Our Family Christmas Pictures

We finally had our pictures taken as a family! I am so happy with how they turned out....THANK YOU Jason! You never know how things will go with three little ones. It was a cold day, but we managed to get some smiles (and runny noses)! I can't figure out how to get them all the same size...I've tried and tried and I have given up.

Grandma and Grandpa's Halloween Party!

Little Haunts!

Last week we went with Em, Hayley and Max to Little Haunts at This is the Place State Park. What a great deal! The kids absolutely loved it....they had tons of crafts, a petting zoo, pony rides, 2 train rides, and a candy canon. We even saw 2 snakes...very exciting!

St.George and Luke's 1st Birthday!

What a fun couple of weeks! Matt had to work in St. George for a couple of days and my parent's had the condo the same week....so we all went together! We had a fantastic time doing the usual...swimming and eating out. We had such a great time with my parents. They are both amazing people, and so much fun to be around. We probably drove them crazy after a week together...but we sure had a blast!

It just so happened that Luke had his first birthday while we were in St. George. He loved eating his own cupcake (he actually had 3)....and the girls had a great time, too! When we got home, we had a big family birthday party at Becky's house for Luke and Benj. Of course, Becky made her awesome cakes...and she even made a cute little one for Luke. He loved it!

I am so grateful for Luke and the joy he has brought to our family. He is such a happy little mellow guy. He hardly cries...even when he is sick or hurt. Luke always has a smile on his face and a little love for anyone who picks him up. I think after having two "Daddy's girls" I actually have a "Mommy's boy". What a cutie!

Luke's Slideshow

Since Luke's 1st birthday is coming up in a couple of weeks, I thought I should probably do a slideshow of his first year! What a cutie he is....we absolutely adore him. He is our little mellow man...and he always has a smile on his face. What a joy!

Sam's Slideshow

Sam started pre-school this week....and as I went to take her picture, I realized my camera was out of batteries! What do you do?!

So, I decided to make a little slideshow of some of our pictures of Sam. She is such a funny kid, and she is growing up so fast! This was a very exciting week for her....she started pre-school with Ms. Jenny and also started her CDO (Communication Disorders Only) class with Ms. Malia. She was very excited to be a "big girl" and go to school like Kate. We are very proud of her and we are so blessed to have her in our family.

First day of school!!!

Kate
Kate and Sophie
Bronwyn, Kate and Sophie
Waiting for the bus to come...

Today was Kate's first day of school...I can hardly believe it. I have to admit.....I thought this would be much easier than it was. I am not sure who was more nervous. To those of you who are wondering how it went.....I am guessing it was okay?! I still haven't been able to get her to talk much about it....she has been too busy playing with her friends.

Heinhold Grandkids.....

Look what I found!

Look what I found while browsing our photographers website! There we are 6 1/2 years ago. What an awesome picture....I love the lights....and I especially love the groom!

Happy Birthday Mom and Em!

I hope you had a great day, Em! Thanks for being such a wonderful friend and sister-in-law. I love ya...My cute, cute Mom. What can I say...you are the greatest.

I can't imagine my life without you

You are 65!!!!

Dinosaur Museum at Thanksgiving Point...

Here is Sam at the Dinosaur museum. She didn't dare to stand in front of the big shark....so she chose this one instead. A little less threatening. I would do the same...
Playing in the sand and water

My cute mom next to a massive Gigantosaurus leg bone

Kate.....the brave one.

In his stroller again....what a stud.

The girls.

Kate in the water and sand

All three.

Snowbird with the Terry's

Matt climbing the wall....Good job Matt....Looking good :)

Luke in his stroller----every picture I have of Luke is with him in his stroller. I promise I let him out!

Kate jumping

Calvin jumping




Kate mastered the climbing wall. She did that thing at least 5 times. She was very determined to ring the bell at the top.

I love summer....

This summer has been the best! We have done so much with both of our families----in fact, I think it even wore me out a bit. We started with a trip to Park City with the Timm's (sorry, no pictures!). The highlight of our trip was going down the Alpine Coaster. It was a blast---and anyone who knows Kate knows how much she loves fast rollercoasters. I definitely think it is better than the Alpine Slide---I think Kate would agree.

The following weekend we had our Terry Family Reunion. What an awesome weekend. We played so hard that I actually got sick---and I still haven't recovered.....crazy!

We went to Deer Creek reservoir for waterskiing, wakeboarding, tubing and kneeboarding (I forgot my camera again) Kate loved kneeboarding and mastered her "trick" of kneeboarding with no hands. Sam went on the tube---but of course, cried the whole time!

The next morning we went to Snowbird to do all of the activities up there....

Kate is Great!!!

I can't believe how much Kate has grown up this past year! She grew to love pre-school and soccer and is SO excited for kindergarten to start in August(she's especially excited to ride the bus with Sophie). Her graduation was on June 12th---the day before her favorite teacher, Ms. Jenny had emergency surgery. She will definitely miss seeing her friends and Ms. Jenny every week....on to the next chapter....kindergarten!

Lake Powell 2008 with Angie's Family

Lake Powell was great this year, other than the fact that Dave and Em couldn't come (they were moving into their new home). We usually go in August, but this year we went the beginning of June so Uncle Benj could come. We are used to 70-80 degree water.......this year it was a mere 65 degrees......brrrrrrr.