Happy Easter!

Just wanting to say we are grateful for so much! 3 years ago today we moved to Kansas! So many blessings and too late to count them all...good night!

I love to see the temple...

...being built! We are so excited at how quickly the temple is progressing! It won't be long before the open house! What a special time to share as a family and we are so glad that Aunt Laura and Uncle Steve live right by it so that we can watch it go up!

Dressed in White

Kate shared her baptism day with her baby sister, Krissy Brooke and her baby cousin, Kaylie.

How sweet 6 can be!

Sister Power!

What a special, special, special day!

No WAY!

How can so much time have passed so very, very quickly!! I suppose I could use my pregancy and the arrival of our sweet baby girl as an excuse, and it is true! Time really does fly when you are having oh so very much fun!!

Since I last posted, we have had a great summer, a busy fall and the most exciting news of all...our new baby sister, Krissy Brooke. Oh how we love her! She was born the beginning of January and she has started the new year off just right! She has just started smiling at us and her head always glistens with leftover kisses from all of us, but most especially her big brother Brett!

Superhero School for Boys

What a wild ride it has been! Such and an adventure of a school year that has sped by faster than a speeding bullet! Many memories were made as we explored the world of ABC's! I cannot believe the school year is at its end! Four superhero buddies! I doubt they will ever be able to think of superheroes and not remember their time together in preschool!

Our field trips were so fun! Once a month we all got together and explored a new place. We tried to apply it to what we were learning that month.

As seen above, the boys are all fluent readers! At least when it comes to Dr. Seuss!! Each superhero day was busy, busy, busy with all kinds of fun things to learn about!

S is for sword! S is for SUPERHEROES! S is for silly boys having a silly time.

One of our favorite activities was writing our letters in shaving cream on the counter. A great way to disinfect your counter and get those fingers forming letters at the same time! The kids think they are getting away with something and you look like a really cool mom!

Spring Break

Nauvoo, Illinois is a super special place. We so enjoyed our two days there. It was quiet and peaceful and our gratitude to our pioneer ancestors increased. As did our testimonies of the Gospel.
I hope Scott and Brett will always have a close relationship. Hyrum and Joseph were brothers who stood by each others' sides, no matter the cost. They were loyal to one another. We are grateful for their examples and their sacrifice.

We learned about working together as a family. We made a rope that was strong. We understood that our family can be strong as we work hard and help each other.

We are grateful for the blessings of the temple. Families our forever. Time was well spent in Nauvoo.

I also have cute pics of our time in Kentucky and Indiana, but I don't have them on the computer yet!! Hopefully soon!

Divine to be Nine!

Scott and I share a passion for oreos, cookies and cream and dirt cake! He requested a repeat this year...he loved his cake last year and so we did it again! Why change perfection? We had a low-key celebration with family, including a super special surprise visit from our sweet Aunt Debra.
One of the highlights of Scott's bday celebration was going to meet a favorite author/illustrator of ours: Brian Selznick. We gave Scott a copy of the book, The Invention of Hugo Cabret for his birthday. I found it on half.com for a fraction of the cover price. When Scott had it signed Mr. Selznick told hime he had a rare copy of the book. Only 1500 were printed like it! Hah! I love a great deal and it was so fun to meet him and have Scott take a picture with him.

We love our Scott and we are so grateful for him!! Happy Bday, buddy!!