Heidi & Derek

My awesome little Mac

2011-06-15T18:36:00.000-07:00

My Favorite Little Face

2011-03-27T19:50:00.001-07:00

SMILES

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Macguire is still the highlight of our lives! He is so fun and the coolest kid ever! I hate leaving him on my school days and usually find my mascara all smeared and off by the time I get to the hospital. I guess make-up isn't all it's cracked up to be. Derek still finds plenty of time to hit the river and has even taken Mac to see the river. Macguire loves to be outside whether he's in the stroller, bjorn, or just being held. He gives the best smiles, especially in the morning. I can't be irritated about getting up when he greets me with a HUGE smile in the mornings.

Here's our little guy!

MY BLUE EYED BOY

2011-02-08T19:43:00.000-08:00

Macguire is growing up so fast. We totally can't get enough of him. He loves to stretch big after naps, eat-eat-eat, hang out with his dad (Derek gets the best smiles out of him), watch basketball, kick in the tub, and go outside. We of course think he is the coolest kid. Here's some pics of our little guy. . .

My Favorite Little Guy Looks Like His Dad!

2010-12-28T16:17:00.000-08:00

He has a name--it's official!

2010-12-13T19:10:00.000-08:00

Macguire's name is now official. . . we blessed him on Sunday. It was such a nice day with family! Derek gave such a sweet blessing. . . we are so happy to have Mac! The last week has been so great because I finished my finals and have been able to sit and snuggle Mac. . . A LOT!!! Der finishes finals this week! YAY! Here's a couple pics of our little guy!

Baby Mac

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Macguire Allen Kohler

October 19, 2010

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5 months--seems about the right time for me to update my blog. We've been doing great. We are both still in school (we just may be there forever!) and both working. I finally finished my clinicals which is awesome. Derek is just starting his busy work season and is still fishing.

Overall, we seem to be happy and enjoying life.

Here's a few pics from the last few months.

We were able to go to a couple of Jazz games during our time off in December. Derek is hysterical at the games and sometimes I act like I don't know him.

Derek still loves pheasant hunting and went to Colorado again last November.

The kids still love Derek. It's so funny. Bubba loves Derek to put on the helmets with him and pretend they are riding motorcycles.

I was able to go on a short trip to Washington to see the Wises. It was so much fun. We went to see Syd play in her last few b-ball games. She did good and it was great to see her finally play.

Der is now not only into fly fishing. . . Dad got him into ice fishing as well.

Der and the Girls!

Finally a pic of us together--this doesn't happen too often.

We spent some of the holidays doing humanitarian work. This is Reiss and DK putting together a hygiene kit. I even got Derek to help tie a quilt for the humanitarian center.

2009-11-02T20:03:00.000-08:00

Yes, I am the worlds worst blogger. I'm not proud of it, but I have come to terms with it. Some are addits to blogging and then there's people like me. . .an addict of not blogging. Not sure what that would make my diagnosis. Anyways, after much encouraging from a friend at school (she even made me my new name thingy at the top that has our pic on it--Thanks Jess!), I decided to put up a few pics and update the few people that read this.

This is us, incase you forgot what we look like.

This is our real faces. Derek smiling and me mad at whatever he just did!

We spent alot of the summer with my family. Here's a pic of Dale with a few of the kids. Mom & Dad have such a fun backyard to play in.

All the kids came over to Mom and Dad's on my birthday. I blew out my candles and then we had to re-lite them for every kid there so they could blow them out aswell. They are all so cute that I just can't say no.

Der is still an avid fisherman and spends most nights tieing flies. He just got back from Idaho on a 2-day fishing trip and is going to the Green River this weekend.

We had to go to California in June to my sister Heather's house--my beautiful niece Hannah passed away. She was an amazing little girl who changed many people's lives! When you walked in the same room as Hannah, you felt something different. As one of my small primary kids said while simply looking at a picture of Hannah, "I feel like Jesus is here." She taught the gospel while here on the Earth, and now she is continuing on that teaching in a different way. We miss Hannah, but are so thankful we got a chance to meet her.

My gorgeous sister Heather & Hannah Girl

Derek is definitely the favorite Uncle in the Whimpey family. All the kids love him. He will be such a good dad someday! The kids love to steal Derek's hats (he is always wearing one). He tried telling Abbie that his hat is sacred and shouldn't be messed with. About 15 mintues later she had Derek come look at a message she wrote him on her white board. It says, "Derek, maybe when you think something is sacred, think of the temple not your hat. Your neice, Abbie"

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Our life isn't that exciting lately, but we are enjoying it. We are both in school and working. I have 3 jobs that keep me running 6 days out of the week. Infact, Der said a couple of Sunday's ago that it was weird being with me for longer than 2 hours. Luckily neither of us work or study on Sunday so it's our day together. We can't wait til December when we both have some time off!

WHAT WE'VE BEEN UP TO. . .

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Snowmobiling

When we were riding, we found this tree Dad had carved his name in about 48 years ago when he was sheepherding as a boy. Way cool, huh!!!

Shooting (Derek & Brad)

Playing with Kids

Derek is still fishing

Elder Kyle Kohler returns home! We love having Kyle home!!!

Baby Beck Lance Erickson is born and he is SOOOO cute!

Rachael goes to Jr. Prom. She looked so, so beautiful!

Snowshoeing (this is Der going down a big slide we built)

The Wises came to visit and the girls went Prom dress shopping. Syd and Sam tried on lots of fun dresses and modeled them for us!

I decided to recover my couch. . . AHHHHH!!!

BEFORE

DURING

There's no turning back now!

AFTER pics will be coming soon. I haven't finished sewing the cushions yet. I've been too busy with school and work to finish.

Family

2009-01-29T17:39:00.001-08:00

We thought our holidays would be completely relaxing and not busy. We were wrong. We had such a good holiday season though and found it hard to get back in the rhythm of school and work. The family all came (except Amy), to Utah in December. It was so much fun with everyone. We went snowshoeing, icefishing, sledding, and lots more! Here are a few pics of everyone.

Ice fishing at Strawberry. Max, Fischer, Isaac, Derek

Heather & Max snowshoeing

Me & Dale snowshoeing

Me, Heather, Holly snowshoeing

Charlee & Reiss getting ready to go sledding

Heath and Dad pulling the tubes behind the 4-wheeler

Sweet baby Hannah with her cute smile!

The girls (and Heath) playing dress-up. Reiss, Abbie, Mara, Charlee, Heath

We all celebrated Mom & Dad's 40th wedding anniversary by going to the temple and then having a dinner afterwards. It was so awesome to all be in the temple together. Jen put together a really neat video of Mom and Dad's lives, included all of us kids.

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For Christmas, instead of buying gifts for eachother (meaning the 7 of us kids), we give the money that we would have spent and it goes towards helping other people. Each year one of us 7 kids is incharge and we get to choose what we do with the money. This year Derek and I were incharge. We decided to to hygiene kits. It was really awesome because we had all the grandkids put the kids together. They loved doing it and I think it was good for them to learn that not everyone is as fortunate as we are.

Mom

Max

Fischer

Char & Me

Abbie

Life Update

2008-12-11T19:28:00.000-08:00

Well, I am clearly horrible at updating our blog, but I am finally out of school for 4 weeks so now I have no excuse. Here's what's been going on the last month or so.

Derek's birthday

Another hunting trip for Derek. He went with all his brothers and his dad. He was gone about 5 days and had way too much fun. I always secretly hope he doesn't kill anything so maybe he'll change his hobbies. I must not be praying hard enough yet!

Thanksgiving with the kids--way cute kids, huh!!!. We had Thanksgiving at Dale & Ann's house where we had fondu (our version of a turkey dinner). Jen & Lance and Mel & Brock also came. Not the same without Mom & Dad, but it was still a great day!!!

Temple lights and Jazz game. . . all in one night!

Laurie, Rachael, Hayden, Me

Dad went on a trip to Washington in November. I loved these pics of Amy's kids so I thought I'd post them. I miss her family like crazy and wish we saw them more.

Syd in her riding gear.
Sammi in her riding gear

Jake & Dad went fishing while he was there. Here's one of the many fish they caught. Derek was really jealous when he saw these pics.

Halloween

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The Saturday before Halloween, the family went to mom and dad's and painted pumpkins. Mom made homemade soup that was delicious and the kids had a blast! (Note to Aunt Jude. . . I put names of parents in parentheses for you. . .there's getting to be lots of us these days. Did you know Jen is pregnant? It's a boy!!!)

Reiss (Mel), Charlee (Mel), Cael (Jen)

Lauren just liked eating the paint (Dale)

Halloween night we were in Heber and went trick-or-treating with the kids. Charlee and Drew were so, so into trick-or-treating. They practically ran from house to house leaving behind Reiss, Heath, and Lauren. Derek and I ended up taking Reiss and Heath and doing some houses at their own pace. Here's most everyone in their costumes.

Reiss the mean witch and Charlee the kitty--mom made these costumes

Maylie the ladybug. . . she was so incredibly cute in this costume!!! (Derek's Family)

Riley the teenage mutant ninja turtle (Derek's Family)

Bubba (Melanie's) the doggie and Derek. Bubba was so funny with his costume. He threw a fit when Mel tried to put it on him and then when she finally got it on him, he wouldn't take it off.

Cute Rachael

Me and Reissa. . . I love this little girl!!!

Mel looking all good in Reissa's witch hat. Reiss ditched the hat soon after the

trick-or-treating started!

Drew the fireman (Dale's)

Holly sent me this pics of her kids and I thought they were so cute I had to post them. Holly made all of these costumes. . . she did an amazing job!!!

Isaac the Storm TrooperEnoch the carnitore (don't ask me, I guess it's some kind of dinosaur)
Baby Zeke the seal

FALL

2008-10-11T20:45:00.000-07:00

Fall is over. . .almost! I love the fall, but we got up to the canyon a little late this year to take pics so they aren't too colorful! Here's a couple of them!

Fall brings hunting season for Derek. Last weekend was the elk hunt and in a few weeks will be a week long of shooting pheasants. Here are some pics of the beautiful hunters in all their orange!

Kohler Family Dinner

2008-10-03T20:26:00.000-07:00

Last Sunday we went up to Heber for dinner with the Kohlers. We went on a picnic up around Snake Creek. It was lotsa fun. Brad & Camille couldn't come, but the rest of the family was there! Troy, Derek, Riley, Jaycee, Scott, Mike

Baby Dannon. . . isn't she beautiful!!!

Scott & MaKaylee & Family

My very handsome husband!

Derek & I also hiked Stewart Falls a couple of weeks ago. Derek had never been there which I couldn't believe, so I took it upon myself to show him the falls. They are very beautiful and it's a fun, easy hike that we could fit in with our busy schedules.

Lake Powell

2008-09-13T19:02:00.000-07:00

Lake Powell, otherwise known as "The Greatest Place On Earth" in the dictionary of the Whimpey family, has come and gone again. It was a good trip and always adventerous when Dad is along. Mom made the best food and kept our stomachs full from sun up to way past sun down. Amy, Heather, and Mel and their families weren't able to come which was a bummer. The kids loved Lake Powell, even little Zeke loved the warm water.

CLIFF JUMPING:

Cael & Lance (Lance really is in the air though it looks like his foot is still on the rock)

Isaac

Most of the group after cliff jumping.

THE SLIDE:

Isaac

Cael

Dad soaking up the water in his stylin' hat. If you are wondering sisters, he still does the "Ohs", Ahs", and groans when he jumps into cool off. His belly flop is one of the best!

Jen & Lance looking all cute!

Mom, Mara, and Enoch making their best faces.

Baby Zeke

Dad with one of his best smiles and ofcourse, his "boat hair".

Matthew brought his kayaks which were a hit.

Dale, Ann, Drew, Lauren, & Adriana ready for a boat ride.

Holly & Enoch.

Eden Jane

On the way down, the boat got a flat tire. The adventure started when Dad forgot to blow up the boat spare tire. Luckily we weren't traveling alone. Aunt Janet took Dad to Ticaboo to blow up the tire. Nice jack Daddy!!!

THE HAPPENINGS. . . .

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Dale & Lance braved yet another triathalon. They both did great!!!

Dale cheezin' it for the camera. He's pretty talented to be able to bike and attempt at modeling at the same time.
Lance running down the lawn of flags.

Dale, Ann, Drew, Lauren after the race

This is just a random picture I found of 4 of my beautimus sisters. Heather, Jen, Holly, Amy.

For the 24th of July we went to the Bee's game with Mel & Brock and Mom & Dad. It was way fun. Especially the fireworks.

I turned 25 last month. Sad day when you can finally say you are a 1/4 of a century. This is obviously not the greatest pic of me. But this is a good pic of how Derek wraps my presents. They just get stuck in any box that is laying around the house. This particular box contained 20 Vitamin waters (my fav drink). Believe it or not, this is a step up from last years birthday. Anyone remember the GUN??

This is us after we had just gone running in a complete downpour. Way fun, Derek's idea!

And yes, we are still in love!!!

The Fisherman and His Sidekick Part II

2008-08-01T16:57:00.000-07:00

Yes, the fly fishing continues at the Kohler home. . .not necessarily by choice. I once again got wrapped into going fishing with Derek. This time we went up AF Canyon. I brought a book and read while Derek tried to master the art of catching a gross slimey thing. Here's a few pics.

Derek balancing while casting into the perfect hole!

The balancing act was worth it! He smiles better when he's posing with a fish than when he's posing with me. Don't you think?!?

I had finally had it. I told Derek I wanted to fish. He reluctantly gives in. I bounce up on the two rocks and begin balancing. As in my first fly fishing experience, my casting was horrific. I was about done when I stepped back off the rocks and felt a slight, ever so slight tug. I told Derek I had a fish. He didn't believe me at first, until he saw my line going down stream. The hilarious scene begins to unfold from here since I have never caught a fish on a fly pole and I was doing it all wrong with the reeling in and such. The fish kept going down stream and I yanked the pole. The fish jumps and Derek begins laughing hystarically considering the fact that he had to squint to see the fish. I ended up getting the line tangled in a tree with the fish dangling from that tree still on the line. So everyone, here's the big biter that can call himself, "Heidi's First Big Catch on a Fly Pole". Bytheway, Derek still laughs when he looks at this pic. Warning. . . look closely. Derek suggests getting out your reading glasses or a magnifying glass or both in order to be able to see that what is in my hands is not the bait, but an actual CATCH.

Island Lake

2008-07-20T20:18:00.001-07:00

Last weekend Derek's Dad was meeting his Scout troop in the Unitas. We decided to tag along. It was lots of fun! Derek's brother Brad came and also his sister Rachael. We got a bit side tracked on our hike in which resulted in us getting to camp later than we had planned. We went fishing, though the mosquitos where terrible. Derek has been irritated that "OFF" doesn't really keep the mosquitos OFF of him. Such false advertising!!! There was a beautiful, bright, full moon on Friday night which was gorgeous and lit up the entire area. Brad taught us some constellations (though they were hard to see with such a bright moon) and we finished off the night around the campfire.

Mike in his self made tent. . . Still has the boy scout in him!!!

Rachael in her bivie (spelling?). This was Rachy's first backpack! She did so good!!!

4th of July

2008-07-07T10:11:00.000-07:00

Our 4th of July was so great. Derek and I went 4-wheeling all day and then met up with my family in the mountains for a cookout. Dad came up in the morning for awhile 4-wheeling to show us a beautiful lake called Forest Lake. It was quite the trail up with boulders everywhere. It was so awesome! After our cookout we went and watched the Midway fireworks with the Kohlers.

The scenery behind Forest Lake. It was absolutely beautiful!!!

Derek at Forest Lake

Life without Mt. Dew. . . unheard of. I think Derek's Mansion in Heaven will be lined with Mt. Dew fountains. . . .AHHH!

Oh, aren't they cute!!!

SHOOT OUT TIME

Charlee took over Aunt Holly's duty of picking wild flowers.

Dads way of living rough. . . a chain saw to cut the wood?

Jen, Mara, Cael, Lance, Eden. . . . Ready to ride!

Lowes Come to Utah

2008-07-05T19:27:00.001-07:00

Heather and J.J. are in Utah for their annual 4th of July reunion with the Lowe family. They came up to Heber on Sunday for a visit with all of us. Jen & Lance, Dale & Ann, and Mel & Brock also came up to Mom & Dad's for dinner. It was way fun to all be together. . . we can't wait for Powell!!!

Fischer and Derek (Derek is known as "Big Guy" in Fischer's vocab)

Playing Nintendo. . . don't you love Maxwell's face. . . so intense.

Cinderella (Reiss) & Snow White (Charlee). Don't they look beautiful. Good Job on the dresses Mom!!!

Lookin good mom!

Eden LOVES yogert!!!

Gorgeous Heather and her Sweet Hannah girl.

Me and Hannah

A normal look for Derek. . . when you see Derek like this it means "DO NOT BOTHER ME!"

We also celebrated Charlee and Drew turning 4 years old. Their moms made their cakes. . . they both looked so cute!!!

Cannon. . . the little mischievous man!!!

2008-06-18T09:38:00.000-07:00

I decided to finally get in the loop and post something to my blog. I've had an empty blog for almost 6 months now. . . I am such a procrastinator when it comes to things like this.

The Fisherman and his Sidekick!

We went fishing a couple of weeks ago up Fish Creek. Its up by Schofield. Derek did most of the fishing since I am a horrible fly fisher-woman. Infact, he banned me from using his pole anymore that day after I lost about 2 or so flys in the trees. He said we have to practice in the yard with NO flys on, before I'm ready for the big fish. Whatever!

Derek in his fishing attire. What a Nerdo!!! A cute Nerdo, nevertheless.

It's all about the technique. . .that's what they tell me!

Derek's 2 biggest catches of the day! He's one happy guy!

Just what I do best!!!

The scenery was beautiful. It had been snowing all morning so the mountains and the trees looked gorgeous. I'm not that great of a photographer so I couldn't catch the real beauty.

What's worse than a husband as a fisherman? A husband that is a fisher-cook. Here's Derek devouring his fresh catch! He looks so happy! He never looks that happy when he's eating my homemade dinner each night!