Girls rule

On May 20th we had an ultrasound and found out we are having a baby girl. Kate is soo excited. She has said "Mom, now the girls win!!!" And she also has said "Mom, I knew it was a girl, you and dad and Ben thought it was a boy but I knew it was a girl" We are so very happy to be having another girl. Kate and Ben will be a great big sister and big brother.

Kate's school performance

Kate had her school performance the other day. They have been working on it since Christmas. They did an excellent job. Kate has loved her school experience, friends and teachers. We are so glad that she has gotten this chance. We will all miss it.

Mother's Day

O.k. I know I'm a bit late for Mother's day but I had to post these pictures taken on Mother's day. I love my children soo much and I am soo grateful for them. They bring me such great joy. And they made my mother's day very nice!!

Ben found a pair of Kate's sunglasses. We had a lot of fun putting them on him. He looks stylish!!

Ben had a lot of fun with his cousins and sister
He wasn't so sure about the cake!!

But he finally dove in and had some. Happy Birthday Ben!!!

Ben is ONE!!

Here is Ben on his birthday. He is such a big boy He did his first really naughty thing on his birthday. I was trying to clean the house to get ready for the party and he found a pen and drew all over the kitchen floor. Luckily it is tile and the pen wiped right up. I'm sure there will be worse!!


Ben loves his dad so much. Aren't they cute in their UTAH red?! Go Utes!!

Ben and Caroline

This is a picture of Ben with his cousin Caroline. She is only 5 weeks younger but as you can see quite a bit smaller. My brother Brennan said you would look at this picture and think 1 year old and six month old. At least he will be able to protect her!!!

Everyday pictures

This is us just hanging out at home.


Here is the new swing we got for Ben. He doesn't like it much and Kate has been in it more than he has.

Spring in Utah

Don't you just love spring in Utah?! Yesterday it was warm enough to be in a bathing suit and today it is freezing. Kate and her friends decided to jump on the tramp with the sprinklers on. They had a lot of fun. Hopefully next week they will get to do it again.

I love this video of Ben. He is such a happy kid. What joy he adds to our home. We are so grateful to have him.

Random Pictures

I haven't posted for a while so here are just some random pictures. This is one from my birthday, Kate with her cousin Mikey and Ben making my favorite face. He loves to make duck lips.

Fun bath time

Ben has started crawling and I have forgotten how vigilant I have to be in watching him. I went to clean up the dishes while Kate was in the bath and when I came back this is what I found. Kate loved getting her brother all wet and he loved playing with her in the bath. Luckily it was only water.

More of Colorado

Here are some more pictures of our trip. The kids got a lot of candy and had a great Easter.

Our trip to Colorado

For Easter we went to Colorado to visit Herb's brother and his family. We had a great time. The kids got to have 2 Easter egg hunts and Kate and Elle had a great time playing together. The kids also loved playing with Grandma and Grandpa. It was a fun trip.

Our big news

This last Friday we announced that we are having another baby in October. We were shocked to find out that we were pregnant. We are soo excited. Kate can't wait for her "baby sister" to come. I try to prepare her that it could be a boy but she is adamant that it is a girl. We will be grateful for either one. Ben and the baby will be 18 months apart. It is close but we aren't the first ones to do it!!

Our Children

Ben is 10 months old and a lot of fun. He is almost crawling and is good at playing by himself. He loves his "dada" and can't get enough of his big sister. He loves to watch her and laughs at anything she does. They are very cute together.

Kate is 5 years old and a lot of fun also. She has just learned how to tie her shoes and zip up her coat. She loves going to preschool where she is learning to read and has a lot of friends. I love this picture of her reading to Ben because it shows how patient she is with him. We have been surprised at how good she is with him. Even when he is bugging her she is patient and still loves him. We love our children and feel so grateful for them.

This is my first time Blogging. After much coaxing by family members (especially Jake) I have decided to blog. I don't know how often I will update it but I will try.