Family Pictures

I decided it was high time we got some professional family pictures taken. My friend Errin Andrus did a great job, I love how they turned out. We had a fun afternoon getting some great shots. Here are a few of the favs:

Disneyland Again?!

Yup, it's true: we are headed to Disneyland again! Twice in one year, boy are we lucky! We figured that with baby #5 on the way we better sneak in another trip since we probably wouldn't go again for awhile. Plus, I have always wanted to see Disneyland decked out for the holidays & I wasn't disappointed! Everywhere you look is decorated for Christmas-it was gorgeous! Right after Thanksgiving was a great time to go-there were almost no lines! Except to see Rapunzel-the newest princess. We waited in line for an hour to see her & Flynn Rider. The things we endure for our children! Yes, we are crazy! Grandma V & Papa came with us again-they are always so fun to travel with & the kids love having them along. Plus, it is really nice to have a few extra adults around! The boys made some new friends at Knotts Berry Farm...Gorgeous! We had a great time & can't wait to go back!

Cousin Love

Our cousin Syrenidie was in town & we got to spend some fun cousin time with her & our other cousin Ava. Syrenidie lives in Texas with her mom so we only get to see her maybe twice a year, which means we gotta take advantage of these photo opportunities!

What a cute bunch of kids!!

Dance Dance Dance

Averee had a class dance recital. She takes dance at school & her class performed a recital for all the parents. They did a great job & it was quite entertaining. Averee has taken dance since she was 2 and you could tell she had more experience than most of the other kids in her class. She is a beautiful and graceful dancer...love you Ave!

BOO to you!

One of the best things about this time of year is all the fun activites & festivites that go on...

The costumes: This year Averee was a Devil, Adelyn was an Angel (although usually those roles are reversed!), Owen was Mario, and Reese was a LadyBug. So cute!

Our costumes were pretty fun this year too...what do you think? It was hilarious to see everyone's different reactions to our 'announcement'

The Parties: I love parties! I love planning them, going to them, thinking about them-all of it! We have a couples costume party every year & I look forward to it SO much! Plus, there are always a few family parties and such to attend... Todd and Michelle threw a great family party this year complete with apple bobbing & Mummy Wrap-up!The Halls...what a cute senior missionary couple huh? Good thing they came cuz there were some shady characters at the couples party that needed a good missionary discussion or two!We all had a blast at the couples party this year...we played 'Minute to Win it' style games & it was pretty hilarious!

And of course, no Halloween would be com,plete until we decorate our annual 'Haunted Houses' and carve pumpkins... Until next year...BOO!!!

Back to School

Well, the summer has flown by and now we are already back to school... Averee is in 2nd Grade Adee is in Kindergarten Owen is in Preschool

Pine Valley

The heat was really getting to us so we decided to head up to Pine Valley to cool off. It was so nice up there-even better was the company of great friends: the Page & Andrus Families. We love you guys and always have a blast when we hang out. The conversation is always amusing ;0) and the kids play so good together... Luke-like all boys- loved the fire Thank goodness Rachel brought the play pen to keep the little ones contained! Reese & Sara are only a month apart & destined to be best friends :0) Brenda getting some grub ready...the kids call her the watermelon lady cuz she always brings watermelon to our family get togethers-although her belly is starting to resemble a watermelon too! Let's eat! Rachel & most the kids are ready to chow down! Joel & Glen braving the intense heat & smoke-thanks guys!

Camping for Independence Day

We took the kids camping a few days before the 4th & then went to Richfield for the 4th of July festivities.We camped by Fish Lake & it was gorgeous! The weather was so nice & cool, which is a change from the scorching weather of St. George! The kids had a blast-we went hiking all over, fished a ton (Danny's favorite), rode the motorcycle, ate too many Smores (my favorite), & just got to hangout & enjoy each other. My parents came with & they always make it more fun. My Dad used to spend all his childhood summers on the same mountain so he had all sorts of crazy stories to share & knew all the cool places to see. We even found snow in July! Then Danny's brother Ryan & his family came up & camped the last nite before we headed down to Richfield. My Grandma lives in Richfield & we love to go there to enjoy a 'small town' celebration. The parade was great & the fireworks were awesome! We were right under them & they seemed so huge-they kids were in awe. It was just like I remembered from all my childhood memories of spending the 4th at Grandmas. This will definitely be a tradition we keep going.