happy birthday eli!

Today is Eli's birthday! He is 4 now! He was so excited when they sang to him in Primary. :o) We are going to have a little party for him this evening with cake and presents so I'll be sure to put up some pictures later.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ELI!

happy anniversary!

Well, today Danny and I celebrate 7 years of wedded bliss! I can't believe it's already been 7 years! It went by so quickly. I hope the next 7 years will be as wonderful as the first. I love you, Danny! :o)

t-ball

We decided to sign up Eli for something that may help and encourage him to socialize with other kids (he's little shy!). So we thought he'd like to try T-ball. He was a little shy at first but it didn't take long for him to start running the bases, hitting the ball and throwing it around. he had so much fun and can't wait for his next practice on Thursday. Way to go Eli!

shailey's first day of school

Well, the day finally arrived. Shailey's first day of school has offically come and gone. She started school on August 27th and she has loved every minute of it! She has already made new friends and loves her teacher, Mrs. Crenshaw. We are excited to see what this new year brings. It has definitely been an adjustment for me getting myself and three kids up, fed, dressed and out the door before 8:00am. For those of you who know me well know that I am not a morning person. I love to sleep! Anyway, we're excited for Shailey! Way to go little Miss Kindergartner!

my family's visit

I thought it was finally time to update. Things have been so busy over the past month that I just haven't had any time to update the blog. My family came to visit us in August before Kara's mission. We went to Disneyland, the beach, shopping, and my parents helped out with some much needed repairs and home improvement projects. (Thanks Mom and Dad!!!)

I didn't take many pictures unfortuneately. As usual, whenever we have company over, I neglect my camera because I'm having so much fun visiting that I don't think to take many pictures. Anyway, here are a few from their visit.

The boys thought it would be fun to put on a bunch of temporary tattoos. Jesse thought this tattoo that said "Ka-pow!" would look cool as a mustache...until we realized he looked just like a well known infamous evil dictator...he quickly washed it off after that! :o)

McKay went all out with the tats also. Ignore the mess in the background!

Here are a few photos from Disneyland rides. The quality isn't great since they are a picture of a picture. You can't tell from this first one but Danny flipped his eyelids inside out. Gross Danny!

Here's McKay, Ammon, me and Danny in the front row on the Tower of Terror. I always tell myself that I won't do this ride anymore but somehow I always get talked into doing it again.

I really wish I had taken more pictures. Mom said she would at least send me the photos she took. We miss you guys already! It was great having you come and stay in our "cozy" home. We're all looking forward to our visit to Oregon this Christmas. :o)