Sam's Big Day!

On Saturday Sam was baptized and confirmed a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This was a very special day for him. We had a lot of family come to the baptism and to our home afterwards for some yummy lunch! It's always so much fun to get cousins, grandparents, and aunts & uncles together! Congratulations Sammy!

Look Who's 7!

Kaeli had a birthday today! WOW, I can't believe she's already 7 years old! Here you can see her sporting a "birthday tiara" and clip-on earrings. She's growing up way too fast! She is very responsible and is the "little mommy" of the house. She mothers and adores her little sisters. Kaeli's best friend of course is Sam...they are inseparable. Kaeli loves to play and laugh and be SUPER SILLY! She also loves to draw and be creative. Kaeli was just the sweetest baby ever, and that still hasn't changed. We love our "Kae-Ky Ray"! Happy Birthday :-)

Happy Easter!

Here are some Easter pictures. The Easter Bunny came sometime Saturday morning and the kids had their candy half eaten before breakfast. Later we went to a park for an Easter Egg Hunt. It started at 10:00 and we arrived at 10:02 and it was OVER! We had missed it! The kids weren't too disappointed since their tummies were still very full from all the candy the Easter Bunny had left :-)

There aren't too many Sundays that the kids all match. But I love it when they do! Here they are in their Easter best:

IT'S A MIRACLE!

Earlier this week I returned home from running a bunch of errands to find the diamond in my wedding ring was missing! I was so upset. Any way, I called IKEA and told them my diamond was missing (as if it would ever be found in such a GIANT store) and I searched the house and van and retraced my steps the best I could. Still no luck! Then this morning (5 days later) Rylie put on her sparkly leotard to get ready for gymnastics. She came to me all sad and told me that one of her sparklies fell off and she handed me what she though was a sequin from her leotard! It was my diamond! I asked to show me where she found it. It was on the rug that lays by the front door! I didn't think I'd ever see that diamond again. And yes all of Rylie's "sparklies" are still on her leotard. Rylie was thrilled by my reaction to her finding my diamond that she keeps reminding us that she found it :-) Yeah!

Disney On Ice - Princess Wishes!

Kaeli, Rylie, & I went to Princess Wishes last night in SLC! We met Dawn, Savannah, & Kendall there! We saw so many princesses; Tinkerbell, Jasmine, Snow White, Ariel, Belle, Mulan, Sleeping Beauty, and of course Cinderella! Mickey, Minnie, and Goofy were there too! We saw each princess' story unfold, and learned how each princess' wish came true. It was a FUN & magical night!Here are two of my princesses :-)

The Grand Finale!

Tinkerbell's magic made the whole evening possible so here she is being raised up in Cinderella's coach as all the princesses and princes danced around her!

All The Princesses Danced!

Here's one of the last dances. All the Princesses came out with their Princes and danced. This was one of my favorites! This video is for Savannah & Kendall since they had to leave early :-(

Dirt Bikin'

Aaron and Sam went out on their dirt bikes on Saturday. Here's a very short video of Sam. Kudos to Aaron for taking this shot while riding his own dirt bike on bumpy ground while peering through a tiny hole...quite amazing!

SARA'S STATS

Sara is 16 months old now and only 20 pounds, which puts her in the 8th percentile! She's in the 37th percentile for her height. Of course I'm not worried that she's so little because she's progressively gaining weight and that's all that really matters. The only thing I don't understand is why she's so little when she has such a TALL mommy???

First Pony Tail!

These aren't great quality pictures, but I had to show off Sara's pony tail. She's had piggy tails before, but this is her first pony! A bit straggly...but it counts! Yeah Sara! What a BIG girl!

Sara has a "well-baby" appointment this afternoon. More shots...so sad :-( Wish us luck.

EIGHT IS GREAT!

LOOK WHO'S 8!

WOW, What a weekend! Sam had a "Transformers" birthday party on Saturday! He had 7 friends come and his sisters...that's quite a WILD bunch! Aaron lead them in a bunch of games having to do with popping balloons, shooting nerf darts, or being blind folded. Sam opened presents, then the kids had cake and ice cream, and we finished off with a pinata!

Below are some pictures of the party decor. It was great having a basement for the party. Have you ever seen an unfinished basement look this festive?

Sam was thrilled to get a few more transformers for his birthday. Of course he hasn't seen the real movie because it's PG13, but he has seen the old cartoons that we grew up with. I loved those cartoons!

Sunday was Sam's actual birthday which he celebrated with his family. And this morning I took cookies to his class at school. His birthday never seems to end! Sam will be baptized on the 29th (yeah!)! We 're so glad we have our Sammy as part of our family. He's a wonderful BIG brother and son! Oh how we love our Sammy!