Baptism & Blessing

Miss H was so excited to be baptized!


We had 2 of my brothers and most of my husband's family celebrate with us.

The next day was the baby's blessing.

She was blessed with the gift of charity, that she could mourn with those who mourn & lift others. She was also promised she would be a mother. It was really special.

We went hiking later that day.

Also, my youngest brother got engaged this weekend! We feel like we're on top of the world! We pretty much were...

Dad's birthday

Ice Cream Cake

playing with cousins

Lots of fun!
I also took a 5-hour detour to Boise so my G'ma could meet the baby. But, I forgot my camera & bought a disposable one. It's kind of fun doing it the old way where it's a surprise waiting for the film to be developed to see how the pictures turned out...we'll see...

Top 10 List

Handsome hubby is 3 years away from 40. We decided to make a list of the TOP 10 things each of us would like to do by age 40.

Here's his:
1- Run 5K
2- Learn Charlie Brown piano theme
3- See the view from Pikes Peak
4- Build a playhouse
5- Complete a bike race
6- Attend a comicon
7- Visit 5 new temples
8- Read a book in Portuguese
9- Build another bed
10-Research 40 ancestors from his family history
(So, "40 by 40")

(Updated to add picture of our 5K- we jogged the whole way- no walking- which was our goal. It was fun!)

Sweet as honey

I LOVE this little bee outfit w/ yellow tutu. Miss H wanted to dress in her tutu too. Can't hardly stand the cuteness! And since every ballerina needs a stage, my handsome hubby built one: Actually, it's not a stage, it's the floor of what will eventually be a playhouse. But until it has walls, it makes a great stage. Or a reading platform.

Lovable

I love this shot of my boys! They both look so much like their daddy. When we were in Indiana, a lady at church once told me, "I didn't realize who your husband was until I saw your baby." (I still chuckle about that!)
When I delivered James, we couldn't decide who's nose he had. But, we took some pictures and when I had them printed I couldn't believe I hadn't seen it before. He had his daddy's nose, just like my other cute, lovable boys.

Nine & Counting

We've been married for 9 years,
have 3 kids,
claimed 6 addresses in 3 states,
earned 4 degrees, collectively,
owned 2 cars (been a one car famiy for 2/3 our marriage)
purchased 1 piece of real estate,
made 2 TV debuts,
attended 11 temples,
owned 0 pets,
explained our reasoning for not getting a pet 823 times to the kids,
had 0 fights (Seriously. Zero. We disagree at times, but we talk about it, we don't yell and insult each other's mothers because of it) and
shared COUNTLESS LAUGHS!