The Terry Family

Fishing @ Foster Lake

2010-03-31T20:11:00.000-07:00

A couple months ago we bought a little 14 ft. fishing boat. Since we've had it we have only missed one weekend of fishing on the lake catching my favorite fishy- the rainbow trout. It's cool because Cole loves being in the boat. We give him a bucket of rocks that he can toss overboard whenever he wants to, and we give him any goodie or candy he wants. It works like a charm! We've been out all day until it's almost dark and Cole is still a trooper even without a nap, which is quite amazing. We're learning the techniques of trolling, I know we grew up making fun of people who do this kind of fishing. "Fishing at it's finest" as dad would say, but hey at least we're not bobber fishing, not yet anyways:) Well it works for us and Cole likes it so I guess that's all that matters. Its fun times spent together and we pull out nice 12 inchers all day long. Woo hoo! I even cleaned a fish for the first time last weekend.

It was soooo easy, I should have done that a long time ago!!!

Girls Weekend in Bend!!

2010-03-31T19:54:00.000-07:00

My friend Autumn and I got to take a break and go to Bend Oregon for the weekend. It was my Valentine's present from Billy, while he took Cole camping with Mike and Mikey. We stayed in a rustic lodge at a ranch and had tons of fun. We went skiing at Hoodoo and ate lots of yummy food that we didn't have to cook. It was nice to have a couple days to do whatever we wanted and relax. Even though I was sick, it was sooo much fun! Check out the view!

Little Kicker Cole

2010-03-31T19:32:00.000-07:00

Little Kickers is a class for kids at the soccer park here in Corvallis. It mainly tries- ha ha- to teach kids to pay attention and to take direction and to have fun doing it. Billy wanted to do it with him on Saturdays, and I had to take him twice. He was really good when Billy took him, but when I did he was Horrible! He wouldn't listen to me or the coach, and I kept looking at the clock wishing the class was over. Here is one of the classes I came to to get some pictures. Of course it was a good day. I think we'll take a long break before we do this again...

Getting his hand stamped at the end of class

Camping 2010 Newport Oregon

2010-03-31T17:34:00.000-07:00

This is what it's like after a storm on the coast. Beautiful blue skies and nice sunny warm weather. It sure was nice, and as most of you know, doesn't happen very often. When Mom, Tara, Paige and Tenille visited the weather was good too, we sure lucked out that week:)

Anyways, we like to camp at Beverly Beach out of Newport Oregon because its a easy walk to the beach. This day we found some shells but mostly agates that came to shore by the storm.

On this weekend camping trip I picked up a paintbrush for the first time in years and started & finished a painting of a duck. My friend Shaunette who we went camping with, turned her trailer into an artist studio. I put Cole to bed in our trailer, and kicked the guys outside and we had alot of fun painting. I am now inspired to do some more.

Decorating eggs for Easter

2010-03-31T17:01:00.000-07:00

This Easter we'll be spending at Mike and Audra's house with her family. We're going to decorate and hide eggs for the kids and have lunch. Sounds exciting? Not really. I'm hoping that we'll be getting a call from our friend Bob the fisherman, that the salmon are running on the Columbia River so we can go fishing instead. So I'm secretly hoping that that will happen, but if it doesn't Cole will have fun finding eggs and eating candy. So we'll see. Pray for fish!

Cole and I decorated eggs a couple days ago and I can't get myself to throw away the dye! I had so much fun coloring them that I think I'm going to boil some more:) I know I'm such a kid, I would LOVE to get to find the eggs on Easter too.....boo hoo -growing up is the pits!

Cole was very careful and only one egg got cracked during our little project:)

Monster Jam Time!

2010-03-31T10:54:00.000-07:00

In February we took Cole to his first Monster Truck show in Portland. We went with Mike and Audra and cousin Mikey. I wasn't excited to go at all, but it actually was pretty cool. Thank goodness I brought a pair of earplugs though, it was so loud that it shook your whole body! I could have done without the smell of exhaust for 2 hours, but Cole really liked it and it was well worth the drive. We got to see Jeeps race, Quads race, and one of the monster trucks, Gravedigger did a big jump and rolled all the way over- it was exciting! Woo hooo! Can we be anymore redneck??

Random Going ons

2009-07-02T14:37:00.000-07:00

Billy and Cole on the tractor getting the ground ready for the backyard. First they rototilled, removed the rocks, laid down the grass seed, and now we have to water it every night until the grass comes in. Once we have grass we'll be putting up a fence and then Cole will have a nice area to play in. yay!
Cole absolutely loves to go outside. We can't even say the "o" word around him or he'll not stop talking about going "outside" over and over and over again. Billy takes him on the riding lawn mower when he mows and Cole loves this too. Now he constantly says "mow dada" it's funny.

Here's Saber Tooth my new quad. We've taken it on 2 camping trips so far and I already have 200 miles on it. We have alot of fun going together as a fam. Cole rides with Billy and I tag along in the dust. The first thing Cole does when he goes outside when we're camping is climb onto dads quad and say "bye bye dada" which means take me for a ride please!!! So we've logged many miles with Cole.

Just a silly picture of Colezie Molezie

Cole stuck in the laundry basket:)

Salmon fishing @ the Columbia River

2009-07-02T14:20:00.000-07:00

We went camping for the weekend in April (I know that was a longggg time ago:)) and did a little fishing with our friends Bob and Laurie. We had to wake up at 4:30 am so this is a pretty picture of us.

While I was fishing with our friends, Billy and Craig took Cole to the fish hatchery and saw a humungus sturgeon.

Cole had fun feeding the fish, but had to stop and point at the "Duh-Duh" which means airplane.

I was bummed to miss out on all the adventuring, but I was busy reeling in my first salmon! It wasn't the biggest one, and it wasn't a keeper either, but I caught it and that's all that matters. Actually this is on the second day of fishing. The first day we fished 12 hours and I didn't catch one. Billy went out on this day the picture was taken and caught his in the first 3 hours, so Captain Bob was nice enough to take me out again. I guess he was really impressed with my excitement of fishing and said that he would make it his life mission to have me catch one. Thanks Bob! What great fun I had! I need to note that we didn't get a picture of Billy with his fish but it looked a little like this one only slightly bigger:) And boy was it tasty!!

Cock- a- Doodle-Die!

2008-12-02T21:11:00.000-08:00

Good news to our lovely guests at Hotel Terry. You can now sleep in when you vacation with us thanks to a good samaritan that has taken the neighbors rooster off their hands. What a very nice Christmas present to us, and to you.
Come stay and play with us real soon okay?

Seattle Ho!

2008-12-01T22:23:00.000-08:00

Playin with great grandma Bigelow in her and grandpa's new house
Mom doing one of her poses in front of her old elementary school. We must have looked suspicious because a cop pulled up behind us and asked us what we were doing scoping out the school:) We went by her old high school, junior high and the house she remembered living in most of her childhood. It was pretty cool.

This is in front of a fountain that gets bigger and does different things to the music. After many failed attempts we finally got both of our heads in the picture so thought I'd post it seeing how much fun we had getting it. Sorry mom we'll have to get a carmel apple next time:(

Yep got the heads but left out the space needle. he he

Arrrgh matey! This one's for tuny bug to make fun of

Mommy and Cole at the top of the needle

Me and Colzie Molzie

Wait! Mom can't leave without seeing the kittys and doggies at the shelter:)

Cole had never seen a cat before

Grandma & Grandpa Bulkeley gave Cole a collection of Dr. Seuss books and we will keep getting new ones each month. We love the books. Billy reads to Cole almost every night while I'm cleaning up from dinner. Tonight he read the Cat in the Hat and One fish Two fish Red fish Blue fish:) A little entertainment while I am slaving away in the kitchen

Grandma taught Cole how to climb the stairs, and when she left I had to break him of the habit. Thanks mom!

Cole loves opening and "reading" books. He really likes the little ones. He'll open one up and jibber jabber making up his own story. It's really cute.

Billys Projects

2008-12-01T21:59:00.000-08:00

The Carport completed! Project is done now onto something else to buy/fix. What could that be? A Jeep for Cole you say? That's right-a Jeep for Cole who is 1....hmmm you telling me we'll still have it when he's old enough to drive? I'm thinking no. I could be wrong though!
This is what the inside looked like when we bought it. It had no seats or gauges or dash and as you can see all the wiring had to be done too. He actually test drove it sitting on a pait bucket!

I think it's pretty cool lookin'. I really like the color too.

He couldn't wait to get it all fixed up so we could take a ride in it as a family.

When he finally got it all put together we decided to take it to Albany which is @20 miles away. First, there weren't enough seatbelts. So being the man, he gave up his and put it in the passenger side for me. What a guy! The ride was really bumpy. So bumpy that we opened a can of pop to share and within 5 minutes it was completely flat! I described the comfort level as being in one of those 3rd world countries on a bus with chickens on top. I know it probably sounds like I'm poking fun, but I really do like it although it's not the most comfortable vehicle, and Billy enjoys it so that's all that matters anyway. Happy Christmas, Birthday and next Christmas Billy!

First Halloween remembered

2008-12-01T21:44:00.000-08:00

The morning after with all his "loot" that mom and dad pilfered through and ate most of the good stuff already. Hey it's probably the only year we'll get to do that

He enjoyed his first sucker very much

Pictures before trick or treating for the 2nd time that day. First we went with Autumn and Reagan downtown. All the shops hand out candy and there's a bazillion people, but it's fun and you get all sorts of candy! We will go every year! Cole was such a trooper. He didn't fuss at all and we stayed out until about 8:30 with Amanda and Brandon and their kids. Billy pulled the wagon so that was easier than carrying him the whole time.
His favorite part was when the people would let him pick his own candy. He would take forever! Everyone was really nice about it though.
First Halloween remembered-accomplished!

They say it's your birthday....

2008-12-01T21:25:00.000-08:00

Cole Terry is 1!
Cole Terry the zombie didn't really want to have anything to do with his cake! He ate just a smidgin of the frosting and none of the cake. He got just enough on himself for some good pictures (which by the way I can't find so sorry there's not more of his big day)

Albert and Janice came from Grants Pass and Grandma Linda, Dave and Chase came from California for the festivities.

The bounce house was a hit!

I think the adults liked it more than the kids even

It was a race theme party...

Had to take a couple pictures before the hoards of people came

Let the party begin!

Cole refused to take a nap that morning, so he was kinda out of it the whole time. Lets just say he wasn't his normal happy self. Figures! He probably could sense that something was happening and didn't want to miss anything. Well I guess it's your birthday baby and today you can do whatever you want! We sure love the Colzie Molzie!

Fun on my bike

2008-12-01T21:13:00.000-08:00

We shot this after Cole kept falling and hitting his head on the floor. We thought the helmet would help and it did! He didn't even cry when he crashed. Yay!

Camping at the Oregon Dunes- Sept. '08

2008-12-01T20:47:00.000-08:00

Billys Aunt Sis and Uncle Chuck were visiting from Idaho and we met them at the coast for a weekend of camping and riding. I think there's like some 90 acres of dunes to ride on. Is alot of fun for riders that aren't afraid to ride (I am) who like to go fast and jump (not I.) The weather was great so Sis and I played games at camp and watched movies in their motorhome when the guys were hogging the quads:) You know me I'm always up for games!!

This was our lovely camp. There wasn't anyone around us all weekend. Maybe we scared them away with our child and abnoxious barking dog. Good go somewhere else you bums!

Here is a pic of Billys aunt and uncle.

Playing around in a sand bowl...

Gosh I look like such a dork when I ride! Kinda like Ms. Gulch on the Wizard of Oz. "Dun Dun nuh nuh nuh nuh nuhhh!"

Oh and did I tell you that I almost died? Billy warned me " watch out you can be going straight and all of a sudden there could be a cliff you don't see...blah blah" whatever I didn't believe him as always. So I followed Sis the whole way into the dunes, then she parked, said she was tired, so I went off by myself. I wasn't gone 1 minute and I took a hard nose dive down a cliff about 10 feet down (felt like 50). My helmet hit the bars, my knees hit the bike (good thing I didn't flip that would have been embarrassing!) I was ok, but that scared me so bad! Once Sis saw that I wasn't hurt she couldn't stop rolling laughing. After that I played follow the leader the rest of the time because it really freaked me out. Sounds fun huh? Now I'm back to being a granny rider.

Show off!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cole worked on his getting filthy dirty, walking and falling down skills.

So this little pod thingy was the best camping necessity for Cole. Just plop him in there, throw in a couple toys and graham crackers and you're good for a hour or so. Are we having fun yet? Yes, until he started throwing all of his toys out into the dirt. Not a fun game at all!

Summer Fun Terry Style

2008-12-01T20:20:00.000-08:00

Cole was so funny on this trike. He got going so fast at one point we started having him wear a helmet because he was falling so much. I'll post a video of this one time I got it on tape. Stay tuned!
We took Cole to the fair this year. No one wanted to feed the llama but me. Why? I don't know. How can you pass up an opportunity like that?

We especially liked the petting zoo. There were lots of neat animals in there, like this extra hairy donkey.

The horsey goes "Neighhhhhh"

This is why I stopped listening to the Dr. and the books " Give your child a chance to feed himself at every meal" Yeah right! He's one now and I STILL don't let him because this is what happens!

Cole with his BF Reagan in her swimming pool. I know these are all from the summer, but I thought since it's been so long since I've posted anything, that I should start where I left off. Good idea? I think so too.

I guess Cole finally got tired of watching his dad blow every single leaf off the front yard:)

The hard working man slaving away on the carport.

Memorial Day 2008

2008-06-05T10:12:00.001-07:00

Cheese!
Hangin out under cover in the rain
The girls and I had a great idea to ride the quads to an old homestead. We were lookin around on the ground for old stuff, and then I stepped on a board with a rusty nail on it. The next thing I know I have a board stuck to the bottom of my foot. It hurt so bad! Nurse Melissa took care of me though, we set up the hospital around the campfire so I wouldn't miss out on any of the excitement. I limped around the rest of the trip and it didn't keep me from riding the quads or fishing. I of course got a tetanus shot the day I got back so my leg wouldn't fall off. So far so good.
Apparently Cole didn't like taking off his socks and stepping into the cement for his stepping stone.

Why would you want to kiss a fish?

I don't know, but Cole sure wanted to!

We all made our own bouncy balls, it was fun! Mine came out a little lopsided though, so it bounces retarded.
Buzzly being a good camping dawg

So get this- I fished my butt off for 4 days and caught tons of fish but all small ones 6in and under. This kid that we're camping with drowns a worm and in 5 minutes he catches this one!! The stream is so small that you can't really call it a stream! I had no idea there were fish that big in there! So I switched to worm fishing and got skunked. Go figure. But dad always said something like this, "Fishing is fun even if you don't catch anything. If you catch something it's just icing on the cake" Yeah but I still want to catch the biggest one....

Fancy Roo is so sweet to Cole. Roxy-take notes!
Mommy and Cole, a picture of us for once!

Sorry Billy not a good picture of you, but ok of Cole:) ( I can't figure out how to delete it !!) I need Tunybug!
Trail riding on the quads. It was a muddy mess, but oh so fun!!
Gramzie couldn't resist putting gel on his hair and making a mohawk.
This is what happened when I went fishing and Billy babysat
Michael, Mikey, Audra, Chase, GPD, Gramzie, Tanya, Billy and Cole

Vroom Vroom!!
Taking a picture with the mountain lion bait. Sorry Sugar and Fancy:)
This little motorcycle was awesome!! I just need a basket on the front for Roxy
Beautiful sunset over our camp
This was only part of the group. Michael, Audra, Brian and Courtney left that morning. There was a total of 21 people, 16 dogs, and 7 trailers this year.
The End

In Loving Memory

2008-06-05T10:04:00.001-07:00

Billy Howard Terry Sr.

He was a loving father, grandfather and great grandfather.

He will be greatly missed by us all.

2008-05-30T11:45:00.000-07:00

Like the new blog??! Youre welcome ;0) Love you Tans! Say hi to that cute little boy for me! miss you xoxo, Sis :0)

Our Trip To California

2008-05-29T10:10:00.000-07:00

Weeee! Swingin in the park for the first time
Sharing toys with Paige. At first she wasn't very interested in Cole but after a little while she started talking to him and playing with him. She was always asking to hold him, actually all the little kids did:) They were so cute. We will always have a babysitter when we come to Bakersfield!
Another first- going down a slide

The Bulkeley sisters together again
Mom and all her girls together for Mothers Day. Aren't we a cute bunch?
Cole's first time in a real swimming pool. He had so much fun. He really liked this little floaty thing that grandma had. I thought because the water wasn't very warm that he wouldn't do very well. But he did fine, and we stayed in until his little fingers and toes were like raisins:)
Cousin Savannah and Cole

Cousin Andie and Baby Cole. We had a good time hanging out with Brittany and the sisters. We went to the park and had lots of time to catch up with each other. Brittany and Thad's baby is on the way. Will it be a boy???

Hey Grandpa you don't have anything for me to play with

Cole playing with Great Grandma Richard's necklace

Gramzie couldn't wait for Cole to come visit her and GPD

We went swimming in the kiddie pool. The sunshine was sooo nice for a change!
I'm so hot!
At the Harley ride with GPD
Cole and Nancy Quaid

We visited our friend Curt and got to see his plane and helicopter. It was so funny we showed up and there was a huge helicopter parked in his front yard! You don't see that every day
Cole got to meet his Grandpa Bulkeley for the first time. He loved just sitting with him and didn't make a peep once.
Fancy and Sugar loved little Cole too. They would lick him all over his face and he was entertained by watching them run all around the house.
Cole in his backpack. You can put him in there for hours and forget he's up there because he is so quiet! He's a cool dude in this picture with his Harley do rag on.

Thank you everyone for such a wonderful trip! Thank you all for Billy's birthday parties. We really enjoyed ourselves and got to relax with you all. Can't wait to do it again!!

Billys a working man

2008-04-23T10:22:00.000-07:00

If you're wondering why Billy is seldom in any of my pictures it's because he's onto his next project, "Project Carport"

He comes in the house to eat dinner, then it's back outside to work. We'll have a nice addition to our home when he's done, then it's off to his next project.

Here he is with Nacho (seriously it's his name) pouring concrete to stabalize one of 6 posts of the HUGE carport.

Havin fun at the beach!

2008-04-23T09:54:00.000-07:00

We sure had a fun visit with grandma. We hope she comes back again real soon! Maybe next time she'll bring grandpa:)

It was hard work hitting all the second hand stores in Newport, whew! So we had to fill up with tin roof Blizzards from Dairy Queen. Oh darn!

How would you like to wait for your school bus in here? It was lovely inside too:)

"We're the only one's here!!"

We looked for shells, found some china hats and dead jelly fish.

Mom, Cole and I. Mom couldn't believe there wasn't a SOUL on the beach but us. It looks cold, but it wasn't that bad. The sun didn't come out, but we were just happy that it wasn't raining on us! The forcast called for rain that day, but mom was leaving so we went anyways. Good thing because it was great weather for the coast. That's the thing with Oregon, you just never know.....

Colzie and me in Newport, OR.

2008-04-23T09:45:00.001-07:00

Cole just started eating vegetables when grandma was here. We tried green beans:(, sweet potatoes:) and of course he always likes his rice cereal.

We did pedicures and paraffin wax treatments on our hands and feet. We even got billy to try it. Shh he said he hopes no one finds out he did it...

2008-04-23T09:43:00.001-07:00

Cole loved playing with grandma especially when she was silly

Which was alot!

Grandma B's Visit

2008-04-23T09:38:00.000-07:00

Grandma came to see us and we had so much fun! She couldn't believe what a "easy" baby Cole is, and we trucked him all around the countryside and he did great!

Here they are the first morning she was here.

My Wagon

2008-02-29T09:55:00.000-08:00

Great Grandpa Terry made this wagon for Cole and he had a blast riding in it. Billy took him for a ride to the mailbox and he didn't make a peep! So now at night when we can't get him happy, we just plop him in his bumbo in the wagon and take him for a ride all around the house! Weeeee!

2008-02-29T09:47:00.000-08:00

Coles debut in his big boy overalls

2008-02-29T09:43:00.000-08:00

We had a tea party when Grammie Linda came to visit in February. So if that's not girly enough, we had to top it off with a princess crown.

2008-02-29T09:39:00.000-08:00

He likes to get worn out on his bouncy chair. But if you look away for too long, he will fuss until you give him your undivided attention. Then he talks and smiles...but turn your head for a second, and he's not happy. Such a silly boy:)

2008-02-29T09:33:00.000-08:00

This was taken the day after his 4 month shots. Grammie Linda got him this cute onesie that says Rock Star, so I set up for some pics. Immediately after I took them, he had a major blow out and had it all up his back of course. 20 wipes later, the new outfit went in the hamper, and we were on to outfit #2 for the day!

2008-02-29T09:29:00.000-08:00

Cousin Mikey keeps wondering when Cole will be big enough to play with him. He sure loves him, he's always wanting to hold him and give him love. So precious. Cole can't wait to meet his other cousins when he comes to California in May!

My first swimming experience

2008-02-29T09:24:00.000-08:00

Our friends daughter had her birthday party at the aquatic center, so we thought it would be a good idea to introduce Cole to the water. BAD IDEA!! He was absolutely hysterical and I couldn't even stop him from freaking out. Little did we know that the pool next to this one was 91 degrees, and he would have been fine in there, but this one was just too cold for him. Poor thing. I changed him into dry clothes and he settled down, but once we went back to the pool area he started screaming again. Hopefully we didn't damage him too much because we really want to start him in swimming classes when he's 6 months.....

2008-02-29T09:23:00.000-08:00

This is me all bundled up!

2008-02-29T09:18:00.000-08:00

It snowed at our house! It came down for about a week straight, and Cole and I were snowed in:) We couldn't go anywhere because the roads were icy and slick, so we just had fun inside together and bundled up if we went outside.

Our first vacation: Newport, Oregon

2008-01-21T09:04:00.000-08:00

We had such a good time at the beach. Our campsite was in the trees in a huge campground, where you could walk to the beach- which was pretty cool. And there was practically no one there since it's winter. Although it was pretty cold the whole time, we still had fun, and got to have campfire for 1 night at least ( Saturday it was raining) We walked on the beach each morning and looked for shells. Sunday the sun came out and it was just beautiful! We saw a bald eagle perched in a dead tree on the cliff at the beach and it was so neat to see. I can't believe how BIG it was, seriously as big as a person:) We went to the aquarium and when Cole was awake he liked looking around at all the fish and weird people. We bought some crab and bbq'd it at camp and had a feast in Mike and Audra's trailer. In all it was a successful first trip in the trailer with Cole, and I think we'll be doing it again soon!

Our new and improved family

2008-01-15T14:49:00.000-08:00

Cole just born

Grammies K and B were happy to meet him

Billy loves his little mini me

This is Cole & I when he was 2 1/2 months old ( I know it's not in order, this is my first blog and it's gonna take some time to figure this all out:))

Another birthday pic

Mommy, Grandmommy and the little stinker

Hello family and friends!! Finally i'm writing my first blog ever. Mom swears it's easy and if she can do it then i can. So here goes! So our little cole was born October 11th 2007 as you all know. I can't believe how much he has grown up! He's already a little man! Billy says we need to start "making another one" I said wait a minute he's not THAT grown up yet!!! But he's the cutest thing ever. He's smiling up a storm, he can almost roll over, he's making louder and louder noises everyday, he's able to see me across the room now ( so much for sneaking:)) and he's already had his first haircut and is almost ready for another one! It's amazing how much they change from week to week. He's a pretty easy baby but when the clock strikes 5 pm he likes to turn into this monster that won't eat or sleep or do anything except scream at the top of his lungs for no reason. That's the fun part. At first Billy thought that it was because Cole didn't like him, and that bothered him ALOT, but come to find out that it happens to alot of babies towards their fathers, and especially if the baby is overly tired ( cole won't sleep!) which he is. So we are working through this phase. He is a trooper though and I'm not afraid to take him everywhere. This weekend we're going to go camping in the trailer at the coast, so we'll see how Cole's first camping trip goes. Should be fun because it's right next to the sand and water. Yay!

Congratulations Tanya and Billy :0)

2007-10-16T11:52:00.001-07:00

Tanya, I am so happy for you and your new little family :0) Cole is adorable and im excited to meet him and watch him grow! Since we don't get to see you as much as we'd like to I hope you will use this blog and share with us what is going on in the Terry family :0) It was so fun to see you earlier this month..thanks for letting us stay with you! I love youguys!!!

XOXO Tenille