Luke's 3rd Birthday

I can't believe that it has been three years since I had Luke...the time has gone by so quickly! He went from being the most mellow baby to being a CRAZY 3 year old in the blink of an eye!
For Luke's birthday, we went to Chuck E. Cheese. This was rather brave, considering the wonderful experience the last time we went. I won't go into it right now (too long of a story), but let's just say there was throw-up, weird people, and bad service involved. Needless to say, we received a free family pass to go back and experience the greatness of Chuck E. Cheese again. It wasn't quite as bad this time...but I should say, the weird people are still there. I could stay all night and just people-watch...amazing!
Luke had a great time though! He especially loved Chuck E. Cheese (who I find quite creepy). He actually kissed him on the nose...hopefully he doesn't get Hepatitis or some crazy illness.
Grandma Judy came to celebrate with us and after a couple of hours of fun we headed home to play with Luke's new toys.
Happy Birthday, Luke!! I sure love this little guy!

First Day of School 2010

I have decided it is about time I updated our blog...considering it has been almost 2 years since my last post! Now that I have figured out our camera (we bought 2 years ago), I will hopefully be posting on a more regular basis! This is a good way for my parents who are serving in the New York New York South mission to keep up to date on the happenings of our family.

School started on the 26th of July for us...big bummer, considering that we got out on the 2nd of July. Kate and Sam hardly had a summer. We tried to make it as fun as possible by getting Seven Peaks passes for the family. We were able to go 5 times this summer and it was money well spent!

Our first day of school went well. Both girls have fantastic teachers...which we know makes all the difference in the world! We are very grateful for happy, fun and loving teachers!

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.