Christmas Morning

After Santa came but before the kids were awake.

Jace opening his new bike.

Casen opening his ipod.

Cora opening an outfit.

Here is Casen with everything he got for Christmas.

Jace with his Christmas toys (Sorry it is so blurry).

Here is Cora chewing on a toy like usual.

Mom got a flat iron, blow dryer, and candle sconces

Dad got the complete Seinfeld Series and a tie organizer

We had a great Christmas.  We were so glad to be able to spend so much time with family and friends.  Our kids were also so much fun this Christmas....they were really into it. 

Pictures with Santa's Helper (Obviously not the "Real Santa")

Our Family (Christmas 2009)

Halloween 2009

Here is Cora on her first Halloween. She was our little lady bug. I loved this costume and she did not seem to mind it so it worked out really well.

Jace had to be Cars for Halloween. I kept trying to talk him into being something else (something cute/cool). He was dead set on a Cars costume. Oh well...what do you do?

Casen was Anakin from Star Wars. He is really into Star Wars right now so this costume is very fitting. I don't know what is up with the cheesy smile. Ha ha.

CornBellys

This weekend our family went to CornBellys. It was so much fun.......Here are some pictures.

Our Family (on the farm)

Playing in the Corn

Thad and Skip trying to show of their skills.

You can see Cora's first tooth

Ciara and Casen jumping

Daddy and Cora

Our little family

Here are my Parents and Ciara.

We made a train (yes Cora and I are in there...We fell down so you cant see us)

Jace

Cora....6 Months Old

Cora is 6 months old today. Wow how time has gone by fast. She was a newborn yesterday and today she is this baby with a personality. It is so much fun.
At 6 months Cora is able to smile, giggle, and play with her brothers. She recently learned how to really jump in her jumper (video below). She can also sit for a few seconds without support. I think this will be mastered very soon. I love my baby girl!

Lagoon

We have gone to Lagoon with my family a couple of times over the past few weeks. It has been a lot of fun. My kids are so brave and love rides. Here are just a couple of pictures.

Here is Grandma and Grandpa with their grandkids

My boys The Michigan Fans!

Here is my brother, Brady, and the boys getting soaking wet.

Family Pictures 2009

We had family pictures done a few weeks ago. Our friend Suzi was so sweet and took these for us. We absolutely love them. These are just a few of the great pictures she took. Thanks Suzi...You are the best.

Jace started preschool!

Jace started preschool last week. I can not even believe he is old enough to go to school. He was very excited to go to school with his big brother. Lucky for us, his preschool is at Casen's elementary school. Jace absolutely loves school. He thinks he should be able to go five days a week like his big brother, not just two days a week. I think school will be great for Jace.

Casen's first day of 1st Grade

Casen just started 1st Grade. He was very excited to start school and has really enjoyed the first couple of weeks.

Were moved!

We have been in Utah for almost a month now. It has been a very busy time....but it is now starting to calm down. I have a lot to blog about and will have to catch up over the next little while.

We decided to rent a home in Herriman (pictured above) for the next year. We rented this house without even seeing it. We just viewed pictures online. For the most part I really like our house. There are things I would change but I think it will be great for the next year while Skip finishes up school.

Skip had two weeks off from school when we moved. It was very good he did because we spent time with our family the first week and then spent the entire second week unpacking. Man we have a lot of stuff. Those of you that helped us load or unload the trailer can testify to that. I want to thank everyone who helped in our great move. It was much more work, with some unforeseen complications (Jace), than we thought it would be. I love everyone who gave us support and helped us.

Skip is now a couple of weeks into his first rotation, at Jordan Valley Hospital, and loving it. It keeps him pretty busy. But I think its about to get busier because Skip just accepted a job offer from Walgreens. He will be doing 40 hours/week of school rotations and probably working 20 hours/week. I guess I am going to see kind of what it is like to be a single mom haha.

Our family is doing great! I am going to start updating my blog.......Stay Tuned!

Jace's 3rd Birthday

Yesterday was Jace's 3rd Birthday. We started the birthday celebration by having a party on Saturday. We invited a few of his friends for cupcakes, a pinata, and fun at the park. Jace had so much fun. Here are a few pictures of the party.

We then spent yesterday celebrating with our little family. We took him to Target and let him buy stuff with his birthday money (he bought Disney's Cars stuff) he was so excited. We then had his favorite dinner, grilled cheese sandwiches (I got off easy, Ha Ha). After dinner we went to the park and played baseball with some friends. It was a great day!

Happy Birthday Jace!!

July 4, 2009

We had a great 4th of July. We went to a BBQ on the Beach with a bunch of our friends. It was such a nice day. The kids played in the sand, swam, played with trucks, etc. etc. The adults spent the day socializing and eating (way yummy food!). I want to thank Levi and Suzi for putting this great BBQ together. It was so much fun.

Here is a picture of the family (after a day of playing).

Here is a close up of Cora (and Mom).

After a day of playing at the beach we went to our friends Matt and Michelle's house for a firework show. It was great.....Thanks guys!!