'Twas the day after Christmas

Uncle Nate treated us to a day of cross-country skiing. In spite of his being overrun with other customers, he was extremely kind, gentle and attentive. We had a wonderful time and are anxious to go back and take advantage of his graciousness. Thank you Uncle Nate!

Labor and Delivery

Mabel was born on the first day of winter in American Fork, UT. She is healthy and Melinda is doing very well.

Mabel Sees Visitors

Mabel's family is so excited to receive her and believe she is as cute as can be. She is alert and ready to meet family and friends.

Fun Family Home Evening

We had such a fun time decorating ginger bread houses. I think the parents had almost as much fun as the kids.

Ada's Poster

I just thought this was sweet. Ada made this little sign and countdown chain. She is having major eye surgery on Thursday (for her detached retina), and she has been quite nervous about it. We are also nervous, but we are so thankful that the problem was discovered and that there are procedures that can be done to fix the problem. Thursday will probably only be the first of several procedures.

7 Weeks to Go

This is a picture of my big belly at 33 weeks. I have had a pretty good pregnancy thus far. I'm now getting into the big awkward stage and have all of the late pregnancy aches and pains that go along with it. I am excited about the arrival of our new little daughter, and I can't wait to see who she looks like and what her personality will be. I know she will be worth all of the hard work it is to have a baby. They are all worth it.

Jennifer's Visit

We had so much fun with my sister Jennifer and her daughter Amelia last week. They were visiting from Las Vegas. We had fun shopping, visiting the park, at Thanksgiving Point, and celebrating Amelia's Birthday. Gavyn was in heaven with someone to play with all day. He gets so bored with just me every day.

Happy Halloween

UEA Weekend at Lake Powell

We had so much fun at Lake Powell. We went with our friends and neighbors the Fox family and the Newell family. We spent the major portion of each day on the Fox's boat and spent the evenings around the campfire cooking and eating delicious dutch oven food . We can't wait to go back!

Happy #3 Gavyn

Gavyn got this for his birthday, only he is a little scared to ride it. He's tried it out in the driveway a few times, but he's terrified of going into the road even when I am with him. I guess that's good.

The kids playing on the swing set.

David trying out the new grill at Gavyn's Birthday barbeque.

Lately, Gavyn has been watching the Disney cartoon version of "The Three Musketeers." He thinks he is a musketeer. He runs around the house yelling. "Musketeers. All for one. All for one." This is him trying out the musketeer costume he got for his birthday.

Singing "Happy Birthday!"

Bryce Canyon

My sister Jennifer did a great job organizing a fun weekend for our family in Bryce Canyon. We camped just outside of Bryce Canyon. We went on some beautiful hikes, were amazed by the scenic redrock of southern Utah, saw a lot of wildlife, and enjoyed the company of the Hadfields.

The Girls' Room

Thank you to Katie for making Emma's and Ada's room so cute!

Raquetball

There is nothing Gavyn enjoys more than spending quality time with his father.

Playing in the Mud

Our ward young men and young women have an annual mud football game. David is a young men's leader, and the kids and I went to watch and take pictures. After the game was over David threw the kids in the mud. They thought it was so much fun.

Our motorcycle ride to Bloomington Lake

Our family had a lot of fun in Idaho with the Tippets side of the family at the end of July. One of the things we did was ride our motorcycles to Bloomington Lake, a glacier lake, located about 20 miles north and west of Bear Lake. It was about a six mile ride. We had to hike the last quarter mile to get to the lake. While there the kids and David had fun swinging on the rope swing and playing in the water. I had fun taking pictures.

Our Family

A few pictures from our Florida trip

We stayed at Old Oak Ranch near Myakka State Park. It was named after this 400 year old oak tree.

This cow (Holly) thinks she is a dog. She loves attention from people.

Emma and the Flounder she caught.

A baby alligator caught in the pond behind the house.