January, February & March 2011

We decided to get out of the cold in January and headed to AZ to visit Alan's family. Since it was negative temperatures back home with snow all over - we headed to a train park in the sunny warm weather and spent a LOT of time outside.
Ashley and the boys also had a great time swimming in Grandma and Grandpa's pool. Happy Valentine's Day!
Each year the kids get little Valentines from Mom and Dad at breakfast filled with candy.
Then we get to eat heart shaped waffles. Yum.
Ashley is a Momma's girl - but she also LOVES her daddy!
The kids love helping Mom make dinner - especially when it is pizza!
Ashley likes watching to see when dinner is ready.
First haircut! Aunt Cassy did a great job and Ashley was a brave big girl. Jacob with his new fish - each of the kids got a betta fish.

December - Christmas

On November 30th - Ashley turned one! We celebrated with pink pinatas and she got presents and her own chocolate cake to smash....she thought it was so much fun!

One of our family traditions each year is to see the lights at Temple Square. The kids love it!
Alan and the boys decorating cookies for Santa on Christmas Eve.
Lynette and Ashley had fun tasting them!
Hanging out in downtown SLC.

New Family Pictures

Family pictures! This photo shoot was by far the most fun and stress free time we have ever had. The boys and Ash did great...even though it was a little chilly.
We loved how the pictures turned out.

Happy Halloween!

This October we decided to celebrate Halloween by going to Disneyland and checking out Mickey's Halloween Party! We had a great time - the kids love Disneyland, the characters and riding the rides.

Visiting Tinkerbell in Pixie Hollow.

The boys thought that meeting Jack Skeleton was awesome! Disney transforms the Haunted Mansion to Jack Skeleton's The Nightmare before Christmas for October - December. It's great because it isn't a scary ride for kids.

Our family Halloween theme this year is Peter Pan. We have Captain Hook, Wendy, Peter Pan, the Crocodile and Tinkerbell.

Fall Fun!

Fall is one of our favorite seasons - the colors changing on the leaves, the temperatures cooling off, comfort foods....and pumpkins! Our cousins own a pumpkin farm way up north in Utah and they invited us to come to their pumpkin patch to pick out our Halloween pumpkins. We had an awesome time - thanks you guys!

Hawaii

Our family at the Lavender Farm in Maui. I love this place!The boys out playing in the sun and surf. The girls are under the beach umbrella playing in the dry sand.
Our cute kids at the aquarium.

Summertime! June, July & August 2010

We have loved this summer - but it has gone by so fast! Here are just a few things we have been doing:

Parades - nothing says summer like some good parades.

Our cute kids ready to go swimming in California.