she was excited, just look at her smile. How cute does our baby girl look in this life jacket? We think adorable!!

Grandpa Choffin and Rylin sucking her thumb.

Grandpa was trying to get Rylin down for a nap, she of course was being a little stubborn.

Rylin, Cousin Kelton and Cousin Chase all played with the inflated intertubes for quite a long time, going in and out for about an hour. It's the little things and random toys that entertain the babies.

Mommy and Rylin ready to float down the river, swim suits are on and we are ready to go!!! and when we get back to the tent site we are taking a nap!!!

Queen Nicki on her throne...lol...she thought this air bed was for her, but it was really for the babies.

Addisynne Kay Payne's Blessing Day July 27, 2008

The day before we left for home, we got to experience the blessing of this precious baby girl. Addisynne Kay Payne. This is Rob and Kesha's baby girl. Rob is Ryun's older brother who lives in Medford Oregon. We had a great time and the blessing that Rob gave his daughter was amazing, they are going to be great parents. We love and miss them dearly.

This is the cutest video of Rylin saying her favorite

word! Which is Hi!!! She also says papa (for grandpa choffin),

mama, dada, bye bye, ball, baby, bite, please. She is almost

a year old and growing fast.

July 31st, 2008

Our first trip to the Park!!! Rylin loved the swings and slides, we went down a few times and she loved it. The weather was nice and cool, it was a pleasant night. Uncle Bryce, aunt Talea, and Jenna Johansen went with us.

THE FUNNIEST FACE IN THE WORLD!!!

Rylin does a new face, but this face is none like any of the others she has ever done before. Ryun and Lindsay were making Rylin frustrated because we wouldn't pick her up for two seconds and all of a sudden she did this face. Now everytime she gets frustrated she does this same face, we love it and sometimes bug her just so we can laugh. We love her !!!






Here is the FIRST step in the face, she is kinda bugged but not yet all the way.













Here is the SECOND step in face, she is getting more upset.














AND BAM! HERE IS THE THIRD STEP IN THIS ADORABLE FACE!













Here we are learning to crawl and we are getting some help from Daddy













Rylin is starting to get mad, you can see her getting ready to give the face because she is frustrated with the whole idea of crawling.

Our Funny Lil' Girl

Rylin is now 6 months old and is still growing like the speed of light, here are some pics of our day together with Lindsay, Rylin and the camera. She knows exactly what to do when I hold the camera up and she sees the flash go once. We love our little baby.







Here is her "pose", I just held the camera up and she looked and made this face, hillarious.




















Just playing around with the camera, taking different pics from different angles and she keeps smiling.














Rylin giving Momma some priceless kisses.
















Daddy put this silly hat on her and she ended up loving it.

Rylin in the Hospital with RSV

Rylin again with RSV, here is her last day in the hospital-as you can tell she is much happier and more playful than ever. Thank heavens she only had to spend a few days in the hospital.









Here she is with her oxygen mask thingy on and her I.V. on her left arm. She normally sucks her left thumb so when the nurse put the I.V. on her left hand she was frustrated with the wrapping on it.










This photograph is right before we got the okay that her oxygen levels were high and stable enough to be off the oxygen tube machine. She is so cute and playful, we are so glad that she is feeling better.


















Rylin really didn't understand what mommy was doing and thought it was time to play.









Lindsay had to pull the tape off of her skin, she wasn't too happy when that happened- but she was glad to be breathing on her own and not have tubes up her nose.

Daddy looks stoned here, we wre so tired by this time that our bodies were there but not our complete minds. We are just glad that Rylin is doing better and that all is well.

Rylin's RSV that she had went from bad to worse within a few days of seeing her pediatric Doctor. Rylin was admitted into the Hospital on Thursday January 31st and was in the hospital until Saturday February 2nd. It was a horrific day for Lindsay. Rylin had to have an I.V. put in her hand so that she would get fluids, Lindsay was hysterical and Rylin took it better than Lindsay did. Rylin was very brave and patient for the nurses and Ryun and Lindsay- it was hard to see our little angel sit there and go through so much, but we knew that it would only help her get through the sickness. We had an amazing Respitory Therapist at Madison Memorial Hospital here in Rexburg Idaho, he went through details that no doctor has ever done before- we felt like he cared about Rylin on a special level that not even our own pediatric doctor has. She is still on Albuterol breathing treatments but she is on the last leg of RSV and is doing very well, here are some photographs of our little family in the Hospital.











This is Rylin's Crib that she napped in while mom and dad needed a break from holding her!













This is Rylin finally asleep from a long night of not sleeping at all, poor little girl is exhausted.













She doesn't feel good at all, it broke our hearts to see her like this!













Her Crib again just from another angle















Ryun and Lindsay just hanging out while Rylin gets some sleep.

Sick Baby

It's the peak season for RSV for infants and children this time of year... Our poor little Rylin has it, in these pictures Ryun is giving her the breathing treatment she has to have in order to breathe a lot better. Our luck she hasn't had to be hospitalized yet!















She hated the little purple dinosaur mask they
gave us to use, but she loves this blue hose looking thing.
















She tries to eat it sometimes because she likes it,
that really makes it easy for us because we hate
to hear her scream, and we hate to force it on her-
but it will help.















Ryun and Rylin just after a treatment watching
a disney movie! Rylin is looking and doing a lot
better now.