Snow Day!!

Nothing like playing in the snow with your cousins!

Christmas Jammies!!

Jammies from Grandma & Grandpa!! We had a nice Christmas Eve get-together & it's so much fun to finally open a present. The jammies were perfect & very comfy!!

Our lil' dancer

Here's our little dancer girl! Kel was thrilled to try out & model her new dance costume. In December she performed in her dance studio's Christmas dance program they do each year. She's quite a beautiful dancer & we love watching her perform. We look forward to a busy dance season this year where we will be able to watch her compete.

Makin' graham cracker houses

One Sunday we got all creative and made graham cracker houses with our girls and their cousin Mercedes. They had a ball & really came up with some cute houses! Aspen's house included a pond for fishing & a sunbathing chair with an umbrella. Kel had a snowman she made out of marshmallows & a gumball/nerds walk way. Mercedes made a snowman & she loved the little umbrellas which she put on her house in a few different spots.

Grandma's Birthday

We celebrated Grandma Mary's Birthday in December. It was a fun night together as a family and fun to celebrate with her. We love our mom & grandma so much and appreciate her love and kindess towards us. She's been a sweet grandma to all the grandkids and just adores each of them. (you thought she bragged a bunch about her own kids...wait until she tells you about her grandbabies!!) Happy Birthday Mom...we love you!

Miguel's baptism

Our nephew Miguel was baptised. It was a wonderful day! All the family was there to support him & it was so cool to watch his oldest brother Caleb baptize him. I can't believe Miguel is 8 already, but even more our nephew is old enough to do the baptizing. Caleb has grown into an amazing young man. We remember holding him when he was just a little guy and now he's over 6 feet tall! We are thankful Miguel is a part of our family & we love him so much.

9 years old!!

McKell's 9 years old! Wow that went by quick!! Her birthday is the end of November - I thought she would be a December baby, but she was excited to get here! I thought about the day she was born and she loves when we tell the story. I was at work and reached over to turn off my computer when my water broke. I was completely shocked and couldn't believe that the day had come!! I called Brian and he had me get a ride from one of my co-workers to Utah Valley Hospital - so Troy had the honors and really made a 7 or 8 block drive very entertaining :) I remember him yelling at all the drivers as he was trying to make a turn into the hospital - it was really busy traffic for some reason that day. He finally made the turn and dropped me off by the front doors. His wife teases him that he just left me there, but I was just grateful he was there to drive me & park my car. Brian made it to the hospital quick and we were on our way to get this baby here. We hadn't decided on her name quite yet so we discussed that as my contractions got harder. We thought McKell was a cute name & we would most likely call her "Kelly" or "Kel" for short. My sister & her husband came over for support and when it got to be time for me to push they went into the lobby to wait. They only waited about 10-15 minutes when Bri went to get them. They met a 7 lb. little girl with a bunch of black hair - much different than her older sister who had a little bit of strawberry blonde when she was born. She was beautiful and we were thrilled to be parents again!!
Kelly is a funny kid with a bunch of energy. She's a social butterfly! She loves to be doing something with family or with friends. She loves her sister - well loves to tease her :) They are wonderful friends & love to have eachother. She's a beautiful dancer, smart student in school, loves to play sports, loves to clean and organize (like her dad :) and is just a sweetheart.
She celebrated her birthday by taking her cousins and a friend to the movie and then we had cake and ice cream with everyone else. Happy Birthday sis - we love you so much!!