Random Pictures...

I have all these random pictures of the kids I thought I would share, so there is no formal rhyme or reason to any of them. Just enjoy!

Dallin and Ava are so funny!
This was a picture Sarah attempted several times when David was in town visiting. As you can see there are just too many little kids to get all of them to look at the camera at the same time. But we got close!

My happy girl!
This picture looks like Elise to me. She always has this deer in the headlights look when I take her picture, but this really like her true self. Dallin loved getting his picture taken, but Elise isn't much of a fan. Although she is ALWAYS happy. She really is the best baby ever!!!
See what I mean..

Big brown eyed dough boy!
Sleeping beauty!
"Don't even think about taking my bottle"

She played so hard the other day, she fell asleep under her toy.

Oh Elise...

Elise is in that stage where she has her hands in her mouth constantly. It has been so hard to get a cute picture of her lately because I have to pry her hands out first. You will see what I mean... Also, she rolled over for the first time yesterday. So of course now she is rolling all over the floor. She's a pro!

Let's go T-Bones...

Saturday night we went to a Kansas City T-Bones baseball game for Jon's work company picnic. I know it's not the Royals, but they aren't doing so hot anyway. We planned on taking both kids, but since my parents were in town we decided to leave Elise with them. Dallin had such a blast. He has never seen a baseball game before, I know my brothers are shaking their heads, but he really got into it. We were right next to the field which was super exciting. It was a fun date for Dallin to have mommy and daddy all to himself. He was really tired, but he made it to the end. We of course won the game.



Our new ward has been really good to us by not throwing us into a calling right away especially since we had just had a baby. But, the inevitable had to happen. So they called me to be the 1st counselor in Young Womens. I was actually relieved. I love being with the Young Women. They also reorganized another auxiliary on Sunday. ..

Happy Birthday Jon!

Yesterday was Jon's birthday, so I thought I would share just a very few things about Jon that I love. Jon is sort of shy about his personal life, so sorry honey, but I want everyone to know how great you are.

He taught me to make bread, but he is still better at it then I am.

He LOVES to cook. If he could he would cook 3 meals a day.
He makes homemade cheese. It isn't easy either!! It is an all day event, with 3+ months of aging. He is really smart. He was Summa Cum Laude at UNLV! That means he was in the top 1% for the College of Engineering. He had the highest GPA for the College of Engineering (3.97). He has such a passion for things. He has always wanted a reel mower, so I found him one for free on freecycle and he uses it every week. Yeah, this is a good, old fashioned human powered push mower. You should see some of the looks he gets from the neighbors.He loves gardening and working outside. This is our new oak tree that his brother in law gave to him.

He is the best dad and husband on the earth.

This was Jon's Present. He wanted a nice charcoal grill.

I love you Jon! You are the best!

2 Toddlers + 3 Babies = 2 Brave Moms!

Sarah (Jon's Sister) and I finally attempted to take all 5 kids out by ourselves a week ago. We went to Deanna Rose, a petting zoo, zoo, park, nature trail, etc. all in one. It was so much fun, and best of all, it's FREE! The kids had so much fun feeding the goats with food and bottles. I was on stroller patrol watching the babies, while Sarah helped the toddlers feed the animals. That was fine with me. I guess I'm not much for animals in my old age. Sarah got some really cute pictures of Dallin and Ava. The babies did really well too. It was a bit windy and warm, for a change, but all and all it was an awesome day. This video is so cute, Dallin is giggling so much.

WARNING!! This will make you laugh!

The kids loved bottle feeding the goats.

Blake and Chase were such troopers!

Blessing Day

We finally blessed Elise on Sunday. We were waiting for all of the sickness to calm down a bit, which it has, but now both of our kids aren't feeling well not to mention Jon was feeling sick too. But we pressed on and blessed Elise anyway. It was a really beautiful blessing. I am so grateful to have a husband that can bless our children and our family. Elise did really great. She didn't make a peep, but Dallin on the other hand wasn't too happy when Jon got up to go to the front of the chapel. I ended up holding his ankle with my left hand and attempting to write notes with my right hand. We did try to prep him before hand, but that didn't do a much good. Isn't she beautiful...

Big Brothers are the Best!

I have to admit, that right at first I was pretty scared to have another baby with Dallin being so needy still, but now he is an awesome big brother. He loves Elise so much. It is so cute the things he does for her. If she starts crying he will get her pacifier and give it to her and try to calm her down. Once she was crying really loud and he went over and started to sing to her and she actually calmed right down. That was a proud moment for him. He is just so sweet with her. I hope that this sweetness keeps going as they get older.

Dallin and Elise just hanging out watching TV together.

Dallin wasn't feeling good one day last week and I had laid Elise next to him for one minute and she got a little fussy, so he rolled over and started to talk to her and he put his arm around her. It was so cute.

I love dressing Elise up for church. It is so fun having a girl!
Elise is 3 months today! Can you believe it!

Elise is a big Grandma's girl. She loved having my mom around for the weekend.

Elise has been doing really well with "tummy time"

Elise has discovered her fingers. She loves to chew on them and play with them.

Dallin has a new found love for doing the dishes. He will go over to the table and grab his chair, scoot it over to the sink and wash anything he can get his hands on. I just hope that he LOVES dishes when he is older.


Dallin loves dough, which he gets from his mother. He will eat just about any dough that he sees. His favorites are: bread, cookie, and biscuit doughs.
Dallin and Ava were so funny this day. They just went out side with their cups and laid down and looked up at the sky together.