A New Calling and Cute Kids

I really love being in Young Women's, but boy is it time consuming. I never imagined how much time and work it would take being the 1st counselor. After a year in my last ward and then another year and a half in this ward my time was up. Last Sunday I was released and called to be the 2nd counselor in Primary. I am nervous because I have never served in Primary but I am up for the challenge. And I know that the Lord put me there for a reason.

Enough about me....lets add some cute kid pictures for good measure.

Bucket head Dallin!

Train them while they are young! She watches Dallin and wants to help too!!!

Do you know why Elise is so happy??


Because she snagged herself herself a coke!

And then Mommy took it away... :(

Mommy Dallin Date

Dallin and I don't get much one on one time these days. With my busy calling and Jon's busy work schedule it just never seems to work out. But since my parents are staying with us and my dad is home all day, I was able to get out with Dallin on Tuesday. I found this AWESOME gym where they had a rock wall, rope swing, foam pit, in ground trampolines, mazes, slides, zip line, obstacle courses, balance beams, etc. He was IN HEAVEN. It was parent tot time (so just smaller kids) and it only lasted an hour, but he seriously had a smile plastered to his face the entire time. It was so fun to see him have SO much fun! I loved it and for $5 it was the best spent money I have ever spent. We will definitely be back. Afterwards I took him to Mimi's Cafe for some chocolate chip pancakes. It was by far the best date I have ever been on. :)

We love when cousins come to town!!!

Last month Katie brought Ava down to visit and Dallin was in heaven. Those two are inseparable and unstopable. Hence, the one and only picture I got of them. They are so cute together. Last weekend Jon's sister Rachel and her family came through on their way to D.C. We are SO glad they decided to come our way and stop. We had so much fun with them. I think Jon and Rachel could have talked all day and all night. It has been too long between visits; over 3 years actually. Dallin and Ben are so similar it was fun to get to know him better. And the girls are so tall and so sweet. Thanks again for stopping! We had SO much fun chatting and hanging out with you guys!

4 out of the 6 siblings. (Dan, Rachel, Jon, and Katie)

Elise found a game the big kids left and took over.

Ben was too cute!

Emma and Anna are such sweet girls!
This was night 1. Apparently my husband took this picture. I had taken Elise home to sleep (my parents were there) and Dallin and I feel asleep on the chair while Jon chatted away.

Night Out

A week ago we had our town's "Night Out" at the park right down the street. We decided to go since there would be free food and stuff for the kids to do. Although it was a bit warm, we went ahead and loaded the kids in the double jog stroller and walked over. Both kids were pretty quiet during our walk. When we got there I got into line for some food and I asked Dallin if he wanted a hot dog. He politely declined and then I went to ask him if he wanted something else and he was asleep. I really thought he was just teasing me, but nope he was OUT!!! I couldn't believe my eyes. He had been looking forward to going all day. They had firetrucks, police cars, a huge army helicopter, among a bunch of free kids stuff. Poor kid.... But Elise had a blast! She LOVED the constant attention for both Jon and I. It was a lot of fun. Maybe next year Dallin will stay awake for the whole thing... They had a bunch of cool cars to show off. This is Jon's dream car...
Here is my sweet daughter in the back of a police car.
I hope I never see you back there again young lady!!

Exploring the firetruck

Dallin missing out on all the fun... :(

Elise driving the firetruck.

18 Month Stats

Elise is now 18 months old! She is so mature for her age. It is so funny the things we expect of her and then realize, oh yeah, you're still a baby. She loves to help clean up, get shoes for everyone, and cook. She can say 25+ words, she know tons of body parts, she loves to play games, and she thinks she is pretty funny. Her nicknames are: E-see, Lee-See, and Sister.

Weight: 21 1/2 pounds (5-10%), Apparently she is a milk-aholic (we need to cut her back).

Height: 31 1/4 inches (25-50%)

Head: 48 1/2 (90-95%)

The Doctor said is doing everything a 2 year should be doing. He seemed impressed by her, which is nice since he kids all day everyday. She is once again ahead of herself. She is always trying to grow up too fast. And now she gets to start nursery. I have gone in with her a few times and she is a pro! She loves it! I am seriously so lucky to have her. I love her so much!

Watch out for the "Motivator"!

Dallin's new favorite show is WipeOut. He LOVES this show. It is so fun to see him just crack up at all the people slipping and sliding around. If you haven't seen it, you need it. It is funny stuff! He pretends to be on WipeOut and he will run around our house being crazy. It is our new family show. Even Elise cracks up!