Christmas Card 2011

Here are some pictures we used for Christmas Cards this year.

School Pictures

Here are the children's pictures from school.


Lauren Age 2


Jack Age 4

Evan Age 6 - 1st Grade



Jack also had pictures taken at his pre-school




Look at Jack's darling teacher and his small class. Isn't he lucky?

Moab 2011

Dave and the boys went to Moab October 3-6 and had a great time. Here are some pictures of their spectacular trip.

Evan is toothless

Evan lost his first tooth on Friday night, August 5. Lauren has broken my camera and so I have no pictures, but he was sitting on the couch with Dave and he reached into his mouth because something was bothering him there and out came his tooth in his hand. He was shocked and then so excited! He received a gold $1 coin from the tooth fairy! I knew teeth came out at about age 6, but I didn't know it was exactly at 6! July 20 was just a few days ago. Again, no pictures, but he shared a party with his cousin Ashley who has a birthday on the 21st and they had a bouncy house and a carnival with snow cones, face painting, games and lots of balloons. We feel so lucky that Evan gets these fun experiences in his life. PS: Evan lost his other front tooth on Thursday, August 18. He is so excited!

Day out with Thomas x 6

This is our 6th Day out with Thomas! I can't believe that we have had the opportunity to go so often. This year, the big hit was the cotton candy. Bummer! I miss the times that seeing Thomas was the hit. We took a few pictures. Once again, the weather was a bit cold, but at least it didn't rain. The kids all wore their Thomas t-shirts and got new ones - an apparent tradition.

Lauren's first hairstyle

I wish this picture turned out better, but this is the first day that Lauren had her hair styled. She barely has enough to put in a little pigtail and then attach her bow to that. We are so excited to put the headbands away!

Return to California for Oranges!

We just couldn't stay away from DeMoss Ranch to pick oranges even though it is a 12 hour drive from our house for them! We took advantage of a long weekend for Evan (no school Friday or Monday) and drove to Palmdale and visited with friends, went to church and of course picked about 100 pounds of oranges! The weather couldn't have been better - 85 degrees! What a change from the 20 degree weather Salt Lake was having. We didn't even pack short sleeve shirts! We loved the smell of freshly picked oranges all the way home. It helped ease the pain of a broken DVD player and a lack of snacks which were eaten early by hungry boys!

Christmas 2010

Here are some pictures from our Christmas. We had a great time staying overnight at a nice hotel in Salt Lake and going to Temple Square to see the lights. Evan complained the whole time - what is up with that boy? - but they did get to ride the Trax train. That was fun for everyone. Then we went to my parents' cabin in Wanship. It was beautiful up there and we had Santa come and bring lots of Star Wars, Legos and Transformers. He also brought a Wii so that the boys will have something to do when Mom is at choir all the time!

The boys looking festive The boys at the hotel with their drawings Lauren at the hotel - that cutie pie!Evan happy to be on the trainJack on the trainLauren on the trainHere we are at Temple Square Isn't this the most beautiful picture of Jack?The boys ready for bed. They loved watching TV in bed. We watched "Home Alone 2". Seemed significant since we were in a hotel like Kevin was! Lauren in her port-a-crib. Lauren being cute!

All the cousins on Christmas Eve

Gorgeous view from the cabin on Christmas morning

Santa brought Lauren a bike!

Santa brought the fun of Mario Bros!