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 This blog is no longer active.

Cheetahs

Patrick played with the mighty Cheetahs. He came up with the name during the teams brainstorming and they all loved it. Patrick wasn't exactly the cheetah of the team but he did his best, had fun and enjoyed himself. It was a good first sport…

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Status Update

This isn't really a post but I don't feel ready to make the big announcement on facebook, so I'm making it here. Sick+Tired+Grumpy=Healthy Heartbeat! It really is quit the miracle.

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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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Happy Couples

The family went to temple square to meet Candace and her guy friend. When she went to introduce us he was introduced as Richmond her fiance! We're so excited to have another sibling get married. It was funny too because right before we saw them…

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Handsome Little Devil Turned 3

Patrick, Auretta, Chad and I woke David up by singing happy birthday and giving him a new scooter. He just seemed tired. I didn't know how much he liked it until he woke up from his nap. While rubbing his eyes and doing a semi…

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Answered Prayers

I was somewhere between 8 and 10 when my bunny got out of her cage and was loose in our wooded two acres. We lived in a well developed food chain and it was getting dark. There was no hope of me finding her. I…

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My WICKED Awesome Birthday

So Chad bought me Wicked tickets a while ago and that put him in the running for husband of the year. But he claimed the prize when he agreed to allow my sister Laura to go with me because she hadn't seen it while he…

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My Baby's One

We had an interesting birthday for Jessie. It was 2 days after Yellowstone. And 2 days before we picked up Grandma Hansen from the airport. So we did pretty much nothing on her birthday. But while in Rexburg we let her dig into a cupcake.…

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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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Girl's Camp

After months and months of planning and praying, "the week" finally came and went. And I'm pleased to announce it was all worth it! I had an amazing time. Here are a few highlights from my first girl's camp as a leader. Top Ten Favorite…

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