Maci's Baptism

Last weekend we got to go up to Hurricane Utah for Maci's baptism. We had a blast with all of the family and friends that were there. It is a beautiful little town with lots of character and fun things to do. Thanks Mandile's for such a fun trip!!!


I was so proud of all the boys. They played with this geo tracks set the whole time we were up there and I don't think we had one fight. They all played so good together and ran around like crazy boys do!!

Callie eating yummy french toast. Thanks Brian!!

After several hours of running non stop we tried to get the boys to sit down and watch a movie. Ha Ha I think it lasted about 5 min so we could take a picture and then they were up and going again.

They have a beautiful beach just a few min from there house and the cool thing about it is..it has Red sandy beaches. It was so pretty and the kids had so much fun filling up buckets and dumping them out again.
I don't think Callie moved from this spot the whole day!






After a day at the beach they all got baths and these two sat down on the bed to watch a movie. These are our blanket babies!!



You know you are in a small town when... You see a horse and buggy go trotting by and they let your kids ride.


This is a beautiful tree in front of their grandma's house. All the kids who come have to take a picture in it. The funny part was Callie was so excited to get up in it and would have stayed up there for days, but Kolsen was terrified and needed a lot of coaxing to even get him up there.

Here is the beautiful family with there sweet, clean little girl! We love you guys and are so glad to have you as friends!






Love you MACI!

Picking Apricots

My grandparents have the most beautiful apricot tree in their yard. We went to pick some yesterday and they were so ripe that they were falling off the tree. We picked a ton so that we could make some homemade jam. Yum!!!! I think Callie ate more than she put in the bag, but she had fun so it was OK. Kolsen on the other hand, just wanted to run around and smash all of them. Ahh... the difference in boys and girls! Rachel brought her camera too and got some really cute pictures. Thanks Rachel for the pictures and thanks Grandma and Grandpa for letting us steal your fruit!

My New LOVE!!!

So I have found something that I absolutely LOVE to do!! I made Kolsen a birthday cake for his 1st Birthday and it was a horrible mess with a lot of tears. So I thought for his birthday this year I would try again. I can't tell you how much fun I had doing it. I started by making everything from scratch which ended up being so much better. I had a blast doing it and it turned out pretty cute. I had so much fun that I wanted to make another one and try some different techniques. So I thought since Rachel is family and I could screw up her cake and she wouldn't care I would make one for her Graduation. I tried homemade fondant and learned how to work with that. There were a few rough points that Jason helped me relax through but all in all it was fun and turned out really cute! So on to cake decorating classes!!!

The disaster of a cake. Good thing he was only 1

Kolsen's 4th birthday cake. What a difference!!

Rachel's Grad Cake

Our last Graduation!!!

This a happy Sad kind of Moment.

The Happy: Rachel Graduated!!! Yeah! We are so proud of her and what an amazing person she has become. She is the Joy of our family and is always happy and giggling about something. I LOVE you Rachel and am so proud of all that you have accomplished.

The Sad: That was our last Graduation. She was the baby of my family and all of Jason's siblings are older so that is the last family graduation we will attend until our kids are old enough. (Weird thought)... It is weird that we are all growing up and moving on to the next part of our lives. Good Luck Rachel and We wish you all the best as you embark on your new adventures of College and life after good old High school.

Isn't she BEAUTIFUL!!








Ignore the ridiculous height difference! Normally it isn't bad because she wears flats and I always have heels, but we switched today!!


Waiting for everyone to be seated


The pure Excitement that she is DONE!!!




Her boyfriend Brian that we all LOVE!!!



All the Girls!!! Love you guys!!

I can't believe your 4

So My little boy turned 4 last month. I know I am a little late, but still wanted to do a post on him. I LOVE this little guy with all my heart. He has brought so much joy into our lives from the moment he arrived! He is so sweet, caring, energetic, happy, smart, and he picks up on the little details just like his dad. I am so thankful that he is ours and love that I have him forever! I love you kolsen and Happy Birthday!






My little baby boy on April 30, 2006


His first bath


One year pictures


2nd Birthday


3rd Birthday


Today!! He is such a handsome little guy!!

Callie is 2

Our little Callie is 2. She has been such a blessing in our life. She has been a stubborn thing from the get go but we are so grateful for every moment we get to spend with her. She has grown into such a happy and loving little girl. She is very spirited and loves to be loud. She hates dresses and loves to be dirty. She puts herself in time out and will tell us when she is ready to be nice and get up. We love her so much. Here she is through her 2 years:

April 4, 2008


Blessing day

Just cause she is cute!


First pony tails


First birthday



Today The poor thing didn't have a very big birthday this year. IT was a crazy week and a long day so she is kind of a mess but she is still a cutie!


LOVE YA CALLIE!!