"She Just Got In."

Anne and Grace took a bath together last night. Grace wanted to stay and play longer than Anne. However, after Anne was dressed and ready for bed she went to check on Grace in the tub. When Edwin went in to check on the two girls he heard Grace say...

"She just got in."

Anne wanted to be sure and note....

SHE TOOK HER PANTS OFF FIRST!!!

Well done, Anne!

Snuggly

This is Anne's Snuggly, Zoe. She is a gift from Grace.

(Last night before falling asleep)

Grace: "Anne do you love your Snuggly I gave you for Christmas? You do. I'm so glad."

FHE 1/05/09 and 1/12/09

1/05/09 Uncle Richard and Aunt Jessica came and spent the night with us. They were traveling from Oregon to school and we were glad they came to visit despite their long travels and all the responsibilities they had to complete before school started. For FHE we established our theme for the year, put together a FHE responsibility chart, and played with glow sticks in the dark (one of our favorite activities)! 2009 Theme: Charity Scripture: Moroni 7:45 January- Charity Suffereth Long Article of Faith #1 1/12/09 Conducting: Dad Opening Song: #252 Put Your Shoulder to the Wheel/Chorister: Anne Opening Prayer: Mom Article of Faith: Grace Scripture: Charity Sufferth Long Moroni 7:45 Lesson: We summarized the book Berenstain Bear's and the Trouble with Chores. We enjoy reading the book as a family and it made it easy for everyone to realize what happens to mom when she is responsible for doing all the chores in the house. It also teaches us how we feel when no one does any cleaning. It is necessary for everyone to do a little bit so we can all play and have a good time together. Everyone chose a chore they wanted to be responsible for every day. We printed a chore list so we can remember our responsibilities, and we promised to help one another with our daily tasks so we can have a happy home. Grace is willing to help a lot more simply because she chose for herself what she was going to do, and Anne is pleased (almost to the point of being smug) because she is able to help and do things like big people! I'm optimistic about this endeavor! Testimony: Anne Closing Song: #252 Put Your Shoulder to the Wheel/Chorister: Anne Closing Prayer: Dad Activity: Grace-We played catch with glow sticks in the dark!

The Cousins and A Few More

Uncle Richard was married during our Christmas Vacation. We were happy to see everyone at the wedding. The following collage includes our family photo, Great-Grandma, Grandpa dancing with Aunt Susan and all of the cousins! Look at all those babies!!!

Susan and Paul's kids-Grant 6, Tucker 3, Baby Even 7 mo

Rachel and Linden's kids- Anton 2+, Baby Zackary 1

Ben and Shanna's kids- Rohan 3, Baby Bruce 3 mo

Edwin and Jennifer's kids- Grace 3, Anne 18 mo

Joe and Suzanne's Kids- Ali 4, Ethan 18 mo

WE LOVE BABIES!!!!

Congratulations to the bride and groom....sorry no photos of you!!! You looked fabulous though!

Five Years and Counting

DECEMBER 30, 2008

We Celebrated Our 5th Anniversary!

The past 5 years we have... Moved across the country twice Graduated medical school Had two babies Lived in five different locations (Elva, Cambridge, The Boulevard, Meadowlark, and Riverstone) Purchased a vehicle Currently we are... Learning to sew Learning to quilt Planning to move across the country again Working Visiting our elderly neighbors and baking bread In the next 5 years we hope to... Have more babies Move a couple more times Buy another car Finish Residency Complete the quilt Sew some fabulous clothes I love you Sweetie!

Thanks for a great life together! It's been a wonderful five years. The next five years are looking good too!