I Can't Wait Until I'm 8 for Then I'll Be Baptized You See

Matthew turned eight this past weekend! We had the ultimate birthday/Baptism gathering for him. Everybody from Mark's side of the family came and although not everyone from my side of the family was able to make it, they were in our hearts! We were busy, busy, busy! We had a party,and had his Baptism which was so wonderful. I was overwhelmed watching one of my babies going into the waters of Baptism and I was completely choked up when he came out of the freezing cold, water sputtering and threw his arms around his dad. What a beautiful moment I will ALWAYS cherish in my heart! We had a snowball fight to which I have not seen it's equal! It was a total blast this weekend and we are so thankful for our wonderful family for coming so far and taking the time to share this time with us!

Here are some pictures of our amazing weekend! I captured a lot of great things I will always want to keep close to my heart!

Sledding In the New Year!

We had the chance to go sledding on New Years day! We had so much fun. We went out to the sand dunes and sank up to our waists in snow! The sledding was so fun and we didn't stop until we were all so cold that we couldn't feel our faces! It was great!

Makenna and Makay had so much fun and couldn't get enough turns sledding. They are always so happy and make everything we do hilarious!


Matthew is our little dare devil! I had to beg him not to snowboard down the tallest hill. Mark wasn't pleased but I didn't want to watch him roll down that big of a hill. Matthew just ate it up!


Mason ate some serious snow on one of his turns down. He loved it but he was covered in snow by the time he got down that hill!


Mark is showing us all how it should be done!

My boys are watching as their mother screams all the way down the hill. They were so proud to be related to me at that particular moment!

A Little Taste of Christmas 2009!

Let me just start off by saying that I am so thankful for my Savior and this wonderful time of year that we can celebrate His birth. What a blessing to know His plan for each of us and KNOW that He loves us.
We had a pretty nice Christmas. We were not able to go down to Colorado to be with my family like we had planned due to car trouble. I cannot convey the drama and very upset family that we had because of it but we made the best of the situation and had a pretty nice day. The kids dressed up and did the Christmas story. Makay and Makenna were Joseph and Mary...SO CUTE!!! Poor Mark was the donkey but he did a very nice job of not bucking little Mary off. Mason and Matthew were the Shepherds and wise men, they had a busy night. I got to read the story and fix costumes the entire time but it went well and the kids enjoyed making the story personal. We had a Merry Christmas and enjoyed spending time together as a family.

Birthdays are in the Air!

So there are these two little boys in our family. One who came to our family ten years ago this month, and one who came to our family six years ago this month! They, along with their two other siblings are amazing!!! I could not have asked for better children. Plus, they are really rather cute so that kind of makes it even better. Happy birthday Mason and Makay! You two are so great and we are so happy to be their parents!

Tis the Season for Some Singing

Well, you know that you have officially arrived at the Holiday Season when the schools start to put on Christmas Programs. We got to go see Matt's and Makay's tonight. It was so cute!! They had dancing and singing. I was shocked what they were able to get Kindergartners and second graders to do. They pretended to be on the Polar Express and they all wore pajamas and slippers; it was so sweet.

Trick or Treat, Smell My Feet!"

We got to go trick or treating with the kids on Halloween and we had a great time. There is nothing like the magic that comes with watching your kids have fun. They light up and it is addicting. No matter how tired I was the kids' excitement refueled me and we had a BLAST!!!!

SNOW!?!?!?!?

O.K. Let's just state for the record that Fall just got here. I am almost certain that Eastern Idaho did not get the memo that we needed to do fall before winter. My kids on the other hand, LOVE this. We made the best of it and got wet, cold and just had an awesome time out in the freezer we live in, known as Rexburg! Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!

I Am Makin' Some TU TUs

I just learned how to make tu tus, much to Mark's dismay, and I have had so much fun with it. I made one for Makenna and she is more than happy to model it, she is very into all things girly. The tu tu on the hanger, is for my little niece who's birthday is coming up very soon!!!