10 YEARS!!!

Tomorrow Jeff and I celebrate our 10th anniversary. We always wanted to go somewhere cool for our 10th like a cruise or trip but being 32 weeks pregnant makes for some minor inconveniences. Anyway we are excited and glad we've been so lucky in love!

Christmas Preparations

Here's a few of the fun things we've been doing to usher in the Christmas spirit.

Decorating the tree of course!

We got to go carolling with a few of our friends.

I had to get a photo of the 100+ suckers we made for neighbor gifts. Surprinsingly it is only half of the amount I made last year. I made peach/pineapple jam and grape jelly this fall to save my back from all those suckers.

The gingerbread house.

Mom and apprentice making banana bread. (I can actually see the resemblance between us that everyone notices in this picture.)

Pregnancy

10 Weeks to go!!!

Farewell Carmello, We'll Miss You

Last night We discovered out pet hamster Carmello had passed away. I was grateful to have Jeff home when we found him so we could all grieve as a family. We are very sad but grateful he made us so happy while he was here.

Family Picture time

We were happy to finally get a family photo taken. The last photo we had on the wall was when Katherine was 3 months old. It was about time!




This was the only picture that did not have her sticking out her tongue. I think it captures her personality perfectly though.





Joshua in 3rd grade. How'd he get so handsome?

Girls, look out for this one!!! He's a heartbreaker

I like this photo because it looks like Kyle has just whispered something inappropriate in Katherine's ear.

Thanksgiving 2008

We were lucky enough to have Jeff's parents drive out from northern California for this year's Thanksgiving. I prepared my very first Thanksgiving dinner all by myself and I had a lot of fun doing it. There's a lot to be said about cooking everything days before and freezing it! That day I only had to make 2 apple pies, cook the turkey, potatoes and gravy. Everything else just needed to be warmed in the oven for 30 min. Jeff's younger brother Brent is at BYU and we had him over too. We are very grateful for our families and friends and had a wonderful time with the Carlsons. The kids got to swim in the hotel pool, play games, do crafts and play lots of football outside. Jeff, Brent and the boys played in our ward's turkey bowl even though it rained most of the night before. Here's as many pictures as I could find!

No pictures lately

We have been quite busy for the past 2 weeks but no pictures to show for it. I thought, "maybe I'll look up some old pictures and post them. I found these pictures of Kyle when he was around 5-6 months. Kyle was our "chunky monkey" and answered to that nickname more than his own name. Now you can all see what a chunker he was. He was 10 lbs 4 oz at birth and has never stopped growing. This picture cracks me up because his sweet personality is sooo visible even at this age. (Yes he's nude. Babies are too cute with naked cheeks!)

Here's some pictures of the boys at Jeff's brother's old house. Joshua has always been amazingly photogenic. He can never take a bad picture. Wow, look at Kyle's rolls!!!

Hopefully I'll get my butt in gear and get some current photos for the next post.