He's Home!!!

Jason is home! He breathes, eats, and talks!! We love it!!

Brooklyn's 1st Birthday!

Hey family! It was Brooklyn's one year birthday on Monday. We had so much fun with presents, balloons, & cake. Here are a few pics from the big day. :) We had so much fun!! Love, Holly

Happy Birthday!


It's Birthday Month for two special people!

Shay and Chad was born on very same day, four years apart.

Shay said that she thought Chad was the best present she ever got. She has mothered and loved him all his life. Chad respects her opinion and often turns to her to ask what girls are thinking about!

I love each of these kids so much! Shay brings with her a friendship with me which I cherish. She is such a good daughter and friend. She really understands me and is so good to talk to me. We can bop each other now and then and still know that the love is there, so "it okay!"

Shay is very on duty with being a full time dedicated and loving mother and is fulfulling her role very well. I'm esp. proud of her for choosing to be a mom and not a career girl. I can see the blessings of this choice in her boys.

She is talented in music and card making, speaking and organizing. She is excellent with handwork and sewing and anything that her her skinny little fingers work on. I like home made stuff she has given me...like cross stitch and cards.

She is very very well disciplined in what ever she sets her mind to, strict to a tee.

She keeps track of "stuff"...everybody's stuff in fact. I've called her before and asked her where something is in my house and she can tell me.

She knows how to live in a budget. She can talk herself in or out of buying anyting.

She is obedient to a T and has a strong testimony of the Gospel. She is righteous!
A covenant keeper. She abhors sin and evil.

She likes clean straight simple lines of design and has very good taste in what she creates and buys. She has class and style. I love whatever she picks out in her home or clothes.

She remembers the craziest things. She takes care of her stuff...like the pencil she used for all thru gradeschool to her clothes and personal possessions.

Shay likes everything to be clean and organized. She doesn't like change. She is a great RS teacher. Her worry button works good.

She is a real joy to me. I love her and wish her many more wonderful years!
Grandpa Jack called Shay..."Shay bug". He liked her to tell him the joke about the big mouthed bull frog. Gramps had a soft spot in his heart for ALL girdas, Shay included!

Jon is a perfect match for Shay....we love to go to their home. I'm very proud of them.




CHAD. How did you get the name Chaddy Boo? Boog? and the Duke?


Chad is such a great last child. He is the most undemanding, wonderful person to be with.

He is kind! mature, loving, senstitive to the Spirit, and spiritual. He is humble. He is patient

and considerate. He gets along with all ages. Everybody thinks Chad is their good friend. He

just makes you feel good. He doesn't critize anybody or anything...ever! He is appreciative of

everything and expects nothing. He "gets by"alot. He is careful with money. He's very

respectful of adults and authority. One of my favorite talents of Chad is his voice. I love to sit

by him in church and hear him sing tenor. He is also a good actor and film maker. He performs

well. He connects with the audience and wins you over immediately. Chad loves chicken

noodle soup and mashed potatoes and chocolate potato cake. He kept a fabulous journal on his

mission and served honorably. His eyes are lethal weapons. They suck you in and you just

can't resist! He loves to be with his family and watch BYU football. He is pure gold.

He has bought us tons of joy. He wants to be good and is good. He has some good memories

of fishing with G and G Hilter. They liked to take him because he was patient! (Still a strength

in his character!) Now, he has found the perfect companion. Happy days!


Happy Birthday kids...WE LOVE YOU!
Mum

Hit it Big

If you've ever seen the "Armor of God" Book of Mormon film and enjoyed it, you're sure to enjoy the latest film produced by Dumpy Bike Productions.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6986312903557721817&q=hit+it+big&hl=en

There's the link. Check it out.

chad

Lions and Ladybugs and a grass head, OH MY!

Pictures

I finally got the other pictures I was trying to put on my last post to work! Yay!




Grandpa let all the grandkids take a turn driving his newly restored tractor! Brooklyn thought it was fun but kind of scary. He had a blast with the kids and is so happy the tractor works!!

Fun October

The girls and I spent a week at mom & dad's in early October. Brooklyn & Kate helped mom with some of her leaves and they also decorated the front porch for fall. We had fun spending time with everyone. Mom even sewed darling witch costumes for the girls. She spoils us.

We also took a drive up Little Cottonwood Canyon and rode the tram to the top of Snowbird. We were at 10,000 feet with snow! It was freezing but fun.

Halloween was fun this year with Kate. She kept saying, "the people give me candy, and they don't take my bag!" She is a riot most of the time and keeps us laughing.

I tried to include some other pictures but I kept getting error messages. I guess I'll try another day!