Elise's 8th Birthday

For her birthday this year Elise had her first "official" sleep-over with a friend. They played, watched movies, and went to Crazy Bounce. She also got to go out to lunch with her family and then open presents and have cake and ice cream too! This was over the course of three days!!! Jamie and I can not believe that our first is already 8 years old, she is a joy to have around and we are so blessed to have her in our family!


Elise and her friend MaKayla


Jamie and I made the cake together this year!
Jamie did the roses, he is awesome!

What to be.. What to be....

I seem to have an abundance of 2T costumes this year for Halloween, so Hunter gets to take his pick. Which one do you think he should be??


A Monkey?


A pumpkin?


A pirate?


Woody?


Or Batman?

Vote now! (he he)

Hunter the Builder- Can We Fix IT?

The kids were playing fix it, and decided to dress Hunter up in the tool belt.
He looks adorable, I just had to take his picture. He sure takes after his daddy!

A Walk in the Woods

We went for a walk in the woods one evening and had some fun taking family pictures.




My Boys!

Family Garden

This year we decided to plant a small garden at home in grow boxes, this is some of the fruits of our labors!

Apple Picking - September 2009

The boys and I went apple picking and had a great time.
The boys were very helpful and were great at sharing several apples to eat!
We picked Gala's, Honey Crisp, Yellow Supreme, McIntosh, and Blondie's.

Elise's First day of 2nd Grade- September 2009

Second Grade - 'Here I Come!'


My new backpack


My desk





Elise and her teacher - Mrs. Jonker


The Eagle Crest Mascot

Utah Trip- July/August 2009-Highlights

Hey everyone! The trip to Utah was a blast. The kids and I had a wonderful time with all the family that we got to see. I could not fit all the pics in that we took, but I tried to get as many as I could. Enjoy!


Various family pics


Spending time with Grandpa Smedley


Playing with Grandpa Eddleman and Blue


Fun in the water with the Smedley cousins


More wet fun


The Ocher Mountain Temple Open House


Thanksgiving Point Gardens


The hike to Timpanogos Cave










Thanksgiving Point Farm


Wet and Wild fun with my sister Heather and her family


The kids had a blast playing with their cousins


Logan had fun hanging out with Kade


Fun pics of the kids- Needless to say, Hunter was exhausted on several occasions


Utah's Hogle Zoo


Lance and Peggy's sweet family


Hanging with the Thurstons!


Chillin' with the Echols family- (and mom and dad too)


Mindy and her cute kids


Cousins- Logan and Hannah-- They are only a week apart in age


Smores fun!