Summer

Well I never promised to be good at posting. But here a a few pics' of the end of summer, and first of fall.



First day of 2nd Grade!
First day of Pre-school!
Sammie dressed Caleb up... he was not thrilled!

Our fall trip to the Cabin!

So I was in the other room getting so much done thinking how well Lacey was playing in the play room. She was being so quiet and well behaved........ That is when I should have known, she was into Sammie's make-up! She came out looking so pretty, and very proud of herself!

Here is a piece of our summer so far!!!

I will post more as they happen!

Bunk Beds!
We put bunk beds in Caleb's room last
night. Much to every one's delight!
Maibel has been over- having a
time.

Happy Mother's Day

My Mother's Day! What a great day! I had to post this before I went to sleep. It was a wonderful day, I have wonderful children and a wonderful husband! I slept in, didn't cook, and got presents. Who could ask for more? I love Mothers, what would we do without them? My mom has my kids tonight, even on Mother's Day she is serving me. I am so grateful to live around such amazing mothers and grandmothers. I hope one day I can live up to their example! I love my family, they mean so much to me.
Thank-you for all you do for me, and making this the BEST Mother's Day EVER!

Making Granola With Mom!
Last week, over Spring Break, Sammie and Caleb had some awesome sleep overs at their Swain cousin's houses! So it left Lacey and I home alone for two days! Wow, she missed the kids. :) I thought it would be a good time to make granola. Lacey had a blast 'helping' me. It was a mess, but so cute and fun! She loved eating it the best! (Don't we all?)

Roasting

We finally broke out our fire pit for the year! Much to every one's delight! It was a little cold, but we survived. Sarah and Jon even came out, it was a fun night!
YUM! :)

Twister

Twister!
Playing inside games waiting for the weather to get nice! Today is twister.
Not too much happening around here. Lacey has been sick :(. That has taken most of my time this week.
A couple weeks ago Cody and I went to Long Beach for the weekend. Thank-you to Sarah and Jon for holding down our fort! It was a blast. A much needed vacation!

Christmas was so fun this year! Sammie fell over with excitement with every present, Caleb jumped up and down for his 'town', and Lacey loved the getting into everything!

Sitting in front of our tree we cut down this year!

A highlight of this Christmas season was Sammie being in the Nutcracker Ballet. She was an angel. She performed with the Utah Regional Ballet and did an excellent job! She put put in MANY hours of practice. We are so proud of her. She is looking forward to getting back to ballet after the holiday break.
We had a wonderful Christmas filled with family time. (Something we have all needed). I was a little slow with my knee. I had surgery on the 14th. (Good old indoor soccer!) It ended up being a torn ACL :(. So I am now hobbling around, trying to recover. Other than that, it really has been a wonderful holiday season this year. We are so blessed and are grateful for the Savior in our lives.

Our trip to California!

Disneyland was a blast! We went with my Mom, Clif, Rose and their kids. Emma, Brent, and Maibel, Daniel, and Sarah! I couldn't find a group picture on my camera- so if you have on email it to me please!

Having fun in Toon Town!

Meeting Tinkerbell and Terence!

It was Such a fun trip! We can't wait to go again!

Happy Birthday Lacey! Our Little Ladybug turned one today!

Opening presents

Eating Cake!

Just Go For It!

It was such a fun day! Sammie and Caleb had as much fun as Lacey.
They think it is pretty cool little sister turned one!
Lacey is happy and smiles all day. She keeps us going! Happy Birthday!

We had a party with family which was a lot of fun!

At the midnight showing of New Moon! I went with my sister's; Sarah, Rose, and Emma. What a blast.! We stayed up way too late, ate far too much popcorn, and laughed the entire night! And to add to it the movie was great. On my scale way better than the first one. Of course the books will always be better, but it was a good interpretation. I think I am still feeling the effects of missing sleep that night, but it was definitely worth it!

Just wanted to welcome Caroline Gail Spears into our family! Rhonda delivered a healthy baby girl on October 7th. She was 20" long and weighed 7lbs. 1 oz. We are so happy to have her, just sad she lives so far away!