"Happy 'Ween"

Brennan loved painting his pumpkin! Thank you g-ma and g-pa for growing all our orange canvases!Landon's masterpiece.

Lexi's vampire pumpkin


Beware of the black cat!

Landon's school parade.

Playing 'Pin the Spider ' at the class Halloween party

The kids made 'Cookie Monsters'. I thought they turned out pretty cute...I mean scary.

Trunk or treating at Landon's school

The vampire, the prince, and the black cat. What a crew! They're all smiles knowing that a lot of candy is in their near future.

I was thankful for a beautiful, warm night!

Our cute neighbors were so excited to have trick or treaters. We were their first trick or treaters ever and they have lived in their house for over 14 years! She made individual bags for the kids with their name on it complete with toys and candy. Brennan caught on to the halloween phrases pretty quickly and was soon telling everyone "happy ween, tank u!"

The kids went trunk or treating with g-ma and g-pa while mom and dad got a much needed night off. It was definitely a Happy Halloween!

A Special Day

It was a very special day for Lexi. She was excited and nervous and happy all at the same time. She is very grateful to all her friends and family that came to her baptism!

Lexi and Dad ready to leave for the church

Lexi and her cousins at the church. Lexi has the cute baptism book that the Primary presidency gave to her.

There was a lot of waiting once we got to the church, so taking pictures seemed to help with all the wildness and running around.

Lexi in her beautiful white dress, appropriately posed.

Lexi is such a sweet girl! I am so proud of her and all that she does! She is loving and kind, and is a great example to her brothers, whom she dearly loves. She always tries hard to do her best at everything she does. She lights up a room with her smile and loves to giggle. We love you Lexi!

A Little Work, A Lot of Play

We have been able to get out and do a few things this summer amidst the whole putting in our yard saga that pretty much consumes all of our "extra" time. Our first outing was to Hogle Zoo. The kids had a blast, especially Brennan who loves to chase any kind of animal.

They have "Zoorasic Park" at the zoo right now, and the kids loved the dinasaurs more than the real animals!



Brennan was not so sure about the rides at the Bouncy House, but he absolutely loved going down the inflatible slides! I was holding him so I didn't get any pictures, but believe me his smile could not have been bigger.

Here's where the work comes in...or was it play? Mark drove this bobcat all day long and had a smile on his face the whole time. By the end of the day, we had a level yard. I have to say I was pretty impressed.

We stopped at Cove Fort on the way to our family vacation in St. George. There was a wonderful, shady picnic area where the kids had a blast just running around. The tour of the fort was fun too!

There was a free petting zoo on the way. It was a big hit!

Brennan loved the animals from a certain distance. This encounter with the goat was a little too close for him.

The boys love to dance and sing together. Brennan wants to do everything his big brother does!

Lexi at her science fair. She did a great job on her water cycle experiment and presentation.

Having a little snack together.

Mark has always wanted to snow ski on the 4th of July. This year his dream came true!

Preschool Graduate

Landon was so excited for graduation day! He has loved every day of preschool and learned so much. His teachers are so wonderful and have taught him everything he needs to know to start "big kid school." We are so proud of him and all that he has accomplished!

The lighting for the program was not compatible with our camera, so even though we took a lot of pictures, only 4 came out half-way decent. (Good thing I video taped the whole thing!) Landon backstage getting ready for his graduation march.

Some of his preschool friends

This was the cutest song of the program! During the song, they do different things to the friend next to them, like: tweak their nose, bump their hip, shake their hand, and here they are hugging. It was hilarious!

Way to go Landon! You are going to do great in big kid school! We love you!

Turning the big 1

I can't believe my baby is one already! Where does the time go? He is such a cutie and we are enjoying watching him grow! He started walking about a week after his birthday, he has 4 teeth, says "hello" and "bye-bye", and gives the sweetest kisses ever!

He is our #1 allstar!



Occasionally, his brother lets him play with the toys he received.

He started off a little timid and slow, but once the sugar hit the tongue, he was all for it!

He loves his ride-on toy from his great-grandpa!


He is riding his cousin's toy that she got for her birthday a few weeks before. I'm pretty sure it was the look of pure joy on his face that let great-grandpa know what he wanted for his birthday. We love you buddy!

Fall Festivities

Our family's first ever visit to Cascade Springs. It was a beautiful little hike that winds its way around several flowing springs. Kid and stroller friendly, although a little crowded on conference Sunday.

We were able to get one good picture of the whole family and it just happened to be on my camera!

Brennan loved riding around on his daddy's back! Landon tried to find a way to get a ride too.

Our annual visit to "the witches" at Gardiner Village is always something the kids look forward to. It was so crowded the day we went that we had to park about a half mile away. I decided that I'd rather make the trek than listen to the whining if I turned around and went back home.

One picture to show that Brennan was there. He was so interested in the sucker that this kid was eating that the kid had to come stand next to me so that Brennan would actually look my way!

Halloween! Halloween was a couple of days after we moved, so we decided to reuse costumes from previous years. Lexi was Hanna Montana for her school party. Her friends didn't even recognize her. Love the pose!

Brennan made it into the duck costume that each child has worn for their first Halloween, but only for about 5 minutes and then it came off.

We trick-or-treated at my sister's house this year. The kids had so much fun spending Halloween with their cousins! We've got the superhero duo Batman and Spiderman, a lovely kitty cat and Jessie (from Toy Story)

Brennan and his cousin Allison were in hog heaven playing in the bucket of candy!

Miscellaneous fall happenings...

How many giant goose-eggs can this kid get? You can still kind of see the tail end of the matching goose-egg on the other side of his forehead. He has a helmet I promise!

We finally sold our house!