Happy Holidays!

Being from a family who used to make suckers for a living, I thought that it would be fun to dig out the old molds and make candy for Christmas. This was the first attempt.

Things went much better after that, and the kids all had fun seeing how the suckers were made.

Avery and River

We hope that you all have a Merry Christmas!

Jack is excited, how about you?

The Skiff Dog

Another member of the family is our dog Skiff. He is a 3 yr old black lab, and quite smart. Val loves to teach him new tricks-Most of which can be found here (along with all of our other videos): http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=valeddins&search=Search

Its all about ME

I've just been informed of a give-away. A friend of mine showed me these cute patterns on Thimbleblossoms.com and she is giving away some of her new patterns if you post a comment on her blog. I would like to get into quilting more. This is one Alicia is working on: Here is the link to post a comment:
http://http://web.mac.com/cjroskelley/Camille_Roskelley/Roskelley_Family_Blog/Entries/2007/12/3_Ta_Da!__6_new_patterns_and_a_giveaway!.html

So, a little about Megan Eddins:

Right now I am teaching piano lessons, being secretary for our business, and of course fulfilling the role of mom with our 6 mo. old. Here I am 81/2 mo. prego- Come on, I can hear you thinking it so just say it. Yes, I look quite small, lucky me. We were in Moscow for Faren's (Val's bro) graduation from law school.

Family reunion this summer in Montana. I really enjoy camping, or just being outside when the weather is nice. It has been fun tending to the yard and its many flowerbeds. Although, they are a tremendous amount of work, difficult when you have a belly all spring.

Canoeing Labor Day weekend in Driggs. We saw a huge bull moose on the bank. It is so fun to be out enjoying nature and good weather. Jack was a good sport.

Jack Jack

Jack Valiant

6/05/07 7lbs 4oz 20in Nurses mistook his bottom end to be his head.

This resulted in an emergency C-section. (10 days)

See my dimple? 2 months
Jack Sparrow?
Happy Halloween

5 months

Jack is so smart. He knew exactly what to do here.

This is how we practice sitting up. 6 months

Valiant G

I thought for a couple of posts I might inform you a little of what we do, and what we have done this year. First off, this is my sweet husband who is good at everything he tries.



Val works with fiberglass building whatever he thinks up. Mostly, that includes his clawfoot bathtubs and snowmachine hoods. But, he has done boats, canoes, snowskates, sleds, and even dog houses.




His biggest hobby right now is soap boxing. He has built several of these carts, and this year held the 2nd annual Bancroft Elder's Quorum SoapBox Derby.

New Game

I have enjoyed looking at everyone's blogs, seeing their adorable children, and what friends are doing in their far away lives. It is now time to join the game, and let everyone see how cute our Jack is. It might take me a while to figure out how this all works.