Isaac is 1 month old!

My sister, Nicole, gave me these stickers to put on Isaac every month as he gets older. Here's month number one.

So Isaac is a little high maintenance. But we still love him. He cries and cries every night and we run the vacuum to try and soothe him. Some nights I just stare at the vacuum and wait for it to blow-up. But it's hanging in there, just like us.

Ty still doesn't know what to think about Isaac. I can tell he's mad at me though. I'm no longer his number one choice. He goes directly to Greg. Hurts my feelings sometimes...but things will get back to normal soon, I'm sure.

We love you Issac. Even though you're "rockin' our world". We love ya!

Happy 13th Birthday Tanner!

My how the years have passed...I can't believe Tanner is 13 and in Junior High. Tanner is such a good kid. Hasn't turned into an awful teenager yet. I'm seeing some of the beginning stages lately though...

Tanner goes to Will James Middle School and is a solid student. He's always on the honor roll and made it to the 3rd round in the Geography B. Not too bad if you ask me. Tanner plays basketball with the ward on Tuesday nights and attends Young Mens on Wednesday nights. He's active in the scouting program and will no doubt be an Eagle Scout one day (or he isn't Grandpa Markham's grandson ..)

Like every other teenager he loves his video games, ipods and facebook. He's always trying to convince me of all the reasons why he needs a cell phone and I'm always trying to find reasons to say no. When it comes down to it, I just don't want him to be that grown-up yet.

He loves to be around his family. He's a great big brother! Sometimes I worry that he'd rather hang out with us than his friends. But I'm grateful he still thinks we're okay to be around and wants to talk to us. I know he'd do anything in the world for me and he'd give anyone the shirt off his back. He's one of my best friends and the best kid around.

I love you Tanner!

Merry Christmas 2009

Merry Christmas from the Montana Crew! We missed Cars, Cara, Ryleigh and Everest!

Introducing Issac Wahlen Markham

Sorry, Greg really only got the gross pictures of Isaac right when he was born and nobody wants to see those..LOL!!

Ty and Isaac. He wanted to crawl into the little plastic cradle the whole time.

Ty just couldn't get enough of Isaac.


A great big-brother.



He'll be such a great dad someday.



Issac Wahlen Markham was born December 14th, 2009 on a freezing cold day in MT (-9 degrees to be exact). He was 7 lbs. 13 oz. and 21-1/2 inches long. He came el' natural! No drugs for this mom. Not on purpose, obviously!
He's a healthy little boy and just loves to be held CONSTANTLY. We're excited he's here and can't wait to get to know the littlest member of our family!

The Latest...

Just a little update because who knows when the next time is that I'll take the time to update my blog.

We were "completely nuts" again and opened up this store in the Billings Mall. It's a bigger project for me than The Sno Shack was, that's for sure. Isn't it cute though? Many prep hours were put into this little shop to make it look like it does now and it's still a work in progress. Thanks to all the family & friends who have helped along the way. It's definitely taken "A Village", especially since I'm pregnant and worthless in a lot of ways.

But it's open, people are coming, the food is great, and we have great employees which makes my life a little bit easier.

Greg is still working for Rocky Mountain Hospice during the days but spends most nights at the mall hanging a shelf or painting or something of that sort. Our anniversary was last week and I think I might have seen him for 5 minutes. He's working very very hard!

Tanner is "good-a-kid" as he could ever be and I just appreciate him so much for not making my crazy life any crazier. He's so good to Ty and I. Always willing to do whatever. What a great husband/father he'll be!

Ty is getting bigger and bigger by the day and learning a ton of new words. The average person couldn't understand him, but we can, and I guess that's what matters!

The littlest Markham should be here some time in December. My actual due date is December 20th. We're excited for him to join our little family and it'll be nice for Ty to have some company, other than me, during the day.

Life is a little hectic and crazy for us but one thing remains constant, we are extremely blessed and grateful for this completely nutty life we live, and in the end that's what matters most!

The Big Guys First Day of Jr. High

So here's our big kid Tanner. Can you guys believe how big he is? Good Luck at Will James this year Tanner. Jr. High is a tough place, I just hope he comes out of this the same kid that he went in.

4th of July 2009

This year for the 4th we were lucky to have the whole Hooper Clan come to Billings to celebrate. We ate a lot, went to the park one day, went to The Laurel parade and then had a BBQ at the Warnicks house. It was a lot of fun!