Ella's Birthday

My baby turned 4 and I can't believe it.  I feel like the last 4 years have flown by.  We had a little family party and then she had her party with her friends.  She has been telling me for months that she wanted a pinata for her party so I made sure that we had one.  All the kids loved it and it turned out to be a great day.  

 Avery wasn't too sure about the cupcake but she quickly decided that it was okay...she ate the whole thing.

Busy Weekend

On the first weekend of April we drove to Utah and had a busy weekend.  Aunt Evelynn got married, we celebrated Easter and Uncle Byron had his mission farewell.  It was great to see so much family and have a little vacation.  The girls had a great time with their cousins and of course uncle Dave and aunt Karma.  Enjoy!

Avery doesn't like being thrown in the air as much as her cousin Jadey! She holds her breath and shakes until she is caught again :) Avery is in the white.

Trying to get a cousin picture...I hope the real photographer got a better one!

Looking for Easter eggs!

Ella was very happy to celebrate her birthday with aunt Wendy.  She was also excited for the new barbies she got as a present :)

Loving Colorado

We have really enjoyed being back in Colorado. Wayne is really liking his job and staying really busy. The girls and I keep busy at home and try to find some fun things to do around Denver. We have made some good friends and really like it here. Here are some pictures of what we have been up to lately...enjoy!

December

The month of December was fun and busy. We went sledding, celebrated Wayne's birthday and were visited by my parents and brother for Christmas. It was a very fun month. On Christmas Eve we went to the train museum by our house and even though we were blinded by the snow...that is why Mikey is wearing my sunglasses...it was a really cool place to visit. Christmas morning was great and we all were spoiled. Ella got a big girl bike from Santa but wasn't nearly as excited as I thought she should be. Avery slept through most of the opening of presents but was happy to get some new binkies. We hope you all had a great holiday season. FYI...Wayne and Mikey built a snow-lady if you look closely :)

Family Pictures & Thanksgiving

In November we had some family pictures taken by my cousin Ashton. Her family lives here in Aurora which we love and it has been so great to spend time with them. I was happy that both my kids were in good moods that day and it turned out pretty well. We were able to go to Utah for Thanksgiving to spend it with Waynes family and we had a great time. I didn't get my camera out hardly at all so I only have a couple of pictures. Ella had a great time playing with all her cousins and really enjoyed playing in Jetts crib with Salem. We were able to see all of the family except for Byron who was still in Iraq. It was really nice to catch up with everyone again. We also got to spend some time with Shelby and Kirk and the kids too. It was a great weekend.