6 WEEKS OLD!!!

Grant was 6 weeks old yesterday. It is so fun and amazing to watch them grow and learn in such a short amount of time. He is getting big!!! I love chubby babies. Now if only I could get out of these darn maternity pants......

It's been a long time...Hi! I thought I would post a few pics of our newest addition, Grant. He was 4 weeks yesterday. It sure goes by a lot faster when they are out rather than in. He is a great little guy and we are all so happy happy happy that he is part of our family. And I am soooooo tired! We have had some interesting times with the girls. The other night Lucy and Carmen painted their hair with nail polish...whoops. Eden has finally stopped wetting herself willfully after a successful bribe with a small toy kitchen. The kids have started watching large amounts of TV after a long break..oh well. And we are all stocking up on our trans fats by having "emergency dinners" at McDonald's (not so yummy but fast.) Yes yes, it's all part of the plan :)

Summer

Sorry I haven't posted for a LONG time. I am in PHX with the girls for my youngest brother's high school graduation....crazy! Congrats Matt! When I graduated he was 7 years old and lamented that no one would be around to attend his. But we all came. Unfortunately Matt had to stay in Denver. He is always a good sport when it comes to us having fun and him working...thanks Matt! So, that's what we're up to. Our home computer is TOTALLY busted and it's kind of hard for me to make posts on Matt's phone, thus the long pause. Hope everyone is enjoying their summer so far!

Good News

MATT PASSED THE BAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
and yesterday Lucy learned to ride her bike, it was GREAT!!!!

Crazy, Wonderful 6 Weeks

We celebrated Sweetie's 80th birthday party in Salt Lake this last weekend. Can you believe she is 80? I hope I have her genes! It was so fun to see my family and cousins

Carmen and I on her birthday enjoying a special treat!
Carmen's 4th birthday party.

The Dean's came to visit the middle of March. We have started the tradition of having a cousin birthday party. It is a blast, the kids love giving and receiving presents from each other

While at Pearl St. one day, the kids had a great time mauling their Dads out on the grass.

In Estes Park an outside view of lunch

an inside view of lunch. They thought it was hilarious when people would lean up against the window without noticing someone was eating right there.

Almost all the cousins on a picnic table outside Estes Park. Only Chase is missing, but he was much to small to lay on the table.


At the beginning of March I went to San Francisco for a girls weekend. Here we are at Alcatraz, we had such a great time!
Eating clam chowder on the Pier. Here is Ronna with her new baby girl Caitlynn, it was so wonderful to see my friends and their new babies :) In the middle of it all, my mom came to visit. It has been a great beginning to springtime!

Trees

I made this spring time center piece for a Relief Society dinner. It cost a total of about $25. I'm very pleased because I love the look of these fake cherry blossoms and they retail at Pottery Barn for $89, and That does not include the fuzzy bunnies or the green place mat!!! It's a good thing I still have dead branches in my back yard! Also, here are the girls playing with their favorite house plant.

Post something new!!!!

My camera batteries are dead and I can't find a charger. Matt is taking the bar tomorrow (Tues. and Wed.) This has been the kind of stress that hangs over your head and eats away at you little by little until you just start going to bed at 6:30 to avoid it. There have been layoffs around these parts and so passing the bar is essential to maintaining our lovely lifestyle. I have also been feeling so grateful for our happy lives lately. We are so blessed and I realized that it isn't just because of Matt's job etc. It's because my grandparents, great grandparents, parents and in laws, siblings, and friends have worked hard and given us many good lessons to bring us to where we are now. And of course God has been a huge part of our happiness...of course.