Quiet Time with Grandpa

My Dad loves to read. Most evenings while he was here, he would sit and read. A couple of times we would catch Kiana and Emma curled up with him reading and following his example. It was too sweet! Of course, Ringo had to join in the fun!

Aquarium Visit with Grandma

While my Mum and Dad were here we took the kids to The Living Planet Aquarium. It was great and the kids loved seeing all the fish. This is a video of Mitchell and Kelti getting up the courage to pet the sting rays. I had to bribe them ($5) to do it. After they did it, they couldn't get enough. Kids!!!



Kiana and Emma wouldn't touch the sting rays, but were very brave touching the horseshoe crabs and other sea creatures. The sharks were pretty cool too.
Thanks Lorraine for the passes!!

Our Little Deacon

Mitchell passed the sacrament at Church today for the first time. He was so serious! But he did a great job and made his parents very proud. After he sat up by the Bishopric for the rest of Testimony meeting. He was sitting beside the controls for the pulpit and got to move it up and down for the speakers. Kinda fun!!
I'm not old enough to have kids this old!!! When did it happen?! It is a great feeling to watch your kids make good choices and progress in life.

Happy Birthday Mitchell!

We celebrated Mitchell's 12th birthday last Thursday. I have had a tough time wrapping my head around this one. I can't believe he is ready for Young Mens and becoming a Deacon. That's a big thing and he's still a little boy...at least to his Mum! Anyway, it was great to have my parents here to celebrate with us and be a part of this step in Mitchell's life. He was ordained a Deacon on Sunday and it was a very proud moment for all of us. We were also able to go to the new Draper Temple Open House with my Mum and Dad on Monday. Again, a great experience for all of us.

Kelti made this great cake!

Frosty the Snowman

With this much snow, you can build a huge snowman. Someone built this snowman just around the corner from us on the main road. He's great!
His mouth is half of a small dirtbike tire. Another tire was used to make the brim of his hat. Very cool. I think he's the best snowman I have ever seen.

Winter Wonderland!

We had some major snow over past week. After two of the snow falls, it took 1 1/2 hours each time to clear the driveway.
On Boxing Day, we took our friends that moved here from Australia and went up to American Fork Canyon to go sledding. It was quite cold out, but the kids had a great time. Why don't kids feel the cold like adults do? The mountains were beautiful with the new snow...that came up to our knees or to the top of Emma's legs!
Here's a couple of more pictures...

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