Sunday, December 2, 2012. Brooks most certainly does not want to participate and Charley is too little to pay attention. Because of this, I refuse to pay someone to take our picture. So instead we had my sister-in-law snap a few on Thanksgiving. Potty training is certainly no walk in the park. It is frustrating and exiting all at the same time! And in the end, it was all worth it.

Sunday, December 27, 2009. Posted by Shalie and Alex. Monday, November 2, 2009. I cant believe that my little baby is 9 months old. It totally seems like yesturday we were driving him home from the hospital. He use to just lay there with out a sound while i cleaned my house. Now its just me following him around while he dumps out everything he can get his hands on.

Wednesday, April 27, 2011. My brothers and I went out to palm desert to visit these lovely folks for Easter. Every time we go there we go to my favorite Mexican restaurant- Las Casuelas. They also have extremely large margaritas. Sunday, April 24, 2011. I have known mindy for 5 years. she used to be my supervisor when i worked as a supervisor in slc. we have been through A LOT. Teya, whit and me.

Monday, March 5, 2012. E-man at the Christmas tree lighting, what a happy little guy! Kaitlynn and her little Possy in front of the tree. Riding together on the Horse Carriage. Ethan enjoying Santa Clause as usual. Swinging together in teh Botanical gardens. The Annual Red Springs Train Ride. Annual Barnett Ginger Bread House creations. This Year December seemed to be busier then ever. We had activities planned just about every day, but we had so much fun! Eating cak.

As we were walking in, a guy asked if our kids wanted to go down on the court before the game and give the players high-five. Of course! Mauri was out on the court cheering and one of the camera men stood there and filmed her for a minute, but as soon as she noticed, she got camera shy. We recorded the game at home and we all were on TV for a few seconds of fame! Redd was pumped to even get a personal visit from Swoop! .

Tuesday, October 25, 2011. These are our friends the Moons! Clayton and I had a AWESOME time riding with them one evening! There is nothing like listening to little people jabber as they ride. And to top it off. I had nightmares about the size of rat that trap might catch! .

At the request of several of my own kids, I agreed to post these pictures of our dear friends. I love these good people. I LOVE color, but some photos lend themselves to black and white photography. I was just going through a few files and found these beauties. Adri Freeman Photography, Utah.

Thursday, September 4, 2014. Would she be nice? Would she have fun? Would she listen and behave? Is she really old enough? Am I pushing her to grow up too fast? Is she truly ready to start her extensive and illustrious career of professional schooling? But Madi had a fabulous first day! Hannah was devastated as we rolled away. Not so much about parting with big sis, more about leaving all the fun toys and .