Christian turned 12 at the end of August......thats right, 12!
We kindof toned down the party this year, as he is getting older:) We rented a projector and the kids had fun playing Wii games on the wall.
The funniest thing we did at the party was play a game with "different" flavored jelly beans......by "different" I mean flavors such as: booger, dogfood, centipede, barf, skunk, pencil shavings, baby wipes, etc! Sounds delicious right?! The kids thought it was HILARIOUS!

12!

Sunday party at Gamma and Papa's :)

1st day of 6th grade! He is so handsome! I cant believe he will be in Junior high next year!!!

Randomness:)

I am sorry that my posts are always so random.....they never seem to have much direction.......:) Oh well. Hello to the 3 of you that read our blog! Auntie susan and Stef, I always love your comments! Miss you guys!

My stroller was stolen on this fun trip to Midway......this is the new one I got to replace it. :)

4th of July......

I love this picture of them.....

Update for Nana Jo:)

Can you believe there is still snow up there in August!

Look what a grown up young man he is! I cant believe he is turning 12 this month!!!

Justin and C have an annual campout/hike that they do every year. They always have such a great time!

My crazy Kade! He has the most joyful personality ever.

My sweet princess:)

Justin took C on a "Man trip" to Zion last week. They hiked the Emerald Pools and Angels landing. It was beautiful and a great adventure!!!

Zion

My brother can always make me laugh:)

More Blessing pics

Well, 1 hour before sweet Ella's blessing, Christian was playing catch outside, missed the ball, and it hit him in the mouth. Ugh. One tooth was knocked out. Two teeth have tendon damage. Poor kid is just miserable:( We decided to keep the blessing at the same time since family was already on the way and his dentist met us later at the office....super nice guy to meet us on a Sunday night! Anyway, Ella's blessing turned out very beautiful and fun to see everyone that came. The kids of course had a blast running around our big room and playing basketball:) My dad gave Ella her blessing...he has been able to bless all of my kids, and My little sis was even able to hear over the phone:)

Ella's Blessing day!

Sweet Ella in her blessing dress....now we just need to plan her blessing. Haha

I love this kids eyes:)

They have a new lift at the Canyons resort that is enclosed and has heated seats! The boys like that alot!

Christian is getting to be such a good snowboarder! I admire that because when I went, I ended up sliding down the mountain on my behind!

Lately :)

My little boy is turning into a teenager! :( On the computer and talking on his cellphone.....

This cute little man insists on wearing daddy's snowboarding helmet to ride his scooter:)

Ella was born on Dec. 10th and was 6 pounds 15 ounces. She is such a sweet little princess! I am recovering ok, I tore my incision a bit and feel like the c section has been a little more difficult to recover from this time. Maybe because I also have a crazy 2 year old! :) I am feeling very blessed that everything went ok and that she is so healthy and such a joy to our little family. The boys just adore her!
I tried to put up different pics than are already on Facebook, and a belly shot for Auntie Susan and Stef :) :)

Baby Ella

Baby Update...Just for Auntie Susan:) :)

So, No baby yet! I think she will be my BIGGEST (not that that will be hard to accomplish, my biggest was 6 pounds 4 ounces) and she is taking her sweet time....if I dont go into labor this week, my c-section is schedualed for super early on Friday morning!
Im actually in no rush, which is also different from my others....I will post pictures as soon as we are home from the hospital! Wish me luck!
:) Thanks Auntie for commenting on our blog! Love you!

Setting up for our 1st Thanksgiving at home!

Kade loves to jump on the trampoline with leaves.....I think daddy has just as much fun:)