The Reid Family

Zeke 6 Months.

2012-02-03T15:40:00.000-08:00

Our sweet little Zeke-ie boy is 6 months old. He is our smiley dude and is already getting so big. His siblings love him so much and we are so glad he's part of our family.

Our Basement is Finished!!!

2012-01-25T13:49:00.000-08:00

We built our house when Datan was 1 1/2 yrs old and put in an unfinished basement. Thinking that it would take forever to need the extra space and that we had all the time we needed to get it done. Three kids later we now know, time flies. I can't believe how fast it seemed that we needed it finished. We've already lived a lot of life in this house making a lot of memories and I still think of it as our new house.

Well back to the basement. Chris loves to learn and be hands on. So he wanted to do all the work on it him self. He did so much and learned so much along the way. I must admit it was hard for me to be patient since he could only work on it on weekends and holidays, but in the end he did an amazing job and really put his whole heart into each step of the process. With each step he did research, asked around and figured it out carefully.

Here are the things he did. Hopefully I remember them all. The framing, the electrical(with the help of Rivkah's husband. Thanks Mike.), the insulation, the painting, the casing and floorboards, the tile and bathroom fixtures. The only things he didn't do were the drywall and the HVAC. I'm sure he'll say I missed somethings but I just want him to know how proud of him I am and how much I love our extra space.

And yes Moriella is doing carpet angels. Yes we were that excited about it being finished

Dr. Suess Party 3/11

2012-01-14T15:16:00.000-08:00

Green Eggs and Ham, red and white stripped smoothies and squigglie pancakes made up our food for the party.

Everyone had fun doing crazy hair and wacky clothing. Then everyone did a reading from their favorite Dr. Suess book.

All-in-all it was a wacky good time.

The Animal Museum

2012-01-12T09:56:00.000-08:00

Living in St George there aren't a lot of things to take your kids to. So when a game hunter in the area made a museum of all the dead carcasses in his wake, we've ended up there quite a few times. All joking aside it's got some really cool animals in it from all over the world.

Hunter, Datan's cousin, loves animals and so we've spent lots of days at the animal museum together with them. As we've gotten busier and the kids have gotten older we haven't gone in a while. This was such a fun day. All the kids had so much fun being back at a place they loved and being together.

My SIL and I really think these kids were meant to grow up together, lean on each other and be best friends. God has a plan for them. I love that they all love their counter part.

Asher the Guitarist

2012-01-12T09:46:00.000-08:00

I love finding my kids doing these kinds of things. Asher was totally expressing himself through music this day. What a Rock Star.

Datan Basketball

2011-11-14T00:40:00.000-08:00

So this was our basketball experience this year. :) Needless to say we won't be suggesting anymore sporting activities for Datan.

But then you see him with this trophy and you'd think he'd just won the championship. So what can you do as parents.

Zeke 4 Month Pics.

2011-10-29T21:55:00.000-07:00

Look at him, looking over to check things out.

He seriously is Jolly.

Oh that thumb. Some days I sure wish he still sucked it. Or should I say nights.

Books in quiet corners.

2011-10-28T22:38:00.000-07:00

I just love finding my kids like this. Curled up reading the...encyclapedia??

He can't read for the record but his mind filled in all the blanks. he was telling me all about it. These are the simple moments I will be telling some young Mother to enjoy someday when they are gone.

I enjoyed it.

Utes Gymnastics Meet.

2011-10-28T21:31:00.000-07:00

Fun with the middle 2 of my 4.

2011-08-12T13:42:00.001-07:00

These middle kids are so fun and I love spending time with them. They are so special and I love them so much. It's fun when you get one on one time with them they just eat it up. I love how different they are without their siblings stealing the show. That's actually true of all kids of big families. Fun Day.

Zeke-ie Baby.

2011-06-18T14:45:00.000-07:00

Here's our Zeke-ie boys 3 month old pictures. what a cute fat boy.

Snow + Sled = Smiles

2011-03-22T13:43:00.000-07:00

Do you know those sledding days where you spend three hours outfitting the kids in snow gear, travel 45 min to the "best" hill, hike up a huge hill that's a mile long, go down once and decide you're too tired and cold to go again, so you go home? Well this wasn't one of them. It was a beautiful day. All the kids had so much fun, there were smiles and laughs all over to be had.

I have the best parents, they love their grandkids and always get involved. You hardly ever see my Mom not holding a baby, and my Dad loves to play with the kids, he's still a kid deep down inside. Or maybe not so deep down.

Merry Christmas

2011-02-07T21:05:00.000-08:00

Shephards of old heard these joyeous strains....

Angels we have heard on high....

The poor baby wakes.....no-o00 crying he makes

The cattle are lowing...

Merry Christmas hope you had a great one.

Zeke's Blessing 11/14/2010

2011-01-25T10:58:00.000-08:00

We had so many friends and family come for Zeke's special day. Many from far and many close. It was beautiful day, beautiful spirit and beautiful event. Thanks everyone for being there with us. We love you and we love this beautiful boy.

Why Didn't I Think Of That?

2011-01-12T12:25:00.000-08:00

I put Asher on the toilet the other day and apparently it wasn't quite soft enough. But don't you worry he found his own solution, (look at how proud of himself he is) yes if you look close those are maxi pads. I was about to be mad but all I could do was laugh. What can you do but enjoy the nice cushy thrown for a couple of days until your seven year old pees all over the pads that soak it all up. :-) We had to replace the toilet seat by the way because we couldn't get them off!!!

Our Little Rocker.

2011-01-12T12:14:00.000-08:00

Moriella and Grace got a hold of my camara (no wonder it broke completely a few days after this ) and took these pictures of each other rockin' out.

She really looks like a rocker, jammin in a studio. She's totally got the rocker face goin'. If only it didn't come with life, drug, and marital problems; maybe we would encourage her down that road.

She loves these hand me down cowboy boots and wears them all the time.

A Batman Halloween

2011-01-11T10:16:00.000-08:00

We went for a Villains of Batman theme this year for Halloween. Chris was Two-Face (it looked awesome with his shaved head and half beard), I went as Poison Ivy, Zeke was the Penguin, and Datan was the Riddler. Moriella was a Human Butterfly (But Datan says there is a villain called The Butterfly, on his Lego Batman game, so he said she is a Batman villain also.) Asher was the only one who wasn't a villain. He went as Jessy from Toy Story... yes you heard me right Jessy not Woody. He loves Jessy and insisted that he was Jessy. He looks like the Stetson Man to me.

Datan's Utes Game.

2010-11-22T20:07:00.000-08:00

Part of the reason I love getting season tickets for my husband is because he always makes it a priority to take the kids to their own game. They get to drive up with Dad then they spend the day at the Children's Museum in SLC and then they go to the game with Dad. It's really good for them and for Chris.

I hate this picture because he looks so big in it. Doesn't he look like he could be a teenager sitting there, with too many worries and not enough time? I started crying the first time I saw it. He used to be my little boy.

Super (Mario) Birthday Party.

2010-11-19T13:13:00.000-08:00

Datan wanted a Super Mario Bros. Birthday Party. We weren't sure we were going to do a party at all so a week before we made invites, and barely got them out. (Imust have a new baby or something. :) So I threw it together in a couple of days and Chris says it was my best party ever. Maybe I should always procrastinate.

Here's what we did for the party if anyone else's kid is into Mario. We split all the kids into two teams. Team Mario and Team Luigi. They got hats and mustashes accordingly. We did Mario Kart Races on tricycles, Hot Bomb-Ombs (basically Hot Potatoe with a ball painted to look like a bomb-omb), Save Yoshi's Egg (painted two eggs with green spots and had the kids play the egg on the spoon relay game), Fireball Throw (I hung flat circle like a big coin with a picture of bowser on one side and a goomba on the other then they got to throw a "fireball" which was an orange one of those balls with the wiggly fingers all over it, at the bad guys to get points for their team), but the best idea that I came up with on my own if I might brag for a second, was the Jump for Coins game ( we hung gold chocolate coins from strings on a rope above our trampoline and the kids took turns jumping to get coins. The kids loved it all and we had a really fun time.

Happy Birthday my getting too big boy. We love you.

P.S. Three pictures to note:

He wanted a birthday pie, not a cake (but I did make one up and extra life cupcakes for the kids that do like cake.

I love the Mario Kart picture in the corner if you click on the picture you can see how excited one of the little boys was.

And of course our new family tradition of breakfast in bed.

Pop Pop Steve and Grandma Marsha with Zeke.

2010-11-04T14:30:00.000-07:00

My parents came down to meet baby Zeke and help out. My Dad is a total do-er and can't sit still. So while my Mom held the baby my Dad worked in our basement. It was awesome to have them.

More Zeke.

2010-10-08T17:59:00.000-07:00

Just camara happy one night. Sorry they are so dark. Hope you enjoy our squishy little man.

Ezekiel Jacob Reid. Sept. 27, 2010 (Zeke)

2010-10-07T21:25:00.000-07:00

Our beautiful baby boy was born on Sept. 27th at 1:15 pm. We are all so excited to have him as part as our family. He was 7 lbs. 11 oz. and 20 in. long.

Whiting Reunion.

2010-10-07T20:54:00.000-07:00

Datan at the family talent show. Telling Knock, Knock Jokes. :) He did awsome.

My kids favorite thing was washing the clothes on the old washboards. Wish they liked laundry at home. We had a great time. I have the best family of all time.

There is a video of me when I am 4 years old running through these same trees with two braids in my hair. It was like I was watching myself from 27 years ago. It was so cool.

Cooper's Run.

2010-10-07T20:15:00.000-07:00

This is my amazing cousin Jana and her family. They lost their beautiful son a year ago. On the anniversary of his death they chose to organize a 5K run. What a great way to celebrate the life of Cooper. They thanked all the service people who helped on the day of his death and raised money for a scholarship to Cooper's preschool.

There were two fire engines, paramedics, a seat belt crash test ride for the kids, face painting, fully catered breakfast burritos and fruit, muffins etc., doves flying at the starting line, Target sponsored gift bags for the kids, Oh and did I mention the Medivac Helicopter landing for all the kids to see. It was amazing and inspiring. May we all handle our adversery with such grace.

We love you Jana, Cooper, and family.

Happy Anniversary. Ten Amazing Years.

2010-10-06T10:34:00.000-07:00

For our ten year Anniversary we wanted to go somewhere great. We decided to go to the Canadian Rockies and see G-d's Beauty.

It was incredible. We went for 5 days without the kids!!!! I kept saying life isn't supposed to be this easy. The scenery was beyond and the company was perfect.

I am so lucky to walk this earth with my best friend. He is my perfect match, we never fight and really are a great team. Thanks for the most amazing ten years and here's to infinity and beyond. I love you Chris.

We also took in a music festival of a band we both love called The Trews. They are a Canadian band. The festival was total hippie fest and had no age limit the old people were dancin' right along with the young. Oh and note to Canada: sometimes covering up the fat makes you look more attractive then letting it all giggle free.

Camping.

2010-10-06T10:23:00.000-07:00

To beat the heat we went camping up Cedar Mountain. We got the very last site which was so lucky. It was so fun and the river ran right past our campsite. The water was freezing. Why are kids immune to the cold. They played in the water for hours. It was so fun.

Swim Lessons.

2010-10-06T09:36:00.000-07:00

Swim Lessons were so fun and the kids made leaps and bounds this year.

Independence Day.

2010-10-06T09:09:00.000-07:00

I have been dying to make this cake and I did Dinner for Chris' family so it wasa good excuse. The cake was fabulous by the way.

This is one of my favorite Holidays. I love our Country and the freedoms it Provides. God Bless our troops and all who now fight, have fought and will fight for said freedom.

We celebrated with Serenity and her cute girls Elyzabeth and Lynzie. We had so much fun.

Disneyland!!!!

2010-09-18T19:45:00.001-07:00

We had such a good time in Disneyland this year. Our kids were the perfect ages and were so good and happy. It rocked. Thanks Grandma Sandy.

Asher's Birthday Cake and the Pukes.

2010-06-25T06:52:00.000-07:00

Probably because of Chris' new edition, Asher is in love with Motorcycles or "motorwycle". So of course he had to have a motorcycle party. First we made the kids into bikers with spray painted shirts, "I love Mom" tattoos and bandanas. Then we did a bike obstacle course and a tire roll relay race. Then some biker food, namely pizza and wings. Then it was time for the cake, which you can see pictured here. We sang happy birthday and then he blew out the candles and threw up all all over the ground. That's one way to clear a party. They were out of there like a bullet in a shotgun. Poor kid, probably not going to be his best birthday ever. Happy Birthday son we sure love you.

Cement Lifting Class

2010-06-22T07:43:00.000-07:00

My Dad invented a pump that raises cement about fifteen years ago. Well we have had this sunken cement next to us since we moved in and it's always bugged me. I think mostly because I know my Dad can fix it. But they live in Layton and I didn't want him to have to bring all his equipment down just to do one little piece of cement. So I have never asked. But my Dad was telling Datan all about his pump, and Datan was just loving it, his curious little mind in high gear. Then he told my Dad that we had this sunken cement. Well the two of them made a plan to have Grandpa come down and fix it. What a fun surprise to get to see my parents and have my cement fixed. Good job Datan.

I don't know who loved the project more. Datan learning about it or my Dad teaching about it. They are a good combination.

Of course the others had to get in on the action. Thanks again Dad we love our level cement.

Kite Festival.

2010-06-01T04:44:00.000-07:00

Every year since we moved to St. George we've gone to the Kite Festival. They encourage kids to read everyday for 3 mons. and then you get to choose a kite at the Festival for free. But anyone can go and bring their own kite and spend lots of money on greasy food and cheesy kids rides. So we have done just that for the past four years. But this was Datan's first year to actually be in school and earn his kite. He worked so hard and read so much. I was so proud of him. He really did earn it. This is him with his new kite.

What kid doesn't like cotton candy? Asher it is pure indulgent straight sugar. I love that he's thinking about it, but NO.

Here is Asher with his "kite"...aka a streamer he found on the ground. He was so happy to just run around like this for hours.

Moriella is Four.

2010-05-10T16:22:00.000-07:00

My little Mama Girl turned four. She has really gotten into babies and her baby dolls lately so we did a mama and baby doll party. The dolls and girls played ring-around-the-rosies, duck duck goose and other kid games together. Then the girls learned how to diaper and swaddle their babies.

My sister gave me the idea for this baby in a carriage cake.

Then we come to our accidental tradition. For my birthday in January the kids and Chris made me breakfast in bed (a bagel and cream of cheese with orange juice.) So forward to 9:00pm the night before Moriella's Birthday, which happened to be a very long busy day. Moriella says to me, "tomorrow morning you're going to come into my room and wake me up and sing Happy Birthday and give me breakfast in bed. :) How could we not. Thankfully my husband went to the store because I was so tired. Got the bagels and pink milk. I think this may have been her favorite part of the day. No I know to have bagels on hand the night before a birthday.

Easter 2010

2010-05-05T07:51:00.000-07:00

Our neighborhood is awesome and we have great parties every year. Here are some pictures of the Easter Egg hunt.

Easter was a really crazy this year since it landed on Conference and I love to do Conf. Breakfast for all my In-Laws. We do omlets every year it's been a really fun tradition. But we had to do all our family Easter stuff before everyone came and the night before we had to clean and chop all the veggies. Then Monday was Moriella's birthday and party. So it was a hectic weekend. But it was really fun.

Anxious Two year old + long winded MC = Hunting for eggs early. Then busted by Dad = This picture.

1st Place at the Science Fair.

2010-04-28T09:02:00.000-07:00

Datan loves to learn and is extremely curious about everything. Especially science. As you can imagine I love that and probably feed his curiosity. So when his teacher gave us a science fair packet and said he would be good at it. We went right to work. Datan had several ideas that were too complicated. But Mom helped him find one on his level. It was really simple and it still took forever with all the reports and things they wanted filled out. We had fun doing it together and all our hard work paid off. He won first place for his grade. I think he won because he really understands the concept and could tell the judges all about how it worked. He goes to the Regional Science Fair tomorrow so wish him luck.

Two Cute Boys and Crazy Hair Day.

2010-04-24T07:47:00.000-07:00

My SIL and I have kids the same age and same gender. The older boys and the girls have always been friends. Kind of forced on them by their mothers. :) But these two boys never really spent a lot of time together when they were young. But recently they have discovered each other. They love each other these days and ask for each other by name. They have so much fun together. Yeah for best friends.

Here is Datan's first time doing crazy hair Day at school. He said he was second best in his class. Apparently some boy with really long hair did a sweet Mohawk that was a little bit cooler.

My new attire.

2010-04-20T15:58:00.000-07:00

I had this shirt made of all my little monsters....

....yes there's a boy, girl, boy, and baby!!!!

We are expecting our forth at the end of September. We are so excited and all the kids think it's a girl which would follow the pattern and be really fun. We find out May 5th. We'll let you know.

Because my Camara sucks.

2010-02-24T16:33:00.000-08:00

Well once again I am without a camera. Our new piece of hud is burning through batteries like no bodies business. I know that digital cameras will do that but this is different. When you put brand new batteries in the stupid thing says you need to change the batteries. I tried to just push past it and take a pictures anyway but after about three it shuts down until I am willing to throw away more money in the form of batteries and try and capture another moment.

At least the camera is under warranty all I have to do now is find the time to take it in with my three kids in tow.

So since I have no pictures to share I will just comment about my blog. I think it may be time for a new family picture. What do you think?

And where have all the bloggers gone. It seems like everyone has taken a post hiatus. Hopefully you are all well and just really busy and happy. Can't wait for your return to posting.

A Pretty, Pretty Princess and a sleepy boy.

2010-02-09T13:04:00.000-08:00

Apparently he's not ready to give up naps yet. I hate this stage where, if you give them a nap they're up all night. But if you skip the nap they fall asleep at like 5pm. It's a total conundrum.

Our friend Wendy is the best with kids. She always plays with them. This day we played Pretty Pretty Princess with Moriella. You would of thought she had died and gone to heaven. She was grinning from ear to ear.

Moriella has recently fallen in love with building Legos. Datan hardly ever plays with them, although all his friends are into it. But Moriella has just been loving building things. This is her airplane.

Christmas 2009

2010-02-04T08:12:00.000-08:00

This is Stratton Horace, my brother's new baby. Moriella got to feed him his bottle with my help while we were there. She was so happy. I think it made her happier than Christmas morning did. Isn't he cute. They think he looks like an old man but apparently old man looks good on him.

This is why we do it all. All the crazy shopping, all the late night wrappings, the money spent etc. all for this moment of awe.

Of course the nativity picture. Moriella didn't get to be Mary for the Reids so she was so excited to be Mary for the Fershtuts.

Most mornings in the quiet of the day you could find my Moriella in this chair playing with the baby Jesus and Mother Mary. One of my favorite quiet moments of the season, simply beautiful.

And of course the Charly Brown Tree we cut down every year. This one was nice and full but quite lop sided, but the pickings were slim this year.

Here is the Christmas Train at the live Nativity at Tuachan. If you ever get the chance to go it is amazing with live animals and an outdoor amphitheater.

Two Trophies in One Day

2010-01-01T18:22:00.000-08:00

Moriella started Dance and Gymnastics this year and has really enjoyed them both. It is so cute to see her semi-shy dancing.

Datan played flag football this year and soccer again. He liked flag football the best but it made for a crazy fall since both were on the same night sometimes. They both ended on the same day so he was thrilled to get two trophies on the same day.

Halloween comes before Christmas.

2009-12-28T07:56:00.000-08:00

Datan wanted to be a ghost this Halloween and Moriella wanted to be a purple monster. So I decided to do classic Halloween and have Asher be Frankenstein and I was a witch. It was really fun and I love the ages the kids are for Halloween.

Datan is Six!!

2009-12-08T13:10:00.000-08:00

I'm not sure who had more fun at his birthday party, Datan or I. We did a mad scientist party, I was the mad scientist. It was so fun. We did six different experiments with the kids from scenses to pulleys to self inflating balloons. The kids loved it. Then after cake and icecream, and presents we did our final experiment, Mentos and Diet Coke. If you haven't seen this it is so fun. The reaction is immediate, so get out of the way. I think you should get about (6) 2 liter bottles and 3 packages of Mentos because it is fo much fun you'll want to do it over and over. Everyone should do a science party for their kids age 5-10 it's awesome. Happy Birthday my smart little, I mean big, Boy.

The lighting of the tree for Dad.

2009-11-20T07:43:00.000-08:00

IHC Hospital lit this tree in honor of my FIL because they were large donors to the hospital over the years. It's called the tree of health and life. Interestingly it is a bronze statue of a tree that was done by a local artist named Jerry Anderson, who is in my in-laws ward.

I love this picture of my MIL looking toward the grandkids.

Moments and Memories.

2009-11-10T21:32:00.001-08:00

This was the kids last visit. We came to show Grandpa their Halloween Costumes. He thought Datan's eyes were hilarious, and kept joking with Datan about who could have been the on to give him his black eye. This day will always be remembered by me and hopefully Datan too. It was such a beautiful moment. Grandpa joked and laughed with Datan and was really alert. Then he gave Datan a big hug and told him how much he loved him. Datan stayed while I took the other two, out of control kids out in the hall. They talked for about 40 min. Just the two of them. It was a real blessing and I am so grateful as a parent that my son had that time. These other pictures are from another one of our better visits. I love his funny side shining through and I love the pictures of him playing dolls, they are so precious. His granddaughters held a special place in his heart , espcially my beautiful Moriella. Of Asher on our last visit grandpa said, "He has such a sweet spirit." Then he gave a little chuckle that he always gave when something made him happy.

Chris and his brothers Brian and Dave were always called the three little guys growing up. Seeing them try to fit on this little bench for pictures lead me to wonder about the nick name. It was hilarious watching them, it got everyone laughing, it was the perfect comic relief for the situation. These guys are definately Chris' support system and I am glad he has such a close relationship with them. Guys would never admit it but it's definately "Guy Love Between Three Guys." (It's from Scrubs so don't freak out. Check it out on YouTube if you're in the dark.)

Moriella's Utes Game

2009-11-08T14:30:00.000-08:00

Chris takes each of the kids to their own Utes game each year. They make a day of it. They get to go to a special place like a children's museum, etc. and they get to choose where they eat before the game. It's their special day with Dad and they love it. Moriella had so much fun. She really loves her Daddy so much.

Steven James Reid

2009-11-04T21:54:00.000-08:00

October 20, 1940-November 4, 2009

At first meeting of my father-in-law you might be a little intimidated. He was a quiet man of large stature, which leaves you wanting to fill up the air time with words you know you are inevitably going to regret saying later. (I imagine that the boys who came to court his only daughter of seven children didn't have an easy go of it.) But as you come to know him you soon realize that everything he says is a joke. That he's just always teasing. Then you find that he is just a big teddy bear.

He tears up over hallmark commercials, has a total soft spot for little girls (especially the granddaughter type), he quietly helped people and was madly in love with his beautiful wife Sandy.

He was the quiet type of leader. He lead in his business and in his callings with a no nonsense kind of attitude. He didn't allow for all the pettiness. He was hard working (although his later years of golf twice a week didn't show that.) Working multiple jobs and long hours in the begining to get their company started. He was inventive and tried his hand at so many different inventions and businesses over the years. Thru his company he and Sandy were able to employ so many people through the years and they always tried to be fair and honest in their dealings with their employees. In the front hallway of their business he had the words printed "Achieving Success Through Honesty and Integrity." I think he truly embodied that statement.

I love this picture of him because I think that's how he would have liked to have been remembered. Sitting on a boat with a smile on his face.

Diagnosed with his second round of Cancer November 6, 2007, he and my MIL have shown such grace over the past two years. Through all the treatments, sickness, and pain they always came back with a positive attitude. Just last Friday while we were visiting him he spent most of his time teasing and telling jokes to get me and my kids to smile and be happy. I am so grateful to have had that simple moment watching him interact with my children with such love in his last days and hours. He was a wonderful husband to my MIL, father to my husband, and grandfather to my children. Even though we are grateful for his release from this mortal existence and pain; He will truly be missed. We love you, Dad.

Hanging with Dad and final summer days.

2009-10-27T09:07:00.000-07:00

Our ward summer party is always at Pine Valley which is so nice to beat the heat and enjoy nature.
We have such a fun ward.
This was our families nature creation at the ward party. It is a scorpion. We won and got a fun s'mores basket as our prize.

Asher always has to be like the big kids and tried to hula hoop.

My kids just love their Dad. He is such a good Dad. He always make them a priority by spending as much time with them as he can. He has very few extra curricular activities and the ones he does have he tries to include the kids in. I am so lucky to have him as the father of my children.

Lego Land, the beach, USS Midway and Sea World.

2009-10-23T10:13:00.000-07:00

Moriella stood in line four times to see this Princess. Each time she got a little closer to her. For this picture she was finally close enough to get the picture. Shy and sweet.

Lego Darth you don't stand a chance against "the force" of Datan.

This is what all our family picture experiences look like. Me wrestling the kids and no one looking at the camera.

The USS Midway ship was so fun. The kids loved it and I couldn't believe how huge it was.

Do you like Asher's Cheese?

Yes I'm on the 4th of July. Leave me be.

2009-10-14T08:27:00.000-07:00

Who's kid is this?

Our favorite thing to do on the 4th of July is go to the Bees game in Salt Lake. There is something so American about baseball and fireworks. Maybe it's a Sand Lot thing. After the game they let you go sit down on the field and watch the fireworks. The grass is the softest grass you'll ever feel. I love it, no blanket necessary. They also play patriotic music while the fireworks go off . It is so magical and then the kids get to run the bases which they love.

Seth my nephew got to come and he caught a home run ball.

In the neighborhood 4th of July parade Moriella pulled Asher in the wagon. Datan rode his bike and took off before I could get a picture. He's pretty new at riding his bike and there were a ton of kids so he totally crashed. I don't know how he does it but Chris always has someplace to be when there is a neighborhood function. I am always trying to carry a baby, Chairs to sit in, my potluck contribution, baskets for the easter egg hunt or whatever, and not look like a complete idiot in front of all my neighbors (which is impossible, I always look like the village idiot.) When I complain to Chris about this he always says why don't you just stay home? Can any of you women explain why we have this need to go?

So I had a bawling son and I was trying to pull the other two in the wagon to catch up to Datan. It was really crazy. Datan doesn't do well with his own blood. It was very dramatic. But it was still fun. I love our country and any reason to celebrate it.

Why hasn't their world stopped?

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Have you ever had a big event happen in your life and then been driving down the road...and you see people in cars going to work or the grocery store. I am always amazed to wonder why this day isn't significant in their lives. How could they be going to work on a day like this. What could posses them to continue on in their day normally. The first time I felt this way was on my wedding day. I had dreamed of it as a girl, hoped for it as a 20 something, planned for it while engaged, and was totally absorbed in it on that day. But they didn't even know.

Thursday I had that feeling again. My father-in-law went into a rest home that day. With the circumstances it is the best place for him. But it brings his mortality that much closer. (He has cancer for those who don't know.) I heard it and as I was driving home I just looked at these people and kept wondering why hadn't there world so abruptly stopped like ours had.

All our love Mom and Dad Reid.

Returned With Honor.

2009-09-18T13:53:00.000-07:00

Welcome home Elder and Sister Fershtut. We are so excited to welcome my parents home from the Philippines, Manila Mission. They did such a good job on their mission and are already talking about another.

So good to see them again and have them back.

Love you Mom and Dad.

My Brother and his fam.

2009-09-12T20:03:00.000-07:00

What a fun visit we had with my brother and his cute family. We stayed with them a couple nights in Virginia. I fell in love with their cute daughter with such a fun personality, and their sweet babe with kissable cheeks. Kari was so good to us putting us up and cooking for us with such a young baby. And I absolutely love my brother Guild. Thanks for the fun trip it was good to see you guys.

My Pop Pop and Aunt Ilene

2009-09-09T06:00:00.000-07:00

My wonderful husband supported me in spending our money, time off and energy to go and visit my only living grandparent.

First we spent a great couple of days with Chris' Mom at her family reunion. It was so fun getting to meet her wonderful family. Unfortunately we forgot the camera so it's not documented.

Then to Baltimore to visit my beautiful Aunt and my Pop Pop Leonard. I just sat next to my grandpa and put my hand on his knee and soaked him in. My awesome man took all three kids to the aquarium in downtown MD so I could spend the day with my Aunt and Grandpa. It was so special to have time with my Aunt. I have always felt close to her and admired her for her strength and beauty. It was such a special trip. Thanks to all who made it possible.

I love Asher's cheese.

This ceramic cat has been in my Grandpa's house since I was a kid and my parents told us we couldn't touch it. Now I'm the one telling my kids no. Memories.

Summer, summer, summer ti-ime.

2009-08-31T07:30:00.000-07:00

Some are just pictures I like from our summer. Others have explanations.

Of course we did swim lessons first thing. They both had the same teacher and it went great for Datan (despite the look on his face here.) but Moriella never did one thing the teacher said and was so stubborn I tried everything to get her to do it to no avail. Her poor teacher.

Asher at the Firehouse. We took a tour and he only has eyes for... yep it's a ball. He found the guys basketball they play with on their down time and played with it the whole time we were there. Moriella did summer camp and made her tye-dyed shirt she is wearing and the sand art whale she is holding that you can barely see.

Datan at his Lemonade Stand. I bought limes and lemons to decorate my table this summer, well everyday Datan made me make Lemonade for him. And everyday he begged me to let him do a lemonade stand. So I finally gave in and we did it. He had so much fun and made $18. (I didn't make him pay me back the $8 for the lemons, $4 bottled water, $5 for cups, etc. That is a lesson for another day.) Thanks to all my neighbors who stopped and helped out my little boy.

This is the family enjoying the summer time together. It was such a fun night. Moriella was a serious bandit with that gun.

Datan doing what all five year olds think is funny and letting the water shoot up his nether regions.

This is his preschool graduation picture. He is so excited to start kindergarten. I wish I had the option to send him last year. He would have done great.

Do you know what your husband's mid life crisis will be?

2009-08-28T14:30:00.000-07:00

Do you know what your husband's mid-life crisis will be? 'Cause I know what mine will be. I'll find him at the local motorcycle shop picking out his new ride. We rented this bike for our Anniversary. We had such a fun time. We rode it up to Zion National Park. It was the perfect weather and the perfect day. We felt young, free and loved every minute of it. Thanks for a great day and nine wonderful years. I love you babe.

Asher's First Birthday. 5/14/09

2009-08-26T07:20:00.001-07:00

We had an all ball party since that is his one true love. We had meatballs, and ice cream scoops of mashed potatoes, with peas. We had ice cream balls and gum balls. We played games with cotton balls and everyone of his presents were a ball of some sort. It was a fun day. Thanks to everyone who came and celebrated his life with us.

Happy First Birthday son we sure love you.

Disclaimer

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Yes I am way behind on posts. Yes I am going to try and catch up. Try and keep up. Thanks for following our blog.

Camping, Camping and S'more Camping

2009-07-15T17:36:00.000-07:00

My cute Husband's sense of humor.

So we have done so much camping lately. I just combined them all into one post. I just love camping pictures of kids. Lost in their own world playing for days without a single toy.

This is me leading kids games at our family reunion in Warm Springs, NV. It was so much fun if you ever get a chance to go their I hope you do because it was so fun.

Moriella and Mommy giggling our heads off.

Exploring we found this awesome cave that was so much fun.

Asher and the Hampster Dance

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This is my Asher trying to dance with all the big kids. He had only been walking for like two weeks. Enjoy.

Easter 2009

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Easter Pictures. I promise this is the best of like 30!

Celebrating his find of 2 easter eggs. (see previous post about his enthusiasm for the big and Small things.) If you look close you'll see that his zipper is down. I'm always telling him to zip it up but he says he likes it that way. Hopefully that will change soon.

The dying of the eggs. Always fun with small kids, (said with heavy sarcasm.)

I love Easter and the chance we have to ponder on the life of our Savior and His glorious resurrection. Happy Easter.

World's best sandbox. 4/10/09

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We hiked and played in our area with my sister Rivkah and her husband Mike. The sandstone in southern Utah lends itself to the best sandbox you'll ever be in. The sand is so smooth. I defy anyone to feel it and not join in the play. Thanks for coming to visit.

Moriella Turns 3!!! 4/5/09

2009-06-10T20:44:00.000-07:00

Her Daddy made her this art easel with a chalkboard on one side and a dry-erase on the other, and a paper roll on top. All the kids love it especially Asher.

She had two cakes this year. The crown above and then she asked if I would make her a barbie cake like last year, so here it is again folks.

She won't wear pants, but she pulls them out of her closet and pretends they are her prince. So we had a make your own prince station. Then they got to dance at the ball with their Prince. Then we played kiss the frog (top picture) and turn him into a prince.

And then here is the real Moriella shining through.

Asher Steven

2009-05-02T15:21:00.000-07:00

Asher is such a sweet boy. He's mellow and happy and loving. Good snuggles.

He wants to be just like Older brother and sister. He looks at them and then tries to do just what they are doing. It's so cute.

He's active and daring. He loves to be outside and his favorite thing are balls. He'll throw just about anything he can get his hands on.

He also loves to draw at such a young age. He finds markers, pens, or pencils and draws on paper, the chalk board or what ever he can find.

He is such a fun baby. We are so glad to have him in our family. Happy First Birthday Son. We sure love you.

Moriella Ann

2009-04-28T10:15:00.000-07:00

My Moriella. She is the funniest girl. She has this quarky funny sense of humor that is actually really funny. She can always make us laugh and smile.

She is an independent woman. She loves to play by herself or read books and just do her own thing. At play group all the Mom's tell me she likes to play by herself. I say, "yep that's my girl."

She is my little Mama. She will take care of anyone and everyone. From her cousins, to her brothers (who don't appreciate her mothering.) To an adult who simply states that they are thirsty (5 min. later a sweet little girl comes walking up holding a glass of water...with ice.) She also loves to help Mom which I love.

Even though you can't tell here. She is our little princess. It is so fun and I love that she has gotten me to love the princess thing for the first time in my life. You're beautiful, Moriella.

She has a sweet shyness accompanied by a quiet confidence. I don't really know how to explain it but it's part of who she is.

Did I say she's independent. I told her not to put on her cousins new birthday skates. That didn't stop her she got them out of the package and put them on all by herself. Nothing's going to stop her in life. We love you Princess.

Datan William

2009-04-24T07:31:00.000-07:00

The very best thing about my little man here is his enthusiasm for life. He gets excited about everything in life from the big to the small. We can always count on him to make the simple things fun.

I love his concentration here. He can sit and think and get lost in his own world forever. As he sits and thinks you can just see the gears turning in his smart little mind. I absolutely love teaching him, it's so fun.

Heavenly Father knew he was meant to be a big brother. He loves babies (this is my sister's baby Eliannah, isn't she cute). He is thoughtful and loving to both his siblings. I just know he was meant to be the eldest.

With Cousin Seth.

We sure love you son.

I LOVE turning 30!!! 1/21/09

2009-04-03T10:57:00.000-07:00

I got home on Friday to my Babe standing in the driveway. Surprise he had arranged for my SIL to babysit for the weekend and we were going away for my 30th!! We had such a fun Drive up to Salt Lake. We were actually able to talk in the car. Amazing I know. Then we were supposed to have a fancy dinner all dressed up because I love to dress up and don't get to as a Mom very often. This would be the ideal birthday for my husband (and since most people give what they would want I thought that was the extent of my surprise.) Boy was I wrong!! When we got to the table so many friends and family were there. It was so fun. Both my sisters and their husbands, my in-laws had come from St. George, our good friends Jason and Wendy and Amy my friend since I was fourteen and her husband. It was so much fun with great food and friends. Thank you, so much, to all who came I LOVED IT. My babe thought of everything. Form getting a suite so everyone could come back and hang out after the dinner, to making sure my In-Laws were in the hotel across the street so we didn't accidentally run into them, to getting Troy to bring his laptop so we could Skype with my parents at the restaurant. He put so much time and effort into the planning and execution of it. This is so not something he would never want so I know it was a total labor of love. Thank you Babe you're the best.

There were so many more who had contemplated coming as well but were unable to. Thanks for thinking of me. My SIL Nancy took me to lunch a different day and I got so many calls and love and people sending their thought my way. I think I'll turn 30 every year!

Me and Amy.

Sisters.

Sugar.

Asher 8 mons. 1/14/09

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Asher's favorite thing in the whole world are balls. He and Carson are going to get along great. He pushes them across the floor and then chases after them.

He does this funny thing where snorts in and out like a rino.

My three little Kimonos.

2009-03-25T08:25:00.001-07:00

Here are pictures of the Kimonos my brother sent. Aren't they fun? I love Asher's hat. Datan would only wear them if we let him hold the Samurai sword. Thanks again Ransom and Keiko.

Rivalry 101...Don't let the opposing family dress you.

2009-03-21T20:51:00.000-07:00

We sent our kids over to Chris' brother's house to be babysat friday night. The above pictures are what we sent them over in. Then I go to pick them up and I see Moriella and I cried out "What are you wearing." In her defense she can't read yet. They had swapped out their UTES shirts for the garbage below. All of their boys were giggling so hard (like little school girls.) They thought they were pretty funny. We were laughing pretty hard too.

On the way home we asked Datan if he knew what he was wearing and he said no. When we told him he said, "Ohhh, gross let's throw it in the garbage. Or wait Mom is that wasteful? Maybe we should give them to the D.I." Great thrift Datan!

Slleeedddingg. 12/28/08

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Our kids went sledding over Christmas and had so much fun. The key to sledding with small children is a small hill. We went in this little bowl area that I thought was going to be too lame for the kids. Boy was I wrong. They loved it. They were able to climb up all by themselves and go over and over again indepenendtly. It was awesome.

My memories of sledding as a kid were mostly of hiking up 13 mile long hills to get the most out of a single sled. Not the best plan. These short easy hills were way better. They played for hours.

Moriella and Tsadakah were so cute giggling all the way down the hill.

Hurray for Hummus.

2009-01-29T10:51:00.000-08:00

I just had a pita with Avacoda Cilantro Hummus and all the veggies. Sprouts, lettace, tom., and of course cucumber. It was so good. Hollar if you love Hummus.

Christmas 2008.

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I love Christmas. Everything about it. From the lights on the houses, to the crowds at the store, the excitement on the kids faces and of course the traditions, family and a chance to think just a little bit more about our Savior. Our kids were really fun this Christmas and we enjoyed every minute. Merry Christmas everyone.

First Taste of Candy! Someone started crawling the week before Christmas and he got ahold of the kids ring pop they got. He was lovin' it.

This is Datan with his Human Anatomy book. He loves it. It might have been his favorite gift.

He love's me.

2009-01-24T07:02:00.000-08:00

I don't know how you say love but for me, it was this new Washer and Dryer. Just kidding (don't leave me any comments about what love really is, I'm not really shallow, just excited.) I hate when my laundry room isn't clean. I do laundry once a week and I try to get it done and out of my room because I just love when it is clean. Even if the rest of my house is bombed and the laundry room's clean I feel okay. But if the laundry's backed up and filling up my laundry room I start to stress. In my old washer and dryer I was doing 12 loads. I couldn't get it done in one day. :( So when it broke and cost more to fix then to replace we went shopping. (That was three weeks before Thanksgiving.) Well a regular top loader was $440 but the cheapest front loader was $1000. I really wanted them but $2000 for the pair? Then one of the stores told us about Black Friday. We had to wait (which meant six weeks at the laundry mat @ $40 bucks a shot and three kids crawling all over the dirty floors of the laundry mat.) but we got the pair for $1000. So Merry Christmas to me. They are Bea-a-u-ti-ful. I can get the same amount of laundry done in about 7 loads. They purr rather than bang so loud we can't even hear the tv if they're running. And they have awesome settings like "towels" with extra rinses. I love them. I actually find myself watching them run. So thanks to Chris for getting me these awesome machine's for Christmas. I love them and if you're thinking about getting a set, wait for the Black Friday sell and save a bundle.

Snow day in St. George. 12/18/08

2009-01-20T17:00:00.000-08:00

We got the most snow in St. George that I have ever personally seen. It was so fun. We made snow cones with kool-aid and built snow men. Or in Moriella's case a snow princess. This is her snowprincess.

Datan was too impatient to wait for me to finish convincing Moriella that wearing snowpants rather than a skirt in the snow would not turn her into a Prince. She was still a princess. So Datan went outside by himself and made this super cute tiny snowman, all by himself. It was a fun day.

This is Datan's reaction to opening the door and seeing all the snow.

Just can't wait for Christmas. 5/14/08

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Here is our big boy as he grows. So Cute.

Datan was so excited for Christmas. Today he called to me from under the tree saying, "I just can't wait for Christmas. How many days until Christmas?" I love that desperate longing for the best day of a kids life. I still feel it sometimes.

Our Charlie Brown Tree. 12/6/08

2009-01-04T09:43:00.000-08:00

Here's our Charlie Brown Tree. Every year we go up in the woods and cut down our Christmas tree. (Except last year...way to busy then.) It was always Chris' families tradition. But they went to a tree farm in Northern Cali. where all the trees are full and beautiful. Here in the landscape of southern Utah the trees are nature grown (no worker on hand grafting branches in the sparse places) and few and far between. So every year we have a sweet little charlie brown tree that we love.

Here's my babe, always has straps on hand just in case there might be something he can strap on the roof. Grunt, snort. Man-ly.

The kids up tree cutting.

My sister made this cute Rudolph hat for Datan. It's so cute and I think Asher sports it well.

The Simple Things.

2008-12-19T21:49:00.000-08:00

Here are some things I think about life.

Very little feels better than a hot (like burn your flesh off, hot) shower on a cold day.

Nothing smells better than a babies head just out of the bath. (You just took a deep breath in as if you can actually smell it didn't you.)

Nothing sounds better than a child laughing (I mean really laughing, from down in their soul.)

That Utah with it's open spaces and double mountain ranges has some of the prettiest sunsets you ever will see. ( I guess there are some advantages to not having any green trees around.)

As far as taste goes I think it's one of those things that's really personal. But some of the things I love are Chocolate, Chocolate ice cream, mashed potatoes and gravy, brownies, taco salads, grape juice, and a really fresh salad with lots of extras.

I was just enjoying some of these things in my life and thought I'd share them with you. I know everyone's love's are different. So take a second to share with me what your 5 senses teasers are.

She thinks I'm a Princess.

2008-12-15T09:33:00.000-08:00

Moriella wears a skirt everyday of her life. She is so girly, and she is the prettiest princess. But despite what these pictures show she doesn't wear dresses, or pants, just skirts. She is always doing twirls in her skirts and loves to be feminine. What a fun age. We love our little princess.

Notice how she holds her hands like a princess, naturally.

She also thinks I'm a princess. I think she's the first person in my whole life to really believe this. She goes in my closet everyday, and finds me a skirt to wear. So now I shop, eat, play with my kids and clean toilets in a skirt. Some of you might ask why I play along. To that I say Why Not? I get to act like a princess and do twirls with my cute little girl and it's not very long in life that your kids actually think you're cool. So I might as well hang with her while I've got the chance. This is us doing our twirls for the day.

Christmas Pictures Bring Peace and Joy.

2008-12-09T12:10:00.000-08:00

My Brother-in-law, Brian, took these pictures and we had a nephew that wanted to be in the pics, when he couldn't he wacked Brian in his manhood. That's why we're laughing. All in the name of pictures.

Christmas card pictures are always fun. I was crazy this year and when the first ones didn't turn out I tortured my family further by doing it again. Here are some of the ones that didn't make the actual card.

Asher 6 mons. 11/14/08

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I love to hold a sleeping babe. And kiss those sweet lips.

He's getting big.

First time eating cereal. He did great and has been eating it much better then my other two ever did. Big boy.

Your heros.

2008-11-19T13:21:00.000-08:00

Greatest Hero!

Who Is Your Hero?

Super Hero? Batman...all the way! Ditto.

Real Life Hero? (Someone you know personally) Our parents. Chris and I have the best parents. I totally scored in parents and In-laws.

Political Hero? Abraham Lincoln. Ditto.

Literary Hero? (That means fictional character from a book) I don't read a whole lot I don't have time.

Historic Hero? The founding fahters. They had the courage to say "In God We Trust", which is made to seem wrong now days. It's not wrong it's necessary.

Book of Mormon Hero? Ammon

Bible Hero? (Besides Christ cause He is everyone's ultimate hero) Ruth and Naiomi

If you were a super-hero what would your power be? x-ray vision

What would your symbol be? underwear(because I would be able to see what everyone was wearing. Ah ha ha.

Family History Hero? Mary Fielding Smith! Sure why not.

What is the most heroic thing you have ever witnessed? a mother who gave her all to her children.

What is the most heroic thing you have ever done? This year I made it possible for my parents to go on a mission.

There is a hero in all of us, what is your trait(s) that make you one? I would do anything for anyone, to a fault usually. But I guess my trait would be interacting with kids, I think I am really good with kids.

Who has become your newest hero in the past week? My friend took on someone elses kid that got taken away from their parent because of neglect. Seeing my sister do it I know how hard it is to take on someone elses kid.

Now it is your turn. Once you have read this you must copy it to your blog/myspace and change the answers for yourself!

Halloween 2008

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Could she get any grosser? Boogs, chocolate, black eye, and goo.

Yes he's sucking on the pumpkin.

Super Why, Princess P, Saw blade accident, Sarah Palin, and P is for Pig.

Here's the kids in their costumes and if your not sure what they are I posted a picture of their characters below. Hope you enjoy the pics.

Asher totally kept his little nose on forever it was so cute. I just kept taking pictures.

5 Months.10/14/08

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He is so sweet and smiley. The kids love him and he's starting to really interact and be fun.
He's our laid back dude.

Happy Birthday Steve. 10/20/08

2008-11-12T08:36:00.000-08:00

What do you get the guy who has everything? We decided to take him balloons. The kids absolutely loved it. They picked out the balloons and the party hats and were so excited to go.
We are so lucky to live close to Chris and I's(5 hours away from mine but still close) parents. My kids share a special bond with Steve. We love him because he's a big teddy bear at heart. He's a wrestling, laid back, laughing kind of Grandpa. We love to get little drawings from him. We love you Dad.

My Dear Country. 11/4/08

2008-11-04T12:48:00.000-08:00

Norah says it all here. Click on her song in my playlist to hear it.

"My Dear Country"
By Norah Jones

'Twas Halloween and the ghosts were out,
And everywhere they'd go, they shout,
And though I covered my eyes I knew,
They'd go away.

But fear's the only thing I saw,
And three days later 'twas clear to all,
That nothing is as scary as election day.

But the day after is darker,
And darker and darker it goes,
Who knows, maybe the plans will change,
Who knows, maybe he's not deranged.

The news men know what they know, but they,
Know even less than what they say,
And I don't know who I can trust,
For they come what may.

'cause we believed in our candidate,
But even more it's the one we hate,
I needed someone I could shake,
On election day.

But the day after is darker,
And deeper and deeper we go,
Who knows, maybe it's all a dream,
Who knows if I'll wake up and scream.

I love the things that you've given me,
I cherish you my dear country,
But sometimes I don't understand,
The way we play.

I love the things that you've given me,
And most of all that I am free,
To have a song that I can sing,
On election day.

Happy Birthday Datan. 10/21/08

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Happy Birthday Datan.

What I love about Datan:
He has a good kind heart.
He loves babies and being a big brother.
He is so good with both his siblings.
He is so smart and loves to learn especially about the human body, it is so fun as a Mom to teach him.
He has such enthusiasm for life that is just infectious.

Thanks for your excitement and love you bring to our life we love you son.

I swore this would never happen to me. 10/7/08

2008-10-31T08:09:00.000-07:00

I never say never. Really. But I always swore I would never let this happen to me. I keep all my scissors on the very top shelf and never let my kids use them unsupervised. Somehow Moriella got a pair of scissors.
me- Where did you get those? Give them to Mom.
Moriella- hehe,he(runs in the house.)
me- (Finish saying good-bye to my sister-in-law about 1.5 min. and go in the house.)
Moriella-Mom do I look pretty?
me-(totally distracted by my day) Yeah. (Walk in the other room find chunk of hair next to scissors.) scream!!!!

She had lopped off the right side of her hair. So here she is getting it fixed. Her Dad is so sad.

Here's the end result. Not as bad as it could have been.

Time with Family. 10/4/08

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These are the are two babies four months ago.

Moriella and Tsadakah were double trouble.

Our time spent with family is always so much fun.

We're breading them young. 10/2/08

2008-10-31T07:34:00.000-07:00

Chris got season tickets to the Utes for his birthday this year. Yes we're driving up from St. George for all the games. But look at how happy it makes him. He's obsessed about it. Talks about the strategy's all the time, watches their opponents and puts his heart into it. It used to scare me. But now I am grateful he's got something to look forward to. Our lives are so crazy it just gives him some kid, primary, service free time. I love you Babe.
Moriella could say Go Utes at 18 mons!! They can both sing the fight song, too. We're just getting them started young.

I'm Back.

2008-10-31T07:25:00.000-07:00

So I was so depressed about my camara that I couldn't blog. But I spent a day trying to fix the dying contraption and it's limping a long. I can sometimes use it if I can guess what it's doing since the screen is broken. Still hopin' for my Nikon.

Sweet Asher.

2008-10-29T11:08:00.000-07:00

My sister-in-law Andrea took these pictures for me of Asher. She does so good and she's ruined me on studio portraits so I told her, she has to be my personal photographer. Thanks Andrea.

Living the High life. 9/13/08

2008-09-17T11:34:00.000-07:00

This weekend I got to go down to Vegas with my mother-in-Law and my sister-in-laws, for a girls weekend. My Mother-in-Law spoiled the crap out of us and called a Limo to take us down. It was really fun to travel in style. We ate at a fancy Restaurant, that served king crab from the World's Deadliest Catch for $60 a plate (no one from our group partook.) But the salmon I had was excellent. Then we people watched on the strip (lots of team members.) The next day we shopped 'til we dropped and came home with individual boxes of Godiva chocolates in the limo to finish out the trip. Very fun, thanks Sandy.

Love from Japan

2008-09-17T11:03:00.000-07:00

So I'm sitting at home, nothing to do when Ding, Dong, the door bell. Not expecting anyone, who could it be? The mail man, "A package for you." Sign, say, "Thanks." It's from my brother and his wife in Japan! They got our birth announcement and sent us a cute little outfit for Asher. And three little Kimonos for the kids. So stinkin' cute. How fun. The kids love them. I would show pictures but if you read my previous blog I no longer have a camera. Thanks so much, Keiko and Ransom. It was a very fun surprise.