Hailey's Alphabet Medley

This just cracks me up. She loves to sing.

Happy Anniversary to us!!

Well, really, it's tomorrow, but I wanted to post this tonight in case I don't have time before Adrian gets up. It's our anniversary! 7 years has gone by in the blink of an eye. So in honor of today, I'll give a brief re-cap of our story...

Did anyone know Adrian and I actually went to elementary school together? Kinda funny, huh? We knew of each other then, but really didn't meet until high school. He was dating a friend of mine and we ended up hanging out a lot. Just after we graduated in 1998, we decided to go on a date and had an amazing time. We dated for the next year, then Adrian left on his mission. We wrote every week...sometimes more! It was hard being apart, but our reunion two years later was so sweet. Adrian proposed on September 29, 2001 and we got married just 2 1/2 months after that!

Now, 7 years later I love him even more. It's amazing how the experiences and challenges of life have brought us so much closer. Four pregnancies, three kids, two degrees, three homes, and many vacations, jobs and callings later, here we are. I am so blessed to be his wife. I love you Adrian, thank you for seven wonderful years...with the promise of an eternity more!

My baby is 2 months old!

Colin is 2 months old already! Can you believe it?! I can't!


This won't come as a surprise to anyone, but Adrian and I have wee little kids. LOL. Colin is following suit as at 2 months old he's a whopping 9 lbs 11 oz (4th %) and 22 1/4" long (9th %). Poor kid. He's very healthy though! He's such a cutie- smiling and cooing. I can tell he's going to start laughing soon too, which is so much fun!


Here's a cute pic. Thomas loves reading to him.

Happy Thanksgiving & Colin's Blessing Day

Whew! What a busy last couple of weeks it has been. We had a wonderful Thanksgiving with zero pictures to show for it, so you'll just have to take my word on it! I was kind of sad when I realized we hadn't taken a single picture of Colin's first holiday, but I guess stuff like that happens- we were too busy with our 3 kids to take pictures of our 3 kids! We had a nice time though. We had a great time with Adrian's family who came to stay with us. Hailey was the first grand daughter, but was followed closely by 2 others and so it's really fun to have the girls all together. With them all nearing 2, they're finally starting to interact and it's so funny to watch. The first pic is of all the grandkids on Adrian's side of the family. The last pic is a group shot of most of the family there for Colin's blessing day. Funny part is- Colin's not in it- he was napping (as was his cousin Claire...)

The most wonderful part of the last 2 weeks was Colin's blessing day. Adrian blessed him last Sunday, November 30th. Although the circle was small, the spirit was incredible and we are so thankful for the family members who were able to be there. The neatest part was after Adrian sat down with Colin. He was wide awake and just starting flashing the biggest grins an 8 week old baby can flash. All those in the immediate vicinity saw him smile up at his Dad and it was hard to contain the tears. If I could sum up the moment in a word it would be this: Joy. I am so grateful for my family. We have been so blessed and moments like this just remind me of that.

Here are some pics we got of Colin's Blessing Day.