Pumpkin Patch 2010

Oh how we love Green Bluff! Pumpin carving, Carmel apples, and Family. Life could not be better!

Aaron is Baptized

We are so proud of our sweet Aaron and the choice that he made to follow the example of our Savior and be baptized. He is such a tender little man and I am grateful to be the mother of such a wonderful and handsome boy. We were able to do the baptism on his actual birthday which made the day extra special. We were blessed to have many family members and friends there to support him. Thank you to all those that traveled to be here for him. We love you!

Apple Orchard 2010

This is for Debbie

Deb, thanks for being so patient!!! As you kindly reminded me I have not posted for a while and I am having a hard time getting them all organized let alone posted. These were taken only about 2 weeks ago, so hopefully it will hold you over until I get organized.(no smart comments) I'm not Deanna but I am organized sometimes!

1st day of school

I cant believe Aaron and Ele will be gone all day! I love that they have each other and wonderful cousins to always be there for them. Ele has Mrs Wold and Aaron has Mrs Astin with Mark in his class with him.

Isaac's 3rd Birthday

My baby is 3 years old. He loves to give hugs and kisses almost as much as he loves to wrestle. His Dad is his best friend but wants me when he does not get his way... being the baby I'm afraid I spoil him a tad. We love you Isaac.

Ele's Teddy Bear Tea

At Dalton, every year they do what is called a Teddy Bear Tea, which really only consists of the children performing the songs they learned through the year, singing about a teddy bear, getting a teddy bear, and then afterwards having refreshments. It is so fun to see how excited they get to be able to perform for the first time. And... Ele was the cutest one up there!!!

Livi's 4th Birthday

Livi had a Princess party this year and invited all her best friends: Ele, Isaac ( who had no problem being a princess) Rachel, Maddie, and Kimmie. What would we do without cousins to be her best friends! Happy Birthday Beautiful Girl!

Ele turns 6

-Electa turns 6-

Ele wanted this year to have a Tea Party and sleep over at Grammy's! She invited only, Livi, Kimmie and Rachel, which is good because I let Grammy take care of everything. Thanks mom for being so incredible and loving my girl enough to do it!

Family fun in Spokane

I have no clue where any pictures are of Christmas, and honestly that is alright with me. I already can't remember what the children got for presents anyway, and our Christmas Eve was spent with family and every year traditions (regardless of how great, it tends to be the same every year...) but this year, the day after Christmas, Mom and Dad took our family to Spokane to River Front Park, and that is a memory the children will never forget. We rode the carosel, fed the the ducks, and watched a little christmas movie at the imax, ending the day with going to dinner at the spagetti station. It was a cold but beautiful day and will be in our minds and hearts forever! Thanks so much Mom and Dad!

As a side note, homemade gifts that year were memorable and deserve a mention: Aaron made Ele a little doghouse for her stuffed animal dog foofa. Ele made Aaron a dog made out of golf balls. Livi made Isaac (with a lot of dads help) a blanket with tags on all four corners. And Isaac made Livi (with a lot of moms help) a bag for her to carry all her STUFF around.

That's right, I was surprised too!

I took Aaron and Ele to school the other day and when we picked up Rachel this is basically how the conversation went

Rachel: "my dad is going to be a pirate".
Aaron: "Really, my dad would never dress up."
Ele: "he will if I ask him"

Matt, later that night: " I don't care what it is, just put it together for me and please make it have a gun"

You can't see the gun but it is there! He is a sucker for his girls.

School Parties

My kids made it really easy for me this year. After looking for hours for a costume for Aaron he decided he would rather just be the Ninja Turtle again, and was very happy because he was the only one in the whole school. Ele was adamant about being a bunny again this year, but after going to her party and sitting down in her "tight" bunny suit she gave in and was a pirate for the rest of the day, I thought she was darling as both. Livi wanted to be a cheerleader which I somehow missed pictures of and Isaac refused to be anything or do anything.

7 years

-My sweet Aaron is 7-
7 years ago I brought my little pumpkin home from the hospital on Halloween day, literally as a pumpkin.
What a great weekend for Parties!

Pumpkins

Green Bluff

The apple orchard and pumpkin patch at Green Bluff is one of our favorite places to go.
It starts the holidays off for us.

These are just some random pictures of everyone.
Donetta and Mark came all the way over just for this day.
We sure do love having them here for these important memories and miss all those that are not close anymore!