Catching Up

Here are just a few random pictures that span the past few months. Things are going great here! Our schedules seem busier these days, but they girls are doing great. McKinley's vocabulary is expanding daily and Aspen still cracks us up constantly!


The girls on Sunday after church


I'm not sure why I try to separate the paint colors on the plate, it all ends up brown within a few minutes!





Jacob playing in a band for a political rally for Kirk Adams





Dad and the girls on New Year's Eve


I wish I had a better picture of what Jacob was wearing. It was seriously the best tacky Christmas sweater ever!



My sister-n-laws and I performed a dance for all of our husbands (and Danielle's fiance) on Christmas Eve. This year was Mariah Carey's "All I want for Christmas is You." It was a blast!

Excited for Christmas!

We can't wait for Christmas this year! The girls have enjoyed seeing the zoo lights as well as any other house in our neighborhood! They love all of the Christmas decorations! We can't wait for Santa to come. I posted a couple pictures from McKinley's 1 year photo shoot (now that she's 15 months)! Things always seem to take little longer lately! Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas!!

Fall Festivities

My sister's wedding turned out beautifully and it was so much fun being in the wedding. She looked gorgeous as ever and everyone had such a fantastic time. Our girls got to enjoy Disneyland for the first time this month. They loved it so much and had a wonderful time! We traveled out to California for my cousin's wedding (which was such a blast!) and decided to make a trip to Disneyland for a couple days while we were there. Aspen loved getting to meet the princesses and McKinley really enjoyed all of the rides. There is nothing better than getting to experience Disneyland through your children's eyes! We loved it and can't wait to go back.

Our Summer

I can't believe I have not posted a single thing all summer! It has flown by so fast! I decided to join the facebook bandwagon recently and I don't know how to juggle both! I have to figure it out! This summer's highlights:

The girls and I spent a week in Carlsbad, California camping on the beach with my family while Jacob was on a week long boy scout trip hiking Mt. Whitney. We were both in California the same week, but miles apart from each other, so weird!! I celebrated my 26th birthday. McKinley turned 1!!!!! She is starting to talk a little bit and is starting to walk on her own. Aspen has discovered her imagination. She loves to make up all kinds of stories and often has us rolling!!! Jacob was drawn for archery elk and went on his hunt with my Dad last month. He had a blast, but no luck this year. We have enjoyed many home improvement projects and are excited for my sister Shelby's wedding this weekend!

Aspen's 2nd Birthday

She is two. We can't believe it. We are loving this age so much and never want it to end. Here is our 2 year old at a glimpse:

-She is found often singing, "Once Upon a Dream" from sleeping beauty or "A Dream is a Wish your Heart Makes" from Cinderella
-She loves to talk about the villains in various stories or movies (for example: the big bad wolf, an evil witch, or mean stepmother)
-She says her own prayers
-She loves to use her imagination and play pretend
-Learning to share is a struggle! She does not like her sister to play with her toys. Any ideas???
-She loves swimming lessons and her teacher
-She tries to climb on top of every table
-She uses Hola and Adios interchangeably with Hi and Goodbye, thanks to Dora the Explorer
-Her favorite time is when Dad gets home and she dances with him all over the house
-Our favorite phrases she says lately, "My dad is such a handsome daddy, Mom." "I am so glad you are here Mom, I missed you so much" "Thank you for helping me" "It's okay McKinley, don't you cry"

We love her and can't wait to experience what this year will bring!!!

McKinley is crawling everywhere and is sooooo LOUD!! She loves to belt out various noises and does it with such force her whole body shakes! She loves to hear herself. She will wave at you when you say Hi and clap her hands when she is proud of herself. She will eat anything you put in her mouth and we can't believe she is already 8 months old.