Time passes so quickly....

I can't believe Christmas has come and gone. Here are some highlights of what has been going on at our house...

 It is such a wonderful experience being with family and sharing the holidays with those you love. I was really feeling close to the Savior knowing I am caring little miracle too. We are excited to welcome this new baby in June.

 My brothers and Miley and Jeffery all made Dumbo on Christmas Eve. It looked amazing!

The kids loved Christmas and were so excited to see what santa brought... new bikes!

We ended up with a tall tree. We had to go get more lights and ornaments to cover it.

After Thanksgiving we love to go get a Christmas tree. One of my favorite traditions. This time we waited until dark to find it but luckily we found a great tree.

Our first snowman at our own house. He didn't last very long...

Halloween came and Spiderman and Spiderwoman came to visit and they went for two hours trick-or-treating and were loaded with candy. We still have a huge bowl of it.

 Miley loves this cat. They have a special bond. She carries it around and carries it like a baby and he just sits there and even falls asleep. She is the cat whisperer.

Jeffery loves School. He was so excited to start at his new school and the first day was full of joy.

We were hard at work for a couple of months fixing up the house with some paint and new floor. It changed the whole look. We love it here.

We bought a HOUSE!!

So things have been crazy the past few months. We bought a house and we are updating a few things on our own and it is taking more time than we first anticipated. I will post the updated versions when we are finished. But here is our new home...

We have a huge yard too. We have to put in a lot of work to make the yard a yard but it will be great when we get it done.

Miley is 4!

I really can't believe how fast time flies. My Miley is 4 years old. She got spoiled by everyone.

Miley wanted to go swimming so we went to a indoor pool that was really fun and a great price. She LOVED the slide. She went down too many times to count them all.

She wanted an ice cream cake and I put Tinkerbell and friends on top. It was probably the best cake so far as far as flavor. Even Jeff liked it and he's not a cake fan. Yum!

We love our Garden...

We are loving the vegetables that we are harvesting from our garden. It is such a great experience to reap the rewards of hard work. I am noticing the benefits of showing our kids the results as well. They love picking our vegetables and love to help weed and water. The words that come to mind are, "lead by example." I know that actions speak louder than words. It is great to see the miracles that happen every day by doing the little things that help growth occur.

I love the bright colors. These are so yummy!

Keeping Busy!

So July is always full of fun things to do. We had fun for the 4th. This year was just our family and we had fun together. We went to a parade and then to the new Spiderman Movie. (We came home and Jeffery put on his costume and didn't take it off for days. I finally had to mention that washing it would only take an hour.) It was too dry to have fireworks where we live so we drove to the top of a hill that over looked the surrounding towns and we were able to get a pretty good show.

We did sneak some sparklers in... the kids loved it.

Having Fun in the Yard

We love being in our yard. We have a garden and a little swing set for the kids. Sometimes the kids get so tired from playing so hard that they crash in interesting places.

A few days ago the kids decided to make their own teepee and it was very creative. Being a kid is so much fun!

Jeffery's Birthday!

I can't believe that my little boy is SIX years old. He was so excited to have his birthday.