Our trip to Arizona!

We had a fabulous trip to Arizona! It was so fun to see everyone, to visit, play games, hang out, and to see Hope get baptized. What wonderful family we have!



Sadie, enjoying a cookie!

Eli, doing what he wished he could have done the WHOLE time....playing the game boy! We didn't let them play it much though. We mostly brought it for the long trip in the car. We figured that we didn't drive all that way for the boys to just play video games.

Breanne.

Ella.

A grumpy Breanne.

A very photogenic Ella!

These two girls looked adorable in their matching church dresses. Only Breanne decided that she didn't want to be matching, and wouldn't smile for the pictures. Darn...because they looked so cute, and Ella did a great job smiling!

The girls put on a "fashion show" one night, and came down the stairs all dolled out in princess costumes. It was super cute, and at the end, they all had a dance with their daddy. I'm telling you....darling!

Breanne and Jared.

Grandpa, with his grand-daughters.

Breanne coming down for her turn in the fashion show.

A cute picture of Carlie.

Silly Ella.

Niamh.

Lucy.

The 2007 generation! I wish we could have gotten a better photo of them, but what do you expect when trying to photograph 4 two year olds? Oh well, at least we got a shot of all of them together. They were each born in the year 2007. They each came in one of the four quarers of that year. I think it will be the only year that we have that many sister-in-laws pregnant and having babies at the same time. So they are all kinda, extra, special! (And super cute!)

Carlie.

Eli.

Sadie.

Megan.

Scott.

Megan and Scott seriously look like they could pull off being twins! I think they look the most alike of all the cousins. It's Crazy.

We gave Hope her Birthday presents while we were there. Here she is opening them.

Linda gave her a beautiful apron, and did some sewing with her.

Breanne and Ell.....Best Buds!

Hope. Just beautiful!

What a good example she was to all her little girl nieces. They were all so excited, and now they can't wait until it will be their turn to be baptized. I'm so glad that we came down for this event! We love you Hope!

Seth and Caroline's family.

Hope.

These four were too cute playing in a circle in the middle of the hallway. (Hope, Lucky, Breanne, and Niamh.)

Breanne and Scott.

We went to this super cute park while we were there! It was so hot (like 100 degree's) but luckily most of the place was covered and in shade, or it wouldn't have been barable. But this part wasn't covered, and it was fun for a little while. Eli liked it.

Joshua and Luke.

Hope and Josh......Both missing their two front teeth! (too cute!)

See, here is a picture of the "covered part". Seriously, any part that wasn't covered, or had some sunshine on it, was so hot that it burned the kids. So...good thinking, whoever thought to put that cover over the whole thing. It really was a fun park. There was a lot to do, and the kids loved it!

Hope was such a big help with Scott while we were there! They were so cute together! She stayed with him the whole time! Thanks Hope!

Breanne and Ella. They pretty much stuck together the whole time too.

Hope, Scott, and Sadie.

Joshua.

We also went swimming (twice), but the photos I got were horrible. So I don't really have them on here. But I promise that we took advantage of the heat, and took the kids swimming! It was a lot of fun! We also played a really fun game of "American Idol" on the Wii. (It was made even funner because of the fact that I'd pretty much lost my voice and couldn't sing at all, and just kept screaming into the microphone. And Caroline kept making me laugh,.....and you get the idea. Seth was really good on it! And so was Jared! I was impressed. I can't wait to play it again, maybe with a voice the next time, so I can prove to Seth, Caroline, and Christine that I really can sing. I really can. And just because it was so much fun to play!)

Anyway, all-in-all, a really great trip! I tried to take lots of pictures, but I'm realizing just how much I missed out on. Oh well, (and for those of you who didn't pull out your camera's, that is why I posted so many photos...just in case you wanted any.)

Thanks, Seth and Caroline for letting us stay! I can't wait for our next get together!

"Book! Book!"

Scott loves books! He loves to read by himself, but especially loves it when someone will read to him! He is so cute. And he will just plop himself down in your lap as soon as see's the opportunity! I was lucky enough to catch a few shots of Jared and Scott reading the other day. It was just too cute to pass up!

Arizona

We had a great time in Arizona for Fall Break! We got to visit with all the family that is down there, and got to wittness Hope's Baptism. It was such a good visit! We also got to go swimming in the nice 95-100 degree weather. I loved it. I will post more about it later, I still have to down load all my pictures and stuff. But I just got on to check everyone else's posts, and thought I would blog something quick.
Thank you Seth and Caroline, for letting us stay with you! It was great! The kids miss all their cousins! And the drive wasn't too bad!
It was a great way to spend the break, and just get a break from the "norm" up here!

The Puzzle

Eli recieve a puzzle for his birthday, but I think Scott has gotten the most enjoyment out of it. He loves it. He will play with it for hours. And he is so cute when, with his little voice, he tries to say, "Puggle." Well, the other day, I came in the room to find that he had put the puzzle together in a very unusual manner. He can't actually put the thing together without a lot of help, but he had lined the pieces all up in a neat semi circle, and was just having a blast. I just thought it was pretty amazing that for as young as he is, he could line them all up so perfectly and makes such a neat semi circle. He is so cute! He is getting bigger everyday. He is saying more and more, and is constantly amazing me! I want him to progress and get big, and do all the stuff that he should be doing, but at the same time, it is so hard to realize that he isn't going to be a baby for too much longer. What a sweet heart! He is just the cutest kid! My little "Blondie-Blondie!"

Our Beautiful Breanne Girl!

Our little girl is already 5 years old. I can't believe it. I'm looking at all these pictures and I feel like it was just yesturday that I took them. She is growing up to be a beautiful girl. We sure love her! She has a strong will, and many leadership talents. She pushes me harder than any of my other kids, and sometimes, I think she just chooses the opposite of whatever I want her to do. But I know that she is just trying to assert herself, and let her personality shine. She has many talents, and is always reminding me of myself. She if very kind and helpful with her brothers and around the house. She is usually the first to have her chores done, and is always so excited to help mom do whatever she can. Recently she is trying to convince me that she can change Scott's diaper all by herself (that would be awesome, but Mom is still helping for now.) And she is having fun loading the silverware in the dishwasher. She has lots of friends and loves school. She is doing well with begining to read, and write. And is starting to sing a lot. She is always making up her own songs. She has a great imagination, and cracks me up when she plays "house" and Barbies, and all the things I used to play. She is a bright, beautiful girl, and I'm so grateful to be her mother. I know that she is destined for great things! Happy Birthday Breanne...WE LOVE YOU!

And here are some of my favorite pictures of her as a baby.

I love how small she looks in her dad's big hands! Amazing that she was ever that small.

Breanne's blessing dress was really special. It was my grandfathers (yes, grandFATHER....it was the custom back then to bless boys in a dress.) Then my Aunt wore it, (not my dad, because by then, it was NOT the custom to bless your boy in a dress, so my dad didn't wear it.) But then My sister, MYSELF, and my younger sister were all blessed in it. And I thought it would be super cool if she was blessed in it. Thanks to my Aunt Shauna for intrusting it to my care for a while, and letting Breanne wear it. It was so beautiful and special. I loved it!

New babies always make those car seats look so big.

Here she is in the hospital. So fresh from Heaven! Our little "Pinky" in all her pink clothes. That is still her favorite color.

Adam and Christine were married right after we had her, so here she is with her Dad, all dressed up!

Our little Pink Princess! What a cuttie, a sweatheart, daughter, and friend. We love our Breanne Lin.