Updated photos

Here are some pictures of the kiddos I took last month on a really nice day. We had fun playing outside almost the entire day.

Still Here

Well, I couldn't go too far into a new year without at least a little update! (Pictures will have to come later.)
First: We had a wonderful summer in St. George and the kids and I really enjoyed getting to know "Grandpa Gary". We are blessed to have him as part of our family!

Second: We are expecting a new little princess the end of May! That will give Jack the chance to have not only big sisters, but a baby sister too. We'd love name suggestions-we can't agree on ANYTHING yet!

Third: We had a wonderful Christmas and hope you did too!
That's a pretty short summary, but those are the main points. I'll add more later, along with photos, but for now, at least you know we're still here (if anyone even checks this anymore)!
We love you and miss you all!

First Come Love, Then Comes...

My mom is getting MARRIED! She is so happy and I am so happy for her. I don't know the date yet, but I'll try to update when I get some pictures if I can. Congratulations Mom and Gary! I'm so happy for you both!

Happy Birthday Macey!

Macey turned 3 today! What a big girl she is. She even got a new big-girl bike. We had "Uncle" Jim, and "Auntie" Liz over for dinner and birthday cake. It was simple but nice, and she had fun. Here is my list of 3 for Macey for her 3rd birthday.
1. I love that she asks me to tickle her.
2. I love that she loves to play with her sisters AND her brother.
3. I love how she's the perfect mix of a tom-boy and a princess.
Macey, my list of things I love about you goes on forever, but I want you to know that I love you, my sweet birthday girl!
Here are a few pics from today:

Can you hear her happy gasp? She loves blocks!

Jack-attack

Macey with her orange birthday cake that she requested. Yummm!

Happy Birthday Amy!

Today our sweet Amy turned 6 years old! Here is a list of 6 things I love about Amy (although there are a lot more than 6).
1. She has amazing faith.
2. She loves her brother and sisters SO much! (She's a wonderful big sister)
3. She LOVES to learn.
4. She is (almost) always excited to help with chores.
5. She has a great sense of humor.
6. She loves me even when I haven't been as good of a mommy as I should be.
Amy, I love you! Happy birthday my sweet 6 year-old!

Here are some photos from today.

She LOVES her sisters!

She wanted an apple pie for her birthday.

Happy Birthday, to you!

Going Private

Due to certain personal reasons, we are going to go private. If you want to be able to continue to read our blog, please let me know and give me your email address by June 14th.

Promises

The Lord gives us promises all throughout the scriptures. One that I know to be true, and has and is being fulfilled in our lives is Malachi 3:10 "Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it." Obedience to the laws of God brings forth great blessings. All we need to do is to study the scriptures, search for the blessings He has promised us, and then fulfill the law, or the requirement that it is predicated upon. The blessings may not always come in the way we expect or the time we think they should come, but they do come, in the Lord's time.