Static archive of a family blog, 2008–2017. This blog is no longer active.

Category: Family

Workin' on a Full House

I am pleased to announce that in May our 4 will become a full house. As many of you know we had plans to wait. I was going to girl's camp in June, we were going to Canada in July and next Fall we would…

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When Grandma Comes to Town

(Grandpa too!) I love my daddy! After girl's camp we took advantage of the fact that my mom was here! We went to Liberty Park in SLC and had fun playing the sun and water all day. Patrick is...hum... cautious. So I was pretty proud…

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Mud Bath

Thankfully, I was on the phone with my mom just before bedtime when this happened. Thanks mom for reminding me to take a picture and let them be kids.

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Random Pictures and What-nots

Last week during sacrament the primary sang, Auretta and Patrick from our family, and then the choir, mom and dad. After we sat down David came up to me and asked, "Now it's my turn to sing?" Funny guy! He loves singing! I started knitting…

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Good Times

I brought the play pen outside so that I could do yard work and not have to worry about Jessie choking on leaves. And as it turns out you don't need a yard if you have a play pen. We went to the park with…

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Whispers

Today I was trying to get my kids dressed and out the door so that I could walk Patrick and his friends to school. For the 30 minutes we were trying to get ready, Jessie was screaming (the mom put me down and I'm going…

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Grandma

To the woman who loved me, fed me pie (5 different verities every Thanksgiving), dressed me and my children in homemade outfits for special occasions, remembered me and my family even if I wasn't diligent about calling often, and held my hand as I sat…

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Gooppy Slaps

Pumpkin time! And that's a princess crown for those who are wondering.

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3rd Annual Halloween Party

We had another fantastic party this year. Harris and his cute family came down for the weekend; always wonderful! We had lots of friends stop by and just all around enjoyed ourselves. The original idea was fairy tale characters. Witch, kitty, princess, knight in shiny…

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Lovin' on Jessie

We all love our new addition and like to give her kisses. Some more than others, but I won't say who SHE is. And David says, "HOLD IT!" Jessie knows to keep an eye on that one. Patrick likes her but has better things to…

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