Our Family

Merry Christmas to all!

We have had a great year. We couldn't be a happier family. Of course we have had our share of stress this year, but really who doesn't? We are just happy to be so blessed. Zach works really hard so I can be home taking care of our beautiful kids. It is sometimes hard, but so worth it. This year I have realized how truly blessed we are. I am so grateful for the gospel and that we can be together forever. I want nothing more than to have my husband and kids forever, they are what I live for.

Gingerbread Land

We had a family night and helped the kids make Gingerbread houses out of graham crackers. The kids are amazed at the gingerbread houses at a local grocery store, they have a display of a whole bunch of them. So, I decided that we should make some. I knew the messy consequences (which ended up being tons of little tiny balls all over the kitchen floor) We caught the kids running after each other throwing them all over the kitchen. Kids, kids, kids!! Anyway, we had a lot of fun. Enjoy the pictures.

Rice cereal and Brooke

Brooke had rice cereal a few weeks ago and loved it. I have never had a kid that would cry when the food was all gone. I guess now I do.



What? What do you mean it's gone!!

Update on Halloween

So, Chase talked us into going trick or treating for a little while, they didn't even go to that many houses and made out really well. They had tons of candy. I was glad that they went. Hope everyone had a great Halloween!

Happy Halloween

Here are the kids all dressed up, but no where to go. We are all just barely getting over a terrible case of the swine flu. Everyone but little Brooke got it. We have been in and out of hospitals and clinics all week making sure that the kids are okay, it is kind of a scary illness. Anyway, the kids are all excited today and wanted to put on their costumes, they actually had the energy too. So, I thought I might as well take pictures. Here they are: Chase is Optimus Prime, Belle is Snow White, and Brookie is a cute little flower.

Happy Halloween

Blessing Brooke Lynn

We blessed Brooke on Sept. 6th. She looked so beautiful in her blessing dress. My Grandmother June made her dress and booties and it is just gorgeous.

It was an awesome experience in sacrament because a lot of our families bore their testimonies. It really made me miss my parents, they would have loved hearing the powerful testimonies that make up Zach and I's family. I couldn't have asked for better family support and examples to my kids. Zach gave her an awesome blessing, we were worried that she would cry because she was awake and being a little fussy. Zach said that she was making noise, but all I heard was the blessing. I can't believe the love and renewed sense of family that came with having her. I have always loved my family and kids but, there is a deeper importance now that wasn't there before.

Shortly after I had Belle I would dream of a little dark haired baby girl, and I just knew that I had a least one more baby girl coming to our home, I just didn't know the circumstances that she would have to face so early on in her little life with us. I am so grateful for the priesthood and the willingness of Zach's brother to go with us to the NICU to give her a blessing. It was a very emotional time for us and to have a big brother step in to bless her was awesome. We love our families and hope they know that.

Little friends

Here are some pictures of my sister Wendy's baby Kajsa and Brooke. Kajsa was born on June 5th and Brooke on June 29th. They seemed to like each other,we just couldn't get them to smile at the same time. I hope that they can be friends.