Monday, December 7, 2009
METAL CHASERS 2
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
METAL CHASERS
it all started with my wonderful adventure minded husband. one football sunday as johnny sat and cheered for his favorite teams to win, (which on football sunday is every team and we watch everygame)...ugh, and i sat and pulled the im bored and hate football face, we got a phone call from my dad and step mom saying that they were going to go out to the desert and they wanted us to go. so i was up for anything just as long as i didnt have to watch anymore football. they took us out to a place that is said to be a hide out of Butch Cassidy's so we took the long hike in the heat and not to meantion a got a hole in my pants from sliding on the rocks :( . on our way back to the truck johnny and nick were looking all over for things that might have been buried or hidden or something. so when we got back to the truck johnny said that he wanted to get a metal detector do he could find valuable things i guess. haha so then later that all he could talk about. well a week goes by and i was home cooking dinner and i noticed that johnny shouldve been home by then so i was wondering what he was up to. well i call him and he says that he got a present for me and him to share, so at this point all i could assume is that if johnny bought it on impulse then it isnt a necessity, and it probably cost alot of money. well as i heard him pull into the drive way i noticed a big box, and he came through the door and low and behold it was a metal detector! of course it was a metal detector, thats all he could talk about. so my assumptions were correct. he quickly opened the box and took it outside, now at this point all that went through my head was what kind of treasure was he expecting to find in the yard? well about and hour later he came in with with some pennies, a couple dimes, a metal heart thing, and some other piece of metal. i of course thought it was funny and this is where it all began.........stay tuned for part 2 of metal chasers!!!
my tattoo

its an orchid, the symbol at the bottom means family and then merricks name at the top
mowing the lawn with dad

merrick loves riding on the lawn mower
helping with laundry

this happens everytime he trys to help me with laundry
so sleepy after christmas

he had a long day
new clothes

bow on head

i love this picture
Presents!!!

Big Bath Time

he loves his bath time!!!
after bath time

i love that little face
Welcome to our little Donan family blog!!!

Our little family

when merrick was 3 weeks old we had our first family pictures done. I guess we should get some up to date ones done!
merrick j

i just love his little face!!!
merrick 3 months

we had these pictures done when he was 3 months old
our little man

johnny loves to wear hats so i found a blaack one for merrick to wear like his daddy and he posed for me! this is one of our favorites!
Jungle boy

Merricks room is done in jungle animals so i had pictures done with them
merrick and daddy

bath time

he loves his bath time and we like to have fun to
Bathtime with Nemo

merrick loves Finding Nemo and now he has bath toys that ar e Nemo
merricks little bum

johnny was getting ready to bath merrick , isnt he cute

Mine rescue
mine rescue clothes

johnny showing me his mine rescue clothes
Lake Lynn

this was johhnys first training back east they were given tasks they needed to complete
FIRE!!!

johnnys team had to put out a fire on the belt line
CAN"T SEE

it was really smokey and they could hardly see anything at all
Emery Miners Win Mine Rescue Contest
CONSOL Energy Inc.’s Emery Mine-Black team, from Emery, claimed first place honors in the CONSOL Energy “Best of the Best” Mine Rescue Contest held Sept. 16-18 in
A total of 18 teams from throughout CONSOL Energy and its subsidiaries from five states, including those based in Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Utah, competed in the event held at the CONSOL Energy Mine Rescue Training Center at Oakwood, Va. CONSOL Energy has more mine rescue teams than any other company in the industry.
Members of the Emery-Black mine rescue team are Ron Wright, Brandon Wilde, Matt Crosland, Johnny Donan, “For all your efforts, all your sacrifice to serve on a CONSOL rescue team and to participate in mine rescue, thank you,” Hyita said. “It takes time away from your families and the whole industry appreciates your service. You are the most highly trained people we have in the company.”Corey Prettyman, Kasey Thompson and Jim Kulow, trainer.
Emery County Review
Competition

this was consols last competition back east

WINNER!!!

Johnnys team took first place
contest
contest picture

Merrick was recently chosen to be part of a huge baby picture contest and he could win a $25000 savings bond!!!


Elvis Fan

johnny loves Elvis
Rock n' Roll

johnnys such a nerd, but a cute one!!!
more Rockn' Roll

even more Rock n' Roll

mommy and merrick

Our Trip to Durango
grandma and grandpa and merrick

they had a piggy bank that would light up and oink when you put money in it, they gave it to merrick
grandpa roy and merrick in durango

this is johnnys dad and merricks first time meeting him. he loves his grandpa
merrick and grandpa roy

merrick wasnt being very smiley
aunt nat and merrick

aunt nat and cousin jw

this was in durango and merricks first time meeting nat and jw
great grandma regina

we went and visited johnnys grandma in durango and it was merricks first time meeting her
daddy and merrick

this was on our trip to durango in our hotel room
merrick in his hut

johnny made merrick a hut in his bed in the hotel room
johnny in the hut

johnny was peeking in the hut and making merrick laugh
more of the hut

learning to crawl
merricks learning to crawl

he still kind of wobbly but her getting it

my happy boy

Puppy

this is our lazy dog, his name is puppy