Birthday on the Ice--Amy's fav

Call me selfish, but I love to ice skate every year for my birthday! We seem to continue it on as a winter tradition. The last couple of years we've gone to South Jordan outdoor rink because Murray Park closed their outdoor rink. It was a lot of fun this year with family and friends joining in. We ate at the Pie adjacent to the rink and skated away. Blakely is getting to be a good little skater! Baya was happy to be willed around in the stroller on the ice. I guess it's become a winter tradition.

update 2010

Wow, I haven't posted in a long time. I am sorry. I have misplaced my camera, my new camera. I'm sure it will show up. So, for now I'll just journal a bit. Christmas was good, exciting and all the traditional stuff. We really have such great relatives, family and friends. I'm amazed at how people stay connected even though is so crazy. Baya loved all the paper and especially the treats. Abby, Blakely and Baya got a little jeep from Santa so that was fun to watch them take turns driving into the walls. We are now into February so I feel like Christmas was a long time ago.

On Christmas Eve Lindsee, my older sister delivered great news to us all. It was unbelievable. She and Grant are expecting a baby. They have been married for 15 years and adopted 2 children. They weren't expecting this at all... it's a tender mercy. All is well still and they have since found out that it will be a girl. Kelsie is also expecting a baby and will be due 2 months prior to Lindsee. This will be their second boy. And... then about a month after Christmas I discovered I was expecting a baby too! So, we are due w/ our 4th baby in September. It ironically happened to fall in the same week we'd booked our family vacation to Newport Beach, California. Oh well...

I am excited to take this journey w/ my sisters. It is not the funnest to be pregnant, to watch our noses swell, bellies grow, cheeks puff, feet get huge... but at least we can laugh at each other.

I haven't felt the best lately but, I hope it will pass soon. It is just part of the first trimester for me. Anyway... kids are good, life is good. We've had some colds over the last few weeks, but nothing major. We are planning a huge family vacation in May to New Zealand and Australia... so that is something to look forward to... be nervous about. It will be a long flight for the kids. I hope I'm not too swollen yet and that the plane ride doesn't do me in... Anway, I'll get pics up soon. I just need to find my camera.... and my wedding ring???/ seriously Amy

P.S. Karri decided to join in!!! She is due in October. All 4 sisters pregnant-never in a million years would I have thought that could happen.

Halloween and Fall Fun

The Halloween season was a busy and fun time for us. The girls enjoyed the traditions of decorating pumpkins and singing halloween songs at Grandma Mary's. Blakely dressed up as Pippi Longstocking and Abby as Rupunzel. Baya was a clown, true to her nature! We went to Blakely's school parade and Mrs. Francom was a pirate. Mom helped out at the halloween party and Grandma Mary provided small pumpkins for the grade to decorate. Another fun happening was that they had BYU/Utah day at Oakdale and Blakely got to take her picture w/ Bryan Kehl. Her dad was excited!!! We had a family photo shoot centered around the farm and the harvest and some really cute pictures came about from that. Anyway, we are grateful for all the family fun we have at this time of year and the fun traditions that surround the harvest and halloween.

ST. George Marathon 2009 (and amy's small tri)

ST. GEORGE MARATHON ... 2009! Bryan and Daniel were rocking it this year doing the marathon together. If you can't tell, Daniel is Brys' brother. They did a great job. This was Bry's 6th and Daniel's 2nd. There are also a few pictures here of me accomplishing my summer of the tri. It was just a sprint tri... so not that big of a deal, but it was still a decent challenge for me. We cheered them on at Snow Canyon and it is always a very exciting occasion. Way To Go... you don't just get up and decide to run a marathon. Many many long hours of training go into this venture.

Australian visitors = lots of fun

We were so excited to have our good friends from the Sunshine Coast, Australia come and visit us. It's been a couple of years, but the kids seemed to not miss a beat. We had a fun time visiting the sites and just playing around... miss them lots, maybe we'll have to make a trip their way someday!!!

starting september

Here are some random pics from the end of august first of September. The girls looked cute in their matching dresses after their cousin Ezra's blessing. Zoo trip w/ cousin's Emma and Dylan.. and Baya really getting into her smoothie. Also we had a little neighborhood fun on our friends waterslide. It was quite an event for the kids!

First day of School 09'

The first day of school is always so much fun! Blakely is now in 1st grade at Oakdale. She has a darling teacher. Abby is enjoying 2 preschools. She continues to enjoy Ms. Stacy's preschool and now is also at Mrs. Thompson's. They are growing up a lot and seem to enjoy learning.